Good Afternoon, Dave You seem to favor some form of a party-based political system.
There is another perspective worthy of consideration: the idea that the political problems we endure are a result of the (lack of) quality in our elected officials. When one thinks about the state of our nation, it is obvious the failures we endure result from the laws passed and the policies set by the politicians we elect.
The poor quality of our elected officials flows from the dynamics of party politics. Partisan systems seek to empower one subset of the people at the expense of the rest. The leaders are willing to sacrifice integrity to attain their ends. Electoral methods that undervalue integrity allow the corruption that permeates our nation. To improve our government, we must conceive an electoral method that prizes integrity. That is not possible with a party-based system.
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