Maybe time to rethink . . .

I've just watched the "fall" of the Canadian government after a vote of "no confidence" that apparently rose from charges of corruption. All those mellow legislators gathered in the room for the vote (the Speaker invited everyone to a reception to follow) which was quickly conducted and the outcome clear within about twenty minutes.

Maybe we got it wrong. Imagine if America could conduct such a vote right now! Perhaps our system of locked-in-place four-year presidential terms only makes it inevitable that there will be abuse of power and cronyism.

Talk about checks and balances!

And when the government falls, EVERYone has to run for office again!

Imagine if our leaders and representatives knew that they could be held to account at any time — would they dare act with such hubris as we have seen lately?

And, at the same time, I should think there might be less "shock and awe" — seesawing from right to left — potential with a new administration if there were always the possibility that leaders might find themselves out of power if they got it really, really wrong. Seems to me a formula for stability, in fact.