Greatest scholars on the presidency and the future of president ial elections. We will have three panels. I will lead a conversation with all the scholars. Put your questions in the q a box and i will introduce them as we are talking and respond and keep this as direct as possible. Lets begin with the first panel. The origins of theoretical perspectives of the Electoral College, our scholars are a professor of law and philosophy at university of pennsylvania and the author of many pathbreaking articles on the founding, including james wilson and his role at the Constitutional Convention. His forthcoming book is. Style of american law the Lawrence Rockefeller professor of sociology at the Woodrow Wilson school at princeton is one of americas leading experts on comparative constitutional law, as well as one of the most dynamic guests on the we the people potted cast podcast. And jack is another friend of the Constitution Center, and is a coprofessor of history and american studies at the
Box and i will introduce them as we are talking and respond and keep this as direct as possible. Lets begin with the first panel. The origins of theoretical perspectives of the Electoral College, our scholars are a professor of law and philosophy at university of pennsylvania and the author of many pathbreaking articles on the founding, including james wilson and his role at the Constitutional Convention. His forthcoming book is. Style of american law the Lawrence Rockefeller professor of sociology at the Woodrow Wilson school at princeton is one of americas leading experts on comparative constitutional law, as well as one of the most dynamic guests on the we the people potted cast podcast. And jack is another friend of the Constitution Center, and is a coprofessor of history and american studies at the university of pennsylvania. He is a Professor Emeritus at Stanford University and is the author of many books including politics and the making of the constitution. Kim, bill and jack,
Box and i will introduce them as we are talking and respond and keep this as direct as possible. Lets begin with the first panel. The origins of theoretical perspectives of the Electoral College, our scholars are a professor of law and philosophy at university of pennsylvania and the author of many pathbreaking articles on the founding, including james wilson and his role at the Constitutional Convention. His forthcoming book is. Style of american law the Lawrence Rockefeller professor of sociology at the Woodrow Wilson school at princeton is one of americas leading experts on comparative constitutional law, as well as one of the most dynamic guests on the we the people potted cast podcast. And jack is another friend of the Constitution Center, and is a coprofessor of history and american studies at the university of pennsylvania. He is a Professor Emeritus at Stanford University and is the author of many books including politics and the making of the constitution. Kim, bill and jack,
Thank you. Thanks so much, anthony, and thank you to the Federalist Society for hosting this debate at its annual faculty conference. Im delighted to be here with two distinguished scholars to moderate this debate on the question should the Electoral College be as you are aware, the constitution establishes an Electoral College for choosing the president meeting in their respective states, the electors vote by ballot for the president and Vice President. Alexander hamilton wrote in federalist 68 that the Electoral College will provide a practicable obstacle 2 intrigue and corruption, he said that it would impose capable discernment for deliberation over the selection of the president. Hamilton thought the system best designed to vent, and disorder. As we head into the 2020 president ial election, debates about the Electoral College once again emerge over the desired voting of our constitutions method. This debate is an important one about our republic and about our constitutional form
Thank you to the Federalist Society for hosting this debate at its annual faculty conference. Im delighted to be here with two distinguished scholars to moderate this debate on the question should the Electoral College be as you are aware, the constitution establishes an Electoral College for choosing the president meeting in their respective states, the electors vote by ballot for the president and Vice President. Alexander hamilton wrote in federalist 68 that the Electoral College will provide a practicable obstacle 2 intrigue and corruption, he said that it would impose capable discernment for deliberation over the selection of the president. Hamilton thought the system best designed to vent, and disorder. As we head into the 2020 president ial election, debates about the Electoral College once again emerge over the desired voting of our constitutions method. This debate is an important one about our republic and about our constitutional form of government. It raises questions of ci