Three Political Parties?

Should the United states have more than two political parties? Course objectives: #2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11

“We need a Toyota of American politics” By; Charles Wheelan

http://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/charles-wheelan/2013/11/04/why-the-us-needs-a-third-political-party

A third political party is honestly a no-brainier for me. You on the other hand might be wondering why anyone would even think about a third party. Well, When I started learning more and more about the election as well as the political parties I realized that I agree with arguments from both sides. Think about this, what if there was a party that you absolutely agreed with every single thing. In the article linked above, Charles says “We need the Toyota of American politics. There can be something better, if we have the imagination and political will to embrace it.” The Toyota of American politics just shows how much we really need that well rounded party to rely on like the vehicles made by Toyota. I strongly agree with the statement, if we can dream it why not create it! Other people have been wanting to add another party for a while now, in fact, 60% of Americans say that we need a third party because “Democratic and Republican parties do such a poor job of representing the American people.” Statistics show around 70% of Americans are unhappy with the United States and feel like it is headed in the wrong direction. When it comes down to voting, people will ask you whether you a democratic or a republican and then based off of your thoughts people will just assume that you’re going to vote for a certain person. Although the people running to be the president will say things that they don’t agree with 100% just to get you vote.

Here is an example of what the political version of Toyota would look like according to the article.

• Fiscal responsibility: Get the government’s books in order for the long haul, so that we’re not stealing from future generations.
• Environmental responsibility: This is no different than fiscal responsibility. We shouldn’t live better today by passing on the costs to future generations. Ignoring climate change is just as irresponsible as refusing to fix our unsustainable entitlement programs.
• Social tolerance: The closest we can get to a ceasefire on social issues is to let Americans do what they choose when it doesn’t affect other people. That might be marrying someone of the same sex or keeping a gun in your home. (Of course, when you take the gun outside, we need to talk.)
• A genuine commitment to economic opportunity: There is stuff government needs to do: Build infrastructure, ensure access to education, provide a safety net for the truly disadvantaged, protect the environment, catch criminals and so on. Let’s focus on doing those things.

By Gary Markstein