America's political system is immensely flawed

Dearest Benji, Thank you for initiating this debate, I believe the American political system is a very pertinent issue, and this debate is guaranteed to be fun. I do still have to debate you, so forgive me if I am rough. As you are the proposition I should remind you of the Latin rule: Onus probandi incumbit ei qui dicit, non ei qui negat" As such you are making the claim, the burden is upon you to prove to us that the American system is immensely flawed. Furthermore I should make it clear that I will be playing the Devil's Advocate over here ( I do not in reality believe what I will be advocating). Let me start with the refutations: 1. My opponent accepts that he has simply hears these things and therefore I would like to to make clear that his ideas' authenticity may further be put into doubt. 2. Allow me to first of all clarify that America is not a democracy, it follows democratic order, but it is the Republic of the United States of America. Hence in the oath of allegiance: "I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the "republic" for which it stands...". Now let us understand that the two party system is not absolute. Any individual may stand in election. This all will come afterwards, first of all may I criticize your arguments clarity, you start with an example and no where do you delineate your argument, you assume we will get it. Now moving forward let us understand that the two party system is not absolute, third party individuals may stand in elections any time they want to. Also we have to understand that the American system is a self-bettering one. Now tacking this along I must point out you have not given any proof why we must bound ourselves to the principles of democracy and not let them evolve. Also you have not shown how the two party system jeopardizes the country, and you have not provided sources. Lastly your example is besides the point because countries like the Islamic Republic of Pakistan show that even when you have multitudes of parties, you do not necessarily have the best people. 2. You say this is the most major flaw, yet you provide no hard source of people's opinions. Also you have to realize in Athens many people did not have the ability to vote, and there were of course not so many people. People in the electoral college are elected by the people and those in the college are voted on their allegiance, so a person X who supports Obama will be voted he will vote further for Obama, those who want Obama as President will vote for him. If the entire state is against this one person then do not vote him into the college. You yourself stated how it helps votes in less populated areas. Not to mention this way people can vote with relation to the number of Congress members. Now on to my positive case: 1. I concede that America's political system has some minor flaws, however every system in the world does. As much as we would like it we cannot attain Utopia. That would be foolish. Now let's understand that with multiple party systems people are often more abused. Most of the modern, well to do countries use this system: this I realize may be considered an appeal to authority, but it is not. I am not saying because the bigger countries use it, it is good. Simply, I want to examine the fact that the countries which are currently using this system have a great efficiency. Consider the case of India: [1]http://www.newsyaps.com... 2. Secondly let's understand that third party voters can stand in elections, and if people feel that both Democrats and Republicans are now over they can vote for the Independent. 3. Lastly, since you never gave a large argument and the onus is upon you, this system actually requires both parties to be more active. You are absolutely right when you say voters usually have a choice betwixt these two, so to get the vote these parties constantly fight to better themselves and so win the majority vote. For these reasons, and of course that you have not substantiated or given a proper argument, I believe that this debate is in my favour. Thank you, Ajab