Is it just me....or....

 
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Old 05-17-2009, 01:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Villages Kahuna View Post
Without question, a two-party democracy would be best......

The recovery of the GOP can't really work otherwise. If those that call themselves Republicans (or even anti-Democrats, I suppose) permit a small group of ideologues set the agenda, we will continue to have a one-party system and all the risks and problems that result from such governance. That won't have very much to do with "approach methodology". It will have more to do with simple electoral arithmetic. There will still be lots of money flowing from K Street if it's permitted and encouraged. That money will flow to those who will legislate to satisfy the desires of the lobbyist's clients--and that's not the Republicans!
But to place any kind of restriction on the ability of any portion of the populace to access government officials, with or without the use of an agent, leads only to the government itself determining who can enter the doors. If that isn't the seed for protracted political incest, I'm not sure what is!

If the aim of a political party is solely to garner the larger number of members, and not stand for anything, then the offer of free beer and pizza may work better than establishing principles and seeking goals based on those principles.

When Mr. Perot and Mr. Anderson campaigned, their vote tallies demonstrated a significant portion of the population wanted both the major parties to understand that those old hackneyed terms of honor, principles and commitment to moral behavior does indeed matter more than "My Party, right or wrong."

There is nothing in the Constitution limiting the number of political parties. During the history of this nation, there have been many political parties, and the last presidential election had 13 political parties represented on the ballot, along with several candidates totally independent from everybody. Party alliances are also within our history, and they too can affect elections. When the two major parties don't believe in what you do, there is nothing wrong with politically affiliating with any group, and the ideal is having either of the two "major" parties seek your endorsement by bending toward your issue positions.

As Senator Spector and others over the years have demonstrated, there is little actual difference in the parties, because the elected official has less "party loyalty" than the K Street lobbyist has "client loyalty" and the elected official can change party relationship easier than a free agent baseball player to another team.
 


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