Politcal Parties: Good or Bad?

The framers of our constitution were clearly against the formation of parties for fear that these groups would divide the country. However, they also proved that parties were an inevitable characteristic of our democracy when they too formed their own parties to solve issues(Federalists/Democractic Republicans.) Parties put issues out in the open, whereas historically political issues were kept isolated between certain people. Our country's two party system allows the ideologies of our candidates/leaders to be more broad and I feel that our population is represented well. Parties allow the public to make a more "simple" decision when voting, and while this is not always a good thing(voters lacking education can skew results,) I believe the partisanship encourages more voters. The actions of political parties are responsible for many positive changes in our country including womens' suffrage and the end to slavery. There are pitfalls to political parties, but I think that their existence is necessary for representation and implementation of ideas.