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GliderGuider

(21,088 posts) Sat Jan 7, 2017, 04:35 PM Jan 2017

Something Americans aren't taught in Civics 101 [View all]

Your Constitutional system of checks and balances has a fatal flaw. It breaks down completely if one insane clown posse gains control of all three branches of government.

Maybe your Founding Fathers weren't quite as smart as you told yourselves they were.

Please accept this expression of grief and deep sympathy from a parliamentary democracy.

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Something Americans aren't taught in Civics 101 [View all] GliderGuider Jan 2017 OP

My take-away from Constitutional Law in law school was that no_hypocrisy Jan 2017 #1

Benjamin Franklin saw this coming lunatica Jan 2017 #2

I would argue that there is one step even above 'checks and balances'... Talk Is Cheap Jan 2017 #3

all modern democracies have flaws DonCoquixote Jan 2017 #4

Agreed. Politicians can be problematic in any system. GliderGuider Jan 2017 #6

true, but allow me to clarify DonCoquixote Jan 2017 #15

I agree with you on all points. GliderGuider Jan 2017 #17

smile DonCoquixote Jan 2017 #19

That was taught to SOME of us. ManiacJoe Jan 2017 #5

But there is no mechanism to ensure that different parties control each branch. GliderGuider Jan 2017 #7

Very true. ManiacJoe Jan 2017 #8

Your post is an insult OrwellwasRight Jan 2017 #9

We need a death match to find out who is crazier csziggy Jan 2017 #11

I love your OrwellwasRight Jan 2017 #12

I would get cable just to watch that on Pay Per View. politicat Jan 2017 #18

Yep - I've always preferred liberal democracy a la Parliamentary malaise Jan 2017 #10

True; but parliamentary democracies aren't always a panacea LeftishBrit Jan 2017 #13

No political system can be completely secure - they're all made of people. GliderGuider Jan 2017 #16

Canadians do distrust extremism DonCoquixote Jan 2017 #20

An excellent piece of analysis. GliderGuider Jan 2017 #21

much too often handmade34 Jan 2017 #14