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What’s Wrong With the Electoral College?

Originally published November 6, 2016, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated February 25, 2018. 1 Comment

What’s Wrong With the Electoral College?

Interest in our system for electing the President of the United States is high. I actually understand why voters feel disenfranchised by the Electoral College as it is presently constituted within 48 states, but the media and political party “powerful” aren’t explaining how the system works, why it was designed as it was. Instead, many people are working to circumvent or abolish it altogether. Read full articleWhat’s Wrong With the Electoral College?

Filed Under: Constitution, Elections, Featured, Founding Fathers, Founding Principles, History, Republic vs Democracy Tagged With: allocation of electors, balance of powers, Constitution, democracy, electoral college, popular vote, presidential elections, representation, republic, states

Nullification: Are States Sitting Ducks or Willing Accomplices?

Originally published March 24, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated May 26, 2013. 3 Comments

Nullification: Are States Sitting Ducks or Willing Accomplices?

This article is part of an ongoing series about the concept of nullification by states; the idea that individual states can declare a federal law or regulation unconstitutional, and therefore, refuse to implement it. See the bottom of this article for a complete list of series’ articles. This article explores the second reason why I […]

Filed Under: Governor, Health Care, Nebraska, Senators, State Sovereignty, Tenth Amendment, Unicameral Tagged With: 10th Amendment, antonin scalia, attorneys general lawsuits, balanced federalism, bureaucracy, bureaucrats, commerce clause, Constitution, dual federalism, dual sovereignty, effectiveness of nullification, federal aid to states, federal debt, federal deficit, federal funding, florida court, general welfare clause, governor, governors, gregory v ashcroft, growth of government, health care implementation, health care law, healthcare law, interposition, judge roger vinson, justice scalia, legislators, lopez v united states, myths about nullification, necessary and proper clause, northern district, nullification, nullification series, obamacare, printz v united states, state governments, state senators, state sovereignty, states, stopping obamacare, supreme court, supreme court rulings, supreme court state sovereignty, Tenth Amendment, the nullification debate, the states, unconstitutional, us constitution

Unconstitutional: Who Decides? States via Nullification or Supreme Court?

Originally published December 7, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated February 3, 2013. 4 Comments

Unconstitutional: Who Decides? States via Nullification or Supreme Court?

“Laws are made for men of ordinary understanding, and should, therefore, be construed by the ordinary rules of common sense. Their meaning is not to be sought for in metaphysical subtleties, which may make anything mean nothing or everything, at pleasure.” Many people are seeking solutions to rein in the growth of government, most particularly […]

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Election Is Over – Now What? State Sovereignty! Join Us Tonight 6pm On Radio

Originally published November 5, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated November 5, 2010. Leave a Comment

Election Is Over – Now What? State Sovereignty! Join Us Tonight 6pm On Radio

Join an outstanding line-up of guests for an evening all about State Sovereignty! TONIGHT 6:00PM – 8:00PM CST Rule of Law Radio Network – click *HERE* to listen live online I’ll be sitting in for Kaye Beach on the Axxiom for Liberty show tonight. Election Euphoria? Or the Beginning of the Beginning? Although the election […]

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Nebraska 2018 Primary Election Sample Ballots

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