Is It Time For a Third Party?

[Polk]

A third party is for people who are too timid, lazy or ignorant to take responsibility for electing the right candidates. If you think socialism isn't coming fast enough for you than try to make the democrat party more responsive. If you want to improve the republican party than get behind the Tea Party and for Christ sake quit whining.

That's definitely true to an extent.

 

[Katzndogz]

There's more than a third party. There are 29 third parties. No one votes for them.

 

[Skull Pilot]

I haven't voted for a Dimwitcrap or a Repugnantcan in over a decade.

 

[Capstone]

I haven't voted for a Dimwitcrap or a Repugnantcan in over a decade.

How's that been working out for you?

 

[editec]

Is It Time For a Third Party?

Yes as well as a fourth, fifth, sixth, seveneth....

 

[dblack]

A third party is for people who are too timid, lazy or ignorant to take responsibility for electing the right candidates. If you think socialism isn't coming fast enough for you than try to make the democrat party more responsive. If you want to improve the republican party than get behind the Tea Party and for Christ sake quit whining.

What if you don't want more socialism and you think the Tea Party are a bunch of racist reactionaries? What you're ignoring is that there are always more than two choices. But our system of winner-take-all, plurality voting creates a false condition where we are limited, practically, to only two choices.

Refusing to vote for the statists who dominate both parties is not 'whining'. It's about the only thing we can do to put any real pressure on them to change.

 

[RKMBrown]

The Tea Party, despised by both establishment Democrats and Republicans, is the new representative of conservatives. It stands for the conservative, Christian, constitutional, capitalist, small-government ideology. Simply stated the contemporary Democratic Party represents the far left, the Republican Party represents the moderate left, and the Tea Party represents real conservatives who are trying to salvage our country. Currently both parties suffer from an identity crisis with Blue Dog Democrats supporting socialism and the Republican Party abandoning its base. Since both major parties have abandoned their constituents, it may be time for Americans to abandon the elephants and asses and start a new majority party.

You lost me at christian. I'm a christian, but I want no part in a political party that wants to legislate morality, that want's to use the old testament to beat up on gays, single parents, atheists, and non-christian religions. Why do some people assume constitutional conservative means bible thumping christian? Why do some people look for the authority to press their religion on others?

 

[RKMBrown]

We are currently a 2 party system. If a 3rd party actually rose up and began making an impact over the years it would guarantee 1 party rule for decades. Unless that 3rd party was DAAAAAAMN well prepared and competent enough to compete and threaten the majority. And the "tea party" sure as hell isn't competent or prepared enough for anything.

Sad but true. Plurality, winner-take-all elections pretty much guarantee two strong parties opposing each other. We won't see much different unless we change our voting system.

Yes the problem is the voting system. We should be able to rank the candidates when we vote. In a ranking system you could select the third party as the highest rank then second party then first party. If the third party got less number one rankings than the second party then your vote goes to the second party. This way your vote for the third party is not a vote for the first party. Alternatively you could hold run off elections in the case where a candidate does not get 51%.

Our voting system is basically brain dead. It's as if the system was developed by a 5year old.

 

[Skull Pilot]

I haven't voted for a Dimwitcrap or a Repugnantcan in over a decade.

How's that been working out for you?

Just fine.

At least I know I'm not contributing to the insanity of the two party system.

It's you people who keep voting Dimwitcrap or Repugnantcan and expect different results than we have that are insane.

 

[dblack]

I haven't voted for a Dimwitcrap or a Repugnantcan in over a decade.

How's that been working out for you?

Just fine.

At least I know I'm not contributing to the insanity of the two party system.

It's you people who keep voting Dimwitcrap or Repugnantcan and expect different results than we have that are insane.

I often wonder how far they'd be willing to take this assumption that a vote for a non-winning candidate is a wasted effort. If we had a one-party system, similar to the old Soviet charade, would they insist that refusing voting for the nominated candidate was a futile 'protest'? I'd argue that what we have now is only a small-step from such a scenario. From my perspective, regarding the policies and goals I'm most concerned about, the two parties are identical. They won't get my vote unless they actually represent my views.

 

[Truthseeker420]

...American_Faggot.

Not close enough to the actual username.

American_Jizzwad would have been better...

 

[mamooth]

The long-term goal is to drive the Republicans into being a nationally irrelevant Bible Belt party. At that point, the Democrats can split into a center-right business-as-usual party, and a good center-left party which isn't just corporate suckups. So if you want your 3 parties, help out with stomping on the GOP.

 

[Dugdale_Jukes]

Is It Time For a Third Party?

Yes.

After nutballs hijacked the Republican Party in 1980 fiscal conservatives had nowhere to turn. The options were to stay in a party dominated by religious nuts and chickenhawk wannabes or the wilderness. My choice was the wilderness. I'd rather have been tied to a post and whipped to death than ever have been stupid enough to be gulled by a halfwit New Dealer fronting for Wall Street. Sure enough the bobbleheaded old simpleton tripled the national debt.

Been downhill ever since.

That a bare handfull of nutballs now appear to be capable of figuring that out is a great sign.

 

[American_Jihad]

...American_Faggot.

Not close enough to the actual username.

American_Jizzwad would have been better...

See what happens when progressive/liberal ilk has nothing to say, typical...

That was EZ, 3 4 1...

 

[itfitzme]

There is the Tupperware Party

 

[American_Jihad]

There is the Tupperware Party

Pot party on the left coast...

 

[HUGGY]

Is It Time For a Third Party?

February 20, 2013
by Sean Aland

...


The Democrat Party—at one time an honorable organization—has been hijacked by leftist progressives, which is another name for American socialists. It is now the party of big government, redistribution, entitlements, equal outcome, and runaway spending; a party that ignores the Constitution and refuses to compromise. It is the far left political party. The Republican Party that used to be the small government, constitutional-conservative party has tried to get its tent so big the Party is fast becoming the Democrat light Party. The Republican Party now strives to be the party of the middle and middle left—a so-called kinder, gentler party that is more moderate, inclusive, and submissive—one that no longer represents the right.

The Tea Party, despised by both establishment Democrats and Republicans, is the new representative of conservatives. It stands for the conservative, Christian, constitutional, capitalist, small-government ideology. Simply stated the contemporary Democratic Party represents the far left, the Republican Party represents the moderate left, and the Tea Party represents real conservatives who are trying to salvage our country. Currently both parties suffer from an identity crisis with Blue Dog Democrats supporting socialism and the Republican Party abandoning its base. Since both major parties have abandoned their constituents, it may be time for Americans to abandon the elephants and asses and start a new majority party.


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We are at a crossroads in America. Hence, it might be time to carefully examine the platforms of both major parties to deter mine what they actually stand for and represent. This might require the establishment of a third party to get the attention of the establishment, careerist politicians of the current two parties. That party could be the Tea Party. If this does not happen, perhaps it is time to adopt the European model of two major political parties, the Socialist party and the Conservative party. The progressive Democrats and RINO’s would feel more at home in a Socialist Party , and the Blue Dog Democrats and GOP conservatives that still have an ounce of character could start rebuilding a constitutional, small government, Conservative Party under the tutelage of the Tea Party Patriots.


Read more: Is It Time For a Third Party? ? Patriot Update

We are not at a crossroads in America.. We are stuck in a hundred mile long pileup on a freeway with no exits. The accident was started by a Christian Yahoo seeing a muslim family on the freeway and the yahoo rolled his car because he lost control and slammed into the muslim family..they were all killed and the pile up behind them has blocked everyone's progress.

The problem is not the parties. The problem is that too many Americans are willfully ignorant. Until the average American does his own do diligence and understands the truth about what and who they vote for we will be endlessly stuck making bad choices.

 

[American_Jihad]

Is It Time For a Third Party?

February 20, 2013
by Sean Aland

...


The Democrat Party—at one time an honorable organization—has been hijacked by leftist progressives, which is another name for American socialists. It is now the party of big government, redistribution, entitlements, equal outcome, and runaway spending; a party that ignores the Constitution and refuses to compromise. It is the far left political party. The Republican Party that used to be the small government, constitutional-conservative party has tried to get its tent so big the Party is fast becoming the Democrat light Party. The Republican Party now strives to be the party of the middle and middle left—a so-called kinder, gentler party that is more moderate, inclusive, and submissive—one that no longer represents the right.

The Tea Party, despised by both establishment Democrats and Republicans, is the new representative of conservatives. It stands for the conservative, Christian, constitutional, capitalist, small-government ideology. Simply stated the contemporary Democratic Party represents the far left, the Republican Party represents the moderate left, and the Tea Party represents real conservatives who are trying to salvage our country. Currently both parties suffer from an identity crisis with Blue Dog Democrats supporting socialism and the Republican Party abandoning its base. Since both major parties have abandoned their constituents, it may be time for Americans to abandon the elephants and asses and start a new majority party.


...


We are at a crossroads in America. Hence, it might be time to carefully examine the platforms of both major parties to deter mine what they actually stand for and represent. This might require the establishment of a third party to get the attention of the establishment, careerist politicians of the current two parties. That party could be the Tea Party. If this does not happen, perhaps it is time to adopt the European model of two major political parties, the Socialist party and the Conservative party. The progressive Democrats and RINO’s would feel more at home in a Socialist Party , and the Blue Dog Democrats and GOP conservatives that still have an ounce of character could start rebuilding a constitutional, small government, Conservative Party under the tutelage of the Tea Party Patriots.


Read more: Is It Time For a Third Party? ? Patriot Update

We are not at a crossroads in America.. We are stuck in a hundred mile long pileup on a freeway with no exits. The accident was started by a Christian Yahoo seeing a muslim family on the freeway and the yahoo rolled his car because he lost control and slammed into the muslim family..they were all killed and the pile up behind them has blocked everyone's progress.

The problem is not the parties. The problem is that too many Americans are willfully ignorant. Until the average American does his own do diligence and understands the truth about what and who they vote for we will be endlessly stuck making bad choices.

BUGGY, as usual you're full of

...

 

[HUGGY]

Is It Time For a Third Party?

February 20, 2013
by Sean Aland

...


The Democrat Party—at one time an honorable organization—has been hijacked by leftist progressives, which is another name for American socialists. It is now the party of big government, redistribution, entitlements, equal outcome, and runaway spending; a party that ignores the Constitution and refuses to compromise. It is the far left political party. The Republican Party that used to be the small government, constitutional-conservative party has tried to get its tent so big the Party is fast becoming the Democrat light Party. The Republican Party now strives to be the party of the middle and middle left—a so-called kinder, gentler party that is more moderate, inclusive, and submissive—one that no longer represents the right.

The Tea Party, despised by both establishment Democrats and Republicans, is the new representative of conservatives. It stands for the conservative, Christian, constitutional, capitalist, small-government ideology. Simply stated the contemporary Democratic Party represents the far left, the Republican Party represents the moderate left, and the Tea Party represents real conservatives who are trying to salvage our country. Currently both parties suffer from an identity crisis with Blue Dog Democrats supporting socialism and the Republican Party abandoning its base. Since both major parties have abandoned their constituents, it may be time for Americans to abandon the elephants and asses and start a new majority party.


...


We are at a crossroads in America. Hence, it might be time to carefully examine the platforms of both major parties to deter mine what they actually stand for and represent. This might require the establishment of a third party to get the attention of the establishment, careerist politicians of the current two parties. That party could be the Tea Party. If this does not happen, perhaps it is time to adopt the European model of two major political parties, the Socialist party and the Conservative party. The progressive Democrats and RINO’s would feel more at home in a Socialist Party , and the Blue Dog Democrats and GOP conservatives that still have an ounce of character could start rebuilding a constitutional, small government, Conservative Party under the tutelage of the Tea Party Patriots.


Read more: Is It Time For a Third Party? ? Patriot Update

We are not at a crossroads in America.. We are stuck in a hundred mile long pileup on a freeway with no exits. The accident was started by a Christian Yahoo seeing a muslim family on the freeway and the yahoo rolled his car because he lost control and slammed into the muslim family..they were all killed and the pile up behind them has blocked everyone's progress.

The problem is not the parties. The problem is that too many Americans are willfully ignorant. Until the average American does his own do diligence and understands the truth about what and who they vote for we will be endlessly stuck making bad choices.

BUGGY, as usual you're full of

...

Ya ...wishing Americans become better informed is bullshit. I see your point.

 

[American_Jihad]

We are not at a crossroads in America.. We are stuck in a hundred mile long pileup on a freeway with no exits. The accident was started by a Christian Yahoo seeing a muslim family on the freeway and the yahoo rolled his car because he lost control and slammed into the muslim family..they were all killed and the pile up behind them has blocked everyone's progress.

The problem is not the parties. The problem is that too many Americans are willfully ignorant. Until the average American does his own do diligence and understands the truth about what and who they vote for we will be endlessly stuck making bad choices.

BUGGY, as usual you're full of

...

Ya ...wishing Americans become better informed is bullshit. I see your point.

BUGGY, you can't pull that liberal spin on me, You blaming Christians is the B/S, U f/n dork. You couldn't see a point if someone drove a railroad spike threw yo f/n brain...