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It doesn't concern me at all. The Democratic Party isn't a branch of government. It's a private company. That so many treat it like it's a government organizati
by sidlls 10y ago
It doesn't concern me at all. The Democratic Party isn't a branch of government. It's a private company. That so many treat it like it's a government organization is far more concerning than the motivations behind any hacks of one or both major parties.
- mattnewton 10y agoWhile you are technically correct, do you want to live in a country run by private corporations or would you rather public pressure and regulations be able to influence the parties?
- sidlls 10y agoI'd rather the latter. Which is why I don't care that the private company that is the DNC was hacked. They don't succumb or respond to public pressure in any meaningful way.
- mattnewton 10y agoI think we should do more than treat it as a governmental organization, we should regulate it into behaving more like one, or regulate some of its influence away so that there's is more room for third parties
- sidlls 10y agoPlenty of states already have regulations. California has rules about how parties elect their boards and whatnot, for example, and officially recognizes parties. I agree that we should reduce their influence. That would be the opposite of doubling down on our current system of treating them like pseudo-branches of government. One way to accomplish that would be to ban official recognition of parties, require them to fund and run their own primary elections, and move to multi-member representation districts. All of these things can be done at the state level for state and local offices.