It may not be an election year, but Tuesday’s State of the Union is the perfect time for the president to embrace reforms to forestall another Election Day disaster of long lines, botched registrations, and lost ballots.
As this fifth State of the Union approaches, we feel we know our president. Most of the time, he is, in fact, “No Drama Obama.” Tuesday night, let’s hope he sheds that reserve, and gives us some unexpected drama.
During his State of the Union address, President Obama should focus on how we can strengthen our democracy. America needs to modernize registration, provide more early voting opportunities, and restore rights to citizens who have paid their debt to society.
Lawyers in charge of monitoring the NYPD's Muslim surveillance operation filed a motion arguing the department violated key rules. They asked a federal judge to order the NYPD to stop spying on Muslims and to purge police records of private conversations that had nothing to do with crime or terrorism.
The Voter Empowerment Act, particularly voter registration modernization, would address serious inherent issues within our system that were highlighted in 2012.
Many Americans are heartened by President Obama’s commitment to gun control and are understandably eager to see him do something sane and rational about guns. But Obama, Vice President Biden, and other champions of the War on Guns have valuable lessons to learn from another battle: the War on Drugs.
As conservatives have shown in Citizens United, a sustained multipronged effort can bring about substantial change. It would be the most delicious of ironies if the true legacy of Citizens United was not a permanent distortion in politics due to big money, but as an inspiration for a successful counteroffensive.
President Barack Obama emphasized the need to modernize the U.S. election system in his Inaugural Address. One bill to do just that is set to be introduced Wednesday by the civil rights hero Representative John Lewis (D-Ga.) — who knows a thing or two about how to expand democracy.
When Congress resumes later this month, the Senate may finally change its rules concerning the filibuster — the procedure whereby the minority can block legislation from a final vote unless the majority can muster a supermajority of 60 votes.
Secret political spending by big donors has prompted New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to issue new disclosure regulations for social-welfare groups that spend big money on elections.
Obama Needs to Embrace Voting Reform in 2013 State of the Union
It may not be an election year, but Tuesday’s State of the Union is the perfect time for the president to embrace reforms to forestall another Election Day disaster of long lines, botched registrations, and lost ballots.
Obama Must Surprise in State of the Union
As this fifth State of the Union approaches, we feel we know our president. Most of the time, he is, in fact, “No Drama Obama.” Tuesday night, let’s hope he sheds that reserve, and gives us some unexpected drama.
Empowering Americans Through the Ballot Box
During his State of the Union address, President Obama should focus on how we can strengthen our democracy. America needs to modernize registration, provide more early voting opportunities, and restore rights to citizens who have paid their debt to society.
NYPD Muslim Spying Operation Takes 'Security' to an Unjustified Extreme
Lawyers in charge of monitoring the NYPD's Muslim surveillance operation filed a motion arguing the department violated key rules. They asked a federal judge to order the NYPD to stop spying on Muslims and to purge police records of private conversations that had nothing to do with crime or terrorism.
We Can't Stop Fighting for Voting Rights
The Voter Empowerment Act, particularly voter registration modernization, would address serious inherent issues within our system that were highlighted in 2012.
In the War on Guns, Let's Not Repeat History
Many Americans are heartened by President Obama’s commitment to gun control and are understandably eager to see him do something sane and rational about guns. But Obama, Vice President Biden, and other champions of the War on Guns have valuable lessons to learn from another battle: the War on Drugs.
Supporting Litigation and Legal Advocacy: The Lessons of Citizens United
As conservatives have shown in Citizens United, a sustained multipronged effort can bring about substantial change. It would be the most delicious of ironies if the true legacy of Citizens United was not a permanent distortion in politics due to big money, but as an inspiration for a successful counteroffensive.
On Voting, Listen to John Lewis
President Barack Obama emphasized the need to modernize the U.S. election system in his Inaugural Address. One bill to do just that is set to be introduced Wednesday by the civil rights hero Representative John Lewis (D-Ga.) — who knows a thing or two about how to expand democracy.
The Filibuster Myth
When Congress resumes later this month, the Senate may finally change its rules concerning the filibuster — the procedure whereby the minority can block legislation from a final vote unless the majority can muster a supermajority of 60 votes.
Donors and Charities Need Protection as Secret Political Spending Grows
Secret political spending by big donors has prompted New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to issue new disclosure regulations for social-welfare groups that spend big money on elections.
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