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[TheLQ offline]

Out of curiosity, what political party do you belong to? Its hard for me to figure out by just reading your posts, so I'll ask directly.

[knifey offline]

I don't believe there's a single human who can properly represent me and my ideals. That's why I don't like the U.S.A.'s idea of a republic.

I never really understood what makes a republican a republican and what makes a democrat a democrat.

Although I'd say I'm pretty liberal since I don't like anything our federal government does, more money needs to be spent on education asap, our military industrial complex is stupid as hell, and there are so many laws that need to gtfo since adding new laws instead of replacing current ones is what seems to happen over and over again.

[JesusFreak offline]

I never really understood what makes a republican a republican and what makes a democrat a democrat.

In theory (and in the Bush years, ONLY in theory), The Republicans stand for a smaller government and less governmental restrictions, and the Democrats favor more government regulations.


In theory.

Also, kudos for recognizing the US as a republic and not a democracy.

[TheAppleFreak]

Voted. Also, there should be an "Independant" option for those who don't agree on the above two.

[SilverPrince offline]

What of the Libertarian Party? And the Green Party? And the Constitution Party? And we have Brits here, and they've got a crap-ton. Labour, Conservative, Liberal Democrat... Teebs is Welsh, he might go for Plaid Cymru, I don't know. Do we have Canadians here? They've got four major parties, Liberal, Conservative, the New Democratic Party, Bloc Quebecois...

Yeah. I doubt you can have this many options, so I'd just throw in an "Other (please specify)"

Also, I voted.

[JesusFreak offline]

Where's the Tea Party? The Birthday Party? The Guns and Dope Party? The Pity Party? The Wiccan Party?



Thank you Uncle John's Bathroom Reader...

[TheLQ offline]

Dammit, I can't edit polls.

Opps...

[Mewberries151]

Dammit, I can't edit polls.

Opps...

If you wish, myself or another Mod can edit the poll for you so that it adds in Other, as well as any other additional options. Just let me know if you'd like that, and which options you want put in.

Thank you. ^^

[AmericanLyokoTeam offline]

I think I've said a few times that I would vote for the libertarians if they stood a chance of winning. As it is, I view the republicans as the slightly more favorable of my two monolithic options, being that fiscal outweighs social policy for me and I stand to benefit more from lower taxes than government entitlements.

[TheLQ offline]

Dammit, I can't edit polls.

Opps...

If you wish, myself or another Mod can edit the poll for you so that it adds in Other, as well as any other additional options. Just let me know if you'd like that, and which options you want put in.

Thank you. ^^

Think you can add "Independent/Other?"

[Overcaffeinated Sloth offline]

Done and done.

Technically, Independent is supposed to just mean not one of the two major parties, but now there is a party called Independent... *headdesk*

I solved all my family problems - one side being Massachusetts democrats and the other NH republicans ( I cannot tell you HOW hard core those guys can be) - by declaring Independent.


It's AMERICAN.

[jym1 offline]

one thing that bothers me about this system, is that with only two major parties it's pointless to vote for any third party candidate you might like better because it's like throwing away your vote...
you almost have to vote for the lesser of two...well, I don't want to say evils, but the less bad of the two

[TheLQ offline]

one thing that bothers me about this system, is that with only two major parties it's pointless to vote for any third party candidate you might like better because it's like throwing away your vote...
you almost have to vote for the lesser of two...well, I don't want to say evils, but the less bad of the two

There are a few exceptions: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100915/ap_ ... rimary_rdp

[Overcaffeinated Sloth offline]

No, not really. Minor parties have speed and flexibility that major parties don't, as well as a generally stronger connection to it's entire base. They may not be the ones with the most voting power, but they are often the ones with the loudest voices.

That's the problem with being a giant elephant or donkey- you have to be careful not to step on any mice. And there are a LOT of mice.

[jym1 offline]

what do you mean by speed?
I'd say third parties only have voice as far as being able to make a big enough issue about something that the two big boys have to at least address it.
unless your making a coalition government (which has a lot of downsides as well) the % of electoral votes is all that really counts

[TheLQ offline]

No, not really. Minor parties have speed and flexibility that major parties don't, as well as a generally stronger connection to it's entire base. They may not be the ones with the most voting power, but they are often the ones with the loudest voices.

That's the problem with being a giant elephant or donkey- you have to be careful not to step on any mice. And there are a LOT of mice.

Did I hear speed, flexibility, and a governmental entity in the same sentence?

WHATS GOING ON HERE?

[SilverPrince offline]

what do you mean by speed?
I'd say third parties only have voice as far as being able to make a big enough issue about something that the two big boys have to at least address it.
unless your making a coalition government (which has a lot of downsides as well) the % of electoral votes is all that really counts

Two points. First, there are other elections than Presidential ones. The Electoral College electing, for example, a Libertarian? Not likely, the way things are now. But local offices? There are over a hundred Libertarian party members in locally-elected positions. There are several on city councils all over the country, and there's even one on the Washington State Supreme Court. And, hey, park commissioners and school board members matter to. My point is, don't think politics only matter in national/Presidential elections.

Also, allow me to say that I only used the Libertarian Party as an example. I am not a Libertarian Party member, voter, sympathizer or supporter.

Second, your usage of "coalition government" in the context of the US political system sounds strange to me. The way our two party system works, coalitions don't really happen like they do in parliamentary systems. In the Senate, there are two independents that "caucus with the Democrats." I guess that could be a "coalition," but it isn't called that or thought of as such. It pretty much means that, for all intents and purposes, they're Democrats.

I don't see an American "coalition" system arising any time soon. The third parties have for so long projected the image of "We're not the other guys, we're completely different." I find it unlikely that they could stomach joining a "coalition" with a "major" party, because they would lose their identity as a separate party. They would be just like the Independents in the Senate; Democrats in all but name.

Well, maybe they're not. Lieberman is barely a Democrat. But that's still the general public perception of the independents.

[xiaozanghou offline]

Registered as Democrat to be able to vote in the primaries, otherwise would've registered Independent. The Democratic Party is a bunch of incohesive weenies except for Alan Grayson and Anthony Weiner.