Let's discuss the extreme views of both parties (I'm only referring to the U.S. political parties), and then we can discuss how best to avoid them, assuming you believe they should be avoided. We can start a list of extreme views from both major political parties.

Extreme Republican views:
1. Total ban on abortion
2. Do away with gay marriage
3. Allow Creationism to be taught in science classes
4. Merit-based immigration
5. No restrictions on the Second Amendment


Extreme Democrat views:
1. Ban guns
2. Allow late term abortions
3. Defund the police
4. Decriminalize border crossings (or even open borders?)

For Debate
What other extreme views have you heard from each side?
How can we take away or reduce the chances of such views becoming public policy?