tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6201119560149661254.post8982988305633873926..comments2011-05-18T20:07:12.554-04:00Comments on Pete's Open Notebook: America: A Young DemocracyWealthy Petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16152004714010047710noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6201119560149661254.post-7078435824443934272011-05-18T20:07:12.554-04:002011-05-18T20:07:12.554-04:00Thanks! I wonder how the United States would handl...Thanks! I wonder how the United States would handle the split parliaments that regularly occur in Canada and the UK. Or imagine if no presidential candidate gets 270 electoral votes even with over 50% of the vote. There's plenty of ways to screw up this government with three or more parties. Then again, what doesn't kill us makes us stronger, right?Wealthy Petehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16152004714010047710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6201119560149661254.post-27909058987546574012011-05-17T17:32:17.972-04:002011-05-17T17:32:17.972-04:00What fun!! I find multi-party criterion interesti...What fun!! I find multi-party criterion interesting given Washington's opposition to it. I also like the long history of media infusion--TJ did claim to prefer newspapers over government. The civil servants judgement seems applicable given Jackson's decision to ignore the Supreme Court regarding the Cherokee.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com