http://www.ballot-access.org/2006/04/03/first-black-presidential-candidate-dies/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 01:14:05 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.ballot-access.org/2006/04/03/first-black-presidential-candidate-dies/comment-page-1/#comment-1263 Joe Murphy Tue, 04 Apr 2006 20:12:35 +0000 http://ballot-access.org/2006/04/03/first-black-presidential-candidate-dies/#comment-1263 Mr. Prindle if you do not know what sovereignty means might I suggest you get a dictionary. Nice work Mr. Morrison I appreciate hearing your points of view. Mr. Prindle if you do not know what sovereignty means might I suggest you get a dictionary. Nice work Mr. Morrison I appreciate hearing your points of view.

]]> http://www.ballot-access.org/2006/04/03/first-black-presidential-candidate-dies/comment-page-1/#comment-1260 Eric Prindle Tue, 04 Apr 2006 17:04:06 +0000 http://ballot-access.org/2006/04/03/first-black-presidential-candidate-dies/#comment-1260 The printing of party names on ballots, the Electoral College, and the "sovereignty" (whatever the hell that means) of "states" have no logical connection to each other. They are completely severable. The only connection between them is ideological, in the form of fashionable "those dead white males were right about everything!" constitutionalism. The printing of party names on ballots, the Electoral College, and the “sovereignty” (whatever the hell that means) of “states” have no logical connection to each other. They are completely severable. The only connection between them is ideological, in the form of fashionable “those dead white males were right about everything!” constitutionalism.

]]> http://www.ballot-access.org/2006/04/03/first-black-presidential-candidate-dies/comment-page-1/#comment-1257 Michael Morrison Tue, 04 Apr 2006 15:19:26 +0000 http://ballot-access.org/2006/04/03/first-black-presidential-candidate-dies/#comment-1257 Alabama was doing it right, interestingly enough. I remember seeing ballots in my childhood and they included the names of the electors, as well as the candidates. All the people are allowed to vote for, according to the Constitution, is the slate of electors. Amazingly, the folks who wrote the Constitution knew what they were doing. Today's "news" media and the schools systems are doing a criminal disservice by not explaining how the Electoral College works, by not explaining that the 50 sovereign states are indeed sovereign and that this country is properly referred to as "these" United States. Alabama was doing it right, interestingly enough.
I remember seeing ballots in my childhood and they included the names of the electors, as well as the candidates.
All the people are allowed to vote for, according to the Constitution, is the slate of electors.
Amazingly, the folks who wrote the Constitution knew what they were doing.
Today’s “news” media and the schools systems are doing a criminal disservice by not explaining how the Electoral College works, by not explaining that the 50 sovereign states are indeed sovereign and that this country is properly referred to as “these” United States.

]]>