Media Flunks Out 12-26-16
Cartoon by Michael P. Ramirez show's hold labeled Media sitting in classroom corner with dunce hat on. Blackboard reads "Trump is President" over and over again.
Electoral Masterpiece - The Founders knew what they were doing
JAN 02, 2017 JEFFREY H. ANDERSON THE WEEKLY STANDARD
Since November 8, Democrats have been searching for a scapegoat. Hillary Clinton’s defeat couldn't possibly signal voters' rejection of the liberal policies that Barack Obama advanced and Clinton vowed to continue, so progressives are on a quest to find the real culprit. They have thus far floated James Comey, Vladimir Putin, "fake news," and the rampant racism of a citizenry that twice elected a black president. More consequentially, they are taking aim at one of the cornerstones of our republic: the Electoral College.
From the Constitutional Convention's opening days, delegates debated how the president should be selected. Yet their decision to have that office chosen by electoral vote was one of the last decisions they made. In one enduringly important respect, the system they chose is a departure from a national popular vote. That is the Electoral College's weighting mechanism, which grants each state a particular say in the overall result. This remains just as good an idea as it was in 1789. Indeed, in nine key ways, the test of time has proven the Electoral College to be an ever better idea than the convention delegates realized:
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JAN 02, 2017 JEFFREY H. ANDERSON THE WEEKLY STANDARD
Since November 8, Democrats have been searching for a scapegoat. Hillary Clinton’s defeat couldn't possibly signal voters' rejection of the liberal policies that Barack Obama advanced and Clinton vowed to continue, so progressives are on a quest to find the real culprit. They have thus far floated James Comey, Vladimir Putin, "fake news," and the rampant racism of a citizenry that twice elected a black president. More consequentially, they are taking aim at one of the cornerstones of our republic: the Electoral College.
From the Constitutional Convention's opening days, delegates debated how the president should be selected. Yet their decision to have that office chosen by electoral vote was one of the last decisions they made. In one enduringly important respect, the system they chose is a departure from a national popular vote. That is the Electoral College's weighting mechanism, which grants each state a particular say in the overall result. This remains just as good an idea as it was in 1789. Indeed, in nine key ways, the test of time has proven the Electoral College to be an ever better idea than the convention delegates realized:
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Media's opposition to the Electoral College feels pretty disingenuous
By T. BECKET ADAMS (@BECKETADAMS) • 12/22/16
By T. BECKET ADAMS (@BECKETADAMS) • 12/22/16
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For media, Donald Trump's Nov. 8 victory is final proof that the Electoral College is an antiquated relic that needs to go.
But it's more than just an antiquated relic from America's past, anguished newsrooms have argued in the wake of Hillary Clinton's stunning defeat. The Electoral College is also racist and possibly sexist, some have claimed. Slate, for example, published a story not long after Election Day titled, "The Electoral College is an instrument of white supremacy – and sexism." The New York Times also got in on the action this week with an editorial titled, "Time to End the Electoral College. read more |
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