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    The People's Party: Third Party Politics
    The People's Party: Third Party Politics
    The People's Party: Third Party Politics
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    The People's Party: Third Party Politics

    By Jesse Steele

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    We agree on so much. Let's not lose our nation over our few differences. Here is an outline of the situation and a few good word pictures to help us move forward, including seashells and pizza parties. Let's have at it. It's time for The People's Party! @Peoples3Party http://peoples3party.com

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJesse Steele
    Release dateSep 19, 2013
    ISBN9781301112050
    The People's Party: Third Party Politics
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    Jesse Steele

    Today's news, yesterday.TM I'm an American writer in Asia who wears many hats. I learned piano as a kid, studied Bible in college, and currently do podcasting, web contenting, cloud control, and brand design. I like golf, water, speed, music, kung fu, art, and stories.

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      The People's Party - Jesse Steele

      The People’s Party:

      Third Party Politics

      Jesse Steele

      Smashwords Edition

      Copyright © 2013-2018 Jesse Steele

      Any part of this book may be copied, printed, or otherwise reproduced on the condition that it remains unedited and that the author, title, and subtitles (where applicable) are cited. In critical works, an entire paragraph must be quoted within normal, main content, perhaps using block quoting, with proper referencing, preceding comment and critique, which may make use of multiple selected quotes thereafter. On no condition may statements be modified and ascribed to the work or its author. Quotes via social or limited media, such as Twitter, do not need any citation nor do they need to be complete. If reprinting more than 15%, the following statement must precede the above Copyright statement, which must also be included:

      This book is redistributed in accordance to the copyright statement herein. The original publication is The People’s Party" by Jesse Steele. "

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      ISBN: 978-130-111-205-0

      2018 Notes

      The bulk of this book was written in 2013 with minor changes and edits in the years that followed. In 2018, the chapter was added: The Need for Rules & Constitutions.

      For my country

      Table of Contents

      For my country

      Introduction

      The Need for Rules & Constitutions

      The Need for Political Change

      Slavery and Prejudice

      The Shell of American Politics

      Common Crust

      Recipe for a Great Party

      Backfiring Institutions

      Let’s Party

      About the Author

      Introduction

      After the Constitutional Convention, a bystander asked Benjamin Franklin, What hath you wrought?

      He replied, A Republic, if you can keep it.

      America’s form of government is not a Democracy, where all of the people vote on every law, something my father described as tyranny of the masses. Nor is it a Republic where politicians vote on all laws, on behalf of the people. Nor is it a Democratic-Republic, which is some combination of the two. America’s government is A Republic if you can keep it.

      In order to function, citizens must remain very active in the passage and rejection of every law, regardless of whether a law is voted on by the people or by politicians. The health of this nation is directly related to the involvement of ordinary folk.

      Think about the concept of separation of powers used in framing the US Constitution. Checks and balances are a great idea. But, political parties tend to have little accountability within themselves. So, it might be a good idea to have separation of powers applied, not only to the government, but to a political party itself. You may see this theme throughout the book.

      I wrote this at the request of a friend. As he interacts with an ever growing number of politically-inclined young people, the People’s Party has often come up as my solution to America’s problems.

      One day he said, Just write an article so I can have something to present.

      Here it is.

      This not a complete road map for a political party in the United States. The very concept of the People’s Party is that it needs to be from the people.

      Laws must be written and reviewed by society at large, not crafted by an elite few behind closed doors that invite backroom deals. So it is with political parties, which affect those laws. The people must be involved from the ground up. Anything else is elitism.

      There was, at one time, a People’s Party in America. It won a few elections and served to address the neglected needs of its day. After this purpose, the party drifted into the history books. Perhaps it’s time to revive the People’s Party on a larger scale, a little different this time, and, in doing so, revive our nation.

      This booklet is about a party of the people. It outlines how we may come together to make it happen, but, if the people so determine, any and all of these ideas can be changed. In this, truly, lies the essence that can make a party of, by, and for the people.

      The Need for Rules & Constitutions

      It used to go without mention, but American society has crumbled to a point where the obvious isn’t obvious anymore. Rules are

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