Friday, August 14, 2020

What Happened to the Hamilton Electors?

What Happened to the Hamilton Electors?At least half of the American population is familiar with the Federalist Papers, which set up the precedent for the American presidential election. It was written by Alexander Hamilton and John Jay, two members of the Federalist Party.The Federalist Papers laid out how power would be distributed among the three branches of government under the Constitution. It also established that the president would be chosen by a group of electors, not elected directly by the voters.The papers set up the idea of three branches of government and provided an explanation for different views about how they should be administered. One branch would act in times of peace, while the other two would make decisions in times of war. Also, the Federalist Papers explained that the president would be the person elected by the voters to oversee the work of the other two branches.The Federalist Papers shows that Alexander Hamilton and John Jay were no longer Federalists. The y became Republicans and joined the new Democratic-Republican Party to help James Madison get into the presidency. They actually preferred George Washington, whom they saw as a moderate.It was this change in how the presidential election works that set up the Hamilton Electors vs. The Hamilton Electors Lawsuit. On one side is Hamilton Electors, who claims that their votes were improperly counted and their votes for John Adams were lost. Hamilton and his supporters also claim that their votes were properly counted and their votes for Adams were counted correctly.The Hamilton Electors says that they were excluded from participating in the electoral college in violation of the 15th Amendment, which prohibits discrimination against people because of race, gender, or disability. On the other side is the Adams Electors, who says that their votes were properly counted. Also, they say that there was an illegal quorum and that this means that the election of President Adams was invalid.Each side says that it has a legal basis for their claim. But, unlike the case in Texas v. White, there is no Supreme Court case which specifically addresses the question of the impact of different political parties on the federal election process. So, the political parties' lawyers argue that the courts will never rule on this issue, because the issue of political parties' rights in the state is still unsettled.The Hamilton Electors wants to sue the Hamilton Electors Lawsuit because the Hamilton Electors failed to file their required papers, and the party papers were mailed without a return address. The Adams Electors claim that their votes were properly counted and their votes for Adams were counted correctly. These claims could end up in court.

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