America Should Have A Prime Minister

[rusk2003]

America should have a Prime Minister and a President with limited powers. Some one who is a celebrity or famous excluding businesspeople. a President we could put on our Dollars,Coins,Stamps, and. A INdependant President whomthe nation could stand behind and have pride in the way the British,French,Swiss, Do A President whom is not a politican but above one. That way the a Prime Minsiter would focus on sloving problems and be less with the affairs of state or so wrapped up on foreign policy.

And the President would be less involved in government and more involved in the business of state and dimplomacy and long term governing.

It could still be democratic the President could appt people to run for Prime Minister and let the people vote on which one they want.

What does everyone think of the idea

[CanuckAmok]

1. I think it's a great idea...

You can have ours!

[Wonk]

2. Chretien or Martin? nt

[Paschall]

3. I don't like the idea

But you can have ours, too! Here they are joined at the wrist: Chrétien and Raffarin. They're cheaper by the pair.

[jfkennedy]

4. I don't agree

Genuine Democracy when it was created here in America, was developed as an experiment of sorts. It was made that way so as to not be so rigid as to not be a dictatorship. Most of the people that came over from other countries suffered under religious persecution so they knew that a country that had no tolerance for unpopular points of views or opinions by the majority of its citizens was indeed not freedom or a democracy.

It was in fact the role of government to be experimental so that it could be amended by the people (All the people). By all the people they did not just mean the majority but also the minority because they are also part of (all the people).

If one is not free all is not free. So basically freedom can only come when ones rights are protected no matter how much it may offend the majority that is called liberty.

And the role of the people is to govern themselves, such can happen if people wish to govern themselves.

America has gone way of track in what we once were a democracy. But I think me must think that a revolution is due. America is a revolutionary country it's in our roots.

[newyawker99]

8. Congrats jfkennedy!! 100 posts

A :toast: for your first milestone!! :-)

[T_i_B]

5. Well in that case

you can have our PM (cos' we don't want him). We will be only to glad to swap our Blair for your Howard Dean. :evilgrin:

[Devlzown]

6. I somewhat agree with you.

I think most of the government's power should be in the legislative branch. However, I think that a president would be an extravagance in such a system. Why should people pay a salary to a man so that he can be their father figure or win some popularity contest? Do you think people of other countries would take such a man seriously?

[rusk2003]

12. People of other countries have a diffrent Head of State and Govt.

Well If you think about it all the other country's we have relations with have it. Britian,France,Sweeden,Russia,Japan,,Italy,Jordan,Israel,

So Iam sure they would they would take it as seriously as theirs.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

7. A parliamentary system of government

where the executive power resides in the Prime Minister, is more responsive to the will of the people, imho. All it takes to sweep a PM from office is a vote of no confidence from Parliament. There is more of a chance for third parties to gain seats in Parliament and to have real power in government through coalitions.

That being said, there is a problem with having the classic parliamentary form of government work here. If all the governing power resides in the House, which I assume would be the part of our government that would become Parliament, then what representation do the states have? The Canadian Senate and the House of Lords really don't do all that much. The US Senate does, at least at times, consider the effect of legislation on the states as entities rather than just the people.

[newyawker99]

9. Congrats ayeshahaqqiqa!! 400 posts

:toast:

[CanuckAmok]

10. It still beats a farcical aquatic ceremony!

Yes, abolish the Canadian-style Senate/British House of Lords, and I'll be far more convinced that these parliamentary systems are worth imitating!

[rusk2003]

11. America could have a untraditional Parliamentary Government

We started out with a very un traditional Government in 1776 so I don'see why we could not have a un traditional Parliamentary Government and keep the House and Senate elected from states.