Some Questions for Independent Voters, Democracy Advocates and T...

Courtesy Donklephant  Fri, 01/15/2010 - 11:22am

Is it possible to have political organization that isn’t a political party ?

Can people impact policy without being organized as a voting bloc? How do you fight the power of entrenched corrupt partisan organizations without becoming one of them?

Where does the issue of power come in? How can independents break out of paralysis ?

What is “personal democracy”? Isn’t democracy by definition collective, and thus requires organization?

Why do most minor parties object to open primaries?...


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