Chapter 9 Blog

    I would classify myself as being more so Independent but leaning a bit more towards Democrats because I do agree with a few more of the aspects of the Democratic platform over the Republican. Because there are certain aspects of the Democratic views that I don’t completely agree with, I would not limit myself to voting for just a Democratic candidate. It seems as though they are quick to cut military funds and are sometimes a bit wishy-washy on some hot topics.

    I believe that because political parties have been ingrained so far into the interworkings of the electoral process they are important for the way our government currently works. Political parties allow for elections to be a bit more organized and clear cut. If we were to suddenly change this aspect of our process, we would have to start from scratch. I don’t necessarily think the lack of political parties would go over very well presently, unless it was a very gradual change; however, had the U.S. started out without any, it could have been successful. Nonetheless, because of the diversity of opinions, I think parties were almost inevitable.

   Of the lesser known parties, I have chosen the Green party. After reviewing their platforms on certain subjects that are important in my opinion, such as gender equality, decentralizing wealth, economic growth associated with environmental regeneration, and the respect for national diversity. I really liked what the Green party stood for in those aspects.