Rubin v. Bowen matter Monday morning addressed the minor parties’ lawsuit challenging Proposition 14 in Alameda Superior Court over two main allegations: (1) California's non-partisan Top-Two Primary interferes with the minor parties "Constitutional right" to appear on the general election ballot, and (2) that the new primary system was adopted with the purpose of discriminating against minor parties.

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In the rush that accompanied the end of the legislative session on May 31, a bill passed both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly that, among other things, set up online voter registration.

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The need for more comprehensive and distinct legal definitions for 501(c) nonprofit organizations was the subject of much deliberation well before news of the IRS targeting political groups made its way into the inspector general's May report.

Libertarians often get blamed for being on the extremes; true to philosophy and guarded against practical compromise. When it comes to libertarian politics, no one articulates a libertarian message more consistently and as widely as Ron Paul.

Another petition on the White House Petitions Page has made headlines, this time concerning the NSA surveillance leaks. On Sunday, a petition was created calling on President Obama to pardon Edward Snowden, the man who claims to be responsible for the leaks.

The petition:

California Common Sense (CACS) provided an infographic (below) that illustrates the differences between Senate Bill 69 and Governor Brown's education funding proposals. The two will be the competing plans to bring money to K-12 schools.

SB 69 relies on higher revenue projections that were provided by the Legislative Analyst Office (LAO). Gov. Brown's plan relies on the more modest estimates from the Department of Finance.

Could we maybe stop pretending that this is an easy question?

Now that we know that the NSA is analyzing telephone and Internet metadata, searching for patterns that might indicate terrorist activity, we are launching into one of those great debates that healthy democracies have to engage in once in a while to remain healthy democracies. Good for us. But let’s make sure that it is a real debate that recognizes the strengths and weaknesses the arguments and the profound complexity of the issues.