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Today is a day that will go down in the history books of the United States.  It is a day during which members of Congress must adhere to their solemn duty to uphold the Constitution and cast votes that will determine if the President of the United States is to be Impeached by the House.  This has happened very few times in our country's history, which is why it is such an important day.  Abuse of Power and Obstruction of Congress are the two Articles of Impeachment that are to be voted on.  These hinge upon the actions taken by Trump to withhold approved aid from a foreign government until that government went public and announced they would be launching an investigation into a political rival of the President of the United States. The money was withheld and a visit to the White House was also withheld.  This is factually proven through interviews, transcripts, and testimony.  Second, and more overt in nature, is the charge of Obstruction of Congress....

I have seen a ton of talk about the Electoral College in recent months.  The majority of Americans feel that going to a Direct Popular Vote like the rest of the world is the way to go.  Those on the Right seem to be completely against abolishing the Electoral College.  The question is why? The most common argument given is that we shouldn't let voters in all the big cities decide who is in office for the entire country, and that with Direct Popular Vote, those people who live in rural communities also get a say.  When you break down that argument, you quickly find all the holes that exist within it.  Let's start by talking about one other thing that is completely unfair in our current political system.  Let's look at the Senate. In the Senate, each State elects 2 Senators to go to Congress in Washington D.C.  Sounds fair right? Let's look at the most populous states and least populous states and how many people in each state Senators repres...