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12 Sep 2014, 10:17 am
Main (Call #KF4550 .M255 2013), a comprehensive one-volume debate on the pros and cons of our basic law and how it deals with questions such as judicial review, political gridlock, direct election of the president and the future of the electoral college. [read post]
11 Nov 2010, 5:38 am
(Many Americans at the time preferred the cowboy mentality of Ronald Reagan, who defeated Carter in an Electoral College landslide. [read post]
23 Feb 2012, 7:45 am
Commonly held forms of identification like state or federal employee IDs, veterans’ cards, most college and university identification cards, and out-of-state or expired driver’s licenses are not allowed. [read post]
29 Oct 2009, 5:37 pm
I was surprised and a bit disappointed that the court did not make more of the House, having accepted the Electoral College votes for Obama pursuant to its constitutional authority under the Twelfth Amendment, having made the textually committed determination as to Obama's eligibility. [read post]
5 Apr 2011, 6:07 am
Section Two of the Fourteenth Amendment (A state could discriminate on the basis of race in voting, but if it did its representation in the Electoral College and the House of Representatives would be reduced). 3. [read post]
11 Jul 2017, 3:00 am
The election of 1800 was one of the first early national elections with political parties, but in a twist of fate, running mates Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr tied in the Electoral College voting (someone forgot to cast one less vote for Burr) under the Constitution's original provision for electing presidents. [read post]
11 Dec 2015, 1:11 pm
When a sizeable portion of the electorate is impelled by fear or demagoguery to act lawlessly or even to change the laws to target a race, religion or ethnic group, the Constitution provides a brake. [read post]
4 Sep 2008, 4:41 pm
And, of course, the electoral college is also working its indefensible mischief, but enough has been said about that already in earlier postings. [read post]
14 Jul 2011, 10:32 pm
John Seery is Professor of Politics at Pomona College. [read post]
18 Sep 2009, 9:55 am
Electoral College Science Daily September 15 2009 In the middle of brain surgery, patients wake up and begin talking Science Daily September 13 2009 The Program in Ethics and Brain Sciences (PEBS) is a collaborative effort of the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics and the Johns Hopkins Brain Sciences Institute . [read post]
28 Feb 2008, 12:08 am
If the Electoral College ever selects someone who presents this problem, it will be theoretically possible for Congress to reject the choice on constitutional grounds, but, politically, that too is inconceivable.The real constitutional interpretation is taking place right now, as we decide whether to accept a man with this problem as the nominee, and later, as the candidate. [read post]
27 Oct 2011, 2:00 am
Topics covered will include the Court’stransformative role in civil rights and civil liberties, the rights of theaccused, the electoral process and access to the courts. [read post]
7 Nov 2018, 4:06 am
The House also has the important task of electing the President if no candidate wins an Electoral College majority. [read post]
12 May 2007, 12:01 am
Here is an excerpt on the President's powers: In the original 1958 constitution, the President was elected by an electoral college of elected officials. [read post]
28 Feb 2008, 5:43 pm
This appears fair on the surface, but there is a real paradox in adopting this solution.The paradox is similar, in its own way, to that facing the country in the aftermath of the Civil War, where the former Confederates states were actually rewarded with greater representation in the House of Representatives and the Electoral College because former slaves, who had been counted only as 3/5 of persons for purposes of computing representation, now were counted in full. [read post]
14 Jan 2014, 12:08 pm
Two weeks before the end of the session, a committee consisting of one delegate from every state at the Convention, going well beyond its authority, reported its proposal for a president elected by an electoral college and to shift the senate’s executive powers to the president, except for the Senate’s advice and consent to appointments and treaties. [read post]
14 Sep 2011, 5:01 am
" http://j.mp/qJSUfA but it's not quite as catchy: "'Pass This Bill' Is the New 'Yes We Can'" http://j.mp/nSBFmi not everyone found the "kindergarten party" order funny: "Fifth Circuit Judge Criticizes Sam Sparks for 'Caustic' Orders" http://j.mp/oDO9al the latest "2013 Australian Electoral Pendulum" from @AntonyGreenABC http://j.mp/nsYxJj #auspol from @THResq: "Warner Bros. [read post]
23 Jan 2018, 3:05 am
This amendment also shortened the period between a President’s election and inaugural, and it also fixed the problem of an outgoing, lame-duck House of Representatives choosing a President if an election went to the House due to a lack of a majority vote in the Electoral College. [read post]
18 Oct 2011, 8:24 am
Rather, it comprises an unrepresentative segment of the electorate that believes in radical redistribution of wealth, civil disobedience and, in some instances, violence. [read post]
21 Feb 2024, 10:25 am
Whitmer and the defendants claimed that Powell and the Trump team “unreasonably and vexatiously multiplied the proceedings” despite Michigan’s electoral college vote in December 2020 making the suit moot and “knew or should have known that their legal claims were frivolous” while continuing with the lawsuit. [read post]
