Compromise

Right now the political debate is waged between one ideology and another. There is no middle ground, there is no attempt to find middle ground. It's vicious, bloodthirsty, and complete destructive to what America needs.

To solve the problems, we need to find that middle ground, and agree and move on to the next problem. The solution to problems needs to be fair and equitable for all of America. Compromise is not withholding a vote until special money is allocated for a certain state or district. Compromise is not sacrificing your conscience to be on the next golf outing in Asia.

Political Compromise is the art of finding a solution to common problems in such a way that all sides see the benefit, and are willing to sacrifice a point, or something else to move the legislation forward.

For example, the current congress is divided along party lines for the most part. Almost all representatives do what the party leadership say to do. Which means, it's not 525 congressmen, or 100 senators that make the decisions, it's 10 to 12 people at most. They are given this great power because our representatives are afraid to break with party rhetoric to vote their conscience. This is the base reason our government is broken.