2006-10-23 09:39:44 · 13 answers · asked by Uncle Meat 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
I'm tempted to suggest that the US would benefit from having even two viable political parties. Many times I think we don't.
Imagine for a minute that we had one hundred viable political parties. Maybe then our senators and representatives would vote on bills they thought were truly helpful and vote against the ones they didn't believe in. With the two party system it is too easy to equate your party with your vote, party one votes "yea" and party two votes "nay."
2006-10-23 09:51:57 · answer #1 · answered by metatron 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It would be awesome. Watch how the Libertarians do this year. There are many reasons why we still have the two-party system. Gerrymandering, simple plurality system, PACs, lack of media attention to the 3rd parties, way too much money, fraudelent elections, under representation of women and minorities, etc. Some people are afraid to change. I'm not. I've already done research about the different families of electoral systems (majority, plurality, semi-proportional, mixed and proportional). I have two proposals, one for the EC and one for Congress. By the way, if we start strongly at the local level like many cities are doing, we'll see progress. A few cities will vote to have IRV and others STV. IRV could be a given but it won't make it alone. Some type of PR has to be included to make it fair. A mixed system seems complex but there are some that are easy to implement and explain to the voters. It's about time we woke up. But we need to keep pushing, I'll be keeping on with the research and if anybody has any wacky ideas e-mail me at derekgorman@yahoo.com. And the reasons why I've been doing my homework was because I read that we need a change quickly.
2006-10-23 18:42:33 · answer #2 · answered by derekgorman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not everyone is represented by Democrat or Republican. I disagree strongly with both. Most other countries have nine or 10 parties. We act like there is either right or left when this is incorrect. There are many different political views in the US that never get a voice because not everyone is a rich Democrat or Republican. There are no working people in power it seems. There is the green party but no one wants to even entertain the thought of something other than dem or repub. We need more choices. I think more people would vote for sure.
2006-10-23 16:51:28 · answer #3 · answered by Autogestion 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If there are more than two political parties, it would be more likely for someone to be elected without a majority (50%+).
Imagine someone being elected President with only 35% of the votes. Not a good picture.
2006-10-23 16:46:42 · answer #4 · answered by Rambo Smurf 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It would get people more involved in their government. I was a registered Libertarian until the state of North Carolina "delisted" the libertarian party because there wasn't enough support. Now I'm unaffiliated and I truly feel less involved. I still vote, but I'm not as excited about it. Usually I feel that I'm making a choice of the lesser of two evils. It would be nice to feel excited about my vote, but that won't happen under the two party system.
2006-10-23 16:45:03 · answer #5 · answered by Jimmy Crack Corn 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because the demlicans and republacrats have assisted in waste, fraud, bureaucracy for years and half our population doesn't vote,we find ourselves living in a dark age. A real third party could and should make our world a much better place. We need intellectual dialog to rule the landscape. The WAKE party is coming soon to an election near you.
2006-10-23 17:11:18 · answer #6 · answered by Twinkle S 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If two parties and all the people that make them up fail to benefit us (the people), then adding another political would just increase the corruption and greed and benefit us even less.
2006-10-23 16:58:16 · answer #7 · answered by guberDWG 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Transform elections entirely. The supras have always been the drain on the big two but I am sooooo tired of these boxing matches that I would more than welcome a broad array of parties. Every point of view has validity if the perspective is lit well, and it would be interesting to hear from the quieter members of the country.
I say...Yes.
2006-10-23 17:33:44 · answer #8 · answered by Liligirl 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Why not get rid of party affiliations totally? I'm Liberal but I don't agree with everything another Libertarian may. What we need is a GOOD CANDIDATE. Maybe then this country will be able to pull itself up from the quagmire of bull$%#@ it has stepped hip-deep into.
2006-10-23 17:15:47 · answer #9 · answered by mandy c 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
By voting for Robin Williams!
2006-10-23 16:46:48 · answer #10 · answered by educated guess 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋