by Jim Rose in political change, politics, Public Choice Tags: bipartisanship

Firstly, the other side is wrong in their approach and often in their objectives. The voters finally put them on the opposition benches for the next 3, 6 or 9 years and that is where they belong: powerless and irrelevant and whose job it is to snipe.

Secondly, written constitutional arrangements dictate the proper extent of power sharing: two-houses of parliament elected differently, proportional and other methods of election, the length of terms, federalism, and parliamentary versus presidential executives.

Thirdly, knowledge grows through critical discussion, not by consensus and agreement

Fourthly, in a democracy, we resolve our differences by trying to persuade each other and voting at elections. The winners then form the government.