Why can't voters recall a US President?
Because the United States is a Constitutional representative Republic in which the president is not chosen by a popular vote but by a hybrid system that gives much of the power to elect a president to the states. This was done in the Constitution because the president is intended to represent the interest of the states. There is a form of recall, the impeachment process, in which the House (representatives of the people) can impeach the president, and the Senate (representatives of the states) determine guilt or innocence and the degree of punishment, a censure or removal from office. This provides adequate control of a rogue president without the emotional mob-think of a recall; it’s one of the things that separates the US Government from others.
Can there be a recall election for the Presidency in US?
There is no provision in the Constitution for a recall election. The only process for removal of a sitting president is through impeachment, OR a determination by the Vice-President and a majority of the cabinet that the President is "unable to discharge the the powers and duties of his office," In either case the Vice-President would take over as acting president. Think about it.
Would it be possible to have a recall election of the president and vice president?
Not possible as already stated. Also it would be politically stupid; even more stupid than the attempted recall of the Wisconsin governor.Trump is far more popular now than he was the first week of November. Many people bought the scare tactics of the Clinton campaign executed by the media that the stock market would crash, the economy would crash, Trump would appoint incompetents, etc.Most people realize Trump is human and not perfect. But the scare tactics will not work now. The current attempts to appeal to emotions of fear of Trump have proven totally baseless. The scare tactics have been revealed for what they are.That doesn’t mean people are happy with everything Trump does…especially tweets.Trump is a flawed, but competent, human.
Should voters have the ability to recall a US President if they are dissatisfied with his or her performance?
In short, no.The legal answer is clear; it would take a drastic amendment to the Constitution to make recall of Presidents possible.Would it be a good idea? No. The presidential election process is complicated for a reason. The President says and does things in the execution of his duties with constant public exposure; he often has to make divisive decisions that cause his approval rating to rise and fall in an irregular pattern. If we amended the Constitution of the US such that presidential recall were possible, we would force the sitting President into an even more constant and distracting "election mode" than he currently has to bear.For a democratic republic as large as the United States to succeed, we ought to give elected officials a chance to make decisions without fear of the ever-shifting political stances of their constituencies. They are representatives, no doubt; but they are not simply proxy voters at a shareholder's meeting--they are essentially the "trustees" of U.S.The President needs room to work without worrying about the daily Gallup numbers; as do the Senate and House for that matter. If the People don't like the job a president is doing, they have recourse: the next election.
How do electoral votes affect the election of a president?
Electoral votes not the popular vote, get elected. Whoever reaches 270 or more.
Is there any way possible for a recall vote on the U.S. Presidency?
There is no explicit, Constitutional method for the people to vote to recall the President.With that being said, the people can functionally recall a President by defeating his attempt at reelection. This has happened to every single term president in modern history except for Johnson - who elected not to run for a 2nd full term.I suppose that, for completeness, one might consider a successful, nationwide effort to elect enough Congresscritters and Senators who promise (and then honor their promise) to impeach, then convict a President with the consequent removal from office to be a “recall”, but it would be a real stretch - especially since only 1/3 of the Senate stands for election at any one time (ignoring special elections to fill the remaining term of Senators who die, resign, or are removed from office per the rules of the Senate).
How many signatures would it take to have a "recall" election for a president?
I was reading in my college level Political Science book that if the public felt that an elected official was not looking out for the public's best interest, then a recall petition could be started that would lead to a special election. Could this happen with the office of president? How many signatures would it take on the petition. ** Just to clarify** I have absolutely no intention of doing this what so ever. I just am curious about how our democratic system functions. I have no interest in causing problems** This is merely an academic inquiry.
Considering the 2000 presidential election between Al Gore and Bush, should the Electoral College be abolished
No 1. Most of the time the president with the most popular votes wins 2. The Electoral College reinforces a two-party system. It makes it difficult for third parties (other than the two main ones which are Republicans and Democrats) to come to power 3.The Electoral College requires a distribution of popular support to be elected as president. Yes 1. A disadvantage to the college systems is a president can lose the popular votes however win presidency by gaining more college votes 2. The Electoral College discourages third parties from participating. This is because in a state a third party candidate would need to get the majority of popular votes to win that states college votes 3. The Electoral College system may lead parties to campaign in larger populated states. This is because larger populated states contain more Electoral College votes while smaller populated states have less therefore they’ll be ignored 4. Another disadvantage to the college system are faithless electors, electors that don’t vote for the candidate they have pledged to 5. The Electoral College system puts people off from voting. In a state where a party has had a strong hold over for a long time someone that did not vote for this party would not bother turning up because they would feel it’s pointless 6. The Electoral College distributes Electoral College votes unevenly favouring smaller populated states
If Trump is elected president, what is the criteria for a presidential recall election?
There is no criteria for presidential recall elections - not in the constitution: "The United States Constitution does not provide for recall of any federally elected official. The option was considered during the drafting of the document in 1787, but was not included in the final version. Some states constitutions have stated the right of citizens to recall their members of congress, but whether it constitutionally legal at the federal level has not been yet been ruled upon by the United States Supreme Court. One of the closest noted legal precedent is U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton, in which the Supreme Court decided that states did not have the right to impose new terms, qualifications, or conditions of service on federal officials."Source: Laws governing recall - Ballotpedia The only way to remove a sitting president is for Congress to pass articles of impeachment and if passed, to take additional action:"The articles of impeachment are the set of charges drafted against a public official to initiate the impeachment process. The articles of impeachment do not result in the removal of the official, but instead require the enacting body to take further action, such as bringing the articles to a vote before the full body.In the United States, the articles of impeachment are drafted by the House of Representatives for cases involving federal officials. Once drafted, a supermajority of theUnited States Senate is required to convict based on the articles."Source: Articles of impeachment [7]