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Distrusting the people

May 25, 2019, 10:48 AM

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Angry nationwide demonstrations against more restrictive state abortion laws demonstrate a destructive tendency of the left—distrusting the will of the people, as expressed through their elected representatives.

If activists dislike new laws they should push for repeal through the legislative and electoral processes. Instead, they demand instant judicial action to disregard choices voters and legislators have made.

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Similarly, Democrats are moving forward with the “National Popular Vote Interstate Compact”—disregarding voters in participating states by awarding electoral votes only to the national popular vote winner.

That means even if a Republican won a big majority in Colorado, say, the Democrat gets the state’s electors if he—or she—did better nationally.

Already ratified by 14 states, this compact takes effect if just five more legislatures agree to participate, eliminating the Electoral College as a meaningful institution and erasing state lines as significant boundaries.

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Russia charges Telegram founder Pavel Durov with aiding terrorism and puts him on wanted list

Russia’s main domestic security agency said Wednesday that Pavel Durov, founder of the messaging app Telegram, has been charged with “aiding terrorism” and put on an international wanted list. Telegram’s administration has not removed “numerous channels, chats and bots” that are “actively used by Ukrainian intelligence agencies, terrorist, and extremist organizations to prepare and coordinate […]

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US bans foreign-made humanoid robots, targeting China over national security

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Fringe Israeli settler group is sneaking into Syria to try to claim land for a Jewish outpost

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Jordan intercepts Iranian missiles as US and Saudi Arabia launch strikes against militias in Iraq

CAIRO (AP) — Jordan’s air defenses intercepted five missiles launched from Iran early Wednesday, the country’s military said, hours after the U.S. military said it had knocked down an Iranian missile barrage launched against American forces in the Middle East, shattering a brief pause in fighting. The Jordanian military said the missiles had been “intercepted […]

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Lindsay Clancy’s ex-husband set to resume testifying about the day she killed their 3 children

PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — The former husband of a Massachusetts woman on trial for killing their three young children is expected to return to the stand Wednesday, continuing his testimony about a day that began with art projects and playtime in the snow and ended with him coming home to find the bodies. Prosecutors say […]

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Distrusting the people