There was no way to elect the president directly before the Civil War. Not only would it have been a technical challenge but the absence of the 3/5ths clause would have underrepresented slave states (well, it'd have represented them fairly, which they'd have taken as an outrage snd possibly a slur on their collective honor).
So how can we get direct election included as one of the several clauses in the 14th amendment (or another one but 14 is the one that addresses the widest range of topics).
So how can we get direct election included as one of the several clauses in the 14th amendment (or another one but 14 is the one that addresses the widest range of topics).