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...idea that Obama will not protect Israel’s right to exist is, however, simply wrong. Americans who strongly support Israel should have no qualms whatsoever about also supporting Obama for president...
...decision, the right to marry is the “right of an individual to establish a legally recognized family with the person of one’s choice.” Though California law establishes little legal difference between domestic partnerships and marriage, an important symbolic difference does exist, as the thousands of gay couples that have been married since May recognize. There is no reason why this symbol of love and commitment should be refused for certain people based merely on the gender of their partner. Unfortunately, many arguments mounted against same-sex marriage appeal implicitly...
...Democracy, of course, would not exist without the right to vote. The ability to participate in one’s government is an essential check on corruption and ensures that the ruling power serves the interests of those ruled. In a Lockean sense, it also represents the consent of the people that defines civil government. But people have forgotten that there is another right essential to American democracy, nearly as important in what it symbolizes: the right not to vote...
...find it amazing that a symposium like this didn’t exist before,” Ding said...
...challenges still exist. While reporting this story, I came across people on every continent but Antarctica who were frustrated. Voter outreach simply doesn't make it to everybody. Some people I spoke with were so confused by the process that they ended up not voting. An electronic voting system is in development, but Brunelli says that it may take "several years" before it can be used. Los Angeles County has a website where absentee voters can trace their ballots. The Federal Voting Overseas Program redesigned their website to ease the process and the Overseas Vote Foundation's website walks voters...