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Some efforts have been made towards election reform. Last week, the Florida state legislature passed a bill to replace outdated polling equipment, provide more funding for poll worker training and voter education, and create a statewide standard for manual recounts and ballot irregularities...
Even before the film Traffic broadcast its bleak evaluation of the war, things had begun to change at the state level, where overburdened criminal-justice systems handle most drug offenses. In the past four years, states have passed 17 of 19 proposed ballot initiatives that loosened tough drug laws. While Congress shows little interest in repealing stiff federal "mandatory minimum" drug sentences, some 700 drug courts have been created or are being planned by various states to shepherd narcotics abusers through treatment rather than prison. Utah and Oregon curtailed police powers to forfeit the assets of suspected drug users. Nine...
...here? At 8:54 p.m. ET, (or, weeks ago in the Outback - still with us?) Colby cast his vote to cast out Keith. It was a puzzling ballot, on the face of it - Colby had, once again won immunity, and the smart play seemingly would be to get rid of the stronger player (Tina) for the final round. But then, remember this: "No matter what happens," Colby said to Tina at one point, "Keith Famie doesn't win a million bucks...
...this—our federalist system and bicameral legislature, and the fragmented structure of Congressional committees. He proposes several workable solutions within our framework, most of which boil down to strengthening the political parties and their ability to discipline individual lawmakers. He comes out persuasively against term limits and ballot initiatives, using sociological research wisely to show that having inexperienced lawmakers deal with complicated issues is a liability...
Lesson for Junior: None needed--he's a fifth-generation Arkansas politician. If they spell his name right on the ballot, he's golden