OK - Joe wins! Now what?

[MyOwnPeace]

What do you think should be his/our list of what needs to be done first - what's more crucial than other issues?
Yeah, SO much to be done - poor guy, having to clean up another RepubliCon F-up!

So, what do you say? Where do we start? Make YOUR desired priorities! They may include:

*COVID plan
*Economic recovery
*State Department CPR
*Weapons control
*Health Care
*Electoral reform
*Infrastructure plan
*Education
*Illegal government actions (Treason - Emolument - corruption)
*State/Federal rights
*Immigration reform
*Energy
*Climate change/regulation

Yeah, I may have left out one or two "important" things (looking at that list from scratch, I don't know why ANYBODY would want that job!) but feel free to add your own. After all, after this election we hope to have a functioning democracy again!!!!

GO, JOE!!!!!

GET OUT THE VOTE (or NONE of this will happen!)!!!!!!!

[NJCher]

1. I was thinking about this tonight

He said he's going to have a meeting of the governors of all 50 states. I think he should do this before he even takes office, like shortly after winning the election. Purpose would be to put together a coherent Covid policy.

[Claustrum]

5. Not a good idea. One president at a time.

I remember hating Rick Scott briefing Trump about FL's storm while ignoring Obama. Obama was still the president but it was after the election.

[NJCher]

42. I'm assuming

Trumpty-dumpty will have burnt himself out on steroids. I don't even think he'll make it to the election.

[judesedit]

2. Environmental issues. Reverse ALL Dump's signing statements and appointments.

[SheltieLover]

4. Absolutely!

And reverse any contracts he made on public lands.

[MyOwnPeace]

13. Good points!

And how much of all of this ties in with the "only the best" appointments he made to his own cabinet - Education/Energy/Interior/State/Defense/HHS/Treasury/HUD/EPA - the cabinet that was designed to destroy the very department which the "director" was meant to lead!

[SheltieLover]

16. Right!

They ALL must be prosecuted & punished to the fullest extent of law, including asset forfeitures!

[AllaN01Bear]

3. should include rollback of all pres trumps exec orders and re set the payroll

taxes for ss ssi ssdi. make dc pr and american virgin islands states .

[texasfiddler]

6. Make Puerto Rico and maybe even DC a state

If we can't improve our odds on the Senate/EC in the future, none of the good stuff matters.

[former9thward]

39. PR doesn't want to become a state.

Are you going to force them at gunpoint?

[MyOwnPeace]

43. Really? That's news to me............

I had assumed that they would want to - but then again, I'm here and dealing with my own issues.
Please, explain........

[former9thward]

44. They would have to pay federal income taxes.

They don't want to do that. There have been several referendums on the subject over the years and the statehood option has always been defeated. Why not set them free?

[Shermann]

7. How about the reunification of America? nt

[mvd]

8. I have my personal wish list and then my realistic list

My realistic list has:

1) Undo Trump executive orders
2) Generous stimulus plan and national mask mandate
3) Depending on Supreme Court decision on Obamacare, either add a public option and work on lowering prescription drug prices, or enact a new plan with a public option
4) Start undoing Trump’s damage to the climate and environment
5) Undo Trump’s immigration actions

So much more to do besides those..

[Sedona]

9. Glitter farting ponies for everyone

(Just kidding....I'll take that Medicare age reduction to 60 years old please. Me and Mr Sedona both turning 60 in next two years)

[MyOwnPeace]

11. DAMN!!!!!

How could I have forgotten the "glitter-farting ponies?"

I'm thinking that if we were talking about a RepubliCon agenda (of course, there is NO SUCH THING!) that there's a "Sarah Palin/Michelle Bachman" wanna-be out there that would insist something like that WOULD be on their agenda!

[ornotna]

26. Technically speaking

Wouldn't that be glitter sharting ponies?

[BlueNProud]

10. Ginormous Ginormous real infrastructure bill right out of the gate

lots if great projects many in red states, peel off GOP votes and pass by wide margins in both houses. This is an easy one.

[mvd]

12. Infrastructure is very important

[BlueNProud]

14. Politically it would be relatively easy and non controversial

yeah the usual suspects will grumble about defecits but there would be not insignificant GOP support. It would be a good look for a new president to get something done without a lot of partisan garbage.

[MyOwnPeace]

17. But so much of it depends........

on control of the Senate!
Certainly, getting rid of IQ45 is most critical, but it has been Moscow Mitch McTurtle that has truly been driving the nasties - and he would continue to do so if he still has control of the Senate.
While our #1 objective must be getting rid of BunkerBoy - doing the same to Moscow Mitch must be #1A!

[SheltieLover]

22. This!👆

[Pobeka]

15. Ensure free fair elections with the help of congress.

NOTHING is more important, otherwise we'll just have a small 4 year bump in progress. We need fair elections for the long term.

[MyOwnPeace]

19. How can you count on help from them?

How many courts throughout the country are now dealing with complaints filed by RepubliCons, either federal or state/local, regarding voter issues and regulations? There is NO PROOF that they ever want FAIR elections!!!

[SheltieLover]

18. Get rid of electoral college!

Make DC, Puerto Rico states

Redo 2 senators / state.

Sick to death of our futures hinging on red states.

[MyOwnPeace]

21. How many times has THAT come up?

Problem with the concept is that it would require a SUPER MAJORITY to approve it (actually, I'm guessing a constitutional amendment - but I must have missed that class in high school ). And, in these times with things SO polarized, I'm not sure it would be an easy sell - but then again, I really can't imagine having a body of 535 Congressmen and Senators that would EVER be willing to "do the RIGHT thing!"

[Celerity]

29. Doing away with the EC require 38 states to sign on, it will never happen

The small states (most are Red) will never give up the power they are artificially granted.

[former9thward]

41. PR doesn't want to become a state.

Are you going to "make" them become one?

[russiamommy]

20. Regain our stature in the world

The list of things to fix is endless, but foreign policy has to be a top priority. We’ve been the laughing stock of the world for four years. It has to stop. Fortunately the world knows Joe Biden and I think it will be a relatively easy task, but there’s a whole lot of damage to repair - starting with repealing a lot of executive orders and somehow getting us back into the Iran nuclear deal, the Paris Accords, etc.

[MyOwnPeace]

25. You got THAT right!

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the list IS endless, but you've addressed a very important point - our "stature" in the world.
I'm still repulsed by the video of IQ45 pushing the Prime Minister of Montenegro aside, and then sticks his chin up so high.....
UGH!

[russiamommy]

30. Thanks for that

I’d never seen it. I’ve worked my entire career in foreign policy. The last four years have been heartbreaking. It needs to be fixed. And Joe Biden is the perfect candidate to do it.

[MyOwnPeace]

32. WOW! Foreign policy?

Great to have you here at DU - WELCOME!

[SheltieLover]

23. Joe should be modern FDR

WPA-type infrastructure & clean energy, with job training!

[SheltieLover]

24. Reinstitute pre-St. Raygun wealth tax

Time for this country to be of, by and FOR the people!

[Bad Thoughts]

27. 1) Covid 2) Democratic Reform 3) Environment

[MyOwnPeace]

36. Care to expand on "Democratic Reform?"

Elections?

Gerrymandering?

Electoral College?

Voting laws?

Come on, help Joe know what we think he needs to do!

[Bad Thoughts]

45. Many things

Although I think accountability needs to be better established into law. Thereafter, securing of elections. Etc.

[Sedona]

28. ooo ooo ooo I know...

Reinstate the fairness doctrine

:hi;

[MyOwnPeace]

33. Horshack, is that you?

Great point - can you imagine where we'd be with it still being in place?

[customerserviceguy]

31. I'm curious

what you mean by "weapons control".

[MyOwnPeace]

34. Yeah - vague, wasn't it?

And it could be on a "national" level/2nd amendment - should we really have assault weapons on sale at Walmart?
Or international - how do we stand with our "nuclear agreement" with Russia right now - is it "gone" because we owe $440 million dollars to them?

But really, I just wanted to have a forum for EVERYBODY to add their input - happy to have your thoughts!

[BannonsLiver]

35. Beyond what the OP mentioned

I want to see us move back into a Cold War footing with Russia and Putin. I want to see aggressive sanctions, and more. They (he) needs to pay for his efforts at destabilizing democracies around the world. IMO Putin and Russia committed an act of war when they mucked with our elections.

[MyOwnPeace]

37. Oh! So you're looking for.......

a Trump/Putin divorce!

(trust me, Donnie's been through those before - but this time he's gonna' lose SERIOUS money! )

Seriously, you do raise a good point that goes back to my thoughts about the US relations with our "allies" (if they'll have us anymore) - this all reflects on what the State Department is expected to do and should do under the leadership of an intelligent President.

The whole package should be led by the State Department/National Security group - in conjunction WITH the US Congress (my, what an amazing concept.......)

[NotASurfer]

38. Anything that PINO enacted by executive order can be undone

In it was enacted by the strike of a pen, it can be reversed by the stroke of a second pen.

One omnibus executive order, like a reset switch. Sign it as soon as the oath of office is administered and only then turn to address the nation

[RazzleCat]

40. Yes to all of that, but I think there needs to be the

Creating laws to enforce what has always been the norm. So much of what the great orange has done is not against the law. Quick example all of the temporary (acting) appointments. Yes there can be a need for one, but could we have a cap on them or something? Say 3 per term, or only one per position?

Most important we need for lack of a better term an audit of everything he has done, a full investigation of what appears to be attempting to subvert laws for both his financial and political gain. We need investigations into all of his "hires" and what they may also have done. The list of what needs to be looked at for malfeasance attempted or real is too long.

We need laws with all the details enumerated on a presidents finances, again it's a norm that they go in a blind trust.

Sorry for the random thoughts, and bad phrasing, having a hard time putting into words my exact feeling/meaning.

[VivaResitance]

46. I think thats part of the problem

We are going to run into a bit of an issue trying to get our entire caucus together. With control of the Senate, House, and WH getting everyone on the same page is going to be difficult, no matter if Trump gets kicked out.


Obama had control of all 3 and it lasted a whole two years and we only could get a handful of things passed. The infighting doomed a lot of it.