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In reply to the discussion: What should a new Democratic government do first in 2021? [View all]Proud Liberal Dem
(24,962 posts)47. So so much
Putting a collar and leash on ICE and ending all of Trump's most extreme anti-immigration policies (more long-term work needs to be done but we need to start with the worst abuses and excesses wrought by Trump/Miller first) for sure and, of course, the Border Wall. Re-staffing all of the Federal Agencies eviscerated by Trump and nominate competent people for all departments to be confirmed and starting work ASAP. DOJ needs to be scrubbed and cleaned of all of the Trump loyalists and whatever information they've been withholding from Congress needs to be given to Congress ASAP. Rescinding all of Trump's discriminatory anti-LGBT initiatives, including rescinding the ban on Transgender troops.
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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
you said it is unconstitutional to make a state out of parts of another state.
jorgevlorgan
Jul 2020
#63
Coronavirus would probably be the first thing to deal with depending on where we are with that
JI7
Jul 2020
#7
+1. The Presidency must not be a Get Out Of Jail Free Card. . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Jul 2020
#30
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
Not necessarily. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 did not require a Constitutional Amendment
Bernardo de La Paz
Jul 2020
#29
Number one must be electoral reform. Ability to do everything else FLOWS from that.
Bernardo de La Paz
Jul 2020
#28
Fire every last Trump appointee in the US gov't they can legally fire. ALL OF THEM.
backscatter712
Jul 2020
#53