RE: On term-limited Presidents
Steve opines: "I think it would be far more productive to return to the founders' vision of the separation of powers. The executive (a.k.a. the President) should not be elected by popular vote. We should return to the original principle of the Electoral College and reinstate all the original protections and balances that Jefferson envisioned. The states must not be allowed to turn the Electoral College into a rubber stamp for democracy. The electors can be selected in whatever manner the states wish, but there should not even be a popular election for President."
I see your point but each individual state does decide now how their electors are selected... 48 of the 50 states have decided on a "winner-take-all" approach to selecting the electors (Nebraska & Maine have a system where the winner in each district gets the elector and the winner of the popular vote in each state gets the 2 electors representing the Senate seats... I hope that makes sense. I actually favor this method.)
"The Seventeenth Amendment absolutely must be repealed. The current turmoil and madness in American politics is largely due to a group of 100 men and women forming an oligarchy to hand out goodies from the public trough. The sovereign states are no longer represented and the national government, bloated and out of control, walks over them with impunity."
I agree with your point but how can we repeal the 17th amendment when our state legislative districts are gerrymandered like they are??? I know some gerrymandering will always take place, but what's happening now is rather excessive.
"The founders didn't place term limits in their model because they weren't necessary."
At that time they weren't necessary, but I believe they are now.
I see your point but each individual state does decide now how their electors are selected... 48 of the 50 states have decided on a "winner-take-all" approach to selecting the electors (Nebraska & Maine have a system where the winner in each district gets the elector and the winner of the popular vote in each state gets the 2 electors representing the Senate seats... I hope that makes sense. I actually favor this method.)
"The Seventeenth Amendment absolutely must be repealed. The current turmoil and madness in American politics is largely due to a group of 100 men and women forming an oligarchy to hand out goodies from the public trough. The sovereign states are no longer represented and the national government, bloated and out of control, walks over them with impunity."
I agree with your point but how can we repeal the 17th amendment when our state legislative districts are gerrymandered like they are??? I know some gerrymandering will always take place, but what's happening now is rather excessive.
"The founders didn't place term limits in their model because they weren't necessary."
At that time they weren't necessary, but I believe they are now.
posted by Andy W. Rogers | 12:37 AM
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If you are interested in learning more about the 17th Amendment and the repeal movement, please check out my weblog, Repeal the 17th Amendment. On the right hand side I have a number of scholarly articles providing historical analysis and the answers to many of legal questions.
Brian
http://repealthe17thamendment.blogspot.com/
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