#jesse wegman

[tomorrowusa]

« The 2024 election will not be the usual battle between parties, platforms and policies. It is a battle between those who fundamentally respect and abide by the ground rules of democracy and those who do not. »

— Jesse Wegman at The New York Times.

It's also a battle between sanity and incoherent instability.

[porterdavis]

Quote of the Day

When he was in it... the former president was deprived of what may be his most effective superpower: his ability to speak without consequence, without factual basis, without shame and, often, without end.

Jesse Wegman

[tomorrowusa]

Whether Mr. Trump played footsie with Russians to win in 2016 or strong-armed a vulnerable new leader who is at war with Russia to win in 2020, he did exactly what the nation's framers feared an unprincipled, power-hungry executive might do to hold onto his office. That's why they put the impeachment power in the Constitution, and it's why lawmakers who care about the Republic and its survival must use it.

Jesse Wegman, a member of the New York Times editorial board, on the farsightedness of the framers of the US Constitution.

[bigtickhk]

Why We Should Abolish the Electoral College

Jesse Wegman’s “Let the People Pick the President” is a readable account of how the Electoral College distorts our political system.

Let the People Pick the President: The Case for Abolishing the Electoral College by Jesse Wegman https://amzn.to/2UAnpKF 

[minnesotafollower]

Is This Blog's Proposed New Federal Voting Rights Act Constitutional?

A prior postproposed a new federal voting rights act that would (a) make every U.S. citizen (including children and felons) eligible to vote; (b) require every citizen to vote; (c) forbid any racial discrimination in voting; and (d) simplify voting laws…

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