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samsingh

(18,233 posts) Mon Jan 18, 2021, 11:56 AM Jan 2021

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

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.

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What Biden MUST Do in the first month in office - while we have Congress and the Presidency [View all] samsingh Jan 2021 OP

Not sure how difficult SheltieLover Jan 2021 #1

Yes samsingh Jan 2021 #2

I'm afraid this list is unrealistic. Yes, they are all worthy goals, but many will require Nitram Jan 2021 #3

the initiatives must be started in a month - how long they take to fix is a different question samsingh Jan 2021 #5

Agree except Turin_C3PO Jan 2021 #7

My mistake. Thanks for setting me straight. Nitram Jan 2021 #10

A statehood bill would still need 60 votes in the Senate to beat a filibuster. tritsofme Jan 2021 #11

not if they eliminate the filibuster for statehood as moscow mitch did for appting samsingh Jan 2021 #14

Manchin is on the record against abolishing the filibuster. tritsofme Jan 2021 #18

Fix the post office! durablend Jan 2021 #4

yes - that should be on the list samsingh Jan 2021 #6

Start by prosecuting the fuck out of Trump, his cronies, and everyone involved with the insurrection backscatter712 Jan 2021 #8

Nope... not the my choices ...pandemic , economy, health care.,minimum wage. Demsrule86 Jan 2021 #9

Agree. Many items on the list are things done at the State level not the Federal level. beaglelover Jan 2021 #13

which ones? samsingh Jan 2021 #15

These. beaglelover Jan 2021 #21

Voting Rights Act could stop or at least slow down voter suppression. SharonAnn Jan 2021 #23

Sure and later we do that but ...there will challanges in court ...nothing is more important than Demsrule86 Jan 2021 #28

agreed samsingh Jan 2021 #32

I agree. Demsrule86 Jan 2021 #27

Nope! Nt USALiberal Jan 2021 #12

We do not have the votes for DC statehood, ending the filibuster, or SCOTUS expansion Celerity Jan 2021 #16

Think the incoming Administration has already listed the first, top 4 priorities peggysue2 Jan 2021 #17

yes i believe you are right samsingh Jan 2021 #19

I'm not going to make demands Dem4Life1102 Jan 2021 #20

We can help him. samsingh Jan 2021 #25

Yes by supporting him Dem4Life1102 Jan 2021 #26

I Am RobinA Jan 2021 #30

I trust Biden Dem4Life1102 Jan 2021 #31

Yes - he can invoke his power to ensure industry is producing the necessary number of vaccinations samsingh Jan 2021 #33

I trust Joe to do the right thing. mcar Jan 2021 #22

we can help him samsingh Jan 2021 #24

You're going to be disappointed... brooklynite Jan 2021 #29

Or what? What if he doesn't? He can only actually do one of those things. Captain Stern Jan 2021 #34

it's about ensuring we protect Democracy samsingh Jan 2021 #35

Or else what? treestar Jan 2021 #36

Fix the Post Office! bif Jan 2021 #37

that must be in the list samsingh Jan 2021 #38