“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” - Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United States

Our election system is designed to produce two ideologically opposed perspectives.

We spend almost a year focusing on which candidate will win the nomination of the Democratic Party -- a party that represents less than 40% of registered American voters.

San Diego, CALIF. - As the haze from the presidential election dissipates, many Americans are reflecting on the electoral process itself. And for the first time in a long time, the nation seems to have reached an agreement: flaws in the system must be addressed.

In August, just one month after the Democratic National Convention, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders announced the launch of Our Revolution, a non-profit organization dedicated to keeping his progressive movement alive and strong. Among its stated goals are “supporting a new generation of progressive leaders" and "empowering millions to fight for progressive change."

Editor's note: This article was co-authored by Breton Peace and IVN editor Shawn Griffiths.

In a watershed electoral victory for drug policy liberalization in the United States, an astounding eight states voted to legalize marijuana for recreational or medicinal purposes Tuesday.

That’s an especially resounding win for marijuana legalization considering that nine states had marijuana on the ballot, putting marijuana reform at an 88% success rate on Election Day.

The Mount Rushmore State did not pass nonpartisan primaries Tuesday night. South Dakota's Amendment V - Nonpartisan Elections didn't quite make the cut at 44.51% to 55.49%.

San Diego, CALIF. - Two of the most highly contested local ballot measures in the City of San Diego were defeated last night, as the voters of San Diego declined to pass Measures C and D.

With 43% voting YES and 57% voting NO, Measure C (the Chargers’ Initiative) fell far short of the 2/3 majority needed to pass. Measure D required a simple majority and  managed to receive 40% of YES votes.

The infographic below shows how past presidents rank by wealth, looking at net worth figures ranging from $7.7 million to a staggering $1.1 billion (the figures have been adjusted to 2016 dollars).

The chart also includes Trump and Clinton, as well as their expenses during the 2016 campaign.

Richest President by Net Worth. An infographic by the voucher codes website NetVoucherCodes.co.uk.

San Diego, CALIF.-Democracy is best served when the most voters are participating. That was the signature tenet of Measures K and L and it rang true with wins for the two measures that will amend the City Charter of San Diego.

Measure K won with 58% of the vote. Measure L won with 65% of the vote.

San Diego, CALIF.- The results from City Council District 9 has Georgette Gomez leading Ricardo Flores with a total 52.5% of the vote. Flores has 47.4%.  

Mail and provisional ballots still need to be counted.

On her Facebook page, Gomez commented, “Things are looking great!” with a screenshot of the count.