"And as the electors, chosen in each State, are to assemble and vote in the State in which they are chosen, this detached and divided situation will expose them much less to heats and ferments, which might be communicated from them to the people, than if they were all to be convened at one time, in one place."
- Federalist Paper No. 68
Good news on economic productivity The government is reporting that we're producing lots more economic activity per person than last quarter -- almost 10% more, on an annualized rate