How Do You Fix the United States? A Non-Partisan Government.
The first U.S. President, George Washington, knew the dangers of political parties in September 1796. In his farewell address he said, “serves always to distract the public councils and enfeeble the public administration. It agitates the community with ill-founded jealousies and false alarms, kindles the animosity of one part against another, foments occasionally riot and insurrection.” [1] He believed disagreements between political parties weakened the government. To this day, he is the only President not to represent or be a member of a political party to our detriment. Sadly, he was predicting our future. It is not too late to change our path and follow his guidance.
There is no denying the United States is in trouble. Not since the mid-19th century leading to the Civil War has our country seen such a divide. It doesn’t seem too long ago the country united, heavy with pride, after the events of 9/11. But, a series of events since then has completely split us. A two-party system allows for a deep divide to occur quickly. The parties are not only involved, they run the entire country. They are private organizations who should not have this level of authority and power.
We have two parties to represent 340 million people, 50 states, and several territories. While dozens of other parties exist, not a single one has…
