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Category Archives: Parliamentarism v Presidentialism
Presidents Shouldn’t Play the Game of Thrones
By Convention, Lèse-Majesté Applies to the American Presidency Game of Thrones has sparked a feigned moral outrage because a prosthetic likeness of the head of President George W. Bush appears on a pike alongside Lord Eddard Stark’s, if only for … Continue reading
Thoughts on “It’s Even Worse Than It Looks: How the American Constitutional System Collided With the New Politics of Extremism”, By Mann and Ornstein
Introduction Thomas E. Mann and Norman J. Ornstein, two eminent Congressional scholars, co-authored their latest book on Congress earlier this year. In It’s Worse Than It Looks: How the American Constitutional System Collided With the New Politics of Extremism, the … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Books, Documentaries, Loyal Opposition, Parliamentarism v Presidentialism, Reviews and Critiques
Tagged asymmetric polarization, Balanced Constitution, bipartisanship, checks & balances, democracy, divided government, inter-institutional opposition, intra-institutional opposition, Norman J. Ornstein, ochlocracy, post-partisanship, republic, Thomas E. Mann
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The Contradictory American Presidency: Why An Elected Executive Head of State Can Only Be a Divider, Not a Uniter
Authority Makes the Presidency Unifying as Head of State; Power Renders Him Divisive as Head of Government When campaigning for the presidency, George W. Bush, then Governor of Texas, famously proclaimed, “I’m uniter, not a divider.” I aim to show … Continue reading
Posted in Parliamentarism v Presidentialism, Loyal Opposition, Reaffirmation of
Tagged royal infallibility, Paul Benoit, bipartisanship, power vs authority, public liturgy, head of state vs head of government, Juan Linz, Margaret Thatcher, Brian Lamb, Peter Hitchens, Christopher Hitchens, Anthony Blair
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The Deleterious Effects of Bipartisanship and the Separation of Powers on Good Government
Recall Election in Wisconsin: Wisconsin Would Have Solved Its Political Standoff Last Year Under A Parliamentary System! Governor Walker of Wisconsin now faces a recall election, scheduled for June 5th. I couldn’t help but conclude that if Wisconsin operated under … Continue reading
The State of the Union Address and Loyal Opposition in the United States
The State of the Union Is The Equivalent of the Sovereign’s State Opening of Parliament “[The President of the United States] shall from time to time give the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their … Continue reading
