I woke yesterday morning eager to see the election results. John, who'd been up much earlier, met me with "You're going to like what you see!"
"Did they get the Senate?" I asked.
"They got EVERYTHING!"
Oh, the relief that flooded over me! I stepped out on the deck to look at the sunrise and a fresh wind was rattling the leaves, marking them sparkle in the early light. The air smelled fresh and new--and it seemed to me that this was a sign--the beginning of a fresh, new time.
As I perused the various news stories and joyous exclamations on Facebook, I basked in the pleasure of feeling like someone released from an evil curse.
But so much work lies ahead for this new Congress. I began mentally making a list:
Out of Iran.
Address the corruption that the current regime has taken to staggering heights--pay to play, pardons for sale, no-bid government contacts complete with kickbacks, insider info for sale, and the use of government to enrich the president's family, for a start. Investigate. Claw back. Consider impeachment.
Get our government official OUT of the stock market.
Guard rails to ensure no future president can wield such unchecked power.
Release ALL Epstein files and prosecute offenders.
Overturn Citizens United and get Big Money out of campaigns. Limit campaign spending. Disqualify candidates who knowingly lie.
Drastically reform ICE. Get the masked, paramilitary thugs out. Prosecute the murderers.
Put a stop to the vanity projects--ballroom, arch, etc, etc.
Get Hegseth out before he destroys the military entirely. Investigate his war crimes. Return to Dept. of Defense, not War.
Question immigration status of Musk and Bolsonaro, among others (looking at you, Melania.)
Undo damage done to healthcare. Restore subsidies to ACA. Undo cuts to Medicaid and SNAP. Get rid of RFK.
Make education important again. (The GOP loves the uneducated,) Get rid of the wrestling queen.
Make a move away from oil toward sustainable energy.
Try to rebuild alliances with old friends of our country, starting with Canada. Full support to Ukraine, re-establish sanctions on Russia. Apologize.
End the Electoral College.
Make kindness and decency the norm.
Okay, I know this is like a kid's wish list. I know that none of this is easily done, especially with the Current Occupant wielding the veto and executive orders. But I can dream.
What would you add?
4 comments:
I agree with everything on your list. His entire cabinet should be investigated.
I wish a Democratic Congress would actually have the power to do all that. But the First Felon will remain president for another two years and three months.He can veto and pardon to his heart's content. But Democratics will have the "power of the purse," as our nation's founders so charmingly put it. And they will have the power to hold public hearings and investigate every crime the trump administration and trump himself have committed. They can release ALL of the Epstein files. They can keep those crimes on display until republicans launch a feeble attempt to win the presidency again. As George Will, a conservative who has always despised trump, warned yesterday, Democrats must not be giddy in their victory but must choose the fights they know they can win and lay strong groundwork for the future -- which is right around the corner. Remember that when Biden defeated trump, we thought we had our country back, but look at what happened. We cannot let another harsh turnaround happen.
I hope this turning point leads to all of that.
More emphasis on climate actions! Agree totally with you and Sandra! Roll those sleeves up ladies and gentlemen! I hope someone is indeed going line by line through the 2025 GOP Plan with action plans to erase them legally and the put in place the best possible ways it can't happen again. Justice will prevail.
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