E11 - The Two Party System

The two-party system in the US is breaking down the country. With Democrats and Republicans dominating all levels of government, people are realizing that the parties don’t represent them anymore. Politicians are not working for the people, but instead to promote themselves and their careers. Given the current political climate, what role can third parties play in winning back the country? In today’s episode of the Pod Bless America Podcast, Jim and Dan talk about the US political parties - the known and the not-so-familiar, how American electoral politics have been dominated by two major parties, and why third parties can be a way to win back the country. Enjoy! In This Episode1:09 - The starting point of either the Democrats or Republicans taking control of Congress 6:25 - How an article from the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) is all hypocritical 11:55 - Presidents of the United States and their political parties 15:15 - The Libertarian platform 22:01 - The top 10 party values for the Green Party 25:15 - 7 principles of the Constitutional Party 27:17 - Standards of the Independent American Party 30:34 - A conversation with Steve of the Independent American Party 38:18 - Jim's perspective on the rights of individuals 41:05 - Steve's views about the federal government Favorite Quotes"And now you're saying, 'Well you know what, primaries don't matter. I'm going to vote in the general. That's the one that matters.' But the time you get to the general, you got two bad candidates. So we continue to elect the same bad candidates who are in it for themselves, except in all this lobbyist money. They're not in it for you anymore. They're in it just to make leviathan get bigger and more powerful until you can't stop them. And that's where we're at right now." - Jim Larkin "The Republicans and Democrats are going to destroy this country and there's going to come to a point where we need to break away. And the third party is the way to do it." - Jim Larkin "There is a higher power that gives you rights as a human being that cannot be taken away by government. So I don't know if I'm necessarily opposed to them saying that the constitution was created from inspiration from God. I'm not the most religious guy, but I don't have a problem with that." - Jim Larkin "People have gotten away. Morality has gotten away. You can't argue the fact that you take the church out of society and society goes Sodom and Gomorrah. I'm not the most religious guy, but I do believe that the 10 commandments are a good way to live your life." - Jim Larkin "The way to win this country back is through the states. You need to start getting rid of the dead weight and your state legislatures start electing legislators that understand state sovereignty who are willing to stand up to the federal government." - Jim Larkin Check out and engage with the Independent American PartyWebsiteFacebookTwitter Engage with Pod Bless America PodcastEmail: [email protected] Listen to more episodes of the Pod Bless America PodcastApple PodcastsSpotifyGoogle Podcasts