Guest MikeSC Report post Posted September 30, 2004 I'm not familiar with Weimar. Too many parties getting a (disorganized) voice? Basically, there were Communists and Nazis on the fringes, and nearly a dozen parties in the center who couldn't agree on a damned thing, permitting the Communists and Nazis to tie up the Reichstag, forcing the gov't to rule by fiat rather than by the legislature. Nobody could pass a law from about 1930 on --- and many historians tie the ruling by fiat to an acceptance of dictatorial control. The vast number of centrist parties effectively paralyzed the center. Weimar is ALSO why most Parliamentary systems have rules forbidding parties who oppose the Constitution from running any longer. -=Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hogan Made Wrestling 0 Report post Posted October 1, 2004 The Weimar Republic is a great example of why pure democracy doesn't work, and why checks and balances have to be implemented. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Mandarin 0 Report post Posted October 1, 2004 Excuse me. I'm going to go watch something on PAX. It'll kill fewer braincells. I recommend Miracle Pets. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
