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Dec 29, 2020Liked by Amee Vanderpool

We need to hold trump accountable. If we don’t prosecute him and his cronies for all their criminal behaviors while in office, the next corrupt president will go even further down the path of corruption and self dealing.

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Dec 29, 2020Liked by Amee Vanderpool

So well thought out and written. This is very insightful and intelligent. Thank you SHERO 🙌🏻🙂🙌🏻

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I think that you hit the nail on the head--we have Republicans and Democrats literally living in different political worlds now, and tens of millions of Americans are going to think that we have an illegitimate President come January 20, 2021. That can't be anything other than a recipe for disaster, though I have no idea how to fix this problem. We can't simply go back to the days where everyone got their information from CBS, NBC and ABC. I would love it if people could or would respond to this comment with suggestions as to how to fix this growing political chasm.

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Dec 29, 2020Liked by Amee Vanderpool

Is there an EVERYTHING response? Fix all of the above? Thank God Biden has experience and is bringing in experienced people to undo this wreckage.

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Dec 29, 2020Liked by Amee Vanderpool

I feel part of any reinvention should be how bills are written and what gets included. We are told on our jobs to stay on topic, but Congress goes hog wild with add ons.

Most Americans do not read these bills (who has the time?), most Americans do not understand why there are so many add ons and why (who would?), most Americans only care about the intent (why not?).

I do not care if it makes more work for Congress, tough shit. Focus, people, focus!

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Dec 29, 2020Liked by Amee Vanderpool

Nice refresher; but considering the wide support from all types of electorate, shouldn't Biden, feel obligated to consider the agreements he made with progressives as well sitting in the middle of the aisle ignored by both sides. Dreaming that the Republicans are going to pour favorite status over one of their own when Mitch may still be charge and not realizing that if it doesn't help the GOP, it ain't going to happen, is totally redicioius and very short sighted. Happy New Year, Amee

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Wow, Good starting list. It seems a lot of our issues come from lack of civic knowledge/involvement. Civic education for the upcoming generations needs to be a priority. Current generation is a write-off I'm afraid.

No one person should ever again be able to hold legislation hostage in either house. All scheduling should be decided by a committee equally staffed by the dominant parties. Tie votes always go to the floor. Neither house should be allowed to police itself again. An independent authority should be responsible for investigating, and have enforcement authority in investigating/punishment. Both would be unpopular with D or R but it needs to be done.

Police reform needs to be coupled with social reform or it WILL fail. Yes, there are bad cops, but most are just doing their jobs as best they can. When someone calls something in, they are bound to investigate, not knowing all the facts of what may be a citizens prejudice. They get stuck in the middle. Defund is not an answer. Reform of society and police is.

The media (both legitimate & the nuts) need to rein in the rush to ratings. There should be consequences for airing and promoting unproven theories or allegations. Being entertainment should not be an excuse to deliberately mislead (either broadcast or cable/streaming). Yeah, it restricts their 1st amendment rights, but it is just as dangerous as an assault rifle, and no one doubts they should be restricted to responsible use.

Trust in the rule of law will take a LONG time to rebuild, Bail reform, equal justice regardless of how priced a lawyer you have, prison reform, etc.

It's a long list that probably won't get solved in any of our lifetimes but we have to start somewhere.

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I think it starts with money and strict laws preventing MOC from making laws that enrich their special interests and themselves. Having a bunch of fat-cat multimillionaires doling stingy pennies of OUR money to starving Americans while buttering the asses of their billionaire donors is criminally immoral. Insider trading based on congressional briefings should be a felony at that MOC’s state level to prevent corrupt presidential pardons. Failing to stem the black money flow is a significant cause of where we are today.

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