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Originally Posted by Belenar
I agree on the lawyer part. It is very difficult for us non-Americans to understand how you can win the elections without getting the majority of the votes. What kind of a democracy is that? Gore got more votes than Bush an Bush gets to be the president ??? I guess it had something to do with the states, and their weight in the overall decision, but doesn't that prove the system to be wrong?
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I highly recommend you read the
Federalist Papers . It is a great insight into the rational behind almost every aspect of American Government. Including the Office of the President.
Fellow citizens of the Great Republic, I’ve voted have you?