[joemama]

I am not advocating revolution.

In our thought experiments, everybody respect the same ideas we do - I do not think my idea would be much more efficient than the current system.

Democracy is inherently inefficient. The point is, if a large enough group of people around the nation is disappointed by the current administration, they have a greater chance of electing people in their own party. Many European nations have this kind of parlimentary system and they typically have numerous political parties. This would, at the very least, allow greens, libertarians, and other parties in the door to let their issues be heard.


Don't get me wrong, I would keep the constitution in place, and I would make sure that the system of checks and balances, the bill of rights, and the basic tenents of the constitution was still in place. I do think, however, we should dismantle the electoral college. I also think we should kick every single lobbiest out of washington - including Daschle's wife. I think that candidates should put all their funds into a large pot - and they should be distributed equally among all the candidates that can get on the ballot. But these are just my wacky ideas - if I ever get a country to build form the ground up, I would see if they work.