Portfolio Tag: Party Politics

May 2, 2015

An open carry law was just passed in Texas . . . yeah, the state wasn't an open carry state prior, curiously enough. Mr. X talks about the use of semantic games to "game" the law as he relates his and Lou's own experience with the Fair and Clean Election law in New Jersey a…
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March 7, 2015

Special guest, freshman PA legislator Aaron Kaufer, joins Lou and Frank in studio. After only a few weeks in Harrisburg Kaufer's lost a lot of faith in the system as a member of the Government Reform Caucus. He lays much blame at the feet of party politics, saying of the legislature, "It's very frustrating being in there."…
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May 31, 2014

Mike begins this episode by noting election process differences among the states. And what about "stacking the deck" as a ballot strategy? Lou says laws are for the mundanes, not for those in power. Fortunately, Mike's got good news to share from the recent Texas Primaries: overwhelming success for Tea Party candidates. In particular, Daniel Patrick defeated establishment candidate…
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May 24, 2017

Mike kicks off the broadcast with an update on the grooming of San Antonio mayor Julian Castro. Mike's hearing from sources in Texas that Castro's already been tapped as Hillary Clinton's 2016 running mate. Frank Sorick's in studio again to give an update on the Independent Gazette's Thursday night post on the hacking of Wilkes-Barre mayor…
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