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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Jubilicious: [QB] It's closer to the parliament than you think. I learned this in my American politics class. So i'll explain it a bit to you. Here goes: The House of Commons, in Parliament, is the house of people who are voted into office by their peers. This is the structure the House of Representatives was based on. The House of Lords, in Parliament, is the gauranteed spot of anyone who owns a certain amount of English soil. At the time we were build the government, these people were the aristocracy, the rich people, etc. The common people DO NOT get to vote on this. They are simply there, no election. This is the structure the Senate was based on. BACK THEN, we did not vote for our Senators. There was a different selection process based on land. The President, of course, is like the Monarch, only without absolute power. So it goes like this: You have representation of the needs of the "commoners" or "poor people". You have representation of the needs of the "Nobles" or "rich people", and the Monarch was there for both and of course, himself... and cast the deciding vote. This was a system of checks and balances. The nobles would, of course, vote in thier own best interest and the commoners would vote in THIER best interest.... and the monarch voted in the best interests of the country itself. In theory. The President, then, cannot be elected by the common people OR the nobles, as he'll sway in either direction instead of being impartial. THIS is the reason the electoral collage was created. Now... why does it not work the way it should? Because we are now allowed to vote for our senators and presidents. *ahem* and that's the end of my lecture. *gets off the podium* [edited 'cause people vote for peers not pears] [/QB][/QUOTE]
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