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Stricter gun control laws enter the public debate every time we witness a major gun violence incident but then slowly fizzles out of our daily conversation. How do you feel about the issue? Can these...
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PoliticalNovice | In:
Gun Control
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1,035
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0
Region:
United States
Category:
Gun Rights
This post will be where we introduce ourselves and tell a little about our service. I'll kick it off.
I joined the Navy in 1998 so that I could become a submarine driver. Following college at...
By:
dillon.allen | In:
SmartVoter Vets Board
Views:
313
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0
Region:
United States
Category:
Groups
Why haven't voters been required to have a voter identification card? This would help to ensure that people are voting for themselves only and that they are register to vote. I do not understand why we...
By:
mattc1323 | In:
Voter ID Cards
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682
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12
Region:
United States
Category:
Elections & Voting
After the civil war, many states implemented laws and procedures that continued to disenfranchise African Americans. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 outlawed voting qualification requirements that would...
By:
PoliticalNovice | In:
Voting Rights Act
Views:
546
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0
Region:
United States
Category:
Elections & Voting
I came across an interesting article from the National Youth Rights Association making the argument for lowering the legal voting age from 18 to 16. After seeing the headline, I was curious about how...
By:
PoliticalNovice | In:
Voting Rights
Views:
538
Replies:
6
Region:
United States
Category:
Elections & Voting
As an attempt to ban abortion, embryonic stem cell research and human cloning, several states have either had or will have voter initiatives to define "personhood" at the moment of fertilization. While...
By:
PoliticalNovice | In:
Personhood
Views:
932
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6
Region:
United States
Category:
Abortion
The Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) is underfunded by more than $12 billion which is about 62% of what is needed to fund its liabilities. This threatens both retiree benefits and costs to taxpayers....
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PoliticalNovice | In:
Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS)
Views:
816
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0
Region:
Mississippi
Category:
Budget, Spending & Taxes
Mississippi has 82 counties and 149 school districts (plus three agriculture schools). In certain districts, administrative costs account for over half of the money spent which means less than 50% of...
By:
PoliticalNovice | In:
School District Consolidation
Views:
666
Replies:
0
Region:
Mississippi
Category:
Education
With 58% of Mississippians voting against Initiative 26 on November 8th, what's next for Personhood in Mississippi? There were a lot of conflicting arguments in the final days leading up to the vote with...
By:
PoliticalNovice | In:
After Initiative 26
Views:
585
Replies:
3
Region:
Mississippi
Category:
Abortion
In his final days in office, Barbour pardoned an unprecedented 208 convicts after pardoning only 8 during his first seven years in office. Controversy surrounds many of these due to the nature of their...
By:
PoliticalNovice | In:
Haley Barbour's Legacy
Views:
678
Replies:
0
Region:
Mississippi
Category:
General Interest
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