They get the kind of information they want to hear and do not receive a balanced view of the facts surrounding any particular issue. As a result, people's view of politics have become increasingly partisan with the electorate less likely to accept a non-partisan view. One example of this is the recent political movement known as the "Tea Party." It's Republican members of Congress, under intense pressure from their Tea Party voters back home, have refused to engage in any compromise legislation with the Democrats. It is likely that many of those same Tea Party members get their news exclusively from right wing news outlets which espouse only a right wing view of politics.
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It was on June 28, 2012 that the Supreme Court of the United States announced its ruling on the Affordable Care Act, widely known as "Obamacare," and demonstrated how politically partisan the nation has become. The Affordable Care Act stipulates that every American either obtain health insurance, or pay a fine and enter into a government run health care exchange. This mandate is seen as the core of the legislation because without every American involved, there just is no way the government can afford to provide health care for everyone. Those who usually do not use the health care system, primarily the young, must contribute so that those who do, the sick and old, can obtain the necessary care. However, Americans became split over whether the government could mandate that an individual citizen engage in commerce, in this instance purchase health insurance. In a move that shocked the nation, Chief Justice Roberts cast the deciding vote in support of Obamacare; deciding that the individual mandate was in fact...
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