We Should Agree?

There were times in our political history that there were ways of agreeing on basic concepts in spite of our differences. Compromise wasn't always considered to be a dirty word or a sign of weakness. Below, I've listed a few basics that we have always agreed on or we at least should agree on no matter what your political affiliation.

Money should be limited and disclosed in politics. The current conservative leaning Supreme Court overturned our entire history with Citizens United.

Child labor laws are a good thing.

A minimum wage should be a living wage.

Government is not evil, it should be made of the people, by the people and for the people without people in Government trying to sabotage it's efforts in an attempt to privatize everything for a profit.

The Social Safety Net is not up for debate or for sale to the highest bidder. Medicare and Social Security are not giveaways but they allow people to retire and live in dignity without depending on cat food to survive.

Rape is always wrong and the victims shouldn't have to be placed on trial or pay for the medical assistance they require.

There is zero medical evidence to support the theory that rape victims can't conceive a child during the act.

Rape victims should not be obligated to carry the offspring to birth whether the act is done by a stranger or God forbid, a family member.

Rape victims that do conceive a child and give birth should not be under any obligation to the father to interact with them or allow them to see the child.

Abortion should be legal at least for a certain early time frame. Late term abortion should be a last resort and allowed in instances of danger to the mother's health.

The term "no free lunch" doesn't just apply to no work = no pay or food for individuals, it should also be applied to raising taxes are necessary in order to pay for the common goods...roads, bridges, etc. When the budget doesn't balance, it becomes necessary to raise taxes, especially on the wealthy.

The Country comes first, even if it means your opponent gets the credit for the idea or success.

Wealthy corporations don't need tax breaks for exporting American jobs or subsidies when they are making record profits.

Public education should be funded and guaranteed. We frequently hear how throwing money at education isn't the answer but shouldn't that apply to the military budget which trumps education spending by miles?

Politics and religion should not be mixed and the founding fathers were not mostly Christians. There should not be a religious test to run for office but your religion can and should be examined in order to ensure that you will put the Country over your faith and not use public office as means to end the world and force a religious Armageddon.

Racism has always existed and is alive and well. Civil rights and integration are needed and legitimate.

Women are equal to men and should have all the same rights, including thinking for themselves and voting.

Voting is a right and efforts to restrict voting, especially in ways that hurt certain citizens who vote certain ways is not only wrong but should be illegal.

Crazy people should not be able to own guns. People shouldn't be able to own cop killing weapons. We've reached a point where the NRA owns one political party and has placed a down payment on the other one. We are unwilling to make any restrictions on gun ownership. The NRA has a stance that anyone should own any gun for any reason and when the U.N. and the world try to ban even the trade and sale of illegal handguns, it becomes an attempt by the President to team up with the U.N. to take everyone's guns away...according to the NRA and fox news.

It's nobody's business what takes place in a bedroom between consenting adults.

We have a right to privacy.

And immigration policy straight from the Statue of Liberty- "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free."