Essay talk:Needed Constitutional Amendments (Wazza)

I don't think you quite understand the intent behind how the U.S. president is elected. What you're suggesting is a parlimentary system, where the executive of the state doubles as party leader. The United States' system is structured entirely differently from such a system, being based off the idea of a "strong executive", balanced by an equally strong legislature (and judiciary). Having the president chosen by Congress would kill not only this but also gut the separation of powers. Radioactive afikomen ^{Please ignore all my awful pre-2014 comments.} 18:33, 22 October 2008 (EDT)

That's why the American people would object... but a lot of countries have operated on a parliamentary system without having leaders who have basically tried to destroy their system. The separation of powers doesn't seem to have done much there. In any case, it was just a suggestion. I really have no idea what to do. The whole American electoral system seems like a clusterfuck to me.

In any case, the judiciary are chosen by Congress from a field nominated by the President, and they certainly haven't lost any independence. Wazza (Not Wazzock, Wazza)^{Approach the Presence} 20:54, 22 October 2008 (EDT)

What kind of restriction on lawsuits?

There's already a good deal. Speaking as, um, a future lawyer, so admittedly biased, it's questionable what could be done.-caius (ninja) 18:53, 22 October 2008 (EDT)

The number of frivolous lawsuits, and particularly the threat of a lawsuit being used by some people against others, seems to be placing an unnecessary burden on the state. For one thing, it makes it almost impossible for schools to control their pupils, according to Michael Moore in Stupid White Men. I'll admit that this is another weakness in my ideas, because again I don't have any good ideas of how this could be done; maybe some sort of penalty for bringing a lawsuit that the judge doesn't think worth considering, but that's such a subjective thing that you'd get pro-government/big business judges dismissing everything and populist judges letting people sue for snagging their finger on a tiny splinter at someone else's house. As a future lawyer, do you think it's a good idea for the idea of suing for any injury to so permeate American culture? Putting aside any profit margin for the moment. Wazza (Not Wazzock, Wazza)^{Approach the Presence} 20:54, 22 October 2008 (EDT)