Commentary On Elections-Part Seventy-Two

Commentary On Elections-Part Seventy-Two

The reason why local governments should select state senators while only the electorate, through electoral voting, should choose both sets of Governor and Vice-Governor electors. Local governments are area-based so its selection will be based on an area-based model. Because the state senate is also based on an area-based democratic model, it is important that the entity who does the choosing of its members is also area-based. In pertinence to the legislative branch, the democratic model has to be the same for both the "chooser" and "chosen".

In pertinence to the executive branch, the democratic model has to be different for both the "chooser" and "chosen". Since each the Governor and Vice-Governor are area-based positions, their electors should be chosen by the People separately even as the People's votes are counted electorally. The Governor is supposed to preside over the operation of the state bureaucracy so his/her capacity is based on the area-based democratic model.

The Vice-Governor presides over the state senate, which is also based on the area-based democratic model. Therefore like the electors of the Governor, the electors of the Vice-Governor should also be chosen by the People as a separate tally even as the People's votes are counted electorally.

The legislatures are Closer To The People so the democratic model on how they are chosen and the democratic model they are based on have to be the same. The executive branch is prohibited from "bending its will" to populism as easily as the legislative branch. Therefore they have to keep more distance from the People they serve. The democratic model on how they are chosen and the democratic model that they are based on have to be the different.