Who Needs Third Parties Anyways?

February 17, 2006 2:58 PM

Newsfilter: H.R. 4694 - Let the People Decide Clean Campaign Act. Introduced by Representative David Obey (D-WI), this act seems to be intended as campaign finance reform, but some suggest that it "eliminates any hope of reasonable, legitimate competition being raised by any third or independent party in the future." The Libertarians and The Green Party are among those that see this act as anti-American.
posted by Joey Michaels (8 comments total)

H.R. 4694??? Please don't use legal jargon, or even big words.
posted by mischief at 3:07 PM on February 17, 2006

America is a 2-party system so really it is the Green Party and Libertarians who are anti-American.
posted by j-urb at 3:10 PM on February 17, 2006

As I read the bill, a candidate couldn't even spend his own money on his campaign.
posted by DevilsAdvocate at 3:21 PM on February 17, 2006

See also.
posted by ZenMasterThis at 4:26 PM on February 17, 2006

Personally, I can't stand the complexity and stress. I'd rather we just settle on a one-party system and be done with it, so that my favorite TV shows won't be interrupted by those damn speeches.
posted by davejay at 4:45 PM on February 17, 2006

Why don't we give everyone their own political party? That way everyone's represented.

The first item on my platform is more nachos.
posted by nebulawindphone at 6:05 PM on February 17, 2006

I blame the two party system.
posted by Balisong at 6:46 PM on February 17, 2006

I'd rather we just settle on a one-party system and be done with it

Uh, dude, we're already there.
posted by ZenMasterThis at 8:13 PM on February 17, 2006