The 26th Amendment was added to the U.S. Constitution in 1971, granting 18-year olds the right to vote. This Amendment broke all records for speed of ratification, taking only three months. It represented a collective expression of faith that … [Read more...] about 18-YEAR OLD VOTE
PARTY CONVENTION RULES
There are two basic approaches to permitting people to partici pate in their government. The first, called functional representation, is based on the theory that society is made up of different constituencies, including labor, business, church, … [Read more...] about PARTY CONVENTION RULES
Simas Kudirka’s Gift to America — December 1974
THE RIGHT NOT TO VOTE
After the 1974 election returns showed that only 38 percent of the voting-age population cast ballots the American people have been subjected to recriminations from do-gooders who bemoan the failure of the majority to do their "citizen's duty" and … [Read more...] about THE RIGHT NOT TO VOTE
1974 ELECTION
It was said of the Bourbon kings of France that they kept making the same mistakes because they never learned. The same comment might be made about the Republican Party. If there is anyone subject Republicans ought to be expert on, it should be … [Read more...] about 1974 ELECTION
HEALTH RESTRICTIONS
Airline stewardess Kathy Truax has been fired from her job because she is four pounds overweight. Her airline set a weight limit of 135 pounds for her height of feet, seven inches, and she weighed in at 139 pounds. Kathy says this is … [Read more...] about HEALTH RESTRICTIONS
Rockefeller’s Record of Rule or Ruin — September 1974
APPOINTMENT OF ROCKEFELLER
We all cheered when President Ford told us to support candidates, regardless of political party or ideology, ''who consistently vote to cut the cost of government, restrain Federal spending, and bring inflation under control." Not since President … [Read more...] about APPOINTMENT OF ROCKEFELLER
SENATOR FULBRIGHT
After Senator William Fulbright was defeated in the recent Democratic primary in Arkansas, thus signaling the end of his long career as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, many commentators sounded off about how Fulbright has been … [Read more...] about SENATOR FULBRIGHT
CAMPAIGN FINANCING
Some months ago, Common Cause came out with a report on political campaigns which concluded that the two parties which compete in every Congressional election are not, contrary to what most people think, the Republican and the Democratic parties, but … [Read more...] about CAMPAIGN FINANCING
