In many ways, the UK parliamentary system seems so much more efficient than the system we have in the U.S. In the UK, it seems that most times the majority rules - and then the majority mostly gets its way. And if the majority changes, so does policy.

In U.S. politics, there are no straight lines. Maybe that's an advantage, though. For change to take place, it has to be supported by a number of disagreeing factions. That doesn't happen very often, so abrupt change doesn't happen in the U.S. very often.

Not sure if that's good or bad - but it's different.

-Joe-