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Way worse, they are limited to two parties with the electoral collage system. Not just effectively but in law and policy.
Its not a functioning democracy.
How is that true when there's a libertarian party that gets votes?
Getting votes and getting power are not the same thing. There is no path to president for any party outside of rebpublican or democrats. The electoral college of the states stops any 3rd party from holding any power at a federal level. The last time there was even a chance was the bull moose party and even Teddy at the hight of his popularity could not overcome the two party system back then, and they have since tightened the system down.
I'm gonna need you to point out very specifically what law prevents the libertarians from gaining power and presidency if they get enough votes. I don't see how the electoral college stops them, or any third party, gaining power with enough votes
There isn't one, just a lot of little rules that add up.
Such as?
Such as the electoral college. On its own it doesn't strictly stop anyone, but it increases the barrier to entry.
It does directly stop though, depending on the state they by law can only send a rep to vote for one of the two established parties. If the person that is asking for the direct wording on a exact law (as some sort of gotcha I assume) is an american then they are truly fucked in the nation. The average voter does not even know how undemocratic their own system is.
Do you have a source?
https://govfacts.org/elections-voting/elections-systems/electoral-college/how-the-electoral-college-works-the-guide-to-americas-presidential-election-system/
https://socialstudieshelp.com/ap-government-and-politics/ballot-access-laws-why-third-parties-face-high-barriers/
https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/law/political-party-system-and-supreme-court
https://uslawexplained.com/winner-take-all
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/how-us-states-make-it-tough-third-parties-elections-2024-01-18/