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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDems are putting out some amazing things on Day 2.
A lot of this won't go anywhere due to Republicans and Trump, but these initial bills are awesome. Amazing what happens when adults are in charge. Republicans couldn't come up with a single good idea in 2 years. Dems have beat them in less than 2 days.
Some examples of bills proposed in the House so far:
Reopen the Government
End the Electoral College and prevent Presidents from pardoning themselves or their families.
Overturning Citizens United.
House rule changes including banning discrimination for LGBT people in Congressional staffing. (Passed)
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(3,363 posts)It includes election security and voter system improvements.
https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/423877-house-dems-unveil-election-security-voting-measures-in-sweeping-anti
a) Enacts automatic voter registration
b) Provides same-day registration & 15 days of early voting
c) Requires nonpartisan commissions for all Congressional redistricting
d) Ends felon disenfranchisement
e) Election day as federal holiday
f) Presidential candidates required to release at least 10 years of tax returns
g) Bars business with significant foreign influence from making campaign contributions and requires 501C4s to disclose big-money donors