Washington Gridlock: Causes and Cures

I may not be your mother's pastor, but I am much like the politicians and public servants of old, when the system worked and moved more fluidly.

The problem in politics today, in government specifically, and then extended out into every sphere and on every level, is the inability to communicate period, and the inability to fully communicate  what needs to get done and how, and then the communication of pure (emphasis on pure) dissent and opposition, based on more than that it is the other party, and therefore the enemy, and therefore they MUST disagree, even if the proposition, opinion, or position is sensible and reasonable.

In addition to the above, even when there is pure dissent based on valid reasoning, but what is being proposed is also valid and reasonable, there are just opposing views due to ideology, after a debate is had, whether in the Senate, Congress, or in the public, and a vote is taken, and the proposal is made into law, outside of it being truly unconstitutional, the losing side, especially in the Legislation these days, REFUSE to accept that loss, and do everything possible, to help implement that law, and enforce it. That is Constitutionally as much your job, as the debates.

How, or better yet, why even bother to reason and convince, when either side says not only will they not ever change, even if the facts say they should, but if also that if they lose the vote, fair and square, they will just keep going? How can any thing ever get done?

"Fair and Square" must also be emphasized, for if not, then a continued fight is justified. This is the third major problem I see. A fair fight is based on truth and fact, integrity, constitutionality, morality and what is right and best for all, with the public servant putting his needs, and the political party needs sometimes last, and that of his or her constituents, and the needs of John and Jane Q. Public of all of America, first.

These three major points, all linked to communication and integrity, is what is causing all gridlock in Washington and in every level of government through out America. This is why the people are suffering. Almost everything can be fixed right now, if every politician, those in media, and every citizen, took a hard, long look at themselves, and how they are to be blamed because of the points I have made, for little of nothing getting done.

For examples, these things are reflected with the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. Whereas, it is good for America, ironically based on many Conservative ideas, yet is attacked daily by Conservatives, I believe just because it is an Obama idea, rather than Republicans using their values to get it done, and proving Conservative values work, especially in how we implement laws nationally. Recently, I wrote a piece saying Carpe Diem to the GOP. My hope was that they would get co-credit, by helping, not by furthering repeal efforts.

We also see this in Immigration Reform. The Republican Party bought up a good point about enforcement, a Bi-Partisan committee made necessary changes to accommodate, and yet the Speaker of the House, rather than working even with members of his own party. He decides the Republicans in Congress should write their own bill, simply because there he can control it, having a majority in Congress. But he does not have a majority in the Senate, and with a Democratic President in office that supports the Bi-Partisan bill, the Speaker sets up again, a guarantee that nothing will get done. Even if his strategy is to wait for a majority in both Houses, and for a Republican President, what about the citizens now? And what about the voice of the representatives of constituents that are in the majority now? And what happens if he never get the majorities he wants, or a Conservative President? Time wasted?! "We The People", the biggest losers again?! His way, or no way?! I speak to both parties, for both have played these games.

Finally, we have the many cabinet nominees. After President Obama was re-elected, he made the mistake of verbalizing that because he was re-elected, he did not have to keep certain agreements and certain policies must go his way. He said, "The people have spoken". For all the reasons above, he was wrong in almost every respect, accept in the case of most White House staff and cabinet member nominees.

Unless there is a reason for real concern about a nominee, outside of opposition based on ideology only, which obviously will most likely suited to that of the elected official, in this case President Obama. In this case, President Obama's statement, "I won the election", works. All leaders, within reason, have the right to have the members of a team they want, and that they feel will best push the President's agenda forward, that the majority of the country voted for or at least a majority by way of the electorate, via voting for the President. The losing opposing party should fight against those that are unlawful or obvious harmful to America in ways other than ideological, but they have to accept the former premise and statement. It is just right and the best way to go forward.

What are the cures? One: Stop it! Consider what I say, and just stop it, politicians and all that are guilty of any or all of these gridlock causes. And two: We need "fresh blood" in Washington and in all of government.

The New Breed, Justice League Public Servants are on the way. Some may be by principle more Leftist or Right, but we will not look exclusively either way, but always towards what is right or best that casts the widest net and moves all of America forward in a good way.

God Bless America and its Republican system of government. It works. But people with integrity, especially elected officials, to cooperate with it and with each other, and allow it to work.

Yulanda K. - Public Servant now and of that New Breed Justice League era.

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