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termlimits.com > fix-the-system-not-the-birthdays-why-term-limits-beat-age-limits

Fix the System, Not the Birthdays: Why Term Limits Beat Age Limits

54+ min ago   (187+ words) As Washington’s aging leadership continues to ignite debate over gerontocracy, a simple solution is frequently proposed: slap a mandatory maximum age cap on members of Congress. But targeting a lawmaker’s birth certificate mistakes the symptom for the disease. The core…...


turnto23.com > news > in-your-neighborhood > bakersfield > local-groups-step-in-as-immigrants-released-from-ice-custody-in-bakersfield-face-uncertain-path-home

Local groups help immigrants released from ICE custody in Bakersfield

3+ hour, 47+ min ago   (368+ words) BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — A growing number of immigrants are being released from ICE custody in Bakersfield, often hundreds or even thousands of miles away from where they were first detained, and local organizations are raising concerns and stepping in to…...


my.lwv.org > pennsylvania > delaware-county-ilo > event > hot-topic-have-our-election-procedures-changed-and-how-secure-are-they

Hot Topic: Have Our Election Procedures Changed and How Secure Are They? | MyLO

1+ hour, 55+ min ago   (216+ words) Join us for the Hot Topic: Have our Election Procedures Changed and How Secure Are They? on Friday, September 18, 2026 at Noon via Zoom. The program will feature James Allen, Director Delaware County Bureau of Elections. He will share how Delaware…...


yahoo.com > news > videos > local-groups-step-immigrants-released-180444468.html

Local groups step in as immigrants released from ICE custody in Bakersfield face uncertain path home

10+ hour, 48+ min ago   (150+ words) A growing number of immigrants are being released from ICE custody in Bakersfield, often hundreds or even thousands of miles away from where they were first detained, and local organizations are raising concerns and stepping in to help. According to…...


usnews.com > news > politics > articles > 2026-09-14 > second-federal-judge-freezes-trump-mail-ballot-order-with-us-supreme-court-poised-to-weigh-in

Second Federal Judge Freezes Trump Mail Ballot Order With US Supreme Court Poised to Weigh In

16+ hour, 36+ min ago   (476+ words) A federal judge in Washington, D.C. has issued a new order freezing President Donald Trump's attempt to limit mail voting for the midterm elections Second Federal Judge Freezes Trump Mail Ballot Order With US Supreme Court Poised to Weigh In A…...


moldpres.md > eng > society > deputy-prime-minister-reintegration-has-already-begun-through-things-that-bring-people-closer-together

Deputy Prime Minister: Reintegration has already begun through things that bring people closer together

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (692+ words) Moldova's reintegration must be built gradually, through measures that bring people closer together and improve their everyday lives, and the process “has already begun,” Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration Valeriu Chiveri told an interview with MOLDPRES. According to the official,…...


thefulcrum.us > civic-engagement-education > usa-constitution-day

NYU Law professor Melissa Murray: The Constitution was never meant to be finished — just fought for.

17+ hour, 2+ min ago   (1599+ words) Melissa Murray explains how public vigilance keeps the Constitution alive. Constitution Day is September 17. In her Constitution Day Conversation with Fulcrum Contributor Rick LaRue, NYU School of Law professor and commentator Melissa Murray shares her appreciative yet critical perspective on…...


newzimbabwe.com > from-durham-to-zimbabwe-young-constitution-defenders-keep-the-democratic-flame-burning

From Durham to Zimbabwe: Young Constitution Defenders keep the democratic flame burning

17+ hour, 11+ min ago   (529+ words) THERE was something deeply symbolic about a group of young Zimbabweans gathering in Durham, in the North East of England, to discuss the future of a country more than 11 hours away from home. They were far from Zimbabwe geographically, but…...


thehansindia.com > hans > opinion > news-analysis > let-us-stay-away-from-de-democratisation-1121566

Let us stay away from de-democratisation

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (444+ words) A retired IPS officer critically examines the state of Indian democracy, discussing the dilution of grassroots governance, the impact of political centralization, and the need to preserve local self-rule. Let us stay away from de-democratisation Many people opine that democracy…...


thefulcrum.us > democracy > democracy-and-tyranny

Our Constitution was designed as an antidote to tyranny. 250 years later, the villain is trying to smash the vial.

17+ hour, 22+ min ago   (1718+ words) The Constitution’s strength against tyranny endures, but only if Americans choose to protect it. As the US Constitution turns 250, one expert argues it was designed as an antidote to tyranny — and warns that antidote is now at risk. There are…...