The grand two party system

I know some will find this little piece of government reform hard to swallow but I believe this and hope to one day see it! We need to dissolve all political parties! There, I said it. A two party system is like a Baskin Robbins that only has vanilla or chocolate. I personally like to have a scoop of butter pecan now and then! What if you are conservatively liberal, which horse do you bet on in this race? You need to have more choice in your vote. I haven't voted for the "best man for the job" in years, I vote for the one that will hurt me the least!

All political contributions should go into a general fund that is to be distributed to the candidates evenly after the first phase of a 2-step nomination process. Lobbyist must contribute only to this fund and provide abstracts of their cause to all candidates to be reviewed and posted publicly. There is no direct contact with the officials elected through this method ever. If the abstract impresses enough members of the congress, then hearings can be held to get more information.

Phase-1 of the process would take the place of primaries. An information form is submitted by the candidate along with enough signed petitions to qualify for election as it stands now. The collective information about all candidates will be published to the public and a vote is held. The top five candidates from a region that position represents, along with incumbents wishing to be considered, will continue on to phase-2. During phase-2, the campaign funds are distributed equally between all candidates. No other funding can be used and all advertisement must go through an independent fact checking authority before it can be broadcast or published. Any action group material that addresses a candidate or issues being voted on must also pass the fact check first. The fact checking will be on a flat fee paid by the candidate or group. Finally, all elections will be based on popular vote so that every persons vote has the same weight.

None of this violates the rules of a republic (which we are, not the Orthodox Democracy that people seem to believe) with the possible exception of the ending of the electoral college. Think about this system. It would provide much more choice and equality to the process. You could call it fair and balanced but we know how that phrase has been abused.