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Initiative, Referendum and Recall (refresh for more)

A Deafening Disquiet
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Whose Constitution Is It, Anyway?
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Recall Legal Scholars?
“For weeks, legal scholars have debated whether the recall election …
Pols Don’t Like Recalls
SharingCalifornia State Senator Josh Newman has, for now, withdrawn a …
Pucker Up
“Never have so few applied so much lipstick to such …

Term Limits (refresh for more)

The Natural State of Politicians
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The Article V Path
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You’re Sued!
Firing politicians is what democracy’s all about. But politicians don’t …
Quinn Is In
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Trying Our Souls
SharingIn Common Sense, his incredible hit pamphlet of 1776, Tom …

Today in Freedom

On April 26, 1777, Sibyl Ludington, aged 16, rode 40 miles to alert American colonial forces to the approach of the British. Her ride was over twice as long as Paul Revere’s more famous effort.

On the same day in 1805, United States Marines captured Derne under the command of First Lieutenant Presley O’Bannon, an important event in the First Barbary War.

In April 26, 1865, Union cavalry troopers cornered John Wilkes Booth, assassin of President Lincoln, in Virginia, shooting him to death. There was no interrogation.

Immanuel Kant

Sybil’s Ride

So Horrible?

The CDC on Self-Defense

Idaho Foils Foul Harvest

College Censors Squelched

Brave New Budgets

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