Archive for January, 2008

Democrats Pass on Challenge to Secret Vote Counting in SC

January 26, 2008

Democrats Pass on Challenge to
Secret Vote Counting in South Carolina

This is the place to affix the STAMP. Link
Michael Collins
“Scoop” Independent News
Washington, DC
South Carolinians mounted a serious protest to the onerous “Stamp Act” imposed on the colonies by British rulers. The act levied a tax to pay for the “Seven [...]

Collins: “Chain, chain, chain …” The Texas Primary

January 20, 2008

Forced Loyalty Oath Locks Kucinich out of Texas Primary

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“Chain, chain, chain …” The Texas Primary
Michael Collins
“Scoop” Independent News
Washington, D.C.
Dennis Kucinich may not win the Democratic nomination for president, but he’s leaving a pro-democracy legacy across the country. To begin with, this candidate actually discusses critical issues demonstrating his respect for voters. [...]

“…the ballots shall not be counted in secret.”

January 19, 2008

..these ballots shall not be counted in secret.
South Carolina Constitution

An Appeal to John Edwards to Take a Stand for Voting Rights
Michael Collins
“Scoop” Independent News
Washington, DC
Media, election, and judicial reform advocate Mark Adams, JD, MBA of Tampa, Florida discovered something very important in the South Carolina Constitution. It provides for [...]

M. Collins: Forget the Torture Tapes

January 1, 2008

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Michael Collins
“Scoop” Independent News
Washington, D.C.
There’s a reflexive tendency to think the worst of the Bush-Cheney administration when scandals like the torture tapes emerge. This tendency is well justified.
This administration’s defining moment was the Iraq invasion. Over time, it caused death to 1.2 million civilians and the injuries of 1.1 million noncombatants. [...]