07-24-2019, 01:13 PM
(07-23-2019, 08:38 PM)pbrower2a Wrote: The solution could still be as subtle as an election followed by major reforms. We might even have a Constitutional convention at which even our political order changes structure -- let us say to a parliamentary system. The British parliamentary system that our Founders so abhorred was flawed due to its lack or representative character, with many British parliamentarians essentially flunkies of the King. Paradoxically we had a solution in a Census for establishing districts similar in the states in population that could be representative. The British had many 'rotten boroughs' in which had few residents -- even ghost towns. That came to an end, and the British parliament became representative. The American model of government applied, paradoxically to Switzerland (which copied our federal republic) and most countries of Latin America -- but to no other part of the former British Empire.
A parliamentary system has two salient advantages. One is that the Prime Minister will always be a known character before appointment by the legislature. It is inconceivable that someone would become Prime Minister without political experience. Yes, that would preclude Dwight Eisenhower -- except that if he had any political ambition at all he would run for Parliament.It would forestall a Donald Trump. The second is the vote of no confidence, which would ensure that we would not end up with a four-year disaster.
But I get ahead of myself. Major reforms could result from a consensus that closing the seams of our political system be necessary, possible, and desirable.
I have indeed predicted that these changes are all possible during this 4T, which now means in the next 10 rather-lively years!