10-28-2016, 11:49 AM
(10-28-2016, 10:55 AM)fredtoast Wrote: Our government is based on "checks and balances" between the three branches of government. The legislative branch (congress), the executive branch (president), and the judicial (supreme court) all have specific powers that keep the other two in check.
Letting congress select the president would weaken the check against their power from the executive branch.
You are correct, it does weaken that check. But, that weakening becomes irrelevant if we foster an environment for more political parties. It becomes difficult for the ruling party to be able to push their agenda. Not to mention you have the upper chamber which would still have that checking power as well.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
