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minus-squareAbsoluteChicagoDog@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·2 days agoNot that much later. Jefferson was the third president, he’s the one who decided voters be damned he’s picking the VP.
minus-squarefutatorius@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·edit-211 hours agoHaving a VP in opposition was a design flaw and a source of instability. It made sense to change it. Do you really want a system where, if a faction dislikes the president, all they have to do is assassinate him?
minus-squareAbsoluteChicagoDog@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 hours agoYou can think it’s better. But the fact is he decided to just ignore voters. Sound familiar?
Not that much later. Jefferson was the third president, he’s the one who decided voters be damned he’s picking the VP.
Having a VP in opposition was a design flaw and a source of instability. It made sense to change it.
Do you really want a system where, if a faction dislikes the president, all they have to do is assassinate him?
You can think it’s better. But the fact is he decided to just ignore voters. Sound familiar?