Markus Schulze wrote (Fri.Nov.7):
Hallo,
in my opinion, the electoral college has two
advantages to the popular vote.
First: It gives more power to the voters in
smaller states.
[In the USA, the Senate is significantly stronger
than the House of Representatives.
For example: To appoint a Cabinet member or some
other federal officer, the President needs the
approval of the Senate, but not of the House of
Representatives.
Therefore, a deadlock between the President and the
Senate would be more harmful than a deadlock between
the President and the House of Representatives.
Therefore, it makes sense to elect the President
in a manner that corresponds more to the election
of the Senate than to the election of the House
of Representatives.]
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Marcus,
Presumably then you would favour abolishing the general
presidential election and instead fill the office by a vote
among the members of the Senate.
That would further greatly reduce the chance of a deadlock
between the President and the Senate, and also save a lot of
time and money.
Chris Benham
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