Chris Weigant has written this interesting essay for the Huffington Post about the possibility of an electoral college tie this year. The defenders of the current system for choosing a president virtually never even discuss this flaw. It was not … Continue reading
Richard Winger
The Kansas Reform Party is ballot-qualified. At its recent state convention, the sentiment was strong for nominating Chuck Baldwin for president. Some kinks remain to be worked out, however. The Kansas Secretary of State seems to feel that a state … Continue reading
The Massachusetts Secretary of State’s office earlier said “No” to the Libertarian Party’s request that the actual presidential nominee, Bob Barr, be substituted for the party’s petition stand-in presidential candidate, George Phillies. However, the Secretary of State’s office had not … Continue reading
See this essay by Jeremy Lott, which ran on Politico on June 11. Lott points out that Al Gore ran in 2000 as a rather conservative Democrat, unlike the Al Gore of today. Lott also says that the Democrats have … Continue reading
Although the U.S. Supreme Court issued five full opinions on June 12, including some on habeus corpus that are making headlines, the Court did not release its only pending election law decision, Davis v Federal Election Commission. … Continue reading