On April 4, 2016, the United States Supreme Court ruled 8 to 0 in the case of Evenwel v. Abbott that states are to draw legislative district lines on the basis of total population. This decision is considered to uphold the long standing bedrock principle of our constitution that there should be “one person, one […]
Author: Michael Eliot
The Legality of Obama’s Executive Orders (And Why You Should Care)
During the recent in-the-gutter name calling of the Presidential campaign, the Republican presidential candidates repeatedly and loudly have proclaimed that the moment they step into the Oval office, they will immediately undue the flagrantly illegal Executive Orders that President Obama has issued. They assert that the Executive Orders are illegal because Obama is using them to make […]
Macho or Bust: Today’s Voters Still Want a Machismo President
Marco Rubio, a Republican candidate seeking to gain traction in the race for becoming the next U.S. president, recently has been seen brandishing guns during his campaign photo ops, along with peppering his speeches and his so-called off-the-cuff remarks with plentiful references to football. This is not by happenstance nor by an already existent personality […]