Conflict In Political Parties

Whether or not one likes the fact that political parties are a part of politics today, they are here to stay and make it easy to affiliate ones general opinions on governmental issues. However, once political parties came to be, so did an everlasting conflict between opposing sides that results in not much getting done at times, such as the term gridlock. Political parties allow one to get a sense for another’s opinions, but create tension and conflict due to the wide variety of beliefs. Beginning with one of the two major parties in America and the first of the two to be created, is the Democrat Party. Democrats today often trace their lineage back to 1791 when the Democratic - Republican Party, led by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, had formed (Mayne). The main reason that the party came to be was to stand in opposition to the Federalist Party throughout the …show more content…
Then, using the money they obtain from upper class taxes, Democrats would pay for public programs (The Democratic). Illegal Immigration, a conflict that is growing every year, would be dealt with less harshly by democrats as they want to make it easier for illegal aliens to attain citizenship (Democratic). Moving on to the next issue, abortion, Democrats say that whether or not a woman chooses to have this done is a constitutional right to them (The Democratic). On the same note of freedom, the Democratic Party fully supports the legalization of same sex marriage and that these marriages be recognized equally, under the law, to and heterosexual marriage (The Democratic). One last issue that is prevalent with the last few years and Barrack Obama’s presidency, is how they wish for all American citizens, no matter what class or situation, to have some form of health care provided to them by the Government (The