What Biden MUST Do in the first month in office - while we have Congress and the Presidency

[samsingh]

We can make a structural difference now to save the future:
- Statehood to the District of Columbia;
- Decriminalize weed & pardon any nonviolent people in jail for weed related offences;
- Stop voter suppression;
- Support BLM;
- Fix Police Corruption;
- End Repug gerrymandering;
- Fix the Supreme Court;
- Keep the House & Senate Democratic in the midterms.

[SheltieLover]

1. Not sure how difficult

But end Citizens United.

Wtf did they expect when this was put in place?

Also, roll back fat nixon's attack on the environment. End all leases fat ass allowed, put migratory bird act back into place, bald eagle back on endangered list, etc! Repeal recent logging order that will kill owls! Gpawd I detest that fat mofo!

[samsingh]

2. Yes

[Nitram]

3. I'm afraid this list is unrealistic. Yes, they are all worthy goals, but many will require

legislation by Congress, which takes more than a month. "Fix police corruption" in a month? Are you kidding? "Fix the Supreme Court?" Short of lining the conservative justices up in front of a firing squad, I don't see how that's possible in a month. "Keep the House and Senate Democratic in the midterms?" That's two years away! Statehood for DC? That requires a constitutional amendment. You think a president can accomplish that in a month. LOL!

[samsingh]

5. the initiatives must be started in a month - how long they take to fix is a different question

[Turin_C3PO]

7. Agree except

that granting statehood doesn't require a constitutional amendment.

[Nitram]

10. My mistake. Thanks for setting me straight.

I see that it is something Congress decides with a simple majority and the president's signature.

[tritsofme]

11. A statehood bill would still need 60 votes in the Senate to beat a filibuster.

[samsingh]

14. not if they eliminate the filibuster for statehood as moscow mitch did for appting

judges

[tritsofme]

18. Manchin is on the record against abolishing the filibuster.

I don’t know if he has been asked this specific question, but I find it hard to believe he would go along.

[durablend]

4. Fix the post office!

[samsingh]

6. yes - that should be on the list

[backscatter712]

8. Start by prosecuting the fuck out of Trump, his cronies, and everyone involved with the insurrection

For America and democracy to live, Trumpism must die.

So yeah, prosecute aggressively, show no mercy. They're traitors, and need to be treated as such.

[Demsrule86]

9. Nope... not the my choices ...pandemic , economy, health care.,minimum wage.

I am not sure dome of what you wrote is even possible.

[beaglelover]

13. Agree. Many items on the list are things done at the State level not the Federal level.

[samsingh]

15. which ones?

[beaglelover]

21. These.

Stop voter suppression;
Fix Police Corruption;
End Repug gerrymandering;

[SharonAnn]

23. Voting Rights Act could stop or at least slow down voter suppression.

[Demsrule86]

28. Sure and later we do that but ...there will challanges in court ...nothing is more important than

the pandemic, the ACA and green new jobs...which helps with the environment and jobs.

[samsingh]

32. agreed

[Demsrule86]

27. I agree.

[USALiberal]

12. Nope! Nt

[Celerity]

16. We do not have the votes for DC statehood, ending the filibuster, or SCOTUS expansion

Those 3 are all dead in the water. Very likely dead too are the15 USD federal minimum wage, and the public option.

[peggysue2]

17. Think the incoming Administration has already listed the first, top 4 priorities

Covid, the economy, racial equity and climate change, to be followed by a very comprehensive 'to-do' list. Think we're going to see a flurry of EOs to get the ball rolling, many designed to reverse Trump's damage.

This first 100 days will be busy, busy.

[samsingh]

19. yes i believe you are right

[Dem4Life1102]

20. I'm not going to make demands

of what Biden must do. I trust him to do what is right for the country.

[samsingh]

25. We can help him.

[Dem4Life1102]

26. Yes by supporting him

not by making demands.

[RobinA]

30. I Am

The first thing he needs to do is get this vaccination thing going down some sort of reasonable path. I recognize that there are many problems with getting it distributed and into people, but one of those problems should NOT be lack of leadership on the federal level. This is what government is for, let's get the show on the road and start solving problems using the unique powers government has in situations like this.

[Dem4Life1102]

31. I trust Biden

to do what is right and best for the country.

[samsingh]

33. Yes - he can invoke his power to ensure industry is producing the necessary number of vaccinations

something traitor trump was not willing to do.

[mcar]

22. I trust Joe to do the right thing.

[samsingh]

24. we can help him

[brooklynite]

29. You're going to be disappointed...

Washington Statehood is not seen as a top priority. Covid is.

Marijuana is still a niche issue.

The Federal Government has no ability to stop Gerrymandering

If by "fix" the SC, you mean "expand the size", Biden doesn't agree

Not clear how you "keep the House and Senate" in 30 days.

[Captain Stern]

34. Or what? What if he doesn't? He can only actually do one of those things.

Biden can support BLM.....that's about all he can do from your list in the first 30 days.

[samsingh]

35. it's about ensuring we protect Democracy

[treestar]

36. Or else what?

Let him decide what to do and when!

He will rightly focus on Covid.

Stop voter suppression? That's not something POTUS can do alone. And there are no federal elections, that's all state. Fix police corruption? Police power lies with the states.

Fix the Supreme Court? That's another branch that is supposed to be a check on him.

It's up to us to make sure we vote in the next midterm and get out the vote! It's not the President alone who attends to that.

[bif]

37. Fix the Post Office!

[samsingh]

38. that must be in the list