Comments on: Introducing the Purple Party http://you-are.us/2006/04/20/introducing-the-purple-party/ we are you Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:11:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: derek http://you-are.us/2006/04/20/introducing-the-purple-party/comment-page-1/#comment-330 derek Tue, 16 May 2006 20:47:03 +0000 http://you-are.us/2006/04/20/introducing-the-purple-party/#comment-330 Thanks for posting that. That was good. So Bloomberg for president. I'm on board. Although I'm not really familiar with Bloomberg yet and I've never seen him speak. The time is definitely ripe for a third party though. But I'm still <a href="http://you-are.us/2006/04/02/publicly-funded-elections-becoming-a-reality/" rel="nofollow">a fan of the Clean Elections movement</a>. An "Independent Party" doesn't really solve the problem that these campaigns are funded by the wealthy. Logic dictates that the elected will feel compelled to represent the interests of those who paid for his election. If we want them to represent the public, then the public should provide the funding. Thanks for posting that. That was good. So Bloomberg for president. I’m on board. Although I’m not really familiar with Bloomberg yet and I’ve never seen him speak. The time is definitely ripe for a third party though.

But I’m still a fan of the Clean Elections movement. An “Independent Party” doesn’t really solve the problem that these campaigns are funded by the wealthy. Logic dictates that the elected will feel compelled to represent the interests of those who paid for his election. If we want them to represent the public, then the public should provide the funding.

]]> By: Jessica http://you-are.us/2006/04/20/introducing-the-purple-party/comment-page-1/#comment-264 Jessica Thu, 11 May 2006 15:05:40 +0000 http://you-are.us/2006/04/20/introducing-the-purple-party/#comment-264 Thought you may be interested in <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/05/10/opinion/meyer/main1609133.shtml">this cbsnews.com article</a> about a diabolical third party takeover in 2008. I Hope you don't mind me sending it, check it out. Jessica Thought you may be interested in this cbsnews.com article about a diabolical third party takeover in 2008. I Hope you don’t mind me sending it, check it out.

Jessica

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