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SheltieLover

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18. Get rid of electoral college!

Reply to MyOwnPeace (Original post)

Thu Oct 8, 2020, 07:08 PM

Oct 2020

Make DC, Puerto Rico states

Redo 2 senators / state.

Sick to death of our futures hinging on red states.

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OK - Joe wins! Now what? [View all] MyOwnPeace Oct 2020 OP

I was thinking about this tonight NJCher Oct 2020 #1

Not a good idea. One president at a time. Claustrum Oct 2020 #5

I'm assuming NJCher Oct 2020 #42

Environmental issues. Reverse ALL Dump's signing statements and appointments. judesedit Oct 2020 #2

Absolutely! SheltieLover Oct 2020 #4

Good points! MyOwnPeace Oct 2020 #13

Right! SheltieLover Oct 2020 #16

should include rollback of all pres trumps exec orders and re set the payroll AllaN01Bear Oct 2020 #3

Make Puerto Rico and maybe even DC a state texasfiddler Oct 2020 #6

PR doesn't want to become a state. former9thward Oct 2020 #39

Really? That's news to me............ MyOwnPeace Oct 2020 #43

They would have to pay federal income taxes. former9thward Oct 2020 #44

How about the reunification of America? nt Shermann Oct 2020 #7

I have my personal wish list and then my realistic list mvd Oct 2020 #8

Glitter farting ponies for everyone Sedona Oct 2020 #9

DAMN!!!!! MyOwnPeace Oct 2020 #11

Technically speaking ornotna Oct 2020 #26

Ginormous Ginormous real infrastructure bill right out of the gate BlueNProud Oct 2020 #10

Infrastructure is very important mvd Oct 2020 #12

Politically it would be relatively easy and non controversial BlueNProud Oct 2020 #14

But so much of it depends........ MyOwnPeace Oct 2020 #17

This!👆 SheltieLover Oct 2020 #22

Ensure free fair elections with the help of congress. Pobeka Oct 2020 #15

How can you count on help from them? MyOwnPeace Oct 2020 #19

Get rid of electoral college! SheltieLover Oct 2020 #18

How many times has THAT come up? MyOwnPeace Oct 2020 #21

Doing away with the EC require 38 states to sign on, it will never happen Celerity Oct 2020 #29

PR doesn't want to become a state. former9thward Oct 2020 #41

Regain our stature in the world russiamommy Oct 2020 #20

You got THAT right! MyOwnPeace Oct 2020 #25

Thanks for that russiamommy Oct 2020 #30

WOW! Foreign policy? MyOwnPeace Oct 2020 #32

Joe should be modern FDR SheltieLover Oct 2020 #23

Reinstitute pre-St. Raygun wealth tax SheltieLover Oct 2020 #24

1) Covid 2) Democratic Reform 3) Environment Bad Thoughts Oct 2020 #27

Care to expand on "Democratic Reform?" MyOwnPeace Oct 2020 #36

Many things Bad Thoughts Oct 2020 #45

ooo ooo ooo I know... Sedona Oct 2020 #28

Horshack, is that you? MyOwnPeace Oct 2020 #33

I'm curious customerserviceguy Oct 2020 #31

Yeah - vague, wasn't it? MyOwnPeace Oct 2020 #34

Beyond what the OP mentioned BannonsLiver Oct 2020 #35

Oh! So you're looking for....... MyOwnPeace Oct 2020 #37

Anything that PINO enacted by executive order can be undone NotASurfer Oct 2020 #38

Yes to all of that, but I think there needs to be the RazzleCat Oct 2020 #40

I think thats part of the problem VivaResitance Oct 2020 #46