The Birth of a Party

lookout123 · 08-17-2004, 05:19 PM

This is kind of bleed over from another thread, but there is no point in completely hijacking that thread so i decided to start it here.

So first of all - would you be willing to abandon your current party for a new one? If so, what should be the basic tenets of our existence?

I believe that we could greatly improve the political game of the US by changing the very nature of the election cycle. Instead of having different terms of office with long and bitter battles for reelection we should change a few things.
We are forming a new party which will have the following four changes as the central theme for the party's activities:

1) All national offices (house, senate, president) should be limited to one, six year term
2) Elections should be held every November with a portion of the positions up for grabs at any given time
3) Lobby groups and 527's are abolished immediately (any lobbiest found in DC will be shot on site. any office holder found to have met with them is immediately dismissed
4) A flat tax on any earnings over $25,000 annually, no loopholes or deductions. percentage to be determined

Those are the basic tenets of the Party. What other planks should we have in our platform?

Big vs small gov't
isolationist, expansionist, world cop?

View Poll Results: Would you leave your party for a new one?
Yes, sign me up today!	5	17.86%
No, I'm proud to be a democrat	4	14.29%
No, I'm proud to be a republican	0	0%
No, I'm with Radar and will die a Libertarian	3	10.71%
No, I live green	0	0%
No, I will always remain an independent	9	32.14%
No, I don't think my Kommissar would approve	0	0%
Party? I'm with whoever has the most beer.	7	25.00%
Voters: 28. You may not vote on this poll

08-17-2004, 05:19 PM	#1
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	The Birth of a Party This is kind of bleed over from another thread, but there is no point in completely hijacking that thread so i decided to start it here. So first of all - would you be willing to abandon your current party for a new one? If so, what should be the basic tenets of our existence? I believe that we could greatly improve the political game of the US by changing the very nature of the election cycle. Instead of having different terms of office with long and bitter battles for reelection we should change a few things. We are forming a new party which will have the following four changes as the central theme for the party's activities: 1) All national offices (house, senate, president) should be limited to one, six year term 2) Elections should be held every November with a portion of the positions up for grabs at any given time 3) Lobby groups and 527's are abolished immediately (any lobbiest found in DC will be shot on site. any office holder found to have met with them is immediately dismissed 4) A flat tax on any earnings over $25,000 annually, no loopholes or deductions. percentage to be determined Those are the basic tenets of the Party. What other planks should we have in our platform? Big vs small gov't isolationist, expansionist, world cop? __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

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