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Show have to compete by conking up conflicting ideals. and standing tall for Imagine that A political season that includes flashes of enlightenment Europe won't even recognize us. First, So you have the guts to vote neither Democrat or Republican. Probably not. Most voters are, to use Michael Kinsley's term, big babies. They vote the guy who promises more government bennies. Taxes go up. Voters are dismayed. So they vote for the guy who promises lower taxes. Then five bennies are cut Now they're angry. I'm different I've never voted for a winning president in my life and am as proud as can be. My first visit to the voting booth left me depressed at my choice tor president (Someone told me. you don't vote for Nixon the Vietnam War will go on forever." He was correct I didn't and it did.) d In good conscience I could not endorse either Hubert Humphrey by LBJ, d Richard Richard Nixon or Nixon, a a scary man when by let's get a GENUINE SECOND PARTY If (hand-picke- By David Swift wrong-heade- (hand-picke- d) scary man). there was a third candidate printed on five ballot, In type every bit as small and black as the others. Forgot his name but his party affiliation rang a pleasant bell: By golly, "Don't throw away your vote. That's the stupidest advice in all of politics. It's an insult to those of us who won't settle for a o president More important, it's the only way out of the mess we've created. If we are to save the republic, we must get rid of Republicans. To revive democracy we must dispatch the Democrats. Do we need a third party? Nope. We have those. We have fourth and fifth parties, even. so-s- Libertarian Party. I've voted for the Libertarian presidential candidate ever since. You should too. This time his name is Harry Browne. If, for once, enough Americans dared to support a thinking and principled man like Harry Browne (and not partially clued if poseur Ross Into a torrent. Perot) we might start a ripple that turns well-meani- ng This is a plea fin a bone fide second party. Take yourself bade to the moment you learnt there was such a thing as Congress, and that Congress is good because it makes die laws for a nation that is good. Now recall the moment you realized that Congress is in fact corrupt Its corruption is is an integral part of the process because graft has been systemic several relatively comforting names. Speaker's fee, honorariums, soft money. given Every politician gloats that his opponent accepts filthy lucre. His own filthy lucre is different it's a consulting fee, he claims, or, if you corner him, an innocent dinner date. Politicians owe a lot to corruption. It's an issue that gets them elected, then it's a source of loot to keep them elected. off-han- Vote-buyi- ng d, How do we mitigate this fundamental form of corruption? It won't be easy as long as hungry dogs run the sausage factory but the solution is amazingly simple. Let us make rid of the expert practitioners. They're easy to spot. They're either Democrats or Republicans. Anyone who feels that the Democratic Party and the G QP are distinguishable suffer from a tragic attention deficiency. They've been letting the daily political press do their thinking- The press must toe the bottom line. It depends on this and countless other modem myths. (Coke or Pepsi?) The Republican Party was radical once upon a time. It was formed so Abe Lincoln could lead us out of slavery. (Think of all the problems we would not have if our Southern ancestors had not been so cotton-pickilazy.) The Democrats too have a noble past. They formed 160 years ago to stem a loss of states' rights and to promote expansion of the western frontier. And today? Both parties have done a ISO from their formative years. Worse, both parties are moderate to the point of flaccidness. They are pretty much the same: The GOP and Democratic Party both believe in welfare aplenty it's just a question of whether rich or poor better deserve it. Both like to make war because, as ever, nothing else stimulates the private sector as well in terms of money and for getting heroic face time. Both parties endeavor to place distinct limits on personal liberties; Republicans want to control what you do in private while Democrats want to control the way you act in public. Both are inherently corrupt by sheer dint of being around too long. And that final matter item is the crux: if we put one major party or the other out to pasture (and I don't care which), allowing a new party that spouts distinct principles, ideals, and intentions, the political waters will once more be clear. The surviving party will - n' taxpayer-supporte- d Most people out West are Libertarians and don't even know lb You want less government? You think you're personally qualified to choose what you may rat, drink, smoke, and wear? You want the federal budget run more like a business, less like a frat house slush during Spring Break? 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