what difficulties do you think people might have in creating a new government?
364247
it would take a natural disaster...or total distruction of the  modern governing bodies, too much money intertwined up there...you cant get a word in other wise..even voting is screwed
1180460
The bigger problem is making people care. There is too much citizen apathy in this country. Until that problem is addressed, nothing else really matters.
779738
The fact that they AREN'T mentioned in the Constitution leaves the issue open to interpretation.  Some people saw a need, decided a local gov. was the solution, and that the Constitution didn't say you couldn't do it, so they created a local gov.
1104857
Nope. I think each government should try to reform their own country instead of poking their noses into the problems of their neighboring countries.
176601
The government is all about rules. Sometimes what you think is best for you or for anyone else doesn't follow the government's rules. Plus, the government has layers and layers of bureaucracy. Trying to get any meaningful change through all of that is very difficult.
532572
I doubt it. As long as there are people who are trying to live the laws and be concientious about choosing people to represent them as they see fit, I don't think that a totalatarian government would be able to take over. If everyone were to become apathetic and not care, then it might be possible, but I don't see that happening. The beauty of the US government is that each person has the right to express their own opinions and can be totally within their rights. We can't be thrown into jail for our beliefs.
986550
the populace has gone through a transition of help me, do everythign for me.  The President to get elected has to cater to that.  what we need is someone who will stand up and say tough we are going to fix this country and your wants are just too bad.  I kind of see this in Bush but he has a little to much of the apeasment in him too.  The problem is in the other two branches of govt.  these can be overly swayed by this populace and they are destroying the country.  This is inevitable in a republic which is why republics always go back to dictatorship.  History has shown it in every case.
1115154
C.  Lack of stability is not always a bad thing.  It means that thing can be changed (albeit for good or bad)  I would prefer to have both democracy and liberty, with the knowledge that things could be changed if the got bad enough.  Power to the people, in other words.  Of course, with a lack of stability comes the responsibility to be an active, participating citizen, less the fringe run away with everything.  Not a choice for the faint of heart, but a worthwhile one, nonetheless.
165197
I think presidential. Parliamentary systems can be unstable in multiparty systems. Many times, no party has a majority in the legislature leading to temporary coaltions.
401774
Government is a necessary evil, I think a small, limited, Representative government is best.\n\nIf all of the governments in the world fell or just shut down.  Gangs or tribes or families or groups of families would join together to maintain order and defend themselves from others (these are all primitive governments).  This is because man is a social creature and government is the top level of social order.  And then a few hundred years later they would create a welfare state taking more than half of your income.\n\nSo my short answer is new governments would form almost immediately.  If they didn't someone, would come along and take all of your stuff.
963359
THE PEOPLE IN THE GOVERNMENT WOULD HAVE TO GO FIGHT
376021
Then our society will be in trouble. Because everything starts at the top and works its way down. If there's no leadership or management, people will do the same who work under the government and then our society can run a muck out of control. It's good that we have leaders who are enforcing the laws and such in government. They have to work with people on knowing how to handle millions of people.=>
910962
Yes, how can we be a country of the people if the people don't talk.  I might not agree with others but they should vote to make sure the people's will is being followed.  I like to think I am in the majority, but I do conceed I might not be.
6246
A definate yes. It's hard to implement though, especially with the current state of the economy and government...
518593
1 Lack of a Visionary Leader in either Party\n2 Misguided approach to foreign policy(Iraq,Iran, North Korea, Afghanistan,and India)\n3 Trade Imbalance and Current Account deficit....The day of equilibrium will come....\n4 Teachers Unions in Education\n5 Lack of overall fiscal constraint\n\n\nEdit...Independent....now how about a thread on actually resolving any of these issues...
1106825
Many nation do not have presidents and they do alright.  It used to bee kings all over the place and dictators as well.  Not much would be different than it is now.  Probably nothing.
901306
I think we should change everything, all the time, whenever we get tired of anything at all.  How about questioning the incredible inefficiency of our style of government?  That would be a good question and someday soon when this country is a bit closer to totalitarianism I believe I will ask it.