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  • #16
    The parties and how they should be, in my mind:

    Progressives: Socialist democrats, greens, etc.; support more nationalized industries (like healthcare), stringent environmental and fiscal controls over business/industry, increased corporate/CG taxes. Against using our military power overseas. Supports the federal government dictating to the states on social issues, such as pro-evolution, pro-choice, etc.

    Christian Democrats: Southern republicans and democrats, primarily, and central US republicans. Social issues like anti-abortion, anti-immigration, support more local control of schooling; mixed bag on taxation, probably. For using our military power to protect our interests overseas.

    Federalists: Urban republicans, libertarians, some moderate democrats who are democrats because of social issues. This party primarily focuses on free-market economics, for a lower (or better managed...) CG tax, overall lowering federal spending (and thus taxes, eventually), increasing control over issues at the state and city level; against federal involvement on social issues. Against military imperialism, but not as against it as the Progressives.

    I have a feeling there is still a fourth party there, the Democrats, which is all of the dems who wouldn't be progressives and wouldn't be Christian 'democrats'; but as I can't think of their platform other than 'more moderate than either party', I don't describe it here. Three or four would be fine, and would have a much more reasonable balance of governance in my mind. The biggest risk is that the places where the parties overlap is ... interesting, and could cause some significant shifts in policy.
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    • #17
      Originally posted by DRoseDARs
      Other Parties

      Independants

      Edit: I'm not sure why both links are being crappy. Probably has to do with how Poly deals with certain combos of symbols in html or whatever.
      It's VB adding < br / > in long lines... it's annoying. That link works now, though you have to add the #Independents or #Other_Parties to go to the right section.
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      I like your SNOOPY POSTER! - While you Wait quote.

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      • #18
        Originally posted by DRoseDARs
        Other Parties

        Independants

        Edit: I'm not sure why both links are being crappy. Probably has to do with how Poly deals with certain combos of symbols in html or whatever.

        Indicative of the fact that voting for these 3rd party candidates would be a crappy idea?

        Vote, but vote for someone you know will lose, so you're assured of being able to whine. Why take chances? Implicate yourself? No way.
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        He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ Braindead

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