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The bulk of his talk is dedicated to demonstrating that the rigid and uncompromising political values of Democratic and Republican party leaders are at least partially responsible for our current, dire economic state and entirely responsible for our incapacity to resolve it.
Most particularly, Edsall argues compellingly that both political parties are short-sighted and dedicated to career survivalism as opposed to the improvement of affairs for the American people. As a result, both tend to use manipulative tactics to pursue policies that satisfy short-term voter desires but which do little to address the long-term consequences of our wasteful and unsustainable way of life.
For instance, Edsall describes the way that Republicans have historically used enforced austerity...
This is a mode, Edsall argues, of extending the interests of the Republican Party in spite of the fact that its dominance has been eroded by an increasingly diverse plurality. The greater racial, ethnic and gender diversity in the voting public is causing the party's sway of influence to gradually decline, which has in turn caused the party to lash out in an aggressive show of self-preservation.
The result of this practice, as well as the hardline position of partisan resistance shown by the Democrats, is a state whose policy motives are entirely political and whose sociological and economic challenges, thereafter, are only likely to deepen.
The moderate wing of the Republican Party is rarely heard from in the national media, with the possible exception of U.S. Senator Susan Collins of Maine, who tends to side with Democrats when healthcare issues are on the brink of defeat and need that one last vote to pass. In the Republican National Committee (www.GOP.com) Website under "Issues" the GOP does not state a policy or a goal, but rather:
Political Parties and Democracy A central claim of democratic theory is that democracy induces governments to be responsive to the preferences of the people. Political parties serve to organize politics in almost every modern democracy in the world (in both presidential and parliamentary systems). Some observers claim that the parties are what induce democracies to be responsive. In this essay, the author will show this point of democracy being dependent upon
Over the years, the electoral process has changed a lot. As per the original rules, each state legislature selected its electors. The electors would then assemble at a given time and vote for two people. The person with the majority of votes became the president and the runner-up became the vice-president. This system was in practice until the 1800 election. (the Presidential Electoral Process) By 1800, American politics were dominated
Political Parties and Bilingual Education Politics, throughout history, has influenced various decisions. Bilingual Education has been subject to this. This very controversial debate has been a hot political issue throughout all five major political parties. This paper will disucss the background on policy issues, as well as the feelings of the parties regarding bilingual education. It will then throw a pitch as to how to address these differences. Is bilingual education common
The best that they can hope for is to influence a political party to get behind their cause and vote to have it adopted. Political parties on the other hand, have the power and ability to change laws and mandates by their voting clout. References Democratic Party (accessed 5-1-07) http://www.democrats.org/a/party/history.html Interest Groups (accessed 5-1-07) http://ap.grolier.com/article?assetid=0216125-00&templatename=/article/article.html Republican Party (accessed 5-1-07) http://www.mcgop.net/History.htm Walker, Jack L., Jr., Mobilizing Interest Groups in America (Univ. Of Mich. Press 1991).
Political parties are a collection of individuals of similar creed organized to aid in electing members to public positions. The constitution does not mention parties and earlier professionals considered them as dangerous or undesirable. Nevertheless, political parties have resulted in the creation of electoral institutions and other incentives that justify their presence. The very first political parties that were established in America tried to form coalitions to help control the