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4A | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2019 | COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL Cottage Grove Sentinel 116 N. Sixth St. Cottage Grove, Ore. 97424 NED HICKSON , MANAGING EDITOR | Opinion 541-902-3520 | NHICKSON @ CGSENTINEL . COM The First Amendment C ongress shall make no law respect- ing an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Govern- ment for a redress of grievances. “I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.” —Thomas Jefferson (1800) USPS#133880 Copyright 2019 © COTTAGE GROVE SENTINAL Letters to the Editor Policy The Sentinel welcomes letters to the editor as part of a community discussion of issues on the local, state and national level. Emailed letters are preferred. Handwritten or typed letters must be signed. 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Send letters to: nhickson@cgsentinel.com Time to end opposition for opposition’s sake both Democratic and continues the kind of Republican leaders in partisan politics that Congress to “oppose have turned the wheels everything” the admin- of government into the istration of the time pro- rusted grind of rickety poses. This includes our gears that Americans own Oregon Senator Jeff have lost faith in. Merkley, who told Polit- Perhaps more im- ico (Jan. 30, 2017) that portantly, this kind of As most parents will he would automatically “obstructionist” men- tell you, every child goes through a stage where they seem to suffer from From the Managing Editor’s Desk “oppositional disorder,” Ned Hickson fervently opposing even the slightest difference of opinion as if the future of the world tality also runs the risk depended on it. Wheth- “filibuster any and all Supreme Court Justice of delegitimizing future er it’s the “terrible twos” nominees Trump puts challenges within our or teens (or both, Lord forward. ” system of checks and help you) it’s part of a Keep in mind that it balances when they necessary step toward wasn’t long before that could matter most. independence and when Republican lead- Wherever you stand establishing personal ership in our nation’s on the impeachment perspective on the road capitol did something inquiry currently under- to maturity. similar by refusing way, this isn’t the time to However, opposi- to consider President overreach or grandstand tion itself isn’t a sign of Obama’s nominee, simply for the sake of maturity. Opposition for Merrick Garland, for the being in opposition the sake of opposition very same appointment. or playing it safe with only limits our opportu- And the beat goes on. party politics. Ameri- nities, our perspectives While I agree that cans are divided because and the kind of under- any nominee seeking their representatives in standing that helps us congressional approval Congress have allowed grow as individuals. should be scrutinized themselves to become Maturity happens with for their qualifications, divided simply on the the recognition of this to enter into that pro- merits of which side of fundamental truth. cess with a preconceived the aisle they happen to Over the last sever- conclusion and public sit on. al years, I’ve heard a promise to automatical- One of the most basic growing rhetoric from ly deny approval merely techniques of winning a war is to divide and con- quer. Without question, we are already a nation divided. Our represen- tatives in Congress must put aside their need to conquer each other and remember that the true casualties of this kind of political war are those who they are supposed to be representing. A little more than 200 years ago, our nation opposed tyranny in order to pursue the dream of being free. It was part of a necessary step toward indepen- dence. Our forefathers were mature enough to recognize that opposi- tion itself wasn’t enough to secure our nation, but that it would take perspective and under- standing to help us grow as individuals and a people united. As we enter the early part of our nation’s own “terrible twos,” we need to remember that fun- damental truth. Because unlike that stage we must deal with as parents, in this case we really do need to act as if the future of the world depended on it… HOW TO CONTACT YOUR REPS Oregon state representatives Oregon federal representatives • Sen. Floyd Prozanski • Rep. 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