primitives check on two-party system

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Oh my.

arcadian  (1000+ posts)      Fri Feb-05-10 03:51 PM
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Do you think the two parties keep each other in check?

Or is one party edging out over the other. Also, do think that one party could become so powerful to the point that our two party system becomes a one party state?

Tierra_y_Libertad  (1000+ posts)        Fri Feb-05-10 03:55 PM
THE LIBERTINE TERRORIST PRIMITIVE
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1. We already have a de facto one party state. 

The proverbial "Dimes worth of difference" has shrunk to a wooden nickel.

ixion  (1000+ posts)        Fri Feb-05-10 03:56 PM
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5. yep, well said

there is only really one party, behind the scenes.

Echo In Light  (1000+ posts)      Fri Feb-05-10 05:40 PM
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16. "America has one political party with two right wings" Gore Vidal

TheCowsCameHome  (1000+ posts)      Fri Feb-05-10 03:55 PM
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2. ..to a fault, yes.

Nothing is getting done.

leftstreet  (1000+ posts)      Fri Feb-05-10 03:55 PM
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3. The Central Leadership Corporation keeps US in check

gratuitous  (1000+ posts)      Fri Feb-05-10 03:56 PM
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4. The Democrats do an excellent job of keeping one party in check

And the Republicans are there to support their efforts 100%.

Romulox (1000+ posts)        Fri Feb-05-10 03:58 PM
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6. Two wings, one party. Virtually no check on corporate power.

GreenPartyVoter  (1000+ posts)        Fri Feb-05-10 03:58 PM
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7. No, I don't think two parties are enough to maintain a balance.

Individualist  (1000+ posts)        Fri Feb-05-10 04:07 PM
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9. We've had a one party state ever since Reagan was in office

He was followed by DLC member Clinton, then the Chimperor, and now New Democrat Obama.

jwirr  (1000+ posts)      Fri Feb-05-10 04:14 PM
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10. They used to but no more.

mitchum  (1000+ posts)      Fri Feb-05-10 04:32 PM
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11. No,they keep the citizenry in check by offering them the illusion that they have choices

OHdem10 (1000+ posts)       Fri Feb-05-10 05:17 PM
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12. We have ONE PARTY with two Conservative Wings.

Blue-Jay  (1000+ posts)      Fri Feb-05-10 05:21 PM
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13. In theory, yes. 

In recent practice, no.

What has the Democratic party done to represent their constituents, and keep corporations out of the legislative process? Not one single *******ed thing!

Who are they keeping in check? Us.

old mark  (1000+ posts)      Fri Feb-05-10 05:26 PM
THE OLD PRIMITIVE
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14. The GOP keeps the entire country hostage. The Democrats manage to keep themselves in check without any outside help.

Booster  (1000+ posts)      Fri Feb-05-10 05:30 PM
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15. I think both parties keep the rest of us in check.

rateyes  (1000+ posts)        Fri Feb-05-10 05:41 PM
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17. There are two parties running things?
 
Whodathunkit?

Echo In Light  (1000+ posts)      Fri Feb-05-10 05:43 PM
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18. "Politics is the shadow cast on society by big business." John Dewey

paulsby  (1000+ posts)      Fri Feb-05-10 05:44 PM
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19. yes. i think a repub president with a dem congress or vice versa is often a good combo. because the ultimate goal of both parties is to increase govt. power and act statist.

they just do it in different ways.

clinton was a very successful presidency. partly because he was partially stifled by an opposing congress.

it's a yin/yang thang

mdmc  (1000+ posts)        Fri Feb-05-10 05:44 PM
THE MAD NEWBURGH PRIMITIVE
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20. We have a one party state - the corporate party

the liberals and the teabaggers try to chip away at it, but we have the GOP+DLC..

Echo In Light  (1000+ posts)      Fri Feb-05-10 05:46 PM
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21. Very convenient & lucrative as it pertains to staving off "democratic interference."

[The Village Idiot]

I think we should all have our own individual parties.

Of course, I also think individuals should be their own governments.

[miskie]

Individualist  (1000+ posts)        Fri Feb-05-10 04:07 PM
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9. We've had a one party state ever since Reagan was in office

He was followed by DLC member Clinton, then the Chimperor, and now New Democrat Obama.

I wonder how many other primitives noticed this little factoid, In bold ? -- And I wonder how many realize that the New Democrats were essentially renamed Socialists, that ended up losing the name "New Democrat" because it could be confused with the Original Democrats too easily ?

Probably none but the author of this post.

Of course, the New Democrats consider themselves centrists, and not socialists at all, even though they believe in social programs, big government, and neoliberal economics. The DLC is the current home of the New Democrats.