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Politics : Electoral College 2000 - Ahead of the Curve -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Tom Clarke who wrote (5739)	12/11/2000 10:22:39 AM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 6710

I'd like a link to the article, if you have it. Coincidentally I was thinking about Marbury v. Madison yesterday. I remember in Constitutional Law we learned that the decision was based on extra-constitutional grounds, but it was OK because judicial review was necessary to effect the intent of the framers. In retrospect that sounds rather self-serving. I need to learn more about the fights between the federalists and the anti-federalists. Was listening to Book World (or whatever it's called) on C-Span yesterday, the author read from "Founding Brothers," a new book about Madison vs Jefferson. That lead me to reading about Jefferson last night. He wasn't nearly as principled as he is made out to be. The Electoral College struggle between Jefferson and Hamilton was far nastier than what is going on today. There were many Electoral College struggles in the early 19th century. Excellent article, too long to post here, but a must read: thegreenpapers.com