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The Myth of the Third Party Solution

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The Myth of the Third Party Solution
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RE: The Myth of the Third Party Solution
November 7, 2012 at 2:39 pm (This post was last modified: November 7, 2012 at 2:41 pm by Whateverist.)
(November 7, 2012 at 2:33 pm)Tiberius Wrote: Not sure how this is a "myth". If a third party ever does get enough votes to affect an election in a big way, it could cause issues for the major two parties. Unfortunately, the electoral system in the US is set up so that things tend towards a two party system.

I would favor a system like in England where various parties must negotiate real compromises in order to govern. That would have obvious advantages. Sadly for us, even if we had that, we're still stuck with the separation of powers which has the effect of stifling change. We don't truly empower our leaders to lead. That may prevent them from really fucking things up but it also prevents anyone from truly being held accountable for what they didn't do with the power they didn't have.
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The Myth of the Third Party Solution

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The Myth of the Third Party Solution - by Minimalist - November 7, 2012 at 2:21 pm
RE: The Myth of the Third Party Solution - by festive1 - November 7, 2012 at 2:26 pm
RE: The Myth of the Third Party Solution - by Whateverist - November 7, 2012 at 2:33 pm
RE: The Myth of the Third Party Solution - by Tiberius - November 7, 2012 at 2:33 pm
RE: The Myth of the Third Party Solution - by Whateverist - November 7, 2012 at 2:39 pm
RE: The Myth of the Third Party Solution - by jonb - November 7, 2012 at 3:59 pm
RE: The Myth of the Third Party Solution - by TaraJo - November 7, 2012 at 9:36 pm
RE: The Myth of the Third Party Solution - by Jackalope - November 7, 2012 at 2:36 pm
RE: The Myth of the Third Party Solution - by Cato - November 7, 2012 at 2:40 pm
RE: The Myth of the Third Party Solution - by Whateverist - November 7, 2012 at 2:43 pm
RE: The Myth of the Third Party Solution - by Cato - November 7, 2012 at 3:08 pm
RE: The Myth of the Third Party Solution - by Minimalist - November 7, 2012 at 3:00 pm
RE: The Myth of the Third Party Solution - by Darth - November 7, 2012 at 3:17 pm
RE: The Myth of the Third Party Solution - by Minimalist - November 7, 2012 at 4:14 pm
RE: The Myth of the Third Party Solution - by CapnAwesome - November 7, 2012 at 5:02 pm
RE: The Myth of the Third Party Solution - by Minimalist - November 8, 2012 at 2:10 am
RE: The Myth of the Third Party Solution - by TaraJo - November 8, 2012 at 11:14 am
RE: The Myth of the Third Party Solution - by Minimalist - November 8, 2012 at 11:19 pm
RE: The Myth of the Third Party Solution - by TaraJo - November 9, 2012 at 1:55 am
RE: The Myth of the Third Party Solution - by Minimalist - November 9, 2012 at 2:38 am
RE: The Myth of the Third Party Solution - by Waratah - November 9, 2012 at 3:25 am
RE: The Myth of the Third Party Solution - by Polaris - November 10, 2012 at 12:51 am
RE: The Myth of the Third Party Solution - by Minimalist - November 10, 2012 at 1:27 am
RE: The Myth of the Third Party Solution - by Polaris - November 10, 2012 at 8:11 pm
RE: The Myth of the Third Party Solution - by Minimalist - November 10, 2012 at 9:22 pm
RE: The Myth of the Third Party Solution - by Polaris - November 11, 2012 at 8:14 pm
RE: The Myth of the Third Party Solution - by TaraJo - November 11, 2012 at 7:31 pm
RE: The Myth of the Third Party Solution - by TaraJo - November 11, 2012 at 7:51 pm
RE: The Myth of the Third Party Solution - by festive1 - November 11, 2012 at 9:58 pm
RE: The Myth of the Third Party Solution - by TaraJo - November 11, 2012 at 11:00 pm
RE: The Myth of the Third Party Solution - by Polaris - November 12, 2012 at 10:58 pm
RE: The Myth of the Third Party Solution - by Minimalist - November 12, 2012 at 10:59 pm
RE: The Myth of the Third Party Solution - by jonb - November 12, 2012 at 11:05 pm
RE: The Myth of the Third Party Solution - by The Grand Nudger - November 11, 2012 at 11:36 pm
RE: The Myth of the Third Party Solution - by Minimalist - November 11, 2012 at 11:49 pm
RE: The Myth of the Third Party Solution - by Utracia - November 12, 2012 at 1:25 am
RE: The Myth of the Third Party Solution - by TaraJo - November 12, 2012 at 4:20 am
RE: The Myth of the Third Party Solution - by Silas Stingy - November 12, 2012 at 11:00 am
RE: The Myth of the Third Party Solution - by festive1 - November 12, 2012 at 11:05 am
RE: The Myth of the Third Party Solution - by TaraJo - November 12, 2012 at 11:58 am
RE: The Myth of the Third Party Solution - by Whateverist - November 12, 2012 at 11:27 am
RE: The Myth of the Third Party Solution - by Minimalist - November 12, 2012 at 11:39 am
RE: The Myth of the Third Party Solution - by festive1 - November 12, 2012 at 11:43 am
RE: The Myth of the Third Party Solution - by The Grand Nudger - November 12, 2012 at 12:09 pm
RE: The Myth of the Third Party Solution - by TaraJo - November 12, 2012 at 12:15 pm
RE: The Myth of the Third Party Solution - by Kousbroek - November 12, 2012 at 12:57 pm
RE: The Myth of the Third Party Solution - by TaraJo - November 12, 2012 at 1:02 pm
RE: The Myth of the Third Party Solution - by Kousbroek - November 12, 2012 at 1:14 pm
RE: The Myth of the Third Party Solution - by TaraJo - November 12, 2012 at 1:17 pm
RE: The Myth of the Third Party Solution - by Silas Stingy - November 12, 2012 at 1:17 pm
RE: The Myth of the Third Party Solution - by Kousbroek - November 12, 2012 at 2:06 pm
RE: The Myth of the Third Party Solution - by The Grand Nudger - November 12, 2012 at 12:29 pm
RE: The Myth of the Third Party Solution - by Minimalist - November 12, 2012 at 12:33 pm
RE: The Myth of the Third Party Solution - by TaraJo - November 12, 2012 at 12:48 pm
RE: The Myth of the Third Party Solution - by The Grand Nudger - November 12, 2012 at 12:52 pm
The Myth of the Third Party Solution - by festive1 - November 12, 2012 at 1:23 pm
RE: The Myth of the Third Party Solution - by Minimalist - November 12, 2012 at 1:40 pm

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