A treatise of four parts:



Part one a general appeal:

SO as of 7/27/2016 we are all aware of the DNC election rigging, Hilary’s numerous issues and Trumps numerous issues. I think out side a certain bent of highly gynocentric voters most people don’t want to vote for Hillary given the givens so much as vote against Trump.

My proposal and appeal to Libertarian, Berniecrats, and Green party voters Is this: Let’s face some hard facts, given the givens a third part as it stand now likely won’t get elected and only serves as a spoiler. What I recommend is a cololaitional party like rallied around the libertarian ticket as they are the only third party on the ballot in all fifty states. What this would do is serve as mandate to congress to fix the elections. I propose such coalitional platform would look like this:

1. Get rid of First past the post (FTPT) elections, and the electoral college. These are both legitimate hindrances to third (or more) party runs in the U.S. and maintain a false dichotomy of a 2 party system and a narrowed Overton Window of debate if a real debate is even possible now.



2. Publicly financed election, nothing has done more to slowly throttled our Federal Republic than money (overtly and covertly) in politics. This simply needs to be done away with. I would also recommend that all debates be held on CSPAN a publicly owned (and neutral) network. Also as a part of this for parties to appear in debates and qualify for fair coverage (equal air time), the requirement would be lowered from 15% percent poll numbers nationwide to 5%.

3. An alteration to the format for all federal election debates. This would change the debated from what mess/popularity contest we have now to formal debates in the Oxford Style; where one motion is debated in 2 heats (proposition and rebuttal). This will shift the nature of debate from the fact free pro wrestling esque popularity contests that they are now to debates with formalized rules and time to really flesh out policy.

Sounds great but why would Green party, Libertarians, and Berniecrats come together? Simple the two party system and attendant problems are killing the nation. People who don’t fit in ideologically are told to shut up and fall in line or not vote. The power structures are ossified, entrenched, and killing the republic.

So heres the plan, Berniecrats Green and Libertarians form a coalition party to fix the system. Nothing else matters until the system is fixed. I’m not suggesting that for four years this triad will make for comfortable bedfellows, but it will make comfortable enough bedfellows to get elected, and make honest change.

So what does every have to gain from this?

Part 2 Libertarians

The libertarian party is the only ticket on all the ballot in all fifties states. It’s your bat and ball right? Not as much as you think. The last poll I checked puts libertarians at 13%. Not nearly enough to clinch the nomination, not even enough to get on the debate stage. The brass tax is you can't win right now with out a larger coalition, so for one term should this idea go forward I suggest and ideological truce to push through meaningful reform which yes require using the Libertarian party ticket. (Also the libertarian party would look like the savior of the republic.)

You may be saying well what if XYZ happen and we win the presidency? My answer you will see you party taken over by big government Republican L.i.n.o.s sans religious orthodoxy. All the crony capitalism you rage against will just flood right on to your doorstep. Your party will be co-opted by former republican like rats fleeing a sinking ship. Then you will become the re-brand of the republicans sans religion as the new second party. Do you really want to be the next set of republicans? I didn’t think so.

I know other are aspects of this platform that will likely rub you the wrong way but we can see the affects of not properly regulated elections with unlimited campaign contributions via super pacs has caused. If there is one thing to regulate its elections. I think we can agree or compromise on that.

Oh I almost forgot, getting rid of the two party system this way will make make everything more competitive and better for consumers, or in other words the voters voters.

Part 3 Green party

Lets be frank, Jill Stein in polling at 3-5%, Berniecrats will likely jump to Stien over the Clinton/DNC debacle, but it won’t be enough. At most it will cancel out the spoiling form the libertarians on the republican side (which may attract a few sanders voters any way). Green needs this to be competitive at national level after the reforms are passed. What stein offers is left wing buy in and legitimization from the left wing on this audacious coalition.

Part 4 Berniecrats

You bring the weight of about 40-50 percent of the democratic party and aligned independents. You have the on the ground expertise and possibly even networks still in place which they other parties involved may lack. Also many of you come from activist backgrounds. You are the foot soldiers to the Libertarians infrastructure. You want change? Well here is your chance. Lay down your ideological grievances with the Libertarians and join with them to form coalition for better representation in government. This is the change that you might be able to make to save the republic. Remember the enemies of my enemies is my friend.

Conclusion

So are you in? There will never be a better chance to fix the election as there is now. The Democratic party is all but destroyed, Trump is strong (but still very unliked), and people hate the two party system. So let’s strike in November while the iron is hot.