NOWHERE did the Framers [FN1] say during the 1787 Convention, State conventions or in The Federalist that a candidate for Pres who comes in second or lower in the popular vote should win in a republic. In fact, the notion of majority rule is of fundamental importance. [FN2] 1/13

“Winner-take-all” was not discussed as a way to award electors. National elections of 1788, the first under the Constitution, saw legislatures of five States select their electors [FN3]; three did not timely…

trump did not won in 2016 and 2024 via an electoral college. Theres no “electoral college” in the Constitution. No body meets to discuss anything. [FN1] Each State determines how to select its electors. [FN2] There are several things Art. II to remember. 1/8

1) POTUS is the only office that the winner of the popular vote necessarily wins. [FN3]

2) This is important because “electors” were not created as an aspect of strategy. Nowhere does The Federalist discuss electors as…

On 09/22/25, trump declared “Antifa” a “Domestic Terrorist Organization.” [FN1] I confess. I was involved in what I now know was a “DTO.” [FN2] There are details, dear Reader [FN3] that I ask be known before you judge too harshly. Rather than track elements requisite 1/14

for a DTO to be defined as, well, a DTO, the “bottom line” is set forth in the 9/22 Exec Order: “... pattern of political violence designed to suppress lawful political activity and obstruct the rule of law...” [FN4]…

Some are quick to ridicule authoritarian leaders. [FN1] These past two weeks, crises of trump’s disparagement at the hands (or off-hand remarks) of late-night comedy show hosts have raged. Some feel this distracts us from more important issues, [FN2] such as health care. 1/11

A study published this week examined health care & economics. [FN3] “After hospitals were acquired by private equity firms, patient death rates in the emergency departments rose by 13% compared with similar…