11-10-2016, 07:55 PM
That's not what the 2nd Amendment was designed for. But that's a whole other argument.
America has never been a Democracy, we are a Democratic Republic.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_republic
There are significant differences.
As to a popular vote, the President is president of "these United States." We are a country made of 51 sovereign states. The concerns of rural, urban, suburban, poor, rich, educated, uneducated, straight, gay, etc... are not the same all across the country. That is what the balance of power between the 3 branches of government attempts to balance.
Usually it's always the losers in an election who want to make the election of our President a popularity contest.
America has never been a Democracy, we are a Democratic Republic.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_republic
There are significant differences.
As to a popular vote, the President is president of "these United States." We are a country made of 51 sovereign states. The concerns of rural, urban, suburban, poor, rich, educated, uneducated, straight, gay, etc... are not the same all across the country. That is what the balance of power between the 3 branches of government attempts to balance.
Usually it's always the losers in an election who want to make the election of our President a popularity contest.
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