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(Archived document, may contain errors) 44 June 19, 1979 ELECTORAL COLLEGE REFORM   (S.J. RES. 28)   STATUS

Elihu Root (1845–1937), William Howard Taft (1857–1930), and Henry Cabot Lodge, Sr. (1850–1924) were leading members of the Republican Party during the Progressive era of the early 20th century. They strove to preserve the core tenets of American constitutionalism from the largest ambitions of Progressivism.

The Supreme Court will hear a case this term that could give state legislatures unprecedented power over federal elections and the laws that govern them.

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The Progressives’ impatience with the Constitution, their antipathy for checks on government, and their longing to delegate power to administrative experts have had a lasting impact on American politics as Progressivism has gradually been carried forward in successive liberal waves throughout the 20th and now the 21st centuries.