As you all should know by now, I am not affiliated with any particular party. I have some major issues with both parties and I feel they are very slowly ruining our country. The way I see it, either party with a large majority turns into a ravenous shark. They lose all control and become so overwhelmed with the smell of blood that they start tearing apart all semblance of dignity. They see something they want and proceed to grab it, and their promises during the election become a distant memory. Their position as a representative of the people ceases and their eyes roll to the back of their head as they bite into the blood- filled meat of power.
Such is the case with our government here in Florida. The Republican governor, senate and the house of representatives were beside themselves as they passed law after law that would neuter the Democrats and will lay the foundation for their feeding frenzy to continue well into the future. What's most daunting though, is their assault on the fair voting districts amendment that the people approved in the last election. (They've even resorted to using public funds to file a lawsuit stopping it!) What are they afraid of? Is it that they couldn't win elections without the help of gerrymandering? That is the thorn of contention that I have with each of our major parties: They are in it for the power and to subjugate the opposing party. Improving the lives of the people becomes a perfunctory task, an irritating necessity that draws them away from the much more entertaining game of political chess.
Just as with any herd, there is very little logic or consideration for the direction of movement except for the fact that the herd wishes it., and unless you get out of their way, your considerate ideas and approaches to making improvements in the "way of things" will be trampled These two groups have us separated and powerless through this endless round of "us versus them". There is no real reason to be in a party except that it has simply always been so. As Thomas Paine said at the beginning of his masterpiece "Common Sense": "......... a long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right".
The political parties split us as Americans and leave those who crave power for power's sake in charge. We need American leaders, not Republican and Democratic leaders. Only then will we truly see an effective, functioning government.
In my humble opinion,
Chuck Marshall
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1 comment:
I couldn't agree with you more. The political party system does not need to exist. It creates an unnecessary divide among the people that doesn't need to exist ... just one more thing for us to fight about.
And it's absolutely true that, once elected, officials seem to always lose their sight as to why they ran in the first place. That's why we here at GovTogether are trying to build a system that would prevent future power intoxication from happening.
We have an idea to build a web-based system that would get ordinary people like you and me to vote directly on any new legislation that came up, giving US the real power (as it should be). The elected official would only serve as a representative voice of the people. Ideally, they would make a pledge to abide by this new system and always vote the way THE PEOPLE have voted.
If you like the idea, come to our site and show your support with a vote. This will increase the odds of us making this system into a reality.
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