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America needs a Voters' Bill of Rights, i.e. something to eliminate the worst abuses of our system and allow the ordinary citizen to think there might be some point to voting in elections; what we have now is vanishingly close to a one-party system. A minimal list of items I'd like to have in such a list would be: 1. The most major item: Runoff Elections. Nobody should ever fear to vote his first choice, at least on a first ballot, and nobody should ever hold any public office with less than 50% of the vote. 2. A "None of...

A Message from Wes Clark December 2, 2004   Dear Loyal Supporter,The holiday season is here, but the election season isn't over yet.  So it is with great urgency that I write you today.  My friend, Charlie Melancon, won a place on this Saturday's Louisiana run-off ballot for a seat in Congress, and he needs your help in these final few hours before the election.Charlie Melancon is a native Louisianan who has the experience to get the job done in Washington.  As a state legislator and community leader, he's fought to improve schools and provide our families with health care. ...