On Thu, 18 Aug 2011 18:30:47 -0400, aemeijers wrote:

On 8/18/2011 6:49 AM, HeyBub wrote:
zzzzzzzzzz wrote:

BTW, I don't have any use for either of the current duopoly of
political parties- they are both fulla ****. IMHO, we need to ban
political parties from Congress, and just elect people, and pass out
the committees and power positions (in theory, at least) to the
person, not the party. Of course, that would require the voters and
the politicians to think, rather than just parrot slogans, so it
will never happen.

Absolutely wrong.

Agreed. Political parties simplify the political process. As G. Northcott
Parkinson observed: "When a member of your party finishes speaking, you need
only shout 'Hear! Hear!' When the opposition speaks, you cry 'Shame! Shame!'
What could be easier?"


But with the duopoly in power, no new ideas ever get brought into play,
and they make damn sure nobody with any other ideas ever gets a seat at
the table. Sorry, 'The Party' (or Parties) should not be in charge,
PEOPLE should.

So you'd ban people of a like mind from working together? Parties *ARE*
people.

The people currently in charge clearly are not up to the task. The decay
curve is getting steep. What is your idea to help?

Then vote for someone else! good grief