The problem with deciding Presidential elections via popular vote is that candidates would naturally campaign in urban areas with big media markets and their policies would follow suit. Better to have proportional electoral college votes in each state so you campaign everywhere.
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I agree completely; the federal government has overstepped its bounds in so many areas that should be reserved to lower local levels. I'm not sure you can put that genie back in the bottle though. A government gridlocked and distracted with irrelevancies seems to be pretty decent
Unfortunately we have some bipartisanship on issues such as Fiat money, war in the middle East, and monitoring our own citizens.
