Guided by conscience

We can each decide one day to live by our consciences. We can decide to do actions that are driven by conscience. When we serve on a jury we are expected to vote our conscience. In the US when we elect a public official we are expected to vote along party lines following policy and dogma rather than vote our conscience. Some independents decide to vote their conscience. We seem to live in a three party state. The democrats, and the republicans who cancel each other out and the independents who actually decide the outcome of an election. We should strive to be a multiple party state guided by our consciences. Dogma has replaced common sense.