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Ted O. Jackson TOJACKSO at HAWK.SYR.EDU
Fri Feb 16 09:03:24 EST 1996


> >Maybe you could elect that idiot Buchannan
>
> Ooh, I should stay away from political discussions but I'm only going to
> say that IMHO, none of the major candidates will make a great change in
> the way our Government operates.  I really believe we need a third
> political party so that everything in our Gov't isn't an US vs. THEM
> battle.  Everything these days is too partisan - and they spend more
> time bitching at each other while the people they're suppossed to serve
> suffer.
>
> John

The worst thing about US politics (well, one of many, I guess) is the
two-party system.  I know in Belgium, which is about the size of New
Jersey, they have seven political parties and near 100% voter
participation.  Here, we have two parties and, what 40%?  Tells me
something!
theo



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