DeistPaladin Wrote:Ashendant Wrote:Minimalist Wrote:I've got a friend in Holland who is always bitching that we should re-write the constitution. I'm going to send him this and tell him to STFU.
Dude we rewrite the constitution like every 5 years or so in europe or try to... it's no wonder a european tells you that...
That might work with level-headed European voters. We American voters have such mood swings that if you gave us a parliamentary system, we'd have a new Prime Minster every two years. We'd give the Italians a run for their money as to who could have the least stable government. That's why we have a lot of "checks and balances" and other artificial stabilizers built into our government that put the breaks on changes. Our founders were wise enough to realize this. It's also probably why they established the tradition of locating State and Federal capitals in small towns, away from major population centers.
I prefer the european system much more sane
