Would you be in favour of of a Parliamentary system of government?

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In most Parliamentary Systems, the Executive Branch is dependent on the Legislative Branch. Since the Prime Minister and Cabinet are Members of Parliament, the Executive Branch is mostly dependent on Parliament to function. Even the King is a member of Parliament and Head of the Executive Branch. The only Branch that is somewhat independent is the Judicial Branch.

So would you support this version?

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DrMindbendersMonocle@reddit

No. 3 equal branches is better

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mkt853@reddit

There aren't three equal branches when they are all controlled by the same political party/ideology.

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DrMindbendersMonocle@reddit

The branches themselves are equal in power.

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KinglanderOfTheEast@reddit

There is no "party" in control, it's kabuki theatre. The oligarchs are in charge

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Round-Lab73@reddit

Only if they actually are equal though

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Hyperdragoon17@reddit

I think we left that system for a reason

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zoppaTheDim@reddit

Parliaments put the power in the hands of political parties and their smoke filled rooms.

I’d rather cast my votes for individuals, not vague platforms and promised goals.

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sneezhousing@reddit

Nope not at all

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OkContract2001@reddit

Yes, I am much more interested in proportional representation, either within the current system or in a parliamentary system. If we have a parliamentary system I would be in favor of a monarchy to go with it in a system similar to what many European countries have.

Whatever we do, the power of the executive in the US needs to be paired back significantly.

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KagakuNinja@reddit

Yes, our shit system clearly does not work, and the flaws have been weaponized by fascists.

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KinglanderOfTheEast@reddit

Honestly, no. My "radical" take is that the House of Representatives should be uncapped and expanded to well over 1000 seats; the Electoral College should be abolished permanently, and the Senate should be abolished. The Supreme Court should have 13 seats too, one for each of the 13 federal court districts.

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Negative-Arachnid-65@reddit

You had me with the first two. But why abolish the Senate as opposed to, say, making it more representative? In theory two chambers can serve as a partial check on each other and against single-party rule.

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b_pleh@reddit

Soo, if I remember correctly, that's how our system is supposed to work. Congress writes laws and controls the money, the President and executive branch executes the laws, and the judicial branch interprets. I wouldn't be opposed to some of the different voting systems I've heard about, but I do prefer at least the idea of three independent branches and the checks and balances we're supposed to have.

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Arleare13@reddit

No. I don't see many real advantages to that.

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FrankDrebinOnReddit@reddit

The clear advantage of a Westminster system (but not all parliamentary systems, see France and cohabitation) is that you always have an executive that has the support of the legislative branch (if they don't you get a new executive who does, possibly after a snap election), so they can actually implement their agenda. It wouldn't really matter in the current case, but it does prevent years of deadlock when the executive and legislative branches are from opposite parties.

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Arleare13@reddit

you always have an executive that has the support of the legislative branch

That does not seem to me like an inherent advantage.

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TheBimpo@reddit

Our problems don’t come from our system. They come from flaws in the system. Parliaments have plenty of flaws as well.

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RoyalPuzzleheaded259@reddit

Let’s give it a shot. Can’t be any worse than the clusterfuck we currently have.

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notthegoatseguy@reddit

No. But also I don't see what this "solves". It's just a different form of government not an inherently superior form of government

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dr_strange-love@reddit

We have some fundamental problems with how our government is set up, but that's related to voting and districting, not our separate branches of government.

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OhThrowed@reddit

Nope.

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Accomplished_Key_171@reddit

Americans decided 250 years ago that no king would rule the country, and that’s just as true today. I’m sure many would die fighting to make sure that doesn’t happen.

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Porcupine-in-a-tree@reddit

Hell nah

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Vulpix_lover@reddit

No, Branches of government should not be more powerful over one another

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Current_Mongoose_844@reddit

But they are.

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Ok-Energy-9785@reddit

We're fine with what we got

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Current_Mongoose_844@reddit

I believe it would be better, or at least some parliamentarian aspects would be beneficial in making the government more democratic. The states can be represented in the Senate. Nationwide proportional representation in Congress to break the two-party system, and a vote of no confidence system for times like these.

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