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Old 08-25-2012, 05:51 PM
 
Location: Texas
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Jefferson was right! Do away with the D and the R.
And replace them with what?

 
Old 08-25-2012, 05:54 PM
 
Location: Gone
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And replace them with what?
Americans?
 
Old 08-25-2012, 05:54 PM
 
Location: Texas
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Political parties are not the problem. They ARE the solution.

Why, you may ask? Because both parties are US. They are made up of nothing more than regular citizens who take the time to become involved at the precinct level, where everything begins. Just because most of us aren't willing to do that and have surrendered the precincts to activist's or paid partners, is no reason to chuck the whole thing.

The fault lies not with the party, but with we who are too lazy or too unconcerned to use the base line political process to affect the changes we'd like to see made.
 
Old 08-25-2012, 05:55 PM
 
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Americans?

Huh? The millions of members of both parties are not Americans? That's revelation!
 
Old 08-25-2012, 05:56 PM
 
Location: By the sea, by the sea, by the beautiful sea
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And replace them with what?
People who actually give a rat's ass about the country?
 
Old 08-25-2012, 05:59 PM
 
Location: Texas
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People who actually give a rat's ass about the country?

What makes you think they don't? Do you know any of your neighbors who are active in their parties? I'll bet if you did, you'd have a different opinion.
 
Old 08-25-2012, 07:04 PM
 
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Huh? The millions of members of both parties are not Americans? That's revelation!
Don't be dense. Let the candiates run on their ideas and not Party crap spent taking about the other guy, wouldn't that be refreshing.
 
Old 08-25-2012, 07:07 PM
 
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Smart man
But not smart enough to convince his Secretaries of State or Treasury.
 
Old 08-25-2012, 07:10 PM
 
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I was thinking about that recently because it seems to me that without political parties we would have fewer problems and more progress.
No you would start with anarchy or as people like Obama make government control bigger you'd just get forced control of your life through tyranny.
 
Old 08-25-2012, 07:13 PM
 
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People who actually give a rat's ass about the country?
It's not that people don't care about this country. It's that they have completely opposite views how it should be run. You can't get anything done if you can't agree. And these parties can't seem to agree on even the simplest things so of course the big issues won't get resolved.
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