NPR
October 12th, 2013
Author: Ari Shapiro
http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2013/10/12/232270289/would-the-u-s-be-better-off-with-a-parliament
Seems like this government shutdown business is having its way with everyone's news (and how we are being affected by it). That or ridiculous news about a celebrity doing who knows what, so I apologize on the forefront for my redundancy.
So if it isn't clear already, then yes. The government has been shutdown. The reason why is still unclear to me because its supposed to be retaliating against the Affordable Care Act AKA Obamacare, but the bill has already been passed anyway despite the shutdown.
So the reason for the shutdown in my words? The two opposing political parties (Democratic and Republican) are just too prideful to be responsible about it and call the whole thing quits. None of this is necessary and its creating more of a bad than good outcome for most civilians in America.
In this article, the begging question is: what would America be like if it took a note from Europe's political system? Would there be improvements in our economy if we reverted to a more parliamentary law? Studies show that the main reason for such debate in every single major political action suggested by anyone is because of the very strong separation of powers that our Constitution abides by. Whenever any branch of government wants to do anything, without a doubt, their decisions have to be verified, screened, revised, etc..., over, and over again before a bill can even be close to passed. I believe personal bias also weighs in a lot with the actions that are made within the White House. Most politicians will not admit to it out loud, but the ones that have spoken the truth have outright been against the president since day one. This is why with one central office controlling all economic and social decisions, there wouldn't be as much debate when carrying out the law.
Unfortunately this is all theoretical. There would truly be a civil war if the government system suddenly decided to switch to a parliament. There are also some drawbacks to having parliament such as, losing the right to vote, not being able to impose popular vote on government policies, etc..
But when you really think about it, where has all of that gotten us anyway?
