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[–] BoiseNTheHood 2 points 1 point (+3|-2) ago 

Can we please just get rid of the antiquated concept of political parties altogether? If you can't stand on your own merits and need an organization to tell you what your opinion is on the issues, you have no business being an elected official.

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[–] didntsayeeeee 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago 

The moment you get rid of political parties, all these independent-minded new folks we have elected will start forming alliances. Because how else are you going to pass anything through a house that requires a majority vote? Pretty soon they'll be swapping support on one issue for support on another. You'll have political parties back again by the end of the week.

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[–] Fougare ago 

well... accounting for the speed of government, more likely by the end of the quarter.

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[–] MrMongoose 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Correct. Political parties are the natural resting point in which our system will always come to rest. The system didn't get this way by random chance. Politicians evolved by setting what does and doesn't work within the confines of the system and this is what we ended up with. The only solution would be to change the rules - which would be difficult at best.

MAYBE there could be more than two parties. That's the best case scenario, IMO.

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[–] MrMongoose 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

There will never be a single party. If the Republicans go belly-up the Democrats will just split in to two factions.

What I'd like to see is the Republican party split in to two separate parties. The social conservatives and the libertarians. I think the libertarian party could actually be respectable and bring something useful to the political discussion of not weighed down by (what I consider to be) the dead weight of the religious right. You'd still have plenty of the family values types getting elected to Congress from the Midwest and southern states - but the presidential elections would regain some of their sanity, at least.

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[–] RedditDead2005-2015 1 point 0 points (+1|-1) ago 

Bush was the beginning of the end for the GOP. Everything Bush touched in his life (Texas Rangers, an S&L bank) turned to shit including Christianity and Christians who were dumb enough to embrace him.

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[–] toker7 ago  (edited ago)

If that's what Trump accomplishes it will be a good thing.

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[–] toxicass ago 

I think this applies to both parties. Even a lot of democrats are seeing the corruption in their party and are looking at other options. And It's a good thing overall. People are waking up to the bullshit we've been being fed for decades. Now whether the candidates people are flocking to are good for the nation? That remains to be seen. I don't think either side has it completely right.

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[–] Draco 2 points -2 points (+0|-2) ago 

Also Idiocracy.

Trump is a clown. He is not smart. He is just clever. The day Trump is elected is the day the presidency has become a complete and utter shit-show the likes of which our jokes don't even describe.

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[–] 2185402? 1 point -1 points (+0|-1) ago 

George HW Bush was the beginning of the end of the Republican Party.

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[–] TimberWolfAlpha 1 point -1 points (+0|-1) ago 

And nothing of value was left within it to be lost.

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