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Lawrence Lessig’s Anti-Corruption Act Doesn’t Strike the Root of Money in Politics 10 Apr 2013 | 02:15 am
Although I’ve disagreed with some details of their work over the years, I’m generally a fan of the work that United Republic and Lawrence Lessig (among others) do on the issue of money in politics. Th...
Will Church and State Remain Separate? 9 Apr 2013 | 06:24 am
Over the past week, there has been much discussion about the separation of church and state. Last week, North Carolina saw a proposal to allow the state to declare an official religion. Yesterday, F...
Drone On: to Drone or not to Drone, that is the ? 1 Apr 2013 | 08:50 pm
To Drone or not to Drone; that is the Question that The Atlantic is asking in their article this morning: Can Voters Fight Domestic Drones at the Ballot Box? To answer the question: I don’t know. Ther...
Gay Marriage Polls Show Huge Gains Since DOMA Passed 28 Mar 2013 | 08:46 pm
It’s been about fifteen years since the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was passed, blocking the federal benefits that come with marriage from same-sex couples, and says that one state doesn’t have to ...
SCOTUS, Prop 8, Gay Marriage, James Madison and Majority Rule 27 Mar 2013 | 09:06 pm
Tuesday the Supreme Court considered the question of whether California’s Proposition 8 ban on same sex marriage was constitutional. Wednesday, in a separate case, they considered whether married gay...
Rand Paul Dead on for Going After Obama and Dubya on Pot 25 Mar 2013 | 10:32 pm
Boy, Rand Paul is sure killing it lately. I disagree with quite a bit of what he believes, but the media seems to be eating whatever he says alive, and he has been dropping some bombs that really hit ...
Congress Works Hard to Accomplish Nothing 25 Mar 2013 | 06:07 am
Finally, the Senate passes a budget, the first in four years. It barely passed too! And, it has no chance of passing the House of Representatives. Several Democrats crossed party lines to vote agai...
On the Potential Ban of Assault Rifles 24 Mar 2013 | 12:44 am
This article was originally posted on The Moderate Independent on January 10, 2013. When it comes to recent events concerning guns, some of the main points of discussion are assault rifles, large capa...
The Constitution and Gun Ownership 24 Mar 2013 | 12:40 am
This article originally posted on The Moderate Independent on January 11, 2103. If you ask those who have the strongest feelings on gun control, there are only two views. Either you want to take ever...
Mass Shootings, Guns, and Responsibility 24 Mar 2013 | 12:38 am
This article originally posted on The Moderate Independent on January 14, 2013. It seems like each time I sit down to finish writing about the gun issue (at least for now), there is another incident. ...
