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Five Things Your Tax Dollars Could Fund Instead of an Illegal Iran War
While Americans are struggling to afford basic necessities, the Trump Administration is pouring billions of dollars into an illegal war in Iran.
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Tuning In & Turning Out
From the Occupy Movement to Black Lives Matter and the strong support thousands of us gave to Sen. Bernie Sanders, it’s clear that the Millennial generation is tuned into politics.
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Senatorin Karen Peterson erhält den John Gardner Lifetime Achievement Award von Common Cause Delaware
Common Cause Delaware freut sich bekannt zu geben, dass der John Gardner Lifetime Achievement Award 2016 an Senatorin Karen Peterson geht. Der Preis wird aus Dankbarkeit für ihr lebenslanges Engagement im öffentlichen Dienst und ihre starke Unterstützung der Demokratiereformagenda in Delaware verliehen – wo sie sich unter anderem für Wahlrechte, mehr Transparenz, eine unabhängige Neugliederungsreform und rechtliche Gleichstellung für alle einsetzte.
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How to Truly Protect the Vote
Election Day, every school kid learns, is the one day when we are all truly equal and when we come together to make decisions that impact the whole country.
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Meine ersten Schritte im politischen Aktivismus
I took my first step into the world of political activism this week, joining other supporters of the #DoYourJob campaign in a demonstration and press conference on the steps of the Supreme Court. It was overwhelming at first. I didn’t know what to expect; all I knew about press conferences was what I’d seen on TV. I thought the courthouse steps might be packed with the press and supporters, eager to hear senators and congressman talk about the need to fill the vacancy – now nearly nine months old – left by the death of...
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Gerrymander Gazette: Breaking News in Illinois and Maryland
On the redistricting litigation front, we’ve got some good news and some bad news. We'll start with the bad news.
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Common Cause PA Makes the Case for Fair and Transparent Redistricting to Legislative Committee
Common Cause Pennsylvania Senior Advisor and Fair Districts PA Co-Chair Barry Kauffman urged committee members to support HB-1835, a bill that would create an independent citizen redistricting commission to draw districts using nonpartisan standards.
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Helping New Yorkers Register to Vote
Recap of voter registration drive at Brooklyn Flea.
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Movement for Black Lives demands a better democracy
Movement for Black Lives demands a better democracy.
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Texas and Wisconsin Federal Courts Step Up to Protect Voters
Federal court decisions in Texas and Wisconsin last month should put the brakes on legislative efforts across the country to keep Americans from voting.
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North Dakota Court Recognizes Discrimination in Voter Law
Federal Judge Daniel L. Hovland this week blocked enforcement of North Dakota’s voter ID requirement, ruling that the law violates the voting rights of thousands of Dakotans who cannot easily obtain the required identification. The lawsuit was filed by members of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, who argued that many Native Americans could not afford the necessary ID.
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Richter in Kansas erweitert Wahlrecht auf Tausende
Bezirksrichter Larry Hendricks von Shawnee County ordnete an, dass der Bundesstaat Kansas bei den Vorwahlen auch die Stimmen von Personen zählen müsse, die sich ohne Nachweis ihrer Staatsbürgerschaft registriert hatten. Damit wurde eine Regelung des Außenministers von Kansas blockiert, die 17.500 Bürger von der Stimmabgabe bei den Wahlen auf Staats- und Kommunalebene ausgeschlossen hätte.
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Federal court strikes down North Carolina Voter ID law
Wide-ranging legislation to make voting in North Carolina more difficult was struck down last week by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Common Cause North Carolina is among the plaintiffs that challenged the constitutionality of that law.
