There are so many critiques of American politics one doesn’t know where the finger pointing ends and the real problems begin. However, it appears pretty evident that one of the largest flaws in government now is partisanship.
The people elect representatives, and they should do precisely what their title dictates; represent the people. However, the growing wave of partisanship has our “representatives” standing for something else; party lines. This militant adherence to which side of the spectrum they sit on only serves to worsen their ability to govern the people.
The party in power sets the stage with no due recourse, and with only a few notable exceptions, the party members fall in, whether they believe in the course of action they are taking or not. Issues that split party lines never get solved; instead they worsen as debate quiets in the chambers and heats up on the streets.
The two party system is responsible for this debacle, with each side pushing and tugging for power and influence to further their agenda, while PACs and special interest groups tug the strings attached to their wallets.
The only resolution to this problem is the abolition of the two party system, which is an impossibility in modern American politics. However, if each of us held our representatives truly responsible maybe some change would come.
In order for this to happen people must be willing to send letters, make calls, and do whatever it takes to get politicians to enact our will.
This is a class blog for the students of POLSCI 426: Congressional Politics at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.
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Or if people would be willing to take third- and fourth-party candidates more seriously instead of simply thinking of them as on the fringe, it would be a help.
Not to mention that, generally, Republicans and Democrats usually run more campaigns that tackle attacking the opponent instead of laying out an agenda and stance on issues.
Candidates from other parties, generally, are more willing to lay out an agenda and their stances on issues instead of simply attacking their opponents.
So we could conceivable elect people whom we agree on issues with instead of elect people because they stand for the opposite of what we don't want in power.
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