We are staring down the barrel of one of the ugliest general elections for president of our lifetime, and many of us are wondering about our lack of choice. Like it or not, we Americans have just two parties that have elected all of our presidents since 1860, and they each put up one candidate.

So it follows that about a year ago, 20 candidates running for president each chose one of these two parties, whether they liked that party or not.

An author who is attempting to expose security vulnerabilities to consumers could face a lawsuit from the government for his efforts.

A vote for Governor Gary Johnson has been described by both sides as a wasted vote, a protest vote, and a vote that will elect the candidate you fear the most. This oversimplification of our political process ignores the importance and reality of how the Electoral College actually works, and how a win for Gary Johnson even in a single state could upend the entire election.

When the DNC servers were hacked earlier this year, I received plenty of harassment on the IVN Facebook page, as well as elsewhere, for my opinion that leaked documents like this are a social ill and criminal action.

Sure, hacking is sexy when it takes down a political figure or uncovers some black-ops government program, but when it takes down your credit card or bank account (which I've been on the receiving end of both) it becomes clear that hacking is an activity that shouldn't be encouraged.

San Diego, CALIF.- The push to tax pot could be a big money generator for the city of San Diego if a statewide proposition passes.

If California voters approve Proposition 64, which would make it legal for adults to use marijuana, Measure N, if it passes, would impose a sales tax on businesses that sell marijuana for recreational use.

You have heard this story before: the system is broken and a majority of Americans are feeling their voice doesn't matter.

Dylan Ratigan points out that "We've got the two least popular presidential candidates in modern American history and less than ten percent of us voted for either of them in the primary process. The system of how we vote for president is clearly broken."

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San Diego, CALIF.- Measure E is one of those charter amendments that everyone seems to be supporting.  The measure would make it easier to remove and replace elected city officials who’ve committed crimes or other wrongdoing.

It states the mayor, city attorney and City Council members must be removed from their job if they're convicted of a felony, found civilly liable for fraud or declared incapacitated by a court.

The measure would also create a new process to remove elected city officials convicted of certain misdemeanors.

Measure D Could Answer SDSU's Needs

San Diego, CALIF.- If there was a shred of doubt as to whether the San Diego Chargers would reconsider a move back to Mission Valley and Qualcomm Stadium, Chargers owner Dean Spanos put those doubts to rest with a resounding NO.

In a recent interview with the San Diego Union-Tribune Editorial Board, Spanos was quoted as saying "I am not a believer in Mission Valley."

I've had a lot of discussions off and on for years about people using a phrase similar to, 'If you're not happy with things in the U.S., then just get out.'

Increasingly, a small ilk has been using this type of rhetoric, even with the irony that they are some of the most vocal dissenters of our national government.

But the issue of Colin Kaepernick taking a knee during the National Anthem, followed by many others repeating similar moves of protest has sparked many, many instances of people employing this statement.

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