for americans, would you prefer multi-party government?

[dolph]

many other western countries have multiple parties representing multiple groups of people. in the us, 3rd parties occasionally get national publicity but rarely get coverage outside of being a novelty, or more often than not some extremist who occasionally ruins elections for others. do you feel that your political interests would be better served by having multiple political parties? or do you think government would become even more tied up if single party majorities would become rare and coalitions were needed to get anything done? any other opinions?

 

[Vadatajs]

IMHO, having more political parties would be just as efficient at not getting anything done as our 2 party system in most cases. It would, however, be much more difficult for corporations to usurp the rights of the citizens, because there would be too many parties to donate to, and the right coalition would have to be formed to produce something as stupid as the DMCA. It wouldn't be as easy as just buying the legislation anymore. In that regard, it's a much better system.

 

[charrison]

A multiparty would ensure a tyranny of the minority. It would also produce wild swings in goverment policy.
A two party ensures gradual changes to competing parties, rather than a change of party.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

I would rather see a no party system. They were seen as an evil at the beginning of the US, but those who feared them still managed to create them. Might be a natural consequence of human interactions and politics.

 

[tweakmm]

Anything is better to the single party government that we have now

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Originally posted by: tweakmm
Anything is better to the single party government that we have now

you need a sarcasm thingy on that

 

[tweakmm]

Originally posted by: Hayabusarider

Originally posted by: tweakmm
Anything is better to the single party government that we have now

you need a sarcasm thingy on that

well, I'm partialy sarcastic and partialy serious

 

[IGBT]

Don't know where to go with this except to say the political "party" system in the US is failing miserably. Both have lost the concept of Language, Culture and Boarders. Fighting in the streets is not that far off.

 

[glenn1]

Oh sure, the more the better... coalition governments, revolving prime ministers, and quarterly no-confidence votes, that'd be perfect. Personally, I really think the Italians have the right idea on how to run a government.