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Students of the Constitution often ask for an explanation of the Constitutional Convention’s rationale for distinguishing the length of terms for members of the U.S. House of Representatives, and the U.S. Senate. Why, they wonder, do Representatives serve two-year terms, while Senators serve six-year terms? The starting point for analysis of Article I, Section 2 and 3, of the Constitution, as James Madison wrote in Federalist No. 52, is to understand that the entire debate in the Philadelphia Convention and, for that matter, throughout the coun...
You can become an American citizen by being born in the U.S., or you can become one by getting “naturalized.” Becoming naturalized is a heck of a lot harder. It not only means having to meet all the legal and residency requirements which Congress has established, it means passing a U.S. civics test that would stump a random, cable-news talk show host. Sadly, based on the results of the civics test they take, naturalized American immigrants understand the uniqueness of their adopted country bet...
Summer weather has started here in North Dakota, and so has the 2021 legislative districting process. It will soon be a hot topic. As you know, there has been a lot of interest in fair elections these days, and North Dakota Voters First aims to keep you informed regarding the districting process. With your help, we can prevent gerrymandering - the harmful practice of drawing unfair legislative lines that protect incumbents and political parties. Every 10 years, the U.S. Census reveals changes in population growth and movement which require new...
On June 21, 1788, New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify the proposed Constitution. This was an act for the ages, because it not only marked the technical implementation of the new law of the land but, in the words of James Madison, written on April 6, 1796, the "instrument"-the Constitution-"was nothing more than a draught of a plan, nothing but a dead letter, until life and validity were breathed into it, by the voice of the people, speaking through the several state conventions."...
America’s high national living standards lead us to consider things like abundant access to clean water, comprehensive cellular service, and a reliable electric grid as commonplace. Much of the rest of the world regards them as luxuries, unavailable to many people. Consequently, we tend to think about these things only when they don’t work. Cloudy water creates a crisis. A cell phone outage leaves us stranded. Failures in the power market leave us, literally and figuratively, in the dark abo...
Better known as Freedom Day, Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. On June 19, 1865, 156 years ago, Union soldiers landed in Galveston to bring the news of freedom to slaves. The news came more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed by then President Abraham Lincoln. President Biden signed a bill on Thursday, June 17, declaring Juneteenth a federal holiday. The last time a new federal holiday was added was in 1983, when Congress passed the King Day Bill....
Does Congress, under the Time, Place and Manner Clause of the Constitution, possess authority to “alter” or otherwise override state laws governing the conduct of congressional elections? That is the central constitutional question at the heart of the heated political debate surrounding H.R. 1 — the “For the People Act” — which will determine whether Congress can protect Americans’ voting rights that have been, or will be, restricted by the passage of some 60 state laws across our nation. What were the framers of the Constitution thinking when...
According to the National Student Clearinghouse, enrollment in higher education institutions continues to decline, dropping 5% this spring. The 5% represents 725,000 fewer students. According to the National Center of Educational Statistics, the average number of students for each faculty member is 16. There isn’t an institution in North Dakota with that low of a student to faculty ratio. If the figures have any credibility, the 725,000 student drop represents a large number of faculty s...
Need to learn how to unclog a shower drain, jump-start a car, shave your face without bleeding to death, or successfully address dozens of other practical adult daily activities? Rob Kenney offers this kind of basic "dad advice" and millions are tuning into his YouTube channel "Dad, How Do I?" to hear it. Kenney, who promises his subscribers he'll do "my best to provide useful, practical content to many basic tasks that everyone should know how to do," told Buzzfeed he began making YouTube...
Former President Donald Trump has been telling people that he expects to be “reinstated” as president, in August. The premise behind this theory, embraced by his MAGA supporters, is that President Joe Biden’s election victory will be overturned following Republican “audits” of election results in Arizona and Georgia. This is no joke. Charles W. Cooke, senior writer for the conservative magazine, The National Review, has gone on record to attest to the accuracy of these reports. “Maggie Haberman,” the New York Times reporter who broke the sto...
While other armchair quarterbacks are surveying the work of the 2021 legislative session, the three most significant acts include $700 million in bonding for infrastructure, $70 million for “career academies” to expand instruction in technical skills, and statutory authority for using the $8 billion Legacy Fund for some investing in North Dakota. The career academies will welcome employees in dying industries, reach for students whose skills don’t fit into the four-year universities, and offer e...
You may have heard the proverb, "Give a man a fish, and you'll feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you'll feed him for a lifetime of crushing debt after he buys the boat, trailer, tackle, depth finder, trolling motor, etc." Seriously, though, despite my dad's best efforts throughout my childhood, and a few excursions of my own as an adult, I'd still rather someone just give me the fish – preferably deep fried with a side of coleslaw and hush puppies. Don't get me wrong, though, I do e...
Texting is replacing talking as the preferred form of communication? According to a recent survey by OpenMarket, 75 percent of millennials chose texting over talking when given the choice between being able only to text, versus call on their mobile phone. To be sure, the powerful digital devices almost everyone is carrying around these days have changed the art of human conversation and the way we relate to each other — and not for the better. When I was in high school many years ago, my mother...
Facebook decided this week it’s no longer “misinformation” to wonder whether COVID-19 was manmade by Chinese scientists in a biolab in the Wuhan Institute of Virology. But it’s not just Facebook. The national media and President Biden have just done a similar 180. On Wednesday, the same guy who had ordered the shutting down of the Trump administration’s investigation into the origins of COVID-19 told the U.S. intelligence community to redouble its efforts to find out how the coronavir...
I just got another scam phone call from someone pretending to be from the Social Security Administration, and my blood is boiling. When I answered my phone — from the 480 area code in Arizona, far away from Pittsburgh — a recording said, “Your Social Security number has been compromised. Stay on the line and an agent will be right with you.” When the agent, speaking in broken English, asked for my name and address, I got even madder. Why? First, having done cybersecurity assessment and communi...
With the school year ending and the economy slowly reopening, let’s reminisce about the illustrious history of summer jobs. I’m sure many of you worked your way through high school and college by flipping burgers, mowing lawns, performing lifeguard duties, working on an assembly line (I worked three summers in a cosmetics factory), or clerking in a retail store. Or maybe you considered yourself part of show business, while being paid to stand in front of an establishment twirling a sign. (I mus...
Because newspapers have been at the forefront of community building, we cannot talk about the precarious condition of the published word without considering this primary function of nurturing the sense of togetherness. As we look at the decline of the newspaper industry, we also see the fragmentation of relationships in communities. While the development of community becomes more and more difficult as the size of cities becomes larger, the weekly newspapers are in a more advantageous position...
U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) sent a letter to Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Ranking Member John Boozman (R-AR) on Monday urging them to convene a committee hearing to examine legislative proposals for improving transparency and competition in the meatpacking industry. The full letter is published here. Dear Chairwoman Stabenow and Ranking Member Boozman, I write to request that you convene a hearing of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and...
North Dakota State Treasurer Thomas Beadle announced Wednesday he has joined a coalition of 15 State Treasurers to speak out against apparent attempts by President Joe Biden's administration to pressure banks and other large financial institutions into divesting from coal, oil and natural gas companies. "Over the last decade we have made tremendous strides in developing our oil and natural gas resources and North Dakota has played a huge role in helping America become energy independent. This...
Everyone is at risk of being scammed now. The recent ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline was a wakeup call for everyone in America. Ransomware is malicious software that cyberscammers use to encrypt a company's or individual's data, and block access to it, until a hefty sum of money is paid. Google the words "ransomware attack" and you'll see a sizable list of big companies and entire cities that have been completely shut down by increasingly sophisticated scammers. But it isn't just...
Here is how I often do it: I’m scrolling on Facebook, and I see a tidbit of news. Sometimes it’s a link to a trusted news site, sometimes it’s not a trusted news site. Sometimes it’s a meme, or a photo of something that looks like a headline. Before I share anything, I need to know it’s true. So I google it. What I’m looking for in my google search is a news source that I trust. And that’s almost always a newspaper. Google and Facebook rely on newspapers and news media in general. They have become the great middle men in the way that we consu...
The disappointing April jobs report should surprise absolutely no one, given that we now have a government more interested in providing incentives for people not to work, rather than paving the way to gainful employment. What this approach fails to account for is the value of work itself. There is something to be said for, and gained by, getting up in the morning, showing up at a place of business, putting in an honest day’s work and collecting a paycheck. That doesn’t mean all work is fun or even fulfilling, but it all has value. Of cou...
Children love learning, and it's undeniable that great ideas and principles shared at a young age can impact the path of a child for a lifetime. A coloring book I had as a child about America's national parks instilled a desire to visit all of our country's parks – a goal still in process – and was the seed for a commitment to keeping wild things wild. There's my anecdotal story, and there's the science. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine states, "Early childhood is...
I've been hacked. Officially. Someone pretending to be me - go figure - has applied for unemployment benefits in my name. By the way, if you, whoever you are, really want to serve as my stuntman, there are a variety of situations in which you could actually be helpful to me. For example, the next student complaining about his or her grade would be a good start. Go for it, Pretend Me. You respond to the next email that begins, "Dear Professor: What can I do?!" My usual response of "How about...
Despite the challenges of the pandemic, skilled care centers and their staff have shown an incredible and steadfast commitment to caring for and ensuring the safety of their residents. We, at the New Rockford Transcript, recognize the heroic staff of the Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd during National Skilled Nursing Care Week beginning on Mother’s Day, May 9, through Saturday, May 15. This year’s theme, “Together Through the Seasons,” honors the commitment of skilled nursing care facilit... Full story
