March 8, 2016
Lurching Towards a Contested Convention
One of the reasons that electing a U.S. president is such a big deal is because once sworn in, there’s little likelihood that he/she could ever be removed from office. Oh, if a president were, let’s say, caught in the Lincoln Bedroom in bed with a dead woman or a live boy, then Congress might rise to the occasion and initiate impeachment, but probably not. If Congress had a pair, they would have impeached and removed Obama for trying to make a recess appointment when Congress wasn’t in recess. Congress has impeached two presidents and both Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton survived and served out their terms.
For years now, I’ve held that the primary-caucus system is a godawful way to select a nominee to run for president. But this primary season is illuminating. The rise of Bernie Sanders has shown us that socialism has unfortunately lost its taint; the Left’s long “march through the institutions” (academia, the media, etc.) is now complete,...(Read Full Article)




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