Republicans Dont Let this Happen Again

The concept of a smaller smaller government and local control is not dangerous to the country it is exactly what we need. The federal government is way to powerful at this point in time, at the heart of the tea party is a desire to reverse the course of the current path, which is leading to an all powerful federal government with no state power at all. All that said I don't trust the fully trust knuckleheads we have to choose from now to do that.
The main problem is once someone goes to washington they get pulled into the system and are lost. But if its HRC and Cruz or Rubio he (either dude) will get my vote.

 

I love the teaparty because it does what trump is doing. they force issues to be discussed about that wouldnt be otherwise. half the talking points are because of trump and trump alone forcing the candidates and voters to take a stance for or against its own countrys security.

Politicians and their ridiculous corrupt lives are being exposed on a much clearer level as well as their bought votes in congress. At least on one side. And it forces opposition from the other. Its what democracy is all about. The clashing of opposing ideas forcing our once great republic to debate and make changes once a stance is taken.

 

And I agree with what's at the heart of the tea party. But the way they go about it is dangerous. It's almost as if they think every issue is decided in a vacuum with no other consequences.

 

They're a little past the discussion point part of politics. They are totally uncompromising in almost every way. You can't do things that way. They eviscerate anyone who works with the other party. What kind of ideology is that?

 

agree and same.

 

you dont compromise principles. thats why we are where we are now. and when you dont have them you dont really have a starting point to negotiate from.

 

That's total bullshit. It's not about compromising your principles. It's about not acting like a spoiled baby and cutting your nose off to spite your face. If everyone did this, our country would never reach a consensus on spending and our government would crumble. They passed a spending bill today and I don't know if it's good or bad but if no one compromised on it, our government would shut down. Still no compromise and people would lose essential services. Still no compromise, society literally breaks down because you don't have a government. It's an extreme example but this is what would happen if everyone followed your advise to never compromise.

 

government shuts down every weekend. they should do so more often. they are the problem. not the teabaggers.

 

The budget that was passed today, is over 1.1 trillion dollars. That is absurd in every way. There literally is no way to continue down this path. The fed is simply printing dollars which have no intrinsic value. There is a reckoning coming on this and it will be very painful. The core values that the tea party espouses are to this very point.

 

right, and they suggest cutting taxes, cut spending in half immediately. Do away with most social services and on and on. It's just not feasible in one fell swoop.

Like I said before, they're right in principle, but they must be more judicious with they way they go about things if they want their views to go mainstream. And this stuff takes time. You can't take a $1 trillion dollar deficit and balance the budget next year. I wish you could because we need to, but it's just not reality. That's what they have a hard time grasping.