Living in the time when majorities are too small

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3. I'm all for compromise & give and take, instransigence not so much

which isn't to say that truly principled, reasoned application of, for example, filibuster can't sometimes be important and useful. But there are ways for the filibuster to be ended by the majority.

Just as a matter of observation...

We are in a time of near equity between parties. But the parties are strongly divided in opposition to each other. That strong opposition really stands in the way of compromise between the parties. Making between party compromise very difficult.

Within parties, the current and recent small majorities within the parties in Congress create a circumstance where rather than moving toward compromise, the negotiations tend to be in poor faith, as one or more side in the negotiation is intransigent.

This doesn't move us toward the middle, compromise position that has long been seen as a good thing. Rather the situation we are in seems to be one where radicals are empowered to be obstructive, intransigent, blackmailers.