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Barack_America

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7. This is why Obama must stand strong...

Reply to Cali_Democrat (Original post)

Sat Oct 5, 2013, 10:43 PM

Oct 2013

..and ignore the debt ceiling if he has to. It's a pissing contest, but one of immeasurable consequence.

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Political scientist predicted that the American system of government was unstable and would collapse [View all] Cali_Democrat Oct 2013 OP

Thank you. I was unaware of Linz, and this Jackpine Radical Oct 2013 #1

When Reason And Politics Fail - Terrorism Prevails cantbeserious Oct 2013 #2

Wow. K&R nt riderinthestorm Oct 2013 #3

One good reform would be a national standard for redistricting bhikkhu Oct 2013 #4

Nah, it would actually be S A D Benton D Struckcheon Oct 2013 #5

Smart people have been known to be ridiculously wrong Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #6

The parliamentary system has one huge advantage Cali_Democrat Oct 2013 #8

True, but that can also be a disadvantage Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #10

Yes. It can be very unstable -- as in Greece. JDPriestly Oct 2013 #20

Which doesn't help much if no one party wins a majority Kaleva Oct 2013 #11

Parliamentary systems have minor flaws compared to presidential systems starroute Oct 2013 #14

Sad but true. JDPriestly Oct 2013 #21

Rereading my own post, I think the question of legitimate authority explains a lot starroute Oct 2013 #26

+1. n/t Laelth Oct 2013 #31

I like your sig bumper sticker tavalon Oct 2013 #27

For a long period of our nation's history, a minority ruled this nation. Kaleva Oct 2013 #40

This is why Obama must stand strong... Barack_America Oct 2013 #7

If they balk on the debt limit AAO Oct 2013 #16

I agree with the characterization of the Constitution. randome Oct 2013 #9

somebody had to say it Chaco Dundee Oct 2013 #15

I couldn't disagree more. Octafish Oct 2013 #34

No it has terminal functional problems. Warren Stupidity Oct 2013 #38

No. You're wrong. Octafish Oct 2013 #41

Stable governments alternate between an oligarchy and an emperor FarCenter Oct 2013 #12

As we once were tavalon Oct 2013 #28

Agreed, in principle. Laelth Oct 2013 #32

Fuck that, its basic greed on behalf of the GOP! Rebellious Republican Oct 2013 #13

thank you, Cali Cha Oct 2013 #17

Moderate Republicans in the House can change this situation right away. JDPriestly Oct 2013 #18

My answer to your question. Laelth Oct 2013 #35

This would work until the mid-terms I would guess. cui bono Oct 2013 #43

Powerful read. K&R nt riderinthestorm Oct 2013 #19

And this is no small country... defacto7 Oct 2013 #22

Powerful final sentences!! young_at_heart Oct 2013 #23

+1. n/t Laelth Oct 2013 #36

"The power struggle will be resolved as a pure contest of willpower." Jim Warren Oct 2013 #24

And public shaming tavalon Oct 2013 #25

If we fail, it won't be due to a power struggle between branches ThoughtCriminal Oct 2013 #29

Interesting. Thanks for posting. k&r n/t Laelth Oct 2013 #30

He might have been right if the US had a democracy, we don't. bahrbearian Oct 2013 #33

One that might do Mussolini proud except for the trains and planes that do no run/fly indepat Oct 2013 #45

the 14th amendment. Obama can pull that out, can he not? magical thyme Oct 2013 #37

How many parliamentary systems were actually stable? Progressive dog Oct 2013 #39

K&R oxymoron Oct 2013 #42

May the President exert such forceful willpower that Rethuglicans go crawling back to their states/ indepat Oct 2013 #44