Okay, this is the last of the constitutional policies regarding the House of Representatives:
When vacancies happen in the Representation from any state, the executive authority thereof shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies.
The House of Representatives shall choose their speaker and other officers; and shall have the sole power of impeachment.

Okay, now we’re getting into the specifics of how representatives are chosen for each state. Remember the main point of the bicameral legislature is a group of two senators for each state and then a certain number of representatives elected based on population. Here’s how they figure it out:
The actual Enumeration shall be made within [...]

Okay, this parts a little complex. As I’ve said, this is a splice in the original document stemming from the enactment of the Fourteenth amendment in 1964:
Representatives and direct taxes shall be apportioned among the several states which may be included within this union, according to their respective numbers, which shall be determined by adding [...]

No person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the Age of twenty five Years and been seven Years a Citizen of the United States, and, who shall not, when elected be an Inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen.

A recap of yesterday: The birth of Congress, the very one that has lasted to today. I’m sure some of you have heard of the Articles of Confederation. They made each newly minted state a member of a loose Confederation to say the least. Since America reached its Independence from 1776 to the election of [...]

Okay, thus begins Section 1. We are all familiar with the different divisions of government, having lived under them and participated in the Democratic Process. Remember, this was written over 200 years ago and is still valid and practiced today. You can’t say that about any other government across the world.
Section 1: All legislative powers [...]

Well, there is a Congress for Dummies, and buried within it, an explanation about the origins of the U.S. Constitution, I’m sure. Well, I could call this long-awaited column The Constitution for Dummies but that would be biting off of that successful franchise. So I will call it The Constitution: Explained.
Unless one is fresh from [...]

National news and government seems to be the biggest deal and has sway in all of our lives. But don’t forget about local government. It seems small potatos, but being involved in your town (meetings, fundraisers for the party of your choice, etc…) is a GOOD thing. Unfortunately, it is difficult to find time in [...]

Hello, happy Monday everyone. Or Tuesday for those in the Far East.
Today, I want to talk about International dominance throughout known world history. The height of civilization’s civilizations. All were not necessarily civil, but they, at the very least had a strong organization. The way it has gone in history is a crest and trough [...]