.... am getting sick of haveing two choices for the person who runs this entire country. i have historically voted for third parties so that perhaps some day we WILL have more than two lousy choices. Seeing how i live in NY i will probably again be voting for a third party. last time i checked, one reason the US was so great was choice.
I agree, a two party system is a deadlocked system.. How many times have good ideas been shot down, becuase the "other party" came up with it, only to have a similar bill voted in by the other party.. at least 3 partys could make it very difficult for a single party to hold the majority in congress, and laws will have to be passed that are good..
In local and state elections, I always vote for a candidate (if there is one) that is independant, or some other party...
I truly enjoy our two-party republic here in the good ol' United States of America. You do not have to vote for one of the two major candidates, but they are the ones who will most likely take office. I am a bit worried, however, that we have people calling for a change to a coalition-based government...
Coalition governments have a hard time ruling since they require a great deal of consensus between very different people. Such a situation usually results in stagnation and impotency. Look at Israel for an example of that. They are constantly holding elections due to a coalition government falling out of favor.
As many Curb Your Enthusiasm fans know, a compromise is considered the situation whereby both parties are equally dissatisfied. This is why I'm such a big fan of this country! It allows me to be thoroughly appaled at the actions, legislature, and judicial rulings set down by liberals while still accepting their right to hold power. It is this system of compromise that allows our government to work, despite what many/.ers believe.
It will be a country of red and blue states forever.
Or at least until Democrats stop preventing Nader from being on the ballot.
Well i for one (Score:1)
Re:Well i for one (Score:3, Interesting)
In local and state elections, I always vote for a candidate (if there is one) that is independant, or some other party...
The more parties, the less democratic (Score:2)
Party A gets 15% of the vote
Party B gets 20% of the vote
Party C gets 15% of the vote
Party D gets 20% of the vote
Party E gets 30% of the vote
Combined, Parties A through D have 70% of the total vote. But it's party E who wins because it has 30% of the total vote.
Re:The more parties, the less democratic (Score:2)
I truly enjoy our two-party republic here in the good ol' United States of America. You do not have to vote for one of the two major candidates, but they are the ones who will most likely take office. I am a bit worried, however, that we have people calling for a change to a coalition-based government...
Coalition governments have a hard time ruling since they require a great deal of consensus between very different people. Such a situation usually results in stagnation and impotency. Look at Israel for an example of that. They are constantly holding elections due to a coalition government falling out of favor.
As many Curb Your Enthusiasm fans know, a compromise is considered the situation whereby both parties are equally dissatisfied. This is why I'm such a big fan of this country! It allows me to be thoroughly appaled at the actions, legislature, and judicial rulings set down by liberals while still accepting their right to hold power. It is this system of compromise that allows our government to work, despite what many /.ers believe.
It will be a country of red and blue states forever.
Or at least until Democrats stop preventing Nader from being on the ballot.