Letter: Third party is the answer

The government is dominated by two political parties. Today’s problems will not be diminished by electing more of them. Let’s hire a third-party team, Libertarian governors Gary Johnson and Bill Weld, to solve problems using principles of liberty. Every four years, candidates promise us change, but we get more of the same.

Our last time of peace and prosperity was the late 1950s. Since then, national debt has gone from $286 billion in 1960 to more than $19 trillion. For 60-plus years, we’ve been continuously at war. Even today we’re bombing seven other countries. The economy is down the drain, yet we keep sending the same corrupt two-party monopoly back to Washington.

Smart people know that you don’t solve problems by applying more of the same things that caused the problems in the first place. The only way to free ourselves from the stranglehold of the monopoly is to bring in a new perspective. Johnson and Weld are competent, decent and honest statesmen. Please consider giving them a chance to tackle the problems of the nation. If we don’t like their work, we can always replace them in four years with a Republican or Democrat.

This story was originally published October 27, 2016 at 9:37 PM with the headline "Letter: Third party is the answer."