Tuesday, July 18, 2017

In California, republican politicians are becoming conservative democrats (#3091)

     We know that conservative politics never does anything good for the working middle poor class at least for the last 50 years. So it makes sense now that since democrats control super majorities in both the state legislature and state senate that if republican politicians want to have any say in California politics they must engage with democrats on initiatives that democrats create. This is the reality for republicans who still have public office here. We democrats have shown that we want what is best for everyone in our society and we create policies that reflect that agenda. As a liberal progressive democrat myself I know that my fellow liberal progressives are relentless in our march to a more fair and equitable society. So as we push hard on the existing paradigms to transform them a space is created for conservative democratic republicans to join in and make sure that new policies are not coming so fast that they unsettle a smooth transition from the old paradigms.
     A sort of watchdog role where all the t's are crossed and the i's are dotted. What we can find here in California is a partnership of consensus that upholds free market principles while protecting and enhancing all the lives of Californians. This evolution of our politics here in California can only be a positive since we are all affected by the policies that are sure to come down the road. The republican party here in California has seen the writing on the wall not only here in California where they have been reduced to non factors politically, but in the national scheme of things as the federal republican leadership is failing to address the needs of our nation.
     It makes sense also that republicans here in California have decided to work with our majority democrats. The republican constituents in their districts are not given a voice in the laws that are passing and by working with welcoming democrats, republicans are finding that they can influence positive changes to legislation that would otherwise become law without them. These republican politicians are also finding that their democratic colleagues are not deaf to their concerns. This is what it is like now in California where politicians from both sides of the aisle can work together to craft legislation that moves our state forward in world leadership roles and helps to make the lives of all Californians more prosperous and safe. Keeping the free market available for all to participate in is a common theme that both parties wish to preserve and makes for a great starting point in creating legislation.

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