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A charter amendment to lower the voting age to 16 that will appear on the November ballot would put San Francisco at the forefront of expanding voting rights at a time when some other governments around the country have implemented increasingly restrictive voting laws. “Regardless of whether this measure is approved or not, (San Francisco) is starting a trend that will happen across the country, where cities like ours will consider whether young people can vote,” Supervisor John Avalos, who championed the measure, said at Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting. [...] they were swayed by the idea that lowering the voting age gets people involved in the electoral process earlier, which in turn could make them habitual voters — a step critical to improving the country’s low turnout rates. [...] some supervisors also pointed to the rise of Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, as evidence that adults are no more informed than a 16-year-old. Lowering the voting age runs counter to laws in many states to implement strict voter ID requirements and limit the time frame during which people can vote. A Kansas law that took effect in 2013 requires residents to provide proof of citizenship when they register to vote. In 2016, 17 states will have new voting restrictions in place for the presidential election, according to the nonpartisan Brennan Center for Justice in New York. Council members in Washington, D.C., are considering legislation to allow 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in federal elections, a measure even more radical than San Francisco’s. “It’s a very slippery slope when we make the argument that if one can vote, one should be able to stand trial,” Cohen said. [...] on Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors briefly addressed one of the most contentious measures it faces — legislation barring city law enforcement officials from notifying U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents when an individual in the country without legal standing will be released from local custody, except in very limited circumstances. Newly elected Sheriff Vicki Hennessy wants greater discretion to notify federal immigration authorities — a position backed by Mayor Ed Lee.
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made the federal government’s first commitment to move ahead with a ban on asbestos, saying "its impact on workers far outweighs any benefits that it might provide.”
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Wendy?s said that self-service ordering kiosks will be made available across its 6,000-plus restaurants in the second half of the year as minimum wage hikes and a tight labor market push up w…
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Nation's oldest living World War II combat Veteran Richard Overton turning 110-years-old
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German authorities are investigating 40 cases in which Islamic militants are suspected of having entered the country with the recent flood of refugees from the Middle East, the federal police said on Wednesday.
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The Federal Elections Commission released a letter to the Bernie Sanders campaign detailing campaign finance issues they have with his campaign with the latest forms Bernie 2016 filed. Now to be fair to Bernie, his campaign has refunded some of the...
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'It won't be for a lack of trying...'
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"As I’ve said before, my policy differences and reservations about Donald’s campaign are well-established."
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By Dave Boyer - The Washington TimesWhite House National Security Adviser Susan E. Rice said Wednesday there are too many white people in key government posts, creating the danger of
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Share on Facebook 1 1 SHARES For people who are planning on voting for Trump in November, Trump has a message: he hopes you aren’t particularly attached to any of the specifics in any of his plans, because they are subject to major, massive revision without notice. And if you think that’s bad, wait until he gets to office and starts negotiating awesome deals with | Read More »
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“Goofy Elizabeth Warren lied when she says I want to abolish the Federal Minimum Wage. See media—asking for increase!”
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FBI Director James Comey says he doesn’t know what “security inquiry” means during a “pen and pad” briefing with reporters on Wednesday.
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The GOP front-runner asks influential conservatives to help cut the price of his proposal.
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A group of unruly Muslims chanting "Free Palestine" took it upon themselves to attack a group of British citizens who were merely having a drink of beer outs...
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Share on Facebook 1 1 SHARES I certainly don’t think that John McCain is beyond criticism, as a pretty voluminous amount of my writing work will attest. But what I will say about John McCain is that a guy who was captured, tortured, and held as a prisoner of war by one of America’s enemies is entitled to respect for his military service. If you | Read More »
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Virgie Tovar speaks out against ‘fat oppression’ in a ‘white, heteronormative society’
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Manchester's Police Commissioner says shouts of Allahu Akbar, during an anti-terror operation may undermine community relations. Police were today accused of...
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Michael Slager, 34, is currently on trial for murder over the April 2015 attack which reignited the Black Lives Matter movement. He was filmed shooting Walter Scott, 50, eight times after a traffic stop.
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Straw Poll - Instant, Real-Time Polls
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This May, Follow the Money with George Clooney & Julia Roberts. Facebook.com/MoneyMonster Twitter.com/MoneyMonster YouTube.com/SonyPictures Subscribe for exc...
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Marco Rubio said Wednesday he will support Donald Trump in the general election because the only other choice is to back Hillary Clinton, and warned that Republicans who don't vote are also supporting Clinton.
I'm even more scared about [Clinton] being in control of the U.S. government,'' Rubio said during an interview with the Today show on Wednesday morning. I think it's pretty clear that this is the position obviously I didn't want us to be in. Donald Trump obviously wasn't my first choice.
The failed GOP primary candidate reaffirmed that despite his reservations he would continue to support Trump, but did not say whether or not he would hit the trail for Trump in the coming months.
The only other choice then would be to vote for Hillary Clinton or to abstain, both of which would also be supportive of her, Rubio stated. And I have even more policy differences with her.
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The Senate Judiciary Committee held an open hearing today on the FISA Amendments Act, the law that ostensibly authorizes the digital surveillance of hundreds of millions of people both in the United States and around the world. Section 702 of the law, scheduled to expire next year, is designed to allow U.S.
