yep, the new gop is considering giving potential candidates a questionnaire to determine if their goals are in line with the gop's goals
rr would not pass the test
if they do this it will be the gop reducing its party appeal and shooting itself in the foot
i guess that they would rather be small and pure
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We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America
In the UK, Canada, and Australia if you vote against the party on any major issue there's a serious chance you're not going to be standing for re-election on their line in the next election. You can still run as an independent, but even in Australia (where they have IRV) it's a long shot.
And I sort of agree with that. Why should anyone who voted against healthcare still be a Democrat?
"Do not think that I came to bring peace... I did not come to bring peace, but a sword." - Matthew 10:34
"Do not think that I came to bring peace... I did not come to bring peace, but a sword." - Matthew 10:34
great...so if you are a republican or a democrat, you can't think for yourself....and if your constituents don't want you to vote lockstep with your party, then fuck them, you must hail the party hitler....
nonsense, if that was the case then each party should elect one person nationally, then you will have no disagreement...and you can sit back and enjoy your sheeplehood
The purpose of a party is ultimately to reduce the opinion of the majority to the majority of the majority.
"Do not think that I came to bring peace... I did not come to bring peace, but a sword." - Matthew 10:34
perhaps the actual purpose is to find enough people that have the same opinions or enough of the same opinions to produce and effective voting block
personally, i register and vote independent - of course the problem in ca is that you cannot vote in primaries
i would like to see both the dems and reps split into two parties each for a total of 4 parties
where i live my representative is a republican in a 'safe' district so my vote does not count for that office regardless of what i think about his politics
I pledge allegiance to the constitution of the United States of America as amended by the legislative and executive branches and interpreted by the Supreme Court
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America
politics used to be the art of living together or getting along with someone you do not like
people gather together to form a body politic for the purpose of exerting their power over others or themselves
Politics is a process by which groups of people make decisions. The term is generally applied to behavior within civil [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government"]governments[/ame], but politics has been observed in all human group interactions, including [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporation"]corporate[/ame], [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academia"]academic[/ame] and [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion"]religious[/ame] institutions. It consists of "social relations involving authority or power"[1] and refers to the regulation of a political unit,[2] and to the methods and tactics used to formulate and apply [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Policy"]policy[/ame].[3] The word "Politics" comes from the Greek word πολἰς ("[ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polis"]polis[/ame]") meaning city-state. The Greek word πολίτἰκος "Politikos" describes anything concerning the state or city affairs. In Latin, this was "politicus" and in French "politique". Thus it became "politics" in [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_English"]Middle English[/ame] (see the [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concise_Oxford_Dictionary"]Concise Oxford Dictionary[/ame]).
I pledge allegiance to the constitution of the United States of America as amended by the legislative and executive branches and interpreted by the Supreme Court
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America
thats a pipe dream and not truepolitics used to be the art of living together or getting along with someone you do not like
that is like saying the nuclear bomb was a bomb meant to end all wars, a bomb to bring peace.....
I pledge allegiance to the constitution of the United States of America as amended by the legislative and executive branches and interpreted by the Supreme Court
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America
And what's so funny is their hero Reagan fails it.
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