Debatepoint: The "two party" system is bad for the US.

'The "two party" system is bad for the US.'

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oppose -20% · stability

moderated to 100%; argued down by 120%
by metric on 2004-12-18 10:24:38

it produces more stable governance than multiparty systems, because coalition is highly unlikely to occur with two parties dominating.

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oppose 100% · stability

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by metric on 2004-12-18 09:58:41

the two-party system produces stable governments, rather than stable democracy, and the latter is what should be desired.

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title: 'stability'
text: 'the two-party system produces stable governments, rather than stable democracy, and the latter is what should be desired.'
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date: 2004-12-18 09:58:41
submitter: metric
effective: 1
support: 1
oppose: 0
stancePos: 3
stanceNeg: 0
stanceEffective:
repliesSupport: 1
repliesOppose: 0
repliesTotal: 1
comments: 0

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