Right now, all eyes in the nation are on Ferguson, Missouri, anticipating the results of the grand jury investigation into the killing of Michael Brown by police officer Darren Wilson.
Businesses are being shuttered and gun sales are up -- the town is fearful of more rioting when the results are announced.
In moments of civil tension and passion like these, it is a good idea to reflect on our Founders, and look at what they did when faced with similar injustice and public uncertainty.
On Monday, November 11, FairVote filed an amicus brief with the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in support of a lawsuit challenging the current primary system in New Jersey, which the EndPartisanship.org coalition argues gives the Republican and Democratic parties a monopoly over the political process while locking out 47 percent of the state's electorate.
President Obama has been known to support the idea of net neutrality. However, he made it clear that he supports Title II reclassification of the Internet with a statement and video (see below) released on Monday, November 10.
It is always important to remember those who have given everything they have in the defense of something greater than themselves. Currently, the Department of Veterans Affairs projects there are close to 22 million veterans in the U.S.
Every Veterans Day, social media buzzes with memes that tell us to thank a vet for defending our freedoms. I've seen bumper stickers along the same lines, t-shirts, and even a couple of billboards with the same message -- but it always is something like this:
As America's veterans mark the passing of yet another Veterans Day, and in light of the Republican sweep in Congress, it's important to look at the challenges that veterans are facing as they return home and try to create a life after the military, and look at what the new party in power is going to have to tackle to ensure that veterans are taken care of.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_l4Ab5FRwM
On Sunday, November 9, former congressman Ron Paul (R-TX) published a post on The Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity's website, discussing the political ramifications of the 2014 midterm elections.
The midterm elections that benefited the Republican Party may also mean an audit of the Federal Reserve is one step closer to reality.
The 113th Congress has been often dubbed a "Do Nothing Congress," citing its lack of passage of bills and waning popularity. But the original "Do Nothing Congress" was the 80th Congress during President Harry S. Truman's first term. The historical lessons that can be learned from the 80th Congress should serve as a warning to both parties, and will probably dictate much of the political strategy for the 114th Congress and the 2016 presidential election.
The incumbent president of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff (Workers Party), was re-elected on October 26 with a margin of less than 4 percentage points (3 million votes) over opposition leader Aécio Neves (Brazilian Social Democratic Party). The key factor in the election was a threat made through letters and SMS messages by the ruling party's campaign that an income distribution program called Bolsa-Família would eventually end if Neves wins.