Ditch the Electoral College, and Small States Will Suffer

Plus: Founder of Black Guns Matter: 'Gun Control Is About People Control'

Mar 21, 2019   Good morning from Washington, where some lawmakers on the left think that abolishing the Electoral College will ease their troubles. Big mistake, Tara Ross writes. Progressives also yearn to expand the Supreme Court, but one lawmaker's bill would stop that cold, Rachel del Guidice reports. Black Guns Matter leader Maj Toure visits the podcast to defend gun rights. Plus: Kelsey Bolar on tilting at Twitter over her married name, Sean Martin on loving Down syndrome kids, and Star Parker on that ignorant attack on Chelsea Clinton. Also, we're proud of our new editor-in-chief, Kate Trinko.     Commentary Ditch the Electoral College, and Small States Will Suffer National Popular Vote supporters are desperate. They want to eliminate the Electoral College, but know they can't meet the supermajority requirements in the Article V constitutional amendment process. More Analysis Founder of Black Guns Matter Speaks Out: 'Gun Control Is About People Control' "Most of urban America is conservative in their values, they just don't know what the conservative movement is," says Maj Toure. More Commentary Our 'Inclusive' Society Wants to Erase Down Syndrome Kids Like My Son "Today, Sam is a strong, healthy 16-year-old," writes the Rev. Sean Martin. "He is funny and stubborn. He can be the kindest, most sincere brother to his siblings, and he can also be a complete pain in the neck to them." More News Katrina Trinko Named Editor-in-Chief of The Daily Signal Katrina Trinko becomes The Daily Signal's new editor-in-chief, taking over from Rob Bluey, who now will serve as executive editor. More Commentary Twitter Removed My Blue Checkmark After I Took My Husband's Last Name. Here's How I Got It Back. "Ultimately, I wanted nothing more than to be unified with my husband and future children under the same last name, and for me, that pro outweighed all the cons," writes Kelsey Bolar. More Commentary The Left's Identity Politics Rejects the Vision of Martin Luther King Jr. Chelsea Clinton said nothing about Rep. Ilhan Omar's race, sex, or religion. She only criticized, very legitimately, Omar's slanted and distorted take on Israel and the source of its support in America. More News South Carolina Democrats Fight Against University Constitution Course A bill would require students to take a three-credit, semester-long class covering America's founding documents, including the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, and the Federalist Papers. More News GOP Lawmaker to Introduce Bill to Keep Supreme Court Justices at 9 "Democrats are so, so desperate to turn the courts into a rubber stamp for their political agenda that they are now talking openly about packing the Supreme Court," says Judicial Crisis Network's Carrie Severino. More           The Daily Signal is brought to you by more than half a million members of The Heritage Foundation. Donate to The Daily Signal Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter How are we doing? We welcome your comments, suggestions, and story tips. Please reply to this email or send us a note at comments@dailysignal.com. The Daily Signal 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 (800) 546-2843     Add morningbell@heritage.org to your address book to ensure that you receive emails from us. You are subscribed to this newsletter as johnmhames1.diogenes--light@blogger.com. If you want to receive other Heritage Foundation newsletters, or opt out of this newsletter, please click here to update your subscription.

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