Let's Abolish the Presidency

[notsure]

Let's abolish the Presidency and elect Ron Paul clips our new Ruler



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1G57nqxSPkc
:D

[notsure]

@ least for the next 100 yrs.

[Grubb556]

What if the 12th was repealed meaning second place in an election becomes vice press.? It seems like a good way to keep the president in check.

Or we could have 2 presidents that can veto each other and are alternately elected for 2 years (i.e. one consul is replaced each year).

[Legend1104]

What if we have 2 presidents like that which was debated during the constitutional convention? Imagine what that would look like?

[Maximus]

How would two presidents have worked out? Would they rotate?

[denison]

how about get rid of taxation and nobody would care who's president.

[libertybrewcity]

how about give congress the ability to have a vote of no confidence in the president, and give the president the ability to dissolve the legislature.

Or, have a constitutional amendment that allows three fourths of states to nullify federal laws.

[awake]

Ask not what your government can do for you, instead, ask why do I need the government at all.

[South Park Fan]

The executive branch is definitely the most detrimental to liberty of the three branches of government (and that's saying something). Even from a minarchist perspective, why would anyone want the most dangerous powers of the state to be in the possession of one man (and his yes-men, of course)?

[Legend1104]

The executive branch is definitely the most detrimental to liberty of the three branches of government (and that's saying something). Even from a minarchist perspective, why would anyone want the most dangerous powers of the state to be in the possession of one man (and his yes-men, of course)?

I disagree. The founders were livid about their fear of the Legislative, not the executive. Honestly, the president does whatever he wants, basically because the Congress has allowed him too. The wars, welfare state, Fed. It was all signed off by the Congress long before the President ever got a hold on it.

[aGameOfThrones]

How would two presidents have worked out? Would they rotate?

How did the consul system worked for the Romans?

Quick reference Wiki (more detailed one Google it!):
A consul served in the highest elected political office of the Roman Republic.

Each year, two consuls were elected together, to serve for a one-year term. Each consul was given veto power over his colleague and the officials would alternate each month. However, after the establishment of the Empire, the consuls were merely a figurative representative of Rome’s republican heritage and held very little power and authority, with the emperor acting as the supreme leader.

Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_consul