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Jeebo

(2,015 posts)
Sat Feb 13, 2021, 06:27 PM Feb 2021

We need to strengthen the guardrails, checks and balances.

President Orange Con Man has shown us where all the holes are. Now, it is important for us to pursue legislation, new policies, etc., to plug up all those holes. To make sure that no future President Con Man can do stuff like this again.

-- Ron

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We need to strengthen the guardrails, checks and balances. (Original Post) Jeebo Feb 2021 OP
Make DC a state with it's own National Guard. nt Xipe Totec Feb 2021 #1
Agree JimGinPA Feb 2021 #2
Put some serious teeth into those Congressional subpoenas leftieNanner Feb 2021 #3
Massive reform is required in multiple places. servermsh Feb 2021 #4
I completely agree and would add we better have it done by start of 2022 if it requires legislation dutch777 Feb 2021 #5
I JUST DID A POST SORT of on this same thing Nikki28 Feb 2021 #6

leftieNanner

(15,051 posts)
3. Put some serious teeth into those Congressional subpoenas
Sat Feb 13, 2021, 06:31 PM
Feb 2021

with consequences!

That Orange Man blew through so many of our political norms - so now they must be codified.

Good post!

servermsh

(913 posts)
4. Massive reform is required in multiple places.
Sat Feb 13, 2021, 06:31 PM
Feb 2021

Including the law that governs the counting of the electoral votes on January 6th.

I'm not hearing enough talk about this to make me happy.

dutch777

(2,958 posts)
5. I completely agree and would add we better have it done by start of 2022 if it requires legislation
Sat Feb 13, 2021, 06:31 PM
Feb 2021

The midterms will loom quickly and that will stifle action by many and the outcome of Dems remaining in the majority cannot be assured past 11/22. Not much time. Go Nancy, go!

Nikki28

(557 posts)
6. I JUST DID A POST SORT of on this same thing
Sat Feb 13, 2021, 06:43 PM
Feb 2021

We have a chance to do this,even if we have to blow up the FB to do so. The media has to keep the mic in their faces 24/7 to ask them how could they let him walk. The Dems need to start calling this the remake of the OJ Simpson case how he got away with murder,or when Charles Mansion sent his criminals to kill for him or Ted Bundy or The Unabomer or any other murder case who got off scott free for crimes. This needs to be in their face every time they try to skip out. Also do not give Trump any airtime when he makes his bid for 2024 unless you ask him how could he do this to a country and Police he claims to love? Ask him do he think he should be in jail for the terrorist attack on his own country. Then bring up the rape.

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