The current mayor of Portland pushed for laws making homelessness illegal. In this case its wealthly Democrats and Republicans pushing to making homelessness illegal
https://www.yahoo.com/news/portland-mayor-proposed-ban-homeless-013240948.html
The current mayor of Portland pushed for laws making homelessness illegal. In this case its wealthly Democrats and Republicans pushing to making homelessness illegal
https://www.yahoo.com/news/portland-mayor-proposed-ban-homeless-013240948.html
So we’re stuck voting for Democrats with no feasible way to send a message to the party thus inviting mediocrity all because our only other option is a group crazies until we convince the entire voting population to embrace ranked voting, a system that strips Republicans and Democrats of their grip on the system? And third party candidates aren’t feasible because Democrats and Republicans have rigged the voting system because they don’t want to give up their grip on said system.
Essentially it’s somehow easier to change our entire voting system instead of voting for someone without a D or an R next to their name even though plenty of districts, counties, and states have voted in 3rd party candidates.
Seems to me this is a country of cowards
Also
“a division of the republic into two great parties … is to be dreaded as the great political evil.” John Adams
"The alternate domination of one faction over another, sharpened by the spirit of revenge, natural to party dissension, which in different ages and countries has perpetrated the most horrid enormities, is itself a frightful despotism.” George Washington
You don’t get gerrymandering of this level with more than 2 parties
So when IS it time to vote third party? Last time I checked Republicans all share Trump’s rhetoric.
I was talking about Trump, obviously, but typing that out I’ve realized I could be referring to all but maybe a couple of the Republican candidates
It seems to me voting for only 2 parties has directly led to our current situation. So I ask you, when is it going to be convenient enough to vote 3rd party?
Which isn’t a bad thing. Everything doesn’t have historical significance and sometimes new = improved.
For example I’d argue the USA is much more infrastructure friendly to the disabled because of it.
Most voters support climate change policy. The problem is the select few that block everything (mainly due to corporate lobbying).
This is more of a case of our leaders not listening to those they represent
Nah. There’s always going to be those, “They’ll never win”, “they’re not a practical choice”, “Voting third party is a waste” types.
Democrats and Republicans can only agree on one thing. They don’t want more competition. I think that’s why voter apathy is so bad