[Info-vax] HP stopping VMS paper documentation ?

[Bob Koehler]

In article <4edd19d8$0$2165$c3e8da3$9f400e27 at news.astraweb.com>, JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot at vaxination.ca> writes:
> 
> The USA system doesn't have that "incentive to cooperate". The president
> is there gfor his term no matter if he can get any legislation passed or
> not. The houses do have elections at mid-term so this is like a mini
> vote of non confidence, but it doesn't force the president to resign if
> he is put in a situation where he can no longer govern effectiovely.

   The USA didn't used to need it.  It used to be that a candidate had
   to appeal to the middle to get nominated because a far out candidate
   would loose when voters crossed parties in a primary.

   Laws were changed to make it harder for voters to cross lines and now
   a candidate has to appeal to the far out in order to get nominated.
   The candidate which is least far out then has a better chance of
   winning the general election, but many who would be close to the
   middle of the road and amenable to cooperation don't make it tht far.

   When need to give the primaries back to the voters.