I'm annoyed

[kandrathe]

But in the U.S. aren't you forced to vote for one of the two available unscrupulous bastards?

Over here, we are not able to kick them out, but we can force a large number of unscrupulous bastards to get a consensus before passing law, hence gaining three years of legislation free politics.  Currently I think we have a coalition of five unscrupulous bastards (and their parties)... there has been no new legislation so far this term :P
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When the two parties system only comprises unscrupulous (I'd add; self serving) bastards, then it gives rise to new political parties. George Washington was a Federalist, and Thomas Jefferson was a Democratic-Republican. There have been seven 3-way presidential races in my lifetime; So, who knows? What do our Democrats or Republicans stand for anymore? With global industrialization, how important are farmer/labor unions as a national political force? Who supports a smaller federal government?