But those not in a party or without massive funds have no voice in the system. The Tea Potty had to hijack the Repuglicans to gain representation. They did it only with the support of fascistic billionaires.

There is no equivalent power on the left. The Occupy movement, noble as it is, has not got the money to provide propaganda as the Tea Potty did.

LH - can you propose a less bad solution?

Akenaton - can you or do you propose any solution at all other than interning and exterminating all homosexuals and gypsies?

In the absence of an actual different choice, the only option is to support the lesser of two weevils.   


I believe the US system can be greatly improved -

1. Reverse Citizens United and make all party funding totally transparent and required to be from US only.

2. Make lobbying paid for by anyone other than the lobbyist personally a crime. A register of lobby gifts - or better a total ban on lobby gifts.

3. Reform campaign finance. Best system probably a cap on campaign spending, or central funding by the state paid for out of general taxation only.

4. Adopt the UK "long title" rule - amendments and additions to Bills are out of order unless within the purpose as fairly set out in the long title.

5. Reform the filibuster. Speeches should be out of order unless on topic and a guillotine should be the subject only of ordinary majority rules.

6. Something akin to the Salibury convention and/or the finance bill rule and/or the Parliament Acts from the UK. Yes, our Parliament Acts are flawed as tehy permit the dictatorship of the majority, but that is better than permitting the veto of the minority.