Archive for November, 2012
No, it’s not in the Constitution
These days, pundits, candidates, and party activists like to cite the Constitution of the United States as the moral and legal backing for whatever they’re proposing. But the Constitution is silent on a lot of things you probably thought it said. Here are eight examples. The President can veto a proposed amendment to the Constitution. [...]
Posted by Jim on November 15, 2012, under - Constitution, Uncategorized.
Tags: amendment, Benjamin Franklin, Congress, Constitution, democrary, Founding Fathers, history, President, republic, veot
Comments: 1
Looking for “Wikileaks”?
Can you search for “Wikileaks” on the National Archives web site? Yes and no. On Saturday morning, November 3, we learned via Twitter that a search for “Wikileaks” on the National Archives web site archives.gov brought up an error notice stating that the URL was banned. However, even at the same time, a search for [...]
Posted by Hilary on November 6, 2012, under Uncategorized.
Tags: banned, national archives, URL, web site, wikileaks
Comments: 4
To Choose a President
Today’s post originally appeared in the 2012 Summer Issue of Prologue magazine, and was written by Archivist of the United States David S. Ferriero. The Electoral College. Established 1787. It isn’t really a college, and the electors aren’t tenured professors. The electors are really voters, and their votes count in a very big way. The [...]
Posted by Hilary on November 6, 2012, under - Presidents, Pennsylvania Avenue.
Tags: AOTUS, Archivist, ballots, Electoral College, electors, voting
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