You know, simply put, there needs to be an adverse consequence for politicians who

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11. Make it part of the oath.

They take upon entering office. Just like when you testify in a trail. Make the consequences sever if a congress member blatantly lies, perjures themselves.

What DT has started cannot be allowed to continue. We have seen the danger a coordinated lie can do and the damage as a result of those who will willingly buy into the lie to satisfy their cognitive bias. We used to have media/news organizations that kept the defense of truth & reality as sacrosanct but that no longer exists and we can no longer rely on them to do what their job is. Since 2003 and the horrible/false reporting done to sell the illegal Iraq invasion the so called “4th Estate” no longer exists it has become a ratings/profit based entertainment & opinion product. I saw a story bemoaning the “slump” in viewership since DT left office. This should be a good thing, we want the Presidency to be boring, uneventful because when it isn’t people usually die. The Presidency is not a reality TV show. It can be deadly when someone unfit/unqualified is POTUS. DT killed over half a million Americans due to his LIES & irresponsible/criminal actions. I still have a hard time understanding how America in general seems very accepting of the loss of 500,000+ citizens. Contrast that to the tragedy in Boulder and the outrage being expressed and it seems our priorities are in need of adjustment...but I digress.

Yes- there absolutely needs to be a detrimental cost of substantial inconvenience for a member of congress to blatantly lie or mislead the American public.