I can understand and agree to this article, up to a point.
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Quote: [ This is not the case with the presidency, which is more distant and more easily corrupted.
In the election of a president, we have many layers to keep “bad candidates” out and bring stability to the system. If this is abandoned for a popular and more national vote, then the president would be chosen like a congressman but without the same intimate knowledge and accountability. This would be a dangerous move for our nation, and all talk of it needs to be stopped before our system is transformed and our liberties lost. ]
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Really Now?
The system is being gamed right now to prevent Trump from getting elected, and the system is being gamed right now to get Hillary Clinton elected.
As for "BAD CANDIDATES" Hillary is one of the worst! Especially in terms of being corruptible. And for "stability to the system", ....... she and her allies are doing their damnedest to
redefine what is considered normal and stable. Seems to me they are selling our country off to the highest bidders. (or highest voters, if you will)
The article is sensible, historically correct and significant, although I think the operating model needs updated, it is highly infected by corruption.