By Samuel Warde on February 4, 2019
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Corruption, Elections, Republican Lies, The Courts, Voter Suppression
Mitch McConnell sells out our democracy employing whatever treachery is necessary to achieve Republican aims. Editor’s Note: Samuel Warde is the editor-in-chief of Liberals Unite (recently re-branded as The Art of Living) as well as a contributor to Mindy Fischer, Writer. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. You can view a list of his articles here. Republican Senate […]
By Mindy Fischer on March 30, 2018
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Elections 2016, Human Interest, Partisan Politics and Policy, Politics, Uncategorized, Women's issues
This story is unbelievable. On Wednesday, a Texas woman was sentenced to five years in prison for voting illegally in the 2016 presidential election. On Thursday, the Dallas News reported, “Crystal Mason, 43, was on supervised release for a 2011 conviction for tax fraud when she voted. In Texas, convicted felons can’t vote until they […]
By Mindy Fischer on October 25, 2017
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Corruption, Elections, GOP, Partisan Politics and Policy, Politics, Republicans, Right Wing Hatred
674 voters in Alabama switched parties between the Democratic Senate primary and the Republican runoff. Now the Alabama Republican secretary of state is trying to send all of them to prison for five years. In May, Alabama passed a new law banning crossover voting. The new law says that if an Alabama citizen votes in […]
By Mindy Fischer on January 11, 2017
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Congress, Democrats, Partisan Politics and Policy, Politics, race relations
“Persistent biases cannot be defeated unless we combat them.” Senate Confirmation Hearings for Donald Trump’s nominees are now well under way. The hearings for Jeff Sessions, who’s been nominated for Attorney General, began earlier this week. But to the disappointment of many of us, the Senate Democrats have been very easy on their fellow Senator. […]
