21. The Reform Party History and background information on the Reform Party. Reform School A primer on the political party founded by Ross Perot and boosted by the governorship of Jesse Ventura http://www.infoplease.com/spot/reformparty1.html

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22. Overview Of The Reform Party In America Overview of the Reform Party in America • Other essays and articles related to this topic can be found in the Main Archives at Article Myriad • http://www.articlemyriad.com/205.htm

Enter your search terms Submit search form Web www.articlemyriad.com Home Literature History The Arts ... More Subjects Overview of the Reform Party in America addthis_pub = 'Davies'; � Other essays and articles related to this topic can be found in the Main Archives at Article Myriad � Just as their name suggests, the Reform Party of America, which is a minor national political party, seeks broad reform of the current United States government. While they do not suggest a complete overhaul of major institutions (Congress, Supreme Court, etc) or revision of the Constitution, the primary goal and major platform of the American Reform Party is aimed at reforming the way government functions in the lives of everyday people and how representatives handle their duties. One of the key objectives of the Reform Party in America is to put power back in the hands of everyday citizens and to this end, many of the changes they wish to make are related to making government more accessible to everyone. In describing the American Reform Party, one writer notes that the Reform party �is committed to citizens who have been taken for granted and in some degree exploited� (Suarez 2006). This commitment to marginalized people is not all-encompassing, however, as it is mostly referring to the working class. The Reform Party in America does not, for instance, condone immigration and thus their appeal to marginalized Americans only applies to those who are already citizens and most notably, those who are considered �blue collar� or lower middle class. This emphasis is seen by their goals of putting politics in plain language, protecting workers from lower wages brought about by immigrant labor, and their battles against corporate control.

23. ThisNation.com--Political Parties American government politics portal. Free online textbook, documents library and more. http://www.thisnation.com/textbook/participants-parties.html

Home Library Online Textbook About ThisNation.com ... Library "If men were angels, no government would be necessary." James Madison Home Textbook Participants Political Parties Participating in Political Parties The origins of political parties in the United States of American can be traced to the debates about the ratification of the Constitution. The Federalists, who supported ratification, and the Antifederalists, who opposed ratification, became the first two major political parties in the United States. The two major parties at the national level in the United States today are the Democratic and Republican Parties. What Do Political Parties Do? One of the most commonand practicaldefinitions of a political party is "a team of political office seekers." Securing elective office for its members is, in fact, one of the most important objectives of a political party. Toward this end, political parties actively recruit candidates to run for office, organize volunteers, hold party conventions and other meetings and raise and spend money to support the party and its candidates. Parties also represent the broad values or goals stated in their party platforms. While not all of the members of a party adhere to every "plank" in their party's platform, people who affiliate with a political party usually support most of the party's positionsat least more than they support the positions of the other party.

24. Iran Bans Reform Party TEHRAN, Iran — President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's hardline government said Monday it has banned Iran's largest pro-reform political party in a new strike against an opposition http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/16/iran-bans-reform-party_n_500298.html

25. Hosokawa Morihiro (prime Minister Of Japan) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia Hosokawa Morihiro (prime minister of Japan), Jan. 14, 1938Kyushu, Japanfounder of the reform political party Japan New Party (Nihon Shintō) and prime minister of Japan in 1993 http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/272614/Hosokawa-Morihiro

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26. Iran Says It Bans Key Opposition Party - The Boston Globe Mar 16, 2010 TEHRAN — President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s hardline government said yesterday it has banned Iran’s largest pro-reform political party in a new strike http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2010/03/16/iran_says_it_bans_key_

27. Iran Detains 3 Lawyers Representing Activists TEHRAN, Iran Iran warned domestic news outlets Sunday that they will be banned if they continue reporting on the country's opposition leaders, delivering the strongest and most http://www.seattlepi.com/national/1107ap_ml_iran.html?source=rss

28. How To Choose A Political Party Political parties are how you identify yourself during the democratic process. Because you're participating in shaping the future of the nation, there is much to consider when http://www.mahalo.com/how-to-choose-a-political-party

29. Springfield Ohio Iran Bans Leading ProReform Political Party Iran's hard-line government says the country's largest pro-reform political party has been banned as part of the crackdown on the http://www.springfieldohio.net/news/results.php?file=world.php

30. Nevada Journal: Motor Voter: A Dismal Failure Motor Voter A Dismal Failure by Randall D. LLoyd. he Progressive movement’s attempts in the 1870s and beyond to reform political party domination of elections and http://nj.npri.org/nj99/02/vote.htm

Motor Voter: A Dismal Failure by Randall D. LLoyd Motor Voter had a number of assumptions at its core. Generally, however, the assumptions are based on faulty reasoning and, frequently, agenda-driven scientific studies. Somewhere, at sometime, someone realized that there was a high level of voting by people who are registered to vote. In addition, some individuals came to the conclusion that registration was a very difficult process, perhaps even more difficult than voting on election day. Since the goal was to increase voter turnout, the idea arose that if everyone were registered, then everyone would vote. These two assumptions led to a belief in the need for policies that require the process of voter registration to be extremely simple. Just what would be the policies, however? The shape that the Motor Voter law took was largely determined by two other concerns. The first concern was that poor people voted in disproportionately low numbers compared to their portion of the population. Further, a contingent of would-be policy makers suggested that registration requirements were largely to blame for the low turnout. The main intent of the Motor Voter law was to increase the dismally low turnout rates of Americans, particularly among the poor and minorities. social-welfare agencies.

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32. Rate Payers, Dig Your Heels In! - Poster - Exploring 20th Century London This campaign poster is for the Municipal Reform Political Party. Associated with the Conservative Party, the reform party was active in local government. It issued this http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/server.php?show=conObject.5905

33. Omar Ali: Keynote Speaker On: Government / Politics, Politics, Diversity Speaker His contribution to the national effort to bring independents together from around the country into a proreform political party coalesced in the formation of the Patriot Party in http://www.speaking.com/speakers/omarali.php

34. USAID: Montenegro Seven grantee organizations were quickly in place to implement judicial reform, political party strengthening, micro enterprise lending, business and dairy development http://www.usaid.gov/pubs/bj2001/ee/yu/montenegro_index.html

MONTENEGRO >> Regional Overview >> Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Overview Development Challenge FY1999 Supplemental ... USAID Search: Montenegro Previous Years' Activities Introduction Regional stability and the possibility for exerting a strong positive influence in the region constitute the rationale for U.S. support of Montenegro's efforts. Montenegro occupies a unique position in efforts to foster peace and stability in Southeast Europe, serving as a platform for positive change in the Former Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY). Since coming to power through free and fair elections, the government of President Milo Djukanovic has actively criticized the government of Slobodan Milosevic, including Serbia�s military action in Kosovo, identifying with U.S. goals for peace, democracy and economic prosperity in the region. President Djukanovic has moved rapidly to adopt critical economic reforms, and introduce democratic institutions in Montenegro even though reform policies and an independent stance on Kosovo have resulted in rising tension with Serbia. The direction and speed with which Montenegro pursues reform objectives will influence political and economic development in Southeast Europe. However, Montenegro�s capacity to implement reform is extremely limited, and it will depend on the international community for support. USAID � through the provision of urgently needed technical assistance, budget support, PL 480 Title II and Economic Support Funds � is helping to bolster President Djukanovic�s efforts to align Montenegro with western nations and institutions by implementing reforms in the face of Serbia�s actions to subvert them.

35. Voices For Global Change Ed is a recognized public policy expert, focusing on legislative reform, political party and civil society development, leadership capability and strategic planning. http://www.vfgc.org/about.php

About Us Voices In the work that we do, we observe the deep disparities that exist in the developing world, and the needs of those who have been excluded from having a voice in the social, governmental, and economic life of their countries. Establishing Voices This is who we are: Barbara Moller, President Voices she has most recently been in Northern Uganda, where she worked as one of a team of trainers to build a coalition among local government officials and other community leaders to enable them to lobby and advocate for the recognition and services so needed in that marginalized region of the country. Ron Abney, Vice-President Ron is considered by most international democracy institutions to be one of the leading experts in civil society and political party development. His work has been praised by the United Nations, especially during the 1993 elections in Cambodia, where he developed and implemented programs to assist community groups and political parties in that war torn country as it prepared for its first democratically organized elections. Ron has spent much of the past eleven years in Southeast Asia, Africa and the Middle East, in an effort to bring democracy to some of the most historically troubled areas in the world. Lance Marston

36. Buddhist Group Opens University Founded more than 70 years ago by philosopher and educator Tsunesaburo Makiguchi, the sect created the Komeito reform political party in the 1960s. http://www.rickross.com/reference/gakkai/gakkai7.html

Buddhist Group Opens University The Associated Press/August 16, 2001 By Chelsea J. Carter Aliso Viejo, Calif. Ahmir Nezhad was bound for the University of California, Los Angeles when he heard about the brand new liberal arts college with a big dream. There, he was told, he could participate in a Buddhist-inspired experiment - attending a private university where learning to make money was less important than promoting world peace, students must travel abroad and everyone from the president to the janitor has the same size office. Nezhad thought it over and enrolled as part of the first freshman class at Soka University of America. The school opens this month. "A lot of people think I'm taking a risk, sacrificing something," said Nezhad, an 18-year-old from Diamond Bar. "I think I'm actually part of something." The $220 million campus has inviting architecture, lush landscaping and sweeping views from a hill overlooking this Orange County community 70 miles south of Los Angeles. Administrators hope the school one day will become a standard of higher education. "The spectacle of a liberal arts college in a private sector with its financial future assured is nothing less than astounding," said Christopher J. Lucas, author of "American Higher Education: A History." "It's a one-time, one-of-a-kind college."

37. World Digest: Former Defense Minister Front-runner In Colombia Election - Washin Mar 16, 2010 Proreform political party is banned. Iran's hard-line government says the country's largest pro-reform political party has been banned as part of the crackdown on the http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/15/AR2010031503667.

38. ASSESSING THE MERITS OF DECENTRALIZATION AS A CONFLICT MITIGATION decentralization involves the transfer of political authority to the local level through the establishment of elected local government, electoral reform, political party reform http://www.dai.com/pdf/Decentralization_as_a_Conflict_Mitigation_Strategy.pdf

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40. News Talks between the three main political parties on measures to reform political party funding have been suspended, Sir Hayden Phillips, the Chairman of the Talks, announced today. http://www.partyfundingreview.gov.uk/htms/news.htm

Skip Navigation Home page News Recommendations ... FORUM News Archived press releases 30 October 2007 Funding of Political Parties Inter-Party Talks suspended without agreement Talks between the three main political parties on measures to reform political party funding have been suspended, Sir Hayden Phillips, the Chairman of the Talks, announced today. In announcing the suspension of the talks Sir Hayden said: "The issue of how political parties are funded is one of considerable public importance, not just in terms of probity and propriety, but also in terms of helping to restore trust and confidence in the wider political system. "In my report on party funding published in late March I set out the principles upon which I believed an agreement on future reform could be reached. "On this basis, the three main parties agreed to enter into direct discussions with each other. These inter-party talks began in May under my chairmanship and there were four meetings held through the summer. In my view good progress was made. "I said at the outset of these talks that I believed that a consensus between the parties on future reform was both desirable and possible. Yet despite progress on a number of issues, it became clear at the fifth session of talks held today that the parties would not be able to arrive at an agreement on an overall package of reform at present.

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