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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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Evenwel, Nakadepende ang Pantay na Representasyon kay Justice Kennedy
Dininig ng Korte Suprema ang mga oral argument noong nakaraang Martes sa Evenwel v. Abbott, isang kaso na may malaking implikasyon para sa kung sino ang may boses sa ating demokrasya.
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5 Facts You Didn’t Know About The NRA’s Political Spending
NRA’s political spending has tripled since Citizens United. The NRA has always been a big political spender, but since the U.S. Supreme Court allowed unlimited political spending by corporations and special interests groups in the 2010 Citizens United decision, the NRA’s spending on federal elections increased dramatically.
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Florida Supreme Court Issues Final Ruling in Favor of Common Cause Congressional Map
The Florida Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Fair Districts Now Coalition and selected its preferred map to replace existing congressional districts.
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A Must in Maryland: Voter Education
Maryland’s new and improved paper voting system is finally here, ready to be used for the first time in our 2016 elections. We have a chance with this new system to encourage democracy! Voting is our most powerful tool to have a voice in our democracy – so it is critical that we put forth the effort to informing citizens about how the voting process has changed and what to expect on Election Day. Voter education will strengthen our voices as citizens and encourage more people to vote.
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Sen. McConnell’s deal for the ultra-wealthy to buy politicians
Over the Thanksgiving holiday, Politico reported that Senator McConnell is planning to insert a provision in a must-pass government funding bill that would significantly increase the amount of money that political parties could spend on candidates. The provision, drafted in secret and without any hearings, would eliminate caps on the amount of political money that parties may spend in coordination with candidates.
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Remembering David Cohen
Former Common Cause president and lifelong advocate for democracy has passed away.
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Pinalalakas ng Pfizer Deal ang Kaso para sa Executive Order na Nangangailangan ng Transparency sa Pampulitika na Paggastos
Ang mga probisyon ng pagbabaligtad ng buwis na sasamantalahin ni Allergan at Pfizer ay kilala at madaling maalis. Umiiral ang mga ito dahil ang Pfizer at iba pang malalaking korporasyon, nang paisa-isa at sa pamamagitan ng mga grupo tulad ng American Legislative Exchange Council at US Chamber of Commerce, ay gumamit ng mga kontribusyon sa kampanya at isang hukbo ng mga tagalobi upang hikayatin ang mahabang linya ng mga Kongreso at Pangulo na bugtong ang federal tax code may mga butas.
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Ngayong Thanksgiving, Talk Turkey For Democracy
Ang Thanksgiving ay isang oras upang magpasalamat, bisitahin ang mga mahal sa buhay, mag-decompress... at hindi maiiwasang... makipag-usap tungkol sa pulitika sa hapag-kainan.
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Ang Bagong Pananaliksik ay Nagpapakita ng Bipartisan na Suporta Para sa Pera sa Mga Solusyon sa Pulitika
Ang isang bagong survey ng Pew Research Center ay nagpapakita na ang mga mamamayang Amerikano ay may malaking alalahanin sa kung paano gumagana ang ating gobyerno at kung mapagkakatiwalaan ba nila o hindi ang gobyerno na lutasin ang mga pinakamalaking problema ngayon.
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Pampublikong Pagpopondo para sa Halalan: Mahalaga ba Talaga?
In 2005, the Connecticut General Assembly, urged on by an intense grassroots advocacy effort, passed the first comprehensive public financing system for state elections in the nation. The kick off election cycle was 2008, and in that year and ever since, at least 74% of all candidates choose to participate in the system of public financing, called the Citizens’ Election Program. So, has public financing really made a difference? The answer is a resounding, YES! So why are state Democrats proposing to kill the program? That is...
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BREAKING: Ang mga Koch Brothers' Secretive CIA style Intelligence Operations Revealed
Sa isang kuwento sa Politico ngayon, ibinunyag ng mamamahayag ng pera sa pulitika na si Ken Vogel ang lihim na pagmamatyag at intelligence team ng magkapatid na Koch na nangangalap ng impormasyon sa kanilang mga kalaban sa pamamagitan ng teknolohiya at sa mga pinagmumulan ng lupa.
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Common Cause Ohio Calls for Reform of Congressional Redistricting Following Historic Win on Issue 1
It is time for the Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission to encourage the state legislature to stop hyper-partisan, winner-take-all congressional map-making.
