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...what's keeping this process in place today? Some of its defenders consider the electoral college a safeguard against citified control over the election process. If we abandon the current system, the argument goes, and popular vote gains preeminence, the inhabitants of the nation's four or five most populated states might decide presidential elections on their own. And while residents of said states might not have a problem with such an outcome, folks out in North Dakota and Montana might see things a bit differently. Citizens of sparsely populated areas (and the congresspersons who represent them) have grown fond...
From this vantage point, there is something to be said for the election process that sacrifices its more democratic qualities for a safeguard that thwarts such dishonesty and manipulation. The former Student Advisory Council (SAC) at the Institute of Politics (IOP), for example, used to renew its leadership with a private internal process. When the IOP conceived of the selection process some 30 years ago, the institute hoped that such a system would establish a spirit that would perpetually replenish the SAC's leadership with charismatic and visionary students. Who better to identify the undergraduates best fit to take...
...consideration for Rehnquist: This decision will likely define his term as Chief Justice. The political considerations are staggering; no Court has ever played such an active role in determining the presidency before, so Rehnquist in particular may exercise extra caution before voting to end Gore's contest without the safeguard of at least a partial recount...
...deplore the use of the Fifth Amendment," Pusey said in a later statement of his support for the Corporation's decision in the Furry case. "But we do not regard the use of the constitutional safeguard as a confession of guilt...
...major negative side effects from the flu vaccine are rare. And even if you do manage to contract the flu after receiving the vaccination, it will likely be a milder case, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Of course, the vaccine isn't a perfect safeguard, and students should still rest and maintain healthy lifestyles to avoid the illness...