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Originally Posted by a.e.B.O.T.
Because there are two competing STRONG views on the issue, I have a difficulty believing that ALL of one side believes strongly with their side and the MASS MAJORITY of the other side believes strongly with their side... People are not black and white... Secondly, these people are acting on behalf of the 300 million plus in this country who have various opinions.
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Ironically, it's you who is being "black and white" here.
Obviously, each individual congressperson probably has his or her own individual view on this situation. However, it would be sheer agony if each propped up their own idea as a proposed bill - so we have to have consolidation.
What's the most-likely way to consolidate a budget bill? Well, ostensibly, we could say that one substantive difference between Democrats and Republicans comes in the way each would prefer to spend money in the abstract - big v. small government, taxation versus tax breaks, top-down versus bottom-up economics, etc. The most likely consolidation is along party lines. The most likely problems are going to be endemic ideological differences that will not be "split down the middle" with any ease.
With all of this in mind, would you prefer that they argue 95 different bills, for every shade of gray?
If so - don't you see how this goes DIRECTLY against your "act-now" feelings?
If not - then what's the objection?