Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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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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