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Rachel Maddow: Rights Are Not Supposed To Be Voted On

April 5, 2013

“Here’s the thing about rights. They’re not actually supposed to be voted on. That’s why they’re called rights.”

Justice Antonin Scalia Is The Rush Limbaugh Of The Supreme Court

March 8, 2013

Last week Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia said the Voting Rights Act was a “racial entitlement.” Funny, I didn’t know [...]

Challenging The 1965 Voting Rights Act, Here’s What I Don’t Get

March 6, 2013

Shelby County, Alabama, is challenging the 1965 Voting Rights Act before the Supreme Court. Lawyers for the county argue that [...]

Voting Rights Act To Face Supreme Court

February 23, 2013

The 1965 Voting Rights Act will go before the Supreme Court this week. “Over a century after the Emancipation Proclamation, [...]

Subverting Democracy: The Republican Electoral Vote-Rigging Scheme

January 25, 2013

Efforts to rig electoral college votes in favor of future GOP presidential candidates shows us why we can never underestimate [...]

The Republican Electoral Math Challenge

November 24, 2012

Many Republicans think all that is needed is a re-tuning of their message. They simply need to tweak how they [...]

Fact of the Day: Mitt Romney Received Less Votes Than John McCain

November 12, 2012

In the 2012 presidential election, the losing candidate, Mitt Romney received 58.8 million votes. In 2008, losing candidate John McCain [...]

Trust Me, Your Excuse Sucks. So Damn It, Go Vote! NOW!

November 5, 2012

Well, wait until your local polling location opens in the morning. Whatever excuse you come up with not to vote, [...]

Liberals, Are You Tired Of Mitt Romney Yet?

November 5, 2012

If you are liberal, you’ve probably heard about all you ever want to hear about Mitt Romney. The course of [...]

VIDEO: President John F. Kennedy Urges You To Vote On Tuesday, November 6th

November 2, 2012

In this public service announcement from 1962, President John F. Kennedy asks citizens to exercise their right to vote on [...]

UnSkewed Polls: Romney’s Got This One In The Bag

October 26, 2012

If you need a chuckle to close out your work week, why not go with a bit of right-wing nonsense [...]

Mitt Romney to Business Owners: Tell Employees to Vote For Me

October 21, 2012

On a teleconference call on June 6, 2012, Mitt Romney told business owners they should be telling their employees to [...]