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6 Mar 2017, 3:49 am by Edith Roberts
” In The Wall Street Journal, Jacob Gershman reports that Gorsuch worked on at least three student newspapers” during his three years at Columbia University and highlights several selections “from Gorsuch’s college clip-file. [read post]
28 Feb 2017, 6:31 pm by Alan J. Borsuk
He said, “What they really wanted to do was just dump a barrel of hot garbage all over the American electoral system so that they could stop feeling so inferior about their own decrepit electoral system. [read post]
24 Feb 2017, 6:13 am by Schachtman
In a recent news conference, Donald Trump (née Drumpf) proclaimed that that he had won the presidency by the largest electoral college margin since Ronald Reagan. [read post]
23 Feb 2017, 12:11 pm by Tom Smith
The Democratic Party is also invested in illegal immigration, worried that its current agendas cannot win in the Electoral College without new constituents who appreciate liberal support for open borders and generous social services. [read post]
20 Feb 2017, 2:45 am by NCC Staff
The 12th Amendment dealt with the disputed election of 1800, which ended up in a tie when presidential and vice presidential candidates were allocated the same Electoral College votes. [read post]
19 Feb 2017, 9:01 pm by Ronald D. Rotunda
John Schindler, a former National Security Agency analyst, counterintelligence officer, and War College professor, explains, “SCI always requires special protection and handling,” and “you’re only allowed to access it inside” a SCIF. [read post]
17 Feb 2017, 2:55 am by NCC Staff
The 12th Amendment made sure separate ballots were cast in the Electoral College for President and Vice President; the House would settle an election without a majority winner with a contingent election featuring the top three vote getters; and the House would determine rules for conducting the election. [read post]
14 Feb 2017, 4:42 pm by Tom Smith
On other side sit the committed progressives who are still smarting from an election in which they were trounced in the electoral college, even as Hillary Clinton garnered a clear majority of the popular vote. [read post]
10 Feb 2017, 3:36 am by SHG
Trump’s mere say-so was good enough for the electorate, but not for the judges. [read post]
9 Feb 2017, 12:30 pm by Sandy Levinson
I won't bother repeating my screeds about the degree to which our Constitution has made its own contribution to getting us into this mess (as was even more true in 1860)  It is worth noting that one commonality between then and now is the election of a minority "uncompromising" President (with regard to extending slavery into the territories for Lincoln and, it appears so far at least, everything with regard to the 45th President); in both cases, of course, the electoral… [read post]
9 Feb 2017, 3:00 am by NCC Staff
When the votes were counted in December 1840, Harrison had won the Electoral College vote easily, but the popular vote was very close. [read post]
7 Feb 2017, 9:18 am
" Ariane de Vogue of CNN.com reports that "Ginsburg talks partisan rancor, Electoral College and kale. [read post]
7 Feb 2017, 8:07 am by Tom Smith
“But that would require a constitutional amendment and amending our Constitution is powerfully hard to do,” she added.ADVERTISEMENT via thehill.com That's right. [read post]
4 Feb 2017, 11:10 am by Ilya Somin
” Few if any argue that the Senate and the electoral college are unconstitutional, even though both have the effect of giving voters in some states far greater influence than those in others. [read post]
2 Feb 2017, 7:11 am by Tom Smith
Trump reportedly blasted the agreement, accused Australia of seeking to export the “next Boston bombers" and bragged about his Electoral College victory, among other things, before hanging up on Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. [read post]
30 Jan 2017, 12:55 pm by Michael Froomkin
I will actively support all efforts to make the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact happen, to reform the electoral college. [read post]
29 Jan 2017, 12:00 am by Smita Ghosh
Carruthers).In the LA Review of Books you can check out Paul Finkelman’s The Electoral College as a Pro-Slavery Tool, which reviews several takes on constitutional history, and Kate McLoughlin’s review of East West Street. [read post]
28 Jan 2017, 7:00 am
It's basically the same problem Democrats have with the Electoral College: Their voters aren't spread out enough geographically. [read post]