Are we truly a democracy?
Can we truly claim that we are a democracy when our voting is limited to a bipartisan standard of voting? In reality there are over two dozen political party systems, many of which no one has ever heard of. It is also true that the occasional Independent candidate manages to squeeze his way into a political role, but mostly it is the democrats and republicans that dominate our political system. It becomes quite evident during election years when we watch states go either blue or red.
The truth is that these bi-party systems have funding that the little guys don't have. Without the funds no one in the states will even realize that you are alive. So, our voting criteria seems to have become focused on who has the most money and who can sling the most mud. And we are supposed to be a nation of intelligent people?
I was quite disturbed one day when a woman approached me to sign for her candidate to run for office. I think that everyone should have that opportunity if they have the initiative to run. I didn't concern myself with what party affliation that he had. I would like to approach the entire voting principal by looking at what the man or woman actually intends to do when voted into office. She informed me that he was a democrat and that she would never vote for a republican candidate. "All republicans are evil and should be shot and killed." Yes, those words actually came out of her mouth. I was shocked. So much for individuality.
While I don't really care which party the candidate is affiliated with, one thing that will quickly turn me off from voting for someone is when they spend their entire thirty second commercial indicating that the most important platform they have is to rip on the other guy running, the president of the US, or anyone else that may have crossed their path. We would assume that you would think that you could do better than the politicians that are currently in office, or why would you run? I mean, come on. You don't put your name in the hat and spend oodles of money because you think the other guy is better but just want your name in the paper. Give us some meat and potatoes man! This is the US of A. We want to hear what you are standing for, what you plan to change, and how you plan to accomplish these goals.
So, my idea is that perhaps the two party system doesn't allow true democracy. We aren't honestly given choices for who we truly want to represent us. Somehow over the last 150 years we have grown in technology, educational standards, and other areas of life except for the regression of allowing others to dictate to us how to vote. Let's forget the elephant and the jackass for a bit and just look at what this country truly needs in the way of leadership. Show spunk and intelligence and demand information on everyone that is running, even the guy that is running in the Personal Choice Party. Why? Because that is what a true democracy should be. Not chattel that votes according to the better televsion commercial or party rhetoric, but well informed, well educated adults that can think for themselves.
Yes, vote. But vote smart.
The truth is that these bi-party systems have funding that the little guys don't have. Without the funds no one in the states will even realize that you are alive. So, our voting criteria seems to have become focused on who has the most money and who can sling the most mud. And we are supposed to be a nation of intelligent people?
I was quite disturbed one day when a woman approached me to sign for her candidate to run for office. I think that everyone should have that opportunity if they have the initiative to run. I didn't concern myself with what party affliation that he had. I would like to approach the entire voting principal by looking at what the man or woman actually intends to do when voted into office. She informed me that he was a democrat and that she would never vote for a republican candidate. "All republicans are evil and should be shot and killed." Yes, those words actually came out of her mouth. I was shocked. So much for individuality.
While I don't really care which party the candidate is affiliated with, one thing that will quickly turn me off from voting for someone is when they spend their entire thirty second commercial indicating that the most important platform they have is to rip on the other guy running, the president of the US, or anyone else that may have crossed their path. We would assume that you would think that you could do better than the politicians that are currently in office, or why would you run? I mean, come on. You don't put your name in the hat and spend oodles of money because you think the other guy is better but just want your name in the paper. Give us some meat and potatoes man! This is the US of A. We want to hear what you are standing for, what you plan to change, and how you plan to accomplish these goals.
So, my idea is that perhaps the two party system doesn't allow true democracy. We aren't honestly given choices for who we truly want to represent us. Somehow over the last 150 years we have grown in technology, educational standards, and other areas of life except for the regression of allowing others to dictate to us how to vote. Let's forget the elephant and the jackass for a bit and just look at what this country truly needs in the way of leadership. Show spunk and intelligence and demand information on everyone that is running, even the guy that is running in the Personal Choice Party. Why? Because that is what a true democracy should be. Not chattel that votes according to the better televsion commercial or party rhetoric, but well informed, well educated adults that can think for themselves.
Yes, vote. But vote smart.
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