2006-09-26 02:05:22 · 4 answers · asked by jarynth2 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
admin1066 - But then, who would even want such a Congress to make laws? Shouldn't the lawmaking decisions also be "popular", not only the elective decisions?
2006-09-26 02:30:03 · update #1
It would not be a "popular" vote. How many are the members of Congress? Example - if you had 100 members of Congress and the candidates for presidency was Jay Leno, David Letterman and Tom Cruise - if 55 members of Congress like Tom Cruise for his popularity as an actor rather than his capability to be head of the country - then you have your answer. You'd have Tom Cruise as President. Thats the reason why its called a "popular" vote because majority of the voting citizen of the country voted for someone to become president and not just a handful of men and women in congress.
2006-09-26 02:16:24 · answer #1 · answered by Equinox 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No different than allowing the Supreme Court to decide Bush won.
We need to abolish the Electoral College and elect the President on a real popular vote!
2006-09-26 10:33:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Presidents are elected ONLY by THIS group!...
http://www.rense.com/general58/suspre.htm
2006-09-26 09:52:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-09-26 09:32:49 · answer #4 · answered by tellme 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋