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Originally posted by Ustwo
I LIKE the two party system. Stability and gridlock are good. Going by a % of the population only gives the fringe groups more power.
Sure if you basically agree with the fringe group it sounds good. I'd love to see more libertarians in congress, but it goes the other way to. I can only cringe in horror of a green (communist) + democrat unholy alliance, with the greens being the key to a democrat majority.
Government is best when its growth is stunted, its power crippled from birth, every roadblock is a blessing.
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I tend to agree with Ustwo. In countries that have multiparty systems, the only way to get elected is to create coalitions with the smaller "fringe" groups. This allows these groups to gain more power than their numbers deserve. If an idea/movement is good, it will, overtime, become part of one of the mainstream parties. If you think there is a lot of "horse-trading" and special interests influence now, it will only get worse in a strong multi-party system. While the EC could use some reform, I feel it should stand.