chuck71
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The 12th Amendment says "The Electors shall meet in their respective states, and vote by ballot for President and Vice President...etc..". It does not say that the People of that State vote first, and, then, the Electors vote according to the peoples wishes. Are we to assume that the People vote? The 17th Amendment says the Senators are chosen by the People, and I think the 12th Amendment should say that also. But here's the real issue: The Presidential candidate chooses His/Her running mate and has been doing so for all the Presidential elections except for, perhaps, the first one or two. The "People" do not chose the Vice President as the 12th Amendment dictates!! Why is the 12th Amendment ignored? I've heard arguments that the 12th Amendment does not say the Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates can't run as one ticket, but it doesn't say they CAN!! Are we violating the 12th Amendment by allowing the Presidential candidate to choose His/Her own running mate? There have been four times in our History when a sitting President has been assassinated, and a Vice President whom (I feel) the People did not choose stepped up to the Presidency. There was one situation where a President resigned, and the Vice President became President. There have been several situations where the President died by other means than assassination, and the Vice President became President. In all those situations we had a Vice President whom the People did not choose become the President. Am I interpreting the 12th Amendment wrongly? If so, someone please set me straight. Thank you, chuck.:mrgreen: