Millions of New Jersey voters were faced with a difficult decision Tuesday: Join a party or don't vote at all.
That’s because the first stage of New Jersey’s taxpayer-funded and publicly-administered elections are open to Republicans and Democrats only. So, for a plurality of New Jersey voters who choose not to join either party -- too bad.
This week host T.J. O’Hara is joined by Gene Cubbison. Gene is the host of the show, “Politically Speaking.”
The two discuss the impact technology has on access to information and news, political journalism, the media’s interaction with political parties, the First Amendment right to free press and to peaceably assemble, and more.
US Rep. Tulsi Gabbard continues to fight for marijuana decriminalization. She shared an article from the American Legion Monday, which makes the case for medical marijuana for wounded vets.
Gabbard says the American Legion is right and her bill, HR 1227, "would help veterans get the treatment they need."
https://twitter.com/TulsiGabbard/status/871760769221894145
New York voters are not likely to get a win in the current state legislative session. That is, at least, the prediction of an article published in the Gotham Gazette Monday. (Thanks to Ballot Access News' Richard Winger for the link).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti21fwufDlw
A disconcerting pattern of geopolitics has played itself out in not one, but two different terrorist attacks on the people of Manchester and London in under a month.
First there was the Manchester Arena nail bomb attack at the Ariana Grande concert on May 22. It was followed soon after by the London Bridge van and knife attack on June 3. Three men drove a van into a group of pedestrians, and then went on a stabbing spree with knives in Borough Market.
Experts agree that the time to overhaul the US’s air traffic control system may be at hand; especially, as drone technology advances with commercial delivery capabilities.
President Trump said in a news conference Monday that he wants to privatize the air traffic control system and separate it from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kILVVS_mD9U
News broke over the weekend that four countries -- Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates -- severed diplomatic ties with Qatar over allegations that the country is funding terrorism in an effort to keep the region destabilized. Qatar denies these allegations. However, according to WikiLeaks, US officials have known about Qatar's ties to groups like ISIS for years.
https://twitter.com/wikileaks/status/871591038191894528
Student loan debt is always the same, whether you make the choice to attend online college or reside at an educational institution. The U.S. has created a new generation of people that have more student loan debt than at any other time in our history. According to the U.S. Federal Reserve, we are in a whopping $1.3 trillion debt from student loans.
Dozens and dozens of Maine citizens from across the state filled the Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee room Friday to testify in support of LD 1624, "Resolution Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Implement Ranked-choice Voting," and in opposition to LD 1625, "An Act To Repeal the Ranked-choice Voting Law."
There is an update in the DNC lawsuit and it is sure to raise some eyebrows.
Three law firms representing plaintiffs in the class action lawsuit, Wilding, et. al. v. DNC, et. al., filed a notice to the United States federal court Thursday, alleging that they received direct contact from US Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz's office.
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