Tag: majority vote
How to Fix America’s Elections Problem
Aaron Van Langevelde was probably surprised to find himself in the middle of a battle for the future of American democracy. But at the November 23, 2020, meeting of the Michigan Board of State Canvassers, there he was. A staff attorney for the Michigan legislature’s Republican caucus, he held one of four seats on a board that, as he emphasized that day, was meant to take the certified results from each of the state’s counties, “look at the math, and
20 Bold Takes on the Roe Draft Opinion
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Question of the Week
What are your views on abortion?
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Conversations of Note
A few years ago, Caitlin Flanagan wrote about what she called