Not to mention the simple a$$holes, who are only capable of giving "thumbs down" but lack the gumption and sagacity to back it up with any logic. Hang in there D.M. there's still a few posters with a brain!
I for one would be interested in hearing them - I know there is at least one, the electoral colleges who have the ability to rule contrary to the desire of the electorate but never do.....................so what's the point of them?
Fine - here is a brief outline.
1. The Electoral College - it was never designed to be democratic and it certainly is not.
2. Gerrymandering - The US has the lowest turnover during elections of any democracy (less than 3% in most elections). That means the same politicians get elected again and again. This leads to a government almost completely devoid of new ideas and with no incentive to attend to any of the many problems the US faces. This is all caused by the deliberate distortion of electoral boundaries to insure the re-election of incumbents.
3. Ridiculously high levels of political spending. Incumbents spend so much on getting re-elected that they simply overwhelm any challengers. Again this leads to very low turnover in the US system - as I mentioned less than 3% on average. Compare that to Canada where an election may generate a turnover rate as high as 70%.
4. The two party system. Republicans and Democrats may pretend to be different, but two-party systems tend to pull parties toward one another, resulting in very little actual difference.
5. Election of lower level officials such as Sheriffs, judges, and district attorneys. This leads to a system where those who are supposed to impartially carry out the law are prone to catering to voters instead. This has led to a situation where the US has the highest prisoner population in the world. It also leads to judges and other officials being subject to bribes either in the form of campaign contributions or outright under-the-table payments.
There are probably a number of others, but this is a good start. The problem is that the US system is so inflexible that future reform is highly unlikely without some sort of grass roots revolution.
I do not believe it is a perfect system but I would like to hear what you consider to be the flaws in the current system. I would also like to hear your solutions to fix them.
Check my above post.
Interesting that you answered three people who chose to throw logical fallacies at you, and declined to answer the one actually making an argument.
No idea what you are talking about. Are you saying someone else actually made an intelligent comment?