10-21-2016, 04:47 PM
(10-21-2016, 04:01 PM)bfine32 Wrote: Do away with the two party system.
Except we could, if that's what the people really wanted. If a 3rd party can't combine for more than 10% in THIS election year, it's not happening for a long, long time (if ever - Libertarians have been around 35 years or more and still barely a blip on the radar).
I also don't see evidence that countries with multiple parties are any more cordial (opposite, actually) or more effective/productive.
There are obviously many good reasons and issues to be handled by a centralized govt. But it's also true the more centralized you are, the more our individual votes have limited ability to shape our individual lives.
I would love to see more power returned to state and local govt. Unfortunately the career politicians using that as a path to wealth only ever want more power and influence. Term limits are the only way to start moving the needle.
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