I don't think you will find many people who wish for us to have a one party system.
But these nutcases are taking over the democratic party. They need to go.
As long as the country as a whole is moving toward conservatism. The democratic party becomes less and less relevant. Eventually they will truly be a fringe party. I don't see that as a bad thing because people will still lean the way they do now but will just come up with a new name.
For a two party system I would suggest, moderate Republicans and conservative Republicans, with todays democratic party having about the same influence as the green party has now.
The views stated in this article are without any redeeming value whatsoever. Let them fade into oblivion.
Yes! When the Democratic Party fails to appeal to "normal" liberals, the Republican Party of today will become the Democratic Party of tomorrow. And then where will we be?
Don't worry. Republicans will have plenty of opposition soon enough. The tens of millions of voters in this country who still depend on Big Government everyday will make sure of that.
Conservatives can hope that the Dems go to the dustbin of history and that the Constitution Party becomes the 2nd party in America.
Conservatives can hope that the Dems go to the dustbin of history and that the Constitution Party becomes the 2nd party in America.
Well yeah the corruption and likely because those smart liberals who flee will enter the Republican big tent, and that will drive the party left, as it moves left Conservatives will jump ship in increasing numbers. Hey it's already starting, Rudy for Pres - Condi for Pres - Arnold for Pres anyone? What's wrong with that saith the new FR RINO? You some kind of radical commie DUer extremist traitor type? Well sort of I guess. I still agree with Washington, Jefferson, Madison and Hamilton.
But it is. It has become apparent that the Democrat party is beyond redemption. Accordingly, nothing good can come from it.
However, once disintegrated, new coalitions can form around new ideas and a healthy opposition party can begin to form -- perhaps including disaffected portions of the GOP.
I will stipulate that the country needs two healthy parties, both of whom are prepared to protect and defend the Constitution. And that, if one becomes omnipotent, it will become corrupt (see Democrats, c. 1993). But I no longer believe "reforming the Democrats" is a feasible proposition.
Instead, they must be squashed like a bug.
My worry too. What we really need is the emergence of a new party on the right (not the traditional nationalist right mind you, rather the individualist right). Then we can leave the Democrats on the trashheap of history as the leftist fringe whackos they're becoming, and redefine the more centrist Republicans as the new left. Not sure which party should emerge as mainstream and less socialist than the Repubs, but it should be one that believes more in the principles of individual rights that this republic was founded on, and less on all this collectivist crap espoused by many Repub RINOs and centrists.
Lighten up Delia.
"will inevitably lead to widespread corruption"
WHAT ..?? Why is that inevitable ..??
As for the dems becoming "absolutely powerless" - I don't believe that either. With people like Zell Miller - the party could regroup and rebuild. It will take a few years to weed out the radicals - but it can be done.
I agree that a strong opposition is necessary to maintain a truly vital Republic. But I don't think that that opposition is the Democrats. Their ideas are all stale as hell. Their last idea was the New Deal. Personally, I wish the two parties in the USA were the Republicans and the Libertarians. That would be a juicy political contest to watch.
I agree w/ you...in addition to that, the further to the Left the Dims go, then the same will happen to the GOP: the Dims who consider themselves to be not-so-liberal, or kinda even conservative, will join the GOP instead, thus pushing the GOP slowly towards the Left. The GOP is no longer the party of Barry Goldwater, Pat Buchanan, or former Sen. Robert Taft.
Consider the former Dims that are now in the GOP (William Bennett is one example): there are a lot more of them than there are former Repub's in the Dim Party.