Good governance requires compromise

Lately, we are hearing there will be a “blue wave” in this election cycle. Let's assume for a moment the pundits are correct. What will be done with this newfound power?

There is a lot of talk of impeachment, but I fear that will just make President Donald Trump a martyr to his followers. May I suggest that Democrats instead make him impotent? They can show the American people that their agenda is “governing for good” and pass veto-proof legislation. Yes, that would require working across the aisle, but this is about people, not politics.

Good governance is hard work and requires compromise. When they are unable to pass such legislation, they must call out the obstructionists by name. Publish a monthly “report card” stating the position of legislators by name. It then becomes the responsibility of an educated electorate to decide if these representatives are acting in the best interest of the American people or being self-serving hypocrites.

Greg Stumpo, Schaumburg