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Appellate court strikes down OK residency law
Paul Jacob had plenty of reason to celebrate a unanimous appellate court ruling yesterday that struck down an Oklahoma residency requirement for participation in political campaigns. The 3-0 decision declaring such laws unconstitutional knocks out the struts of a peculiar prosecution of Jacob and two others who face long prison sentences for the crime of assisting those collecting signatures for a taxpayer bill of rights referendum. Eric Dondero has Jacob’s reaction to the ruling: Read the Rest...

Let’s give real power to the people
THE ongoing farce at Westminster can only remind us that our national Government possesses too much power with a diminishing sense of responsibility. No-one today argues that what this country really needs is more power in the hands of the few at the centre, even if that's how actual policy often plays out. The question is how to bring power closer to the public. Read the Rest...

America, Islam And Prejudice
I recently was contacted by someone that asked me to check out Whitehouse2.com. I was thoroughly impressed with the site because of the simplicity of the premise that it incorporated in its design. It was a simple, straightforward way to make your priorities known to the incoming administration. Read the Rest...

Op-Ed – Proposition Overload
Here are some things you should know about ballot initiatives in California. In all of the 1960s, there were only nine statewide initiatives placed on the ballot. In the 1970s, that number rose to 22. In the 1980s, Californians were asked to vote on 46; then, in the 1990s, it climbed to 61. So far in this decade, there already have been 63 — and there’s still a year to go, with a possible special election in June. That’s a record every decade — and a sevenfold increase over 50 years. Read the Rest...

“Blow Up Guantanamo, Recognize Cuba, and Withdraw from Iraq”: An Interview with Mike Gravel
The former senator and one-time Democratic presidential candidate explains why both Obama and McCain are cut from the same imperialist cloth, and what he thinks of fellow Alaskan Sarah Palin's rise. Read the Rest...

Letter of the Week: Our form of Democracy must be reformed
EDITOR: Our country's elected representatives and system are inept and totally controlled by two political parties, special interests and large corporations. Mainstream media, including this paper, now being owned and controlled by a few, have become nothing more than another very powerful, manipulative special interest group. Read the Rest...

Whether Obama or McCain wins, America loses
What kind of president will the winner of November's national popularity contest be? If history is any judge, the nation's next chief executive, whether Democrat Barack Obama or Republican John McCain, will be something of a monster. Read the Rest...