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February 22, 2016 8:20 pm | By 43665New Poll Shows Obstructionist Stance on Supreme Court Vacancy is Hurting Toomey and Portman With Voters
Note to senators in tough reelection battles: putting your Washington DC party bosses over the Constitution by standing in the way of filling the vacancy on the Supreme Court is not only the wrong thing to do for our country,…
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February 17, 2016 10:57 pm | By 28188GOP vs. the Integrity of the American Judicial System
The nation is mourning the loss of Justice Antonin Scalia, who served on the nation’s highest court for nearly 30 years. Since he became a justice in 1986, Americans have – appropriately and vigorously – debated the merits of his…
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February 10, 2014 9:21 pm | By 43581Historic Nomination: Diane Humetewa Would Be First Native American Woman On Federal Bench
A historic nomination by President Obama is being considered by the Senate Judiciary Committee: Diane Humetewa is poised to become the first Native American woman on the federal judiciary. Humetewa is a highly qualified nominee with bipartisan support. She was…
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August 30, 2013 8:36 pm | By 43665James Crow, Jr., Esquire and the Moneyed Assault on Voting Rights
At the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington this Wednesday, Reverend Al Sharpton made the case that people of color are facing a new generation of Jim Crow-type laws. “Jim Crow had a son,” Sharpton said, a son who…
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News and AnalysisMarch 18, 2013 5:25 pm | By 43220
RNC Calls Upon ALEC to Dismantle Campaign Finance Reform
The powerful right-wing organization, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has long claimed that it “respects diversity of thought” and that it is a “non-partisan policy resource for its members,” Democrats and Republicans alike. Indeed, in a television interview with…
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News and AnalysisOctober 6, 2009 3:23 pm | By 28188
Bob McDonnell and the High Cost of Being a Gay Couple
In Virginia, far right gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell has gotten a lot of attention for his belief that it is the duty of government to punish homosexuality. McDonnell came to mind this weekend when I read a sobering article in…