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Former Supreme Court justice John Paul Stevens in 2014.

Repealing the Second Amendment isn't easy but it's what March for Our Lives students need

A full repeal of the 2nd Amendment is hard work, but it is the only way March for Our Lives won't be hijacked by politicians out to harvest votes.

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Congress is feeding opioid addiction with this bill. Why haven't they repealed it yet?
The “Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act” hurts DEA efforts to fight the opioid crisis yet Congress hasn't repealed it.

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Unlicensed florist Monique Chauvin protests at the courthouse in New Orleans in 2010.

Louisiana is the only state that requires occupational licenses for florists. It's absurd.
Louisiana is the only state that requires florists licenses. It is far from the only state with absurd licensing laws that need to be nixed.

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President Trump with the 2,232-page, $1.3 trillion spending bill he signed, March 23, 2018, Washington, D.C.

Huge new spending law leaves huge unsolved problems, from health to infrastructure to DACA
The one-and-done Congress ignored immigration, tariffs, infrastructure, health and harassment in a huge bill that may be the last thing they do for months.

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Don’t add citizenship question to Census. That’s anti-immigrant and crassly political.
By adding a question on citizenship, the Trump administration is driving down compliance, driving up costs and debase the Census: Our view

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Why we’re reinstating Census citizenship question
'Citizenship question on ... the census is necessary to provide complete and accurate data': Commerce secretary

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If Republicans rigged voting maps, why are Democrats winning so much?
Both parties draw districts for partisan advantage, but gerrymandering only goes so far. Democrats need to remember that people aren't formulas.

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Incoming national security adviser John Bolton in 2015.

Donald Trump is making an appalling mess of our government and John Bolton is Exhibit A
The attacks on the 'administrative state' or 'permanent government' are attacks on democracy itself, and John Bolton is Donald Trump's latest offensive.

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Trevor Noah, Conan O'Brien, Stephen Colbert, James Corden on Stormy Daniels' salacious '60 Minutes' story in Best of Late Night
Donald Trump was spanked and Stormy Daniels was threatened, according to the porn star. Watch our favorite jokes, then vote for yours!