Category voting rights
THE STATE OF VOTING IN 2014
Voting is the cornerstone of democracy. It is the fundamental right upon which all of our civil liberties rest. Fifty years ago, almost all agreed that it was necessary for the federal government to step in to counter the forces of prejudice and discrimination, but many now see this as unnecessary. However, in the 2012 […]
WOMEN’S EQUALITY DAY
Yesterday, August 26th, was Women’s Equality Day and I would like to join with thousands of individuals and dozens of organizations across the country in speaking up for economic security and justice for working women and their families. In a Presidential Proclamation released commemorating this day, President Obama reminds us that: “On August 26, 1920, […]
Protecting the Right to Vote
The 2014 fall midterm elections are gearing up to be among the most significant in decades, since they have the power to determine the balance of U.S. political power. Despite two centuries of a national history extending the right to vote to ever more Starting after the 2010 midterm elections, legislators in dozens of states […]
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