Would the United States be better off...

[Fenris]

Poll question: Would the United States be better off...

Under a Canadian/British-style multi-party parliamentary democracy? One in which parties had the ability to create minority, coalition governments?

This should be incendiary, so fire away.

[mstrsplinter326]

1. Both have drawbacks

Why not mix the best of both - it's possible, and a part of the Green Party platform.

[Mr.Green93]

2. ....broken up into regions and overseen by the U.N.

[Donkeyboy75]

3. I think it would improve our system.

Not that there wouldn't be drawbacks, but it's a shame that one-issue voters can end up supporting a party that doesn't fit well with their overall ideology. Example: my mom will vote for *, even though she is a social liberal, as abortion is the most important issue to her. Well, OK, she's a social liberal on every issue other than abortion. This type of system would give the little guys a bit of power, especially with how neck-and-neck the good guys and repukes are. They would need to court the smaller parties to form a coalition...and we might actually get a liberal government.

[Fenris]

6. That was my point

A coalition would allow the more liberal voters of America to form a united front against the conservatives.

[Blue Wally]

4. Well...............

Our premiers would have been Sam Rayburn and his successors until 1994 when Newt Gingrich would have become premier (and without the scandal/counter-scandal of the Clinton impeachment would still be premier).

[wuushew]

8. Why? would there be a Republican party as we know it?

more likely smaller subsets of conservative voters would appear, such as the pro-lifers, fundies, no-taxers, no-U.N.ers and other various idiotic single issue collections.

[Q3JR4]

5. I'm still not clear

in my own mind what the difference is...

[mmonk]

7. Our system

wasn't designed for a two party system nor multi-party system (nor the corporate influence peddling), so it's hard to say.

[hiphopnation]

9. Difficult to say.

Though I think it would be worth trying. We're hopelessly entrenched in the two-party system that trying to imagine it is very difficult.

[GreenPartyVoter]

10. See my website below for my thoughts on the situation