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Electoral College

Rules for Radical Election Change

Published on August 9, 2010 10:30 AM

Tara Ross

Category: Electoral College

The Center for Competitive Politics is pleased to offer this guest blog post by Tara Ross   "Keep the pressure on, with different tactics and actions, and utilize all events of the period for your purpose. . . . [M]aintain a constant pressure upon the opposition." Straightforward advice from a liberal icon of a bygone era. Saul Alinsky doubtless intended to change the world, but one has to wonder if even he would be surprised at how far his "Rules for R

Will Massachusetts and New York Join the Effort to End-Run the Constitution?

Published on July 13, 2010

Category: Electoral College

Some people seem intent on bending the rules—even constitutional rules—as far as they possibly can. And then some. They continue as long as they can make any kind of argument that they did not technically break the rules. Cracks, bruises, unintended consequences: any casualty is acceptable as long as they achieve their objective. For some, perhaps it is a grab at political power. For others, it is just a fun intellectual game. In either case, it is a destructive mindset that co