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Originally Posted by Guest
I think many people feel your frustration. Politics has always been a dirty game.
You might want to see the CNN special,"Path to the White-house." The good news is our crazy system of government has to date prevented the rise of a dictator. I'm not sure if that is planning or just LUCK. We have had several close calls. In my view, that would be LINCOLN-suspended the constitution, FDR-vastly expanded government power. Actually several bills written by FDR were declared unconstitutional, Obama-vastly increased presidential power. bought companies with AMERICAN taxpayer money.
Sold Chrysler to Fiat. Chrysler was not Obama's to sell.
Aside, FIAT itself was in financial trouble AND THEY PAID NOTING FOR CHRYSLER.
There is no shortage of swamp draining to do. The trouble is the people who need to drain the swamp would need to pass legislation that would end their comfortable, very profitable CURRENT EXISTENCE.
As a voter, you can either not vote which makes people who do vote more powerful, vote for a party that has no chance at all of winning or voted democratic or republican.
If, I read what you are thinking as you wish to support a third or a forth or???????? party system in countries where that is done to elect a president- a prime minister, you need to have multiple coalitions to get someone elected.
THAT TOO IS A CRAZY MESS
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The D and R parties are totally and completely corrupt. From the town level on up to the president...who is nothing more than a talking head. That's the pinnacle...where you get to ENJOY the fruits of your labor...traveling, golfing, dinners...a few meetings...and lots of signing things...and pictures.
America became an empire...that is where we went wrong. We became an empire because America was founded by businessmen versed in overseas commerce. America was founded to be a "tax free zone" where a man could make his fortune unobstructed. Along the way...we became Rome. And we will fall as did Rome. From within. Romans became diluted with non-Romans who didn't care about Rome. We are becoming diluted by 3rd world immigrants who don't care about "America". Rome became totally politically corrupt...we are totally politically corrupt. Rome had "bread and circus" to keep the growing poor population quiet...we have welfare, food stamps, and cable TV.
I want NO parties. Parties become controlling and that isn't what you want in government. The founders wanted government service to be like jury duty... One day you get a letter telling you to report to Washington for a years service. Presidential elections where everyone's name who is running goes in and the top two winners are the president and vice. The Electoral College is just a fraudulent way to ensure ONLY a D or R gets elected. The elector can vote for ANYONE...and they will...for a D or R. WHY doesn't each state get ONE vote? Did you get 2 votes last election because you have more children than your neighbor or you are wealthier? Isn't a person a person? None better...none getting more votes? Then WHY isn't a "state a state"? All 50 states SHOULD get one vote. Wyoming isn't as important as California? There are 15 states that effectively have no vote because of California's 55 Electoral Votes.
Politics IS corrupt...completely. Politicians are the liaisons between the corporations who have all the clout and power...and the people...who do the labor so the corporations can produce the stuff they sell to the people who have money because they worked. The people who run the corporations, the politicians, are all "skimming", stealing from all of us as "middlemen" while the corporations try to get as much as they can. We're still slaves working for the man...but now we get something for it...a house, a car, boat, TVs, clubs...