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10 Feb 2017, 2:57 am by NCC Staff
Senator Birch Bayh had replaced Kefauver on the Senate subcommittee that considered constitutional amendments, and he tried to get a version of the Kefauver amendment approved in Congress in 1964, after Kennedy’s death. [read post]
23 Oct 2008, 1:02 pm
As I eagerly anticipated my first presidential vote, I created my own personal clippings folder on Congressman Morris Udall and Senator Birch Bayh, two of the liberals running for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1976.And, yes, I CAN spell 'geek.'I'm really not sure where my early interest in presidential politics came from. [read post]
28 Apr 2016, 6:03 am by Brian Kalt
Sponsor Birch Bayh rejected this idea, citing Section 4’s failure to bear fruit. [read post]
11 Oct 2020, 6:30 am by Sandy Levinson
So what does explain the maintenance of a system that has been relentlessly criticized since at least 1816, when Senator Abner Lacock of Pennsylvania became the first solon to suggest reforming the electoral college system to provide for a national vote? [read post]
2 Oct 2019, 5:00 am by Brian C. Kalt
Birch Bayh, the prime mover behind the amendment, explained in 1965 that “when it is possible actually to destroy civilization in a matter of minutes,” it is imperative to “make absolutely certain that there will be a President of the United States at all times. [read post]
7 Jan 2021, 8:42 am by Scott Bomboy
Senator Birch Bayh, who played a critical role in championing the 25th Amendment, explained in February 1965 that Section 4 was designed to deal with “an impairment of the President’s faculties, meaning that he is unable either to make or communicate his decisions as to his own competency to execute the powers and duties of his office. [read post]
20 Jul 2017, 2:33 am by Brian C. Kalt and David Pozen
Led by Senator Birch Bayh, Congress gave them focused consideration and, in July of 1965, sent the Twenty-Fifth Amendment to the states for ratification. [read post]
23 Oct 2017, 4:00 am by Matthew Kahn
Vanity Fair recently reported that White House sources believe the president is “unraveling. [read post]
9 Oct 2020, 6:30 am by Guest Blogger
Similar considerations came into play in 1969-70, when a movement led by Senator Birch Bayh and Representative Emmanuel Cellar came the closest to replacing the Electoral College with the NPV. [read post]
2 Oct 2020, 9:37 am by Scott Bomboy
Senator Birch Bayh, who played a critical role in championing the 25th Amendment, explained Section 4 was designed to deal with “an impairment of the President’s faculties, meaning that he is unable either to make or communicate his decisions as to his own competency to execute the powers and duties of his office. [read post]
19 Feb 2020, 10:07 am by Quinta Jurecic, Andrew Kent
In addition to Ervin and Cranston, influential Democratic senators such as Birch Bayh, Hubert Humphrey, Edward Kennedy, Edmund Muskie and Abraham Ribicoff were active in these reform efforts. [read post]
3 Jan 2011, 5:21 pm by Gene Quinn
Senator Birch Bayh, USPTO Director David Kappos and former USPTO Directors Todd Dickinson and Nick Godici and others, we have stayed busy. [read post]