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Andrew Straw articles

andrew strawAndrew Straw is a Virginia lawyer who writes for Democracy Chronicles from the Philippines. Straw grew up in Indiana, where his brother, twice a veteran of Afghanistan, ran for sheriff of Hamilton County in 2018. He was born at Camp LeJeune, North Carolina, where his father was training as a U.S. Marine for his Vietnam duty.

Straw has served as corporate counsel for billionaire Alan M. Voorhees, who designed the Interstate Highway System and the Metro in Washington DC. Straw then worked for the Chief Justice of Indiana and was the assistant dean in charge of the International Programs at Indiana University-Maurer School of Law.

He started a group called Children of Camp LeJeune for people born or poisoned there. Straw also founded Disability Party and it has thousands of followers in over 40 countries.

Straw has visited 16 countries and has lived in the United States, Italy, New Zealand, and the Philippines. He has provided services to the Italian Foreign Ministry as a contractor and passed the written U.S. Foreign Service Officer Test. For more information, Straw’s CV can be found here.

From My Philippines Experience To My Run For US Congress

By Andrew Straw - June 22, 2019 4 Comments

My Philippines Experience

For the past year, I have lived in the Philippines on the Southern coast of Luzon Island.  This article is to reflect on this travel as a lawyer, disabled person, and American citizen, and what I will do when I get home.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Absentee and Mail Voting, Asia, Disability and Democracy, Philippines

New Zealand: Clean and Green or Corrupt and Mean?

By Andrew Straw - April 2, 2019 4 Comments

New Zealand: Clean and Green or Corrupt and Mean?

Fighting a court is like trying to grab a snake covered in oil.  They have more power than you do, often are poisonous, and are unaccountable when they libel you and strip you of your rights.  It seems they bite you with dishonesty.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Asia, Disability and Democracy, Green Party News, New Zealand

Time for a National Divorce Bureau in the United States

By Andrew Straw - March 28, 2019 Leave a Comment

National Divorce Bureau

In the United States, the regulation of divorce and marriage have been left to the States, but the federal government has an interest in uniformity under the Full Faith and Credit Clause of the Constitution.

Filed Under: DC Authors

The Disability Party Proposes a Constitutional Amendment

By Andrew Straw - February 19, 2019 Leave a Comment

Disability Party Proposes a Constitutional Amendment

Disability Party believes the Constitution needs to be amended to reform some major problems with the federal courts and federal judges. These problems are being used to block disability rights.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Disability and Democracy, Founding Fathers, Voter Access

The Disability Party and Abortion

By Andrew Straw - February 12, 2019 Leave a Comment

The Disability Party and Abortion

The Disability Party has a position on abortion that some people find problematic.  It is important for everyone to understand why this political party would limit the reach of Roe v. Wade the landmark case on abortion.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Civil Rights, Disability and Democracy, Third Party, Women and Democracy

On the 6th Anniversary of the Disability Party, Some Background

By Andrew Straw - January 31, 2019 Leave a Comment

6th Anniversary of the Disability Party

Disabled Americans are encouraged to vote, but that’s all. No barriers have been removed to ensure that disabled voters have disabled candidates to vote for. Some states pretend that no disabled persons have disability rights as a candidate.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: American Corruption, American State Elections, Disability and Democracy, Green Party News, Third Party, Voter Access

Why I Submitted Just One Signature For Ballot Access in Indiana

By Andrew Straw - January 18, 2019 Leave a Comment

One Signature For Ballot Access in Indiana

I was a founder of Indiana College Democrats, served as a Democratic precinct chair in Bloomington, and was a Democratic state delegate. But I will never be a Democrat in Indiana again.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: American State Elections, Democrats, Disability and Democracy, Green Party News, Racism and Prejudice, Third Party, Voter Access

On Shutdowns, Walls and Immigration

By Andrew Straw - January 12, 2019 Leave a Comment

On Shutdowns, Walls and Immigration

Turn back to 1989.  The world was celebrating walls tumbling down and President Bush Sr. used the metaphor of walls crumbling down in his speech before signing the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Canada, Mexico, Native Americans and Democracy

Peculiar Patterns In U.S. Disability Legislation Politics

By Andrew Straw - December 27, 2018 Leave a Comment

Disability Legislation Politics

We are moving into another period with a Democratic House and a Republican president, and this tells me there will be opportunities for fantastic advances in disability rights. We need an omnibus disability rights bill.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Civil Rights, Disability and Democracy, Voter Access

Reform: Turn U.S. Circuit Judges Into Supreme Court Justices

By Andrew Straw - December 16, 2018 Leave a Comment

Turn U.S. Circuit Judges Into Supreme Court Justices

The advantage of having U.S. Supreme Court panels all across the nation is that we would restore access to the highest court instead of having little fiefdom courts that try to avoid imposing Supreme Court precedents. 

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Election History, Supreme Court

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By David Anderson, J.D.

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