(08-09-2020, 06:55 AM)The Real Marty Wrote:

(08-09-2020, 06:34 AM)Sneakers Wrote: I'm not necessarily opposed to all change, but the true agenda of the party/group/movement wanting the change is a HUGE factor in the decision.

A reasonable request deserves consideration.  A demand, on the other hand, deserves nothing.

So if a liberal has a decent idea you would reject it out of hand because you think they might have an agenda that you don't like?  

Wouldn't that kind of attitude lead to both sides, liberals and conservatives, rejecting any idea that comes from "the other side?"  

Should liberals, for example, reject the idea of any cut to the federal budget, because they think it would eventually lead to more cuts than they wanted?  

It seems like you have proposed a formula for gridlock, where any good idea is rejected because it might lead to a bad idea.