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On August 7, 1782, General George Washington created the Badge of Military Merit—the nation's first military decoration to recognize service based on merit rather than rank.
More than 150 years later, the award was revived as the Purple Heart Medal. Today, it honors members of the U.S. Armed Forces who are wounded or killed in service to their country, carrying forward Washington's vision of recognizing courage and sacrifice.
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On August 7, 1782, General George Washington created the Badge of Military Merit—the nation's first military decoration to recognize service based on merit rather than rank.
More than 150 years later, the award was revived as the Purple Heart Medal. Today, it honors members of the U.S. Armed Forces who are wounded or killed in service to their country, carrying forward Washington's vision of recognizing courage and sacrifice.
Music: classicals.de
![[LIVE] The National Popular Vote Compact: An End Run Around the Electoral College?](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/VfUVKZVtomM/mqdefault.jpg "[LIVE] The National Popular Vote Compact: An End Run Around the Electoral College?
This spring, Virginia joined eighteen other states and DC in the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, an agreement among participating jurisdictions to award their presidential electors to the winner of the national popular vote once they collectively hold 270 electoral votes. Virginias thirteen electoral votes bring the compact to 222, leaving it 48 short of the threshold at which it would take effect.
Is participation in the compact a legitimate exercise of state power under Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution, or does it require congressional consent under the Compact Clause or even a constitutional amendment under Article V? Join us for a discussion of Virginia’s entry, the constitutional arguments on both sides, and what the compact could mean for the future of the Electoral College.
Featuring:
• Chad Ennis, Vice President, Honest Elections Project
• Michael Williams, Solicitor General, West Virginia
• [Moderator] Hon. Allen J. Dickerson, Partner, BakerHostetler; Former Chairman, Federal Election Commission
Register for the live webinar at https://fedsoc.org/events/the-national-popular-vote-compact-an-end-run-around-the-electoral-college
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This or that? Student Symposium edition! 🤔
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