What? You never believed in a Tooth Fairy? Easter bunny? A fat guy with presents, climbing down a chimney? Or a politician promising no more income taxes? (Ok – the first 3 are real. It’s the last one that’s pure fantasy.)
I got it from the Constitution. The idea was that electors were to be impartial judges (there were no political parties when it was written), evaluating the candidates, and choosing the one best qualified, so we’d never have a president who was a crook or con man who fooled the public into voting for them.
It’s a trick question: the Electoral College doesn’t work. It was supposed to be impartial, like the Supreme Court – okay, you can stop laughing – and choose the best candidate.
A guy I knew told me that he was once really broke, couldn’t afford food, and was losing weight, so his friends staged an “intervention.” He didn’t mind the intervention, he just wished they brough pizzas.
You have the makings of a Classic TV Special here!