what you are describing is a parlimentery democratcy.
the u.s. is a represenative republic which is a
different animal.

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>     If America had a proportional representational
> system, it would be GREAT
> to vote for minor party candidates.  If a minor
> party got some minimum, say
> 5%, they would have seats in the national
> legislature, and they could form
> coalitions with the larger parties.
>
>     Unfortunately, we don't have such a system.  We
> have a winner take all
> system, with single seat, geographic districts.
>
>     Canada and the U.K. have a similar electoral
> system to ours-- by
> tradition and history, they have three party
> systems; we have just a two party system.
>  Ross Perot tried to build a three party system in
> 1992 and 1996, but his
> effort failed.
>
>     A three party system can lead to some odd
> results.  Margaret Thatcher
> never got more than 43% of the vote in any election.
>
>     The coin of the realm is our two-party, winner
> take all system, with our
> strange electoral college.
>
>     The candidates that survive the primary system
> frequently are uninspiring
> centrists.  However, the forces arrayed in and
> around the Democratic Party
> are much more diverse than those in the G.O.P.  This
> is why I support the
> Democrats.
>
> Bill Volonte
> William J. Volonte
> Attorney at Law
> 117 Central Avenue
> Hackensack, NJ 07601-4207
> Tel.: (201) 883-0777; Fax: (201) 883-0767
> H: (201) 659-4941; Cell: (201) 780-4327
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