An Alternative to the “Lesser of Two Evils”
Can two party platforms effectively represent the opinion of 300 million Americans? If so, can you name the candidate who agrees with the majority of Americans on drug policy and defense spending? Better yet, why are President Obama and Governor Romney, clear front runners in the polls, afraid of letting a third-party candidate be heard on the national stage? Surely they could defend their positions against a “fringe”candidate who has no chance of getting elected. Could it be because this “fringe” candidate has a platform that resonates with the American public? In 2008, Obama campaigned on a platform of respecting states’ rights on medical marijuana. Yet, as of today his administration has raided four times the number of medical marijuana dispensaries as his Republican predecessor. According to Gallup, a majority of Americans now want to legalize marijuana and a whopping 75 percent support medical marijuana. If this is something that most Americans want, why are neither of the candidates who supposedly represent the interests of the majority of the U.S. public talking about it? Sadly, it’s because neither agrees with most Americans on ending the war on drugs or cutting military spending. Obama’s administration currently spends $1 billion more on the military than President George W. Bush ever did, and if Romney were elected, he would raise it $2 billion more than Obama. So, if I’m one of the 39...
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