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"Creating over-reaching solutions for non-existent problems is what California legislators are good at. A textbook example of this is a bill awaiting Gov. Jerry Brown’s signature which would change the state’s Electoral College process.
AB 459 passed in the Legislature in July without any Republican votes. It would provide a boost to the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact movement."
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2011/08/02/voting-out-the-electoral-college/
http://www.fairvote.org/national-popular-vote
"Equality is fundamental to representative democracy. Everyone's vote should be equal when electing the president. Our current Electoral College system, grounded in state law, leads presidential candidates to concentrate their resources on voters in a handful of swing states, relegating the vast majority of the country to spectator status. FairVote advocates for direct election of the president, and has nurtured and supported the National Popular Vote plan to ensure that every vote for president is equally valued no matter where it is cast."
In the ongoing struggle of the PEOPLE to have their voice heard and to regain control of their government, many states are enacting "Popular Vote" legislation which assigns all of that states Electoral votes to the person with the greatest number of direct individual votes. When a critical number of states have enacted such legislation, it will become a nationwide practice. The issue largely divides along party lines, with the left voting to give the vote to the PEOPLE, while the right wants to maintain the manipulated and distorted practices of the electoral college. While to truly make our presidential elections democratic we should eliminate the electoral college all together, this is a temporary, although not necessarily a permanent solution; as it could be overturned in the future. While you wait for an organized protest for replacing the electoral college with with one person / one vote elections in your state, please contact your state legislators and ask for "Popular Vote" legislation."Creating over-reaching solutions for non-existent problems is what California... more
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USWGO wants the whole world to find out about the new world order and so he wants people to vote for his site to become most popular site of the week and more to bring out the truth about the false environmentalists, fake messiahs like Obama, the elite making out like we are GOP or republicans to stir up trouble since the GOP and Obama are apart of the same organization, and bring out the truth about the Satanic worshiping new world order where there is no freedom of speech, no freedom of the press, and no freedom of religion or belief.
So please help us expose this sham by voting for USWGO
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New constitution in Bolivia and the new U.S. government. Part 3
In September’s UNASUR meeting, Latin American leaders discussed and agreed to support Evo Morales in Bolivia. This international integration, Thomson says, “really shifted the balance of forces.” It “was decisive in shifting the political momentum in Bolivia and opened up the possibility of negotiations between the [Morales] government and the right wing.” This support allowed for the political environment that set the stage for the recently passed referendum. UNASUR’s formation is a change from the previous largely U.S. controlled political setting in Latin America. These governments are coming together, Thomson says, “against the hegemony of the neo-liberal model,” and “to assert their states in managing their economies and increasing national sovereignty.” The region’s relationship with the United States may also soon change as many expect Obama’s administration will have a different foreign policy than the historic involvement U.S. exercised in the 20th century.
Sinclair Thomson is an Associate Professor at New York University’s Department of History. He is the author of We Alone Will Rule: Native Andean Politics in the Age of Insurgency (2003) and co-author of Revolutionary Horizons: Past and Present in Bolivian Politics (2007).
See Part 1 at:
http://current.com/items/89796978/historic_referendum_passes_in_bolivia.htm
See Part 2 at:
http://current.com/items/89796993/bolivia_s_constitution_and_land_reform.htm
See Part 4 at:
http://current.com/items/89797009/bolivia_and_the_united_states.htm
.New constitution in Bolivia and the new U.S. government. Part 3
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Thomson: The recently passed constitution in Bolivia marks significant concessions by Morales. Part 2
To understand the significance of the recently passed referendum in Bolivia, Sharmini Peries speaks to Sinclair Thomson, co-author of Revolutionary Horizons. Thomson says, “one of the interesting things about this document, is that it is a compromised document. It’s the outcome of a struggle between popular social forces and the government on the one hand and right-wing opposition forces based in the lowlands of Bolivia.” He concludes that, “this document represents the interests of both sides.” He continues to say that, “this Constitution is disappointing for indigenous peoples because it doesn’t allow for the redistribution of existing large-scale agricultural estates,” but explains the reform will affect future ones. Another major change introduced with the referendum is a new limit on the presidential reelection term, largely, Thomson says, because of a propaganda campaign the right wing opposition waged against Evo Morales, portraying him as a dictator.
Sinclair Thomson is an Associate Professor at New York University’s Department of History. He is the author of We Alone Will Rule: Native Andean Politics in the Age of Insurgency (2003) and co-author of Revolutionary Horizons: Past and Present in Bolivian Politics (2007).
See Part 1 at:
http://current.com/items/89796978/historic_referendum_passes_in_bolivia.htm
See Part 3 at:
http://current.com/items/89797001/bolivia_obama_and_unasur.htm
See Part 4 at:
http://current.com/items/89797009/bolivia_and_the_united_states.htm
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Thomson: New Bolivian Constitution marks first recognition of indigenous autonomy in 500 years. Part 1
Sinclair Thomson discusses the passing of a historic referendum in Bolivia that saw an over 60% support from the population. The referendum is precedent setting as, he says, “this is the first time Bolivia ever had a popular democratic vote on a constitution.” He explains that the referendum was an “intensely fought over campaign, and yet at the end it is a very solid victory. This Constitution came about as a result of a wave of uprisings against neo-liberal governments and the presence of transnational firms who exploit natural gas.” He continued to explain the referendum “is going to reconsolidate State control over strategic natural resources in the country,” and that “though it compromised a lot of [indigenous peoples’] demands, it recognizes their rights, and for the first time, their autonomy.”
Sinclair Thomson is an Associate Professor at New York University’s Department of History. He is the author of We Alone Will Rule: Native Andean Politics in the Age of Insurgency (2003) and co-author of Revolutionary Horizons: Past and Present in Bolivian Politics (2007).
See Part 2 at:
http://current.com/items/89796993/bolivia_s_constitution_and_land_reform.htm
See Part 3 at:
http://current.com/items/89797001/bolivia_obama_and_unasur.htm
See Part 4 at:
http://current.com/items/89797009/bolivia_and_the_united_states.htm
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For over a century, omitting the 1956 election of president Eisenhower, the state of Missouri has accurately selected the winning candidate for presidency in its statewide elections.
In recent elections attention has been drawn back to Missouri's tendency to mirror national trends/values. Examples include the 2006 election of democrat senator Claire McCaskill during a critical switch in party control of the Senate and house, and the approval of stem cell research.
Missouri also voted for the two succesful primary candidates, Barack Obama and John McCain.
However, now that 100 percent of Missouri's precincts have been counted, it appears that Missouri selected the losing candidate in the 2008 presidential election, John McCain, by an incredibly narrow margin of 5853, with 2879301 votes cast in total.
This breaks the fifty year streak of the bellwether state, and only seems to confirm that Missouri could be facing a slight loss in demographic relevance.
This also seems congruous alongside the trend of this past election in breaking former trends and re-defining traditional state roles in national elections.For over a century, omitting the 1956 election of president Eisenhower, the state of... more
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