by jpitney | Apr 20, 2020 | Congress, Constitution, Presidency
In some states, the results of the 2020 presidential election might be in dispute. And a 269-269 tie is possible, albeit unlikely. What then? Under the 12th Amendment, the newly-elected House picks the president — with each state getting one vote — and...
by jpitney | Mar 12, 2020 | Presidency, Rhetroric
Keith Hennessey: In more than six years on the staff of President George W. Bush’s National Economic Council, I had the type of conversation described in the WSJ article hundreds of times. As a policy aide one of my core responsibilities was to make sure the...
by jpitney | Mar 8, 2020 | Civility, Freedom of Press, Presidency
President Gerald R. Ford, Remarks at the Dedication of the Anderson Independent and Anderson Daily Mail Building in Anderson, South Carolina, October 19, 1974: Now I happen to differ with those who categorize the journalists I know, and others, as a different kind of...
by jpitney | Feb 15, 2020 | Civility, Presidency
At The Washington Times, Tim Young writes about the presidential race: The exceptions to all of this ridiculousness were the supporters of entrepreneur, philanthropist, and sadly, now former presidential candidate Andrew Yang. In the middle of all of the screaming and...
by jpitney | Jan 11, 2020 | Journalism, Presidency, Uncategorized
At CNN, a bipartisan group of 13 former White House press secretaries, foreign service and military officials: An informed press corps strengthens our ability to govern. Yes, presidents are now able to communicate directly via the internet, social media and tweets....
by jpitney | Jan 6, 2020 | Congress, Presidency, Uncategorized, War Power
Federalist 69: The President is to be commander-in-chief of the army and navy of the United States. In this respect his authority would be nominally the same with that of the king of Great Britain, but in substance much inferior to it. It would amount to nothing more...
