DGS49
Diamond Member
The state legislatures would choose Electors equal in number to their combined total of senators and congresspersons, then those electors would vote according to their best judgment. Those 50 sets of votes would be sent to the Senate, tallied up, and the winner(s) named: President and Vice President. If possible, the Electors would NOT reveal their choices in advance, but merely be people in whom the legislators place a bit of trust. That's a pipe-dream, eh?
The idea of giving all of the States' votes to the person who wins the popular vote in that state is non-Constitutional, though not UN-Constitutional. In fact, it is an abrogation of the obligation of the state legislators to exercise THEIR OWN judgment in the matter.
The Founding Fathers abhorred democracy, placing no actual decision making authority in the hands of The People - only the election of those would actually make the difficult decisions. They knew that The People are largely ignorant, and would be swayed by passions of the moment, charlatans promising who-knows-what, and personalities, good and bad - all tendencies that were exacerbated by the dreadful decision to give women the right to vote. And don't get me started with the stupid decision to allow 18's to vote.
Any guesses on what would happen if we had an election that was held as the Founders conceived it?
The idea of giving all of the States' votes to the person who wins the popular vote in that state is non-Constitutional, though not UN-Constitutional. In fact, it is an abrogation of the obligation of the state legislators to exercise THEIR OWN judgment in the matter.
The Founding Fathers abhorred democracy, placing no actual decision making authority in the hands of The People - only the election of those would actually make the difficult decisions. They knew that The People are largely ignorant, and would be swayed by passions of the moment, charlatans promising who-knows-what, and personalities, good and bad - all tendencies that were exacerbated by the dreadful decision to give women the right to vote. And don't get me started with the stupid decision to allow 18's to vote.
Any guesses on what would happen if we had an election that was held as the Founders conceived it?