03-29-2017, 07:19 PM
(03-29-2017, 05:52 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: No, didn't miss it, but I guess it's more I view the EU as... I don't want California and Washington to decide what is legal or not in Ohio, but on a larger scale. Just doesn't feel right.
But that's not how it works. The EU's authority is much like our federal government's, in that it has authority over issues that impact the whole EU. This includes borderless issues like environmental impact (because pollution doesn't stop at a state/country line) as well. Member states still have authority over their internal matters.
(03-29-2017, 05:52 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: The President has never been not elected by the Electoral College, and the Electoral College for a State has never chosen a President their State didn't vote for. It's not really indirect, it's just in a manner that one State feeling REALLY strongly about something doesn't wipe out the opinion of multiple other States.
That's still indirect. Were the presidency directly democratic, then it would be a straight popular vote. Because we vote for electors who then cast a vote for President, and because they can cast a vote for whomever they choose, that is not a directly democratic system.
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