> -----Original Message----- > From: Nick McClure [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 2:39 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Not anti-suv but.... > > > He is the president of the States, not the people, and thus > he is elected by the states.
True, of course. But also based on somewhat dated concepts and ideals. The creation of the United States was that of many highly patriotic colonies - each colony worried about their position and standing in this new, never-before-attempted collective. That attitude has greatly lessened (it's still there, but not nearly as important to social structure). Secondly the voting procedure was limited by the technology of the time. Even the most devout democratist would have to admit that a full popular vote would be unwieldy, impractical and take a prohibitively long time. That's no longer (as much) the case. > That is a complete change in the underlying system of > government; it would require changes to both the federal > system and the state systems. Of course. What good thing doesn't come without change? ;^) Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
