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If ever you aren't sure why elections matter, just take a look at our court system. Earlier this week, three judges - all appointed by Democrats - stood up for voting rights in North Carolina. Only days earlier, the most conservative members of the Supreme Court issued a stay to slash early voting in Ohio.
 
The three-judge panel on the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals reviewed North Carolina's new voting laws, and put a stop to two of the provisions that would have disenfranchised many voters in the upcoming election. While the democratic appointees declared "the right to vote is fundamental," the right-wing justices on the Supreme Court allowed Ohio's restrictive voting laws to stay in effect this November.
 
To make matters worse, our nation's highest court didn't even hear arguments in the Ohio case, or provide any justification for their ruling. The distinction is clear. Judges appointed by Democrats understand that voting is a fundamental right in our nation. Judges who were appointed by Republicans see no problem with limiting our ability to participate in the democratic process.
 
Elections matter for many reasons, but the effect they have on our judicial system may be the most important reason why we have to get out and vote this November.
 
-Thom
 
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Article: "Inside the Koch Brothers' Toxic Empire" by Tim Dickinson.
Article: "What Do the Koch Brothers Want?" (1980 Libertarian Party platform) by Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Article: "People's Climate March" by Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Site: 350.org
Article: "Historical Income Data" by U.S. Census Bureau.
Article: "Historical Amount of Revenue by Source" by Tax Policy Center.
Lawsuit: "Dodge v. Ford Motor Company", Mich. 1919.

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Article: "Before Ebola failure, Dallas hospital saw long emergency waits" by Dianna Hunt, Reese Dunklin and Miles Moffeit.
Article: "German Unity Day" (Tag der Deutschen Einheit) by Wikipedia.
Article: "This Country Just Abolished College Tuition Fees" (Germany) by Joaquim Moreira Salles.
Article: "F*** You, You F***ing F***" by WilliamPitt.
Movie: "Music Within".
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Article: "Update: CDC Interviewing 50 People For Contact With Ebola Patient" by Celina Gore and Leah Schwarting.
Article: "White House: no Ebola travel ban contemplated" by Todd J. Gillman.
Article: "Key Dem wants increased funding to fight Ebola in Omnibus" (Sen. Tom Harkin) by Rebecca Shabad.
Article: "TRNS News Notes- 10/3" by Victoria Jones.
Article: "TRNS News Notes- 10/2" by Victoria Jones.

Hour Three: Why California's record drought is just the beginning
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Article: "Cause of California drought linked to climate change" by National Science Foundation.
Article: "Explaining Extreme Events Of 2013 From A Climate Perspective" by American Meteorological Society.
 
Short Story: "The Snows of Kilimanjaro" by Ernest Hemingway.
Case: "Plessy v. Ferguson", 1896 (separate but equal).
Article: "Civilian nuclear ships" by Wikipedia.
Article: "God helps those who help themselves" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Algernon Sidney" by Wikipedia.
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