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Wiz Imp

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24. Reinstate USAID

Sun Sep 14, 2025, 10:13 PM

Sep 14

-Ban President from freezing funding already allocated by Congress
-Ban setting up pseudo-government agencies (like DOGE) from being set up without Congressional Approval
-Ban abolishing closing government agencies without Congressional Approval
-Ban entities like DOGE from ever having access to Government Systems from which they can access citizens' private personal information.
-Remove Cap on level of wages subject to SS Taxes.
-Enshrine Social Security in the Constitution
-Ban President from stripping power from independent regulatory agencies
-Ban Presidential targeting of Law Firms, Universities and other Private Businesses
-Ban immigrations enforcement from stopping or detaining individuals without a warrant or other probable cause. Require them to identify themselves immediately. Ban them from wearing masks.
-Reinstate all regulations relate to vaccines that RFK Jr has stopped.
-Restore all scientific and research funding
-Restore education funding including financial aid. Restore and expand President Biden's Student Loan forgiveness.
-Restore all Environmental Regulations Trump ended by Executive order
-Make Climate Change top priority

+ many, many more

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This [View all] dcmfox Sep 14 OP

Expand SCOTUS to thirteen justices. yellow dahlia Sep 14 #1

That's a GREAT idea! calimary Sep 14 #3

Each district is overseen by a Justice. yellow dahlia Sep 14 #5

Makes perfect sense (at least to me). calimary Sep 14 #6

And it doesn't take a constitutional amendment questionseverything Sep 15 #30

In other words, Trump could do this while he still has a Repug Senate, ... JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 15 #52

Have we tried turning it off and then turning it back on again? twodogsbarking Sep 14 #2

Trump's working real hard at turning it off.... Sogo Sep 14 #7

Have you tried forcing an unexpected reboot? progressoid Sep 14 #20

Thanks. twodogsbarking Sep 15 #40

Damn! Dark n Stormy Knight Sep 15 #48

Great DU name. I couldn't think of one and both dogs started barking. So there. twodogsbarking Sep 15 #49

Mine's the first line of a book I loved Dark n Stormy Knight Sep 15 #50

restore all cuts that the rs have made in the last 30 years . AllaN01Bear Sep 14 #4

Everything listed LilElf70 Sep 14 #8

Generally, I am for all of this; however, some just are not feasible. Capt. America Sep 14 #9

You can have different salaries. I'm pretty sure that would incentivize live love laugh Sep 14 #10

The states to make the Congressional maps soldierant Sep 14 #14

The old paradigm is dead -- we can do whatever we set out to do Ponietz Sep 14 #19

And we can do it just using Executive Orders, right? llmart Sep 15 #39

Unrealized gains Wiz Imp Sep 14 #21

I inherited a small IRA account from a relative. Delmette2.0 Sep 15 #44

IRA withdrawals are taxed as ordinary income. lastlib Sep 15 #53

Ban anyone who commits a crime against the united states from holding office. Reform the pardon process. chowder66 Sep 14 #11

Remove any justice or cabinet member... returnee Sep 15 #32

How about just using the mechanisms that are in place to remove someone! chowder66 Sep 15 #45

Bravissimo !!!! You know what makes this uniusual? Bluetus Sep 14 #12

Actually, many Democrats have explicitly run on many of these issues Wiz Imp Sep 14 #23

Have they? I mean actually RUN on this. Bluetus Sep 14 #25

Then you haven't been paying attention. Joe Biden ran on some version of most of these policies in 2020 Wiz Imp Sep 14 #26

Thank you. Democrats know this. betsuni Sep 14 #27

No he didn't. he TALKED about some of those things from time to time. Bluetus Sep 15 #36

LEt me translate your post Wiz Imp Sep 15 #41

No, that's not the message Bluetus Sep 15 #46

That's a lot of assertions. Torchlight Sep 15 #51

K&R ReRe Sep 14 #13

Add one: lastlib Sep 14 #15

Absolutely. But when people say things like that, Dems instinctively shit on it Bluetus Sep 15 #37

Remove new hires and appointees since Jan. 20, 2025 Buddyzbuddy Sep 14 #16

I would add a few more where minorities and women are concerned. slightlv Sep 14 #18

I like the way you think. DiverDave Sep 14 #22

Thank you Buddyzbuddy Sep 15 #31

Project 2028! markie Sep 14 #17

Reinstate USAID Wiz Imp Sep 14 #24

Couple things. moondust Sep 15 #28

What we can and can't do Bluetus Sep 15 #38

The abolishment of the Fairness Doctrine may well have been the single most consequential political act of the last Wiz Imp Sep 15 #42

The billionaires, MAGA, our enemies have taken total control of our country. Irish_Dem Sep 15 #29

Then, they will leave us with the ruins. OldBaldy1701E Sep 15 #33

Yes. We pay them to destroy our country, then we will have to pay for the rebuild. Irish_Dem Sep 15 #34

Great list! One more thing...., Escape Sep 15 #35

Should have been Project 1928, but whatever........ joanbarnes Sep 15 #43

"Fairness Doctrine" is the least of it; snot Sep 15 #47