2007-03-18 15:23:59 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
American did not choose a two party system consciously. It was sold to us utilizing the media to lock out all other competing political parties.
Our TV culture is used to control the masses at every turn. The everyday individual have no clue just how dangerous that little box we call television is in reality. We think it is a free open media but it is not.
The best people to run our government would not be foolish enough to identify with a party system. To many master to appease. He have a government that is locked down from any outsider that would do any real good for the people.
The people in power have divided us all to keep us conquered: Theist against atheist, democrats against republican, conservative agains liberals, white against black and so on and so forth. It is really about the ruling class against the rest of us. It is true that this country is no longer the home of the free. We are really become the home of the idiots. If you think that is being to harsh just look at world opinion of the American.
For those of you that use the argument this is still the best place to live just keep on living and that tune will change. If this county continues to destroy other lands the greater the consequences of the back lash and we the citizens are responsible for letting this beautiful country become out of our control.
The is a reason why television is called the idiot box. Shut it down every once in awhile and get information from other sources.
2007-03-18 16:17:52 · answer #1 · answered by Looking Forward 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes! and Yes again...that's why I'm independant.
Is the Two-Party System Good for America?
The Democrats recently won the majority in both houses of Congress. They now have the power to do what they have been trying to do for the past 6 years: Stop the war in Iraq. They have taken extreme actions to stop the war they see as wrong and a waste of the lives of our soldiers; they have signed a non-binding resolution. The two-party system is inefficient, if not corrupt, and America would be better off if our representatives were independent.
One of the reasons that the two-party system in its current state isn’t practical is partisanship. One side believes that they always have to believe the opposite of the other, and vice versa. There is an, “If the other side believes it then it must be wrong,” mentality that makes it impossible to get anything done. An example is a bill that was rejected this summer. This bill was intended to raise the minimum wage. The Republicans, however attached a tax cut to the bill, and it was dropped completely. The Democrats, who are known for caring for the poor, were so worried about not letting the Republicans get their way that they shot down their own bill.
The political parties are no longer focused on what is best for America, but on defeating the other party. While we need differing opinions for Democracy to work, there is no need at all for a pre-defined set of differing opinions.
Modern politicians have lost sight of the point of their job: to pass laws to improve the United States and make it better. The parties that they had originally formed to advance their ideas are now no more than unions to keep them in office. They are also worried so much about offending anyone that barely anything gets done.
The founding fathers didn’t plan on the two-party system. There is no mention of political parties as formal entities in the Constitution. The founding fathers were trying to create a unified country, not one that bickers over petty little policies. The Nation shouldn’t be divided on everything. America needs to come together and get things done.
Recently, there has been a trend called Bipartisanship. This is a step in the right direction, but not a big enough one. Bipartisanship is the working of both parties for the accomplishment of a single goal, but it generally is only used in order to provide objective reports. It is not used nearly enough in the writing of laws. The very term bipartisan reveals its main weakness. There are still two different parties, and though they may be working together, they still have their own interests in mind. We need something even more drastic than Bipartisanship.
We need to get rid of political parties altogether. With the political parties out of the way, politicians will have to please the people, rather than their party. Candidates can think freely without the fear of losing the support of their party. The people can easily unseat a candidate that has ignored their wishes.
The common man can easily gain support and make his way into the political realm with little or no connections.
The two party system is no longer functioning as a tool for furthering America. It has become clumsy and inefficient. America needs a drastic change to counteract the polarization of the political world. The country would be better off with a no-party political system.
There are only a handful of elected officials who are even attempting to protect your rights. Congressman Ron Paul is one of them and he deserves your immediate support for President.
2007-03-18 15:26:34 · answer #2 · answered by Surfer Dude 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
i'm no fan of Democratic politics yet, for my area, all political events are the events of corruption and scandal. the excellent device stinks. we'd desire to get lower back to the undemanding guy as a representative and do away with professional politicians.
2016-10-19 01:06:57 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. The current corruption is mainly in the Bush admin over the last six years (for $200)
2007-03-18 15:27:37 · answer #4 · answered by Chi Guy 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Yes! Thank you!
Neither party is perfect.
(Go Independents!)
2007-03-18 15:35:50 · answer #5 · answered by Kelsey 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Politics and corruption are like Death and Taxes they go together and are inevitable.
2007-03-18 15:27:05 · answer #6 · answered by kwilfort 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I knew it already. They have "entitled" themselves to so
much privilege & wealth that's become entirely out of control.
They've all become Gods, living in golden palaces,
making laws for the "other" people.
Their behavior has become distrustful & disturbing.
2007-03-18 15:41:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, and that is why I vote Green or Independent most of the time.
2007-03-18 15:31:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
What happened tonight to make this any more evident than any other time?
2007-03-18 15:43:18 · answer #9 · answered by Joey's Back 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are so right! And these last two administrations should have taught us this and stopped some of the bickering.
2007-03-18 15:28:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋