"The Dems, to their "credit", don't promise to be civil libertarians either." Only 1 or 2 republicans are talking about civil liberties but they are being disp

"The Dems, to their "credit", don't promise to be civil libertarians either." Only 1 or 2 republicans are talking about civil liberties but they are being disproportionately effective. Transforming an existing party is the only realistic direction, given the control the 2 parties have over the process. The activist dems are probably silenced by the success of the mainstream dems.