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The Electoral Connection to Constraining Executive Power
Only Congress can constrain an autocratic President, and only electoral reform will enable Congress to perform this essential constitutional function.
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When Partisan Primaries Produce Unrepresentative Extremists...
...isn't the obvious remedy to eliminate partisan primaries?
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A 100-day assault on America's Madisonian system
How well do we collectively understand how best to protect our constitutional democracy from this kind of sustained attack?
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UCLA webinar on electoral reform
A fruitful discussion worth watching.
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Bracket Voting
Elections Should Be Structured Like Familiar Sports Tournaments
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Symposium on "Election Law in a Misaligned America"
Plus podcasts previewing the symposium.
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The Senate Has Surrendered Its Constitutional Responsibilities
If Senators were elected using Condorcet-based voting methods, they would be able to perform their constitutional duty to thwart presidential despotism.
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