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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…

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…

On January 18, 2019, the United States government entered one of the longest shutdowns in history. It was a failure of leadership—Congress and the President could not agree on funding measures, leaving federal workers unpaid and billions of dollars in collateral economic damage. The issue at hand was border security, but the real cost was…

Remembering a Leader in Education, Spirituality, Health, and Safety Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA began as a youth movement for free expression, but it evolved into a cultural touchstone across education, spirituality, health, and safety — the four pillars of a whole life experience. With his recent passing, the scope of his influence has expanded…

September 18, 2025 – iVoteMyVote Commentary Charlie Kirk dedicated his public life to advancing the cause of free expression in an age where speech has too often been silenced or labeled unwelcome. His work was not simply a series of speaking engagements, campus tours, or media appearances. It was a mission — to give voice…