We've Rebelled Against the Elections Set Up by the Constitution

   Democracy is the flag that waves above America. Oh, and Republicanism, too, if you are referring to having someone do the legislating for you, instead of everyone voting on every bill and measure.
   So, I wonder if I can have any success at all telling you I'm a little intrigued with this idea of republican-styled elections, meaning, electing someone who then elects someone else.
    The forefathers seemed to have liked this type of election. They set it up so our state legislators elected the U.S. Senators, instead of us, the people voting for who we wanted to be our senators. We didn't like that. Eventually, we threw it off, in 1913 amending the Constitution so that we could elect our own U.S. senators.
   Oh, and the president? You've heard of the Electoral College, so you know the forefathers liked the idea of selecting a president by electing someone who would then elect the president. We rebelled against that, too, and when we go to the polls, it is presidential candidates whose names are on the ballot, not those of the Electoral College. We demanded our democracy.
   But, note it was republican-styled elections, for two of the three offices, that were set up for us by the U.S. Constitution.