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This coming election cycles, both 2006 and 2008 portend to be the best opportunity for a third political party such as Libertarians to take a place of prominence on the political scene.
The Republican Party seems to be leaving “the folks” who made them, by becoming more socialist in their actions while still spouting noises of lower taxes and less government.
In the case of the Democrats, it appears that they have run out of ideas and are merely reacting to what the Republicans do and say. They try to be more socialist than the Republicans and attack everything in sight, hoping that by dragging others down it will somehow make them better.
I have read a number of articles that assert that there really isn’t anywhere for the “formerly silent majority” or the “conservatives” to go except a third party, the largest being the “Libertarian Party”.
I expect that I am not alone in my disaffection with the “two party system” as it now exists, and I also suspect, I am not alone in that sense of hope for the future, I experience when I hear and read the thoughts of others outside the conventional political groups.
Most of the best that formerly resided in, the Democrats progressive thoughts of an unobtrusive government that had the daily social interests of the working man in mind, and the Republicans goals of small government, low taxes that engender freedoms to create a better economy for everyone, are now looking for a new party to embrace them.
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Published – Brownsvile Herald December11,2005
The election is over and the comparatively large voter interest, for an election with no candidates, that has been engendered by the confabulation and rumor in the community, over the Public Utilities Board has demonstrated to me that the numbers of informed citizens who care, are growing and becoming more active.
Unfortunately, however you voted, much of the problem is still there; the “city rulers” are essentially still in control of PUB and have the opportunity to use that power to further personal agendas rather than act in the best interests of “Us Folks”.
In the final days of the voting period a “gang of five” also know as “Citizens for Continued Growth” published a not so accurate 1/3rd page advertisement (not cheap) in the Brownsville Herald describing the impact fee as a tax.
As I understand it an impact fee is just that, a fee to reimburse PUB and help finance the costs of additional infrastructure and other expenses needed to provide the additional service required by the new home. Since PUB is city owned, one could consider it a tax; in that context all utility charges would be considered local taxes. I wonder if IRS would also consider them taxes if they were deducted on my tax return!
What is a tax is the $8 million or so in cash and services that PUB provided its city benefactors. Since we the people are paying for them; that is indeed a tax.
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