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While I agree with what you have said, I offer that there is more to the problem. The republican party is not without fault in what has developed - spending has increased and freedoms have decreased under their watch also.

Therefore, the most serious problem is the corruption of our whole political system - it has been corrupted by MONEY, the "mother's milk of politics". Special interest money has gotten so out of hand that it will take more than the meager legislative possibilities so far proposed.

It will take a major change in the dynamics of our election law to correct this problem. The best thing I have heard is the idea that no money can be contributed to a candidate by anyone who cannot vote for that candidate - and then put a reasonable limit on contributions (like a certain % of income). That eliminates contributions from organizations: unions, corporations, PACs, etc. It also eliminates much of the structure of corruption and it keeps the local elections local.

There would still be the problem of soft money and that would require some good regulation to keep it appropriate and under control but that could be done.

Thank you for Free Republic - you have done a great service.

I didn't say or mean to suggest that the Republican Party is without fault. It is made up of politicians and some are more conservative than others and some may not be any better than a liberal Democrat.

However, under our current systems of governance at both federal and state levels, the party that holds the top executive position and or the majority in the legislative bodies effectively controls the agenda and controls which bills get advanced and signed into law, which judges get appointed and confirmed, which treaties get ratified, which policies are executed, etc., etc.

Majority control is much too powerful and too important to our Liberty to be entrusted to the unabashed God-hating, America-hating, family-hating, freedom-hating, constitution-hating socialist Democrat Party. They've already proven how their evil policies and corrupt methods can destroy our moral society and our once free and sovereign nation. The goals and agenda of the current Democrat Party are antithetical to freedom.

The evil platform and treasonous policies of the socialist Democrat Party must be soundly rejected by the American people if we are ever again to regain our lost freedom. And there is only one other party in America that has the strength of numbers to accomplish this task, the Republican Party.

I say we embrace and promote the Republican Party candidates in all elections nationwide to the point that the Democrats eventually lose all power to further obstruct and destroy our nation and our way of life.

And I do not advocate a one party system as some on this thread have suggested. I believe that once the evil party is soundly defeated and its leaders sent packing and its evil socialist platform of death and perversion dumped into the trash-bin of history, there will be other parties rising to the top from both sides of the political spectrum. I only hope that the more conservative parties prevail and that our constitutionally limited government and our God-given Liberty is eventually restored.

This is my ultimate goal.

By the way, I don't see anything in the Constitution that prohibits any person from supporting his candidate or party of choice with as much time, effort and or money as he possibly can or wishes to contribute. Without a constitutional amendment, the government simply does not have the authorization to interfere in campaigning or elections. I support absolutely no limits and no forced disclosure. It's none of the government's business how I support my candidates. Now, on the other hand, if a politician is caught accepting bribes or playing quid pro quo, etc., then I think he should be impeached, recalled, ejected, etc., and he and the person(s) who offered said bribes should be charged and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law and incarcerated if found guilty.