| There is one benefit to joining the Libertarian Party over being a registered independent, even if you're not wild about them. The government doesn't respond to anything unless you bash it over the head with a brick and one of those bricks is sheer numbers of dissatisfied people. It's pretty obvious the government will stay hijacked by the two big parties and the Libertarian party doesn't have the muscle to take anything away from them. However, the more people who sign on to ONE identifiable party, as opposed to aimless, disgruntled voters registering independent, the larger the party will become and that will be noticed more than independents.
I for one am registered L.P. because, although I disagree with a lot of the party's positions it is nevertheless the one party that comes closest to my political philosophy. I believe if you hope to gain ANYTHING with your one piddling vote, being a registered independent means your vote is already wasted. I'm not selling the L.P. and I really don't care which alternative party you belong to as long as it IS a recognized party. |