Well, Is It Time For A New Party?

There's too much 'party lines' crap going on in Washington with no regard for what is actually good for the people or the States. We should be pushing for independent members of Congress and independent Senators. Particularly Senators - personally, according to the Constitution I believe that Senators should be prohibited from being affiliated with any major political party. It's a conflict of interest as they're SUPPOSED to be representing their state, not their party.

If you're talking presidential then I think that realistically we're stuck with the two party system for some time to come unless we can make headway into releasing the stranglehold they have on the process itself.

Congress and Senate though - if we could start to fill the Houses with Independent statespeople who are not dragged along by the party behemoths then we can start to make some actual headway here. There are already a few Independents serving, we need to increase their numbers and find a way to help them get funded.

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Live Free or Die - Amen to that

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worked for the neocons/neolibs,

You'll never take over the GOP effectively. They are more entrenched than the Democrats in their sellout to foreign controllers. THE only way (humanly) to regain the Republic, is to wake up the sleeping masses to the evil game the GOP/Democrats are playing. Like a wrestling match, these clowns put on a big show about debating the issues, but in the end, they already know the outcome. A new party, The Ron Paul Party, aptly named for the lone wolf who's been crying out for governmental responsibility for years. And then, we've got to wrestle the money control from the Federal Reserve, and put an end to all the wreckless behavior we are now seeing out of our Congress, that knows all too well, that they are having a lot of fun with their money printing schemes.

Am I the only one surprised how easy it is to take over the GOP and bring it back to its roots? Sure there's lots of opposition to what we represent, but at the end of the day it's about having the numbers and the knowledge of how to fight them. In my district we were only a handful of votes away from challenging the delegate slate. In Nevada, even some non-Ron Paul supporters got an eyeful of the tactics that their leaders were willing to stoop down to. Same goes with Missouri and Texas and many other precincts, counties, districts and state meetings where they played all sorts of dirty tricks. However, look at what happened in L.A. county where RP Republicans took over.

When I think of how the Republicans are having a difficult time attracting young people to the party (except Ron Paul of course) I can't help but see a shifting paradigm. Here's an interesting graph showing contributions by donation amount:

http://operationeducation.org/gop2007/donationsize.gif

Our numbers are growing... we have the message that is attracting young people. Our numbers will continue growing. Taking over the GOP is not a far-fetched idea. We need to stay focused. We need to show up, learn the ropes, learn who's who, learn how to debate our points, learn how to socialize and be friendly but stick to our principles. We need to help educate others and be prepared to be educated on some things. We need to find common ground when possible and realize when people are not prepared to listen to certain things.

I think participation in any party is worthwhile, but I believe success of the movement will hinge on the battle in the Republican party. To those that think the Republican party is dying and will just go away, I recommend checking out this book: http://www.amazon.com/dp/0974537616. Just as the Democrats haven't gone away, so too will the Republicans.

All of the above. We create a patriot caucus base in both parties AND form an independent one. With common platforms for reform that transcend the old and corrupt left-right poles.

>Radical monetary / banking reform.
>Radical autonomy for cities and states to re-localize government.
>Complete dismantling of the police/surveillance state.
>Radical rollback of laws impinging on personal liberties.
>Use the Internet to implement popular initiatives. Rewrite the Constitution to allow referendums to overrule Congressional votes, e.g. such as enabling the people the to impeach or to intervene when Constitutional rights are being threatened.

(Actually, representative democracy is really now obsolete and dysfunctional.)

Let the U.S.A revert to a land of hundreds of decentralized, self-determined, self-governing communities.

Work inside both parties to push for these things.

the other will always fix problems just as they have always done. If you don't like your elected officials, a good friend of mine once said, "throw the rascals out". There's no easier way to assure a major shift in policy.

I would like to see a 3rd party primary where we end up with one 3rd party ticket that all 3rd parties get behind to truly give a 3rd option.
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As I have explained in my post here, there is little or no hope winning through that method. All we would be doing is splitting the vote. Since 1858 third parties have done nothing but swayed the vote by siphoning off followers from the Democratic or Republican parties- we still ended up with a BIG party leader. I'm not trying to be offensive to any of you, but don't you guys want to win on something other than luck? Because that is exactly what you would be placing your bets on. Why bet the farm on a risk when there is easier avenues to pursue- which will yield the same but more likely results? Third parties may be a good speaking platform to get ideas out there, but in our modern system I wouldn't bank on them for a win.

How the heck do you get rid of these zionist roaches/leaches/parasites with their endless supplies of money? It's only to continue to get worse until the zionist element is eliminated. Otherwise, you will find yourself choosing between the likes of a Bobby Jindal or Sarah Palin in the next election cycle.

Here is my opinion from an earlier post
http://www.dailypaul.com/node/81137

I don't see us "Working Within" the GOP

I see us "Taking Over" the GOP

There exists a huge chunk of the voters who will only vote R or D, and no matter how much you try to make them see the logic of voting for someone outside of their preferred party - they wont budge, for example -their grandfather voted Republican, their mom voted Republican, and by golly - they vote Republican - even though the party today bears no resemblance to the party their grandfather voted for.

That party identity exists for almost 2/3rds of the voting public - and that is why its so much easier to put liberty candidates in office as R's and D's - We don't have to educate everybody - we just have to PIRATE the SHIP and they will continue to keep it fueled.

“Let a man never stir on his road a step without his weapons of war; for unsure is the knowing when need shall arise of a spear on the way without.” - Odin