Is Ralph Crazy? Or Just A Spoiler?
He's Back! Ralph Nader is running for President of the United States as a Green Party candidate. So there is a third choice in the 04 election other than Bush and Kerry, or Bush and Edwards, or Bush and Sharpton.. Yeah right. I'm sick of the corrupt two party system and all of the corporate interests that are guiding their policies on state and federal levels. America is not being led by the brightest and certainly not the most honest or moral individuals. I think Ralph Nader is genuinely sincere when it comes to the issues he believes in and even though he most definately will not get elected, I'm voting for him.
I voted for Ralph Nader in 2000 after being disgusted with having to choose from Gush or Bore. Living in Alaska I knew where our states Electoral Vote would be going anyways, Bush. I knew then that Ralph would not win the election and we would be ending up with the lesser of two evils, or to quote our president, a Mad Man. So my vote went to the Green Party to help push them closer to getting some federal cash. I don't know who is responsible for writing in this rule, but a political party must get a certain high percent of votes to qualify for future federal funding. No wonder the Republicans and Democrats have ruled for so long.
Some people call him a "Spoiler" and say he's getting in the way. But this is a democracy and America should have more than two choices which look and taste exactly the same. I've heard that Nader was to blame for Gore losing the election in 2000. I've heard Ross Perot was the reason Dole lost to Clinton in 96. GOOD! The Republicans and Democrats do not deserve our votes and they sure as hell havn't earned them. My vote belongs to the man (or woman) most worthy of it. I would so love for Ralph Nader and the Green Party to tear down the two party system, put an end to the bi-partisan politics that have plagued this country for so long.
Why do Americans think that only Politicians should be President? I think those are the worst types of people. I don't want a state Senator or Congressman in office who is only trying to further his own ambitions. I want someone who has spent their life watching out and fighting for people less fortunate. Somebody who is going to make a positive and lasting change for the future of America. Over 35 million Americans living in poverty while the richest 1% of Americans controlls 90% of the wealth. Corporations are ripping off the American people and hiding behind the puppet politicians that they so purposefully purchased.
Right now America has the lowest voter turnout of all mature deomocracies. Only 51% of eligible voters voted in the 2000 election and they were divided into two camps. Now if the 49% of apathetic and disenfranchised Americans rallied around a candidate they believed in, than that candidate could win a landslide victory. His constituents wouldn't be the wealthiest but they could prove to be the most powerful in this nation.
Universal Healthcare
Electoral Reform
Fair Taxation
Free Education
Workers Rights
An End to Poverty
Job Creation
Fair Trade