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Independents Call For Congressional Hearings
Independents are a new force in American politics but face
structural barriers that block our full democratic participation.
Often these barriers are so accepted as part of the electoral
system that they go unnoticed. Congressional hearings would
shine a light on these inequities and go a long way to revitalizing
our democracy and reducing partisanship.
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Look to California for Post-Partisan Model
By Jason Olson, Director of IndependentVoice.Org
Published in the North County Times and Benicia Herald
President Barack Obama recently took to the air in his weekly radio address
and focused on an issue of concern to most Americans: the negative effects of
partisanship on the political process.
Obama said, "[L]ately, the response from Washington has been partisanship
and gridlock that's only undermined public confidence and hindered our efforts
to grow the economy. So while there's nothing wrong with our country, there is
something wrong with our politics, and that's what we've got to fix."
But if President Obama thinks that's all it's going to take to fix partisanship,
he's in for a rude awakening. On the other hand, if he is finally getting serious
about political change, then he should look to California. more>
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After Crucial 2010 California Reform Victories, Where do
Independents Go Now?
Led by independents, the voters of California made massive changes to the
state's political processes from 2008 to 2010. In 2012, voters will face a
completely different election system where their vote actually matters. So
what do independents do now?
It's not enough to just have political power, we have to use it.
IndependentVoice.Org is organizing teams of independent voters across the
state to screen the candidates in 2012. We're not interested in hearing the
same old partisan talking points. We want to know what they're going to do to
keep reforming the political process and work towards actually solving
California's serious issues.
The first step is using the Congressional Hearings Campaign to locate
independents who want to make a difference. Get Involved>
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New Political Landscape Has CA Politicians Asking:
"Who Are Independents?? And What Do They Want???"
IndependentVoice.Org was a key leader in passing critical reforms of our
elections process in 2008 and 2010. Now as the politicians scramble to
understand the new political landscape, they're asking a lot of questions about
the key political players - independent voters.
As we get closer to the 2012 elections, we'll go beyond the polls and explore
who independents are. First, more "About Us">
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A Look Back at the Open Primary Prop 14
Victory in June 2010
Joyce Dattner, chair of IV.Org speaks with
Schwarzenegger & Maldonado at the Victory
Press Conference.
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