Ask Jarvis Hall what's at stake in the November elections and he'll tell you that the entire progressive agenda could get tied up in knots if Republicans take the House and the Senate.
According to the associate professor of political sicence, if Republicans take control of the Congress they will try to undo the financial reforms and health care bills passed this year.
He also said that the military's Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy is likely to remain in place if Democrats loose the Congress.
Under the policy, up to 14,000 gay soldiers have been discharged from armed services since 1993.
"If we don't vote then we are not taking responsibility for the change we want to see," he said.
Since Obama's historical election in 2008, his administration has been battling Republicans on all fronts as the Republicans have unamously voted against almost every bill proposed by the Democratic-controlled Congress.
"We have to continue Obama's policies to keep us out of a depression," said Hall.
Most economists agree that the U.S. recently experienced its worst recession since the Great Depression of the 1930s.
Today unemployment stands at 9.6 percent. The historical average of unemployment is 5.7 percent.
"If the Republican's take over the House, they will try to block Obama's additional effort to stimulate the economy," said Hall.
Hall said that if the Democrats lose control of the House and the Senate, Republicans will try to maintain the Bush tax cut rates on the richest Americans.
Some economists maintain that keeping tax rates at their current low rate on the wealthy will cause the budget deficit to grow enormously.
Historically, Democrats have favored a number of tax policies and other measures, such as student aid and universal health care, that reduce the inequality gap between the richest Americans and everyone else.
Today the wealth inequality gap is at its largest since 1928. The richest 20 percent of Americans control 85 percent of the total wealth.
That leaves 80 percent of Americans controlling just 16 percent of the wealth.
Obama wants to let tax cuts on the wealthiest Americans expire while keeping tax cuts for the middle class.
Some economists maintain that keeping tax rates at their current low rate on the wealthy will cause the budget deficit to grow enormously.
"Obama is not a magician," said Hall.
"We have to vote to encourage our laws to change. The structure and rules of Congress allow slow change but it is our job to support progress through voting."
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