Is it time for a third party?

Question

There are a lot of things that would have me labled an Ultra Conservative, and other things I believe would make me be called a Liberal. I truly believe i am what some people would call a Libertarian... Should I just start my political manifesto here on YA and go from there? I am sure there are others out there with my political views...

Answer 1

Time for a third party - LOL - there has always been more then tow partys in our system - the problem isnt that the partys dont exist...its that people dont know what they stand for.

Ron Paul is doing a bang up job for the Libertarians. Finally someone with some national clout making waves...this can be the start of something wonderful. I hope he keeps it up and I hope the libertarina party starts to make themselves known.

It would be nice if the other partys did the same thing so people have real choices that they can see rather then wasting votes on evil.


As for your manifesto - go here and take this quiz...see where you stand...

http://www.theadvocates.org/quiz.html


if you hit libertarian like you think then find a local affiliate and talk with them.


Drop me a line if you cant find a local one and I will help you search

Answer 2

There are alot of Libertarians on Y/A. As well as Ron Paul supporters. I'm Libertarian and think that not only Libertarians should get a chance but the Greens and other should two. The two major parties however put alot of pressure on the other parties keeping them from getting any recognition.

Answer 3

It would be nice if we could do what our forefathers wanted, and scrap the entire system and start over from scratch. But that would be unfeasible, and inevitably some of the same scum would float to the top again.
We have tried third parties before, the Libertarian Party is just about a joke, and Ross Perot's Reform Party fizzled.
I would love to be able to vote the pond scum out of office, but what would we get in place of them? Amateur pond scum. I just don't know how we are going to fix the horrible mess that our government has become.

Answer 4

Our founding forefather, George Washington was not a member of a political party and hoped that they would not be formed. In his farewell address he warned of the evils of political parties. Personally, I believe there are grains of truth in every party, but the parties themselves act as cover for the leaders/politicians who wish to remain unaccountable for their actions. Hence, I understand why George Washington said they are evil. I am not politically affiliated with any party and have not been for 20 years, nor have I voted for any president. I am, however, a firm supporter of our Constitution, and uphold the foundation for which America was founded upon. This has never been argued, but by our most recent president, the Constitution was referred to as no more than a "god**mn piece of paper". In my mind, it proves that evil has grown. Therefore, I will be voting for the first time in 2008 for Ron Paul.

Answer 5

I support any party that will commit to outlaw the practice of Marxist Leninist Moaist crocodile buggerism. Call me a single issue citizen if you like but I just feel it is important to get your priorities straightish with a few kinks and some curves, and a bit of upppy downy.

Answer 6

YES
I am sick to death of the two party system.
Like you, I am not necessarily welcome in either party, because I have views that cross the spectrum.
My platform is:
CIVIL discourse
common sense
Making all campaign donations except for small individual contributions ($1,000 limit per individual, no corporations or lobbys allowed) ILLEGAL, and allowing the government to finance a purely informational, issue driven synopsis of candidate platforms mass mailed or even put online.

We can go from there..................

Answer 7

Couldn't hurt.