Spottedwind
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| Quote (midwifetoad @ Sep. 09 2008,15:09) | | Quote | It either does not work as intended or is not capable of handling the situation in the US as it exists today.
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I think that could be said in any period of history.
It does, however, work as well or better than evolution. I'm not aware of many instances where complex systems worked exactly as planned, or were capable of adjusting for and compensating for unexpected contingencies.
People wring their hands because politics is not rational, but the fact is that life does not hand us problems with tidy, deterministic solutions. |
Midwifetoad, don't get me wrong. I'm not saying that if it isn't perfect, it's crap. I don't expect a perfect system. My rambling comments were more directed at those that complain about the system and avoid being a part of it. They often don't see that they enforce the very status quo that they hate by not pushing the system one way or the other.
I think the US election system has some serious flaws (balance of the electoral college vs popular vote, redistricting, two-party pigeonholing, etc) that could be fixed, but that doesn't mean that it doesn't work at all. I'm just not sure our electoral system is optimal for the situation as it is today. Perhaps it was when it was created, but I don't think it is now. Yeah, it works but that doesn't mean it could be better.
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