Election Outcome

As most of you know, Democrats have now taken control of both the House and Senate. What does this mean for the future of America? Our president is republican, and our congress is democrat, so nothing will be done. And quite frankly im happy with that. Both Republicans and Democrats are two heads on the same political body seeking power. Id rather have a government that gets nothing done then a 1 sided government like we have had for 6 years. Most see this as a publicite for the disapproval of the republican party. I see this as a publicite for the disapproval of the government in its entierty.

American's voted for democrats not because they feel democrats are the best party to run our government but because it was the only way to show their distaste for the government. And i predict that the democrats are going to assume that the country is on their side for whatever they do. Come 2008 election, democrats will have shot themselves in the foot because of this assumption. American's more and more are feeling that both parties are incompetent and feel that their views and issues cannot be represented by just one party. Most americans feel that a mixure of the two parties is the only way that their views will be represented in good order, weither anything gets done or not.

Heres how i see American's will make sure they are represented. Ask yourself one question: Why do we have political parties? The answer most american's come up with doesnt exist because most americans do not understand the historical background of the parties. The parties tell you that they must exist in order to combine power of certian view points. Before the 12th amendment was ratified, the runner-up to the presidency would take the position of vice president giving the minority vote a minority voice in the executive branch. Today the minority vote has absolutely no representation in the executive branch. I fail to see why we allow the government to secure such power to just one type of individual. Also in congress we have citizens voting blind based on the party of the canidate. I find this quite irresponsible on the part of american citizens in two major ways: 1) It doesnt require the candidate to state his/hers platform because people assume he/she runs for the party platform (when history has shown us otherwise) and 2) It allows for those candidates that try to reach the people to be swept aside by big parties. So how do we fix this? Some thing a strong 3rd party would fix the problem of the 2 headed beast, but it is this bloggers honest opinion that no matter how many strong parties there are, each one will soon be attached to the political body seeking absolute power.

This blogger finds that if we disband the practise of using parties in congressional races, maybe then people would actually start to inquire as to who these candidates are and pick the best one for the job. I also propose that we go back to the ways before amendment 12 and make it so our runner up to presidency is the VP so that the minority vote can still be represented. I do not see clearly enough to understand why the formation of parties led to this practise being halted except for the obvious reason: So that each party has a shot at full executive power every 4 years. Tell me how that benifits the people. Tell me how the 49% that voted for Kerry in '04 and the 50% for Gore in '00 benifit from this practise. Ladies and gentlemen we may be a democracy, but we must remain seeking individual freedom at every turn of life. 50% of the population is a huge portion that went un-represented for 4 years, then came 49% still be un-represented. And now we have a split government because the people got sick of the republicans. If forced, the american people would make fantastic choices in government, but alas we are too lazy to care about politics. We allow Fox News and CNN to come up with conclusions for us when it comes to politics. And we take those formulated conclusions to the voting booths every election year.

Also the house of represenative needs to be re-vamped or rennovated to accomidate for the 300,000,000 americans living today. 435 no longer represents america in a fair manner. I think increasing the number of represenatives gives the people more confidence in the central government which has deminished over the past 12 years. Also increase the senate to 150 members. keep 2 elected (without party affiliation also) and and extra 1 appointed by a committee of low income voters. The one appointed would be appointed for 10 year terms making sure that those without money will be represented as fairly as special interest groups.

Abolish special interest groups while we are at it, and if some find that unconstitutional or devestating then we just need to increase the number of represenatives and senators to a point where special interest groups couldnt them off to vote because the amount of money spent to do so would bankrupt them. Imagine a government where your elected official actually did what they were suppose to do: The best thing for you not a company in another state.

Just a recap of my thoughts:
Democrats being elected this election does not mean that the people want a government ran by democrat policy, it just was the only way the american people knew how to express their disgust in the republican party.
Parties themselves are inherently evil and, although not be abolished for their role as a unifier for some citizens, must be removed from congressional elections so that the american people are forced to pick the best canidate.
We need to revoke the 12 amendment and give the minority voters representation inside the executive branch. This way we are almost guarenteed a government that is not corrupt with absolute power like the government of the past 6 years.
We need to increase the number of represenatives for the house. 435 people representing 300,000,000 just doesnt seem like we are being represented the best way possible.
Increase the senate.
Debolish special interest groups and outlaw lobbying.

the one and still only,
CrazyGoose