Even though, originally, George Washington and the framers of our Constitution were against “factions”, political parties soon sprung up over the course of our nation’s history. This is due to the fact that people with the similar beliefs group together, and soon enough, political parties formed and became a staple part of our government in the United States. However, this is not the way it has to be. Political parties are beginning to become irrelevant in the current state of our nation. Now more than ever, political parties are not necessary because they produce an unresponsive government, create little change, and cause internal corruption. Political parties produce an unresponsive government. The nation faces all types of problems,