Friday, November 06th, 2009 | Author: markross
Consensus: • majority of opinion: The consensus of the group was that they should meet twice a month. • general agreement or concord; harmony. Compromise: • a settlement of differences by mutual concessions; an agreement reached by adjustment of conflicting or opposing claims, principles, etc., by reciprocal modification of demands. … — On quite a few occasions, when speaking to politically conservative friends of mine, I have said, I do believe in building consensus with The Democrat Party; at which point, I sometimes hear complete silence! Therefore, feeling that I am often misunderstood, allow me to explain: Being that health care is a very hot topic these days, and referring to the above definitions, I will use health care as an example: As a Conservative American myself: for both Constitutional, and practical matters, I believe in the free-market system of commerce. Therefore, if all the members of Congress, in The Democrat Party, were to announce to The Republican Party in Congress, that health care truly does belong in the private sector, and bringing in the right professionals would be the right thing to do for The American people, then I would say, that is a great example of building “consensus.” Now, assuming both parties agreed to this premise, and went on to meet with the right professionals (e.g. doctors, insurance companies etc.), then I would say, between the two parties, and with the right professionals, there will likely be “compromise” needed; but in the end, I believe a really good bill will emerge; which will make health care more affordable and accessible to the citizens. That is one example of how bipartisan can, and probably should work; consensus must be based on our U.S. Constitution, and in line with the core beliefs of the constituents of the respective party; then, they can move onto compromise. Sadly, we have seen all too many examples as to where compromise has preceded consensus; and, that is where, I think, many conservative citizens are getting “Fed” up! If consensus can not be achieved, then that may speak to a much larger problem, such as our current system of political parties, or a fundamental difference in philosophy, as to how our country should be governed— to which history has shown, there is not always a peaceful resolution. – The above definitions are from Dictionary.com
Category: Politics
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