A Divided Government

            I think that the government isn't doing their jobs the best they can since most of the time Democrats and Republicans are opposing one another. Even if the proposal has a positive effect on then nation the parties would oppose one another simply because they have different views on the topic. For example the government shutdown that occurred because Republicans weren't happy with the affordable care act being passed, while the Democrats tried to end the shutdown as soon as possible the Republicans decided to try to win something out of it. But at the end it was all for nothing since the Republicans got nothing out of the ordeal. The most recent action that the Republican Party has taken to oppose Obama is that they blocked two presidential nominees for spots in the Senate. This never-ending struggle for power in the government will always cause the two parties to vote against each other just to contradict their actions unless there is gain for both parties in which they are content.

            The only way I can see both parties working with each other is during a crisis were the future of the nation is endangered or if a third-party comes to power in the government and the two parties must come together to protest the actions of the third party. A divided government takes time to make decisions and sometimes we don’t have the necessary time to sit around and argue about what we should do. I think for our government to be more efficient and aid our nation to become prosperous that the representatives and parties become less selfish and think how they can contribute with minimal of their ideals being attached to their decision or bill they are presenting.