Difference between Republican and Democratic law making

It just occurred to me that one of the biggest differences between Republicans and Democratic law making is what they pass laws about...

Republicans pass laws to fix problems that really are not problems. Laws against drag shows, laws "protecting" religion, laws against abortion, laws to stop voter fraud (even though actual proven voter fraud is rare) and laws that do nothing to reduce gun violence

Democrats, on the other hand, pass laws to address REAL problems: climate change (a real, and growing, crisis), protect abortion rights, attempts to protect voting rights and laws to try and reduce gun violence.

 

Wouldn't it be nice if they could both relearn the art of compromise.

 

Barry Goldwater predicted it years ago.

“Mark my word, if and when these preachers get control of the [Republican] party, and they're sure trying to do so, it's going to be a terrible damn problem. Frankly, these people frighten me. Politics and governing demand compromise. But these Christians believe they are acting in the name of God, so they can't and won't compromise. I know, I've tried to deal with them.”

 

What a partisan dreamer you are.

Reality shows that most offensive and illegitimate legislation is passed by bipartisan majorities. Patriot Act, AUMF, stupid gun laws. That's why it's called a duopoly, a uniparty.

 

Didn't we just have a thread on here about some democrat lawmaker trying to pass a law about dogs having their heads out of car windows?

 

I disagree ... there's no comparison. The Dems DO know how to compromise. Have you not noticed this? There are distinct factions within their party, too. Some are extreme on environmental issues, but they all voted for Biden's infrastructure bill, among other things.

Today's Republican Party can't even compromise with each other. I refer you to the 14 ballots it took for Widdle Kevin to get the Speaker's gavel. Someone needs to teach them that NO ONE gets everything they want.

 

Perhaps, but folks are not going to compromise if you aren't willing to start by giving them the benefit of the doubt.

 

With Republicans? How can they? There is no compromise to be had in that party.

 

Would you care to give us the last example of the last time Democrats compromised with Republicans?

 

There is another way to look at this, which you probably have not considered.

Republicans are Conservatives. That means they are trying to conserve things, and are mostly satisfied with the way the laws currently are.

Those on the Left seem to be the ones always looking to pass new laws to solve all the problems.

But the problem with that, it's not always, and usually not so simple as just passing a law to solve a problem. I think that's what a lot of people do not understand, people on both sides of the aisle.

Those on the "progressive" side have a tendency to always want to "progress", keep on bringing change. (Or try to, by continuing to pass more laws every year)

 

Nope, that means they resist any change, even if its better.

 

These are actually just distractions, to keep the voters voting.

What the people really care about (economic issues) is something that's not so easy to give them. So instead the Party on the Left has, as of late, tried to put the emphasis on all these other issues, which are not really "real" issues (or at least are not the core issues).

They just invent problems, and then create a perception in society that these problems are so horrible and need to be solved, when in reality 90% of it is just imagination.

As just one example, abortion rights are in absolutely no danger in Democrat states where 65% of the country's population lives.
But apparently there's plenty of people too stupid to realize that.

 

Would you care to tell us the last time Republicans wrote any legislation for which they even asked Democrats to compromise?

The GQP has no agenda to do anything for you or me. Their only agenda is to dirty their enemies by any means possible, using our tax dollars to do so.

 

So you attempt to answer a question by asking another question because you do not have an answer. Noted

 

With over 22,000 gun laws on the books, can you tell us what gun law they are missing that will reduce gun violence?
And seems to me, they have talking about a climate crisis for 60 years with dozens of predictions. Would you like to know how many of their climate predictions came true? ZERO.
And how do you protect voting rights, by not requiring anyone to verify who they are?
These are the real problems Democrats address? How does the left swallow this stuff.

 

Climate change is a hoax. Democrats pass laws that do nothing, other than give the government more control over the people. Besides that, they accomplish zilch.

 

They want the abolition of private gun ownership and total confiscation. It has nothing to do with "reducing violence".

 

I don't want the government to do anything for me. I just want to be left alone.

 

sorry, but Democrats have opinions that might as well be religions that they refuse to compromise in as well. And Republicans see things Democrats view as important as non-issues. The cancer is on both sides. They have both been tricked into thinking they are correct and the other side is “the enemy”. The only enemy is division and an unwillingness to compromise, which is ingrained in us by corrupt politicians on both sides.

 

"Special" and corporate interests would not allow it, Citizens United super charged this. The uber rich have to compete for what's in the government coffers while the public is focused on the show and the combative distraction.

 

Name one position that is held by Democrats that is not based on the facts.

 

when your policies descend directly from god and his anointed representer it is impossible to compromise with commie socialist democrats.

 

A tragic hint about what is truly wrong with this country...people break out into an argument about why they can't compromise with the other side.

If this is true than the only way this problem will be solved will be for one side or the other to be truly and utterly defeated. Think. This is where the talking heads have led you.

 

There are elements of human function that are critical to the ability to form a functional society, These are primarily base values, which result in solid people who can keep priorities in order, address causal issues instead of symptoms or emotional reactions. While neither side is flawless- one side can keep the human race gaining on it's challenges- the other hasn't got a chance. The latter- are not the republicans.

Only a fool gets upset with the ship he's a passenger on and sets fie to it because he is angry. You fix things by doing the best you can at the moment and working to continually improve them. But if you can't keep your sh*t together- you can't do anything right, and the result is chaos, disorder, violence that makes no sense.... Oh yeah, that's exactly what the current administration has already done. Look around. It's not invisible if you look at the big picture.

 

the only way that "conservatives " can be utterly defeated" is a full scale "cultural revolution." i hope it does not come to that, but their intransigence and authoritarianism may make that necessary.