Our objective is to reverse the accumulation of power in DC and to restore that power to the people, where it rightfully belongs.
Our voices echo those of our forebears whose belief in Self-Governance created this country. Our founders understood that the concentration of power in a central government not only excludes the people from the decisions that affect their lives; it also results in bad policy. By 1815, only 40 years after he had written the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson had come to agree with Benjamin Rush
09/25/2012
We're proud of the activists in Kansas who broke major records this past week by ousting 20 state legislators in their primaries!
Record Number of State Level Incumbents Defeated in Kansas | Alliance for Self Governance As motivated voters in Kansas have proven, citizen engagement can trump the natural advantages of incumbency.
09/25/2012
Polling shows that there's a major disconnect between the views of voters and the actions of politicians on a bipartisan basis when it comes to military spending. Is self-governance threatened when alleged representatives aren't actually REPRESENTING the people?
Voters and Politicians Disagree on Military Spending | Alliance for Self Governance
Primaries this week include: Florida, Connecticut, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Get out and vote!
08/09/2012
"At the congressional level Tuesday, it was business as usual in the four states that went to the polls. All but two House and Senate incumbents on the ballot won — and the two, Democratic Reps. Hansen Clarke of Michigan and Russ Carnahan of Missouri, were involved in member vs. member races where an incumbent was certain to lose.
At the state legislative level, however, it was a different story. Thirty-one state legislators lost their primaries, led by an incumbent bloodbath in Kansas."
A rough night for incumbents Kansas voters sent an overwhelming message to incumbents last night, knocking off 18 current sitting members of the state legislature in primaries.
08/07/2012
There are primaries in Washington, Missouri, Kansas, and Michigan today. We'll be tweeting about the results over at . We hope you'll join us for the conversation.
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08/06/2012
At 10:30 AM on Monday (August 6th), Ballotpedia's Geoff Pallay will be on Talk 1300 in Albany discussing Ballotpedia's recent study about the rising rates of incumbents being defeated in state legislative primaries.
This corresponds with the op-ed by Mark Meckler and Eric O'Keefe in the Albany Times Union published this weekend that draws from the Ballotpedia research that will be discussed in this segment.
We hope you'll tune in! If you miss it, we'll post the archived version as soon as we can obtain it.
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08/05/2012
Albany Times Union: "New York's legislative primaries might not be the cakewalk for incumbents this September that they have been in years past. Primary voters across the country are rejecting incumbent members of state legislatures in higher numbers this year than in previous cycles."
Voters see advantages of primaries Not only are most districts one-party districts, but far fewer citizens vote in primaries. So each voter has much more clout in the election that actually decides the winner.
08/03/2012
8 Tennessee legislators fell in primaries on August 2nd, bringing the cumulative total above 2010 figures regarding defeated incumbents.
Primary change: 8 Tennessee legislators fall in primaries, bringing cumulative total above 2010 figu On July 26, 2012, Ballotpedia released an analysis of the rate at which incumbents are being defeated by challengers in state legislative primaries.
08/02/2012
Tonight, we'll find out the results of the Tennessee primary elections. In their piece at The Tennessean, Mark Meckler and Eric O'Keefe explain why incumbents may be in trouble.
Incumbents may get surprise this week State legislative primaries give voters the chance to pick candidate with likelihood of winning election.
06/26/2012
After 40 years, the voters of Charlie Rangel's district are entitled to new representation.
‘Congressional Sclerosis’ | Alliance for Self Governance Alan Pell Crawford [email protected] Alan Pell Crawford is the author, most recently, of Twilight at Monticello: The Final Years of Thomas Jefferson, a Book of the Month Club selection and Washington Post Best Seller. A journalist and political analyst, a former U.S. Sena...
06/23/2012
Presidential conventions are taxpayer-funded Super Bowl half-time shows. The party's over--or should be.
The Party’s Over? | Alliance for Self Governance Alan Pell Crawford [email protected] Alan Pell Crawford is the author, most recently, of Twilight at Monticello: The Final Years of Thomas Jefferson, a Book of the Month Club selection and Washington Post Best Seller. A journalist and political analyst, a former U.S. Sena...
06/20/2012
Why won't Rangel talk about his Dominican connections?
Charlie’s Villa | Alliance for Self Governance Alan Pell Crawford [email protected] Alan Pell Crawford is the author, most recently, of Twilight at Monticello: The Final Years of Thomas Jefferson, a Book of the Month Club selection and Washington Post Best Seller. A journalist and political analyst, a former U.S. Sena...