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RNC DIY: Yard sign project encourages citizens to stake a claim on democracy

By Paul Schmelzer | 05.28.08 | 2:52 pm



A cacophony of voices and a one-(wo)man-one-vote policy on which messages get amplified: Sounds like the Republican National Convention, right? Not really.

As a stark counterpoint to the “scripted democracy” of this fall’s GOP nominating convention,…

SMS SOL? NY subpoenas text-messages used by RNC ’04 activists

By Paul Schmelzer | 04.01.08 | 2:01 pm

If the 2004 Republican National Convention in New York — or just about any other major coordinated protest effort — is any barometer, demonstrators in St. Paul this fall will surely be using cellphones and…

Anarchy and the RNC: Protesters Won’t Rule Out 2008 Violence

By Andy Birkey | 11.26.07 | 12:33 pm

As Republican National Convention officials are stocking up on bunting and balloons, booking hotels and ordering canisters of helium, others around the country are equally busy preparing for the Republican nominating committee in the Twin Cites next September. Coming from…