Parties

In George Washington's farewell address at the end of his second term he specifically warned against a party system.  He was right.  In my opinion one of the biggest problems with our current political system is party politics.  The party system has a long and storied history of stopping progress where it otherwise would have occurred.  because of our obsession with party politics politicians with similar beliefs, ideas, motives and constituents become mortal enemies who can agree on no issue.