Nowhere in our political system is power more institutionalized than in the pocket books of the political players. However, a little discussed, and even lesser questioned reality is that the source from which the parties draw much of their funds are not their own, but from the taxpayers they are elected to represent.
Charles Munger, often associated with Republican causes, is defending California’s non-partisan open primary against political party interests.
Religion and political parties suffer from the same problem. The narrow constructs of a rigid belief system, are fading as the fences that we sit on become higher.
When politicians cross party lines, it is often thought that they are betraying their partisan ideologies. Yet those who unwaveringly adhere to partisan ideologies are betraying common sense.
Reading through the 28 statements of grievance put forward in the Declaration today, one cannot help but be struck by how many of them apply to our contemporary political situation, in the struggle between the people of the United States and the two narrow party factions that monopolize political power at all levels of government.
On Piers Morgan, Ventura said, “To save our country we need to abolish the political parties.” Is it time to abolish the Democratic and Republican parties?
In the last two weeks, European elections have given rise to a wave of anti-incumbent and anti-austerity sentiment among voters in France, Greece and even Germany, where the Pirate Party continues to expand its foothold in state governments across the country.
