tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538477881080991285.post7842457901620396166..comments2024-03-26T08:10:52.158-04:00Comments on City Father: Forming a GovernmentCity Fatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17769559147659492086noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538477881080991285.post-19383329714321986922011-11-19T10:03:50.523-05:002011-11-19T10:03:50.523-05:00"...The American system traditonally has favo..."...The American system traditonally has favored forming coalitions before the election." I don't recall hearing anyone compare systems with this particular insight before. <br />So, it's not that our single member, presidential system is necessarily or constitutionally less representative than PR or single-member parliamentary systems, but that the inherent tendency to form pre-election coalitions within our parties is faltering at the moment as an exception to the rule. <br />I'll have to think about it for a while.Rood Screenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09816036539243214384noreply@blogger.com