Which political party is failing its members?

Which political party is  failing its members?

This is a timely question all members of both parties need to ask

as we approach the next election, especially in the aftermath of

another irresponsible budget passed by Congress and signed

into law by President Trump.

The answer to this question can be found in the votes on issues

important to us where there is a divide in party positions.

Two such issues are abortion and immigration where both

parties clearly have recognizable positions that easily allows

us to see which party legislates according to its principles

and party platform.

Both issues came under scrutiny as they were topics of

discussion after the budget passed.

First, abortion, debated for decades, offer the differing

positions of both parties.

Democrats herald the "right to choose", without restrictions

by age or length of term. Republicans call themselves the

"pro life" party, with restrictions on when abortions are

permissible.

The budget "answers" the question with the inclusion of

continued funding of Planned Parenthood in the amount

of $500 million. 

We may not know who added this funding to the budget 

bill, but we do know the Republican leadership did not 

remove it!

So, the party which has in its platform a pro life plank,

allowed the biggest abortion provider to continue receiving

federal funding!

This abortion funding inclusion comes less than four months

after legislation failed to limit abortions to twenty weeks,

even as the world average is fourteen weeks! .

Second, immigration which has been center stage as 

funding for "Dreamers", immigrant children that arrived 

illegally for the past decade,  under a DACA program was 

not included in this budget.

What this means, at least to me, Democrats who want the

current DACA program to continue did not even need to 

request funding,  got their wish.  

And Republicans that tell us we need to eliminate 'chain

migration, family members allow to come, did nothing

to gain control with limit on funding. 

These two issues answer the question. The Democrat

Party keeps it promises while the Republican continues

to disappoint.   

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