Needed Changes in the 12th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution-Part Two By Harsha Sankar

Since the US Constitution shifted sovereignty from the states to the federal government, the positions of President and Vice-President gained unprecedented authority. The Founding Fathers did not intend both these positions to be as powerful as the 14th Amendment made it to be. However, the Lincolnites who won the Civil War had other ideas. They wanted a strong central government as nationalism was sweeping across the Western World.

Correctly or incorrectly, America has become a "Top-Down Society". People focus daily on the activities of the President. Due to this, the President and Vice-President should not run on the same ticket. They should be selected by a different set of electors and their electors should be chosen in a different manner. Otherwise, too much centralization of authority will be placed on one ticket if the President and Vice-President run together. 

Cliff Notes Version: The Civil War shifted sovereignty from the State governments to the Federal Government. Therefore, the President and Vice-President should not be on the same ticket. They should have different electors and their electors should be chosen differently.