Bernie on Political and Electoral Reform

Where does Bernie Sanders stand on Voting Rights? Information on Citizens United, the DISCLOSE Act, public funding of elections, Democracy Day, Gerrymandering & Voter Suppression, and how many Americans have rejected the Two-Party System

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The Fight For Voting Rights Is Our Fight Today

The Fight for Voting Rights Is Our Fight Today by Bernie Sanders

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Bernie Sanders introduces legislation to make Election Day a National Holiday

Bernie Sanders introduces legislation to make Election Day a National Holiday | Daily Kos | "Bernie Sanders is taking the fight to restore complete Voting Rights to the republicans. He says that republicans should be ashamed that they have refused to consider legislation to restore parts of the Voting Rights Act that have been gutted since enactment of the act in 1965 in order to preserve their majorities." Excellent idea and long overdue. Click to read and share the full article.

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Bernie Sanders Files the Constitutional Amendment to Undo Citizens United

Bernie Sanders Files the Constitutional Amendment to Undo Citizens United. In plain English, this section overturns Citizens United by barring any entity that doesn't have the right to vote from donating to campaigns. | Learn more: http://feelthebern.org/bernie-sanders-on-political-and-electoral-reform/

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Difference Of Opinion

"that is the lowest of the low" Sen. Bernie Sanders | Learn more: http://feelthebern.org/bernie-sanders-on-political-and-electoral-reform/

The Right to Vote is the fundamental basis of democracy. We send our young man and women to die in countries for their right to vote. Learn more: http://feelthebern.org/bernie-sanders-on-political-and-electoral-reform/ We Are The World, Greater Good, The Peace, Timeline Photos, That Way, Just In Case, The Globe

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The Right to Vote is the fundamental basis of democracy. We send our young man and women to die in countries for their right to vote. Learn more: http://feelthebern.org/bernie-sanders-on-political-and-electoral-reform/

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Bernie Sanders’ Secret Sauce: The Vermont Socialist's Improbable Rise To Prominence

Bernie Sanders’ Secret Sauce: The Vermont Socialist's Improbable Rise To Prominence The Vermont's Senator's unexpected journey.

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Bernie Sanders: Americans rejected two-party system in midterms | CNN Politics

Bernie Sanders: Americans rejected two-party system in midterms Independent senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont argued Monday that the low voter turnout in the midterm elections reflected widespread negative opinions about both the Republican Party and the Democratic Party. "What I think really happened is about 64 percent of the American people rejected the two-party system," Sanders said on Comedy Central's "Colbert Report."

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Bernie Sanders Lobs A Crippling Blow At The Kochs With Bill To Publicly Fund Elections

Bernie Sanders Lobs A Crippling Blow At The Kochs With Bill To Publicly Fund Elections During a campaign event in New Hampshire today, Sen. Bernie Sanders announced that he will be filing a bill that would effectively cripple the Kochs and right-wing billionaires by providing public funding for elections. #feelthebern

Make Election Day a National Holiday Sen. Bernie Sanders has proposed a bill to designate "Democracy Day" as a national election holiday to make it easier for Americans to vote. Nationwide, preliminary indications are that the total turnout for the 2014 elections was only 36.6 percent, according to the United States Elections Project at the University of Florida. Hippies, University, Democracy Day, National Holiday, National Holidays, University Of Florida

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Make Election Day a National Holiday

Make Election Day a National Holiday Sen. Bernie Sanders has proposed a bill to designate "Democracy Day" as a national election holiday to make it easier for Americans to vote. Nationwide, preliminary indications are that the total turnout for the 2014 elections was only 36.6 percent, according to the United States Elections Project at the University of Florida.

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President Jimmy Carter: The United States is an Oligarchy...

President Jimmy Carter: The United States is an Oligarchy. Former President Jimmy Carter stated during an interview in July 2015 that “the billionaire class now owns the economy, and they are working day and night to make certain that they own the United States government.” #feelthebern

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Sen. Bernie Sanders: We have a government of, by, and for billionaires

Sen. Bernie Sanders: We have a government of, by, and for billionaires Reflecting on Abraham Lincoln’s stirring close to his Gettysburg Address, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said to a Brookings audience today that “we are moving rapidly away from our democratic heritage into an oligarchic form of society where today we are experiencing a government of the billionaires, by the billionaires, and for the billionaires.”

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Corruption is Legal in America

Fewer people turn out to vote when the presidency's not at stake BERNIE SANDERS ON POLITICAL & ELECTORAL REFORM Senator Bernie Sanders demands that the United States’ elected government represent us, its people. He observes a disturbing trend where the average citizen is disenfranchised, and fears that we are losing what makes America great ��— our system of democracy. Scientists, But Why, No Matter How, Some Ideas, Matter, It Cast

Bernie Sanders on Political & Electoral Reform

Fewer people turn out to vote when the presidency's not at stake BERNIE SANDERS ON POLITICAL & ELECTORAL REFORM Senator Bernie Sanders demands that the United States’ elected government represent us, its people. He observes a disturbing trend where the average citizen is disenfranchised, and fears that we are losing what makes America great — our system of democracy.

Bernie Sanders on Political & Electoral Reform

BERNIE SANDERS ON POLITICAL & ELECTORAL REFORM Senator Bernie Sanders demands that the United States’ elected government represent us, its people. He observes a disturbing trend where the average citizen is disenfranchised, and fears that we are losing what makes America great — our system of democracy. #feelthebern