Tag / majority
-
![]()
One Person, One Vote(?)
Developing the Constitution of the United States was not easy. A testament to political engineering, the Constitution had to strike a balance of federal representation between its largest and smallest states. The compromise between these states meant that an upper chamber, the Senate, would consist of two senators per state while the lower chamber, the…
-
![]()
Fixing Constitutional Amendments: A Cure Worse Than The Disease
It is easy to look at our chaotic political situation and say that we wish substantive, enduring change could be enacted more quickly. Legislation can get passed one year and repealed the next, so it is easy to see why the idea of making constitutional amendments simpler to pass is appealing. What’s more, when a…
-
![]()
Democrats Can Win Big In The Deep South
Democrats will win again in the Deep South if they engage truly progressive policies. Yes, I said it. They must run on marijuana legalization, Medicaid expansion, tuition-free college, and an increased minimum wage. As a liberal born and raised in southern Louisiana, I believe this is the only way Democrats will consistently win the most…
-
Tea Party Will Cost GOP Senate Majority
At first, I thought the Tea Party movement would be a good thing for the Republican Party. It was destroyed in the 2008 elections: John McCain failed to motivate the conservative base to get out and vote while the Democrats gained a supermajority in the Senate. With that in mind, when I first learned of…
-
Can the GOP retake the Senate?
History has shown that the midterm elections have benefitted the opposing party and this year looks to be more of the same. With the recent animosity toward Democrats, as well as the failures of Martha Coakley, Jon Corzine, and Creigh Deeds, the future looks bright for the GOP. There has been talk that the Republicans…
