Trying to work within the two-party system to end the wars is futile. We need independent movements and voting blocs that can bring real pressure upon our government to end the wars.
Bob Morris, on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan 

Imagine a system of voting entirely different than the one Americans are used to, but which would likely give third parties and even independent candidates a chance to win more fair representation for their views in Congress and create a more robust public policy process. That system could be proportional representation.

With the growing number of independent voters, now accounting for 21 percent of registered voters in California, this year's election highlights the rise of the independent voter, with a handful of independent candidates

The facts and figures surrounding income inequality are so outrageous that it’s hard to understand why people aren’t more outraged about it. The fact is, the situation is more insidious in our lives than is obvious, because income inequality is undermining democracy and will continue to do so until the nation rises up against it or slouches its way into true plutocracy.

It is a real problem.  Today in America, one percent of the population earns 25 percent of all income and controls 40 percent of the nation’s wealth, according to economist Joseph Stiglitz.

It is very likely only a matter of time before Independents outnumber Republicans in California. According to the Secretary of State's most recent report on voter registration, Californians are continuing to register as Independents in record numbers.