Word: voter
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...what if we were able to ensure that everyone had an equal shot at financing political campaigns? Several constitutional theorists have suggested that such a scheme would be the apex of campaign finance reform. For instance, in his "Equal Dollars Per Voter," Edward Foley argues that all private funding should be eliminated from campaigns, allowing each voter to allocate an equal proportion of a pool of public financing to favored candidates...
...trademark dark suit and cowboy boots, got riled when an atypical constituent accused him of gutting environmental-protection laws in order to give corporate polluters a break. "I'm not gonna take a lecture that I need to compromise," Armey fired back. "I've got compromise fatigue." The voter was booed down...
...very proud Democrat. This is a Democratic primary. I don't think, with the help of Dave and Jim, I won't be able to appeal to every voter in this district as a Democrat...
...underestimate your importance. Hyman told me that as the council raised issues of student aid and voter registration this winter, he was contacted by the White House. They were interested in working with Harvard students on these issues. A day in the life of the president of the council might well include phone calls from Time magazine, Harvard administrators and concerned off-campus activists. In short, council executives are very important people. If they talk sense, people will listen. Though the council may spend a majority of its time fighting for wrist pads and computers, its raison d'etre...
...longer command the assent of those who have seen the heavens through Galileo's telescope." The Seminarians circulated papers among themselves and met twice a year to vote on more than 2,000 separate pieces of scripture. They conceived a mediagenic means of voting: for each Gospel verse, each voter dropped a plastic bead in a bucket. The bead's color signified the scholar's opinion. The book quoted one participant's description: "Red: That's Jesus! Pink: Sure sounds like Jesus. Gray: Well, maybe. Black: There's been some mistake." The Five Gospels (the fifth one was Thomas') consisted...