said by amigo_boy:said by bent:But yet we keep voting Republicans and Democrats into power as if they had changed their ways.
There's no other realistic choice. The way we have general elections without run-offs, the fear of "wasting your vote" (Ex. voting for Perot, and helping Clinton win in '92) will prevent third parties from being anything more than pamphleteers on the sidelines.
I wish that could be improved, if only to demonstrate that governing such a large country, with so many non-homogenous interests, facing complex issues that can't be dismissed with quaint slogans (like "Manifest Destiny" to steal the land of Native Americans) wouldn't be much different under any political party.
It would at least shut people up about how much better things would be if...
Mark
...If only we followed the constitution and left much more power to the states to govern themselves instead of mandating everything, the points you raise could at least be mitigated by freedom of choice. At least for now businesses and citizens can, for example, choose to move away from California's high tax rates to an income-tax-free state like Texas. I wish there were more issues that were settled on a state level such that those who disagree or want something different can move to a better place of their choosing while still being able to retain their citizenship with this country.
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