In this extraordinarily strange election year, debating the Electoral College might seem an odd pastime when so many other issues concern us. But its logic, its distortion of the democratic process and its underlying flaws will still strongly influence the conduct of the election. So, let me make the case for its abolition and its replacement by a simple national popular vote, to be held in an entity we will call (what the heck) the United States of America.
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Civilization is characterized by five traits: specialized workers, complex institutions, record keeping, advanced technology, and advanced cities.
Apoleon's planned invasion of the United Kingdom<span> at the start of the </span>War of the Third Coalition<span>, although never carried out, was a major influence on British naval strategy and the fortification of the coast of southeast England. French attempts to </span>invade Ireland<span> in order to destabilise the United Kingdom or as a stepping-stone to Great Britain had already occurred in 1796. The first French </span>Army of England<span> had gathered on the </span>Channel<span> coast in 1798, but an invasion of England was sidelined by Napoleon's concentration on campaigns in </span>Egypt<span> and against </span>Austria<span>, and shelved in 1802 by the </span>Peace of Amiens<span>. Building on planning for mooted invasions under France's </span>Ancien Régime<span> in </span>1744<span>, </span>1759<span> and </span>1779<span>, preparations began again in earnest soon after the outbreak of war in 1803, and were finally called off in 1805. Contrary to popular belief, the invasion was called off before the </span>Battle of Trafalgar.<span>[citation needed]</span>
A. Alliance members signed treaties to defend each other in times of war.