The California GOP: A Democrat’s Best Friend
In yet another move towards making themselves a narrowly based party in perpetual minority status, the California Republican party today voted to reprimand the six state legislators who voted in favor of the recent budget deal. This move denies the officials financial support from the party in the 2010 campaign.
As I stated previously, I am no fan of tax increases and am very much in sympathy with the lower tax agenda. But I am also a realist and recognize that to cut a deficit amounting to more than a third of the total budget, you simply cannot make it with budget cuts only.
Indeed I have seen interviews with some of the six who indicated that they were privately told that other GOP legislators told them they agreed with the need for tax hikes but would have to vote with the party line to stay in office.
It is yet another reason I sometimes feel the need to change parties, I just am not sure any side is worth going to these days.
Anybody up for forming a third party ?
I’ll even run for something if we get it going.
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I'd love to form a third party- socially liberal and fiscally conservative. Not for or against tax increases, but for common sense when balancing a budget. The government has to have a source of income for projects and that is taxes. I am under no illusion that it is as easy as it sounds….
Why? that sounds just like the Democratic Party!
Both the GOP and Democrats are only fiscally conservative when the other party is in power. We need a party that will actually live up to their principles. I too am essentially fiscally conservative/socially liberal but sadly I don't think there are enough of us around to win any elections.
stockboySf,
It is impossible for a political party to be socially liberal but fiscally conservative. Being socially liberal in the U.S. means that you support the government cleaning up the messes people make of their own lives. That requires a huge amount of government spending. there is nothing fiscally conservatives about the Democrats (See California).
I think a lot of Western states have viable Libertarian Parties. Well, sort of viable, for a third party. I'm not sure about California.
They may already have a certain amount of infrastructure, like ballot access and fund-raising networks. You could probably get into officially-sanctioned debates and town-hall meetings. You wouldn't have to reinvent the wheel.
Theoretically, Libertarians are socially liberal, fiscally conservative.
And they are often looking for respectable candidates. As a practicing attorney, they'd probably give you some serious consideration. If you are actually serious about running for office, this might be a good place to start..