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Why The Electoral College Exists

For those people who fell asleep in civics class… There are 3,141 counties in the United States. Donald Trump won 2,626 of them. Hillary Clinton won 487. There are 62 counties in New York State. Donald Trump won 46 of them. Hillary Clinton won 16. Yet Hillary Clinton won the popular vote by approx. 1.5  Full Article…

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The Electoral College And The Census

If you are wondering why Democrats made such a big issue about the proposed “Are You A Citizen” question on the census, this is why: The population of each state determines the number of Representatives in Congress each state can have and thus determines the number of electoral votes for the state. This is an  Full Article…

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Honest National Elections

Issues: Fake-Voters, Fake-Ballots, Fake-Counting Variables: New Voting Laws, Riots/Lockdowns Delaying Voting or Increasing Mail-In Ballots, Corrupt Politicians/Election Officials, Election Postponement Implementation: In-Person Voting: Accurate Voter Registration Files By State, Local Election Monitoring of In-Person Voting Based on Signature/Voter ID, Paper Ballots Counted With Audit Trails, Limited Absentee Voting Mail-In Processed By State. Limited Mail-In Voting:  Full Article…

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Why Are Term Limits Important

In 2022 more than 50% of the current US Senate and 25% of the current US Congress would be prevented from running if a 12-year Cumulative Elected Federal Service Term Limit existed. 20% of US Senators have lengthy service records. 8 US Senators have served between 6 and 8 terms, 4 between 4 and 5  Full Article…

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Why Is Voter ID Important

Article One of the US Constitution makes voting in Federal Elections a right and a privilege for all US Citizens. Under the Constitution each State is responsible for Federal Elections for their Citizens. A number of State and Federal Laws exist to define and manage voter rights, voter registration, and the voting process; including several  Full Article…

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US Senate Popular Vote Started 1913

America’s Founders built our system of government with State Rights and Citizen Rights to elect Federal Legislators. “Separation of Powers” was included to balance control between the Federal Executive, Legislative and Judicial. Their model was a Democratic Republic, not a Democracy with majority rule. The current Executive Election has Popular Vote and Electoral College. The  Full Article…

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What Is The Electoral College

The Electoral College was included in Article II, Section 1, Clause 2 of the US Constitution to Elect the US President. There is also a Popular Vote but the Electoral College vote determines who will be the President. The Electoral College is comprised of the same number of Electors as currently exist in the US  Full Article…

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What are Term Limits

Term Limits restrict the number of “terms” an office holder may hold office for a specific office. This issue is important to those do not want “career politicians”. Many US Localities and States have Term Limits for a variety of elective offices. Currently, the US Constitution, which pertains to Federal offices, only limits the US  Full Article…

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