Federalist 68 Paraphrased
Federalist No. 68 - How the President is Elected: The Electoral College paraphrased into modern English by Alexander Hamilton, March 1788 To: the People of the State of New York: The way the top civil officer of the United States is appointed is just about the only significant part of the proposed Constitution that hasn't been severely criticized or had negative comments from those opposed to the Constitution. The most reasonable critic in print even admitted that the way the President is elected seems fairly prudent. I will go even further and say that the way the President is elected is excellent, if not perfect. It combines all of the best advantages into as effective a plan as anyone could wish for. The writers of the Constitution wanted the people to have a say in choosing the man who would have such an important position of trust. This was done by giving the job of making the selection, not to an already existing group of people, but to people who would be chosen by the peop...