Quote Originally Posted by bigtopsfinn
Why does there have to be 2 sides? Why not 3? Why not 10? Maybe the candidates wouldn't be so busy bashing each other...they might actually try to promote themselves and their policies and what they will do for you... just my two cents.
This is something I've argued before in the past... the problem is that there would have to be regulation a far as how much of each party was allowed to participate at each level of government; and neither of the two major parties would vote to pass legislation that would put their own power at risk.

I hate to admit it but we're pretty much a hostage of the Republicans and Democrats.

Republicans today are not what Republicans once were; and Democrats propose more socialistic programs everyday that in no way empower people but rather trap them so that they rely on someone else to give them what they need/want.

There are some true Republicans left; and some Democrats that genuinely care about the nation, but they are far and few in between.