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WE Have to Learn How to Compromise

EVERYONE's feeling pretty intense about their preferences regarding governmental policy and law these days.

One of the hot button issues right now, is immigration (of course, there are others).

Based upon that which I hear and read, NO ONE is leaving much room for compromise. We are experiencing gridlock within the legislative process and are having a hard time moving ahead.

For example, some folks want a wall on the southern border, others do not ... Some want "Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals (DACA)" to be extended, others do not. Certainly there is within these two matters room for compromise.

If the mighty Oak Tree did not bend just a little, it would simply break, collapse and then die.

The only way a diverse system such as ours works is if we all agree to compromise, somewhat ... ya know? ... NO ONE gets everything they want, but everyone gets a little of what they want.

It is the only way it is going to work.

Extremism will not work. It will only divide and lead to no solution at all.

When one extreme gains power, they make decisions that leave the other side unfulfilled as to their concerns. We flip back & forth with each new leader. The President conducting national affairs out of his office by issuing executive decrees does not solve anything. The next President (we are watching this occur now) simply overturns that which they do not agree with thus leaving the problem unresolved.

Legislative compromises must be forthcoming.

I know you and I feel pretty intense regarding our issues, BUT if we are going to make long term lasting progress on any issue, we have to give a little to the other side OR NOTHING will happen.

PLUS, everyone has to look GOOD compromising :) and feel like they have won!!!

Sounds pretty easy, doesn't it??? :)

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