Nobody Asked Me by Fred Easter

It's time to do away with the Electoral College

Monday, 10 September 2012 08:01 Fred Easter

I was wondering if you've heard a sensible explanation for the existence of the Electoral College.

If so, please share it with me. Years ago, back during the Iron Age, when I was in high school, I remember having the Electoral College explained to the class. The theory was, when the Founding Fathers were thinking through our national election process, they reasoned that Main Street voters in, say, Maine could not be expected to make intelligent, well-informed choices about candidates from, say, South Carolina and Michigan.

The devil is in the details when it comes to the Republican plan

Sunday, 26 August 2012 22:33 Fred Easter

Would you be surprised to learn that in 2008, when John McCain was vetting vice presidential candidates, Mitt Romney provided McCain with 23 years of his tax returns?

We must defeat Voter ID

Friday, 17 August 2012 13:38 Fred Easter

I heard the Rev. Al Sharpton say, “The way to stop voter suppression is to expose it.”

As much as I respect the Rev. Sharpton, I disagree.

Beware of cultural chauvinism

Wednesday, 08 August 2012 21:57 Fred Easter

I saw a piece on these pages about a bill in Congress, H.R. 6087, aimed at "stemming the devastating effect of child marriage ... in developing countries".

Before I go further, let me say that I have not myself had an inclination to marry a child since my ninth birthday; and Zelda was a ravishing beauty. Also, I have two wonderful daughters of my own and I would have forbidden them to marry until after their college graduation. Of course, we live in a country that cannot be called underdeveloped, except maybe morally.

Shift wasteful defense spending to domestic needs

Monday, 23 July 2012 14:14 Fred Easter

Nobody asked me, but a lot of people are paying attention to the wrong set of facts. I hear Tea Party politicians complaining about the deficit. They say that Obamacare and Medicare are too costly, not sustainable. I’ll tell you what’s not sustainable.

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