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In reply to the discussion: NYT: "Cancel the Midterms". Do you agree? [View all]Spider Jerusalem
(21,786 posts)31. What "newly-acquired power"?
They may win a couple of seats, won't do them any good since it's more likely than not that Labour will win the next general election.
And again, I'm not considering Italy, or Germany, or any country with proportional representation, because those aren't really good proxies for countries with a parliamentary system and first-past-the-post voting (which would be the most likely scenario if the USA had a parliamentary system).
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Two years keeps congressional representatives tuned into what their constituents want.
badtoworse
Nov 2014
#2
The volatility is a good thing. The last thing we need is a system designed for ossification and the
Nuclear Unicorn
Nov 2014
#5
If you 'cancel the midterms,' the 233 republican majority in the House stays in place until 2018!
BP2
Nov 2014
#10
Amend the Constitution and set the terms of Congress and President to four or six years, whichever.
Spider Jerusalem
Nov 2014
#12
In any parliamentary system, a small party can threaten to bring down the government,
Nye Bevan
Nov 2014
#20
Gridlock and very slow change were considered a feature, not a bug, in our system.
branford
Nov 2014
#28
If the President has to resort to repeated vetoes for the last two years of his Presidency, he ...
dawg
Nov 2014
#35
Well, it's all fun and games and checks and balances until we actually default on something.
dawg
Nov 2014
#41
I'm not sure that it's that "wacky". Two years is a very short term for congressmen.
Nye Bevan
Nov 2014
#23