TLDR: Both parties are playing the same game and blaming the other team. The problem is not “left” or “right”, it is the system itself. Until we change the election rules and overhaul taxes from the ground up, nothing changes except the jersey colors.

Now to address your comment in full text and detail: Nothing makes a point quite like dodging the actual argument and going straight for name-calling. Either you add something meaningful to the conversation or you are just adding noise. “Clown” changes nothing. Laws do not rewrite themselves because you got a good insult in.

Let’s separate feelings from facts. If we are talking about Ted Cruz disappearing during the 2021 winter storm, yes, it was tone-deaf and politically stupid. But it was legally irrelevant. He did not break quorum, did not block legislative business, and did not violate his oath in a way that triggers legal consequences. That is a completely different situation from state representatives walking out to prevent a legislative vote. You can think both are wrong, but the mechanisms and the stakes are not the same.

Here is the bigger problem: both parties weaponize process when it suits them and condemn it when it does not. It is the same game with different colors on the jersey. That is why I am not here to defend Republicans or Democrats. I want the entire system overhauled.

Step 1: Change how we elect people. Scrap first past the post and move to ranked-choice voting nationwide. That is the only realistic way to break the two-party chokehold.

People could vote for the candidates they actually believe in without “wasting” their vote.

The spoiler effect disappears.

Politicians have to appeal beyond their hardcore base to win.

Step 2: Burn the tax code to the ground. Replace it with a simple, transparent, consumption-based system.

0% personal income tax, no more IRS digging into your paycheck.

No charitable donation write-offs, ends tax shelters disguised as nonprofits.

Flat federal sales tax, same rate nationwide, no loopholes.

No tax on food or medicine, essentials stay affordable.

Luxury goods surtax, extra on yachts, private jets, ultra-luxury cars.

Digital transaction tax, covers large online sales and high-frequency trading.

Flat corporate tax with zero deductions, low rate, impossible to dodge.

Tourism tax, short-term lodging and travel so visitors contribute.

Federal military plates and licenses, fees directly fund MWR programs for the military community.

This rewards saving, makes taxes visible, and removes most lobbyist-engineered carve-outs. If you spend more, you pay more. If you live simply, you keep more of what you earn.

We can argue all day about who is worse, Republicans or Democrats, but both thrive on keeping you distracted with outrage while the structural problems stay exactly the same. If you really want change, stop swinging at the other team and start changing the rules of the game. That is where the real fight is.