Just for the record, GW didn't say the two party system was bad (at least no quote I've read), he said factionalism was bad (essentially what parties are, factions).
The Federalist Papers also criticism factionalism, but that seems aimed more at local factions fighting against each other for political clout. H. ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- from: Nick McClure <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] date: Wed, 13 Mar 2002 09:00:02 -0500 >Very true, but how do you get the people who are already so party oriented >to move away from this. > >George Washington said the two party system was a bad thing. And I agree > >At 07:41 PM 3/12/2002 -0800, you wrote: >>We need to rise up against the system that allows such agendas to take more >>sway than doing the people's business. The problem isn't financial >>contributions, or dumb elected officials -- it is political parties, parties >>that pressure elected officials (and the parties carry a very big stick) >>into putting partisan cause ahead of people causes. >> >>The biggest danger the republic faces is the unmitigated power of political >>parties. >> >>H. > > ______________________________________________________________________ Macromedia ColdFusion 5 Training from the Source Step by Step ColdFusion http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201758474/houseoffusion Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
