Impeachment and the Electoral College

Saviors or Subvertors of Democracy?

During the recent impeachment trial of Donald Trump, the president’s counsel repeatedly warned members of the United States Senate that “the articles of impeachment submitted by House Democrats are a dangerous attack on the right of the American people to freely choose their president.” Of course, considering that President Trump was only able to secure victory in the 2016 election through the electoral college, having lost the popular vote to Hillary Clinton by nearly 3 million votes, this seems a rather…