Originally Posted by Robbie

And I don't think there was EVER supposed to be only 2 "sides" to begin with.

The Republican and Democratic parties have taken over our govt. plain and simple.

"The United States Constitution has never formally addressed the issue of political parties. The Founding Fathers did not originally intend for American politics to be partisan. In Federalist Papers No. 9 and No. 10, Alexander Hamilton and James Madison, respectively, wrote specifically about the dangers of domestic political factions. In addition, the first President of the United States, George Washington, was not a member of any political party at the time of his election or throughout his tenure as president. Furthermore, he hoped that political parties would not be formed, fearing conflict and stagnation"

These days the govt. controlled media tells us that ANY candidate who isn't a Republican or a Democrat is not a "serious candidate" and can not win an election. And we're all conditioned to believe that and so it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.