VAMPIRE WEEKEND – The Election Law Debate

Part Three, with this and other posts raising issues worth considering in advance of the upcoming Presidential election. PART THREE: Vampire Weekend In 2019, the band Vampire Weekend came out with the song Harmony Hall, with a chorus that resonates with persisting societal questions: And the stone walls of Harmony Hall bear witness Anybody with […]

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ELECTORAL COLLEGE DEGREE – The Election Law Debate

Part four, with this and other posts raising issues worth considering in advance of the upcoming Presidential election. PART FOUR: Electoral College Degree As a lawyer, I am blessed with multiple university-degrees, and as a profession were are supposed to have some-degree of understanding of the Constitutional and the laws. Some would even calls lawyers […]

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WHAT THE H*** IS GOING ON OUT HERE – The Election Law Debate

Part five, with this and other posts raising issues worth considering in advance of the upcoming Presidential election. PART FIVE: What the H*** Is Going On Out Here Former Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombari was famously caught on video stomping around on the sideline, and yelling out, to no one in particular, “What the […]

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HOLD MY BEER – The Election Law Debate

Part six, with this final post and other posts raising issues worth considering in advance of the upcoming Presidential election. PART SIX: Hold My Beer In an age where the presidential vote is relatively close, a two-party system dominates politics, and the average voter recognizes that voting for an independent/splinter candidate has no real shot […]

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HOT MESS – The Election Law Debate

Part Two, with this and other posts raising issues worth considering in advance of the upcoming Presidential election. PART TWO: Hot Mess Anyone who has been part of a committee, whether in government, business, or even the local PTA, and a committee member for some time, recognizes that the same discussion points come up over, […]

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OCTOBER SURPRISE – The Election Law Debate

Part one, with this and other posts raising issues worth considering in advance of the upcoming Presidential election. PART ONE: October Surprise As the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November approaches — what we call national election day — and the talking-head-debate intensifies over candidates, politics and what is right/wrong with the American […]

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Part Eight: ELECTION LAW — Mail In Ballot Elections

Mail In Ballot Elections is a “bonus” entry in a series on election law — in light of what is, no doubt, one of the oddest elections in over 100 years, particularly when it comes to the Presidential election. Today we discuss big picture, 10,000 foot view, of concepts and arguments made by both sides […]

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Part Seven: ELECTION LAW — Election Debate

Election debate is the final entry in a series on election law. Today is a real-world, historical perspective on the presidential election. Whatever the result this Tuesday — and you should vote — keep in mind the grander electoral scheme of which you are a part. Election debate. 2020. So bring on blog post, part […]

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Part Six: ELECTION LAW — Teachings of Elections Past

Teachings of Elections Past is your cocktail party discussion. This post provides context to CNN and Foxnews. It provides historical education on election day results. Election law teachings of elections. Part six, with this and other posts raising issues worth considering in advance of the upcoming Presidential election. MAPPING FOR COLOR In the run-up to […]

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Part five: ELECTION LAW — An Electoral College Degree

An Electoral College Degree discusses the constitutional selection process for the United States presidency. Here’s the history. Here’s the discussion. Part five, with this and other posts raising issues worth considering in advance of the upcoming Presidential election. COMPROMISE IS COMPLICATED Prior blog posts mentioned party-politics as having emerged during the Constitutional debate of 1787 […]

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