Anticipating that there MAY be a wholesale rebuke of trumpism and it's followers - there may be a very short window of opportunity to clean things up, reverse all the crap trump/McTurtle have done. But we all know the pendulum will swing back. I have to wonder - what options, if any, exist to put in place (permanent) protections against this?
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Bullet-proofing our society
trump and McTurtle et al have efficiently illuminated all the weak points in our society, Constitution, government. By appearances, so much of what makes the Constitution work - is honorable men (women) implementing it. We do not have that critical element, in the current IMPOTUS, Republican Senate, or SCOTUS. Pledged to eliminate the USPS, Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid. Eliminate public lands and environmental protections. The devil lives amongst us.
Anticipating that there MAY be a wholesale rebuke of trumpism and it's followers - there may be a very short window of opportunity to clean things up, reverse all the crap trump/McTurtle have done. But we all know the pendulum will swing back. I have to wonder - what options, if any, exist to put in place (permanent) protections against this?There's a lot of things they didn't tell me when I signed on with this outfit....Tags: None -
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Scrap the electoral college.
Eliminate the ability to install acting directors for more than a week or two.
SCOTUS nominations should come from the judiciary itself.
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How? Constitutional amendment? Sounds a tall wall to scale.There's a lot of things they didn't tell me when I signed on with this outfit....Comment
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Yeah. Ideas without a plan is akin to a toothless dog, eh?
I'm wondering if we can find teeth.There's a lot of things they didn't tell me when I signed on with this outfit....Comment
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I agree that the Electoral College needs to go. I found it a terrible idea when I was in Grade School.. However the best idea came hereEliminate the ability to install acting directors for more than a week or two."If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito"
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You should be bright enough to find a way without an amendment. What you need, and your biggest problem, is getting enough Voters to actually want the change. When a majority wants the change, the elected Reps will find a way, or the voters will elect Reps who are willing to represent.It really is quite difficult to build an ugly wooden boat.
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By all appearances, the Rips have been working, for many decades, at 'stacking the deck' against just such a change. It's unfortunate - but the folks who know what needs to change, know how to change it, are oftentimes directly benefiting from the current system. Seems to make them uninspired in moving that direction.There's a lot of things they didn't tell me when I signed on with this outfit....Comment
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"Structural reform" is not a substitute for civic virtue. The finest structure doesn't mean S without it.Do not speak of "our institutions" unless you make them yours by acting on their behalf.
Timothy Snyder, On Tyranny (2017)​Comment
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Well, then - seems we're moving on to '...and then the murders began...'
Eh?There's a lot of things they didn't tell me when I signed on with this outfit....Comment
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Where is the outrage?
Thoughts and prayers.It really is quite difficult to build an ugly wooden boat.
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Suspect 'most of us' don't know what steps need to be taken - and are awaiting some leadership as to how to proceed.
Might be a long wait.There's a lot of things they didn't tell me when I signed on with this outfit....Comment
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More:
Limit the ability of the POTUS to terminate an IG involved in direct oversight or investigation of the current administration without just cause.Comment
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As I said, where is the outrage?It really is quite difficult to build an ugly wooden boat.
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