Address by U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey
Video Now Online
U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey delivered the Keynote Address at the Federalist Society's 2008 National Lawyers Convention on Thursday, November 20. Video of the address is as well as his prepared remarks are now available online. [Watch now!]
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As we celebrate the quadrennial practice of electing our president, attention turns once again to the enigma of the Electoral College. The United States is unique among modern nations in choosing its Chief Executive by indirect election, and proposals to alter or eliminate the Electoral College have been common throughout our history. In this installment of Originally Speaking, author Tara Ross and American University Professor of Law Jamie Raskin consider the Electoral College: is it an essential component of our constitutional system of government, or just a perverse relic of an undemocratic age?