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Not to be Davey Downer, but all bets are off with this extremely hyperpartison and corrupt SCOTUS. And tRump will never sign such legislation. We have to absolutely destroy MAGA in November and again in 2028.
Term limits and a strict, enforceable ethics code for the Supreme Court are long overdue. For Congress, stopping dark money and banning insider stock trading would go a long way toward giving power back to regular voters!
No, I mean ALL private money. I have discussed this before, but I'll discuss it again. Before Reagan, broadcast media were required to provide emergency alerts, and even tests of them, for free. Reagan relieved them of that requirement. That requirement should be reinstated, and so should a requirement to provide free broadcasting to candidates. My vision of it is that anyone can run, and everyone who runs gets the same amount of free exposure. And they can't spend any money. They can only use what they get for free. They can make their case, complain about someone else, or whatever they want. And they have to provide signatures of registered voters who want to see them in the race. That's not a commitment to vote for them. It's just interest in following them. And maybe every two weeks, they have to provide lists of increasing numbers of registered voters who still want to see them in the race. At whatever point they can no longer generate the growing list, they're out. At the end, there's one candidate, or 27. That's the ballot.
I agree with you that anonymous money is the most corrupting. But chasing any money takes time and trouble, and is done in place of doing the job.
What if wealthy donors WERE identified? What if they were Pentagon contractors, drug companies, or anyone else? Doesn't that leave you with most of the same problem?
Agree 100%, well stated, thanks, Fred. Take 'em all out behind the woodshed starting this fall: the whole lot of them, from the top on down. What has been done to DC, the country, the people, the military, the world at large, is reprehensible. The clock is ticking and it's countdown to accountability. Great to hear that the D's are preparing, drafting bills, organizing to get this done.
While you offered a creative solutions, it's also unrealistic. You only need consider those states that have non-partisan primaries and end up with a multitude of non-serious candidates on the ballot.
In addition, RANKED CHOICE has proven to be a LOSER!
In Massachusetts, SETH MOULTON is running for SENATE against SENATOTR ED MARKEY.
SETH MOULTON has invested in DEFENSE INDUSTRIES over which he governs and made a FORTUNE! He has promised to put them in a BLIND TRUST if ELECTED! NOT GOOD ENOUGH!
SCRUTINIZE CANDIDATES BEFORE YOU VOTE!
ALSO GO TO OPEN SECRETS AND REVIEW THE CAMPAIGN DONORS!
In New Hampshire, JOHN SUNUNU is a DIRTY ENERGY KOCH SOCK PUPPET, received contributions from EPSTEIN CONNECTED DONORS! SUNUNU has been a LOBBYIST.
MAINE is being flooded with ANONYMOUS DARK MONEY to re-elect SUSAN COLLINS who genuflects to their bidding.
We all need to do whatever we can to not only flip Congress but flip it in such huge margins they can’t overturn the results. They are so despicable in their efforts to take away our voting rights.
Adding seats, establishing strict term limits, and implementing an enforceable ethics code are absolute musts if we want to restore integrity to the Supreme Court. On top of that, banning dark money and stock trading for members of Congress would be game-changing for protecting our democracy.
And, I would like to add this comment here because I just researched it this morning. Uber gave money to Trump, Lyft did not and refused to give money to anyone who was an election denier. Use Lyft! And if you’re interested, search for companies that did not give money to Trump, there’s a list of about 10 of them that we should patronize also. I won’t list them here but there are companies who have principles and they deserve our support.
Great to see institutions, journalists and academics not bending the knee to the Trump regime while the Elias Law Group is 21-0 in winning cases for voting rights.. We’ve come a long way since Joe Scarborough went to Mara Largo and bent the knee after Trump’s win as the Weiss Law Group and certain educational institutions. Shame on them.
Why can’t all branches have the same rules of conduct? That would make the SCOTUS ruling unconstitutional that gives the president more authority over the other two branches. No need for a reform of the Constitution just a way of reinforcing it which would make ALL PEOPLE EQUAL not just wealthy men. Money should be OUT of politics. A part of our income tax should help pay for people to run. Enforcement of the ANTI-TRUST/ANTI-MONOPOLIES must rule not these few little kings running our country and our consumption of products. No kings at all!
Here’s one. How about the same rules that apply to all of us applies to candidates for office? If I applied for a job with 34 felony counts, assault charges, hell, even misdemeanors, or theft. Doubtful I’d be hired. But our government does not care. RNC and DNC should vett ALL candidates for office and unless they go through rehabilitation or have a reasonably good reason for breaking the law, they are not hireable. How about some standards that protect staff and women from governmental predators?
Today's a good day to (re)read what the Constitution says about qualifications to run for president and Congress. One thing you won't find in the Constitution is reference to political parties. True, you might not be *hired* with that track record, but you *could* run for president.
Boy, when Republicans are terrified of Nebraskans -- 116 of them -- you know they're in deep trouble.
As for the $927M, that can be rounded up to cover the cost of wholesale demolition. Unless some court will make the clown pay for the demolition himself personally.
The corrupt and evil vermin, t-RUMP, should be sued for demolishing the East Wing of our historical White House. Of all the disastrous and hideous remodeling changes that the deranged nasty vermin, t-RUMP, has put his hand to I find the destruction of America’s historical White House to be his most despicable act. The American people have long held in their collective memory the image of our serene and beautiful White House, with the East and West Wings attached in a harmonious architectural blend. For the narcissistic corrupt vermin to take a wrecking ball to portions of it and uproot the lovely landscaping features that past presidents installed is an act of extreme vandalism! He had no right to destroy the grounds, the building, or install the gaudy interior remodeling features of the Oval Office. He has disgraced the sacred seat of our government and should be sued and have to pay $150 BILLION DOLLARS so that it can be reconstructed exactly the way it was before he put his filthy stubby fingers to it. The excess money left after the White House is reconstructed should be awarded in the form of punitive damages and distributed to the American people for the deep anguish they have suffered because of his actions. To see the broken concrete and dangled mess where the East Wing used to be is heartbreaking and makes the colors of the flag bleed. Are there any attorneys willing to take on this legal lawsuit?
You are of course absolutely right. The "right" the clown had to demolish the East Wing, and all of his other moronic and narcissistic blunders, was that no one stopped him. He hounded Cornyn and Cassidy out of the Senate, and both of them voted for his pet, Blanche.
We should agree to pay whatever it costs to reinstate the "People's House," unless, as I said, some judge will force the clown and his scummy family to pay for it, which they should.
I don't want punitive damages. I want this country back, and I want the clown and all the occupants of the clown car gone and forgotten. We have actual problems to solve, and we need a government that is focused on them and devoted to solving them. Several of them aren't so hard to solve. We can use the real countries in the world as models.
Can't we, meaning the people who own the WH, sue Trump to pay for reparations and return the WH to what it was before? He's gotten a whole wack of $ during his stay there and should without a doubt be able to afford it. He made the changes without consent so must be held monetarily accountable to return it to its original state before he messed with it.
I'm unclear about that, Gin. Maybe the right kind of lawyer can look into it. The occupant of the White House has some discretion about making changes, without approval from Congress, but I don't know how much discretion, and what kind and extent of changes. It doesn't seem to matter in the present case, because the bare majority in Congress lets the clown do whatever he wants anyway. So they are not a guardrail, or a check and balance. Sue him for what? Congress could have intervened. It didn't.
As I said, even if it's public money, I want OUR White House back, and everything else back as it was. I'm old, so I won't die having forgotten all about the clown and his antics. But if future generations get back a country that at least approximates the one with the rules we had, that's as much as I can hope for.
NEBRASKA: When we were overseas, we used my parents' address - HOW ELSE ARE YOU SUPPPOSED TO VOTE?
Just consider the situation of the USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN who haven't received MAIL for months and among their squalid conditions, they're denied the RIGHT TO VOTE!
Either limit/put a cap on the amount of money allowed per candidate for ANY position in government; or take corporate involvement out altogether (and ending “Citizens United” for good) - the latter is preferable by far, imo. BOTH would be best.
LETTERS TO CONGRESS
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Let's get Blanche to release ALL Epstein files: https://tinyurl.com/2uc9vca9
Four other letters to send:
Protect US Forest Service: https://tinyurl.com/mrx8cvv7
Data center pause: https://bit.ly/4twnWMU
25th Amendment Commission https://tinyurl.com/44afaxvd
Defend voting rights: https://tinyurl.com/3f3m728j
Not to be Davey Downer, but all bets are off with this extremely hyperpartison and corrupt SCOTUS. And tRump will never sign such legislation. We have to absolutely destroy MAGA in November and again in 2028.
Done!
Term limits and a strict, enforceable ethics code for the Supreme Court are long overdue. For Congress, stopping dark money and banning insider stock trading would go a long way toward giving power back to regular voters!
Thank you for fighting the good fight!
And as an added bonus, reforming SCROTUS would allow for Citizens United to go away
Our goal should be to stop ALL private money in politics.
I hope you also mean ANONYMOUS MONEY!
That's one of the biggest problems!
AIPAC = ANTI-DEMOCRACY created numerous funding groups with different names to accomplish the same purpose: BUY AN ELECTION!
Their WEALTHY DONORS are NOT IDENTIFIED! Are they FOREIGN?
There have been numerous groups popping up so recently, that they can't be identified quickly.
Several of these groups have supported WEAK DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES they believe will be easily defeated in NOVEMBER.
BAN THE USE OF FAKE AI IMAGES!
Consider that several WEALTHY MAGA MAGGOTS are SELF-FUNDING their efforts to BUY ELECTIONS. How can we limit that?
The AD BUYS need to be addressed for their LIES, DISTORTIONS and DISINFORMATION!
Some of the ADS are outrageous!
No, I mean ALL private money. I have discussed this before, but I'll discuss it again. Before Reagan, broadcast media were required to provide emergency alerts, and even tests of them, for free. Reagan relieved them of that requirement. That requirement should be reinstated, and so should a requirement to provide free broadcasting to candidates. My vision of it is that anyone can run, and everyone who runs gets the same amount of free exposure. And they can't spend any money. They can only use what they get for free. They can make their case, complain about someone else, or whatever they want. And they have to provide signatures of registered voters who want to see them in the race. That's not a commitment to vote for them. It's just interest in following them. And maybe every two weeks, they have to provide lists of increasing numbers of registered voters who still want to see them in the race. At whatever point they can no longer generate the growing list, they're out. At the end, there's one candidate, or 27. That's the ballot.
I agree with you that anonymous money is the most corrupting. But chasing any money takes time and trouble, and is done in place of doing the job.
What if wealthy donors WERE identified? What if they were Pentagon contractors, drug companies, or anyone else? Doesn't that leave you with most of the same problem?
Agree 100%, well stated, thanks, Fred. Take 'em all out behind the woodshed starting this fall: the whole lot of them, from the top on down. What has been done to DC, the country, the people, the military, the world at large, is reprehensible. The clock is ticking and it's countdown to accountability. Great to hear that the D's are preparing, drafting bills, organizing to get this done.
While you offered a creative solutions, it's also unrealistic. You only need consider those states that have non-partisan primaries and end up with a multitude of non-serious candidates on the ballot.
In addition, RANKED CHOICE has proven to be a LOSER!
The one comment you made without pursuing is THE PENTAGON!
Can't pass an audit, no one knows where to money goes, but just got
another TRILLION? That's a SCAM if there ever was one!
INSIDER TRADING!
In Massachusetts, SETH MOULTON is running for SENATE against SENATOTR ED MARKEY.
SETH MOULTON has invested in DEFENSE INDUSTRIES over which he governs and made a FORTUNE! He has promised to put them in a BLIND TRUST if ELECTED! NOT GOOD ENOUGH!
SCRUTINIZE CANDIDATES BEFORE YOU VOTE!
ALSO GO TO OPEN SECRETS AND REVIEW THE CAMPAIGN DONORS!
In New Hampshire, JOHN SUNUNU is a DIRTY ENERGY KOCH SOCK PUPPET, received contributions from EPSTEIN CONNECTED DONORS! SUNUNU has been a LOBBYIST.
MAINE is being flooded with ANONYMOUS DARK MONEY to re-elect SUSAN COLLINS who genuflects to their bidding.
We all need to do whatever we can to not only flip Congress but flip it in such huge margins they can’t overturn the results. They are so despicable in their efforts to take away our voting rights.
My two cents?
Adding seats, establishing strict term limits, and implementing an enforceable ethics code are absolute musts if we want to restore integrity to the Supreme Court. On top of that, banning dark money and stock trading for members of Congress would be game-changing for protecting our democracy.
Overturning Citizens United would be a great start!
To me, that’s step 1.
And, I would like to add this comment here because I just researched it this morning. Uber gave money to Trump, Lyft did not and refused to give money to anyone who was an election denier. Use Lyft! And if you’re interested, search for companies that did not give money to Trump, there’s a list of about 10 of them that we should patronize also. I won’t list them here but there are companies who have principles and they deserve our support.
Boycott Uber
Thanks, Pam. I will switch to Lyft ASAP. Good to know.
Harvard case shows why you fight back against Trump- he is a loser. Not fighting back is being complicit
Harvard has the advantage of being extremely wealthy and, uh, well endowed.
So are the other Ivy Leagues and law firms Trump went after who capitulated- pure cowardice and complicity
And they know the law!
Great to see institutions, journalists and academics not bending the knee to the Trump regime while the Elias Law Group is 21-0 in winning cases for voting rights.. We’ve come a long way since Joe Scarborough went to Mara Largo and bent the knee after Trump’s win as the Weiss Law Group and certain educational institutions. Shame on them.
I could be wrong, so apologies if so; I think Elias Group is 22-0, NV most recent.
He’s like the god of free and fair elections, isn’t he?
Why can’t all branches have the same rules of conduct? That would make the SCOTUS ruling unconstitutional that gives the president more authority over the other two branches. No need for a reform of the Constitution just a way of reinforcing it which would make ALL PEOPLE EQUAL not just wealthy men. Money should be OUT of politics. A part of our income tax should help pay for people to run. Enforcement of the ANTI-TRUST/ANTI-MONOPOLIES must rule not these few little kings running our country and our consumption of products. No kings at all!
Standing strong and pushing back works!!!
Here’s one. How about the same rules that apply to all of us applies to candidates for office? If I applied for a job with 34 felony counts, assault charges, hell, even misdemeanors, or theft. Doubtful I’d be hired. But our government does not care. RNC and DNC should vett ALL candidates for office and unless they go through rehabilitation or have a reasonably good reason for breaking the law, they are not hireable. How about some standards that protect staff and women from governmental predators?
Great idea!
Today's a good day to (re)read what the Constitution says about qualifications to run for president and Congress. One thing you won't find in the Constitution is reference to political parties. True, you might not be *hired* with that track record, but you *could* run for president.
Boy, when Republicans are terrified of Nebraskans -- 116 of them -- you know they're in deep trouble.
As for the $927M, that can be rounded up to cover the cost of wholesale demolition. Unless some court will make the clown pay for the demolition himself personally.
The corrupt and evil vermin, t-RUMP, should be sued for demolishing the East Wing of our historical White House. Of all the disastrous and hideous remodeling changes that the deranged nasty vermin, t-RUMP, has put his hand to I find the destruction of America’s historical White House to be his most despicable act. The American people have long held in their collective memory the image of our serene and beautiful White House, with the East and West Wings attached in a harmonious architectural blend. For the narcissistic corrupt vermin to take a wrecking ball to portions of it and uproot the lovely landscaping features that past presidents installed is an act of extreme vandalism! He had no right to destroy the grounds, the building, or install the gaudy interior remodeling features of the Oval Office. He has disgraced the sacred seat of our government and should be sued and have to pay $150 BILLION DOLLARS so that it can be reconstructed exactly the way it was before he put his filthy stubby fingers to it. The excess money left after the White House is reconstructed should be awarded in the form of punitive damages and distributed to the American people for the deep anguish they have suffered because of his actions. To see the broken concrete and dangled mess where the East Wing used to be is heartbreaking and makes the colors of the flag bleed. Are there any attorneys willing to take on this legal lawsuit?
You are of course absolutely right. The "right" the clown had to demolish the East Wing, and all of his other moronic and narcissistic blunders, was that no one stopped him. He hounded Cornyn and Cassidy out of the Senate, and both of them voted for his pet, Blanche.
We should agree to pay whatever it costs to reinstate the "People's House," unless, as I said, some judge will force the clown and his scummy family to pay for it, which they should.
I don't want punitive damages. I want this country back, and I want the clown and all the occupants of the clown car gone and forgotten. We have actual problems to solve, and we need a government that is focused on them and devoted to solving them. Several of them aren't so hard to solve. We can use the real countries in the world as models.
Can't we, meaning the people who own the WH, sue Trump to pay for reparations and return the WH to what it was before? He's gotten a whole wack of $ during his stay there and should without a doubt be able to afford it. He made the changes without consent so must be held monetarily accountable to return it to its original state before he messed with it.
I'm unclear about that, Gin. Maybe the right kind of lawyer can look into it. The occupant of the White House has some discretion about making changes, without approval from Congress, but I don't know how much discretion, and what kind and extent of changes. It doesn't seem to matter in the present case, because the bare majority in Congress lets the clown do whatever he wants anyway. So they are not a guardrail, or a check and balance. Sue him for what? Congress could have intervened. It didn't.
As I said, even if it's public money, I want OUR White House back, and everything else back as it was. I'm old, so I won't die having forgotten all about the clown and his antics. But if future generations get back a country that at least approximates the one with the rules we had, that's as much as I can hope for.
I would absolutely love that!
NEBRASKA: When we were overseas, we used my parents' address - HOW ELSE ARE YOU SUPPPOSED TO VOTE?
Just consider the situation of the USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN who haven't received MAIL for months and among their squalid conditions, they're denied the RIGHT TO VOTE!
I want it all! I want total reform for all 3 branches of the government. We need Constitution 2.0!
Think about what you're asking.
KOCH & THE WEALTHY have called for a CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION - they're not doing it out of their respect for DEMOCRACY!
They're doing it to DESTROY DEMOCRACY!
WE have the tools to make DEMOCRACY WORK!
The CONSTITUTION WORKS JUST FINE!
We need to get out the vote. The Supreme Court is not longer supreme and desperately needs reformed.
Either limit/put a cap on the amount of money allowed per candidate for ANY position in government; or take corporate involvement out altogether (and ending “Citizens United” for good) - the latter is preferable by far, imo. BOTH would be best.
⚖️ Expand the Supreme Court: thirteen districts = 13 justices.
🏛️ Term limits, no stock trading while in office, no dark money, ethics, hole them accountable, rule of law.
Vote 🗳️! Trump has rigged all three branches of government to serve to him. Wake up, folks! Stop 🙇🏻♂️bending the knee!
We also need to get rid of lifetime seats, replacing it with a rotation after a sensible time period.