Shaping the Electoral College Part XIV of XIV
Subtitle: September 6th & 7th. Putting it all together. With an eye on keeping separation of powers and preventing corruption of the executive branch, our Framers on September 6th 1787… Read more »
Tag: Article II
Shaping the Electoral College Part II of XIV
Subtitle: June 1st. As with the three other major institutions of their Constitution, (House, Senate, Judiciary) our Framers were careful to properly match electors to the Electoral College. It wasn’t… Read more »
Shaping the Electoral College (Part I of XIV)
Not until the waning days of the Philadelphia Convention did our Framers complete their plan of the Electoral College. In contrast, Article I elections to Congress and Article III appointments… Read more »
The Framers’ President (Part I)
The pull of democracy often overwhelms societies. As men are naturally drawn to the scent of a woman, passion instead of reason lures societies toward all power to the people…. Read more »
Donald Trump: The Echo of Our Framers’ Uncorrupted President
In the 68th Federalist, Alexander Hamilton praised the Electoral College. “The process of election affords a moral certainty that the office of President will never be held by any man… Read more »
Thoughts on Our Corrupted Presidential Election Process
Article V Blog – April 10th 2016. Did the Framers actually bequeath the circa 2016 Animal House presidential election process? Nothing occupied the Federal Convention of 1787 more than debate… Read more »