TheBlackPeterSchiff
08-18-2011, 03:41 PM
After the S&P downgrade of the United States, no country with a presidential system has a triple-A rating from all three major ratings agencies. Only countries with parliamentary systems have that honor (with the possible exception of France, which has a parliament and prime minister as well as an empowered president).
Juan Linz, professor of social science at Yale, argued that parliamentary systems are superior to presidential systems for reasons of stability. In a parliamentary system, he contended, the legislature and the executive are fused so there is no contest for national legitimacy.
Think of David Cameron in England. He is head of the coalition that won the election, head of the bloc that has a majority in parliament and head of the executive branch as Prime Minister.
In the American presidential system, in contrast, you have the presidency and the legislature, both of which claim to speak for the people. As a result, you always have a contest over basic legitimacy. Who is actually speaking for and representing the people?http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com/2011/08/17/does-america-need-a-prime-minister/
The gist of this read is basically we need a prime minister in todays world because all the the countries with Presidential systems are no longer AAA rated. Wow. Where does CNN find these dopes?
Juan Linz, professor of social science at Yale, argued that parliamentary systems are superior to presidential systems for reasons of stability. In a parliamentary system, he contended, the legislature and the executive are fused so there is no contest for national legitimacy.
Think of David Cameron in England. He is head of the coalition that won the election, head of the bloc that has a majority in parliament and head of the executive branch as Prime Minister.
In the American presidential system, in contrast, you have the presidency and the legislature, both of which claim to speak for the people. As a result, you always have a contest over basic legitimacy. Who is actually speaking for and representing the people?http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com/2011/08/17/does-america-need-a-prime-minister/
The gist of this read is basically we need a prime minister in todays world because all the the countries with Presidential systems are no longer AAA rated. Wow. Where does CNN find these dopes?