The sham debates and the media anointing of the two-party system need to be re-thought. They are not etched in stone. They aren’t etched anywhere. We have two parties because campaign money pools in two places.
It’s really time to rethink the two party system
- Post author:Erich Vieth
- Post published:October 6, 2012
- Post category:Campaign Finance Reform / Corporatocracy / Politics
- Post comments:2 Comments
Erich Vieth
Erich Vieth is an attorney focusing on civil rights (including First Amendment), consumer law litigation and appellate practice. At this website often writes about censorship, corporate news media corruption and cognitive science. He is also a working musician, artist and a writer, having founded Dangerous Intersection in 2006. Erich lives in St. Louis, Missouri with his two daughters.
With the ever-increasing diversity of the U.S. population, a political system that is more adept at handling diverse views — e.g., a parliamentary system — would make a lot more sense. Unfortunately, with the existing system enshrined in the Constitution, and with a government populated by people with a vested interest in maintaining the existing system, positive change is a virtual impossibility.
Grumpy, I see that United Republic has big plans for reform that they will unveil after the election. I’m intrigued and skeptical. I hope they have better ideas than I have, because I see more of the same in the future, with reform efforts continually being stifled by those holding the reins of power. They have things just how they want them.