Arguments Against Political Parties

America’s growth as a nation did not happen overnight or without a fight to be had. Everyone has their own opinions on which programs or policies to implement and how to make them better, but people have always had these differing opinions about our nation. One of the great things about America is that the everyday citizens do have some sort of say in how America is run and which type of policies we vote in. However, for every political decision made there is a group that is rallying against it. Political parties play a huge role this fight, and there are some examples of great things happening in government that are fought against because of the crossing of political lines, such as the Louisiana Purchase which I feel was unlawful, but certainly no unconstitutional. Political parties have been an issue since day one in America’s government. While today we have the Republicans and Democrats battling it out, we began with the Federalists and the
These political parties that are constantly fighting and evolving throughout history have turned from just commonly held beliefs to having party conventions and political platforms. Now almost every citizen identifies as a Democrat or Republican and we all just assume that we have some sort of insight to their beliefs based on the label that they have chosen. I feel that while political parties are helpful to groups who are trying to fight for certain policies and programs, they are detrimental to government and the nation. To the individual groups, they are helpful because there are other like-minded people within these parties who can organize and help to move beliefs into bills, people who can rally together and move the talk of change