Thread: Mitt Romney

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Originally Posted by barbaro

Originally Posted by Koojo

Turns out Romney's a complete dipstick but in the end it doesn't matter, they're only figureheads anyway.
The U.S. needs to follow Britain and Australias system.
You don't vote for an individual, you vote for the party.

I also like the British and Australian system better than the US's.

Which is, in actuality, what happens in U.S. elections, just that yanks are too stupid to understand it.

No. Not at all.

In the US elections you vote for the individual for President. Period.

The potus is (then) considered the head of the (his/her party) and the party is expected (but does not always) follow. Lots of compromise, and a President's agenda is often watered down and at times rejected.

I think the US is evolving toward a parliamentary system.

No it is not.

The US cannot "evolve" towards a parliamentary system. For this transformation to happen the Constitution will have to be changed.

It's the same structure in government and electing potus today as stipulated in the Constitution.

The Republicans have morphed into an ideology-driven party, to the dismay of some old-style Republicans, but that is where they are. The Democrats have not, and the general public is. . .I wouldn't say stupid but rather clueless. Americans pride themselves on not really paying attention to politics, which is kind of odd in a people who also pride themselves on their "democracy."

Lots of generalities.

Need more specifics to understand the major points on this.