Electoral College

[Armin]

Oh, well, not really that scary.  The American president needs to be backed by a huge number of very rich people and corporations.  Hence, our choices are always limited to the lap dogs of the rich and powerful.  There is no difference between Bush and Kerry.  They will do as they are told.
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And that, sadly hits the nail square on the head not only for the US but world wide... :D

In a time where the media dictate the outcome of elections (and yes, even in France and here in Germany and *everywhere*, just perhaps not with so many strange rituals... :P ) and it's necessary to spend hundreds of millions to get elected, that will even increase in the future. And political parties (even in countries where there are more than 2 that count :ph34r: ) will keep becoming more and more similar to each other.

But I still think that Bush would speed up the downward spiral more than Kerry, if only a bit...