A two party system limits U.S. politics because the independent does not stand a chance because they will never gather enough delegates due to the to party system. Even if an independent got 53% of the popular vote the democrat and republican delegates would beat them out. It would take an independent to get an overall 80% off the popular vote over republican and democrat constitutes to even out the playing field to think it at all possible an independent could win the Presidency.

Think about if an independent President were in office. What would happen to the Senate and Congress if the Oval Office had no side? Would bills be passed and vetoed in a different light altogether? I don't think it a bad idea to have an independent President. Politics as we know it would take a complete turn around with a third party leader balancing the battle in the House and Senate. But is it possible?

The reason a two party system limits U.S. politics is because the government spends to much time and money fighting policy and ideals of the left and right to stop and really give the people what they want. I think it is odd that if any candidate has the popular vote but gets beat out by delegates. It is just plain wrong. Does that mean that a part of our peoples
votes simply don't count? It is a myth of sorts that the people really get what they want. What if a candidate just got all the popular vote by word of mouth and coffee shop talk? Instead of the one who has the most money to run a campaign that ends up winning by buying their way in. Is it usually from special interest groups that makes up a good number of delegates? Or is it We The People, the common people, the working class hero? Well, what is it? Us and them? Another brick in the wall? Put that in your pipe and smoke it sometime!

We have never had an independent in the middle to balance the two party system.
It would be highly interesting to see what eight years of an independent presidency would do to our U.S two party system. Ultimately it can only come from an overwhelming popular vote.
Can we achieve a fundamental third party to create a three party system? Our would that simply be CHAOS? Now that confuses me. How about you? How about the no party system? Or the all parties welcome system?

This gives a good argument of separation of church and state.
How many parties do you believe would come from religion in politics? As if we really don't hold special interest religion in politics on the far right already. Anarchy? Freedom? Just a thought I may get over if I take the modern day pill for that feeling. Justice? Third choice?

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