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I am deeply disappointed with the Supreme Court’s decision today.  For nearly 50 years, the Voting Rights Act – enacted and repeatedly renewed by wide bipartisan majorities in Congress – has helped secure the right to vote for millions of Americans.  Today’s decision invalidating one of its core provisions upsets decades of well-established practices that help make sure voting is fair, especially in places where voting discrimination has been historically prevalent. As a nation, we’ve made a great deal of progress towards guaranteeing every American the right to vote.  But, as the Supreme Court recognized, voting discrimination still exists.    And while today’s decision is a setback, it doesn’t represent the end of our efforts to end voting discrimination.  I am calling on Congress to pass legislation to ensure every American has equal access to the polls.  My Administration will continue to do everything in its power to ensure a fair and equal voting process. Editor'

Domestic Policy Council Director Cecilia Muñoz and Special Assistant to the President for Education Policy Roberto Rodriguez held Thursday afternoon, an on-the-record conference call to discuss the President’s proposal to ensure a quality preschool education for every child, as unveiled in his State of the Union Address. Keeping the middle class in focus, the president is shining a light on the importance of a quality pre-school education. According to Munoz and Rodriguez only three of 10 children four years of age attend pre-school or an early learning program across the states. Pre-school is cost-prohibitive for families who are not at or beneath the poverty line, as the president pointed out. The goal of this new plan is to get every four year old in the nation into pre-school and early learning no matter the income. Currently the U.S. ranks 28th of 38 nations who sponsor a pre-school curriculum program. How it will work States will receive federal dollars as an incentive to fu

Dear God: We need help. I cannot believe that we as a nation of rational, thinking belivers still think that any type of gun control or regulation will turn the tide of violence that has engulfed our nation. I cannot believe we do not believe in you. I cannot believe that we will not pray together. The Devil is kicking our asses. Satan is beating us like a pimp beats a hooker.  Lucifer, the father of all lies, is tricking us into killing ourselves and we still won’t turn to God and pray. Instead we dry our tears pull ourselves up by our bootstraps and walk right back into Satan’s hateful arms, ready for another beating. I don’t get it. Plenty of people here in America and on this earth have some rememberence of their religious upbringing and understand what SPIRITUAL WAREFARE IS ABOUT.  Those people need to step up and start talking about what they know--outside of church. In short, we all need to actually do what the Pastors and the Reverends and the Fathers have been t

After editor's blog, President Obama releases transcript of Register interview

Consumer Savings Comparable to Lowering Price of Gasoline by $1 Per Gallon by 2025 WASHINGTON, DC – The Obama Administration today finalized groundbreaking standards that will increase fuel economy to the equivalent of 54.5 mpg for cars and light-duty trucks by Model Year 2025.  When combined with previous standards set by this Administration, this move will nearly double the fuel efficiency of those vehicles compared to new vehicles currently on our roads. In total, the Administration’s national program to improve fuel economy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions will save consumers more than $1.7 trillion at the gas pump and reduce U.S. oil consumption by 12 billion barrels. “These fuel standards represent the single most important step we’ve ever taken to reduce our dependence on foreign oil,”  said President Obama . “This historic agreement builds on the progress we’ve already made to save families money at the pump and cut our oil consumption.  By the middle of the n

Romney stays on offensive, accuses Obama of campaign of 'hatred'  -   so what is  "make sure he doesn't get a second term" considered? Love talk? No other president has been so consistently mistreated than Pres. Obama Pres. Obama greets well-wishers at O'Hare Airport August 11, 2012. First off, since when did any member of the GOP care about chains on people? It is they who bind hands and legs by choosing not participate fully in the Obama Economy, which is the American economy, which is an economy of the People. Hurting the president by not cooperating with Democrats hurts America. If the GOP is so concerned about helping people, participate fully in the economy and support the President's initiatives. Barack Obama is a proven president of the People.  Who are members of the GOP to the People? What have they shown us People thus far? (that they will punish the People for voting for Obama as some of their leaders are vindictive) People who would