Politics Is The Art Of Social Compromise

The "power of a cartoon" is an honestly truthful answer.

There are many definitions for the term "Politics." However, very few of these textbook definitions are truly succinct, concise, and clearly explanative of this frequently utilized social term.


For Instance:

• Wikipedia says: "Politics is a process by which groups of people make collective decisions. The term is generally applied to behavior within civil governments, but politics has been observed in other group interactions, including corporate, academic, and religious institutions. It consists of social relations involving authority or power and refers to the regulation of a political unit, and to the methods and tactics used to formulate and apply policy."
• FreeDictionary.com says: "Politics is the art [or science] of government or governing, especially the governing of a political entity, such as a nation, and the administration and control of its internal and external affairs."
• Knowledgerush.com says: "Politics is the study and conduct of decision-making power (who's got it, and who hasn't) at the inter-social and societal levels."

  
Politics is, "The art of social compromise - within a much larger society - of opposite and competing factions." Contrary to all of those previous definitions, Politics has absolutely nothing to do with government specifically; or even directly! Politics is a [mere] fact of innate human life - which occurs everywhere two, or more, individual humans are gathered together. It occurs within America's: churches, businesses, civic organizations, schools, and even public playgrounds. Everywhere some sort of social compromise is [honestly] required, politics is an absolute societal necessity!

The Return Of State Nullification

 Prior to 1860, State Nullification was both: practiced by The States and recognized by The United States Supreme Court - as a means of overriding undue and constitutionally illegal Federal Authority! At that time, with the majority of our Founding Fathers still living, few if any questioned its proper role or legal authority - since many of them had [in fact] written The Constitution and well understood its mechanisms. 

However, since the Supreme Court's Decision to legally establish "The Federal Tyranny" through Precedent - in wake of the Civil War - Nullification has been a legal concept often thought of as being long dead. However, after passage of their landmark legislation regarding, "Un-Constitutional National Health-Care," several States have once again asserted this Constitutionally Guaranteed Right Of The States!