back in 1996 my mother was interviewed on good morning america they were doing a story on the november election and wanted to know why she an 89yearold catholic woman was voting for democrats her words are as relevant today as they were 18 years ago my mother my values my vote ive got my fingers crossed for our neighbors to the south to join us in a legal weed wonderland and its not for the reasons you might think 3 reasons why oregon should be next to legalize marijuana we hear political pundits saying it is a mistake to compromise it is important to hold firm on principles but in most instances it is possible to reach consensus there are multiple examples starting with our founding fathers of people in government that held very firm views on various issues but made compromises to reach consensus working or fighting your choice