Posts Tagged ‘elections’

Thwarting the Will of the People

The Philadelphia Inquirer complained today about how the electoral college allowed Pres. Bush to get elected without winning the majority of the popular vote.  “Against our will” was the phrase the editorial used.
Is this a new found respect for the will of the people?  Does this mean the Inquirer will be objecting when the courts [...]

1/2 Plus 2/3 Equals Total Hypocrisy

Let's be honest.  If the Republicans had decided to give some of the delegates to their convention only half a vote, the media and the cultural left would be all over them.  We'd be treated to references a-plenty to slaves being counted as 2/3 of a person and more.  It is particularly ironic given that [...]