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Originally Posted by 1480
You may be right, but since neither side of "the hill" can get together to agree on lunch, very doubtful that they would "cross the aisle" and be as one voice.
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God forbid! That would be the last thing we need. For one thing that would be a one-party system, even more than it is now.
Partisan politics can be a good thing, it keeps the government from getting things done, which is usually the best possible outcome.
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Originally Posted by 1480
Secondly, the "checks and balances" system in place kind of makes it difficult (not impossible) for one branch of government to become king of the hill, so to speak.
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But having only two major parties makes it a lot more possible. If Democrats and Republicans ever decided to play nice and work together, "checks and balances" wouldn't mean much.