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PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

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' During the 1800's, two trends in the States altered and more or less standardized the manner of choosing Electors. The first trend was toward choosing Electors by the direct popular vote of the whole State (rather than by the State legislature or by the popular vote of each Congressional district). Indeed, by 1836, all States had moved to choosing their Electors by a direct statewide popular vote except South Carolina which persisted in choosing them by the State legislature until 1860.' ~ by William C. Kimberling

' It should easily be seen, from even a cursory perusal of the table below, that there were two principal methods of "appointment" of Presidential Electors utilized throughout the period covered by this table- "appointment" by the Legislature itself or "appointment" by the People (the latter through the vehicle of what would come to be known as "the Popular Vote"- that is: the result of returns of ballots actually cast by voters in a scheduled election).' ~ by RICHARD E. BERG-ANDERSSON

' Some Americans, particularly those who were uninsured before, may not care if they can only go to certain providers. But others are dismayed that their current doctors aren't in the plans or that they can't go to the ones they think are best for them. Still, others say there are local doctors listed in their networks, but they can't get appointments or the providers aren't accepting new patients.'

' Blue Cross Blue Shield of Oklahoma said that she can upgrade the policy to a "choice" plan, which may cost her between $50 and $100 more a month, through healthcare.gov. But the site will not let her switch, and the exchange representatives said she'll have to wait until next year. A Blue Cross spokeswoman said the insurer will help her switch plans now.' ~ by Tami Luhby | March 19, 2014: 10:28 AM ET

' Gun control = violation of our right to bear arms. We were given such a right so we could protect ourselves from both a tyrannical goverment or an assult on our person/property. By implementing gun control laws we are strip from that right and therefore we are burnable to being either mugs or puppets of a tyrant government.'

' The second and most shocking revelation of the leaked documents is how they show the scientists trying to manipulate data through their tortuous computer programmes, always to point in only the one desired direction – to lower past temperatures and to "adjust" recent temperatures upwards, in order to convey the impression of an accelerated warming.'

' The third shocking revelation of these documents is the ruthless way in which these academics have been determined to silence any expert questioning of the findings they have arrived at by such dubious methods – not just by refusing to disclose their basic data but by discrediting and freezing out any scientific journal which dares to publish their critics' work. ' ~ By Christopher Booker 6:10PM GMT 28 Nov 2009

' A new batch of 5,000 emails among scientists central to the assertion that humans are causing a global warming crisis were anonymously released to the public yesterday, igniting a new firestorm of controversy nearly two years to the day after similar emails ignited the Climategate scandal.'

' Three themes are emerging from the newly released emails: (1) prominent scientists central to the global warming debate are taking measures to conceal rather than disseminate underlying data and discussions; (2) these scientists view global warming as a political “cause” rather than a balanced scientific inquiry and (3) many of these scientists frankly admit to each other that much of the science is weak and dependent on deliberate manipulation of facts and data.' ~ NOV 23, 2011 @ 11:38 AM | James Taylor

' In political rhetoric activism is used as a pejorative. To describe a judge as activist in this sense is to argue that he decides cases on the basis of his own policy preferences rather than a faithful interpretation of the law, thus abandoning the impartial judicial role and “legislating from the bench.”

' Complaints about activism have arisen in most countries where courts exercise significant judicial review, particularly within common-law systems (e.g., at the federal levels in Australia, Canada, and India).' ~ WRITTEN BY: Kermit Roosevelt

' California voters approved Proposition 8 in 2008 with 52% of the vote shortly after the state Supreme Court ruled same-sex marriages are legal. The measure put gay and lesbian marriages on hold in the state, but a federal appeals court later rule Proposition 8 was unconstitutional.'

' In dissent, Justice Anthony Kennedy said the court's majority ignored the initiative process that led to the passage of Proposition 8.'

"The essence of democracy is that the right to make law rests in the people and flows to the government, not the other way around.... ..In California and the 26 other states that permit initiatives and popular referendums, the people have exercised their own inherent sovereign right to govern themselves. The court today frustrates that choice."

' Kennedy was joined by Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Sonia Sotomayor.' ~ By Bill Mears, CNN Supreme Court Producer Updated 8:27 AM ET, Thu June 27, 2013

..So much for voters and legislatures determining the laws as opposed to courts effectively making the law in piling-on, sneaky ways -- whatever your feelings on the same-sex marriage issue may be.

Activist non-sense courts are in effect saying laws that discriminate or treat unequally are no-nos (disparate impact) such as laws against theft and murder discriminating against thieves and serial killers.

' Instead of treating Sanders with impartiality, the DNC exhibits resentful disdain toward him and the thousands of disenfranchised voters he could have brought into the party.'

' The party’s rules, including the use of super delegates—who disproportionately endorsed Clinton before the primaries began—are intended to provide the Democratic Party leverage over the election process. Throughout the primaries, decisions were made by DNC officials to help Clinton build and maintain a lead over Sanders.' ~ By Michael Sainato • 07/22/16 2:00pm.

“If the only way the K Street wing of the GOP establishment can win is by courting Democrats to vote in GOP primaries, then we’ve already won. Tonight is proof that the K Street establishment is intellectually bankrupt, and we are going to have to clean it up,” Kibbe said.'

' Conservative activist Brent Bozell, whose group ForAmerica ran online ads bashing Cochran, pooh-poohed Cochran for having to “squeak by against a previously little-known state senator thanks to the largesse of the Mississippi and Washington establishments.” ~ By Alexander Burns - 06/24/14 08:00 PM EDT | Updated 06/25/14 10:16 AM EDT

..The infamous Sen. Thad Cochran primary runoff in Mississippi 2014 that showed how the Republican establishment will protect a sell-out candidate over the grassroots constitutionalists. The grassroots supporters cried, "Never Forget !!!"

“Right now, we have a budget crisis,” he said. “Fixing the budget process will not solve the debt crisis, but we will not solve the debt crisis unless and until we address the dysfunction in our budget process.”

' Other proposed big changes include transforming the budget into a piece of legislation that must be signed into law. Currently the budget serves as a sort of spending blueprint that Congress agrees to but never sends to the president for his signature. As a result, the budget isn’t binding.'

' And Perdue’s plan would require Congress to add nondiscretionary spending—such as Social Security and Medicare—to the budget.' ~ Philip Wegmann / September 30, 2016

' Iran has been in almost continuous noncompliance with the treaty it agreed to.'

' When Obama finally tightened the sanctions forcing Iran to the table, he surrendered, especially on the issue of centrifuges that Iran has developed.'

' Obama has regularly tried to oversell Americans on this issue. When he became president, Iran had “thousands of centrifuges” which now would be cut down to around 6,000. In fact, according to the New York Post, in 2008 Iran only had 800 centrifuges. It was on Obama’s watch, and because of his perceived weakness, that Iran accelerated its nuclear program.'

' The next few months will be nothing less than a supreme test of our skill and our resolve and give the Obama administration the opportunity to manage a fundamental change that improperly handled would threaten American allies and the United States itself.' ~ By Mortimer B. Zuckerman | Chairman, Editor-in-Chief April 17, 2015, at 3:50 p.m.

' Today’s $490 million release, the third such payment of this amount since Dec. 10, was agreed to by the Obama administration under the parameters of another extension in negotiations over Tehran’s contested nuclear program that was inked in November.'

' Iran has continued to enrich uranium under the interim deal, adding what one critic, Rep. Brad Sherman (D., Calif.) referred to as “about one bomb’s worth” to its reserves.'

' Iran also has continued to make advances on the plutonium track, which provides it with a second path to a nuclear bomb.' ~ BY: Adam Kredo January 21, 2015 5:00 am

' As courts over the last few weeks dealt a series of blows to voter identification laws in states across the country, Indiana’s Secretary of State Connie Lawson was feeling fortunate.'

“So we added protections [against disenfranchisement] that maybe some of the other laws don’t have. And now, our law has stood the test of time. It passed the test with the U.S. Supreme Court, and it’s been in place for over a decade now.”

' But critics maintain that the process to verify a provisional ballot during the 10-day period is too burdensome for some people, and that others are choosing to stay at home because they’re intimidated by the law’s requirements.'

“We know they are out there. But because they kind of operate in the shadows of life, we don’t often cross paths with them." ~ Josh Siegel / August 07, 2016

OH PLEASE! LET'S STOP THE WORLD FOR LAZY CRY-BABIES!

..And what documentation do they have to show in order to register? So wouldn't requiring registration just as well be disenfranchisement? The reasoning of this activism bubbling into the judiciary can get quite nonsensical. Lazy or incompetent people should be discouraged from voting whatever their race or numbers.

' Ruling that Texas' 2013 abortion restrictions place an undue burden on a woman's constitutional right to an abortion, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed Texas abortion providers a major victory by overturning the regulations.'

' In a statement, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton called the ruling "disappointing" and insisted the decision was passed "to improve patient safety and raise the standard of care for women at abortion facilities." ~ by Alexa Ura June 27, 2016

..Note that the powers that be have yet to repeal Obamacare or overbearing regulations of the F.D.A. that place an undue burden on your right to keep your doctor or to take particular new drugs of promise.

The terms 'abortion' and 'right to privacy' are not in the Constitution but 'no person...deprived of life...without due process' and 'right of the people to be secure...against unreasonable searches' are. So any real constitutional argument over abortion would thus be over where life begins, when someone is a person and by the tenth amendment the states should determine any abortion regulations before life begins or subsequently what constitutes due process by the fifth amendment. Trying to justify abortion as a constitutional right through 'privacy' is really a fallacy that actually ends up better lending to an argument that elective abortion being such a personally sacred, private choice should not be subsidized by government.

And where does the Supreme Court get the power to call whether a state law is beneficial or necessary? Does not judicial review pertain to the constitutionality (federal or state) of a law or contradictions to other statutes? By the way, does Article III give such standing in this case? How? (U.S. Constitution - Article III : Section 2, paragraphs one and two)

State Restriction of Health Insurance Coverage of Abortion : Table

' Thanks to three judges, two animal shapes and one hastily redrawn map of U.S. House seats, North Carolina politics have been thrown into chaos.'

' The federal court decision surprised many in the state, especially because the U.S. Department of Justice approved the maps five years ago.'

' The process has created a host of logistical hurdles for elections officials in North Carolina, starting with a process known as geocoding to determine who represents every voter in the state. Next, officials need to reprint more than 4,500 different types of ballots. And then there's the question of who's on the ballot.' ~ Tom Bullock | March 10, 2016 5:00 AM ET

..You'll notice in the pictures just how non-convex the NC districts are - both the old and newer ones!

' State regulators and private land owners have decentralized knowledge and the proper incentives to promote economic growth while protecting their environment. They are the ones who have the most to gain when the management of natural resources and economic activity is handled properly, and theyalso have the most to lose if those are mismanaged.'

' The federal government owns nearly one-third of U.S. territory. Congress should consider privatizing some of that land, but in the meantime, transferring the management of federal lands to state regulators would encourage energy resource development on the federal estate while maintaining strong environmental protections.' ~ By Nicolas Loris | May 7, 2014

' In a victory for state medical marijuana programs and patients, a federal court in California ruled Monday that federal authorities may not shut down medical pot dispensaries operating within state laws.'

' The ruling is a huge win for California’s dispensaries, who have battled with the DEA for years over the legality of their business practices, the Post notes. The decision could also discourage the Department of Justice from cracking down on medical marijuana in the other 23 states with where the substance is legal.' ~ Daniel White | Oct. 20, 2015

' Any Executive Order that has any effect on individuals that are not government employees in a violation of Article I Section I. Whenever the President issues and Executive Order that extends to all of the people. Congress has a responsibility to the people to veto any Executive Order that has any effect on non governmental employees.' ~ By Keith Broaders | October 22, 2011