Invent a new Political Party (Congress, solutions, parties, goverment)

[LePew]

If you are someone who agrees that neither party is serving us, what would you do to either significantly change your party or what would a completely new party stand for?

[NSHL10]

IMO parties are the problem, and creating a new one will do nothing. Look at the tea party, what did that trully accomplish? Just further divided people so no one would work together.
What we need is a grass roots effort to educate the populace to know the issues affecting the country and hold the parties responsible for not addressing the problems and the media responsible for making the campaign a popularity contest and not forcing the candidates to answer the important questions.

[vamos]

I'd rather have a political system that allows multiple parties and relies on the idea of political compromise in order to gain a majority. Seems like this would be the only way to avoid the constant filibuster that has paralyzed our country and which keeps us from moving ahead.

Currently, it's a battle of egos here in the US that has completely abandoned the idea of doing what is best for the nation and it's citizens. A new (or re-invented) party within this unproductive system wouldn't really change much.

[djacques]

I like most of the Libertarian platform, but a lot of LP members are impatient and resistant to compromise.

The only way to give third parties a chance is to have a proportional representation system replace our current Congressional system.

[t206]

At the core, the issue is that even if you had an amazing 3rd party that everyone loved, it would be nearly impossible to get it included in the national discussion because of the lock that the two party system has on the process.

EDIT: I should have included this link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commiss...ential_Debates

[monkeywrenching]

Originally Posted by djacques

I like most of the Libertarian platform, but a lot of LP members are impatient and resistant to compromise.

The only way to give third parties a chance is to have a proportional representation system replace our current Congressional system.

usually when people mention compromise, they talk about taking away individual liberties and/or expanding goverment. something that the Libertarian party wont back down on.

[no1brownsfan]

Originally Posted by monkeywrenching

usually when people mention compromise, they talk about taking away individual liberties and/or expanding goverment. something that the Libertarian party wont back down on.

That is about where I draw the line.

[NSHL10]

What is the mission of a party but its own prosperity? The loyalty of a party is towards itself, not the country. This election clearly shows this. Repubs are pushing the lower the tax mantra to pacify its people despite the deficit;Dems are pushing to expand govt to please its members despite our budget issues.
The country suffers while parties prosper.

[LePew]

Originally Posted by NSHL10

IMO parties are the problem, and creating a new one will do nothing. Look at the tea party, what did that trully accomplish? Just further divided people so no one would work together.
What we need is a grass roots effort to educate the populace to know the issues affecting the country and hold the parties responsible for not addressing the problems and the media responsible for making the campaign a popularity contest and not forcing the candidates to answer the important questions.

What you say is true. But having 2 parties has an effect to divide opposites. Each side picks one side of the issue, to get a piece of the voter pie. Our election results are close to 50/50, due to pandering, rather than core issues most people agree on. The tea party couldn't work, because they were too far right. A third party should be a party that addresses the core problems, with solutions that would appeal to 80% of the population.

[LePew]

Here the core issues in my opinion:

1. the eroding of the middle class
2. trade deficit
3. perpetual wars
4. budget deficit