Month: July 2009

Cross-posted at Project Vote’s Voting Matter’s Blog By Michael McDunnah Signed into law by President Clinton in May of 1993, the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) was hailed by some as “the final...

The Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Jeff Sessions of Alabama, announced today that there will be no filibuster of Sonia Sotomayor. Of course, demanding a vote on cloture (which is what a filibuster really is)...

Our government has no monopoly on stupid: In a stunningly misguided program implemented by the British government, all children’s book authors who visit schools must register with a national database intended to protect...

Earlier this afternoon, Senator Tom Coburn said during his questioning of Sonia Sotomayor that he didn’t know whether or not she had read the Federalist Papers. Republicans have been making insensitive remarks throughout...

Just watch this GOP candidate’s remarks: You tell me: is this a direct threat of assassination made against Democratic elected officials (including, but not limited to, President Obama), or not?