I'm super excited this morning. I got an email from Sgt. Martin Ticas today from Foster City PD and all I have to do now is take the syllabus to the Police Department to get approval from the police chief. Sgt. Martin Ticas said that from the sound of the project and the class that there would be no major problem stopping me from doing the ride a longs. I'm so excited! I didn't realize that there would be soooo much bureacracy in one department. I'm glad that between visiting the police department, phoning them, and emailing them, I was able to get somewhere.
I don't know if police departments are discouraged from taking a stand in campaigns or candidates, but I have seen many commercials in Los Angeles where someone from the LAPD would say something like " we support this candidate." I would imagine that when they do take a stand it would be because they share the same core values that the police force would or because one of the candidate's goal is to change something in the police department that would benefit them in the long run. I don't think that the police department should be discouraged from taking a stand in what they believe in either. They are just like any other person. Sometimes, I feel like the police department needs a bit of humanizing.
Three Questions:
1. If there were no political parties other than the republicans or democrats, would we be able to reach decisions much faster in elections?
2. If a third party won an election, do you think that more would get done legislative wise, or less?
3. Do you think the electoral college hampers an election or is helpful?
2.) Third party victory to elected office is rare. Faced with the potency of the two-party system and it's influence in American democratic culture, as well as internal disadvantages directly correlated to two party potency: limited access to media and funding, and little influence on the public as a candidate not affiliated with either major party; third party candidates would have trouble passing legislation through both the House and the Senate. With no formal political ties to legislative bodies, passing legislation is exponentially more difficult.
ReplyDelete1.) Not necessarily. I do not think at this point third parties are a major source of dissention within political parties, or a source of dissention in contending against the major political parties.
ReplyDeleteDissention, which creates intra and inter party controversy is instigated through the left and right wings of parties rather than bystanders who would under the right circumstances opt out of the political process.
Further, elections are prone to a certain degree of oscillation and even drama since they involve- or seek to involve all responsible members of a society.
1) i wouldn't think that if we had only 2 political parties that anything would change. I think that the parties would be a lot bigger and it would take longer to get anything done.
ReplyDelete1. well this question i say no because if you really think about with big election they dont even talk about other parties when they are tallying up the votes so i think no.
ReplyDelete2. this is a really good question it would be a great thing to try but since this is real life we cant just try anything like this. legislative would be all twisted up and confused but so confused that it might work