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Today we are going to start a week of starting specifically prof. Curry today we are going to start a week of starting specifically about the Electoral College, what it is, how it works, why its important, why most political scholars hate the Electoral College. With the book, hopefully you have read most of that if not all of it, you get an argument against the Electoral College but its a useful book because , he lays out all of the common arguments for it as well, which i think is helpful for a...

In fact, why most political scholars kind of hate the Electoral College. Its not popular among the Political Science set. Youll get a whiff of George Edwards book which hopefully youve read most of it, if not all of it. You get an argument against the Electoral College. He lays out all the comments for it, which is helpful for allowing each person to sort of make up their mind about what they think about this institution generally speaking. So this is really i do a whole week on this one because...

So today well talk about the Electoral College, what it is, how it works and why most scholars kind of hate the Electoral College and its among the Political Science set which homely youve had so far and you get a fullthroated argument against the Electoral College and it is a useful, instructive book because lays out all of the common arguments for it, as well which is helpful for allowing each person to sort of make up their mind about what they think about this institution generally speaking....

They created the vice presidency for two reasons, in case the president died, resigned or was incapacitated, summary can step in. That was not clarified and was indeed, controversial until the 1840s. The second reason, potentially was because of the Electoral College structure. About thew anything Electoral College, you know that one of the rules of the original design was that Electoral College electorate vote for two people. They have to be from two different states. The way it worked was that...

Very popular among the Political Science it. And were gonna do it with George C Edwards book, hopefully read most of it, you get an argument against Electoral College, it lays out all of the common arguments for it as well which is helpful for allowing each person to make up their mind about what they think about this institution genuinely speaking. This is i really do a whole week on this because it is how we elect the president but few americans understand the full extent of the process, if yo...

Risks to the Economic Outlook. The fundamentals of the u. S. Economy remain strong. The Unemployment Rate has been near halfcentury lows for more than a year. The anticipation of job gains have been solid and wages have been rising. These strong labor Market Conditions have underpinned solid household spending, which has been the key driver of Economic Growth over the past year at the time of our fomc meeting in january, prospects for continued Economic Growth remained favorable, and we judged t...

Whether sufficient grounds exist for the house of representatives to exercise its constitutional power to impeach donald john trump, president of the United States of america. Section 2. Open and transparent investigative proceedings by the Permanent Select Committee on intelligence for the purpose of continuing the investigation described in the first section of this resolution, the Permanent Select Committee on intelligence referred to in this resolution as the Permanent Select Committee is au...

The clerk House Resolution 66, 0 resolved that the Permanent Select Committee on intelligence, the committees on Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, the judiciary, oversight and reform, and ways and means are directed to continue their ongoing investigations as part of the existing house of representatives inquiry into whether sufficient grounds exist for the house of representatives to exercise its constitutional power to impeach donald john trump, president of the United States of america. Se...

Participate including presenting his case submitting request for testimony attending hearings raising objections to testimony giving given cross examining witnesses and more and contrary to what you may have heard today we give more opportunity. To the to his case then was given to other president s before and thank you mr chairman for making that point so clearly and these actions this this process is an open hearing seeking the truth and making it available to the American People will inform c...

The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts seek recognition . Mr. Mcgovern by direction of the committee on rules i call up House Resolution 660 and ask for its immediate considering. The speaker the clerk will report the resolution. The clerk House Resolution 66, 0 resolved that the Permanent Select Committee on intelligence, the committees on Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, the judiciary, oversight and reform, and ways and means are directed to continue...