We need to change our House of Representatives to a

[Cleita]

parlaimentary system. I used to be against such a system because it often leads to gridlock. However, seeing what has happened since we got one party rule, it seems it's time has come. This winner take all system doesn't do the country any good when you have a bunch of morons running the government from the Moran Party.

For one thing it would end gerrymandering as there would no longer be districts to gerrymander. What would happen is that you would vote for representatives of your party to be your voice.

The larger the party, the more representatives, would be elected. So there would still be a majority of Republicans vs. Democrats, but there would also be Libertarians, Greens, Reform party and any others that could meet a quorum of membership to be allowed into the House.

In order to pass legislation, you would have to court some of the minority party legislators to your side to make a majority. So a lot of reaching across the aisle for compromises would be the business of the day.

And the icing on the cake would be when Mr. President has to go before parlaiment at certain times of the year to be questioned and made accountable to parlaiment for his actions.

Could this be done by ammendment to the Constitution?

[Moochy]

1. Proportional Representation

This country was set-up in such a way as to prevent true proportional representation, the founding fathers did not like the parliamentary system of the England, or European countries. They felt it was messy, and too subject to demagoguery and mob rule.

If a change did happen, it would have to start at the state level and move up. But like electoral reform, it is never in the interest of the incumbent politicians to make that switch to proportional representation. Since they would be ceding their captive greens and radical leftists, or captured evangelical right wingers.

So, in essence while I think that there can be much more honest debate in a body that has proportional representation and all views of the people reflected, I doubt we in the US will ever have it. Our bipartisan system was set up as a dam against popular opinion, especially so with the Senate.

I think that instant-run off's at a local level is where to start for this issue. When you have instant run-off voting you can see the true will of the people, since they can rank their choices, at least the ballot becomes a more accurate reflection of the voters' wishes.

[Cleita]

2. Then let's push for this and loudly.

instand run off voting from now on.