Re: Peace & Freedom VT
dvanhorn <[email protected]>
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Nicholas Bonfatti wrote: > You still didn't answer my question. There are none I'm aware of. So what? Name a colony that disallowed the practice of enslaving blacks in 1790. > I'm just arguing that the US government is, as Vicki stated, > fundamentally rigged towards a two-party system. I still believe that > any particular third-party running for presidential office in particular > is an exercise in futility. I disagree. I don't think a third party is going to capture the oval office any time soon, however having third party candidates run for president gets the platform out in the open. People may slowly realize that the party makes some sense. You start to see the third party on the school board, city council, etc. Before long third party mayors, governors, senators, congressmen, and so on start popping up. We almost saw a Green mayor of SF just recently. This is how a third party comes to fruition. And for perhaps no other reason, it stirs the pot. We wouldn't be talking about reforming the electoral system without third parties "stealing" votes. (I think it's presumptuous, pompous, and petulant that a party as worthless as the democratic party claims own to my vote. The idea that somehow not voting for the dems is anyone's fault other than the dems them self is preposterous, petty, and other adjectives that begin with p.) > There's a way to change this system. It's through systematic, organized > pressure to change the way we elect our president. There was some talk > about it right after the last election, but no one really got the ball > running. I agree. Which is why I think third parties should run for president. Who is going to reform the system if not the third parties who are denied meaningful participation in our political system? How are people going to realize that this is a just cause without the third parties trying to participate and being denied by the establishment? You want organized resistance to how we elect people in this country -- look no further than the Nader campaign. Jesus. David _______________________________________________ heads mailing list [email protected] http://ballistichelmet.org/mailman/listinfo/heads/ http://ballistichelmet.org/donate/