Republicans and democrats...is bipartisanship better than your party very dominent in congress?

Question

Personally, I believe in bipartisanship as the best way to form positive ideas and to push the nation in the best direction. I want to see what the consensus is for both parties.

Answer 1

Absolutely. I'm a Democrat, and I'm very happy about the recent election results, but assuming the Dems retain control of both houses of Congress, I would prefer to elect a moderate Republican in 08. Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Back in 1994, the combination of a Democratic Congress and President made for a lot of corruption and bad legislation. When the GOP took over Congress, Clinton was forced to compromise, which made both branches of government work better.

Some people think gridlock is bad in government, but it's what the founding fathers wanted. Bipartisanship ensures checks and balances (which have been sorely lacking since 2000). Hopefully we won't have shameful, self-serving pork like a multi-million dollar bridge to nowhere in Alaska, while the Gulf Coast is struggling to rebuild even a basic infrastructure after Katrina. This is the kind of junk government you get when you stack Capitol Hill with a bunch of Yes men.

Answer 2

Bipartisanship is great -- but since on many issues the two main parties disagree on what the "best direction" is, which way do we get pushed?

The best thing would be for members of congress to truly represent their local constituencies so that many sides (not just the two main parties' platform stances) get heard in debate. For congress members to vote as their local districts would have them vote, not along strict party lines. Then congress would much more closely represent the will of the american people, and not the will of the majority party.

That said...I think the chances of that happening are better with democrats than with republicans, who've sold their soul to the funamentalist christians and won't vote against that group even if their home district wants them to...:)

Answer 3

I vote mostly democratic, but, whether the congress is run by donkeys or elephants, both parties should listen to one another, and, at times, compromise. I agree, bipartisaship is the best way to run this country, for all concerned. However, bipartisanship in Washington is often a four letter word. , and if the party in power doen't want to listen to the other party, screw the other party. That's politics..

Answer 4

bipartisanship usually occurs when a clear and effective opposition is not present within an unfuncting democratic nation, threfore the US Democrats are an ineffective opposition to the larger republican party and in order to compete with them they must entirely destroy contrary methods and form pathetic and uniform views upon both right and left platforms. As such major issues are under-represented and many other issues have both the same result from both parties and therefore results in continued practice of world terror by the US and the continuation of UN and International violation, militarism, and global threats overall. For example both parties unanimously supports full-scale aid and militarization of Israel, no two-state solution, pre-emptice warface, establish interest zones in the Middle East, militarization of space, economic burdens on Africa. Threfore they only visible diffrences between the parties in this election was the fact that one supported change of tactic and quick withdrawal from Iraq and the other Republican party with the contrary view, even that is being uniform recently as the Democrats are now going against their election stance and are now not willing to withdraw, instead succeed against the "terrorists and insurgents" and change course, what does that mean?

Answer 5

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Answer 6

yes, but remember the democrates domnated congress for 40 years prior to 1940 and they kept their foot on the republicans for that time. Also, as long ias the extreme liberal left of the dem don't get there way also the real conservaitve right it might work.

Answer 7

I think yes, If no one has the majority then congress knida has no choice but to compromise on issues other wise nothing will get done. I think its more fiar to everyone that way.

Answer 8

I think if we could meet some place in the middle more of America would be represented.