Is there a point where America becomes a one-party state?

[Taxi Driver]

Is there a point, in terms of losses in Congress and White House, where America will become a one-party state? I think that if the GOP widens its gap in the House and Senate it will be able to pass whatever laws it wants to make it easier for them to win elections. It will also be easier for Bush to get away with things like the CIA scandal. After a certain point, America will be under total control of the Republican Party.

[Nay]

1. Depends on what happens in the 2004 election.

If these criminals stay in power by whatever means (voting fraud, idiots voting for them, another 9/11), then we can safely answer 'yes' to that question.

[Kitsune]

2. We already are a one-party state

Well, a 1.5 party state... we have Republicans, and we have Democrats who want to be Republicans.

I'd really like an opposition party...

[DBoon]

4. Like what Lenin did

When the Bolsheviks absorbed some of the other radical Russian parties?

[Kamika]

3. there is a risk

If one party becomes alot larger then 50% lets say 70% things wont look good. I wouldnt wish that even if it was the democratic party

[AntiCoup2K4]

5. Oh, I don't know about that.....

True, if the Democrats controlled everything all the time, it might get a little boring, but right now, about 12 straight years of the White House, and both houses of Congress would be just about the right amount of time to fix the damage that BCE/PNAC has done.

[Kamika]

9. my point

Is that i would never want the US to be a one party state even if it was the democrats in power, if there would be only one party there would never be anyone to critize the ones in power.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

6. Usually, when one party gets a huge majority

there is infighting amongst the people of that party. You see that in the circus known as Texas redistricting. The GOP is firmly in power, but it is the GOP that is now keeping the redistricting from going through.

I think you can see a fracturing of the California GOP soon. Ahnold is far too liberal for the right wingers, and if he can't fix the fiscal mess (and I don't think an audit is going to find the money to fund the voter-mandated educational reforms), the fiscal conservatives are going to be mad, too. There will be finger-pointing and a falling out.

I don't think Bush is smart enough to keep his party together. And with the spooks on his tail, I don't think he will have an easy time of it for the rest of the time he's in the White House.

[qwertyMike]

7. Sorry

But America has always been a one party state.
Dems & Repubs are 2 sides of the same coin.
Both have the blessing of and benefit the ruling elites. Global people. They don't care who's in power. Unless it's Naderrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[tom_paine]

8. We are already living in a de facto Empire

The fish always rots from the head down. Right now, we are witnessing what, if the Busheviks remain unhalted, is the final dismantling of the Democratic Party.

The Busheviks have now "reorganized" the Law Enforcement Branches and stuffed them with Bushevik Loyalists, Freepers, Dittoheads, and other Dangerous Types, I have absolutely no doubt.

This is just like when the Roman Emperor Tiberius picked off his political enemies one-by-one accusing them of treason, banishing or killing them judicially.

Thank God we live in "kinder and gentler" times.

Eventually, though, Tiberius lead to Caligula, and all of Rome suffered, not just the "Leftist Aristocracy".

I fear we will follow their example. I fear we cannot help but do so.

But I am NOT giving up! It might not turn out that way! NEVER GIVE UP!

[DuctapeFatwa]

10. Yes, some time ago we became a one party state

There are two "branches" of the party to give people the illusion that they have a choice. People like thinking they have a choice.

[snippy]

11. That has always been Turd Blossom Rove's dream and long term plan.

http://bnfp.org/neighborhood/Lemann_Rove_NYM.htm