I saw three words on twitter that brought calm perspective...

[Grasswire2]

………..when we prevail.

Say it.

When we prevail.

It's the corollary to We Shall Overcome.

When we prevail, we will add DC and PR to states.

We will end the filibuster.

We can add supreme court justices.

We will (thereby) begin to restore a balance of power.

Maybe we will enact term limits.

Maybe we will correct gerrymandering.

When we prevail.

We will review the powers of the presidency to limit the UNITARY aspect.

We will test the DoJ memo that a sitting president can't be criminally indicted in court.

Anything else? When we prevail....

[Ilsa]

1. I feel better just reading your post. Thank you. nt

[Laelth]

2. I want the whole chicken.

The Whole Chicken



-Laelth

[Moostache]

3. If it does not include public hangings for treason, hard pass...

I DEMAND my pound of fucking flesh this time...these fuckers need to pay until their generations ALL feel the pain - past, present and future. This calamity DEMANDS justice be done and it shall not stop for compassion or to "move forward" there IS NO FORWARD until the perpetrators of this mess swing high and hard.

[magicarpet]

4. .

[sop]

5. Being against capital punishment, I'll settle for life sentences in a supermax.

[KS Toronado]

9. Only a supermax, not those cushy jails like Nixon's buddies got.

Besides there's not enough cushy jails for all the repugs our new Attorney General
will be putting away.

[SheltieLover]

6. 👍

[Pepsidog]

7. This is our hope. The new Age of Enlightenment, and the progressive wave that grinds conservatism

into dust will be Trump's only redeeming historical relevance. If Dems win all three branches, like Obama and Grasswire2 points out, Dems must act decisively to fix the structural imbalance of power to such an extent that R's will never be relevant again. We must act boldly. And for good measure, take their fricken assault weapons away just for the fun of it.

[Grasswire2]

10. there ya go

Adding to the list:


Common sense gun legislation.

Protection of WH access for journalists by restoring the sole credentialing authority of the Correspondents' Association and codifying in resolution of Congress. Reporters covering Congress have access codified in Senate Rules. WH reporters have no such protection.

[KS Toronado]

8. No maybe about it, we should outlaw gerrymandering.

[scarletwoman]

11. No more "acting" appointments for positions requiring Senate confirmation.

If a temporary "acting" appointment should be necessary, it must have a time limit of no more than 30 days.

[Grasswire2]

12. there is already a law governing that

But Trump WH is simply ignoring it.

[scarletwoman]

13. Good grief! Then why has no one called him out on that?

Has there even been a peep from any Dems? Not a single journalist?

[Grasswire2]

15. It's called the Federal Vacancies Reform Act.

"Vacancies can be filled by an acting official for 210 days under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act. If the vacancy dates from the inauguration of a new administration, they can get a 90 day extension, making the time limit 300 days. If there's a nomination pending before the Senate, then the acting official can continue to serve until the nominee is either confirmed or rejected.
If somebody exceeds the time limit, some of their actions that are considered “non-delegable” will cease to be enforceable by law. Since the limit is counted from the date of the original vacancy, it's unlikely that appointing a new acting official is allowed. The President has stated a preference for acting department heads because of the increased flexibility in dealing with them and because he doesn't like dealing with the Senate confirmation process."

[scarletwoman]

16. Thank you! Clearly, that 210 - 300 day time limit is way too long.

[scarletwoman]

14. Add to the list: Statehood for DC & Puerto Rico.

[scarletwoman]

17. Here's another item for the list: dismantle DHS.

[Grasswire2]

18. yep

Neither of the top executives are confirmed by the Senate, AFAIK.

In fact, one of them has this title: Official Doing Business Of Acting Deputy Secretary (or something very similar). Really.

[Grasswire2]

19. here it is

Acting Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security. On November 13, 2019, newly sworn-in Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf named Cuccinelli to be the Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security.


From wikipedia