how do you eliminate having a president and vice president of different parties?
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presidential canidadtes pick their own running mates (v.p.'s)
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work with the candidate running against him/her.  Even if you don't like the candidate, they have the right to run.  Heck, even Gary Coleman has had his name on a ballot.
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Even if you removed the abortion issue, you would still have the religion issue, the gay rights issue, and the gun issue. Unfortunately, if you tell some people that you love God, hate gays, and love guns, that's enough to win their support. And for that reason, the Republicans would still carry the red states.\n\nI believe that most Americans are OK with the idea of having a female president or vice president. Unfortunately, however, I seriously doubt that Hillary Clinton would be electable, because a lot of people are still threatened by strong women who defy commonly held stereotypes about the way women are supposed to act. Many of these people are OK with there being a female president or vice president only as long as she conforms to conventional standards of femininity.
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In 48 states out of 50 there is a policy of winner takes all. This the key reason that more than two party system is not possible.
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A prime minister is elected from parliament to be the head of the government.  A president is completely separate from the legislative body.  A vice president is usually pretty powerless - fulfilling the duties the president can't or doesn't want to do.
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There wasnt, when it was 50/50 the Vice President's tie gave the Republicans the majority, but soon after that one of the Republican's switched parties and became an independent that voted with the democratic caucus giving the Dem's the majority.
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You have to give us more than one candidate.
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Amendment XXV to the Constitution answers your question:\nAmendment XXV\nSection 1. In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become President. \n\n\nSection 2. Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress. \n\n\nSection 3. Whenever the President transmits to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that he is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, and until he transmits to them a written declaration to the contrary, such powers and duties shall be discharged by the Vice President as Acting President. \n\n\nSection 4. Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President. \n\n\nThereafter, when the President transmits to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that no inability exists, he shall resume the powers and duties of his office unless the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive department or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit within four days to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office. Thereupon Congress shall decide the issue, assembling within forty-eight hours for that purpose if not in session. If the Congress, within twenty-one days after receipt of the latter written declaration, or, if Congress is not in session, within twenty-one days after Congress is required to assemble, determines by two-thirds vote of both Houses that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall continue to discharge the same as Acting President; otherwise, the President shall resume the powers and duties of his office. \n\n\nSo the Pres gets the first word, but his Cabinet can overrule along with the VP, or Congress may override with either a standing or a special body.\n\nMore than you'd ever want to know on the 25th Amendment is here:\nhttp://millercenter.virginia.edu/programs/natl_commissions/past_commissions/comm_1988.pdf\n(PDF)
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You can simply remove people's names from voting rosters (i.e., list of registered voters). This happened in Florida in 2000, and again in Ohio in 2004.
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There are many more than two parties.  Some of the others have been elected and hold office locally and nationally.  The big two tie up most of the money and have the PR firms to groom their image, speech writers and campiagn managers to distract you from the issues.  The rest run on issues, which most people don't seem to understand.  Also Americans have an awful habit of wanting to vote for a winner instead of who they beleive would do the best job.  The two parties dominate because we are lazy voters.
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"Is there a "No Confidence" mechanism for US presidents?"\n\nAs a practical matter, no.  There are two constitutional clauses for removing the president - Article II, Section 4, which reads:\n"The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors."\n\nThe only attempt to use this mechanism that was pursued to its conclusion was with President Andrew Johnson, who was narrowly acquitted.\n\nThe other clause that offers any type of mechanism for removing the President is the 25th Amendment, which reads as follows:\n\n"Section 1.\nIn case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become President.\n\nSection 2.\nWhenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress.\n\nSection 3.\nWhenever the President transmits to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that he is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, and until he transmits to them a written declaration to the contrary, such powers and duties shall be discharged by the Vice President as Acting President.\n\nSection 4.\nWhenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President.\n\nThereafter, when the President transmits to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that no inability exists, he shall resume the powers and duties of his office unless the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive department or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit within four days to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office. Thereupon Congress shall decide the issue, assembling within forty-eight hours for that purpose if not in session. If the Congress, within twenty-one days after receipt of the latter written declaration, or, if Congress is not in session, within twenty-one days after Congress is required to assemble, determines by two-thirds vote of both Houses that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall continue to discharge the same as Acting President; otherwise, the President shall resume the powers and duties of his office."\n\nGiven that the Vice President and the cabinet are typically selected by the President, and with the exception of the VP serve at the pleasure of the President, this mechanism would require the individuals holding those offices to believe 1) that their oath of office to their country exceeded their loyalty to the President, and 2) that their commitment to the rule of law in this country exceeded their loyalty to the president.
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Usually, you have to choose between the 2 evils. It's nice to have others in the race but what usually happens is one of the non-democratic candidates take votes away from the democratic candidate.  Then the republican wins.
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I would say that the two-party system is certainly on the way to becoming obsolete. You have two extremes on everything. What is needed is a centrist/moderate party that could have a stand that is more moderate.
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There is a simple solution that would eliminate the two party system instantly.  It is called instant runoff voting.  Instead of choosing one candidate for president, you choose the top three, or four or whatever.  This eliminates the concept of a "throwaway vote" for a third party candidate. \n\nYou are right.   The democrats and republicans are all just pawns for the people who are really in control.   American Democracy has been dead since 2000, when George W. Bush was appointed president, not elected.  In 2004 there is strong evidence to support that the election was rigged. \n\nYou don't have to rigg the election so a candidate gets 100% of the vote, you just have to find the places where he would only need a few extra votes to win, like Ohio.  In Ohio they used electronic voting machines. There is no paper trail.  It would only take one person with access to the machines to open the back door and alter the votes.  WWW.BLACKBOXVOTING.ORG \n\nIt is proven that the machines were built with a secret back door that would allow manipulation of votes without leaving a trace.\n\n"We are committed to helping Ohio deliver its electoral votes to the president next year."  CEO of DIEBOLD.
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we will have 2 nations if 2 presidents are elected to office at the same time. The political force will be separated and there will be another civil war if the animosity between the 2 parties goes too far.
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in the primaries they have to pick one party and vote in their primaries and they can't vote in both
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I wish we could just eliminate the party system completely, like George Washington suggested in his farewell address and his correspondence from about that time. (by the way, every reason he used to argue the issue is killing our political discourse right now) Unfortunately, the two major pains in the... I mean parties are too entrenched, with too much money and too many people who will blindly support them, no matter what, just because of their party label. But I do wish a third party would not just become effective, but dominate American politics, because all the arguments on both sides are coming to resemble the trenches of World War I before the US troops and the British invention of tanks showed up and began making progress. By the way, I love the Constitution Party, for the most part. Dr. Peroutka, your last candidate for the presidency, came by Lynchburg 4 days before the election, I got to meet him personally, and I even voted for him. Love it, love it.