The Smid Proposal

[DownWithTheLeft]

As someone who has read the entire Smid plan (and it is long ), and I can assure you that is a recipe for success.  But as a told Smid, it may be a tough sell considering we may discourage some American posters from joining with the complex parlimentary system.  I like the fact that the plan adds an element of increased partisan and backroom deals

[DownWithTheLeft]

Rough idea here no details but kind of the Smid plan:

Fifteen person legislature
  -five at-large seats in December and June
  -five at-large seats in February and August
  -five regional seats in April and October

From the fifteen person legislature, a PM is chosen whose responsibilites closely resemble what the president does today. 

My thinking is that you leave the senate pretty much unchanged as far as function, but you give them the ability to elect a president.  It adds a level of partisanship as parties would have to work together to get one of there's elected as it is highly unlikely that one party would hold 8 seats.