The structure of the Federal government and the elections does not make it feasible for a third party. You would need a Constitutional amendment in order to force newly elected Presidents to form a coalition government. This would likely influence some of the party power balance in Congress in a positive way, creating some lines of communication between parties even if it is only an uneasy truce.
The only thing stopping us from having a better nation are the people who worship the Constitution like a fetish
The only thing stopping us from having a better nation are the people who worship the Constitution like a fetish object, unwilling to alter it.
Equally funny (frustrating?), are those that "worship the Constitution like a fetish object, unwilling to alter it", but sure do love to quote Amendments.
That is stupid. The amendents ARE part of the Constitution. They are in there because 2/3 of each house of Congress,and 3/4 of the States, approved them. IF you manage to come up with a proposal that meets that criteria the Constitution will again be altered. But it shouldn't be IGNORED just because some so called progressive think it should be changed.
Who said anything about progressive? I'm just talking about the people that act like the Constitution is something that can never be changed, but also cite the very amendments that changed it.
Who says is can't be changed? I know a lot of people who say certain things WON'T be changed, because there is not enough support, but I haven't heard anyone say it CAN'T be changed.
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The structure of the Federal government and the elections does not make it feasible for a third party. You would need a Constitutional amendment in order to force newly elected Presidents to form a coalition government. This would likely influence some of the party power balance in Congress in a positive way, creating some lines of communication between parties even if it is only an uneasy truce.
The only thing stopping us from having a better nation are the people who worship the Constitution like a fetish
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The only thing stopping us from having a better nation are the people who worship the Constitution like a fetish object, unwilling to alter it.
Equally funny (frustrating?), are those that "worship the Constitution like a fetish object, unwilling to alter it", but sure do love to quote Amendments.
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That is stupid. The amendents ARE part of the Constitution. They are in there because 2/3 of each house of Congress,and 3/4 of the States, approved them. IF you manage to come up with a proposal that meets that criteria the Constitution will again be altered. But it shouldn't be IGNORED just because some so called progressive think it should be changed.
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Who says is can't be changed? I know a lot of people who say certain things WON'T be changed, because there is not enough support, but I haven't heard anyone say it CAN'T be changed.
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True that. And one of the earliest acts of our nation was to enact 10 Amendments to our Constitution. Fairly quickly in historical terms.