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• An Open Letter to Robert Mueller Regarding the 2016 Presidential Election...

  

  OK, let's begin this with the stipulation that the DNC e-mails in question are authentic. It was revealed by WikiLeaks emails from the DNC hack that under the... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2018 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Oh, No, Not More Russians and E-mails

  

  OK, the first question everybody should be asking is "are these authentic, DNC internal messages?" I think it's pretty much taken as given that these are. That... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2018 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• The Death of Originalism

  I have to comment about Brett Kavanaugh and his judicial philosophy, which he calls "originalist" I understand this approach is to interpret the Constitution's... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2018 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• I Am Amazed at the Ignorance of the US Public

  In this case, the fact that everything EXCEPT the Electoral College is responsible for Clinton's loss. Of course, that means the standard "you must be a... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2018 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Why Militias Sound Good in Theory, but Don't Work in Fact.

  One of my ancestors, was a member of the Pennsylvania Militia during the War for American Independence. He was in it from the start and was at Valley Forge and... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2018 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Clinton Was a Loser and a Bad Choice Part II

  

  OK, to recap. The electoral college only requires that the winner get the most votes in a state to receive ALL the electoral votes. Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2018 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• No Helping Some People Understand.

  OK, if the fact that Hillary Clinton had one of the highest margins of the popular vote EVER, yet still lost in the electoral college. And the fact that the... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2018 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Maine Passes Ranked Choice Voting

  

  One of the many reforms I would like to see in the US system of elections is Ranked Choice Voting. Maine just passed a referendum to make this the method for... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2018 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Bill Clinton is Full of Shit

  Not that it is news. The dude was impeached for lying before congress, which pretty much means he has been convicted for a crime of falsehood. Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2018 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Clinton Was a Loser and a Bad Choice

  

  This explains what happened--and the Russians weren't responsible I was curious since the popular vote doesn't really matter in Presidential Elections (after al... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2018 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Stop Talking Russians--Start Listening to the Dissatisfied Voting Public

  

  I am not a fan of Libertarian Politics, but I find myself siding with Gary Johnson in seeing a need to change the current us political landscape. Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2018 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Ta-Nehisi Coates Once Again Shows His Ignorance

  

  It would be "whitesplainin'" if I went too harsh on Ta-Nehisi Coates: especially since there are people like Darryl Pinckney, Cornell West, and Adolph Reed who... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2018 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• "Gun Rights"--you Are Being Had to the Point You Are Dying from It.

  Did you realise that the entire concept of "gun rights" is bullshit meant to get you to vote against your self interests? We already know that the facts are on... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2018 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• "Gun Rights"--yoiu Are Being Had to the Point You Are Dying from It.

  Did you realise that the entire concept of "gun rights" is bullshit meant to get you to vote against your self interests? We already know that the facts are on... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2018 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Yes, the Electoral College is a Constitutional Creation, but the Constitution Ha...

  

  I think the real issue isn't can the Electoral College be changed or abolished, but WHY hasn't it been abolished.  It has already been changed by the 12th... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2018 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• What Exactly IS a Wasted Vote

  If someone loses with nearly 3 million more popular votes than her opponent, would one more vote really have made a difference? Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2018 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Direct Election of U.S. Senators, The Electoral College, and Republicanism.

  For those of you who still keep harping on "republic, not a democracy" despite both systems having the characteristic of choosing and replacing the government... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2018 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• The Right to Vote in the US

  It would seem odd that a country which is so proud of its democratic process and wants to impose that on "dictatorial" nations. Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2018 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• You Think When You Vote, You Get to Pick Your Leaders… Right?

  

  There is also the Gerrymander to thwart election choice. Stop with the "republic not a democracy" shit since that is pretty much meaningless. Especially when... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2018 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Why I Cited "Hillary Clinton's Popular Vote Margin is Meaningless in Every Way...

  There are a bunch of good reasons to have mentioned that in my last post. First off, it doesn't really contradict any of my argument. In fact, it pretty much... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2018 DEBATE, SOCIETY