One thing I worry about is a contingent presidential election. That situation arises when no candidate gets a majority of electoral votes (270 of 538). Should this situation arise, Congress gets to pick the next president and vice president.

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    1 year ago

    The legislature picking the executive happens after every single election in parliamentary democracies. You don’t see people wetting their pants over it, life goes on.

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      1 year ago

      Our legislature is heavily biased in one direction because of the laws that structure it. Institutionally, it would be extremely bad for the rest of the world.