As one can see, campaign finance reform has been around for a while, not that many people were really aware of it until the Citizens United v. FEC case of 2010. Citizens United was founded in 1988 by a Washington political consultant, Floyd Brown who received major funding from the Koch brothers, industrialist who own the secondly largest privately owned company in the US (Mayer, 2010). They gained fame by suing the Federal Election Commission (FEC), leading to a notorious Supreme Court case which eliminated some restrictions on how corporations can spend money in elections. Back in 1971, the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) was the main United States federal law that regulates political fundraising and spending. Its original focus was…
Bernie Sanders is one of the presidential candidates for 2015 through 2016. He is still in the race with Trump and Hillary. He’s given many speeches that influenced a lot of people. He’s given many promises that have many people voting for him. People really like Bernie for a lot of reasons such as when Bernie was giving his speech he raised his hand a bird just landed on his finger. Isn't that cool!…
It's no secret that the Republican party is now more well-known for their fear mongering and obstructionist tactics than legislating or having any real interest in governing. As many of you may remember, Republicans came under heavy criticism last year for trying to derail the Iran Nuclear Deal through a combination of dangerous propaganda. They attempted to poison public opinion and recklessly interfered with the negotiation process which could have had disastrous consequences. In an underhanded, some have even suggested treasonous move, 47 Republicans lead by Senator Tom Cotton and signed by GOP Presidential candidates Marco Rubio and Rand Paul had sent an open letter to Iran…
In November 26, 2000 the election between Gore and Bush made history with their controversial electoral votes, it was total mayhem. The only reason why Gore didn’t win was because the Florida Supreme Court decided to stop counting the ballots and to just give Bush the presidential spot. Gore’s team took forever, they even passed the due date they were suppose to turn in the ballots. There was so little time to count all those ballots that weren’t completely punched out, the news and the people went insane, up to the point were they even had strikes, the people needed answers and a president as soon as possible. There was about 175,010 ballots that weren’t counted. Gore gained about half a million plus more popular votes than Bush did, and personally…
Electoral college is a process that is set up by our founding fathers in the constitution; it is a “compromise between election of the President by a vote in Congress and election of the President by a popular vote of qualified citizens” (U.S Electoral College). Electoral college is an example of indirect democracy; therefore, we do not choose our president directly. Thus, electoral college is not democratic.…
Despite the Liberals horrific results in the 2018 provincial election, if given the chance, I would still vote for them. This central-left political party led by Kathleen Wynne had been in power in Ontario for over 15 years. Kathleen Wynne is the first female premier of Ontario and the first openly LGBT premier in Canada. She was first elected to public office as a Toronto District School Board Trustee in 2000. She subsequently was elected to the Provincial Legislature in 2003.…
Mitt Romney is running for President again. Though technically unannounced, the news effectively became public last on the 16th of this month, when Romney just happened to let it slip that he was “seriously considering” another campaign, having said previously that he would make a decision within “weeks, not months.” When a US politician purports to be “considering” a run, it usually means they’ve already started buying up White House-width curtain rails.…
The Presidency as a whole has changed in many ways throughout the course of history; specifically, in the relationship between the president and the public. The Constitution is vague when it describes communication of the president: a president must say why they veto a bill, and they must inform the public on the state of the union (Ellis 82). President George Washington had the task of establishing how the president would interact with the public. During the early days of the presidency the President communicated seldomly with the public; this is because the president was supposed to be held at a higher standard than the public, and they were supposed to communicate with Congress. Washington worked towards having the office of the president…
The Democratic Debate was really good. I honestly enjoyed watching it time just flew by. After it ended I just wanted to keep watching more. It was so refreshing hearing people talk about the real issues in this country, like the economy, healthcare, education, and corruption. Unlike the Republican Debate which mostly focused on Planned Parenthood, Donald Trump, and Iran.…
Presidency is a strong idea in America. It elects our highest executive leader, the president. A good strong, experienced president is a viable resource. Just to be clear, a president should be experienced in someway . They should first occupied a spot in government such as a governor or senator. They will have a voice and understanding in politics, know about foreign policies and politics, and they will know their way around the government. Think about, who would want a presidential candidate without any political experience or would they? As history has shown, freshness has ruled. Even today, presidential candidate Donald Trump is winning. He has no political experience, however he has considered by New York Republicans to be governor in October 2013, but he never ran. This is the most controversial question in politics, maybe. Should amateurs be allowed in the oval office?…
The president is more than unconstitutional, he is uncontrollable, too. President Obama is uncontrollable in his actions when illegal decisions are made more than once regarding Obamacare and when a large part of our government system is being questioned due to his disregard for the law. Obama went too far to get what he wanted. Checks and balances aren’t being taken seriously, if he can get away with it, so can everyone else. Obama unconstitutionally delayed the caps on payments without approval from Congress. He is uncontrollable and imperial because he shows with these examples that he thinks he can just go around Congress more than once regarding only one piece of legislation…
There are some harsh realities the Democratic Party must face. Hillary Clinton lost the Electoral College and the Presidency to President Donald Trump. The election saw historically low favorability for both Presidential candidates, who currently poll far below progressive Democratic Senators, Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA).…
Since the beginning of this race, millions of us Americans have become more and more doubtful of Hillary Clinton's ability to defeat Mr. Trump. There is no longer any doubt that Hillary Clinton has become a burden to the public and to the party. When we ponder all her issues, including her health complications, her 'pay to play' foundation, her war exploiting, and her email scandal, to name just a few, it appears that her deficiencies far exceed her positives. Donald lacks clear thinking and must never become Commander-in-Chief. Scaring voters with the prospect of Trump as president is only another Secretary Clinton media tactic to deceive us into voting for a corporate puppet who will lead us into war as she destroys…
In the year 2000, prominent presidential candidates raced hectically against each other. The main two political parties chose Al Gore for the Democrats and George W. Bush for the Republicans. The phrase, "too close to call", squandered endlessly as the electoral college could not predict the future leader even on Election Night due to the fact that the margins were almost indistinguishable. Florida, the fourth largest electoral vote state, had a nail biting recount due to the ambiguity of the final results. Nonetheless, here contends the political and economic effects of the campaign, and the way the nation changed due to the decisions of the winner.…
The Electoral College has been a topic of discussion ever since the election of 2000. When you rely on this system, there could easily be a different outcome in the electoral vote and the popular vote. With the Electoral College in place, some of Americans’ votes are basically worthless. When the Electoral College was put into place it was a solution to a problem of the 1780’s, now in the 21st century, all Americans should have a voice. Although some people feel the Electoral College is just, the Electoral College is an unfair and outdated way of picking a President; the popular vote is the best way to elect a President in the best interest for the public.…