Maybe. But as long as the straight-ticket, straight-jacketed voter places party allegiance above that of personal conviction and moral rightness, we'll never be abled to keep, much less restore, our country's values. Communists operate under the SAME "party importance" mindset....
Listen, I understand where you are coming from. My first presidential vote was for Patrick J. Buchanan in 1992 in the Republican primary. I voted principle over party.
If we had a Knesset instead of a U.S. Congress, I would be on your side. But the reality of life in the United States is that we have, for better or for worse, a two-party system.
You may find the idealism that comes along with voting your personal convictions gratifying. I view it as selfish and destructive given the reality of our country's established political system.
Trace
P.S. I would never support Buchanan now, when I voted for in in 1992 I was much more to the right than I am now.