>When put in its proper perspective, i,e, the President is chosen by the States
>and not by the people, it makes perfect sense.

Correct.

>Our head of government, i.e. the Prime Minister, is not elected either and I
>think that's true for about every other country around here.
>
>The difference, I think, lies in the amount of power the head of state gets.

Or maybe the perceived amount of power.  I don't think that the President
has as much power as we citizens perceive the position to have.  They get
blamed, and credited, for a lot of things they don't really have much true
participation in.

Mike

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