by Kaharz » Sat Apr 09, 2011 12:00 am
Edminster wrote:I currently live on the outskirts of D.C.
I'm sorry. I spent almost four years in Takoma Park, it was most bored I have ever been on a regular basis. If you are in VA, I'm really, really sorry.
The US Govt shut down - from an ethical point of view
[wipes hands on greasy rag, spits out some dip] Yup, there's your problem right there. That's why your government won't run no more. You ain't got no ethics in it.
I believe the ideal for representative democratic systems is 3-5 parties. Too many parties and no one group can get enough votes together to do anything. But when you just have two parties* they have to work to hard to differentiate themselves and split the vote that eventually you just end up with stalemates until one party self-destructs. Unfortunately, when you have more than two parties, coalitions will form to secure voting blocs and eventually you will end up with just two parties. Ooooh look another political system that doesn't work very well under stress, shocking.
And this is not the first time the federal government shut down. I remember it shutting down in the winter of 1995 to 1996 when a budget could not be agreed on.
*Yes, I know there are many other parties in the US besides the dems and reps, but they don't have any real federal power
[quote="Edminster"]I currently live on the outskirts of D.C. [/quote]
I'm sorry. I spent almost four years in Takoma Park, it was most bored I have ever been on a regular basis. If you are in VA, I'm really, really sorry.
[quote]The US Govt shut down - from an ethical point of view[/quote]
[wipes hands on greasy rag, spits out some dip] Yup, there's your problem right there. That's why your government won't run no more. You ain't got no ethics in it.
I believe the ideal for representative democratic systems is 3-5 parties. Too many parties and no one group can get enough votes together to do anything. But when you just have two parties* they have to work to hard to differentiate themselves and split the vote that eventually you just end up with stalemates until one party self-destructs. Unfortunately, when you have more than two parties, coalitions will form to secure voting blocs and eventually you will end up with just two parties. Ooooh look another political system that doesn't work very well under stress, shocking.
And this is not the first time the federal government shut down. I remember it shutting down in the winter of 1995 to 1996 when a budget could not be agreed on.
[size=50]*Yes, I know there are many other parties in the US besides the dems and reps, but they don't have any real federal power[/size]