Addressing Scott Presler's Save America Act question

It isn't difficult understanding Scott Presler's frustration after reading Scott's tweet. It reads "Sometimes, I wonder why I do this work. I wonder why I work so hard to elect Republican majorities into office & when we are in power, our very elected officials don’t wield or harness that power. I wonder why I lose sleep, miss family vacations, & put my personal life on hold, so wealthy Senators can go on paid vacations after not achieving the very promises they campaigned on. Sometimes, I wonder if they truly care about us & if they actually want to represent the will of the very people that elected them into positions of authority. I will tell you this: if the Senate ultimately does not pass the SAVE America Act, I will use all of the energy, hustle, & organizing efforts we used to elect these Senators into office as tools to peacefully & respectfully defeat them in their upcoming elections."

Blame it on the men that wrote the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Blame it on men like Madison, Jefferson, Washington and Hamilton. After living under the tyranny of King George III, the last thing they wanted was the efficiency of a monarchy. They wanted the government to be run by competent people of integrity. They didn't want it to be efficient.

One of the features that the founders intentionally built into the Constitution was the principle of checks and balances. That's because Washington, Madison and Jefferson understood the importance of principled compromise. That's significantly different than bipartisanship. Principled compromise is dramatically different than bipartisanship. Bipartisanship just means voting for something two sides can live with. Principled compromise requires setting out a policy goal, then both sides working towards a policy that both sides can live with AND that makes the U.S. significantly stronger.

Obviously, Sen. Schumer isn't operating in good faith. There won't be a principled compromise in this issue. That doesn't turnGOP politicians into bad guys. It's just a situation where the good guys caught a terrible break. It's frustrating as H-E-Double-Tooth-Picks. The way to win this isn't give up. It's to win more elections. I've made my case. Here's Scott's case:

I wish we didn't have to deal with Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins and Mitch McConnell. It Presler wants to put additional pressure on GOP senators, I'm fine with that. Just keep in mind that the system is built on the premise of losing some and compromising often. While I'd love it if we passed the SAVE America Act, my highest legislative priorities are to pass a supplemental appropriations bill for the military and to get DHS funded. Period. Those priorities are existential. The SAVE America Act is important.

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