Author Archives: Tyler Landrum

Requiring proof of citizenship in order to vote violates the fifth and fourteenth amendments, as it deprives a constitutionally mandated liberty without due process. More broadly, any policy which restricts the ability to vote is potentially unlawful on this basis.

The 14th Amendment of the US Constitution, in Section 3, states: “Section 3. No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member ofContinue reading

This piece may be somewhat rambling and lacking in coherence, as I wrote it over the course of the last week, attempting to consolidate the many thoughts that I have in my mind at present. I will attempt to codify some of these points later, but for now I think it is most important thatContinue reading “On Crisis”

I feel the need to iterate on a matter that has been on my mind, but that I had been considering so obvious as to need no discussion. A judge, justice, or other official within the judicial system must be recused from any case relating to the individual who appointed them to their position, becauseContinue reading “On Judicial Integrity”

The topic of antisemitism has been hot lately, and there’s obviously a great deal that must be said in this matter, but there’s one point in particular that I feel is important to note, because I think many people are unaware of it. There are many Semitic peoples, including Arabs and a number of otherContinue reading “On or Un Semitic”

In the U.S., we are staring down the barrel of an election in which there are no good options. This is not a new situation, but the severity of the risk has increased massively in recent years, to the point that some potential outcomes are catastrophic to the extent of rivaling the greatest societal collapsesContinue reading “Ugly Ballots”

Tomorrow is the biggest day of primary voting in the U.S., and what should be the most active political day of the year. Incumbents should be facing constructive criticism and alternative platforms from within their own party, and party affiliates should be cheerfully discussing the shape their policies will take going forward, with plans toContinue reading “We Need a Plan”

In the US, it is approaching primary season (and for those of us with early voting, may already be here). There is a startling lack of interaction in these proceedings by the general public, which I find both baffling and frustrating. If you have the ability, voting in the primary may be the most importantContinue reading “To Vote, Perchance to Live”