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Hamilton’s most undemocratic moment ?

December 7, 2020 admin Leave a comment

Hamilton’s most undemocratic moment ? And its inapplicability as a precedent for 2020 Many seeking to understand the election of…

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Why 2020 is not 1800, 1824, or 1876

November 23, 2020 admin Leave a comment

Why 2020 is not 1800, 1824 or 1876 In all of American history a total of three Presidential elections were…

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Presidential Transition Act of 1963

November 9, 2020 admin Leave a comment

Presidential Transition Act of 1963 88th Congress, 2nd Session, P.L. 88-277, 78 Stat 153,  3 U.S.C. §102 note 2 Recognizing…

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First Rejection of a Supreme Court Nominee

September 20, 2020 admin Leave a comment

Senate Rejects John Rutledge’s nomination as Chief Justice in 1795 In the polarized environment of 21st Century American politics, Supreme…

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The American Museum (the first magazine to print the Constitution)

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The American Museum (published by Mathew Carey, 1787-1792) The American Museum was a monthly magazine with a national audience published in…

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Alexander Hamilton Virtual Book Club Meeting #1 PowerPoint (with Richard Brookhiser)

September 12, 2020 admin Leave a comment

Alexander Hamilton Virtual Book Club Meeting #1 PowerPoint Statutesandstories.com is pleased to present Richard Brookhiser’s ground breaking biography, Alexander Hamilton:…

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Inaugural meeting of the Alexander Hamilton Virtual Book Club

August 28, 2020 admin Leave a comment

Statutesandstories.com is pleased to announce the creation of the Alexander Hamilton Virtual Book Club. The inaugural meeting will be on…

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The Constitutions of the Several Independent States of America (published by an Act of Congress in 1781)

August 24, 2020 admin Leave a comment

The Constitutions of the Several Independent States of America, printed in 1781 by Francis Bailey During the depths of the American…

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Electoral Count Act of 1887 (and the Election of 1876)

August 17, 2020 admin Leave a comment

Electoral Count Act of 1887, the Safe Harbor Deadline, and the Election of 1876 [29 Stat. 373, 49th Congress, 2nd…

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Presidential Election Day Act of 1845 and the Election of 1840

August 3, 2020 admin Leave a comment

Presidential Election Day Act of 1845 [5 Stat. 721, 28th Congress, Session 2, Chapter I] Like clockwork, American Presidential elections…

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