Political Party ~ Two Party System Failed?
Government Based on the Original United States Constitution
~ Proposed and Submitted by Johnnie Johnson
July 11, 2011
FROM THE DIRECTIVES OUTLINED IN OUR CONSTITUTION, AND EXPLAINED BY THE FOUNDERS THEMSELVES, IT IS OBVIOUS THAT TODAY’S PROCESS OF SELECTING OUR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT HAS BEEN CORRUPTED.
It is clear that the Founders did not expect that the Electors would be required to vote for the same candidates, “…shall make distinct lists of all persons voted for as President …”. (Amend.12 Par.1)
The Electors then “…shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed…” to the President of the Senate in Washington D.C. where, “… in the presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the certificates and the votes shall then be counted …”. (Amend.12 Par.1) This implies that these electoral votes are not only individual but also are to be protected from change or misrepresentation at any point of the process. Biased Electors and mandated votes do fit in with this process.
Who has not cried out that they ‘wished that they had more to pick from, in the Presidential Election, and not have to settle for the lesser of two evils? With the manner established in the Constitution, many more can be asked to serve, and without it costing an arm and a leg, for the requirement to have great sums or access to great sums of cash, goes out the door with the party system and elections by the general masses.
Having the general masses thinking that they are directly voting for the National Executive offices, or selecting biased electors and mandating how they shall vote or otherwise manipulating the vote, was not in the heads of this Nation’s Founders.
Today’s method of electing the President and vice President bespeaks of the great divide between the Founders more excellent way and contemporary society’s methods.
The party system has upheld this process for generations, and we have been their ignorant pawns. Political parties were never designed to be a part of this election process and definitely are not needed.
Lets direct our state elected officials to return to the system required of us in our United States Constitution, and to which they have been “bound by oath or affirmation to support …” (Article VI Par. 3) The constitutional directive is “Each state shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, …” not each of the Political Parties shall appoint Electors with a certain understanding or a mandated vote, as is currently being done. This shift will also will bring in all Americans who do not belong to the party system.
The intent of the founders is to have all the undivided general masses participate through their chosen electors. Shrinking Congressional Districts to the size the founders intended would provide more than 10X’s as many electors. giving even more strength to an already excellent process. The founders process would prevent any faction from rising to take control and speak for all the people.
THE STATE LEGISLATURES HAVE GONE CONTRARY TO OUR U.S. CONSTITUTIONAL DIRECTIVES.
State Legislatures are to appoint, as stated in Article II Sec. 1. Par. 2. “shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, …” but have no authority to go beyond that and support a system that requires Electors to vote for a party’s candidate for President and Vice President. The Founders clearly expected the Electors to exercise freedom of choice, Amendment XII Sec.1. Par.1. “…, and they shall make distinct lists of all persons voted for as President, and of all persons voted for as Vice-President, …”.
The State Legislatures method of choosing biased Electors and, and directing their votes cannot faithfully represent their State as electing a candidate 100% when there is no real foundation for it.
Today’s process leading upto and delivering this ‘winner takes all’ concept, clearly undermines the design of the Founders.
When our Congress is restored:
We would have 5,460 Representatives in the House.
Still 100 Senators in the Senate.
Total of 5,560 in Congress.
Utah would have (2010 population of 2,763,885 / congressional district size of 56,547 from page 16 which would = 48 Congressional Districts.) Giving 48 Representatives and still 2 Senators.
Thus Utah would have a total of 50 Electors appointed from throughout the State. Specialists, chosen as the legislature directs, to focus and research those candidates which the States have selected for the offices of President and Vice President.
It would be up to each State, but hopefully the Congressional Districts and each State government would keep secret those electors who had been chosen to perform this service until after the election, so that they are not hampered and can better avoid “cabal, intrigue, and corruption.”
Let us demand that our State Legislature return to the intent and directives of our United States Constitution in fulfilling our state’s responsibilities of appointing Electors to select our U.S. President and Vice President, and allow all the people to have voice fairly and equally in the manner the founders designed.
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