There is nothing in the US Constitution about political parties, but they emerged almost immediately after the United States government was founded in 1789. So apparently there is a need for their existence. The problem now is that Republicans and Democrats, despite their differences on other domestic issues, are in complete agreement to continue making it very difficult for third parties to be equally empowered as the 2 parties are. In the wide political spectrum from the far Right to the far Left, only 2 parties have a voice, which is not democratic.
How could we ultimately maximize democracy? Ideally we need to equally empower at least the 7 largest political parties and allow them to be proportionately represented in a unicameral federal legislature. But to adopt a unicameral federal legislature would require a constitutional convention to create a new US Constitution. With a requirement of 7 political parties proportionately represented, a bicameral federal legislature would make it too difficult to pass new laws and amendments, which is why a unicameral legislature would be much better. In articles listed below under Sources, I show how a constitutional convention to completely rewrite the US Constitution could be implemented with total fairness.
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There are 435 members in the current US House of Representatives based on population, which is a good thing. But how democratic is it to even have a US Senate in which the state of Wyoming, for example, has the same number of senators as the state of California? The US Senate and the Electoral College need to be abolished if our goal is to maximize democracy.
If the people were allowed to decide through a plebiscite whether they wanted to see televised future presidential debates between the 7 largest national political parties, don’t you think the majority would say yes? The people should also be allowed to periodically decide if they want a constitutional convention, having looked at some proposed new constitutions and proposed methods for implementing a constitutional convention. Thomas Jefferson thought we should have a new constitution with every new generation.
To consider this discussion of maximizing democracy through a new constitution, it may be helpful to summarize a few historical events that led up to the establishment of the current US Constitution.
The Parliament of Great Britain passed the punitive Intolerable Acts which caused the Boston Tea Party to occur. Then the British Navy implemented a blockade of Boston Harbor.
Twelve delegates from the 13 colonies then decided to form a meeting, which became known as the First Continental Congress. The First Continental Congress met for about 7 weeks in the fall of 1774 in Philadelphia.
After the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the delegates met again at the Second Continental Congress which began meeting on May 10, 1775 and disbanded on May 1, 1781. During this period, on July 4, 1776, the 56 delegates to the Second Continental Congress adopted the United States Declaration of Independence.
The Declaration of Independence is the founding document of the United States. The Declaration explains to the world why the Thirteen Colonies regarded themselves as independent sovereign states no longer subject to British colonial rule.
The 56 delegates who signed the Declaration of Independence came to be known as the nation’s Founding Fathers, and the Declaration has become one of the most circulated, reprinted, and influential documents in world history.
After the Declaration of Independence was signed and adopted in 1776, the fighting of the American Revolution continued another 5 years until the Revolutionary War ended in 1781.
The Second Continental Congress successfully managed the war effort, drafted the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, and adopted the Articles of Confederation, which was our first constitution.
The Articles of Confederation were created November 15, 1777, ratified February 2, 1781, became effective on March 1, 1781, and they were superseded on March 4, 1789 by the US Constitution.
The government under the Articles of Confederation was considered to be weak, and there was a desire for a stronger federal government.
The Constitution of the United States is considered our second constitution. The drafting of the US Constitution, often referred to as its framing, was completed at the Constitutional Convention, which assembled at Independence Hall in Philadelphia between May 25 and September 17, 1787.
The US Constitution was created on September 17, 1787, and was ratified on June 21, 1788 by 9 of the 13 states. It became effective on March 4, 1789 when the new stronger federal government began with George Washington as the first president.
The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States.
The US Constitution has been in operation for 235 years since 1789. Can you imagine having the same type of washing machine for 235 years?
A few years ago, I wrote a proposal for a new constitution called the Third Constitution of the United States after the Articles of Confederation and the current constitution. Yes, it’s true if we just followed the constitution we have now, things would be a lot better. But if we want to maximize freedom and democracy, it will require a new constitution.
The 7 archetypical political parties in the United States could be described as 1) Republican, 2) Democratic, 3) Libertarian, 4) Green, 5) Socialist, 6) the Constitution Party, and 7) the Anarchists who normally don’t form political parties. Anarchists are not fond of hierarchically-controlled organizations like the government, the military, and the police. They may value rules based on Natural Law but not authoritative rulers.
All 7 of these political archetypes deserve to be understood, but 5 of them have been almost completely ignored. If we can understand these 7 archetypes and give each one a public voice, we will increase our chances of living in an open, democratic, ever-improving, and happier society. It would be interesting to see how much these 7 archetypes correspond to the actual 7 largest national political parties in the United States.
What has been the greatest obstacle to achieving world peace since 1948? The Zionist State of Israel, supported and financed by the United States. Today it is very unfortunate and unfair that many talking heads are saying that anyone who opposes Zionism is antisemitic, and nothing could be further from the truth.
The Jewish Zionist State of Israel was created in 1948 in Palestine where the vast majority of people living there were Palestinians. Palestinian Arabs, Jews, and Christians got along just fine in Palestine until Zionist Jews started emerging on the scene. The Zionist Jews gradually and systematically took over the place, displacing and eliminating the existing Arab Muslim and Christian inhabitants through a process called ethnic cleansing. Today the Zionist Israeli Jews, supported and financed by the United States, are committing genocide in Gaza.
Having seriously considered the best arguments for and against Zionism, I believe Zionism is evil. Contrary to what some Christians believe, I don’t believe a loving God would support Zionism. My website World Without Empire . com has several articles and videos for and against Zionism.
Regarding imperialism, the late John Pilger expresses my sentiments as stated from this article: “In my lifetime, the United States has overthrown or attempted to overthrow more than 50 governments, mostly democracies. It has interfered in democratic elections in 30 countries. It has dropped bombs on the people of 30 countries, most of them poor and defenseless. It has attempted to murder the leaders of 50 countries. It has fought to suppress liberation movements in 20 countries.” Today both Republicans and Democrats support an interventionist foreign policy, contrary to what our founding fathers advised.
The US Constitution does not say anything about implementing public schools. Considering all the current disagreements about the public schools, the best solution is just eliminate them altogether. That would be much better than the voucher plan or having more “school choice,” managed by the State. Throughout my teaching career, I advocated neighborhood control of neighborhood public schools, but now in my retirement I would say, if we want to create a more educated society in today’s world of the internet, then we need to abolish the public schools and compulsory education.
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John Taylor Gatto strongly opposed the public schools, yet he was voted New York’s best teacher-of-the-year more than once. In this video, he tells about how he discovered the “Six Purposes [or Functions] of Schooling,” as laid down in 1917. “The first is the adjustive function: Schools are to establish fixed habits of reaction to authority!” None of the 6 purposes stated that we should learn how to question authority, or that we should learn how to learn. If you watch this 12-minute video, you will learn that the other 5 purposes of schooling are almost as appalling as the first.
Eliminating the public schools would dramatically reduce taxes and put a greater burden on parents, but it is better to turn such matters over to the free market than to have the government get involved. If the government just gave money to parents with no strings attached for their children’s education, unscrupulous individuals could take advantage of that policy. Having loving and educated parents who love each other is the best thing a child can have. Let us explore ways to achieve that without resorting to the government’s agenda and control.
Abolishing the US Constitution, Zionism, imperialism, and the public schools are the 4 most important ways to maximize freedom and democracy.
Related, previous articles I have written on these topics, and complete files of articles and videos are copied and pasted below from my website World Without Empire . com.
Sources
Why a One-State Solution Is Better than a Two-State Solution in Palestine-Israel–May 29, 2024
Christians, Muslims, and Jews for a Secular One-State Solution in Palestine-Israel–May 22, 2024
More Churches Need to Support a Secular One-State Solution in Palestine-Israel–March 7, 2024
Not All Christians and Jews Support Zionism–Articles and Videos
Israel-Hamas War–From a Pro Palestinian Perspective–Articles and Videos
Israel-Hamas War–From a Pro Israel Perspective–Articles and Videos
Geopolitics and Imperialism–Articles and Videos
U.S. Imperialism Specifically–Articles and Videos
Educational Philosophy of John Taylor Gatto–Articles and Videos
The Framers of the US Constitution Never Told Us How to Properly Abolish It–March 9, 2021
Third Constitution of the United States–June 17, 2019
The Most Democratic Way to Have a Constitutional Convention–June 21, 2019
The New Article V For This Generation–June 17, 2019
New Culture, New Constitution, New Everything–June 30, 2019
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