OPINION: Party on
Brent Regan
Political parties are private organizations. They are the manifestation of our freedom of association, our fundamental right to increase our persuasive capability by gathering with likeminded individuals to petition our government.
Political parties are a necessary evil. Evil because they pit citizens against one another. Necessary in that we need the conflict to ensure the stability of the republic. The parties operate in tension providing balance to the political system. The longevity of our American experiment offers the existence proof of this tension’s efficacy.
Without the stabilizing tension of competing political parties, governance invariably turns to tyranny. History is replete with examples of single party dictatorial rule leading to oppression, misery and the deaths of millions; many of those killed by their own governments. In the 20th century, you were more likely to be killed by your own government than to die as the result of war.
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