I have extensive knowledge of what happened in the Reform Party in 1996 when Ross Perot ran for President, and then Pat Buchanan’s attempt in 2000 and I can tell you that the two major parties were very afraid. There was court case after court case right here in Florida to determine ballot access. It was because of the Reform Party that third parties are able to get ballot access in the state of Florida today, with no thanks to the Democratic and Republican Party.

People have been duped into believing that they have choices when they really don’t. What continues to challenge the two-party duopoly are third parties and independent candidates. During the earlier years before the Democratic Party and the Republic Party became the duopoly, parties and candidates could place themselves on the ballot with few restrictions.

Today this is not the case and third parties have to fight for their right to run candidates. Those of you who have complained about Iran’s elections, has it really been any different here? We haven’t had the rioting because the American people have become apathetic but the tides are changing with patriots like Ron Paul. Third Parties would be smart to pull all of their resources together and run candidates together, this would definitely start to change the outcomes of elections.

When people have a choice they exercise their right to vote but when they don’t they become apathetic as we have seen in previous elections where only 10% of voters turn out to vote. I believe that both major parties have alienated large masses and are soul searching how to get these people back. Both major parties have been converging their agendas and policies closer together and they are chasing after the same commercial dollars from corporate lobbies and executives. How much choice do we really have when this is the case? The third party revolution is growing, look out America.  As Woodrow Wilson said in his seventh state of the union address; “The instrument of all reform in America is the Ballot”.

Jim Brown Conservative Citizen/Reformist  and Blog Contributor