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Federal Power over Elections blog
Why the National Popular Vote Compact Deserves a Hard No From ConservativesThe compact sounds like simple fairness. Here is its best case, then five reasons conservatives should still say no to it.The 1890 Lodge Force Bill and the Elections Law Republicans Could Not PassCongress has power over federal elections, and in 1890 Republicans tried to use it to protect voters. Here is how the Lodge bill died and what followed.How Ulysses Grant used a brand-new Justice Department against the KlanGrant built the first sustained federal campaign against terror aimed at Black voters, and later courts cut it back. Here is the story in order.