States passing legislation ranging from far right to far left are reflective of an inherently deep, national political divide that Congress wouldn't be able to resolve on the federal level even if it were able to sign off on policy measures.
With dysfunction running rampant in Washington, the American public needs a powerful grassroots movement that puts pressure on Congress to mobilize, not one that exacerbates the problem.
President Barack Obama's failure to close the Guantánamo Bay detention camp, a promise he touted during his 2008 campaign, has not been criticized enough.
Rather than working with their counterparts to fuse a compromise between two ideologies, a faction of the GOP has effectively muted a democratically elected voice and has significantly compromised legislative efficiency.
