Mid Term Elections

[fantassy]

Surely if the President was elected from among the elected members of one house or the other it would remove this situation whereby the whole country has voted in a particular way but the head of the country is free to pursue a political and foreign policy agenda completely at odds with that countries people?

I wonder if any of the US contributors to this site have feelings about changing the system of elections?

Yes, I am strongly opposed to moving to the British system. You forget that the whole country voted in a particular way when they elected the President. When I vote for a Congresswoman, I focus on her views on different issue than I focus on when I vote for the President because their jobs are different. Quite frankly, my Congressperson's view on foreign relations are of secondary importance. My President's views on foreign relations are very important as Idiot Bush has demonstrated. I may vote for a Republican Senator if she is doing a good job for my particular state, but I certainly don't want her choosing the President for me. I am quite capable of choosing a President myself (note I did not vote for the Idiot - ever )

fantassy