The Moderator Party

mod·er·ate /ˈmäd(ə)rət/

Noun:
A person who holds moderate views, esp. in politics.
Verb:
Make or become less extreme, intense, rigorous, or violent.
Synonyms:
adjective.  temperate - medium - reasonable - modest - mild - sober
verb.  mitigate - soften - temper - allay

 

Mod·er·a·tor /ˈmädəˌrātər/

Noun:
  1. An arbitrator or mediator.
  2. A presiding officer, esp. a chairman of a debate.
Synonyms:
mediator - intermediary - go-between

 

Mod·er·a·tor Par·ty /ˈmädəˌrātər/ /ˈpärtē/

Noun:
  • A new political party with the single goal of moderating the power of extremists in our politics.
  • Candidates of this party agree to:
    1. Use all advertising to expose the factual, rational, and logical errors in the stances and advertisments of their opponents
    2. Use debate time to expose the opponents flaws and weaknesses, present nonpartisan facts, promote rationality and logical thinking.
    3. Within 5 days of the election, designate a single opponent as the most honest, rational, least swayed by extremist politics and therefore most moderate, and recommend this opponent win, regardless of political party.
    4. Within 3 days of the election, withdraw from the political race.
    5. If elected, abdicate in favor of the best opponent, regardless of party, or, depending on legal restrictions, deal with it somehow.

- John Hentges