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EXCLUSIVE: Dr. Ben Carson’s Wife Candy Carson Encourages Voting, ‘Next Election Is Critical for Our Nation’

In her first interview since her husband, Dr. Ben Carson, announced he is running for president, Candy Carson talked to Breitbart News exclusively about their wedding anniversary, family, and faith, but she also stressed how critical it is for Americans to get out there and vote as well as educate themselves on the issues to hold their Congressmen accountable.

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California Pushes Plans for Voting by Mail

California election officials Wednesday released plans for new legislation with the stated aim of “provid[ing] greater flexibility and convenience” for voters, including voting by mail, in the hope that the changes will boost voter turnout.

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‘Mandatory Voting’: Using Democracy As Camouflage For Power

Voting is one important component of freedom, but it’s not a substitute for freedom. Even when the vote isn’t rigged, it’s still incredibly dangerous to accept the notion of voting – of politics – as a sufficient limit on power. That’s the “national conversation” we’re having in the United States as the Age of Obama winds down, to the point where even the comical corruption of Hillary Clinton’s secret e-mail server is dismissed as something that shouldn’t inconvenience Her Majesty unless the voters get really angry about it.