Steven Helmer Publications

I've been spending some time on Threads lately and one conversation I see a lot is about the Electoral College and a growing desire to see it abolished and replaced with a popular election. This is an argument I usually come across whenever there's a presidential election, especially situations, like in 2016, when the popular vote winner wasn't the candidate who won.  There are admittedly some flaws with our current system, which awards candidates electoral votes by state. In states that are solid red, for example, like Texas, there's almost no point in a Democrat casting a vote. This is the same for Republican candidates in solid blue states like California. The system also effectively puts the decision in the hands of a select few "swing" states every four years as a result of that. Image courtesy of Pixabay That said, I've always been a bit hesitant about supporting a presidential election that is based solely on the popular vote. While it might seem fa...

I managed to get my ballot a little after dropping the kids off at school this morning. At first, I thought I would have to stand in line for an hour. But, then I realized the long line was for last names starting N-Z and I actually fell in the A-M category, which had no people in line. I am a little curious, however, if there were A-M people standing in the N-Z line simply because our schools have taught us to stand in the back of a line if we see one.