Tag: The Constitution

The process of [the Electoral College] affords a moral certainty, that the office of President will never fall to the lot of any man who is not in an eminent degree endowed with the requisite qualifications. Talents for low intrigue, and the little arts of popularity, may alone suffice to elevate a man to the first honors in a single State; but it will require other talents, and a different kind of merit, to establish him in the esteem and confidence of the whole Union, or of so considerable a portion of it as would be necessary to make him a successful candidate for the distinguished office of President of the United States.

Alexander Hamilton, writing in Federalist 68. I have the honor to be your obedient servant, D dot Trump.

For what it’s worth, if [A. Joseph Stack] had somehow survived, he should’ve been read his Miranda rights and tried in a civilian court. He should not have been tortured. These people are small and we – and our traditions and values – are big. They lose when we remember that, and they win when we forget it. Yesterday, they lost. An act of terrorism was committed, but we were not terrorized.

Ezra Klein on the Austin IRS domestic terrorist attack. Amen, brother.