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Originally Posted by ZenGum
Ahh, that's one of those Zen riddles which has no answer better than "a fish!".
A third party in the current system would be exposed to the same corrupting environment that the other two exist in. That is what needs to be changed.
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Bingo! A fish it is!
What is desperately needed is election reform. Create a public pool from which each candidate draws the same amount. Anyone caught using money from any other source to finance their campaign gets to go to jail.
Naturally, this isn't going to happen either. Corporate congress would never pass a law which removes power from special interests and financial gains for themselves.
I love this country but our political system sucks. The US is headed down a very dark road.
