http://www.spanglishgringo.com/weblog/2006/07/20/not-crossing-the-party-line/ Stories, thoughts & insights on Jesus, college students, and the Bible; Los Angeles, immigration, politics, ethnicity and culture, and also about my daughter Isabel - from a spanglish gringo father living in, learning from, leading & loving life in East L.A. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:18:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 http://www.spanglishgringo.com/weblog/2006/07/20/not-crossing-the-party-line/#comment-563 Steve Marks Sat, 22 Jul 2006 01:08:27 +0000 http://www.spanglishgringo.com/weblog/2006/07/20/not-crossing-the-party-line/#comment-563 Scott, this is a very interesting quote, and I'm glad you posted it. Far too often it's as though intelligent, thoughtful debate on important policy issues has gone by the wayside in this country. And thoughtful, nuanced ideas about complicated issues are too easily dismissed. I'm pretty sure the founding fathers never intended nor wanted a 2-party ruling system in the USA (I think I remember learning that in high school government class) -- and it makes sense why. Scott, this is a very interesting quote, and I’m glad you posted it. Far too often it’s as though intelligent, thoughtful debate on important policy issues has gone by the wayside in this country. And thoughtful, nuanced ideas about complicated issues are too easily dismissed. I’m pretty sure the founding fathers never intended nor wanted a 2-party ruling system in the USA (I think I remember learning that in high school government class) — and it makes sense why.

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