I have not been a great fan of the checks and balances in our political system. I am thinking of changing my mind. I think the founders knew that in a democracy with two equally powerful political parties, it is only posible to please half the people. This is basically an unfair situation. To be fair, it is better to displease everyone a little. In a divided government this is what actually happens. The fiscal cliff was avoided with both sided losing a little instead of one side winning completely while the other side losing entirely.
In a democracy winner takes all may not be a good idea because of the potential of making some people really unhappy. Perhaps the fair thing is to make everyone unhappy!
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