Posted on 11/28/2005 1:39:36 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin
WHITEWATER, WI (AP) - Bernie Dalsey is taking some ideas from the Democratic Party, some from the Republicans and some of his own - and he's creating his own party: the Justice Party.
The 47-year-old Whitewater resident has become so disgusted with American government and politics that he wanted to start his own party.
"I feel there's a big void," Dalsey said. "I thought, 'What the hell? Nobody else is doing it.' "
After all, some historians believe the Republican party was started in Ripon, WI in 1854.
Dalsey, a former Green and Libertarian candidate for state Assembly, has called the Federal Election Commission and the Wisconsin Elections Board to get authorization for the party name to appear on the ballots, if any candidates surface.
He set up a nonstock company to help manage funding and a Web site.
Dalsey is currently the only official party member, although he said several people he's spoken with agree with many of his stances.
Dalsey predominantly leans to the left side of the political spectrum, believing the Democrats are marginally better than the Republicans in a two-party system.
He wants to see national health care, supports abortion rights and would like to see a higher tax on the wealthy.
But he also supports gun rights, opposes same-sex marriages and wants to close America's borders to illegal immigrants.
"It doesn't make any sense to me to take everything from just the left, the right or the middle," Dalsey said of his views. "There are good ideas on the left, the right and in the middle. It's best to see what makes sense."
Some of the ideas are extreme, including closing all overseas U.S. military bases, severely limiting special-interest dollars in political campaigning and eliminating all foreign aid.
Dalsey is targeting nonvoters as those most willing to follow the Justice Party.
So if this guy believes in the principles of collective green party communism and the individual freedom to bear arms, he must wake up every morning and feel like shooting himself.
Out here in CA we have a really special place called the "Just Us" party that is made up of those who are registered "Decline to State." It's where we go when we can no longer stomach the unhappiness we find in other political parties from their constant delving the government into things it should NOT be into!!!
We also go there when the other party appuratchiks start really serving no one but themselves with their organizations in aggregious ways with our means!!!
We don't get to vote in Primary elections, but we don't care because we get to drive the pundits and pollsters nuts wondering where we're at on election day!!!
LOL. I think you nailed it.
[I guess by your slam, you are a Pat Buchanan, David Duke style isolationist.]
David Duke was on Al Jazeera last week as a support issue for a terrorist calling on Iraqi's to "slaughter Americans."
The Sunni Cleric called David Duke a Democratic leader.
-Dalsey, a former Green and Libertarian candidate-
Ah...the worst of both worlds. Instead of "Justice", how 'bout "Just Awful"?
Are they against abortion (hope)?
They don't seem to understand much of what the Green Party.
yeah the whole redistribution of wealth isnt very libertarian either....or wage caps
And I like the idea of NO foreign aid! Only by charitable contributions.
My thoughts exactly.
YES.
Check it out for yourself:
"BTW, no disrespect to the Cheesehead Freepers, but the Republican Party was founded in Exeter, NH by Amos Tuck."
Oooo! Them's fightin' words in these here parts! ;)
LOL! I'll see that and raise you a Lindt chocolate bar. :)
1] "eliminating all foreign aid" does not sound like the RATs.
2] "supports gun rights" does not sound like the RATs.
3] "opposes same-sex marriages" does not sound like the RATs.
4] "severely limiting special-interest dollars in political campaigning" does not sound like the RATs.
5] "wants to close America's borders to illegal immigrants" does not sound like the RATs.
Other stuff sounds and smells like the RATs.
The "closing all the foreign military bases" is an interesting one. It depends on where the $$$ savings goes. Does it go for more welfare--global or domestic? Or, does the cost savings go toward advanced weapon/defense R&D or other national security areas?
The one thing this person is correct in saying is that the RATs are about the same as the Republican'ts. Only the loyal fan club members would disagree with that.
No but it is your fault when your protest vote causes a liberal to be elected. I stand by my idea, change should comwe from within to be effective.
They all sound the same, lately. Pat needs to have his meds adjusted, IMHO.
The RAT party is homogenous in practice. Take the Black Caucus, for example, which votes as a block. Deviating from RAT leadership makes one an outcast. There is a Joe Lieberman here and there, but for the most part, a RAT is a RAT and they all smell alike and ooze alike.
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