Comments by "Neil Forbes" (@neilforbes416) on "Caller: Bernie Supporters Won't Vote if He Loses Primary" video.

  1. This goes to show how utterly PUTRID the American electoral system is! For a start, the Presidency should be PURELY CEREMONIAL with NO executive power whatsoever! Actual executive power should be vested in a Prime Minister, but exercisable only upon majority vote in the House Of Representatives(Congress). The party leadership should be determined in-house by parliamentary and rank-and-file membership on a one vote=one value basis. Once determined who the party leader is to be, he/she becomes the nation's Prime Minister provided a] He/she wins his/her electorate(seat) with at least 50%+1 vote, and b] enough of a majority of other members of his/her party also win their electorates(seats) by at least 50%+1 vote. Of course, the higher the vote count, the better for the candidate. With a clear majority of candidates winning their seats, the party leader can then take on the mantle of Prime Minister. From those winning candidates, the Prime Minister then selects his/her "front bench" or "cabinet", i.e. Minister for Roads and Transport, Minister for Education, Minister for Health, etc. Those not selected to become ministers form the "back bench", they remain simply as members representing their constituents. The leader of the losing party is then the "Leader of the Opposition", choosing a "shadow cabinet" and those missing out on shadow cabinet portfolios sit as back-benchers in the opposition. The President's role in all this is simply to witness the swearing of, or affirmation(preferably affirmation in order to keep religion out of governmental matters) of oath of office. Other than welcoming presidents or governors-general, or members of monarchies, the president lies dormant in the day-to-day running of government. For all this to work properly requires one MAJOR INGREDIENT! And than ingredient is COMPULSORY VOTING!!!!!
    1