Political Education
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595What are Caucuses?
What are caucuses? My husband asked me this when the strangeness of this year’s Iowa primary unfolded. The United States Constitution gives...
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603Why are Virginia Gun Owners Upset?
The Governor of Virginia Ralph Northam has announced sweeping gun control measures. In turn, the Virginia State legislature has proposed seven new...
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927Pardons
Pardons- specifically the abuse of pardons- have been in the news. – At the state level, Former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, a...
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623Voir Dire
Voir Dire There are rough similarities between the presidential impeachment process and a jury trial. Jury trials start off when a grand...
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653Censure
Impeachment is not the only way for the legislature to condemn the acts of a president. Since the founding of the country,...
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903Bribery
Bribery Like the phrase ‘high crimes and misdemeanours’ the term ‘bribery’ is not specifically defined in the Constitution. Founder Gouverneur Morris said,...
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587How to Pick Your Candidate?
When people do vote, and to be fair most people who are in my age group do not vote enough, they are...
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445Do House Democrats Need to Rebrand “Quid Pro Quo”
After reading an article about the issue of using the term “quid pro quo” on CNN, I would like to put my two...
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513…The Good Is Oft Interred With Their Bones.
Dateline West Branch, Iowa The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library October 2019 October, 2019 marks the 90 anniversary of the Stock Market Crash...
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655High Crimes and Misdemeanors
There is a misconception that the constitutional phrase ‘high crimes and misdemeanors’ mean whatever Congress wants it to mean. The Federalist Papers...
