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Why the Electoral College? Because State and Regional Diversity Matters.

Originally published November 12, 2016, By Linda. Updated February 25, 2018. Leave a Comment

Why the Electoral College?  Because State and Regional Diversity Matters.

Where you live, your day-to-day experience gained through interacting with your physical environment, influences your political viewpoint. The Founders realized this. When the Electoral College was born through compromise in 1787, each former-colony-turned-state had a unique history and perspective giving rise to significant political differences between it and its neighbors. The Founders had to resolve […]

Filed Under: Constitution, Elections, Featured, History Tagged With: american history, balance and separation of powers, congressional district allocation, Constitution, democracy vs republic, Elections, electoral college, electoral votes, popular vote, representative government

Increasing Executive Power: Progressively Making Congress Irrelevant

Originally published August 4, 2011, By Linda. Updated May 4, 2018. Leave a Comment

Increasing Executive Power: Progressively Making Congress Irrelevant

Author’s Note: This article was originally drafted in mid-June, before the debt ceiling debacle even began to unfold.  I have revised parts of the article to reflect events which have occurred in the interim, but I want to point out that the deal Congress just passed with respect to the debt ceiling is yet another […]

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Nebraskans: Our Representatives in Congress Just Waived Their White Flags on the Constitution

Originally published August 3, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated October 13, 2012. 1 Comment

Nebraskans: Our Representatives in Congress Just Waived Their White Flags on the Constitution

On Monday and Tuesday of this week, all of Nebraska’s representatives in Congress sent up white flags of surrender… Flag 1: Upholding and defending the Constitution Flag 2: Ensuring federal spending will escalate another $2.5 trillion Note: Considering the margins by which “the debt deal” passed, if you’re not in Nebraska, at least some of […]

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