Governments, love or hate them we are all stuck with them, except for here, here, here, and maybe here. So unless you have the resources to build your own Galts Gulch anarcho-paradise you are probably stuck with some kind of government. So let's see which is better, Presidential Republics, or Parliamentary Democracies?
If you prefer your leader to focus more on governing and less on pageantry and other things, than you are better off with a Parliamentary Democracy where the executive is two positions, a Prime Minister as head of government who is responsible for making policy and a Monarch or President as head of state who handles all the ceremonial stuff.
However if you prefer for there to be consistency between the affairs of Government and the affairs of State than you are better off with a Presidential Republic. In times of crisis a split executive can cause confusion, especially when legal conditions are uncertain regarding a head of state's reserve powers. However presidential republics have a tendency to devolve into one party dictator ships.
What about the way the executive is elected? If you believe that power should be in the hands of the masses than you would prefer a presidential system, for the most part.
If you believe the power to decide should belong to a smaller group who have a more personal experience and knowledge of the candidates, than you should go with a parliamentary system.
What about the power of government? With Parliamentary Democracy the members of the executive branch are also members of the legislative majority, leaving very little a Prime Minister's government can't do. So if you prefer a government that can get things done quickly without filibusters than you should go with a Parliamentary system.
However if you prefer a government that is stable and not prone to sudden changes in policy than you would prefer a Presidential Republic. With the members of the executive branch being selected separately from the legislature it makes it possible that two opposing parties can control the separate branches government, allowing one branch to check the actions of the other, thereby restricting governments power, but at the cost of speed and efficiency.
Then there is the issue of elections. In a Parliamentary Democracy elections are held at the whim of the Prime Minister. This means that elections tend to be shorter, and there is less voter fatigue, but this system can be abused when the Prime Minister decides to delay an election until their party's electoral fortunes look better.
In contrast Presidential Republics have elections that can be predicted infinitely into the future because of set dates. This means that the party that controls the Presidency can't rig the date of the election to their favor, but it also means that political campaigns are virtually perpetual.
So which one is better? It all depends on what kind of government you want.
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But none of this matters because our Reptilian Illuminate overlords already control everything.
24 июн 2015
