I was discussing this subject with a Russian a few days ago and she said, "I really wish we had the electoral voting like the U.S. because all the elections are governed by the voters in Moscow. They do not know or care what we want in Kazakhstan or anywhere else..(paraphrased)"
mob rule would be just fine for the democRATS...
they are the 21st century barbarians.
Exactly. The only other countries I know about that have direct election of the presdent, also have very centralized governments. Look at Mexico, Venezuela, and France. About a quarter of the entire population of Mexico lives in Mexico City. You know why? Most of the infrastructure improvements and industrial investments are made the instead of being spread around the country. Notice where most Summer Olympic games are held. They are mostly held in a nation's capitol which is usually the largest and richest city in that country too. In the 108 years since the first modern olympics were held, the US has hosted them four times (St. Louis 1904, Los Angeles 1932 and 1984, Atlanta 1996). None of those times has it been held in Washington DC! I think that is mainly due to the fact that for most things like culture and economics, the nation's capitol is not really the most important city. The fact that no one region can control and dominate the US means laws and policy can not be tilted too heavily in favor of one region or city.