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October 25, 2012


Title: Could The Presidential Election End In An Electoral College Tie?
Topic: Old Topic - 2012 Presidential Election
Discussed by Tara Ross
with www.TaraRoss.com

Just how likely is an Electoral College tie in the presidential elections? What are the mechanics of deciding the election in case of a tie?

Why did the Founders consider the Electoral College one of the great achievements of the Constitutional Convention?

Critics say the current system excludes everyone outside the "battleground states" from the political debate. Is that true?

What is the National Popular Vote initiative? Why does it pose an immediate threat to the Electoral College - and how close is it to success?

How is the Electoral College related to Federalism?

Have any presidents besides George W. Bush won the electoral vote but lost the popular vote? Doesn't that prove that the system doesn't work?




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September 10, 2012


Title: Is Al Gore Correct In Attacking The Electoral College?
Topic: Election Process
Discussed by Tara Ross
with www.TaraRoss.com

Part 1 of 2

It's hard to blame Al Gore for not liking the Electoral College. Why is he wrong?

Critics say the current debate excludes everyone outside the "battleground states" from the political debate. Is that true? What is the National Popular Vote initiative? How would it work?



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Title: Part 2 of 2
Topic: Election Process
Discussed by Tara Ross
with www.TaraRoss.com

How is the Electoral College related to Federalism?

Isn't the rationale behind the Electoral College too arcane for ordinary voters? Have any Presidents besides George W. Bush won the Electoral College but lost the popular vote? Doesn't that prove the system doesn't work?



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July 16, 2010


Title: ELECTORAL CHAOS LOOMS
Topic: Election Process
Discussed by Tara Ross
with www.TaraRoss.com

With the slogan “Every Vote Equal”, well-funded activists are close to pulling off an astonishing constitutional coup that would eliminate the role of the Electoral College in Presidential Elections. And almost no one has heard about it! Tara Ross is the author “Enlightened Democracy: The Case for the Electoral College”. You can find Tara at www.TaraRoss.com



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October 9, 2009


Title: GOD HATERS AND GOD DENIERS
Topic: Separation of Church and State
Discussed by Tara Ross
with www.TaraRoss.com

What have past Presidents done to insure that religion is the root of America’s history? What would these Presidents say today if they knew about all the religious freedoms that are being stripped away from Americans, little by little?



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June 26, 2008


Title: Would George Washington Approve of Today’s Religious Tolerant Society? Part 2 of 2
Topic: Book Review
Discussed by Tara Ross
with www.TaraRoss.com

Tara Ross concludes today with the review of her great new book. Pick up a copy of Under God: George Washington and the Question of Church and State.



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June 25, 2008


Title: Would George Washington Approve of Today’s Religious Tolerant Society? Part 1 of 2
Topic: Book Review
Discussed by Tara Ross
with www.TaraRoss.com

A new major study reveals many religious people in America are also non-dogmatic and extremely tolerant of the faith of others. Pick up a copy of Under God: George Washington and the Question of Church and State.



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