Difference Between Democrat And Republican Parties

Introduction and Thesis : The American political system contains many fringe political parties, but two dominate over all the others. The Republican and Democrat parties have been battling for control and power in the United States since the days of Abraham Lincoln. There are differences between the two parties and how they view the development and progress of the country. This paper argues that although both parties are not ideal they do have justifiable stronger qualites than the other, voting democrat is always a wiser choice than Republican. Although there have been some changes in ideology, some voters switched parties, there are still some very distinguishing characteristics that separate these two parties in American politics.
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Republicans do not see a contradiction in their desire to maintain family values and social traditions while at the same time making progress in society, particularly economic progress. Traditional values that favor discipline and independence, for example, foster entrepreneurship and economic growth. Family values, in addition, help fulfill individuals so that they can lead stable and productive lives. All of these things are key to social and economic stability and progress. The republican party is more concern with traditional values the means of homosexuality, the LGBT community, living out of wedlock is not the way society should be living with men or woman they are not married to. Traditional marriage and family, based on one man and one woman, is the foundation for a free society and has for millennia been entrusted with rearing children and instilling cultural values. We condemn the Supreme Court’s ruling in United States v. Windsor, which wrongly removed the ability of Congress to define marriage policy in federal law. We also condemn the Supreme Court’s lawless ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, which in the words of the late Justice Antonin Scalia, was a “judicial Putsch” full of “silly extravagances” that reduced “the disciplined legal reasoning of John Marshall (Lopez).
Reply 1: Every human being has a right to choose whom they love, build a life with and, be themselves with. There is nothing wrong with people believing in traditional values. Unfortunately, the issue arises when the Republican party has an issue with those that do not have the same 'traditional' values as the Republicans do. Why does it have to be one way or, no way at