What's your suggestion for changing the system for electing your government then Bobert - seems to me the only system you would go for would be one that only returns the person that you want.

By and large the electoral system in America does work and has done for quite some time, both in domestic and international terms - Oh dang there I go rationalising again.

While I fully accept that "faith, hope, love, compassion and sharing" are all essential, highly commendable qualities, in terms of co-existance here on planet Earth, they must be moderated with some degree of realism.