Why do you consider direct election a greater assurance of patriotism and love of the law? Need I remind you that 0bama was elected with some 54% of the vote?
A mistake? The Constitution a mistake? The reasoning of our founders (which you seem unfamiliar with at best) mistaken? And you call yourself a conservative? What is it you are trying to conserve?
OK, your turn. We have a corrupt supreme court that was arrived at through the constitutional process; how do you suggest we fix this?