# Redesigning the United States Government from the ground up - What would a "sensible" government structure look like for America? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [August 4, 2024, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redesigning-the-united-states-government-from-the-ground-up-what-would-a-sensible-government-structure-look-like-for-america/1005234 "2024-08-04T15:03:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 27
**Author:** ![Max\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2024, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redesigning-the-united-states-government-from-the-ground-up-what-would-a-sensible-government-structure-look-like-for-america/1005234/27 "2024-08-04T23:20:37Z")
Related (2022): > [@Can we ever create a government that works well?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-ever-create-a-government-that-works-well/977280/1): > > I was just thinking about how all countries (or governments thereof) seem to think that their government is so fine that everyone else on the planet should use it. There’s China that continues to drool over Taiwan. There is Russia, 'nuff said. There is democracy that is trying to do it (mostly) in a slightly different manner, something more similar to cheerleading. > > I am not terribly impressed with any of them. Yes, democracy has the edge but what a mess America has made of it. The next trend seems that it will be lie your way into office. Well, I don’t want to derail this discussion too much by ranting, so I’ll get to the point. > > Can SDMB create a better form of government? ~Max --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redesigning-the-united-states-government-from-the-ground-up-what-would-a-sensible-government-structure-look-like-for-america/1005234)._