Letter to the editor: Time for a new political party

As we inch closer to the election, we are being bombarded with political ads by the candidates and political interest groups to tell us what is wrong with the other candidate. I see things with both sides that I like and don’t like, but we have to pick one or the other and only get maybe half of what we like.

Well, we can change this. Start a commonsense new political party. Maybe call it just that, the Commonsense Party. I know there are other parties, but they are not effective. When you look at the congressional leaders in Washington, do they represent your ideas? We have bickering inside each, and of course across the aisle. We could promote things like term limits for elected officials, and judges. Promote balanced budgets, and line-item vetoes, and outlaw the pork in all bills. Stop the pay of legislators when the budget is not passed on time and make them part-time employees again.

I know we all discuss what is wrong with Washington, but the two-party system has our hands tied. This would give the commonsense members of both parties a landing place. It is time for a change. Who is with me?

Ron Giuliana

North Huntingdon