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I want a full scale RICO investigation of the GOP and their connections to Putin. Merrick - call it a career. I want to see true freedom of religion that takes down Christian nationalism. Boost the Supreme Court with more Justices that have normal political ideology.
I want an investigation on how Jared Kutcher got $3.7BB dollars from the Saudis and Qater. And where was it invested? You want Nepotism? This is where it resides.
Supercharge our commitment to NATO and Ukraine. Stand the fuck up to China and their attempted takeover of Taiwan. (Been there a few times...not exactly a progressive culture, lot of dickheads there, but still a democracy we need to support.) Emasculate the NK Clown Prince.
Tell Netanyahu and the rest of the RW zealots that infest the Knessett....US is supporting a Palestinian State. Not sure how the Gaza Strip and the West Bank gets tied together, but the current state of reality is not tenable. What are you going to do about it?
This would be a great 2025 plan. Come out swinging and make the change that the world deserves.

Seeking Serenity
(3,168 posts)The same way we did against the Mob. Because organised crime they are. Mark them as a criminal gang, freedom of association be damned.
We have to be rid of them once and for all
SleeplessinSoCal
(10,043 posts).... driven from their own party.
spanone
(138,845 posts)blm
(114,064 posts)dweller
(26,458 posts)SCOTUS expanded to 13 in my lifetime
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The first year of Bidens second term
brush
(59,653 posts)and have the people's votes determine who wins the presidency?
And dump the filibuster in the Senate too which makes it always a minority-rule body. And they have the nerve to call it the world's greatest deliberative body...yeah, all the way back to when southern senators put in the bs filibuster rule (not in the Constitution btw) so they could always get their way.
ITAL
(1,007 posts)Given it would need a Constitutional Amendment, you need 2 thirds support in both Houses of Congress and then three quarters of State legislatures to approve.
brush
(59,653 posts)The rest of the list is high, but not impossibly so IMHO.
brush
(59,653 posts)ITAL
(1,007 posts)Yes. Even if you keep the filibuster it only needs 60 votes in the Senate. A constitutional amendment would need 67 plus another two thirds of the House (how often does that ever happen?) plus 34 State legislatures (when Republicans have the majority of them 28 to 20 with two that are split) to approve.
brush
(59,653 posts)Nah.
ITAL
(1,007 posts)A Constitutional Amendment to get rid of the EC is way tougher than the rest.
vercetti2021
(10,445 posts)SCOTUS expanded, John Lewis voting rights passed, Roe codified, LGBTQ protections added to the civil rights bill so we can end this war on trans people for goddamn good. And then raise taxes on the 1% by 90%
ecstatic
(34,749 posts)We need some rich folks on our side. Really, it's the mega corps that need to be reined in.
OAITW r.2.0
(30,064 posts)are the same ones who know fuck-all about fuck-all.
kimbutgar
(24,927 posts)No member of our government should ever take money from any Russian citizen!
Russia is our enemy and they are not Americas friend or ally!
AKwannabe
(6,739 posts)Our enemy!
Yes they are and always have been. FFS!
PSPS
(14,491 posts)And 66 for any punitive action.
OAITW r.2.0
(30,064 posts)Criminal indictments could address the current political reality.
Seeking Serenity
(3,168 posts)OAITW r.2.0
(30,064 posts)But I'd replace a spot for spot petty criminals who smoked a joint or did something stupid with a person who tried to kill our democracy,
Polybius
(19,822 posts)Even if we do amazingly well, WV is a loss right off the bat (and that brings us down to 50), but picking up Texas and Florida would give us 52 seats. That's a best-case scenario.
MichMan
(14,971 posts)OAITW r.2.0
(30,064 posts)JT45242
(3,264 posts)Make them talk all night for weeks not just perfunctory bs.
Mr.Bill
(24,906 posts)Get rid of any rule in either house of Congress that allows one person to stop something from being voted on or otherwise proceding.
Establish rules for Congress to be in session for a minimum amount of days every year.
OAITW r.2.0
(30,064 posts)Unfair? Give everyone more time to enjoy family and time away from the job.
Re filibuster, fuck that, change the organizing rules that address your point and add more Justices to counter the packing of the Court by a minority Party.
MichMan
(14,971 posts)et tu
(2,157 posts)now let's win- great big blue tsunami!!!!
TeamProg
(6,630 posts)SharonClark
(10,460 posts)Wednesdays
(20,484 posts)IF we work like hell the next eight months! (See my sig line.)
Bev54
(12,389 posts)patphil
(7,723 posts)It's a daunting task, but we need to move forward on a whole lot of issues that are threatening our Democratic Republic.
Replacing AG Garland with someone who will be all in on pursuing these issues is an important start.
As far as the SC is concerned, those justices who have been receiving huge gifts need to be removed. These are payoffs for their judgments on RW issues, and should be treated as bribes.
Not only should these justices be investigated, but Harlan Crowe and Leonard Leo should also be investigated as engaging in bribery.
brush
(59,653 posts)ecstatic
(34,749 posts)from Congress. I don't care about the optics at this point. Traitors have to be taken very seriously or they poison the well. The assholes who have put greed and corruption ahead of the country need to go.
OAITW r.2.0
(30,064 posts)Remember, it was a Nixon authorized break-in on the Democratic headquarters,,,,almost seems quaint these days. Which sends a signal that you are free to do fucked up things, We let Reagan off. We let W. off, so far we have let Trump off. Where's the fucking line where we say enough?
stollen
(803 posts)Does Pete Buttigieg have any siblings that dabble in law?
Polybius
(19,822 posts)At best, we win two out of three. Sucks that we're losing Manchin's seat.
AKwannabe
(6,739 posts)Reading my mind???
Uuuuuf Daaaa!
Uncle Joe
(61,495 posts)Thanks for the thread OAITW