Gallup released a survey today which indicates that half of hispanic voters considers themselves independent.  At a time when Republicans and Democrats are increasingly targeting this growing and large portion of the electorate, these numbers are not welcome news to the parties.

While we're focused on health care jurisprudence, this is just a friendly reminder that one of the more neglected issues in our mainstream media these days, civil liberties, is still hanging in the balance and of ultimate import to the American people. Here is an infographic about three of the most influential Supreme Court privacy cases of the last decade. Check it out:

The roots of liberal policy failure are intertwined with the dark side of scientific rationality.

Since it's creation in the 18th century, the Electoral College has acted as the unchanging process in which the most powerful office of the United States Federal Government is elected; the president. America, however, has been rapidly changing, evolving, and growing, calling into question the relevancy of a two hundred year old process in modern day politics.