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Back to EpisodesWhen Power Feels Threatened: Voting Taken Away From the States?
Episode 361
Published 2 months, 4 weeks ago
Description
Exploring how recent statements from the head of this administration about federalizing elections intersect with fears of losing congressional control, potential impeachment, and stalled policy agendas. The discussion places those remarks in their political context and examines what Article I, Section 4 of the Constitution actually says about who controls federal elections, why that balance was deliberately written into the Constitution, and why debates over election authority tend to surface most aggressively when political power feels at risk.
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