Attorney and IVC Media president Chad Peace focuses on election reform. He helped pass CA’s top-two primary and San Diego’s Measure K. His work analyzes how system design and structural reforms can give independent voters a more meaningful voice.
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We’ve been called liberals. Undercover Republicans. Progressives. Socialists. Communists. Libertarians. And even Anarchists. And they’re all true. It all depends on whose article you read and from what perspective you view us. This is Independent Voter News. We are, to the best of our knowledge, the only “open
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We’ve been called liberals. Undercover Republicans. Progressives. Socialists. Communists. Libertarians. And even Anarchists. And they’re all true. It all depends on whose article you read and from what perspective you view us. This is the Independent Voter Network. We are, to the best of our knowledge, the only
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Most of the media and political commentary surrounding the Exhortation of Pope Francis (full transcript below) has focused on his direct condemnation of pure "trickle-down" economics and the need for a more inclusive religious institution. But in all the media coverage, the only bulletins in his 50,000
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The latest poll from Rasmussen shows that an overwhelming majority of Americans want to audit the Federal Reserve. The movement to audit the fed was born out of the libertarian faction of the Republican Party when Ron Paul ran on the issue of "End the Fed" in his
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The Atlantic's Andrew Cohen sat down with former Texas Chief Justice Wallace B. Jefferson to discuss the consequences of partisan judicial elections. dogged voice on behalf of Texas's poorest and least powerful litigantsconsistent critic of the dubious wayunabashedly partisan Chief Justice Jefferson, having left his seat
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The "Independent Truckers of America" have shut down many highways in Washington DC in what has been billed a "Ride For The Constitution." Part of their message is to tear down the barricades on the veterans memorial. From their website: Let’s show these bastards who
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House Resolution 368 would have taken away the privilege of any member of the House to call up the Senate Bill to open the government, thereby preventing any Democrat OR Republican from offering a resolution that would open the government. Instead, the right would be granted exclusively to the Republican
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Edward Snowden, who has sought asylum in Russia since leaking information about American intelligence gathering, received the Sam Adams Associates' Integrity Award this week. The Sam Adams Award is given annually by a group of retired CIA officers and is named after Samuel A. Adams, a CIA whistleblower during
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Rand Paul, like his father, has oft been labeled a "racist" by those, especially within their own party, that don't like their limited government positions. But whether you agree or disagree with either Paul, those who are close to the family strongly believe that nothing could
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We hear a lot of complaining from the US media, US politicians, and US organizations about partisanship. From Fox and NBC news, to Boehner and Reid, to NoLabels and FreedomWorks, everyone complains about partisanship with great platitudes like "Stop Fighting and Start Fixing," or "What we need
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Rand Paul spoke with Fox news yesterday about the government shutdown and the debt ceiling. While some may see an irony in Rand Paul suggesting that our political leaders not try and strike "grand bargains" and instead focus on the things where we can come to an agreement,
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The Supreme Court has heard the McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission case, which has been labeled Citizens United 2 by some. At issue is the aggregation limits placed on political contributors, which refers to the total amount of money a person can contribute to political candidates, parties, and other organizations.