Unless something truly remarkable happens, Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 45th President of the United States on January 20, 2017. This, given the very real threat he poses to our nation, is incredibly distressing to many of us. And, with that in mind, it’s probably not surprising that quite a few very […]
Tag Archives: James Madison
Who are our Electors who will choose our next President, what are the rules that constrain them, and how many are likely to go rogue against Trump?
Posted in Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged #HamiltonElectors, 2016, Alexander Hamilton, Baoky Vu, bound, Brian Fairbrother, Christopher Suprun, Civil War, clear and present danger, Constitution, Contentious Elector, coup, Donald Trump, election fraud, election tampering, electoral college, faithless Electors, founding fathers, Hank Fuhs, Henry Hatter, Hope College, hot mic, House of Representatives, InfoWars, Jack Holmes, Jim Rhoades, John Haggard, John Jay, John Kasich, Joseph Guzman, Judy Rapanos, Kelly Mitchell, Ken Crider, Levi Guerra, Mary Vaughn, Michael Baca, Michael Banerian, Paul Ryan, Presidential politics, Publius, Ray v. Blair, Ross Ensign, Russia, Senate Intelligence Committee, The Apprentice, The Federalist Papers, unbound, Vladimir Putin, Wickham Seelig, William Rauwerdink, Wyckham Seelig 17 Comments
Thank you, Mike Pence, for drawing my attention to Alexander Hamilton
In politics, as in business, it’s long been accepted practice to release bad news on Fridays in hopes of keeping media scrutiny to a minimum… And, I’m sure it was with this in mind that President-elect Donald Trump, this past Friday, released word that he’d agreed to pay a $25 million settlement to former students […]
Posted in Observations, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged #HamiltonElectors, 1787, 1788, Alexander Hamilton, anti-gay people who are most likely gay, Brandon Victor Dixon, Broadway, checks and balances, Civil War, coal, Constitution, conversion therapy, corporate fascism, Dan Pfeiffer, David Frum, despotism, Donald Trump, electoral college, faithless Electors, fascism, FBI, founding fathers, fraud, gay rights, Hamilton, homophobia, immigration, James B. Comey, Javier Muñoz, John Jay, Mike Pence, musicals, news, populism, Publius, reality, settlement, social media, The Federalist Papers, Trump University, West Virginia 35 Comments
Working way too hard on a post about Fort Pulaski that no one will care about
As I mentioned a few days ago, in my “9 Lessons Learned in Savannah” post, I spent some time earlier this month exploring the barrier islands off the coast of Georgia… chasing dolphins, swatting mosquitos, and soaking up gin and history. In that post, as I recall, I noted that I visited Fort Pulaski – […]
Posted in History, Mark's Life, Uncategorized Also tagged 9/11, Abraham Lincoln, cannons, Charles H. Olmstead, Civil War, Cockspur Island, David Hunter, Emancipation Proclamation, fear, Fort Pulaski, General Order Number Eleven, Georgia, history repeats itself, Joseph E. Brown, Joseph Gilbert Totten, Kazimierz Pułaski, military strategy, Quincy A. Gillmore, Revolutionary War, Robert E. Lee, Savannah, Siege of Savannah, slavery, South Carolina, underground railroad, War of 1812, West Point 14 Comments