When I think of unions, I think that there is a time, or was a time, in American history to where they were valid and necessary. However, many unions have gotten so large, and their demands on companies, so big, that it really puts a stranglehold on the respective company. I think of political parties as analogous to unions…political parties are formed out of special interests of a constituency (or group) of people, and in the same way that I see unions as putting strangleholds on companies, I see political parties putting on governance.

With so many voting, and pledging allegiance based on party-line agendas, I believe that honest and sincere votes are often compromised; and the overall good of the country has become secondary to a party’s self serving, and vested interests. Parties have also caused great division among the people, and stagnation in modern day policy-making.