Gastonia, NC Correspondent — Access is a real word. So is a rulebook that moved after the primary posters went up. A pandemic justifies more absentee options for people who can show a reason and a simpler process for people who already had the right. It doesn't justify a July invention of universal mail in … Continue reading Should states expand no-excuse mail balloting for November on pandemic grounds, or treat late changes to election mechanics as a confidence risk that outweighs access arguments?
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Should the impeachment process be reserved for clear criminal conduct, or is it a legitimate political tool for checking executive power?
Prescott Valley, Arizona Correspondent — The constitutional text and the early history treat impeachment as a political remedy for serious abuses of power rather than as a criminal trial. Restricting it to indictable crimes would narrow a check designed to be broader. Using it as a routine instrument for policy disagreement drains its legitimacy and … Continue reading Should the impeachment process be reserved for clear criminal conduct, or is it a legitimate political tool for checking executive power?
Will the midterm elections of 2018 produce a meaningful shift in the balance of power between Congress and the executive branch?
Dayton, Ohio Correspondent — Midterms usually act as a check when one party holds the White House, and I'd expect this one to run true to form. If the opposition takes the House you get aggressive oversight, subpoenas, and resistance to the agenda. That's a real shift in the day-to-day even if the Senate stays … Continue reading Will the midterm elections of 2018 produce a meaningful shift in the balance of power between Congress and the executive branch?
How can the US (or any other country for that matter) stop North Korea from inciting a nuclear war?
Cartwright-I really think we only have two options. We either launch pre-emptive strikes to take out their nuclear facilities, their political leadership, their military, and their infrastructure or we completely disengage from North Korea, ignore them, allow the regime to obtain nuclear weapons, and live with the consequences. Let’s be clear about two things. First, … Continue reading How can the US (or any other country for that matter) stop North Korea from inciting a nuclear war?
Was President Trump correct in exiting the United States from the Paris Climate Change Agreement of 2015?
Prescott Valley, AZ Correspondent- President Trump was correct in exiting the United States from the Paris Climate Change Agreement for a number of reasons. One of the most important of which was the fact that the Accords were never submitted by the Obama administration as a treaty, which would require a two-thirds vote by the … Continue reading Was President Trump correct in exiting the United States from the Paris Climate Change Agreement of 2015?
Broken parties in Washington?
From our Gastonia, NC Correspondent And now, only a month or so behind schedule, the Republican health care plan is ready to come to a vote … or is it? With more than a dozen recalcitrant Republicans refusing to join the rank and file to move the GOP plan forward, President Donald Trump is facing … Continue reading Broken parties in Washington?
Thinking Outside the Boxe Endorses Donald Trump for President in 2016
Myrtle Beach, SC, Orlando, FL, July 19, 2016—Thinking Outside the Boxe issued the following statement today in support of Donald Trump for President of the United States in 2016. Thinking Outside the Boxe is pleased to announce that after intense review of the candidates we have decided to endorse Donald Trump for President of the … Continue reading Thinking Outside the Boxe Endorses Donald Trump for President in 2016
