DaveB78 wrote:
First, I have offered no slander against Europe, second it was you a European who first opined about the ills of the US system and its preference for a two Party system offering a majority legislative opinion as opposed to a pluralistic legislative opinion...apparently mindless of the Constitutional reqirement for a majority opinion on most legislative matters and specific margins of majority on other issues.
With all respect, but pluralistic system with coalition governments is one of the best ways to safeguard the interests of minorities. Two major parties, which both stands at the centre 60% of the voting population, cannot be expected to cover all interests in their programmes [thus creating lobbying and political corruption], while in a pluralistic system, different interest groups could start their own parties and actually expect to gain influence on an almost equal basis with the major parties.