Who favors a balance of power?
Which do you think works best?
A -- One party controls both White House and Congress
B -- One party controls Congress, the other controls the White House
Which do you think works best?
A -- One party controls both White House and Congress
B -- One party controls Congress, the other controls the White House
Anonymous
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balance is better, but what do you mean by it ? this fake 51 vs 49 votes majority? To overrule any veto you need 60.
Xenogyst
Well, depending on who is currently in power both situations can be equally good or bad.
In situation A you can get a slew of overspending and tendency towards corruption.
In situation B what often happens is nothing useful gets done (which can be just as devastating).
To some extent it also matters how large the majority of the Congress is since even a few incredibly determined Senators/House members can bend a lot of things their way in the right setting.
michr
Who favors a balance of power?
those who currently don't have it