Rendition - Politicks

[starrfrog]

I watched a movie recently called "Rendition" with Jake Gyllenhaal and Reese Witherspoon and Meryl Streep.

I admit that I got the movie because I love the actors - had no idea what it was about - but just wanted something to entertain me on a lazy weekend day.

It has stuck with me.

The movie was interesting done - very well lit - the colors were

Comments

[vesta_aurelia]

Change how the President and Vice President are chosen - the person with the most votes is President, the person with the second highest votes is Vice President.

Interestingly, that's how it used to be. Thomas Jefferson's VP was Aaron Burr, from another party, and Jefferson won only because the vote went to the House of Representatives. And even there? By one vote only. Because Burr's people pissed the guy off.

There's an amendment to the Constitution changing how the VP is chosen...Amendment XII

You can find the full text here: http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.amendmentxii.html

[starrfrog]

Thanks for the link - I knew in the recesses of my mind that this was how it was set up at one point but didn't have the absolute knowledge so didn't want to say it was to find out it wasn't!