Chapter 9 Blog

I identify most with the Democratic Party, because I believe that people have the right to make their own choices, free of government interaction. I read the party platform, and I could not find anything with which I disagreed. I suppose this is why I identify with the Democratic Party; I cannot find anything in the platform that I am opposed to.

I do not think political parties are a necessity, but I look at it as labeling different point of views. I think that if political parties did not exist, that government and politics would still operate the same way as it does now. People who believe in the ability of others to make their own choices free of government interaction are given the label Democrats; People who want the government to uphold traditional moralities are labeled Republicans. People will have similar views or agree with the candidates’ views, so I feel that political parties are just giving people with similar views a label.

I researched and found that I agree with views of the Independence Party. I also found out that Governor Jesse Ventura created the party after leaving the Reform Party in 2000. The views of  the Independence Party is for campaign refinance and is pro-choice, pro-gay rights, pro-medical marijuana, pro-gun rights and fiscally moderate. The Independence Party consists of separately organized state affiliates in Florida, Illinois and Minnesota with no central national leadership. The reason I identify most with them is because of their belief in the right of the people to make their own choices.

I commented on the blogs of Katelyn Dozier, Mathew Cooper, and Robert Johnson.