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The Coming Presidential Tyranny: Maybe Trump, Maybe Later, but Coming Ever Closer
This screed is a response to a friend’s Facebook post. He linked to the article The Republic Conquered: On America Entering the Post-Democratic Era, with a warning to conservatives to set down their coffee while reading it “unless you enjoy … Continue reading
Even Absentee Votes Are Counted
There’d a weird rumor going around, particularly among conservatives it appears, that absentee ballots are not counted unless a race is close enough for them to make a difference. I find it odd that conservatives of all people seem so … Continue reading
Posted in The Democratic Process
Tagged 2016 Presidential Election, Absentee Ballots, Counting Absentee Ballots, Counting Absentee Votes, Donald Trump, Electoral College, Hillary Clinton, James Hanley, Popular Vote, Popular Vote Winner
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Liberals, Trump, and the Anti-hero
Liberals are wondering how anyone could have voted for Trump. No single answer explains it all, but here’s what I think is part of it. Liberals, not alone, love their comic book anti-heroes, the guy who rejects the establishment and … Continue reading
Gary Johnson’s Narrow Path to a Likely Loss in the House
The #neverhillary/#nevertrump crowd is looking closely at Gary Johnson’s prospects for breaking through as a third party president. Everyone agrees they are slim, but many think it’s not impossible. My conclusion is that it’s not that implausible for Johnson to … Continue reading
Trump’s Democrats
[cross-posted at Hit Coffee] While many Democrats are eager to deny that Trump is drawing support from their party, the data show a different story. That data also reveals the falsity of the pretense that Republican party leaders could somehow … Continue reading
Posted in Executive Power, The Democratic Process
Tagged Boll Weevils, Confederacy, Democratic Party, Democrats, Donald Trump, James Hanley, Primary Elections, Republican Party, The Old South, Trumpa Loompahs, Trumpenproletariat
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The Bawdy House Provisions 