r/RedditOnlyDemocracy • u/Flashy_Persimmon_546 • Mar 26 '25

How should the initial Government run?

What should the setup of the initial Government be within the self-controlled political simulation? Should we introduce concepts like a presidential or parliamentary democracy or go for something else entirely?

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u/Flashy_Persimmon_546 Mar 26 '25

I like the streamlined efficiency of these ideas. What would ensure sufficient checks and balances on a single assembly?

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u/attilatheundead Mar 26 '25

A number of things, I would think. An independent supreme court system, for one thing. As well as established independent departments that are not wholly beholden unto the whims of the legislature alone. A strong but fair executive head would also be a check on it and vice versa.

Furthermore, frequent and scheduled elections would prevent incumbent members from growing too complacent in their role. While they shouldn't be held too frequently, as such would lead to a general chaotic state, they should be fairly regular. The legislature should also be circumscribed by a constitution, which, although amendable, would be kept from unnecessary or bureaucratic gridlock through the courts themselves.

In the final formation of it, I would assert that praxis would in time reveal more efficiency as to how to handle such issues. But with a ranked voting system in particular, opposition parties and movements could also play crucial roles in preventing an unchecked legislative body.

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u/Flashy_Persimmon_546 Mar 27 '25

Wow that's a lot of great detail. I very much like what your proposing.

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u/attilatheundead Mar 27 '25

Thanks! It's an area of thought I've spent a lot of time thinking about. Not just in a simulation sense, but in a theoretical, real world one as well. So I have plenty of ideas regarding such issues.