by Angel Hargrave | Mar 24, 2015 | Blog Archives
Traditionally, because city officials are in such close proximity they respond to “we the people” and listen to us. There are many who represent us in Washington who do not even maintain a home in their district but spend 90% of their time in Washington, DC. When this...
by Angel Hargrave | Mar 16, 2015 | Blog Archives
As a whole we have become used to the federal government telling us we have to submit to new regulations that govern everything from business, retail, home appliances/light bulbs, environmental rules etc. Americans being more compliant than rebellious have just...
by Angel Hargrave | Mar 9, 2015 | Blog Archives
If the vote of the Electoral College results in a tie, the House of Representatives will pick the President by a state-by-state vote with each state delegation having one vote. One member from two-thirds of the states participating will be required to make a quorum. A...
by Angel Hargrave | Mar 1, 2015 | Blog Archives
The Electoral College was created as an additional safeguard in our system of checks and balances. Hamilton and the other founders believed that the electors would be able to ensure that only a qualified person becomes President. They wanted a buffer between the...
by Angel Hargrave | Feb 23, 2015 | Blog Archives
By distributing the essential business of government among three separate but interdependent branches, the Constitutional Framers ensured that the principal powers of government – legislative, executive, and judicial – were not concentrated in the hands of...
