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minus-squareAbsoluteChicagoDog@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·2 个月前Not 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-22 个月前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?
minus-squareAbsoluteChicagoDog@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 个月前You 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?