November 2018 - Second Order Effects

Updated: Side Effects of Disbanding the Electoral College

Panting of the signing of the constitution.

Whenever a Presidential election is won in the Electoral College and the winner doesn’t have the majority of the popular vote there are calls to disband the Electoral College. This has happened five times: 1824, 1876, 1888, 2000, and 2016 in US history. While on the face, using the popular vote sounds like the way things should be and many wonder why we have the Electoral College. This Article discusses the reasons for the Electoral College and potential Second Order Effects of moving to a popular vote for the US President.

Birthright Citizenship for Illegal Immigrants, is it Really Settled Law?

The press does not understand President Trump’s move to close Birthright citizenship for illegal immigrants and potentially even those on tourist visas. There is a section of the 14th Amendment that hasn’t been tested in court that could be used by an executive order to justify rescinding birthright citizenship. The legal aspects of this are …