Democrats Should Take Some Advice from Pat Buchanan (Sad, But True)
[Excerpted from "Dissenting Justice," which I author.]Darren Hutchinson, Patrick Buchanan Shows Greater Commitment to Liberal Values Than Senate Democrats, Defends Roland BurrisThe Senate Democrats'...
View ArticleCan New Hampshire's Governor Replace Gregg?
New Hampshire law says yes: 661:5 United States Senator. If a vacancy occurs in the office of United States senator, the governor shall fill the vacancy by temporary appointment until the next state...
View ArticleRon Paul Wants to Repeal the 17th Amendment
In a speech given at the Conservative Political Action Conference, Representative Ron Paul called for repealing the 16th and 17th Amendments to the Constitution. The repeal of the 16th Amendment is...
View ArticleUnsettled over the 17th - Senate Vacancies
The call for direct elections to fill US Senate vacancies is getting louder and louder following the announcement of Sen. Mel Martinez's coming resignation. Florida governor Charlie Crist will appoint...
View ArticleDon't Let Mitt Romney Thwart Obama's Agenda
In July 2004, optimistic about John Kerry's chances of being elected President but fearful of how Gov. Mitt Romney would fill the ensuing Senate vacancy, Massachusetts legislators stripped Romney of...
View ArticleUpholding Democratic Ideals, Even When It's Hard
Democratic ideals are not always convenient to uphold. In times of crisis or tragedy, and when the business of governing is swirling with debate and possibilities, it is understandable that there are...
View ArticleMA-SEN: The Bay State Gets It (Mostly) Right
The Massachusetts Legislature is currently considering HB 4246, which would provide a new section (f) to the Commonwealth's law regarding vacancies in the House and Senate: Upon failure to choose a...
View ArticleMassachusetts Election Law- the meaning of "duly elected and qualified"
Much ado is being made of Fred Barnes'articleclaiming that if Coakley loses, Senator Kirk, the interim Massachusetts (not Massachusettes, Martha) Senator, would cease to be a Senator immediately upon...
View ArticleSurfing The Net For Tasty Political Tidbits
Sometimes I'll just wander aimlessly around the internet and see what I can find. Here are several interesting (or weird or funny) things I've discovered lately, most of them with a political...
View ArticleOn Repealing the 17th Amendment
Calls for repeal has been floating around for a while, and, is another Libertarian concept- I saw Ron Paul supporters with signs advocating repeal at that teabag rally I attended last year. The...
View ArticleRepeal the 17th Amendment?
Do we have a Democracy fetish?Conservative blogger Adam Graham says we do.I first heard about this issue on the Facebook page of Brian Cronin, who posted:This, you gotta read to believe. And if you...
View ArticleThe New Meme: Repeal The 17th Amendment
Over the last few weeks, and more widely publicized with the win of Ayn Rand Paul, a new meme seems to have taken hold in the Tea Party establishment: Repeal the 17th Amendment!6 Whoa there, sparky! Do...
View ArticleDoes Rand Paul Believe Rand Paul Should Be In the US Senate?
Picture it if you will: You are politically committed to an ideal of government that has never been tested in the history of civilization... the closest approximation of which was probably the Gilded...
View ArticleThe 17th Amendment is Good for America
There’s a movement afoot to repeal the 17th Amendment of the United States Constitution which allows for the two US Senators from each state to be “elected by the people thereof.” As proof that the...
View ArticleGerry Connolly - a great Congressman
I first met Gerry Connolly when he was Chairman of the Board of Supervisors of Fairfax County. Tough job, demanding constituents in the richest (some times second richest) county in the United States -...
View ArticleIs Democracy Merely Mob Rule? Idaho Republicans and the 17th Amendment
IDAHO FALLS — U.S. Sens. Mike Crapo and Jim Risch, both Republicans, say they oppose repealing the 17th Amendment that provides for direct election of senators by the public.The repeal is a goal...
View ArticleRepealing the 17th Amendment- Another Bad Tea Party Idea
Tea Party supporters are widely calling for the repeal of the 17th Amendment to the US Constitution which provides for the direct election of US Senators by the residents of each state. Prior to the...
View ArticleThe Conservatives' Cafeteria-Style Constitution
On Saturday, Glenn Beck and tens of thousands of his Tea Party faithful descended on Washington supposedly to "restore honor" to America and defend the Constitution of the United States. Or, more...
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VIDEO: Important speech on Rand & the Constitution
Have you ever wondered why Rand Paul pushes the odd assortment of harmful policies that he does? What ties his desire to destroy Social Security to his opposition of the Civil Rights Act?Rand Paul...
View ArticleAK-SEN: A position too extreme for Miller? He backtracks on the 17th amendment
I hope this isn't a sign that the handlers have moved in and we won't see crazy Joe "Noun, Verb, Unconstitutional" Miller any more. He's backing down from one of his more out-there positions. He...
View ArticleRepeal 17th Amendment? Tea Party says yes!
I have roughly five minutes to type this, but had to share. David Williams, one of the leaders of the Republican party in Kentucky, went to speak to the University of Kentucky Law School -- at his...
View ArticleJustice Scalia Says 17th Amendment Was Mistake For States Rights
There is nothing that the conservative bend of mind can not screw up and screw up badly. The quest by the Religious Right to overturn Roe v Wade is central example of this. Even though the nation is...
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Friday Constitutional 17- 15th, 16th And 17th Amendments
Happy Friday and welcome to Friday Constitutional! This is the repost of my series from 2008-2009 looking at the U.S. Constitution section by section and discussing them from a layman's point of view....
View ArticleHating Americans
Liberals, the tired conservative slander states, hate America. That, of course, is nonsense. Liberals simply want to deliver on the national promise of a more perfect union, to shorten the distance,...
View ArticleGOP Infected by "Constitutional Conservative" Virus
A virus has taken hold within the modern conservative movement. No one knows for sure what has caused this plague but many believe it is transmitted through close contact at boisterous tea parties.The...
View ArticleAZ Republican US Senate Candidate Jeff Flake doesn't want your vote
Yes, you read that headline correctly – Jeff Flake doesn’t want Arizona voters to vote for him in Arizona’s U.S. Senate race. He want’s Arizona’s Republican controlled State Legislature to anoint him...
View ArticleGerrymandering, Electoral College by Congressional district, and the 17th...
I apologize if I'm restating the obvious, but I haven't seen this clearly stated. Republicans are working hard to corrupt democracy even further in this country. The three items I mention in the...
View ArticleALEC's First Chip at the 17th Amendment
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a diary about how ALEC had language on their 990's that stated they supported "limited representative government"full [ALEC] membership shall be open to persons ......
View ArticleLove Affair with Repealing the 17th Amendment Hits Kansas, Popularizing...
On July 12, in the confines of Wichita State University, an event was held in Kansas to promote the Republicans who would lead the future for our fair state. The braintrust in attendance represented...
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May Day! May Day: Dancing In the Street
August 9, 2014, Ferguson Missouri, black man shot by cop, left on ground, dead, ID: Michael Brown. Early morning April 12, 2015, 26-year-old Freddie Gray made eye contact with Baltimore police on...
View ArticleCrazy/Stupid Republican of the Day: Mike Lee- 2018 Update
In 2014, 2015, 2016, as well as 2017, that “Crazy/Stupid Republican of the Day” published profiles of the U.S. Senator from Utah, Mike Lee. Our quick take on Mike Lee is that every policy he doesn’t...
View ArticleMonday Open Thread: April 8 is International Romani Day
April 8 is the 98th day of the Gregorian Calendar year, Pungenday, Discord 25, 3185 YOLD (discordian), And let us not forget 13.0.6.6.19 by the Mayan Long CountTHIS SPACE INTENTIONALLY LEFT...
View ArticleThe Elitist Bullsh*t That Is The Movement To Repeal The 17th Amendment
In the aftermath of the 2016 Presidential election, there was a tremendous amount of chatter about abolishing the Electoral College, or finding some way to reform it so it was more small ‘d’...
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