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Politics » Government | By John DeJong @ Monday, 1st September 2008 @ 1:48 PM

This year Senator Clinton received 18 million votes from her supporters. Though she ran a good campaign she somehow found herself behind in a battle against the most liberal and least qualified of all party candidates, Barack Obama. And even as she quickly closed the gap on him and was about to overtake his lead, the DNC saw fit to literally chop her legs out from under her. What they did was to strip her of all the delegates that she lawfully won in Florida and Michigan, and then just ga... more...

Politics » Government | By Patrick Omari @ Tuesday, 22nd July 2008 @ 9:20 PM

Surely most of us have been in a financial quagmire at some point in our lives and learned that borrowing your way out is not the answer. Not Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling. As the global recession lumbers closer, the government has announced its latest attempt to cope; re-writing the rules. With less money coming in from tax revenue the government is looking at a revenue shortfall of GBP8 billion. Gordon Brown, the man who's last budget put so much of the country in the toilet, i... more...

Politics » Government | By Patrick Omari @ Friday, 18th July 2008 @ 7:30 PM

'One should die proudly when it is no longer possible to live proudly'. Nietzsche. The UK is set to introduce their first ever End of Life Care strategy to enable people to have more choice about how and where they die. The government is expected to fund this strategy with a 286m pound investment over a three year period. After much publicised criticism regarding the palliative care available in the UK, the government is set to address so many victim's families conce... more...

Politics » Government | By Scott McGregor @ Wednesday, 16th July 2008 @ 11:52 PM

Thank Heavens for George Bush! With elections coming up, neither Republicans nor Democrats want to appear soft on terrorism, genocide, nuclear detonation in urban areas, nor overdue parking tickets. Both parties agreed to take care of you, me and Grandma Jones and make sure that all the telecommunication companies are free to work with Georgie Wuh and continue to listen in on anything they want at anytime. Finally Obama had the back bone to cave in and side with Johnny boy and the Bush. Obam... more...

Politics » Government | By Patrick Omari @ Wednesday, 16th July 2008 @ 10:38 PM

The Road Traffic Act 1991's definition of dangerous driving states that 'a person who causes the death of another person by driving a mechanically propelled vehicle dangerously on a road or other public place is guilty of an offence.' The ambiguity has forced the Sentencing Guidelines Council (SGC) to redefine the term 'dangerous driving' to make it easier to sentence offenders. The SGC has provided new definitive guidance so offenders found guilty of dangerous dr... more...

Politics » Government | By Carlton Straeker @ Monday, 23rd June 2008 @ 1:29 PM

Common news reports in the United States so far: The average gasoline price will approach $5 per gallon this summer! Americans face increasing energy bills! Power outages are becoming more common in cities all across America! Food prices are at an all time high! For what people around the world consider the U.S. as the richest, most powerful, and most efficient country on the globe, how did we get to face these dilemmas? Surely, most other countries suffer the same fate. But in this... more...

Politics » Government | By Roger Munns @ Sunday, 22nd June 2008 @ 8:51 AM

Women have been making headlines in politics across the globe. There was once a time when having a woman in a powerful political position was unheard of. Those days are gone, for the most part. There always will be people who oppose the idea, but they are becoming the minority. Margaret Thatcher paved the way for the future of women in politics. She held the position of British prime minister from 1979-1990, the longest tenure in that office since 1827. She led the Conserva... more...

Politics » Government | By Steve Selengut @ Monday, 16th June 2008 @ 10:43 PM

The comically complicated PSA (Personal Savings Account) legislation bouncing around Congress will raise taxes, increase investment risk, and expand the size of government. Let's stop applying Band-Aids to spouting arteries. We are looking for a guaranteed retirement benefit program, and organizations capable of providing one. Additionally, we want the new program to reduce taxes, create jobs, boost the economy, cut prices, and increase salaries. Difficult? Not really. This is the c... more...

Politics » Government | By Al Haneson @ Thursday, 22nd May 2008 @ 11:35 AM

The deregulation of an industry only happens once, but in the case of energy (electric and natural gas services) it is a slow-release process migrating from state to state. Energy deregulation revolves around the concept of allowing competition into the market place, giving consumers a choice of electricity and/or natural gas suppliers. The $220 billion energy industry has been referred to as "the last great government-sanctioned monopoly." To break it down simply, up unti... more...

Politics » Government | By Clive Lindley @ Thursday, 22nd May 2008 @ 12:33 AM

World audit in their 17th Democracy Audit of the Millennium announce that: out of 150 countries audited, (all those with a million or more population); The opportunity to cast a vote can be quite meaningless unless there are transparently honest elections, with genuine voter choice of parties and people. We are confident that all of those countries listed in our First and Second Divisions conduct themselves in exactly that way. In the Third Division we could not generalise thus, a... more...

Politics » Government | By Craig Torey @ Sunday, 18th May 2008 @ 6:52 AM

Knowledge is power. Presently the voters have taken an active role in choosing our next president. A leading factor is if the candidate can bring out change. Voters will benefit greatly by understanding the powers of the presidency. The most familiar power of the president is the president's power as Commander-In-Chief of the armed forces. The president has the power to deploy the military even if there is no war, and can establish military governments in occupied areas. more...

Politics » Government | By Craig Torey @ Sunday, 18th May 2008 @ 6:41 AM

This election period, the voters know and want to know much more about the presidency and whether that candidate can actually make changes. Voters will benefit greatly by understanding the powers of the presidency. During the Bush administration most citizens have become familiar with the president's power of Executive Privilege, which is the power to refuse to disclose information. The famous Watergate break-in and cover-up faced rare constitutional issues. President N... more...

Politics » Government | By Craig Torey @ Sunday, 18th May 2008 @ 6:32 AM

With record numbers of new registered voters, the signal is clear that they want to take part in picking our next president. With this interest is the need to know more about the powers of the presidency. The power to make appointments is an area that has caused U.S. citizens to get involved. The Constitution gives the President the power, with the advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls, Judges of the Supreme Court, and all other ... more...

Politics » Government | By Craig Torey @ Saturday, 17th May 2008 @ 12:32 PM

With the record numbers of newly registered voters, the signal is clear that the voters want to take part in picking our next president. With this interest, there is a new wave of discussions on the role of the executive branch of office. Many wonder if the promises of the presidential candidates about health care, fixing the economy, social security, and the Iraq war can be achieved. An understanding of the powers of the president can give people a strong basis answering this question. more...

Politics » Government | By Jack Deal @ Tuesday, 15th April 2008 @ 2:38 AM

Visualize being in the indigenous Third World. Imagine an indigenous populist political candidate from a populist political party running for mayor. This candidate campaigns throughout the countryside blaming the current local political administration of being corrupt, leaving the municipality in debt and not doing anything for "the people". As a reformer this populist candidate goes to rural areas and promises new roads, community centers, jobs, schools, assistance ... more...

Politics » Government | By Ki Gray @ Friday, 11th April 2008 @ 4:06 AM

On March 31st, the Treasury Department announced a new plan to help the troubled financial sector weather the sub-prime mortgage storm. This new system replaces some agencies while redrawing the jurisdictions of existing authorities like the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Federal Reserve. In particular, the Fed's role in averting future crises is greatly expanded, a decision that is in keeping with the recent sea change in America's monetary policy. But can the Fed ... more...

Politics » Government | By Steve Selengut @ Wednesday, 9th April 2008 @ 5:33 PM

Who wants to be a president; the President of the United States? Social Security reform is the winning ticket. Research supports the thesis that Social Security reform would provide all the lubrication necessary to get our economic ball bearings rolling in the right direction. Economies do not grow, or increase employment, when job providers are taxed and regulated unmercifully, throttling their energy, creativity, and profitability. Consumer spending pushes the economy; we need to do more than ... more...

Politics » Government | By Ki Gray @ Friday, 28th March 2008 @ 8:49 AM

After weeks of increasingly dismal reports from the financial sector, many regular Americans are beginning to worry that the US may be close to or already in recession. While government intervention in the economy is relatively uncommon in US history, since its establishment in the 1930's, the Federal Reserve has been able to manipulate interest rates, giving them the power to make all real estate loans more or less expensive by some degree, which comes with a hefty responsibility: controll... more...

Politics » Government | By Steve Selengut @ Tuesday, 4th March 2008 @ 7:28 AM

Here we are, in the midst of a presidential campaign, trying to select a new leader for what is still the most economically powerful nation on Earth. The candidates are kissing all the babies they can get their palms on and smiling until their cheek muscles ache; but will they be able to produce any of the changes they talk about? Do we really want them to? 90% of all Americans are investors and, as such, there are issues that we need to hear about from the man who would be king. None of... more...

Politics » Government | By John DeJong @ Saturday, 1st March 2008 @ 11:45 PM

This is a fictional work of mine on what I think United States will look like after the first twenty years that the Fair Tax Plan has become law. It's been twenty years since Congress enacted the Fair Tax and abolished the 16th Amendment. All historians agree that this was without a doubt the most significant and extraordinary law ever enacted by our government since the Abolishment of Slavery. Even though it had its initial teething stage, the Fair Tax Act has proven to be the singl... more...