Should Green Party members take over the Democratic Party, much like the Religious Right did with the Rep.?

Or should the Green Party remain completely autonomous... Certainly the Religious-right isn't the majority in the Republican Party (about 30 percent) but they're by far the most outspoken and get the most benefit during Republican regimes. Could the Green Party become an effective arm of the Democratic Party?

Should Green Party members take over the Democratic Party, much like the Religious Right did with the Rep.?
LOL... look at the candidates!
Reply:You are joking. Actually, they would have a hard time pushing the rainbow loving abortionists out of the way.
Reply:yes








like the hippies and tie-dye
Reply:They should take over the dem party, but they won't. The Green Party actually stands for something, whereas the democrat party only stands for one thing: gaining power. They don't know what they are about, since many of them are unaware of the true goals of the liberal movement which has infultrated and taken over the democrat party.
Reply:Seeing what the religious right's domination of the Republican party has done for them, I'd say no. Their religious agenda has led people to stop taking them seriously. I'm a Demorcrat and I don't want that to happen to my party.
Reply:It would be a step in the right direction. Or would that be left?
Reply:As my old man, a former Democrat, once said, "I didn't leave the party. The party left me."





I would actually like to see a Conservative Democrat. I would define that as one who is fiscally Conservative (spending at a minimum, maintains a balanced budget), but believes in a high level of deduction before income taxes kick in. I would further define that as one who does not bend over on social issues, but approaches these in a matter of moderation.





Unfortunately, I haven't seen too many of those running around.
Reply:The far left already dominates the Democratic Party, even though the far left is a minority of the population.





If the Green Party did take over the Democratic Party that would just place the Democratic Party even farther to the left.





We have lost elections that we should have won because of the excessive influence of the far left in the Democratic Party.





If the Green Party were to take over the Democratic Party we would just lose more elections to right wing Republicans.
Reply:The Dems certainly need some congresspeople who have the courage to do what they promised to do when they were running for office.





i think the green party has some members who aren't afraid of anyone... but i also think that MUCH like the Religious Right, the green party's IDEALS will get in the way of the wishes of the people they represent in the future.





i think that all elected officials have an obligation to take the pulse of the people they reperesent. They need to act on the wishes of the masses.





The reason so many people are former republicans is because the ideology of the Religious Right impeded their ability to represent their people... it became all about what the elected leaders wanted, what the religious right wanted and the people they "represent" became unimportant to them.





the same thing would happen if the Green Party took over... it would get to a point where no matter what the majority of americans wanted, the Green Party Democrats would just do what the green party wanted them to do, and the people would be ignored...





i think more progressive, more constitutionally oriented people need to run for office on both sides of the party line...





Congress and the president will need to understand that not EVERYONE in America is either a bible-thumping cristian or an athiest... they also need to understand that not EVERYONE is either a tree-hugger or an earth killer...





most people are fairly moderate on those issues...and it makes no sense that the government should run completely right on those issues or completely left....
Reply:I'd welcome the Green party to become involved with us Democrats.





That wouldn't bother me any and they make a WHOLE heck of a lot more sense than the loony God-freak right people.
Reply:I think so maybe it will do some good for the enviroment!!!!
Reply:Yes it could but is that truly what we want.?