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In 1999, Pinello conducted a meta-analysis of 84 studies of American courts covering 222,789 cases adjudicated since World War II and found that political party affiliation was a dependable indicator of rulings: Democratic judges voted in favor of liberal solutions more often than Republican judges did, especially in federal courts (the U.S ...
The Nolan Chart in its traditional form. The Nolan Chart is a political spectrum diagram created by American libertarian activist David Nolan in 1969, charting political views along two axes, representing economic freedom and personal freedom.
The Democratic Party represents liberals in the United States, with 50% of Democrats identifying as liberal, compared to only 4% of Republicans. [108] As of 2022, Democratic leaning voters are more likely than Republicans to prioritize the issues of the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, race, and poverty. [109]
elected as Republican, switched to Libertarian, switched back to Republican, never elected as Libertarian [e] [10] Joseph Stallcop: New Hampshire: Cheshire–4 7 December 2016 6 August 2018 elected as a Democrat, never elected as Libertarian [f] [11] [12] Caleb Q. Dyer: New Hampshire: Hillsborough–37 7 December 2016 5 December 2018
The second case—that Oliver isn't legally the candidate—is expressed in detail in a letter sent on June 19 to the LNC from lawyer Carl A. Anderson of the D.C.-based law firm Rock Spring Law ...
Many Republicans on the more libertarian wing wish for a more dramatic narrowing of Commerce Clause power by revisiting, among other cases, Wickard v. Filburn , a case that held that growing wheat on a farm for consumption on the same farm fell under congressional power to "regulate commerce ... among the several States" .
While libertarians make up a larger portion of the electorate than the much-discussed "soccer moms" and "NASCAR dads", this is not widely recognized as most of these vote for Democratic and Republican party candidates, leading some libertarians to believe that dividing people's political leanings into "conservative", "liberal" and "confused" is ...
Two years ago, Chase Oliver burst onto the Libertarian political scene by forcing a runoff in the Georgia Senate election—a result that ultimately determined the majority in the U.S. Senate. Now ...