@ISIDEWITHQuestionselections8yrs ago

Should the President be elected directly by the people?

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 @9ZV327Banswered…3mos3MO

If the role of president is to be kept then yes. I personally however would prefer to see the office turned back into a constitutional monarchy under either the house of Hohenzollern or Wittelsbach.

 @Ashley65  from California  answered…5mos5MO

The president should be elected by the Citizens of each State, with the number of votes for each State determined by population, should be the formal electors

 @962KL2Y from GU  answered…2yrs2Y

Yes, but allow the President to have relatively more powers, such as a veto which can be overriden

 @Jakubsanswered…2yrs2Y

Yes, but with non-polarising electoral system, e.g. australian transfarable vote.

 @9CPJBQDanswered…2yrs2Y

It depends on electoral system.

 @9CL2DRXfrom New Hampshire  answered…2yrs2Y

The president should be elected like the system used in the United States.

 @8ZXQ4JFanswered…3yrs3Y

Don’t know enough.

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