Party Politics are important in the United States. Currently we have 2 main parties, but third parties play a signifigant(SP?) rule in elections and issues. There are a lot of 3rd parties, I urge everyone to take a look at them.

I myself am a member of the Green Party of the United States, which ran Ralph Nader for president in the 1996 and 2000 elections. If you are interested in the Green Party, please contact me. Youth under the age of 18 can still be involved in the GPUS, including being in the GPUS Youth Caucus(An arena for issues to be discussed that revolve around young people, upper age limit is 30).

I hope you all consider more than just what party your parents or friends are in, take in account how you feel and look into which party fits you best, you may be suprised.

Green party of the US Official site

we go through love fast because you are an idiot. as for party politics, GO REPUBLICANS!!! 2004 is ours!

Who the hell is this. This is insane. READ the board. This post does not go here you moron.

"Freedom is not Free"-Korean War Memorial, Washington DC.

*This post has proudly been deemed racism free by the Honorable Coalition of Bushsupporter, Marine16, notsojoey, and FreeMarketLover and their endless pursuit to cast out the bigotry that has infiltrated youthNOISE.*

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what is love why do we have it and why do we go through it so fast?does anyone have an answer to this question id really like to know so if you r between the ages 15-18 help me out!!!!!!!!!

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ugh. Did you even read the topic of this thread?

what is love why do we have it and why do we go through it so fast?does anyone have an answer to this question id really like to know so if you r between the ages 15-18 help me out!!!!!!!!!

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Originally posted by bauhaus:

Americans of all backgrounds are sick and tired of the growing problem of political corruption and abuse. Every day more and more examples of the abuse of power by elected and appointed officials hit the newsstands. These problems are epidemic in both the Democratic and the Republican parties.

The House Bank -- set up with bipartisan support -- was supposed to be a convenient way for busy congressmen to cash their paychecks. What it turned out to be was a scam for many congressmen -- a way to write bad checks often totalling more than a congressman's pay. If you or I did this at our local bank, we would be subject to criminal prosecution and fines in most states. Why should congressmen allow themselves to do something wrong? Should we be surprised that a group of people who cannot balance their own checkbooks cannot balance our national budget?

Both parties in Congress have voted to give themselves dozens of special privileges -- everything from free airport parking to health clubs to cheap haircuts to passing laws that do not apply to them. How different is this from the way that kings, queens, and dictators make demands of their citizens while they do what they please?

Both the Democrats and the Republicans vote to use our tax dollars to pay for their election campaigns and their conventions. Tens of millions of taxpayer dollars are used for this every four years. They use our money for their purposes so that they don't have to use their own. Isn't it time that members of Congress pay their own bills instead of making us pay them?

Then, to make it harder to challenge their power, both parties have cooperated in enacting laws in almost every state that make it very difficult and extremely expensive for any other candidate to get on the ballot. Even billionaire Ross Perot has commented that the law in most states makes it difficult to get on the election ballot. If the business of Congress were anything other than politics, people would be calling for Congress and its members to be subject to anti-trust laws to prevent their monopoly from being abused ever again. Congress has done a good job to make sure that the laws they write to rule over others don't apply to Congress or its members!

And to add insult to injury, Congress has had no problem finding the time or spending the money to give themselves a big, fat raise. Wouldn't you love it if you only had to vote "yes" to get a huge raise whenever you wanted one! If nothing else, doesn't this make it clear that members of Congress see themselves as a special, privileged class?

Libertarians believe that elected officials should not hide behind special privileges that exempt them from the rules they impose on the people who elect them. Libertarians believe that elected officials do not deserve and should not have any rights or privileges that are different from those of any other citizen. We support:


Elimination of special rights and privileges for elected or appointed government officials.


Revision of any law or regulation that exempts the government or its officials from compliance.


Ending government funding of any political party or candidate.


Revision of state and federal laws to enable all candidates for elective office to be included on election ballots.

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can you support your statements with facts?

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Originally posted by bauhaus:
I'm libertarian.

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Awesome. Only a few irks I have with Lib., mostly on economy issues, but most libs are good people.

Question: How do lbertarian's stand on campaign reform?(IE: Instant Runoff voting, finance reform, etc)

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Americans of all backgrounds are sick and tired of the growing problem of political corruption and abuse. Every day more and more examples of the abuse of power by elected and appointed officials hit the newsstands. These problems are epidemic in both the Democratic and the Republican parties.

The House Bank -- set up with bipartisan support -- was supposed to be a convenient way for busy congressmen to cash their paychecks. What it turned out to be was a scam for many congressmen -- a way to write bad checks often totalling more than a congressman's pay. If you or I did this at our local bank, we would be subject to criminal prosecution and fines in most states. Why should congressmen allow themselves to do something wrong? Should we be surprised that a group of people who cannot balance their own checkbooks cannot balance our national budget?

Both parties in Congress have voted to give themselves dozens of special privileges -- everything from free airport parking to health clubs to cheap haircuts to passing laws that do not apply to them. How different is this from the way that kings, queens, and dictators make demands of their citizens while they do what they please?

Both the Democrats and the Republicans vote to use our tax dollars to pay for their election campaigns and their conventions. Tens of millions of taxpayer dollars are used for this every four years. They use our money for their purposes so that they don't have to use their own. Isn't it time that members of Congress pay their own bills instead of making us pay them?

Then, to make it harder to challenge their power, both parties have cooperated in enacting laws in almost every state that make it very difficult and extremely expensive for any other candidate to get on the ballot. Even billionaire Ross Perot has commented that the law in most states makes it difficult to get on the election ballot. If the business of Congress were anything other than politics, people would be calling for Congress and its members to be subject to anti-trust laws to prevent their monopoly from being abused ever again. Congress has done a good job to make sure that the laws they write to rule over others don't apply to Congress or its members!

And to add insult to injury, Congress has had no problem finding the time or spending the money to give themselves a big, fat raise. Wouldn't you love it if you only had to vote "yes" to get a huge raise whenever you wanted one! If nothing else, doesn't this make it clear that members of Congress see themselves as a special, privileged class?

Libertarians believe that elected officials should not hide behind special privileges that exempt them from the rules they impose on the people who elect them. Libertarians believe that elected officials do not deserve and should not have any rights or privileges that are different from those of any other citizen. We support:


Elimination of special rights and privileges for elected or appointed government officials.


Revision of any law or regulation that exempts the government or its officials from compliance.


Ending government funding of any political party or candidate.


Revision of state and federal laws to enable all candidates for elective office to be included on election ballots.

GO LIBERTARIANS!!!

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Originally posted by bauhaus:
I'm libertarian.

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Awesome. Only a few irks I have with Lib., mostly on economy issues, but most libs are good people.

Question: How do lbertarian's stand on campaign reform?(IE: Instant Runoff voting, finance reform, etc)

I'm libertarian.