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Echoes of 1891 in 2022 - The Journal of the Civil War Era
The New York Times recently deplored the ongoing threats to democratic governance and quoted President Benjamin Harrison’s 1891 Annual Message, where he warned against moves then underfoot to allow state legislatures to select presidential electors in disregard of the popular vote.[1] Even more recently, Senator Angus King from Maine and his Oregon counterpart, Jeff Merkley, … Read More Read More