Time for another Choice

Our nation has been a two-party system since its inception. There were no Democrats or Republicans at the Constitutional Convention, but there were Federalists and Anti-Federalists. Throughout the years political parties have risen and fallen. Some become more prominent, some less. Some have changed names, some have changed ideals. All have changed. I like the two party system. I think it works better than the multi-party system that we have seen in Europe that gives way too much power to influential extremists.

However, now is the time to change. It is time for some party to die and another one to be come into place. We have seen the trends of this need for the past 16 years. It started in 1992 and 1996 when Ross Perot was able to garner enough third party votes that Clinton won. It is becoming even more necessary today. The two major political parties are so partisan that no one can really move, no one can really change.

Both political parties are failing the American people. Illegal immigration alone proves this. Somewhere in the neighborhood of 70-80% of Americans (depending on which poll you follow) agree that the borders must be shut down definitively. Those same people all are against any kind of amnesty or guest worker program. Yet our politicians refuse to listen. Can you remember the last time some issue in America had a 80% agreement rate? It just boggle my mind that the politicians don't care about our opinion. They are so secure in their position (due to a lack of competition) that they can be more worried about losing potential future voters than they are worried about losing real voters. That is a problem. It is time for a change.

In his most recent editorial, Thomas Sowell writes:

Frankly, the Republicans deserve to lose this fall's election, after their wild spending and pandering to economic ignorance on gas prices. But a Republican defeat would only bring in the Democrats -- and the country does not deserve anything that disastrous.

I share his sentiments. I am mad at the Republicans...but more scared of what would happen if the Democrats took power. There is no real choice. It is time for a change.

It is time for a change. We need a strong third party to step up and kill off one (if not both) of our current parties. It has to be a party made up of libertarian principles (not necessarily the Libertarians, though). None of the so-called, third parties, are going to be able to capitalize on this need. I don't think the third largest party in the US (the Libertarians) can do it. They have been marginalized players for so long that they can not escape that identity. Their stance on legalization of drugs (which I support, based solely on principle) keeps them from gaining mainstream acceptability and will forever banish them to fringe politics.

It is time for a change. We the American demand control of our government back. We want government of the people by the people. That means, we demand that you listen to us. When 80% of all say the same thing and you refuse to listen...then you lose your job. I just wish there was a really good choice out there because I'm ready for a change.