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Re:Why Are US Presidential Elections So Close? by maxxxxx on Thursday November 03, 2016 @06:10PM (#12868475)
I really wish that a party that gets a certain amount of votes would get representation in Congress without having to win districts. That's an incredibly high bar for a new party.

One or two more parties in Congress would make the current obstruction tactics much more difficult.

Re:Why Are US Presidential Elections So Close? by dsr_ on Friday November 04, 2016 @07:41AM (#12871795)
Changing to a parliamentary system would require a huge constitutional amendment. Remember that the innocuous Equal Rights Amendment has still not passed: the chance of a sweeping reform on that scale is probably very similar to the chance of having a successful revolt.

So, in short, if you really want a parliamentary democracy, you'll need to move to one.

Re:Why Are US Presidential Elections So Close? by maxxxxx on Friday November 04, 2016 @08:51AM (#12872135)
I have no illusions that the US system will change any time soon. But I think it's important to throw out ideas from time to time.