Americans - Vote Change - Please Vote Third Party

America has two parties; the stupid party and the evil party. I have talked to both Democrat and Republican activists, and all have laughingly agreed. They thought their part was acting stupid and the other party was evil.

All these party members were correct!


American politics is like professional wrestling, except they are throwing sound bites instead of chairs. Both parties scream, moan, groan, and shout to keep the gullible party faithful convinced they are fighting righteous battles.

"those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." - Voltaire


The Democrat and Republican parties are so close together they form one party. An example is the Social Security debate. The amount argued about is so insignificant it makes no difference which party "wins," the results will not solve the underlying problem.

"The most esteemed journalists are precisely the most servile. For it is by making themselves useful to the powerful that they gain access to the "best" sources." - Walter Karp


American politics has become nothing more than self interest in a cheerleader's costume. Where laws were once carefully considered and crafted to protect citizens - they have become rapidly formed general tools to increase government control.

It is much more important to kill bad bills than to pass good ones." - President Calvin Coolidge

Our laws are written like webs designed to catch and bleed gnats. The weaving spiders benefit and their friends the hornets fly through them. Our city police have been forced to become occupying armies enforcing civilian control regulations, instead of heroes that protect and serve. Neither major political party or their bosses would benefit by instituting liberty, so it will not happen on their watch.

It does not matter which party you are registered with - vote for the person you think will do the best job, not the least damage.

"When all government, in little as in great things, shall be drawn to Washington as the Center of all power, it will render powerless the checks provided of one government on another and will become as venal and oppressive as the government from which we separated." - Thomas Jefferson


The single democratrepublican party pretends to fight for justice, then does whatever they want. Clinton initiated welfare reform and NAFTA, Bush applied tariffs and raised spending - both following the other party's supposed agenda. They had argued against these actions until elected. They then did whatever served them and their supporters, not the citizens, best.


Wisdom can not exceed the limits of the wisest person in a group - and seldom do the wise consent to lead. Wisdom is not found at all in party politics; instead you find knaves, confidence men, and fools that believe they can run other's lives better than those living them.

When a wise person finds themselves in a hole - they quit digging and start looking for a way out. Our one party choices take ever more authority and money so they can buy bigger shovels.


When is the best time to patch a hole in the boat?
two answers:

1) As soon as possible.

2) Before you sail.

Why are you waiting?

A vote for the lesser of two evils is still a vote for evil. When Americans vote for the lesser of two evils they ensure everyone loses - except one candidate and that candidate's favorites.

Think of the last president or member of congress that could have stood proudly with the founding fathers - they don't exist, and haven't existed for decades. It is a sad sign for America, our leaders are like soap bubbles, shiny and empty. They only appear to have substance because there are no real leaders left to measure against them."When small men cast long shadows - the sun is setting." - Lin Yutang


Winning a vote is not the same as being right. The next time you vote knowing both parties can't be the right choice, please remember - both major parties can be the wrong choice.

Not voting is submission to those that want to yoke you to their cart. They have their whips hidden until after they are elected. Once in charge they expect you will not be able to unseat them. As Theodore J. Forstmann said, "The gentle government that promises to hold your hand as you cross the street refuses to let go on the other side."

Both parties are full of corruption; they both point at each other trying to draw attention away from themselves. America is as corrupt as any country - we just try to limit corruption to the highest levels - and condemn direct lower level bribes.

"When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first things to be bought and sold are legislators." - P.J. O'Rourke

Politicians frequently increase taxes with talk of taking from the rich and giving to the poor. The government is so deep in debt, the rich and the corporations do not have enough wealth to pull it out, even if they could sell everything (who would buy it?).

I had someone ask me the difference between marketing and sales. I replied that if you consider the two party system a brand; schools do marketing, politicians do sales. Neither wants intellectual liberty and free thought threatening their security. It is never in the best interests of any bureaucracy to let you know you do not need them.

Politicians of both parties are not robbing the rich to give to the poor, they are stealing from children to buy themselves votes. As Government continues to grow, it is not the wealthy that pay. The expense of large government will be a decreased standard of living and less liberty now, and in the future there will be further decreases for our children.

The only way to effect change is to vote for what you believe, not the lesser of two evils. Vote for any third party. Propaganda does not deceive people; it merely helps them to deceive themselves. - Eric Hoffer

I prefer the Constitution or Libertarian parties; vote for the Green or Peace and Freedom parties if that is what you believe. You might also want to consider a vote for the new Pirate Party, their positions in the Swedish election helped change other party platforms regarding net neutrality, and privacy rights. There are many third parties - investigate for yourself to find the one closest to your views. Then improve your party by joining and becoming involved.

Feel free to "mix and match" by voting for individual candidates from any party who support your views. Don't waste your vote on a Demon-ublican or Republic-rat, they are the same vile fluid in different bottles.

A vote for the lesser of two evils is still a vote for evil.

Half of registered voters don't vote. Not voting is not a protest; not voting is submission to those who want to run your life. A third party vote by a significant number of citizens will be noticed. If you want to move the two parties apart, and create real debate, give voice to your protest by voting for any third party.

"I think a presidential election is a half-billion dollar Punch and Judy show whose practical outcome is orchestrated well in advance. The presidential campaign is held for tradition's sake and for its entertainment value, the better to shill the voters. " - Gary North

If we can expand third party voting we can seek equal representation in debates and coverage. So long as the two major parties control the vast majority of votes, they control the electoral process and can exclude effective third party participation. Vocal, growing third parties will cause the major two to split apart, offering Americans more viable options.

If just half of those who are registered and don't vote, vote third party, there will be some real changes in the ol' USA. Someone once said if voting were really effective, it would be illegal. Let's make it more effective and find out. Thomas Jefferson felt an election should be a minor revolution, each election a chance to create something new.

We need a voter's revolution to reverse course from compounding errors of the 150 years. Protest and make your vote count: vote for any third party.

"To change masters is not to be free." - Jose Marti y Perez (1853-1895)

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

... certain unalienable Rights, that among these

That means there are more rights, some of which have been redefined by government into privileges we need to seek permission to enjoy. Some of which have been banned "for our own good."

* Freedom from surveillance

* Personal privacy

* The right to make stupid and self destructive choices

* Anonymity

* Equal protection

* Due process

* The right to protect yourself

* Freedom to read, write, think, speak, associate, travel, and relocate

* The right to make choices about your own life, as long as you do not disrupt other's rights

* The right of dissent

"If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary. In framing a government that is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself." - James Madison

"Government is not reason; it is not eloquence; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master." - George Washington

Vote for any third party. "Men fight for liberty and win it with hard knocks. Their children, brought up easy, let it slip away again, poor fools. And their grand-children are once more slaves." - D. H. Lawrence




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