• HalfSalesman
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    2 hours ago

    I mean, we really ought to just never have a president again. Too much power concentrated in one place.

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      1 hour ago

      I think we’d be a lot better off if we had staggered nationwide elections for individual cabinet posts and let them run the country.

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      The US should have a leader who is technically the head of the country but whose powers are basically ceremonial. He should swear in the leader of the house, appoint certain high-ranking officials (on the consent of the house leader) and sign laws into effect. He could be the one sent to other countries as a representative of the USA, and he’d be welcomed with red carpets, etc. But, he couldn’t actually enter any negotiations or anything. He could even wear a military uniform to look extra cool.

      In short, the US should have a King.

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        36 minutes ago

        There are plenty of parliamentary republics (Germany, Italy, Austria, India, Ireland, Israel) where the president has mostly ceremonial and representative duties

        No need to revert back to monarchy.

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          It’s safer though. These days “President” has a terrible connotation in the US. Freshen things up with a ceremonial king.