Barter
1/8/2018 01:45:07 pm
Discuss the key point as to why Republicans are seeking bipartisanship now and include whether you think Democrats should buy in to the offer.
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Angelise Garcia
1/12/2018 09:01:32 pm
Republicans are pushing for bipartisanism because at this point, compromise is critical to the party's success. With only 51 republican seats in the senate, 2 of which being held by senators with severe health issues, leaves the party at the brink of losing their majority. Without bipartisan decisions, the Republican agenda will not be able to progress due to pushback from the opposing party, so togetherness is crucial to getting things done. Though the Democratic party is skeptical about how genuine the GOP actually is with regards to working together, the American people may respond better to decisions made that have the support of both parties. On the contrary, however, voters may also lose faith in the Democratic Party if they venture too far into the realm of Republican ideals. I believe that it is worth the risk, as decisions made will reflect the ideologies of both parties. Even though it may not be ideal, it is far better than the alternative. If the Republicans lose out on the Senate majority, nothing will get done.
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Drew Raymond
1/13/2018 05:57:13 pm
I agree with it being the far better alternative... It seems like the delegates on both sides are very concerned (or at least appearing to be) about not being able to get things done as in the past when bipartisanship was tried. So hopefully this will lead to a compromise, but I do wonder if it could foster a realignment if one party gains distaste for the adoptation of previously opposed viewpoints of the other party.
Braxton Neeley
1/30/2018 10:35:46 am
I Agree that by this point by partisan legislation and cooperation is the best step ahead and the american people would welcome it as we live in a time now were even inter party cooperation can seem like a struggle a little bit of give and take cooperation would be a refreshing change from the us against them doctrine that's been so prevalent these last few years
Gabriela Galaz
1/18/2018 09:16:27 pm
Republicans are seeking bipartisanship for the reason that it is indispensable for success. It has become most apparent recently as the party has realized that it needs Democratic support in order to pass the budget and prevent a government shutdown. The party has also realized that bipartisan support would be convenient in all scenarios, especially with the upcoming decision on DACA. I believe that Democrats should agree to bipartisan legistlation for the greater good of the people. If the parties continuewith their ongoing disagreements nothing will get done, which has a great impact. Without bipartisan support, a government shut down will happen causing federal employees to lose their income for the time; similarly without bipartisan support for DACA, those protected are running out of time and facing risk of deportation.
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Braxton Neeley
1/30/2018 10:44:28 am
The Republicans are pursuing bipartisan legislation as they have a diminishing majority of 51 2 of which are in poor health it is clear in their eyes that bipartisanship is the best and probably most desired process for getting legislation passed to prevent a govt shutdown (well darn) and accomplish the goals of the Trump administration personally i thinks the democrats should take the offer as some bipartisan cooperation would be a welcome change to the us against them policy conflicts of the past few years
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Terik Steele ?
1/9/2018 07:15:51 pm
The reason rebulicans want support from the democratic party is simply because they don't have enough votes to get things done themselves. Republicans have 51 seats and the article said they need 60 in order to reliably achieve their agenda. Furthermore, without any support from the democratic party, people will more likely oppose the agenda. I believe that this "offer" simply has no benifit to the democratic party. Furthermore, republicans say they want support from the democrats and yet exclude them from meeting with republicans (as said in the article). There is no "good-faith" or benifit that the democrats can really gain from bipartisanship. Besides, I hold great respect from Bernie Sanders, and if he believes that its better to force a government shutdown, then support the republicans, than that gives more reason to believe bipartisanship is nothing from trouble for the democratic party.
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Gabe Tomerlin
1/11/2018 06:38:57 pm
I agree because it is true that the republicans cannot do anything without the Democrat support and without even the Democrat involvement in their decisions the voters wouldnt even blink to support.
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Austin Olsen
1/11/2018 09:34:47 pm
I agree, the Republicans definety don't got enough votes to achieve what they're trying to go for. They will need the support of the Democrats to get laws passed and things done. The republicans need to be able to compromise to get the Democrats support, hopefully they're able to do that in a good way, not in a way that mainly benefits them and barely does anything for the Democrats.
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Aaron
1/10/2018 06:02:03 pm
I believe the reason that the republicans are calling out for bipartisan support is because the GOP is walking on very thin ice as we are now in the year of the congressional elections, because one they have 51 out of the ideal 60 seats in the senate and two as statistics and polls have been showing they are losing support from the voters who voted for trump in the 2016 election. President Trump is a hindrance on the party and some Americans disapprove of whatever Trump supports because his name carries a stigma of distrust. Likewise I do not think it would be tactically safe for democrats to support republicans because republicans are not including them in discussions yet are asking for help but mostly because they run the risk of having the distrust American voters have for the republicans pass on to them and could possibly also endanger their own agenda if they start supporting the republicans.
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Terik Steele
1/11/2018 08:16:13 am
I completely agree! Because of Donald Trumps unpopularity amoungst democrats and some republicans, having support from democrats would help legislation from republicans be more desirable! Nethertheless, whether its morally the correct thing to do or not, democrats don't see a clear benifit from being cooperative.
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Gabe Tomerlin
1/11/2018 06:32:16 pm
I agree because without the support of the Democrats they cannot get anything done and I also agree that Trump name does carry bad stigma that will already turn the supporters heads the other direction, furthermore the Democrats would not benefit but end bad.
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Austin Olsen
1/11/2018 09:40:38 pm
Very thin ice indeed, the Republicans need to approach this carefully. It definitely won't be easy to get the support of the Democrats if they aren't willing to compromise. The division between parties needs to become less divided, hopefully that will happen at one point. I don't know if will be soon though...
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Angelise Garcia
1/12/2018 09:15:37 pm
I agree with your statement of the party treading on this ice, but I don't completely agree with it being Trumps fault. He tends to be rash and very pushy, but he is a businessman; not a politician. I believe that the distrust in the party is not from Trump, but rather the parties lack of effective communication. They don't seem to see eye to eye and don't exhibit togetherness in their decisions. I believe that Trump has a managerial complex that prevents him from working as a team rather than alone, but I don't believe that he is the center for distrust. I think the distrust comes from the parties inability to get their facts straight to where they aren't contradicting themselves. I don't think that it is all Trumps fault, but Trump and his entire base of support in government. They just cant seem to get it together. If they can't agree on their own, how can the people trust that they will be able to compromise with the opposition?
Mariah Gonzalez
1/12/2018 09:30:49 pm
I agree with Aaron in that Trump cant be trusted. His actions have cost him Democratic support, and his own party is constantly covering for him. The party is so inconsistent because they are often having to take back what Trump said and address what is actually happening, leaving the people to question the reliability. I think that bipartisanism will be beneficial because it provides a way to not only help the political divide, but also to lessen Trumps impact on the discord that is our government right now.
Gabe Tomerlin
1/11/2018 06:29:04 pm
I think the republicans need partnership now is because they are losing support for the Republican party, this is because they do not communicate with the democrats to see what they can do for the middle class. The republicans are also I need of the partnership because they have 51 seats out of 60 in the Senate where two of them cannot be depended on because they are Ill, because of this the republicans cannot really discus anything to achieve their agenda but in order to they would need to include democrats in discussions which would help the Republican image that they are willing to cooperated to achieve, which they have not shown. I think the democrats should not partner with the republicans because they wouldn't benefit anything at all and might at all also receive backlash from the public because if the republicans have the support of the Democrats but don't discuss and the republicans try to make a agenda that just as bad it could get backlash from both parties.
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Terik Steele
1/11/2018 09:16:38 pm
Very ture! I think it should also be noted that Trump has worked with the democrats once before, but because of negitive backlash from his own party he has severed alot of opportunities to continue that cooperation, showing inconsistency and unpredictablity of the President. I believe this is another reason democrats should be wary about bipartisanship, because there isn't any garunteed of realiablity on the republican end.
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Mariah Gonzales
1/12/2018 09:26:44 pm
They definitely lack cooperation because they are so divided. I think that Trump's unpredictable nature leaves the people, the opposing party, and even his own party questioning what he will do next and the validity of his actions, which tarnishes the Republicans reputation.
Drew Raymond
1/13/2018 05:53:27 pm
I hadn't thought about the role of bipartisanship in the middle class, that's a very good point that working together will hopefully make the fairest economic system... Although highly unlikely because of opposing points of view.
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Austin Olsen
1/11/2018 09:27:36 pm
So the main reason the Republicans are seeking bipartisanship is becuase they kind of need it in order to get things done. At the same time 2 out of the 51 seats that they've got in the Senate, John McCain and Thad Cochran are having serious health problems, so they're votes may or may not be guaranteed which makes it even more necessary to adopt the bipartisan stance. In my opinion bipartisanship and the willingness to compromise is a good sign when it comes to politics these days. Having only one group (party) get what they want, pass the laws they want, and so on, while the other group is ignored is never a good way to run a goverment. Especially in our governmental system, when both sides are heard and compromises are able to be made then and only then is our country better off and the partisan divide can become a little less divided. Baceiclly what I'm saying is compromise in our government is great, having both sides get a little bit of what they want is great and this huge political division we got going on in this country right now is not great.
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Angelise Garcia
1/12/2018 09:05:41 pm
I agree with your views that compromise will help address the political divide we are facing. If both parties can agree on problems we are faced with, or at least certain aspects of these issues, the government will be able to better reflect decisions made on the peoples behalf that are represented by all parties and not just the one(s) in power.
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Mariah Gonzalez
1/12/2018 09:22:59 pm
It think that the party needs bipartisanism because it is necessary for their survival. By losing seats to the opposing party, everything the Republicans bring to the table will be pushed to the side. Also, the parties are extremely divided in their political views, so this decision may end up being a really good thing because it can help bring our government together and force them to meet in the middle, representing more people instead of a single group. This leaves the government to take into consideration the best interest of the people as a whole, leaving less disadvantage for minority groups that are less represented.
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Toscya Williams
1/13/2018 10:34:58 pm
Mariah highlights a very good point that there is a divide on ideals within the Republican party itself. With bipartisanship with Democrats, the Republicans may be able to receive votes from those who agree with their stance are are willing to give in.
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Salvador
1/16/2018 09:59:51 pm
I agree with Mariah that if democrats buy into the offer it would represent more people. I also agree with her on the fact that this would leave a less of a disadvantage for minority's groups.
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Drew Raymond
1/13/2018 05:51:51 pm
I think the Republicans are seeking bipartisanship now because (as it says in the article) it's a legislative necessity. Because of the lack of public support for Trump and also lack of support for the recent tax legislation, they need to gather the support of Democrats to earn some credibility from a more sizeable group of people. This is similar to the Democrats' seeking out Republicans' support after Obamacare passed and floundered (also mentioned in article). I'm not really sure what would happen if both parties tried to come to a compromised conclusion, because of the extreme polarization of party delegates. But I would say that teamwork is a good thing, and hopefully bipartisanship will lead to a better solution in multiple arenas... So they should go for it in my opinion.
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Drew Raymond
1/13/2018 05:57:49 pm
Yes this is late... Sorry bout that :P
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Toscya Williams
1/13/2018 10:30:49 pm
I agree with Drew on the matter of the Republicans party only seeking bipartisanship now because it's a legislative necessity. In order to pass their legislatives and actually achieve the goals pronounce in the recent election, then compromise must be made.
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Toscya Williams
1/13/2018 10:27:15 pm
Republicans are seeking for bipartisanship now with Democrats because the promises they made to their voters back in the 2017 election have not been achieved and progress is minimal. Republicans are under extreme pressures to accomplish their goals for many reasons: they lack the needed 60 votes from the Senate being that they only have 51, and they retain little trust from the American people to effectively make laws without some input from their Democratic counterparts. In my personal opinion I believe that Democrats should buy into the offer, because the ball would always be in their court. They could negotiate legislatives proposed by the Republicans and mend them so that the uphold both of their ideals. Also compromise would present a united front.
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Toscya Williams
1/13/2018 10:35:55 pm
2016*
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Salvador
1/16/2018 09:56:37 pm
I agree with Toscya on everything she says except I don't understand what she means when she says the ball will always be on there court. In my opinion the ball can be on either side, republican or democratic.
Salvador
1/16/2018 09:54:34 pm
Republicans are seaking bipartisanship now with democrats because of the minimal progress republicans have made. Republicans lack 9 votes for the senate which puts a lot of pressure on them. So they have to start advancing some how. It would be best if democrats buy into the offer. This would a how compromise and also help the Republican Party.
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