5-6 October 2013 | 92 comments (92 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

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Sounds like the Council plus Parliament system would be roughly like the U.S.'s Senate and House. One would think that there are enough examples of that method not working that you would want to steer clear of it when constructing a new system...

by asdf on Sun Oct 6th, 2013 at 11:44:47 AM EST
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Re: Europe (none / 1)

It's a lot like the German federal parliament and federal council, too...

In the Neurozone, there can be only one.

by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sun Oct 6th, 2013 at 02:04:53 PM EST
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Re: Europe (none / 0)

well, what else have you got?

Unicameral systems are much more open to radical, ill-considered change, and hijacking by the executive.

_{It is rightly acknowledged that people of faith have no monopoly of virtue
- Queen Elizabeth II}

by eurogreen on Sun Oct 6th, 2013 at 02:56:04 PM EST
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I sort of think that we are perfectly able to do that within our system.

It seems to me that systems with kings and serfs seem to have the best long-term stability.

by asdf on Mon Oct 7th, 2013 at 07:10:46 PM EST
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5-6 October 2013 | 92 comments (92 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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