Dissolve political parties?

[Pogo]

Dissolving political parties violates the constitution.

Changing the way we elect the President requires a constitutional amendment.

You will not see either anytime soon, if at all.

Unfortunate that you're such an idiot. Nothing in the Constitution sets up, or even refers to, political parties.

Welcome to our country. Please learn our Constitution. Duh.

 

[Unkotare]

"Not gonna do it. Wouldn't be prudent."

 

[Unkotare]

And that's where we get equally useless blanket broad-brush blather such as "Republicans are racists" and "Democrats founded the KKK". .

The former is a (ridiculous) opinion, the latter is a matter of historical fact.

Q.E.D. Thanks for the demo.

In the immortal words of Coach Belichick, "it is what it is."

 

[Unkotare]

Nothing in the Constitution sets up, or even refers to, political parties.

But there's more than enough in there that precludes the banning or prohibiting of them.

 

[Pogo]

Nothing in the Constitution sets up, or even refers to, political parties.

But there's more than enough in there that precludes the banning or prohibiting of them.

Perhaps that takes place in the action figure comic books you live in. It's not part of this thread. Wacko.

 

[whitehall]

Think a little deeper. Would we still be divided without political parties? Who would be in charge of the dissolution of political parties, the party that was currently in charge?

 

[Pogo]

Think a little deeper. Would we still be divided without political parties? Who would be in charge of the dissolution of political parties, the party that was currently in charge?

As I read it the premise is the parties dissolve themselves voluntarily and go their separate ways.

We've got one wacko (maybe two?) that see some kind of power struggle in everything. They are fools without imagination.

 

[Pogo]

Yep. Right on schedule.

Whenever the Democrats are getting their clocks cleaned politically, we start seeing people demanding that political parties be done away with, the electoral college abolished, etc.

Now that the Democrats are being abandoned in droves by voters as their most socialistic program to date (Obamacare) inflicts higher costs, less choice, and penalties if you don't sign up; and people are distrusting their NSA searches and IRS oppression of their opponents....

...sure enough, here come the calls to get rid of political parties.

(yawn)

Yep. Right on schedule.

Whenever a legitimate analysis or critique of our general system is proposed for discussion, sure enough here comes some idiot who sees it only as an opening to troll points in a political football game, thus perpetuating the entire partisan environment the OP seeks to alleviate.

(yawn)

 

[Unkotare]

Nothing in the Constitution sets up, or even refers to, political parties.

But there's more than enough in there that precludes the banning or prohibiting of them.

Perhaps that takes place in the action figure comic books you live in. It's not part of this thread. Wacko.

Say wha~?

 

[Unkotare]

Think a little deeper. Would we still be divided without political parties? Who would be in charge of the dissolution of political parties, the party that was currently in charge?

As I read it the premise is the parties dissolve themselves voluntarily and go their separate ways..

Why would they do that?

 

[Pogo]

See what I mean about no imagination?

 

[Unkotare]

See what I mean about no imagination?

Just invoking "imagination" does not excuse facile and juvenile thinking.

 

[ShawnChris13]

Linear politics is really the downfall of our freedoms and rights. Over a hundred years ago men drew lines in the sand and stood for their ideals. Yet those lines have changed very little since their inception. Our current view must become 3 dimensional, allowing for more ideas to be heard. Instead of left versus right, place ideas and positions on a 3 dimensional polynomial. As more issues are placed along the edges it eventually would become spherical. This would allow us to increase or decrease our physical representation of political positions, rather than: left, right, and the occasional middle.

So, long story short, yay on dissolve the parties, nay on elections.

 

[Unkotare]

Linear politics is really the downfall of our freedoms and rights. Over a hundred years ago men drew lines in the sand and stood for their ideals. Yet those lines have changed very little since their inception. Our current view must become 3 dimensional, allowing for more ideas to be heard. Instead of left versus right, place ideas and positions on a 3 dimensional polynomial. As more issues are placed along the edges it eventually would become spherical. This would allow us to increase or decrease our physical representation of political positions, rather than: left, right, and the occasional middle.

Oh brother, another one who thinks he's 'deep'.....

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNsrK6P9QvI]Picard's Epic Double Facepalm - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Wry Catcher]

Think some founding father suggested we don't have political parties since they only divide us. I agree.

Yay or Nay?

On a related subject, dissolve the electoral college and decide Presidents purely by popular vote? Yay.

Yay or Nay?

The R's will never accept a popular vote for President of the United States***. As for ending Political Parties, see the Bill of Rights for why that is not feasible.

***"You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time."
Abraham Lincoln, (attributed)

 

[ShawnChris13]

Linear politics is really the downfall of our freedoms and rights. Over a hundred years ago men drew lines in the sand and stood for their ideals. Yet those lines have changed very little since their inception. Our current view must become 3 dimensional, allowing for more ideas to be heard. Instead of left versus right, place ideas and positions on a 3 dimensional polynomial. As more issues are placed along the edges it eventually would become spherical. This would allow us to increase or decrease our physical representation of political positions, rather than: left, right, and the occasional middle.

Oh brother, another one who thinks he's 'deep'.....



[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNsrK6P9QvI]Picard's Epic Double Facepalm - YouTube[/ame]

Haters gonna hate ;p

I'm not trying to sound deep I just think it's time for a drastic change. But if you prefer the Patriot Act or the NDAA keep checking that R or D they paid millions of dollars to place permanently on that ballot.

 

[M14 Shooter]

Nothing in the Constitution sets up, or even refers to, political parties.

But there's more than enough in there that precludes the banning or prohibiting of them.

Apparently, someone hasn't read the 1st amendment.

 

[Unkotare]

I'm not trying to sound deep

Mission accomplished.

 

[Unkotare]

Nothing in the Constitution sets up, or even refers to, political parties.

But there's more than enough in there that precludes the banning or prohibiting of them.

Apparently, someone hasn't read the 1st amendment.

Apparently he hasn't, but that doesn't matter because he has his imagination...

 

[ShawnChris13]

I'm not trying to sound deep

Mission accomplished.

Hey what is this Happy Days? Johnny loves Chachi over here? Freking douche bag. Johnny bag a doughnuts.