John Magolan

There's no good civic argument for the electoral college. It was arguably necessary to ensure the ratification of the Constitution, but it's an anti-democratic device that gives some American citizens far more voting power than others, based purely on where they live.

There's no good civic argument for the electoral college. It was arguably necessary to ensure the ratification of the Constitution, but it's an anti-democratic device that gives some American citizens far more voting power than others, based purely on where they live.

will the IRS beat my ass if i turn in 3 years worth of taxes before midnight tonight

In 3rd grade I wanted to read Three Musketeers because it was worth an entire semester of “reading points” and I didn’t want to have to keep picking books off their dumb list of “approved books”. I wanted to read Redwall instead. My teacher put up a huge fuss about how I was going to waste a bunch of time “reading” then fail the comprehension quiz because a 3rd grader could never understand a book that advanced. I got 100% on the quiz so of course she raised my semester threshold of “reading points” to keep me picking books off the list.

As to LIV Golf's viability moving forward, here is the most recent capital injection, dated Feb. 1, the first week of its season. $266.6 million, signed for by Yasir Al-Rumayyan on behalf of the PIF. If it's the final PIF investment, at least it was a big one.

It is remarkable that this blockade has taken effect so quickly, without any response from Iran and, it would seem, with the full compliance of Iranian ships to the point that no seizures or boardings have been necessary.

i think if Democrats win the midterms it’s very likely they win the executive office two years later. then there will be efforts to do nationwide what was done in Virginia and California.

Bad take. EVERYONE forgets that ACB was a highly controversial pick at the time because it was to replace RBG, there were only weeks left before the election, and the Dems were demanding that no pick be made until after the voters had their chance to speak. To get ANY nominee approved McConnell needed the votes of some of the squish GOP Senators. Susan Collins was up for reelection and polls had her trailing. She was given a pass to vote against ACB. The final vote was 52-48. RBG died Sept. 18. ACB was nominated Sept. 26 -- 8 days later. The nominee HAD to be someone who would get 50 votes -- +VP. You would not have gotten a MAGA friendly fire-breathing conservative thru. Because she was a long-time law professor with only a short tenure as an Appellate Court judge, she didn't have long history of opinions to deal with. Collins and Murkowski were both on the record saying the Senate should wait until after the election. McConnell may have only gotten her vote because of the nominee. Mitt Romney was also a squish on what to do. 62% of voters said two days after RBG's death that selecting a replacement should wait until after the election -- so nominating anyone was a likely political negative only 6 weeks before the election where Trump was already behind in the polls. You can't look at ACB's nomination and confirmation in a vacuum, or judge it only based on what she has done on the Court. At the time, it is quite likely she was the best alternative if the goal was getting 50 votes.

🚨 Virginia has joined the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact. This brings America one step closer to a national popular vote for President.

US has set Iran two conditions before reopening of talks: -Iran must fully open the strait of Hormuz -Iranian delegation must have authority from the IRGC to make a deal.

I still can't stop laughing at Trump thinking people want a "Law and Order Pope."