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Demsrule86

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36. Um...we have a pandemic and an economic debacle...

Mon Jul 6, 2020, 08:36 AM

Jul 2020

The economy and health care are first...some sort of stimulus, infrastructure, jobs program and national laws to hold police accountable.

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What should a new Democratic government do first in 2021? [View all] Wanderlust988 Jul 2020 OP

Trying too hard ... NanceGreggs Jul 2020 #1

yes Skittles Jul 2020 #9

Voting rights and minimum wage kind of address it indirectly AllyCat Jul 2020 #17

Declare global warming an emergency. RDANGELO Jul 2020 #2

Oh yes, Joe will have a ton of executive orders ready go to on day 1! Wanderlust988 Jul 2020 #4

Absolutely not until the virus is under control and the economy is better. Demsrule86 Jul 2020 #60

Give the entire nation a one week vacation to sleep off tRump. KY_EnviroGuy Jul 2020 #3

Cleaning out the tRumpers from office comes first lastlib Jul 2020 #32

statehood for pr, dc, vi and guam is the very first thing. jorgevlorgan Jul 2020 #5

DC will end up in the Federal Courts Coleman Jul 2020 #24

DC is not another state. it it's own district. also it is already counted as a state in the ec jorgevlorgan Jul 2020 #50

I am addressing making DC a state Coleman Jul 2020 #56

you said it is unconstitutional to make a state out of parts of another state. jorgevlorgan Jul 2020 #63

No, the virus, the economy, and healthcare come first. Demsrule86 Jul 2020 #61

Something like FDR's bank holiday tirebiter Jul 2020 #6

Coronavirus would probably be the first thing to deal with depending on where we are with that JI7 Jul 2020 #7

Yes, Corona stuff will be first for sure Wanderlust988 Jul 2020 #8

yes major task scarytomcat Jul 2020 #33

Writing laws regarding the office of the President Greywing Jul 2020 #10

There has to be a Constitutional amendment dealing with this. cab67 Jul 2020 #20

+1. The Presidency must not be a Get Out Of Jail Free Card. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2020 #30

Severely restricting the acting cabinet appointments n/t mazzarro Jul 2020 #23

Lysol the White House Trumpocalypse Jul 2020 #11

Clean house. AJT Jul 2020 #12

Issue warrants to arrest ALL the reTHUGS in the House and Senate, including tRUMP, tupPENCE, abqtommy Jul 2020 #13

Somehow getting rid of all the unqualified judges shoehorned in by the reThuglican senate - n/t mazzarro Jul 2020 #25

Universal Basic Income Sherman A1 Jul 2020 #14

Sometime soon..... MyOwnPeace Jul 2020 #15

Would require a Constitutional amendment Coleman Jul 2020 #26

Not necessarily. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 did not require a Constitutional Amendment Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2020 #29

The VRA did not set restrictions on candidates for president, etc. former9thward Jul 2020 #35

Now the parties probably could make it a requirement Coleman Jul 2020 #40

Yes! LuvNewcastle Jul 2020 #27

Undo damage done to Obamacare Soxfan58 Jul 2020 #16

even easier cab67 Jul 2020 #18

We have a winner Rowdyag Jul 2020 #21

ALL OF THE ABOV.E...ASAP! BigmanPigman Jul 2020 #19

Make civilian WH Admin security clearances same as the military's. Deb Jul 2020 #22

Number one must be electoral reform. Ability to do everything else FLOWS from that. Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2020 #28

It should be crime to deny somebody their vote scarytomcat Jul 2020 #34

Number 1234 are pandemic, economy ,health care and police reform... Demsrule86 Jul 2020 #37

2 and 4 immediately sunonmars Jul 2020 #31

Um...we have a pandemic and an economic debacle... Demsrule86 Jul 2020 #36

Count their chickens? FBaggins Jul 2020 #38

Health care first! Especially during this nightmare pandemic. Initech Jul 2020 #39

YES! Proud Liberal Dem Jul 2020 #49

arrest former president trump Voltaire2 Jul 2020 #41

Some things are legislative in nature and will require more time. Politicub Jul 2020 #42

Kill the fillibuster...without that nothing else gets done... Wounded Bear Jul 2020 #43

You are correct. That has to be first. It needs to be done. Demsrule86 Jul 2020 #62

Detrumpification jmowreader Jul 2020 #44

Apology Tour! Patterson Jul 2020 #45

Purge the government of all Trump loyalists Johnny2X2X Jul 2020 #46

So so much Proud Liberal Dem Jul 2020 #47

Sign police reform bills the Senate is working on JonLP24 Jul 2020 #48

Public Hanging Of Traitor Trump OverBurn Jul 2020 #51

Open the cages! Totally Tunsie Jul 2020 #52

Fire every last Trump appointee in the US gov't they can legally fire. ALL OF THEM. backscatter712 Jul 2020 #53

I get giddy just thinking about this. There is so much to do. I favor efforts to ooky Jul 2020 #54

Unlike Trump Joe will have a team ready to go. GulfCoast66 Jul 2020 #55

In 2021? If we take the White House and the Senate, make that 2020!! DFW Jul 2020 #57

Fumigate! n/t retread Jul 2020 #58

No, you are putting the cart before the horse. Demsrule86 Jul 2020 #59