Five times in national history the Electoral College has sent presidents who did not win the popular vote to The White House: 1824, 1876, 1888, 2000 and 2016. Although polls show that 58 percent of U.S. adults favor amending the Constitution so that the popular vote would replace the Electoral College system, the party in power is not likely to promote such an upheaval.

In response to criticisms of certain rulings, perceived as linked to the behavior of certain justices, the Supreme Court adopted a “code of conduct” consisting of aspirational rules in November 2023. Gordon Haist and Paul Weismantel argued the pros and cons of adopting such a code of conduct.

Immigration epitomizes the conflict between justice — other-regarding and community-building — and politics — the accumulation and retention of power.

Speaker Sgt. Oliver does not support more gun laws but believes in enforcement of current laws and prosecuting law breakers to the fullest extent of the law.