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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: goldworldnet who wrote (340022)	1/8/2003 4:13:20 AM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Respond to of 769667

Re: "I think it is likely that a strong 3rd party will emerge or replace an existing party." >>> Nah, the decks are stacked against it... both in State regulations to qualify for the ballot... and in a tragicly unfair Supreme Court decision from the early 1970's, which upheld party-sponsored rules against "fusion" (the ability of a minor party to select as it's candidate the same nominee that a big party has chosen). >>> Only in New York, I believe, can - for example, the Conservative party choose as it's nominee the same nominee as the Republican party. >>> Where "fusion" is allowed, small parties can begin to grow, by selecting major players as their candidates... and when elected, those candidates can see exactly where their votes came from. (This eliminates the argument that, if you vote for a small party, you are "wasting" your vote. Also, the small parties vote-getting efforts for the winning candidate may begin to influence the candidate's positions on issues.) >>> Decks are stacked against small parties 'cause the big two get to write all the election rules.