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Originally posted by Superbelt
I'd love to see political parties banned outright. Let a man stand on his own two feet to get himself elected.
No party organization at any time. Everyone elected files into congress, votes their constitutency. Just does their job.
Parties are a poison. I know too many people who DO just vote straight party line, or the party means the most to them when they consider when to vote. It's a shame individuals like me have to work within it to have your voice.
By the way. I only registered Democrat about 6 months ago so I could be involved in the selection of the Democratic Presidential Nominee and Senators. (Unfortunately that race was finished long before the primary got to Pa)
Next term when Kerry is up for reelection, I'll definetley switch to Republican so I can be there for selecting the Republican Nominee.
Dem/Rep is a designation of convenience for me to have my voice heard.
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Then we'd have 100 candidates and the election process would take months of public voting, and in the end we'd still probably end up with the same two people or someone we've never heard of who might do a horrible job because they've never been involved in politics.
Besides that, a great deal of candidates means people can't possibly understand every single candidate's opinion. How are you going to vote for someone when you have only a slight idea of their opinions.
As much as we despise them, political parties do serve a purpose. Cutting down on the number of candidates, and giving a general idea of each candidate's stance on issues.
I despise myself for saying all of that.
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One day an Englishman, a Scotsman, and an Irishman walked into a pub together. They each bought a pint of Guinness. Just as they were about to enjoy their creamy beverage, three flies landed in each of their pints. The Englishman pushed his beer away in disgust. The Scotsman fished the fly out of his beer and continued drinking it, as if nothing had happened. The Irishman, too, picked the fly out of his drink but then held it out over the beer and yelled "SPIT IT OUT, SPIT IT OUT, YOU BASTARD!"
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