The Founders would not have put things that way, they (1) imagined the things the Federal government would handle would be few and deal mostly foreign affairs* and (2) the Electors were sort of a "cut out" between the populace and the President, someone you trust, but having only one very limited job (picking a president) and after that duty was done, they were dismissed and (3) anything a president did would be pursuant to an act of Congress, the more popular branch of which would have to face the people every other year.You almost have to wonder if there is enough money to influence the Electors. Barring that will there be messages targeted specifically at them? I imagine the identities of the Electors is in the public domain. Given the recent statements regarding the use of nukes by Trump, or at least the unsubstantiated rumor that an advisor said he asked why they were off the table, how long until targeted messaging starts to try and influence the Electors into a vote for anyone but Trump?
Technically isn't that the whole point of the Electoral college and having a Republic as a means of governance? Sometimes the public cannot be trusted.
This monstrosity we have created (the Imperial Presidency) is nowhere near what the Founders envisioned, or they would have left us some protection against it.
Little Jimmy Madison said:* The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government, are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the State governments are numerous and indefinite. The former will be exercised principally on external objects, as war, peace, negotiation, and foreign commerce; with which last the power of taxation will, for the most part, be connected. The powers reserved to the several States will extend to all the objects which, in the ordinary course of affairs, concern the lives, liberties, and properties of the people, and the internal order, improvement, and prosperity of the State.
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