Or would you be afraid the VP might doing something crazy to be come President?
2007-10-10 07:11:09 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
Actually the are are two different elections when the electoral college votes.
2007-10-10 07:23:17 · answer #1 · answered by Michael M 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The constitution of the US originally called for something like that. The man who got the most votes became president. The second place finisher got VP. (Article II, section 1)
The problem that came about was that they might be from different political parties, and if the president became incapacitated or died, the VP could institute drastic sudden changes in policy. So amendment 12 changed it to require that they be elected as a pair.
2007-10-10 14:19:16 · answer #2 · answered by Ralfcoder 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You know, this is a good point. I'm not sure which side I would take on this one, a separate election for the Vice President or the current running mate election. There are pro's and Cons for both arguments. Does a Republican get elected President and a Democrat get elected Vice, or vise versa? Would this slow the Democratic process or speed it up? Again, good and bad from both sides. I'm not sure which side I'd take on this subject...
2007-10-10 14:16:48 · answer #3 · answered by Colonel 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Personally I'd like to see the 1st and 2nd place contenders in the Presidential election be Pres and VP respectively.
2007-10-10 14:38:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋