To the Editor: Major politics has become a farce
Written by Gary Brents   
Wednesday, 01 February 2012 09:37
It would seem to me that major politics has become a farce. Who's ever in control has the greatest ever plans for moving ahead - and the opposing party say that's the dumbest thing they ever heard and definitely won't work!
The only possible solution would be to find a Siamese-twin - still connected - one a Democrat and one a Republican. Therefore they would either work things our or walk in circles forever!
Gary Brents
Weston
 

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# 2012-02-01 09:47
I understand your frustration and concern. My suggestion is for you to look at the Party of Principle, the Libertarian Party. We have candidates for several major offices this year, including the need for primary voters to request the Libertarian ballot.

If you want solutions and leaders who vote on principle above party, look to the Libertarian Party.
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# 2012-02-02 08:50
The binary party system was doomed to fail, but it also consolidated power to prevent any other parties to emerge with game-changing force. Back in 1959, I think, Nixon once praised the fact that both parties were big-tent coalitions (not unlike the parliamentary parties in western Europe), and this was good because it prevented true extremists from causing sea-sick pendulum swings in policy. But the civil rights movement caused Southern Dems to go to the Republican party, the Vietnam war weakened moderate Dems, the Tea Party is pushing moderates to the Dems, and Nixon's own fierce partisanship was based (Alinsky-style, interestingly) on demonizing the opposition. The result is: grand coalitions are nearly impossible, and winner-take-all politics continue to alienate and paralyze.
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# 2012-02-02 12:35
Everyone see's the problem, but few are willing to do something about it. Voters believe a vote for a third party is a wasted vote. I argue the real wasted vote is for the Dem's or Republican's, as that is the two party system which has failed us. We'd be better off with the Libertarian Party and Green Party as the top two (not endorsing the Green Party, just making a point), as they work better in together than R's and D's.
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# 2012-02-02 17:25
Is there anything Christopher Williams doesn't have an opinion on?
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# 2012-02-08 15:52
Is it bad to have opinions on many many things? It shows a breadth of thinking.
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# 2012-02-05 07:30
Its been a farce for as long as people have believed it to be the answer of the nations problems. Government is the prison after the crime has been committed. It is only the answer in so much as it is supposed to be a deterrent.

The current talk of taxing the rich is an example. It is meant to send a message that abusing the economic freedoms of others will be punished. Doesn't work anymore, they will simply charge more and the one hurt is the one who can least afford it.

Beside controversy in politics is the biggest money maker of the world for the media. You will always be assaulted with it. That is until people stop empowering it.
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# 2012-02-06 14:34
Gary....This country has gone to the dogs and back again for probably 60 years......the people living to day will never see a good government unlees the top leaders change their ways of life, give up their high living standards and live like the rest of us. That will never happen......
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# 2012-02-06 17:58
It will never happen if people continue to state it will never happen. On March 6, ask for the Libertarian ballot. In the general election, vote for Libertarians (or Greens, or any other Third Party candidate). The more people that do that, the chances to see real changes in politics grows.

Start by asking for the Libertarian ballot next month at the primary. Things can be different, and will be. We all just have to stand up and say enough, and make our vote count!
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# 2012-02-07 17:13
Nathan.....I know nothing about the Libertarian's......I have yet to see their platforms.....I did not vote for the two last Pres. elections I voted for Ralph Nador and of course my vote didn't count.......they need to make themselves known and I might consider them......
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# 2012-02-08 15:50
Your vote counted. It most certainly did. It showed that you are not represented by the 2 establishment parties. I used to like Nader myself until I found out how he swindled the Green Party of their supporter contact data.
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# 2012-02-10 10:01
Every vote counts.

And believe me, I am doing all I can to get more information out about the Libertarian Party. In the coming months there will be a lot of information available in multiple forms.

Hope we could get your support if our efforts are strong enough.

feel free to visit our website: www.lpwoodcounty.org or our national site at www.lp.org. In the next few weeks we will have our candidate biographies up and will be adding additional content as to help explain how our solutions can solve many of the issues we face locally, statewide, and nationally.
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# 2012-02-08 10:37
Quoting Nathan Eberly:
It will never happen if people continue to state it will never happen.


How is another party any different? Real change must come from the people not a political party. Every major expansion of our government has been preceded by a gross abuse of the people by the people, so it only stands to reason that is the problem. It is definetly problem 1 today.

Another party is just a change in wardens and guards, not the answer.

Les Miserables, what a great book. Victor Hugo knew the answer.
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# 2012-02-06 18:44
60 years? Much earlier. Our history proves it started long before.
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# 2012-02-07 17:16
Gargie.......You are so right but I didn't want to date myself any further back.....those of us from the Kennedy era are starting to show our age.......all of the younger genrations don't have a clue unless they follow poletics.......
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