@CloseDanger Did you know that we had 18 Presidents before George Washington? WHAT?!?! Yes it is true: https://www.jjmccullough.com/earlypresidents.htm
But I thought muh Geo. Washington was the first President. Nope. He was the first President of the United States under the current Constitution. We had an ad hoc Continental Congress and a constitutional government under the Articles of Confederation.
After we operated under the Articles of Confederation for a few years, it became clear that it wasn't working out practically. So, the states sent representatives to a convention of the States to amend the Articles. But, in Philadelphia we got a whole new Constitution to create a Federal-style government over the States to do the things that only made sense to do nationally. Washington, is the first President under that Constitution.
The Federal Government was made by the States, and for the States. The President is the President of the United States. Not the President of America or of Americans.
The Senate was populated by Senators elected by State Governments to represent State Governments in their Federal Government's legislative deliberations.
The President presides over the Federal Government for the States, and is elected by the States via their electors sent to the Electoral College. WHAT?!?!? The President of the United States is elected by the States. CRAZY?!? Not if you pay attention to the words coming out of your mouth, no.
And while it is practiced in all states, you are only voting for the electors to elect the President. And you don't even have a Constitutionally protected right to do that. Each state could decide tomorrow to have their legislatures pick their Electors, not the people.
Because the President isn't President of Americans. He is the President of the states. The states, united, formed a Federal gov't. They created the office of President to preside over their Federal government. The states elect him.
