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The Shutdown Standoff – Why Your Health & Well-being Are On the Line By iVoteMyVote.com Author: Claude Tatro, Founder of iVoteMyVote 🕯️ Introduction — A Shutdown with Real Consequences The government shutdown has entered a critical phase, and the implications for millions of Americans — from essential services to crucial health care — are becoming increasingly severe. At…

43% Solution — How Independents Can Lead Without Forming a Party By iVoteMyVote.com Author: Claude Tatro, Founder of iVoteMyVote 🕯️ Introduction — The Quiet Majority Awakes America’s largest political group isn’t Republican or Democrat. It’s the 43 percent of voters who identify as independent or unaffiliated. They are the thinkers, the pragmatists, the citizens who vote issue by issue,…

Open Primaries, Open Minds: Why Voters Deserve More Choice By iVoteMyVote.com Author: Claude Tatro, Founder of iVoteMyVote 🕯️ Introduction — The Walls Around Democracy Every election season, millions of Americans — especially independents — are told they can’t participate in primaries because they don’t belong to a party. They pay taxes. They care about their country. But when…

Weighted Democracy — Giving Volume to the Voices Gone Hoarse By iVoteMyVote.com Author: Claude Tatro, Founder of iVoteMyVote 🕯️ Introduction — When Voices Are Heard but Not Measured America doesn’t lack opinions — it lacks a way to measure how much they matter. Polls ask who’s “for” or “against.” Elections count votes but not the strength of…

How the Senate Works: Classes, Terms, and Elections By iVoteMyVote.com Author: Claude Tatro, Founder of iVoteMyVote 🕯️ Introduction — Understanding the Rhythm of the Senate Most Americans know that senators serve six-year terms, but few understand why elections are spaced the way they are. The answer lies in a design older than the Republic itself — a structure…

**Government Shutdown: When Senators Put Process Ahead of People** By iVoteMyVote.com Author: Claude Tatro, Founder of iVoteMyVote 🕯️ Introduction — The Shutdown That Should Never Have Happened Once again, Washington stands still while America keeps working. In early October 2025, the Senate failed to approve a continuing resolution — a temporary funding bill meant to keep federal agencies…

Series: When the Senate Stops Working — The Real Cost of Political Games By: iVoteMyVote Team A Body Built to Deliberate — Now Stuck in Delay The United States Senate was never designed to be fast, but it was meant to be functional. It was supposed to rise above partisanship, deliberate wisely, and deliver stable governance for…

Across America today, we find ourselves living in the echo of Lincoln’s warning. The divide between Democrats and Republicans has become so sharp that it threatens the very foundation of our democracy. Instead of working together to serve the people, too many of our leaders now focus on drawing lines, hardening sides, and keeping citizens…

By Claude Tatro / iVoteMyVote  Congress is racing toward another October 1 funding deadline with no full appropriations enacted. A House-passed “clean” continuing resolution (CR) to extend funding through November failed to clear the Senate, and time is short. This standoff is more than procedural — it reflects deep policy fights, procedural realities in the…