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Names for a 3rd Party?
SkyWatcher
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Well, I've been reading the threads here, and am really interested in the ones concerning 3rd and 4th party formation/promotion.
I agree with tr fox, we need to give a 3rd party a legitimate shot in an election. I'm not sure how this would be done. The more-than-one-vote system obviously isn't going to be available to accomplish putting a 3rd party into office. Likewise, supporting a 3rd party in the trational way won't give them an edge of the entrenched two parties. I'm assuming here that we would need to support a 3rd party that has some level of support/recognition already in order to have a shot. I'd probably even support a 3rd party candidate that I didn't agree with just to introduce 3rd parties into the system.
But what are the names of the more organized 3rd parties? Libertarian is probably the most recognizable, but what are the others?
I like Dave W's idea of a party called the Constitutionalists. A party that supports a strict constructionist view of the constition, not a liberal interpretationist view.
Any others?
To whom much is given, much is expected.
I agree with tr fox, we need to give a 3rd party a legitimate shot in an election. I'm not sure how this would be done. The more-than-one-vote system obviously isn't going to be available to accomplish putting a 3rd party into office. Likewise, supporting a 3rd party in the trational way won't give them an edge of the entrenched two parties. I'm assuming here that we would need to support a 3rd party that has some level of support/recognition already in order to have a shot. I'd probably even support a 3rd party candidate that I didn't agree with just to introduce 3rd parties into the system.
But what are the names of the more organized 3rd parties? Libertarian is probably the most recognizable, but what are the others?
I like Dave W's idea of a party called the Constitutionalists. A party that supports a strict constructionist view of the constition, not a liberal interpretationist view.
Any others?
To whom much is given, much is expected.
Comments
There is a Constitutionalists party already.
Just my opinion (of course) but wouldn't it be easier to work with one that already exists? Find the one that closest resembles your beliefs, and go with it? Rather than trying to start from scratch.
Here is a list of the Federal political parties in the United States.
You want to start another one?
Libertarians are the third largest political party.
ACE Party
American Heritage Party
American Nazi Party
American Party
American Reform Party
America's Party
Autonomy Party
Communist Party USA
Constitution Party
Constitution Action Party
Constitutionalist Party
Democratic Party (DNC)
Democratic Socialists of America
Falconist Party
Family Values Party
Freedom Party
Freedom Socialist Party
Green Party
Green Party USA
Independent American Party
Labor Party
Libertarian National Socialist Green Party
Libertarian Party
Light Party
Multicapitalist Party
Natural Law Party
New Party
New Union Party
Pansexual Peace Party
Peace & Freedom Party
Progressive Labor Party
Prohibition Party
Reform Party
Republican Party (RNC)
Revolutionary Communist Party
Socialist Party USA
Socialist Action
Socialist Equality Party
Socialist Labor Party
Southern Independence Party
Southern Party
The Third Party
U.S. Pacifist Party
We The People Party
Workers Party USA
World Socialist Party of the USA
The Revolution
The gene pool needs chlorine.
or just plain "We're fed up" party.
Seriously, it's not the need for another party desiganation, it's the need for good third party candidates.
To whom much is given, much is expected.
1. Finding a candidate that is WORTH voting for.
2. Using a party that has a recognizable enough name, so that people will vote.
3. Getting the apathetic off of their couch long enough to vote.
Not necessarily in that order.
Would most people vote for someone running on the "Pansexual Peace Party" platform?
Who, among the sheeple, would even take the time to look up what they stand for?
Money is what buys elections. (notice I did not say "wins" elections)
Nationally, the elite that are in charge now, are the ones that can afford the
$20,000 fund raising dinners, for their parties candidates.
Can you afford that? I know that I can not.
The same thing happens locally, but to a much smaller scale.
If we could just WAKE people up.
The gene pool needs chlorine.
What about opinions on this idea. It appears that trying to get a 3rd or 4th party off the ground on a national basis is kind of like trying to start a brand new hamburger chain and right off the bat trying to out compete McDonalds. What about all supporters of a 3rd or 4th party agreeing to focus their money, energy and canididates on one small area. A large city such as St. Louis that has about been run into the ground or even K.C. which is not doing so well either. If your canadidates sweep the election and are able to turn around the city in regards to how it is run, then you would hopefully and justifiably get the attention of the whole country. Especially the parts of the country that has suffered with bad government for years. I have heard it said that if you have something you want other people to accept, such as democracy in Iraq, if what you have is truly of value you don't need to force it on them because they will STEAL IT FROM YOU because they will recognize it is something they want and need. In this way maybe we can spread the idea of a 3rd or 4th party.
When guns were invented everything changed. For the first time in the history of the world a frail woman had a chance to sucessfully defend herself and home. My dream is that one of the anti-gun nuts will need a gun for defense and be unable to have one because of their own actions.
once again i suggest a look to the greens, they have other policy platforms but much of their core support is drawn from the "save the enviroment" crowd and that is thier national agenda.if the numbers are true that there are 90 million gun owners that believe in the second amendment we have a natural base to identify with and a larger one than the greens have at that.
as the greens found out though you can be a thorn in peoples side and accomplish just about nothing except name recognition if your only accomplishment is to let someone else win. the 2 party system is quite content with that because as long as a third party is a tiny offshoot or an angry bunch of voters they will never threaten them longterm. they will vote in a movie star or a wrestler and 4 years later it will be back to politics as usual.
the greens have possibly transcended that by running candidates in local elections that while they havent won yet may likely do so in the future.
while we focus on the second amendment we should focus on an important issue that is going to become the most important issue of the next 20 years i think, stop the mcjobization of the american economy. this will fit right into our parties belief system because our jobs are leaving since we have given up our ability to make our own trade decisions to the GATT court.
the name of the party should reflect what we are most interested in protecting, THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTION PARTY. we need to create local political organizations otherwise we will be like all those parties on that list, names to be ignored.
happiness is a warm gun, preferably preban