I really don't care how it happens or what form it takes. A 3 electoral vote Washington DC would only decide the most razor-thin election imaginable. The actual advantage would be minimal at best, in… (View Post)

The Senate is basically the entire issue. The House Majority for either party can pass things. The six-year terms, arcane rules that make THACO look like 1st grade math, and utterly absurd representa… (View Post)

Two important issues about how our government is constructed and works are front and center right now, the filibuster and DC statehood: 1.) In the case of the filibuster, even the center/right Democr… (View Post)

For anyone interested in the lead-up in playing with PlugY and the mini-game of tracking down all Unique items, there is a handy website to keep track of everything. Keep in mind, this will take YEAR… (View Post)

It's mostly a relic of the 1950s-1980s, with Iran and Central America being particularly egregious. We didn't so much "interfere in elections" as back outright coups. That article is fine a… (View Post)