The
crises that we face do demand bold solutions. The participation of a third
party candidate in the debates could force into the open a new stance on
critical issues. This is often what third parties accomplished in the
pre-debate past when the press covered the campaigns of third party candidates,
bringing their policy proposals into the public arena.
Many will
make the argument that we have to choose the lesser of two evils because if we
actually voted "Green" it would be
tantamount to throwing our votes away. Following this advice has only served to
move the Democratic Party further and further to the right.
What if
the Greens received enough votes to relegate the Republicans -- or the Democrats
-- to third party status?
What if
the Greens received enough votes to deny all three parties a majority in the
Electoral College as required by our Constitution?
What if?
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