Our political future?

Unity08 is a fascinating attempt to reshape the next presidential election by nominating a president and vice-president in an online convention. According to Unity08, this ticket will be “headed by a woman and/or man from each major party or by an independent who presents a Unity Team from both parties.”

Here is a section of their belief statement:

In our opinion, Crucial Issues include: Global terrorism, our national debt, our dependence on foreign oil, the emergence of India and China as strategic competitors and/or allies, nuclear proliferation, global climate change, the corruption of Washington’s lobbying system, the education of our young, the health care of all, and the disappearance of the American Dream for so many of our people.

By contrast, we consider gun control, abortion and gay marriage important issues, worthy of debate and discussion in a free society, but not issues that should dominate or even crowd our national agenda.

Note that I’m not endorsing this party - I’m just beginning to learn about them. But I think it is possible that something like this could work.

June 3, 2006 · Filed Under Culture

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