How would you reform the US political system?

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  1. Reasonablerob

    Reasonablerob Well-Known Member

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    No, I know a great deal about the US, you're just trying to shut me down. I used 2 states as an example and it was a valid one so admit you've lost the argument and move on.
     
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    They have a parliamentary system. Not the same.
     
  3. DavidMK

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    You're assuming I actually agree with the existence of the US.

    I personally want to see the US broken up into smaller regional federations with the government in D.C. remaining but taking on more of a mediating role like the UN (with teeth) between the regional blocs. In my America the flyover states and the coastal states wouldn't be answering to the same federal government (nor would the west and east coast states) but there would still be a united economy, military and foreign policy.
     
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    But the whole point of it was to stop the big, populous coastal states dominating the heartland Southern agricultural states where there were very few people eligible to vote. At the time it was written, the Ohio River was as far west as we could claim.
     
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    Reasonablerob Well-Known Member

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    Yes, in the Commonwealth we vote for our local MP and whichever party/coalition has the majority in parliament their leader becomes PM.
     

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