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Bernie Sanders says 'closed' primary rule disenfranchised 3M independent voters in N.Y.

NEW YORK, April 19 (UPI) -- Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders tore into New York state on Tuesday for its closed primary system, saying it has disenfranchised 3 million residents who are registered independents here.

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speaks in front of the Manhattan skyline at a rally in South Hunters Park in New York City on Monday. Sanders said Tuesday that the New York state rule that prohibits independent voters from participating in party primaries should be overturned. Photo by John Angelillo /UPI

Most US Presidential Primaries Rigged

Independents not being able to vote in some states and oppressive voting primaries make a difference in the real #s for all candidates. Is Hillary truly winning the people's vote? 

Most voting primaries are rigged and these discriminatory processes need to change AND those who cannot vote as independents in closed primaries or need "proper" ids, hopefully will change their registration or get "acceptable id" in time to have their voices heard. @Bernie Sanders We, the people, need to change discriminatory voting practices. Our country and world depend on it.

Biases and stereotyping are harmful

Becoming self-aware of our own biases and stereotypes, we gain an understanding of how fear, lack of empathy, and narrow-mindedness divides society and brings harmful thoughts and discriminatory actions towards specific groups of people.

Taking Responsibility for Torture

"In one crucial respect, however, the Senate report falls short. By putting the blame for the program exclusively on the C.I.A., it fails to acknowledge that responsibility for it does not stop there. President George W. Bush, Vice-President Dick Cheney, Attorney General John Ashcroft, White House Counsel Alberto Gonzales, and National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice, among others, all signed off on the authorization to use enhanced interrogation techniques"….By David Cole

An interior view of the Terrorist Threat Integration Center, at the C.I.A. headquarters, in Langley, Virginia. Photograph By Christopher Morris/VII

Floor Statement By Senator John McCain On Senate Intelligence Committee Report On CIA Interrogation Methods

"Most of all, I know the use of torture compromises that which most distinguishes us from our enemies, our belief that all people, even captured enemies, possess basic human rights, which are protected by international conventions the U.S. not only joined, but for the most part authored." Senator John McCain

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For Russian Kids, A Disability Often Means Life In An Orphanage

"Even in the most developed countries, advocates struggle to obtain

civil rights and humane treatment for disabled people,

but Russia seems to be moving slower than most".

Courtesy of Anastasia Daunis