The 2016 election has given the left – that is, liberals, progressives, the Democrats, and all their fellow travelers in the media – a collective conniption fit, and this is fueling their call to do away with the Electoral College.  That would be a serious blow to the federal nature of America.  After all, the formal name of our country is the United States of America, not the United State of America.  We are set up to be a nation that is a partnership between 50 states and a federal government.  Fortunately, replacing the Electoral College with a popular vote for the presidency is a tough row to hoe.  It would require a constitutional amendment, making it unlikely to succeed.  Not to be deterred, the left is looking for easier ways to skin this cat. On December 6, radical Congressman John Conyers (D-Mich.), who brays that the Electoral College is "rooted in slavery," convened a panel on Capitol Hill on how to dispense...(Read Full Post)