>Can you name one that's got a better system of checks-n-balances?
Check against what? The power of the majority, mainly.
>That sounds like the best option from what I've seen.
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>When it works, of course.
So the most economically polarized country in the so-called First World, with the largest share of poor, and with the lowest voter participation - this "works"? Works for the ruling class, very nicely, yes.
Doug