Tag Archives: H.L. Mencken

U.S. Senate Pushing Lame-Duck Cannabis Legislation

Posted on December 10, 2022 by David E Smith

The looming threat of a Republican-led U.S. has sparked a movement among U.S. Senators from both sides of the aisle. Pro-pot federal lawmakers are currently pushing to get two pieces of cannabis banking legislation passed before year-end: the SAFE act and the HOPE act.

Posted in Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions, Federal | Tagged Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Chuck Schumer, David Joyce, H.L. Mencken, Jeff Merkley, SAFE Banking Act, Sherrod Brown, Steve Daines, The HOPE Act | Comments Off

The Electoral College Debate

Posted on October 17, 2018 by David E Smith

Democratic socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, seeking to represent New York's 14th Congressional District, has called for the abolition of the Electoral College. Her argument came on the heels of the Senate's confirming Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. She was lamenting the fact that Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito, nominated by George W. Bush, and Justices Neil Gorsuch and Kavanaugh, nominated by Donald Trump, were court appointments made by presidents who lost the popular vote but won the Electoral College vote.

Posted in Federal | Tagged Alexander Hamilton, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Brett Kavanaugh, Communist Party, Donald Trump, Edmund Randolph, Electoral College, George W. Bush, H.L. Mencken, Hillary Clinton, James Madison, John Adams, John Roberts, Julia Ward Howe, Neil Gorsuch, Samuel Alito, Vladimir Lenin | Comments Off