I don't like the idea of electing the Secretary of State, Treasurer, Attorney General, etc. I especially don't like electing judges. A lot of people don't even know enough to make informed decisions about electing governors or representatives; how can we expect them to make any sort of judgment on these more specific offices that nobody really pays attention to?
I think we should only elect people to write legislation or people who make decisions on who gets appointed to executive positions. On the latter part, I don't just mean the Governor or President. I wouldn't mind taking away the power of the upper house to write legislation and replace it with more executive power in which they elect candidates that the Governor/President would normally just appoint with the upper house's approval. The election process would have to be structured fairly though to ensure it is a centrist candidate that can win. We don't want the winner to just be the majority of the majority.
I think we should only elect people to write legislation or people who make decisions on who gets appointed to executive positions. On the latter part, I don't just mean the Governor or President. I wouldn't mind taking away the power of the upper house to write legislation and replace it with more executive power in which they elect candidates that the Governor/President would normally just appoint with the upper house's approval. The election process would have to be structured fairly though to ensure it is a centrist candidate that can win. We don't want the winner to just be the majority of the majority.