Only having One Acceptable Candidate isn't Choice

  I read in an email from the United Utah Party a wonderful thought from Jan Garbett. Jan would have us add choice to our elections. And, you thought we already had that? Well, a choice between someone you don't approve of and someone you do, isn't real choice. A choice of one isn't choice. If there is only one person on the ballot you would vote for, that doesn't really qualify as offering you choice. If we want real choice -- if we want more meaningful democracy -- we need two people we like on the ballot.
  Our elections will take on more meaning if we expand the ballot offering beyond a party we like and a party we don't. When we reach a point where other candidates get enough exposure, and a point where we, as voters, consider these other candidates, then we will have refined democracy to a higher level.