Before I explain why it's imperative to vote Democratic in this next election, I want to start out by saying how disgusted I am with the current spate of politics in this country. If disrespect and outright lies could block access to the sun, this country would be in perpetual darkness. Both sides of the fence share the blame. Both sides are equally useless in running this country. But, we can't throw out the baby with the bath water. There are some good politicians out there... but there is no good politics right now.
And that's why we all must vote Democratic in this election. It's not because a vote for this party is a stamp of approval for what they've accomplished. They haven't. And it's not an endorsement of what they stand for or stand against - which is mostly a moot point anyway. Its because the other party has been using a tactic for the past four years that will spell doom for the country if it continues for another four years.
For four years, the Republican party has done everything in their power to block any form of legislation from moving forward. Good, Bad or Indifferent - the legislature of this country has sat on its duff for the last four years while the situation that got us into this mess has continued to fester and grow. Now, I don't think the Democrats are entirely blameless in this. They haven't exactly tried to reach across the aisle. But mostly I blame the Republicans who have basically said since President Obama's inauguration in 2009 that they were going to do everything in their power to block him from accomplishing anything.
If the Republicans win the election it will prove to both sides that preventing anything from getting done is the way to proceed politically in order to destabilize the other parties power. This is the absolute wrong precedent to set in bicameral politics. Once we start down that path, once we show that doing nothing has political advantages, this country will cease to exist as we've known it.
Of course, if the Democrats win it doesn't necessarily mean that the tactics of the Republican party will change. And it doesn't mean that if the Democrats gain the power to accomplish things that they will do so wisely. But something has got to give in Washington gridlock. Our nation's survival depends on it.
And if nothing changes... then a third party will need to be created in order to end the loggerhead.
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I am sympathetic to your argument, though I tend to have a less balanced view than yours when it comes to which party is at fault for our country's problems. It is popular to say “a pox on both their houses” when discussing the relative merits and demerits of the Republican and Democratic parties. However, I find the Republican political tactics over the last 4 years to be reprehensible. Compromise used to be a good thing and it still should be. However, you can’t work with those who take it as a matter of principle that “compromise” is a dirty word.
Easy for me to say. However, given your pastoral aspirations, it is best for you to work through your partisan issues now. You could be in a legally untenable position should you make clear recommendations like this about who to vote for when you are serving a flock.
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