In our polarized society, there is an urgent need for civil debate. We are glad two U.S. Supreme Court justices and ideological opposites, Amy Coney Barrett...
FILE - Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett, left, and Sonia Sotomayor speak with retired U.S. Appeals Court Judge Thomas Griffith, not shown, during a panel discussion at the winter meeting of the National Governors Association, Feb. 23, 2024 in Washington.
Civility in politics should be the norm, not the exception, but it increasingly is. The fact that we need initiatives like this is a reminder of just how far we are from where we should be.Politicians often forget – or no longer care – that civility is the road to compromise. We as citizens must demand both.“What if we started a campaign for compromise and a campaign for kindness,” Barrett asked. “And made clear those are the kinds of things we want to see in our institutions.
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