Little Hawk, you wrote:

"The only way you, as a people, could become totally rational and truly free is IF THE DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN PARTIES CEASED TO EXIST! And if all other parties likewise ceased to exist, and you voted for individual people instead, and formed a goverment which worked as a circle of equals, not as a house divided against itself."

There is so much truth to that. Why do we feel the need to identify ourselves as either a Republican or Democrat here? And the dominance of these parties continues to silence other voices.

Any ideas on how to change this?

MA