Supreme Court narrows money limits in McCutcheon ruling
The five four Roberts majority preserves per candidate limits but lifts aggregate giving, allowing individuals to fund more candidates and party committees. The decision is derided as narrow on corruption, while Justice Breyer warns that money buys influence and silences public voice. San Antonio Express-News.
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Supreme Court
McCutcheon
John Roberts
Roberts
Stephen Breyer
SAN Antonio Express-News
Texas Lawmakers and Officials Contact Directory Snapshot
A dense list of U S representatives and senators with Midland Odessa Lubbock and Amarillo ties, plus Austin offices. It provides names addresses phone numbers faxes and email sites for Rep Conaway Neugebauer Gallego Tryon Lewis Craddick Seliger Aresti and others. The compilation also includes district offices in Midland Odessa and Austin with extension details and URLs.
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U.S
Mike Conaway
Midland
Rayburn House
Washington
D.C
Odessa
Eighth St
Desta Drive
Conaway
House
Randy Neugebauer
Lubbock
Longworth
Randy
Pete Gallego
Cannon House
Gallego
John Cornyn
Hart Senate
Cornyn
Senate
Ted Cruz
Dirksen Senate
Washington, D.C
Cruz
Tryon Lewis
West 4Th St
Austin
Capitol Extension
P.O
Tryon.lewis
State
Tom Craddick
Republican
West Texas
Capitol
Texas
Senate.state
Let Peace Begin With Me Quotations From Freedom Verses
A vintage statement from Odessa American praising freedom and self-control. It emphasizes that true liberty comes from self governance and aligns with moral guides such as the Coveting Commandment the Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence. The text links peace to personal responsibility and a God given gift of freedom.
Negative liberty versus positive liberty in abortion contraception debate
The piece argues that clashes over religious liberty and gay rights reveal a shift from negative liberty to positive liberty. It cites the Hobby Lobby case and Arizona RFRA debate, contending that compelling private action to fund birth control violates freedom, while the ACLU counters that religious belief should not sanction discrimination.
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New York Times
Supreme Court
Arizona
Hobby Lobby
Conestoga Wood Specialties
Pennsylvania
Congress
AFRA
Jan Brewer
New Mexico
Colorado
Washington
American Civil Liberties Union
ACLU
Brigitte Amiri
Reproductive Freedom Project
Daniel Mach
Mach
Tammy Stallcup Honored With Hero Award
Odessa American notes Tammy Stallcup receives the Marcia McEntyre Zoffuto Hero Award in a thumbs up feature. Readers are invited to email onletters Capa.com to submit nominations or letters to the newspaper.
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Tammy Stallcup
Marcia McEntyre Zoffuto Hero
Capa
Gloria Steinem’s Power Gift to a Young Campaigner
Gloria Steinem, a renowned feminist, speaks with a Kennedy campaign aide about language, strategy, and empowerment. The encounter, at a 1980 convention, left a lasting impression on the writer about influence, respect, and pushing for reproductive freedom within political platforms.
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Gloria Steinem
Simmons College
Democratic Party
Jimmy Carter
Supreme Court
Ted Kennedy
Harold
Paul
Carl
America
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Jacob Sullum
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Org
Kirk Edwards
College Football Paners Union
SNAG
Happy Birthday
Gloria
Estrich
Susan Estrich
Robert Kingsley
University of Southern California Law Center
Gloria Steinem.com
Bella Abzug
Phyllis Segal
Legal Defense and Education Fund
Phyllis
Eli
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