It's JAN 2029...

[hedge]

Hell, hedge’s blob only has 5 mil.

Greater LA is 18+ million. The Bay Area is 7.5 million..

 

[tarheelbillie]

End Citizens United, gerrymandering, and carried interest loophole.

Combine the Dakotas into 1 state. Split California into 2 states. Make DC and Puerto Rico states. If 52 states doesn't work for you, we can merge Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming into 1.

With 13 Federal Circuits, we need 13 SCOTUS justices.

Medicare for all.

Christmas songs and decorations are banned until after Thanksgiving.

trump's gravesite will be left open and covered with an outhouse with solar panels on the roof.

“trump's gravesite will be left open and covered with an outhouse…” Creative barb!

As to Christmas…that’s the way it was, yesterday. In high school I worked PT for Montgomery Ward. The day after Thanksgiving we displayed the Christmas signage, etc.

 

[ZenMode]

I'm going to assume that Trump is dumb enough to actually follow through on enough of his tariff plans to crash the economy.

First action, which I know is independent of a Congressional majority, is to roll back most of them.

My long-term wish list (if the numbers permit)

Finally finish off daylight savings time.

Get rid of electoral college

 

[MOUNTAINH33L]

Get rid of electoral college

 

[heelinhell]

End Citizens United, gerrymandering, and carried interest loophole.

Combine the Dakotas into 1 state. Split California into 2 states. Make DC and Puerto Rico states. If 52 states doesn't work for you, we can merge Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming into 1.

With 13 Federal Circuits, we need 13 SCOTUS justices.

Medicare for all.

Christmas songs and decorations are banned until after Thanksgiving.

trump's gravesite will be left open and covered with an outhouse with solar panels on the roof.

This seems like a crazy idea...but it is an idea that would benefit our country significantly

 

[GoHeelsweeeehoooo]

I agree with others - get rid of the electoral college and daylight savings time

 

[UNCatTech]

I agree with many of the ideas, but I believe that the first thing would be to ensure we deliver on the prosperity that we would have to sell in order to get elected.

To get elected we are going to need to focus on making life better for those most in need.

Starting with housing cost. I would initially focus on every aspect of reducing the cost of shelter, being it home ownership or apartment. Reduce the unnecessary components of the building process, reduce the cost of materials, increase the labor needed to build, reduce the cost of a mortgage,

Then I would move to the battle for living wages. Then health care.

In parallel we could tackle the SCOTUS issues with ten limits and adding justices. Set guidelines that would keep any future Turtle representative of disrupting the process for political gain.

 

[UNCatTech]

1. Can't "repeal" Citizens' United. It's a constitutional decision. But the coverage formula for Section 4 of the Civil Right Act could be revisited and passed into law, and that would bring back preclearance.

It's also possible for Congress to pass a campaign finance reform bill that addresses the Citizens' United arguments, and then relitigate with a more favorable Supreme Court.

And ah, there's the rub. Can't do anything worthwhile in constitutional law before fixing the Supreme Court.

2. My first effort would be to create about 30 new states, and then amend the constitution to fix all the various problems with it, and as part of the amendment, the new states would be retracted. No new states could then be created without an amendment to the constitution.

We could get rid of all of the crap plaguing us right now. No more stupid unitary executive theory. No more disrespect of independent agencies. No more Electoral College and unequal representation in the Senate (or at least less unequal). No more weaponization of the First Amendment against unions. No more second amendment.

Can you expand on the creating states?

Also, the second amendment argument is one that will keep a dem out of office, so I would be very cautious there.

 

[UNCatTech]

Make some effort to show i’m trying to balance the budget. Since Trump has cut federal govt so much, I must tax the upper brackets, cut loopholes, refortify defense and security agencies as well as defense, enact laws that give Congress more power and me less

Agreed, there will be a need to fix all that trump broke. There should be an individual focus on each department to make it better and not simply rehiring and moving back to the previous state.

 

[Zoo_View]

I agree with many of the ideas, but I believe that the first thing would be to ensure we deliver on the prosperity that we would have to sell in order to get elected.

To get elected we are going to need to focus on making life better for those most in need.

Starting with housing cost. I would initially focus on every aspect of reducing the cost of shelter, being it home ownership or apartment. Reduce the unnecessary components of the building process, reduce the cost of materials, increase the labor needed to build, reduce the cost of a mortgage,

Then I would move to the battle for living wages. Then health care.

In parallel we could tackle the SCOTUS issues with ten limits and adding justices. Set guidelines that would keep any future Turtle representative of disrupting the process for political gain.

Building costs are such a combination of local zoning and building codes AND global costs for commodities……and factor in local labor costs.

Let’s pick on wealthy Atlanta suburbs. Will those localities tolerate lower cost, high density developments that will attract young families? Young families with children cost other local taxpayers money.

I don’t see Buckhead saying, “Oh…yeah…….build large, high density, LOW/MODERATE cost developments here….,then add in more property taxes for more local schools.”

 

[Zoo_View]

I don’t see the Democrats holding 60 Senate seats at any point in the next 20-30 years.

UNCatTech - I took your emoji as being quizzical.

My point is that the US Senate is so biased to “land over people” that Democrats CAN’T win 60 seats in the Senate.

Look at the seats up for election in 2026.

The Democrats MIGHT lose seats in 2026 EVEN IF the economy goes into the shitter.

Democrats thought Susan Collins was “dead woman walking” in 2020 because of Roe being overturned. She won easily.

Thom Tillis might be vulnerable. He’s is in North Carobama.

Florida?

Ohio? Iowa?

The BLUE states are few-and-far-between.

 

[UNCatTech]

Building costs are such a combination of local zoning and building codes AND global costs for commodities……and factor in local labor costs.

Let’s pick on wealthy Atlanta suburbs. Will those localities tolerate lower cost, high density developments that will attract young families? Young families with children cost other local taxpayers money.

I don’t see Buckhead saying, “Oh…yeah…….build large, high density, LOW/MODERATE cost developments here….,then add in more property taxes for more local schools.”

Well, fuck buckhead, some things in society are more important than NIBYs protecting their home prices.

We need to make building homes and a living wage the top priority.

It's ridiculous that in a country of this wealth we can't get wages, shelter, and Healthcare correct. These should be basic rights.

I don't see how we accomplish anything until we correct the state we are in where the top 50% have 98% of the wealth while the bottom 50% have 2% of the wealth. How do we get people working three jobs and struggling to make end meet to vote for us unless we deliver on initiatives that improve their lives? A man working three jobs doesn't really care about SCOTUS reforms or gerrymandering. Yes, those are important, but we need to meet voters where they are in life.

 

[superrific]

Can you expand on the creating states?

States can be admitted to the union by act of Congress. There's no minimum criteria for how big or populous a territory has to be to be admitted. The only requirement is that a state has to consent to having its territory reincorporated into a different state. I'm positive CA would consent to a temporary reincorporation for the purpose of getting 2/3, 3/4 and then reset back to the status quo ante for those cities.

 

[rodoheel]

In no particular order:

1. Eliminate or heavily reform the filibuster. The Constitution contemplates passing legislation by simple majority, not super majority, and we need to get back to that.

2. DC and Puerto Rico statehood

3. Propose a constitutional amendment to eliminate the electoral college (which will insulate against backlash on #2 complaining that Dems are trying to game the EC - i.e., "put our money where our mouth us" that it's just the right thing to do, not an electoral ploy)

4. Supreme Court to 11 justices

5. Push for single-payer healthcare. The free market isn't the solution in this area and never will be.

6. Restore gutted/eliminated federal departments

7. Legislation to explicitly limit/eliminate presidential authority in areas where Trump has greatly expanded it (or attempted to)

8. Tax code overhaul. Restore tax brackets to roughly pre-GWB levels and add two new tax brackets above the existing bracket levels at roughly 42% and 45%. (something like 750k-1.5 mil at 42%, everything above that at 45%)

 

[UNCatTech]

In no particular order:

1. Eliminate or heavily reform the filibuster. The Constitution contemplates passing legislation by simple majority, not super majority, and we need to get back to that.

2. DC and Puerto Rico statehood

3. Propose a constitutional amendment to eliminate the electoral college (which will insulate against backlash on #2 complaining that Dems are trying to game the EC - i.e., "put our money where our mouth us" that it's just the right thing to do, not an electoral ploy)

4. Supreme Court to 11 justices

5. Push for single-payer healthcare. The free market isn't the solution in this area and never will be.

6. Restore gutted/eliminated federal departments

7. Legislation to explicitly limit/eliminate presidential authority in areas where Trump has greatly expanded it (or attempted to)

8. Tax code overhaul. Restore tax brackets to roughly pre-GWB levels and add two new tax brackets above the existing bracket levels at roughly 42% and 45%. (something like 750k-1.5 mil at 42%, everything above that at 45%)

I agree that all of these are good ideas.

My question is how does the lower 50% see these as beneficial?

 

[Zoo_View]

Well, fuck buckhead, some things in society are more important than NIBYs protecting their home prices.

We need to make building homes and a living wage the top priority.

It's ridiculous that in a country of this wealth we can't get wages, shelter, and Healthcare correct. These should be basic rights.

I don't see how we accomplish anything until we correct the state we are in where the top 50% have 98% of the wealth while the bottom 50% have 2% of the wealth. How do we get people working three jobs and struggling to make end meet to vote for us unless we deliver on initiatives that improve their lives? A man working three jobs doesn't really care about SCOTUS reforms or gerrymandering. Yes, those are important, but we need to meet voters where they are in life.

Think about other areas than Buckhead.

Is your county/town going to approve high density/lower cost housing that attracts young families who need to attend public schools?

 

[UNCatTech]

Think about other areas than Buckhead.

Is your county/town going to approve high density/lower cost housing that attracts young families who need to attend public schools?

We have to figure out how to make it happen, not accept that it can't. How do we get past the pushback?

I don't see or read about any area building affordable starter homes. Homes for retires seem to assume that they each have $10M in their retirement portfolio.

How do we change the narrative or do we keep succumbing to the NIBYS?

I started a thread a while back about housing. There are little bitty small duplex townhouses being built in Georgia. BUT they are $450k. That's not going to work. How many people can afford a $3200.00 a month payment on a 1.5 br starter home? (6% interest, 5%down, $450k selling price)

 

[superrific]

We have to figure out how to make it happen, not accept that it can't. How do we get past the pushback?

I don't see or read about any area building affordable starter homes. Homes for retires seem to assume that they each have $10M in their retirement portfolio.

Once upon a time we went to the moon not because it was easy but because it was hard. Now we can't build houses?

Absolutely right -- we need to get past the pushback. Laws can be changed.

 

[rodoheel]

I agree that all of these are good ideas.

My question is how does the lower 50% see these as beneficial?

Well this sort of presumes that these things happen:

--Trump fails bigly on his approach to the economy and healthcare and voters want ta new direction

--Voters recoil from Trump's executive power grab and finally see that (1) executive power needs to be curtailed, and (2) Congress needs to function again to avoid future executive power grabs

 

[lawtig02]

Once upon a time we went to the moon not because it was easy but because it was hard. Now we can't build houses?

Absolutely right -- we need to get past the pushback. Laws can be changed.

If we don't have a standalone housing policy thread, we should. The most interesting idea I've seen recently -- subsidized bridge loans. I don't know how else we get past the ~5 years when everyone, and especially those with means, locked in mortgages on very expensive houses at 2.5-3.5%.