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Do you think America should go back to a system without official political parties? Why or why not?

BlueVeins · 22-25
We'd need ranked choice voting for that to work; otherwise, we'd end up with the spoiler effect 24/7.
YoungPoet345 · 26-30, F
@BlueVeins interesting idea there. Would be interested to see the difference with that
BlueVeins · 22-25
@YoungPoet345 Well, what it fundamentally, mathematically means is that you could have more than two candidates running and still end up electing the true most popular candidate. And if you can have as many parties running as you want, there's no absolute need for voters to organize into parties.

Now, they'll probably do it anyway because organization allows for coordinated campaigning and lawmaking, but at that point, we've done everything within the purview of policymakers to weaken the parties' grips.
YoungPoet345 · 26-30, F
@BlueVeins makes sense.
whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M
That wont change a thing. The parties are names now. Nothing more. They dont stand for what the origially did, even on paper. And they certainly dont live up to toralues the espouse. Both parties have beem bought out by special interest groups and individual emmbers are reliant totally on those groups and others for campiagn funds and promotional opportunities. Until you get the special interest money out of politics, there isnt going to be any changes. Even then, all the get is the opportunity for change.
term limits and constant audits of anyone drawing a tax funded pay check.. and their immediate families..

problem solved..

you only gotta pay a career politician one bribe to own them.. make the ppl who bribe politicians pay every 10 years..
ViciDraco · 36-40, M
@TheOneyouwerewarnedabout that way only the wealthiest people can own politicians. And because politicians cannot be politicians long enough to earn name recognition, they are always beholden to those wealthiest of campaign donors.

Term limits only make it worse if we don't fix the problems of money in politics, campaign funding, and first past the post voting.
@ViciDraco i can think of 10 off the top of my head. are so old they have trouble opening their eyes and the walk with a shuffle.. vagina face mitch mcConnell for starters. been there forever. running his own agenda forever. (just one example)

term limits stops stale warts screwing up progress in the name of their own agendas. ✌️
We already have the Demicans and the Republicrats
YoungPoet345 · 26-30, F
I think it’s all too screwed up for now to fix. It’s gonna be a while before it gets better. Especially with everything being put on hold due to the pandemic.

 
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