Alaska's budget process is stuck in the past. The state's constitution demands an unusually high threshold for overriding a governor's veto on budget matters. This rule, requiring three-fourths of legislators to agree, makes it tough for the public's voice to be heard. It's time to update this rule
Ecuadorians faced a big choice on Sunday. They voted in a referendum. The vote was about two main things. First, allowing foreign countries to set up military bases in Ecuador. Second, starting the process to create a new constitution. Crime has been a big problem in Ecuador. Drug gangs are fightin
Zimbabwe's ruling party, ZANU-PF, has decided to change the constitution. This change would let President Emmerson Mnangagwa stay in office until 2030. The party made this decision during a conference on Saturday. Mnangagwa is currently 83 years old. His second five-year term was supposed to end in
Hungary has taken a significant step backward in its treatment of LGBTQ+ communities. The country's parliament approved a constitutional change that gives the government the power to stop public events organized by these groups. This move has sparked outrage among legal experts and critics, who see
The idea of a president serving more than two terms has sparked intense debate. The 22nd amendment clearly states that no one can be elected to the presidency more than twice. This amendment was put in place after Franklin D. Roosevelt served an unprecedented four terms. It was ratified in 1951,
In a surprising turn of events, a group of Trump supporters at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) are pushing for an unprecedented move. They want to change the rules so that President Donald Trump can run for a third term in 2028. This idea is being pushed by the Third Term Project
A recent decision by a federal appeals court has sparked a potential showdown at the Supreme Court over birthright citizenship. The 9th U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals chose to uphold a temporary block on an executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship for certain immigrant children. This o
California's voters recently said no to Proposition 6, a measure that aimed to stop forced labor in prisons. This move left many criminal justice reform advocates and incarcerated individuals disappointed. Current laws allow prisons to compel people to work as punishment, with wages often below $0.
The Electoral College is a weird system that doesn't make sense today. It was set up a long time ago to balance power between big and small states. But now, it makes some votes matter more than others. For example, a vote in a small state like Wyoming counts more than a vote in a big state like Cali
The debate over abortion in Florida has taken a dramatic turn with the lawsuit filed by the political committee behind the campaign to pass a constitutional right to abortion in Florida against the state's Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA). The committee, Floridians Protecting Freedom, In
