Wednesday, November 05, 2014

‘2 parties, 1 philosophy’: Ron Paul says no true democracy in US (Video)

Former Congressman Ron Paul told RT in the midst of Tuesday’s midterm elections that the “monopoly" system run by the leaders of the two main parties is all too evident as Americans go to the polls this Election Day.

“This whole idea that a good candidate that’s rating well in the polls can’t get in the debate, that’s where the corruption really is,” Paul, the 79-year-old former House of Representatives lawmaker for Texas, told RT during Tuesday’s special midterm elections coverage. “It’s a monopoly…and they don’t even allow a second option,” he said.

“If a third party person gets anywhere along, they are going to do everything they can to stop that from happening,” the retired congressman continued.

Paul, a longtime Republican, has been critical of the two-party dichotomy that dominates American politics for decades .... https://www.youtube.com