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23 May 2024, 10:30 pm by Mohamed Moussa
James Madison, the ‘father’ of the US Constitution defended majority voting as a necessary condition for impartial law-making and minority protection in multi-state unions. [read post]
14 Jun 2022, 6:30 am by Guest Blogger
”  But one explanation for populism, obviously, is a justified belief that governmental institutions have been captured by elites who fit James Madison’s notion of a “faction,” i.e., representatives of distinctly partial interests rather than people genuinely committed to something that might be termed “the public interest. [read post]
17 Jun 2021, 7:30 am by Sandy Levinson
Calhoun in addition to those setting out a more nationalist vision of the Constitution. [read post]
5 Oct 2018, 6:00 am by Guest Blogger
  Between, 1789 and 1915, one scholar purports of have located 13 tiebreaking votes on presidential nominees.[21]  A tiebreaking vote on a presidential nominee was cast at least as early as January 25, 1832, when Vice President Calhoun cast the deciding vote rejecting [read post]