Federalism on Townhall

• Don’t Get Rid of the Electoral College Thu Oct 6
  Rachel Alexander
  Ever since Al Gore won the popular vote but lost the 2000 presidential election, there has been a major push to abandon the Electoral College system. Superficially, there is a sense that the election was unfair and everyone’s vote did not count equally. ... more
• Obama's War on the Secret Ballot Sun Aug 28
  Ken Blackwell
  The Obama Administration has fired its opening salvo against a cornerstone of democracy: the right to secret ballot. ... more
• Does Sexual Fare Cause Sexual Violence? Thu Jul 28
  Steve Chapman
  In the 1980s, conservatives and feminists joined to fight a common nemesis: the spread of pornography. Unlike past campaigns to stamp out smut, this one was based not just on morality but also on public safety. They argued that hard-core erotica was intolerable because it promoted sexual violence against women. ... more
• 2012 Poll: Rick Perry Already a Frontrunner Wed Jul 27
  Guy Benson
• This July 4th Celebrate Food Independence Day Tue Jun 28
  Julie Gunlock
  "Increasingly Americans seem willing to give up some of their freedoms and are letting government control their choices. Consider government's growing involvement in Americans' food choices." ... more
• Department of Obstruction of Justice Sun Apr 17
  Debra J. Saunders
  President Obama well may have begun another undeclared war -- this time on states that try to enforce their own death penalty laws -- on the dubious grounds that the Food and Drug Administration has not approved drugs intended to kill convicted killers. ... more
• Flunking the Citizenship Test Wed Mar 23
  Brent Bozell
  Anyone who's ever seen Jay Leno do one of his "Jaywalking" segments on NBC, locating average Americans and asking them factual questions on street corners, knows there are far too many Americans who know next to nothing about just about everything. ... more
• Room for Disagreement on Gay Marriage Sun Feb 27
  Steve Chapman
  President Barack Obama has been denounced by Republicans for asserting federal power at the expense of state sovereignty. But last week, he was denounced by Republicans for ... not asserting federal power at the expense of state sovereignty. ... more
• Mud Libel Wed Jan 19
  Ann Coulter
  The same people who had blamed Sarah Palin for the massacre at the Tucson Safeway and then taunted her for her "silence" were enraged when she responded. ... more
• The Liberal Empire Strikes Back Thu Jan 13
  Cal Thomas
  Even if Loughner had watched and listened to conservative media, what does that prove? Millions do, but they don't go on a shooting rampage. ... more
• Mitt Romney Does the Healthcare Straddle Sun Dec 19
  Jeff Jacoby
  Q: When it comes to a government overhaul of health care, what is the difference between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney? A: Obama was against an individual insurance mandate before he was for it. Romney was for the mandate before he was against it. ... more
• Airport "Security"? Tue Nov 23
  Thomas Sowell
  No country has better airport security than Israel-- and no country needs it more, since Israel is the most hated target of Islamic extremist terrorists. ... more

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