Senator John Sidney McCainIf Your name is John McCain and your father and grandfather were famous admirals, violating the Military Code of Conduct by "aiding the enemy" translates into fodder for a political career, book deals, and adulatio
A Soldier Died Today (Author Unknown)
He was getting old and paunchy
And his hair was falling fast,
And he sat around the Legion,
Telling stories of the past.
Of a war that he once fought in
And the deeds that he had done,
In his exploits
Arguments Against the Electoral College
Those who object to the Electoral College system and favor a direct popular election of the president generally do so on four grounds:
the possibility of electing a minority president
the r
The Manner of Choosing Electors
From the outset, and to this day, the manner of choosing its State's Electors was left to each State legislature. And initially, as one might expect, different States adopted different methods.
Some State legislature
THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE
by
William C. Kimberling, Deputy Director
FEC Office of Election Administration
(The views expressed here are solely those of the author and are not
necessarily shared by the Federal Election Commission or any
division the
Now, Jack, this is the post that you can use as a bio. I have put it in your "gutter" with your bookmarks and calendar and such, where it can stay. You can put FAQ's in it, policies, rules for commenting or trolls, just about anything