|
TreasureKY -> RE: Opinions on President Obama's Jobs Speech... (9/10/2011 3:25:15 PM)
|
quote:
ORIGINAL: slvemike4u
So very true treasure,on the other hand repeated and persistent use of obstructionist tactics while offering nothing of substance to the debate makes what the President said....and what I have repeated a few times here too damm true.
Should the Republican party do nothing more than play fiddle in the midst of this economic crisis than they must,and will be perceived as such,accept responsibility for said crisis.
See... this is the issue, Mike. Do you really think that the Republicans are "playing fiddle" and doing nothing but obstructing the Democrats? Do you believe they've offered nothing of their own?
If you do, then you are sadly uninformed. A simple search of the Library of Congress will pull up the legislation that has been introduced throughout this year. The following is a list of the pieces that, from their title, sound like they may address jobs and economic reform and were sponsored by Republicans*. These are just from the first two pages of the search.
21st Century Readiness Act
Sponsored by Rep Tom Petri (R-WI)
3-D, Domestic Jobs, Domestic Energy, and Deficit Reduction Act of 2011
Sponsored by Rep Rob Bishop (R-UT)
3-D, Domestic Jobs, Domestic Energy, and Deficit Reduction Act of 2011
Sponsored by Sen David Vitter (R-LA)
Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
Sponsored by Rep Lamar Smith (R-TX)
American Competitiveness Act of 2011
Sponsored by Richard Hanna (R-NY)
American Energy and Western Jobs Act
Sponsored by Sen John Barrasso (R-WY)
American Job Builders Tax Reform Act of 2011
Sponsored by Rep Wally Herger (R-CA)
American Job Protection Act
Sponsored by Rep Charles Boustany (R-LA)
American Job Protection Act
Sponsored by Sen Orrin Hatch (R-UT)
*So that no one accuses me of overlooking the work of our Democratic Congressmen and Congresswomen, there are just as many pieces sponsored by left, as well.
The point being, that there are loads of reforms and propositions that have been introduced by both parties to address this economic crisis. The ones introduced by the Republicans are no closer to being passed than the ones by the Democrats.
Are the Democrats obstructing the bills sponsored by Republicans? Should they immediately go along with anything introduced by the Republicans whether they agree or not? If they don't, are they then obstructing and "playing fiddle"?
You know... these representatives are put into office to represent their constituents. That includes constituents that you don't agree with, and ones I don't agree with. We can't just ignore that there is a fundamental difference in opinion between groups of people within the United States on just exactly how to address this crisis and just what grows an economy.
The idea of compromise is great, but often it isn't an option. Say for example that you don't want children and your wife does. You both feel strongly about it and there is no option of dissolving the relationship. So just how do you compromise?
Well, guess what... some of the decisions that we ask our representatives to make are just a complicated and just as life-altering.
To extend the metaphor from above, it's like the Republicans don't want children, but the Democrats are saying let's get pregnant now and figure out how to deal with it after the baby is born.
It also isn't always a matter of obstructionism by the opposing party that causes delay... legislation does take time. Granted, too much time when in the midst of a crisis that is declining as rapidly as this one, but there you are. Our biological clock is ticking.
|
|
|
|
