Triple Dissolution

The Poarter

Banned
Here's an idea I've been cooking up for a few hours. In Australia, our Prime Ministers have the power to call a double dissolution. For context; our parliament is bicameral like yours. However the difference is that only half our senate is elected each cycle while our entire house of Representatives is. A double dissolution is where the Prime Ministers send ALL senators and House of Representatives to an early election.

So what if Presidents in America had the same power. That if a bill is vetoed twice, but appears towards the President a third time, he can call an early election for ALL senators, governors and members of the house of representatives. How does this effect history?
 

Pangur

Donor
Here's an idea I've been cooking up for a few hours. In Australia, our Prime Ministers have the power to call a double dissolution. For context; our parliament is bicameral like yours. However the difference is that only half our senate is elected each cycle while our entire house of Representatives is. A double dissolution is where the Prime Ministers send ALL senators and House of Representatives to an early election.

So what if Presidents in America had the same power. That if a bill is vetoed twice, but appears towards the President a third time, he can call an early election for ALL senators, governors and members of the house of representatives. How does this effect history?

Senators I get, Congress I get but why the Governor? If you are going to try this why not put the US President in the mix as well?
 

LordKalvert

Banned
US governors have the power to veto bills

Only state bills- its not like Germany where they can influence the upper house

And if Governors should be included because they can veto bills, then why not the President?

This idea would destroy the entire concept behind the American Constitution- that to prevent wild swings and changes that elections should be staggered. This prevents a party from making radical change just because it wins an election- it would require that a party wins two elections in a row- especially for the Senate

There's also the concept of spreading the power around and checks and balances- that the President, Congress and Courts each watch each other. The federal-state split serves the same funciton
 
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