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Title: Make Way for the Radical Center (3rd party developing)
Source:
NY Times
URL Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/24/o ... on/sunday/24friedman.html?_r=1
Published: Jul 25, 2011
Author: thomas friedman
Post Date: 2011-07-25 11:56:49 by go65
Keywords: None
Views: 970
Comments: 5
DID I mention that I’ve signed a pledge — just like those Republican congressmen who have signed written promises to different political enforcers not to raise taxes or permit same-sex marriage? My pledge is to never vote for anyone stupid enough to sign a pledge — thereby abdicating their governing responsibilities in a period of incredibly rapid change and financial stress. Sorry, I’ve signed it. Nothing more I can do. If this kind of idiocy by elected officials sends you into a hair-pulling rage and leaves you wishing that we had more options today than our two-party system is putting forward — for instance, a party that would have offered a grand bargain on the deficit two years ago, not on the eve of a Treasury default — not only are you not alone, but help may be on the way. Thanks to a quiet political start-up that is now ready to show its hand, a viable, centrist, third presidential ticket, elected by an Internet convention, is going to emerge in 2012. I know it sounds gimmicky — an Internet convention — but an impressive group of frustrated Democrats, Republicans and independents, called Americans Elect, is really serious, and they have thought out this process well. In a few days, Americans Elect will formally submit the 1.6 million signatures it has gathered to get on the presidential ballot in California as part of its unfolding national effort to get on the ballots of all 50 states for 2012. The goal of Americans Elect is to take a presidential nominating process now monopolized by the Republican and Democratic parties, which are beholden to their special interests, and blow it wide open — guaranteeing that a credible third choice, nominated independently, will not only be on the ballot in every state but be able to take part in every presidential debate and challenge both parties from the middle with the best ideas on how deal with the debt, education and jobs.
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#1. To: go65 (#0)
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It's about time. I mean how can these kooky Republicans and deluded Democrats think America is a 'free" with less (viable) political parties than Russia?
#2. To: Godwinson, *The Two Parties ARE the Same*, *Ron Paul for President* (#1)
It was bound to happen sooner of later, you finally said something that makes some sense.
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