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===== Neo-Nazi group plots rebuild as Trump’s FBI chief takes helm, audio reveals =====
[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/24/neo-nazi-trump-fbi-chief by Ben Makuch 24/2/25 The Guardian]
An international neo-Nazi terrorist group with origins in the US appears to be quickly rebuilding its global and stateside ranks, according to information obtained by the Guardian from its digital accounts.
=====Several surprising things about Trump's Colorado disqualification=====
[https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/12/20/2212780/-Several-surprising-things-about-Trump-s-Colorado-disqualification?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=trending&pm_medium=web by liberaldad2 12/19/23 The DailyKos]
First, none of the judges disagreed that Trump was guilty of insurrection. At least, none of the dissenters mentioned that in their dissents. In other words, the CO Supreme Court ruled 7-0 that Donald Trump is guilty of insurrection. Two of the dissenters simply believed that the disqualification should be decided at the federal level.
Third, conservative retired judge Michael Luttig was a guest on MSNBC last night. Based on the unassailable arguments in the written opinion, he predicted that SCOTUS will uphold the CO decision.
===== Election system needs an overhaul, but it's not that easy =====
[https://www.reuters.com/article/world/us-politics/election-system-needs-an-overhaul-but-its-not-that-easy-idUSBRE8A71F9/ by Deborah Charles 8/11/12 Reuters]
Election Day problems have become commonplace in the United States in recent general elections. But a comment by President Barack Obama offered a glimmer of hope that problems that have dogged voting for years might finally be addressed.
===== Fox News settles blockbuster defamation lawsuit with Dominion Voting Systems =====
[https://www.npr.org/2023/04/18/1170339114/fox-news-settles-blockbuster-defamation-lawsuit-with-dominion-voting-systems by David Folkenflik 18/4/23 npr]
Judge Eric Davis of the Delaware Superior Court announced the settlement from the bench on Tuesday afternoon ahead of the trial's scheduled start.
===== How has the Electoral College survived, despite being perennially unpopular? =====
[https://www.npr.org/2024/11/04/nx-s1-5173568/electoral-college-explained by Bill Chappell 4/11/24 npr]
A majority of Americans — more than 60% — support abolishing the Electoral College, according to a September report by the Pew Research Center. But the system has survived an unprecedented number of attempts to change it.
===== Republican bid to alter Nebraska's electoral system to boost Trump stymied =====
[https://www.reuters.com/world/us/republican-bid-alter-nebraskas-electoral-system-boost-trump-fails-2024-09-23/ by Joseph Ax 23/9/24 Reuters]
Sept 23 (Reuters) - A last-minute Republican effort to award Nebraska's five Electoral College votes on a winner-take-all basis - a change that would help Donald Trump's odds of winning the White House - appeared doomed on Monday, after a key Republican lawmaker said he opposed the proposal despite lobbying from Trump's allies.
===== The real reason we have an Electoral College: to protect slave states =====
[https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2016/11/12/13598316/donald-trump-electoral-college-slavery-akhil-reed-amar by Sean Illing 12/11/16 Vox]
There’s too much news and too little context. At Vox, we’ll help you understand what really matters. We report urgently on the most important stories shaping our world, but we also spend time on issues the rest of the media neglects.
===== In Georgia, primary election chaos highlights a voting system deeply flawed =====
[https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/in-georgia-primary-election-chaos-highlights-a-voting-system-deeply-flawed by Miles O'Brien 22/6/20 PBS NEWS]
Georgia experienced major problems with its voting processes during a primary election earlier in June. People waited in line up to eight hours to cast ballots, and poll workers struggled with new machines on which they hadn’t been trained due to the pandemic. What do Georgia’s election issues mean for other state primaries -- and for American democracy more broadly?
=====Can a socialist ex-marine fill Joe Manchin’s seat in West Virginia?=====
[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/nov/19/socialist-zach-shrewsbury-joe-manchin-west-virginia-us-senate by Chris Stein 11/19/2023 The Guardian]
“We need leaders that are cut from the working-class cloth. We need representation that will go toe to toe with corporate parasites and their bought politicians. We need a leader who will not waver in the face of these powers that keep the boot on our neck,” Shrewsbury said to applause from the small group of supporters gathered behind him.
The remarks were a swipe at Joe Manchin, the Democratic senator who for the past 13 years had managed to represent what has become one of the most Republican states in the nation. In recent years he has used his power as a swing vote in Congress to stop several of Joe Biden’s legislative priorities – attracting the ire of progressives and prompting Shrewsbury to mount a primary challenge.
===== Could the Electoral College system ever change? =====
[https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/electoral-college-system-ever-change by PBS News Hour 13/11/16 PBS NEWS]
President-Elect Donald Trump captured the White House by winning the Electoral College, even as Hillary Clinton won about half a million votes more than Trump. In response, some are calling for a national popular vote to decide the election. Josh Tucker, a politics professor at New York University, joins Alison Stewart to discuss.
===== Voting system failures: database solution =====
[https://motherjones.com/wp-content/uploads/norden_report.pdf by Lawrence Norden BRENNAN CENTER FOR JUSTICE]
The Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law is a non-partisan public policy and law institute that focuses on fundamental issues of democracy and justice. Our work ranges from voting rights to campaign finance reform, from racial justice in criminal law to presidential power in the fight against terrorism. A singular institution – part think tank, part public interest law firm, part advocacy group – the Brennan Center combines scholarship, legislative and legal advocacy, and communication to win meaningful, measurable change in the public sector.
===== How to Fix America’s Confusing Voting System =====
[https://www.propublica.org/article/improve-voter-turnout-solutions-accessibility by Aliyya Swaby 12/9/22 PROPUBLICA]
Faye Combs used to enter the voting booth with trepidation. Unable to read until she was in her 40s, she would struggle to decipher the words on the ballot, intimidated by how quickly the people around her finished and departed.
===== Here’s how US presidents get elected (it’s not by winning the most votes) =====
[https://www.weforum.org/stories/2020/10/here-s-how-a-us-president-gets-elected-it-s-not-by-winning-the-most-votes/ by John Letzing 1/10/20 WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM]
The Electoral College is a mostly winner-take-all system that delivers a set number of electoral votes per state to the winner of the popular vote there. That set number is based on a state’s headcount in Congress – the minimum is three (as in Alaska and Wyoming, for example), and the maximum is 55 (California). There are 538 in total, and 270 are needed to win.
===== Commentary: Why the Electoral College System Makes Little Sense Today =====
[https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/commentary-why-the-electoral-college-system-makes-little-sense-today by Politics 1/11/12 PBS NEWS]
Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, center, carries a ballot box containing the 12 Massachusetts electoral votes for Vice President Al Gore during the Electoral College voting at the Statehouse Dec. 18, 2000, in Boston. Is the Electoral College system outdated?


===== Voting Restrictions Are Further Politicizing U.S. Electoral System, Journalist Says =====
===== Voting Restrictions Are Further Politicizing U.S. Electoral System, Journalist Says =====
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