Every November, more than 100 million people in the United States pull the lever in a voting booth and walk away with a sense of civic pride and fulfillment, not realizing in the slightest that they have been robbed of their most fundamental democratic right –– the right to pick their leaders. This unfortunate phenomenon is inhibiting and uprooting every fiber of our democratic society and the tenets upon which it is built. It goes against everything that more than 600,000 servicemen and women have given up their lives for in wars against our enemies. It’s all due to the idea of political parties, which are absolutely undemocratic and ought to be abolished.
The Founding Fathers of our nation were blatantly opposed to the idea of political parties right from the start. President George Washington was no exception and cautioned against it in his farewell address, noting that such entities would likely put their own agendas before the pressing issue of improving the nation, while taking revenge against opponents. In Federalist #10, James Madison feared the creation of “factions” –– what political parties essentially are –– as he was concerned that such entities would potentially oppress and dominate society –– as they often do. …show more content…
Although far more influential in local levels of government, at the federal level, many voters tend to make their decisions based on the party label, without looking at a candidate’s background and position on key issues. The parties have taken away the individuality of each candidate in the electorate’s voting decisions, as voters tend base their vote on a candidate’s party affiliation rather than more important factors. A qualified candidate without party backing may never be elected to office due to a lack of party affiliation. Is this what democracy is all
The Founding Fathers of our nation were blatantly opposed to the idea of political parties right from the start. President George Washington was no exception and cautioned against it in his farewell address, noting that such entities would likely put their own agendas before the pressing issue of improving the nation, while taking revenge against opponents. In Federalist #10, James Madison feared the creation of “factions” –– what political parties essentially are –– as he was concerned that such entities would potentially oppress and dominate society –– as they often do. …show more content…
Although far more influential in local levels of government, at the federal level, many voters tend to make their decisions based on the party label, without looking at a candidate’s background and position on key issues. The parties have taken away the individuality of each candidate in the electorate’s voting decisions, as voters tend base their vote on a candidate’s party affiliation rather than more important factors. A qualified candidate without party backing may never be elected to office due to a lack of party affiliation. Is this what democracy is all