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To: lapsus calami

The big advantage to a parliamentary system is that minority parties have more power and parties are less entrenched over time.
But I am unaware of any parliamentary systems that have a strong mechanism to protect individuals rights and stem majoritarian tyranny.


68 posted on 11/01/2019 7:44:33 PM PDT by grumpygresh (Civil disobedience by jury nullification.)
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To: grumpygresh
 
 
The big advantage to a parliamentary system is that minority parties have more power and parties are less entrenched over time.
 
Works for places like Europe, to help keep the goosetepper crowd tamped down.
 
 
But I am unaware of any parliamentary systems that have a strong mechanism to protect individuals rights and stem majoritarian tyranny.
 
Which is one of several reasons why it is incompatible with our particular system of governance.
 
 

81 posted on 11/01/2019 8:40:21 PM PDT by lapsus calami (What's that stink? Code Pink ! ! And their buddy Murtha, too!)
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