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It's about damn time. (Original Post) kpete Nov 2018 OP
Just the beginning. TY Democrats. Crutchez_CuiBono Nov 2018 #1
K & R Iliyah Nov 2018 #2
Kick GemDigger Nov 2018 #3
That's music to my ears. nt chowder66 Nov 2018 #4
Yes!!!!!!!!! violetpastille Nov 2018 #5
Fat chance but I'm all for and like it immensely. This is what the vast majority of Americans KPN Nov 2018 #6
Exactly. It has no chance of passing, but it's still great to see us putting it out there. bearsfootball516 Nov 2018 #8
Absolutely! RoBear Nov 2018 #11
Yeah, they use to think reducing and illiminating Social Security would never pass Farmer-Rick Nov 2018 #12
Seriously, the best news coming from DC in a long time. Shell_Seas Nov 2018 #7
Can we add non-partisan election monitoring genxlib Nov 2018 #9
Wow! And That's Just The First!! blue-wave Nov 2018 #10
This is very smart and very necessary. Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2018 #13
Right f***ing on! Get the bastards on record!!! workinclasszero Nov 2018 #14
Fantastic!! Duppers Nov 2018 #15
AMEN! spanone Nov 2018 #16
YES! These are the MOST CRUCIAL NEEDS, without everyone being able to vote, we'll never be able to BamaRefugee Nov 2018 #17
It's the hill worth taking. n/t TygrBright Nov 2018 #18
Given that district boundaries are drawn by the states, PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2018 #19
but, but, but..........she's too OLD to be effective and lead!!! George II Nov 2018 #20
That sounds like an amazing start Bettie Nov 2018 #21
Fantastic ProfessorPlum Nov 2018 #22
Credit where credit is due ejbr Nov 2018 #23
Great! And we're in luck LiberalLovinLug Nov 2018 #24
Who the bloody hell could object to that?!? AndJusticeForSome Nov 2018 #25
Every Republican in Congress BannonsLiver Nov 2018 #26
First, I said "sane". AndJusticeForSome Nov 2018 #27
Sorry, I must have skimmed over that word. BannonsLiver Nov 2018 #29
K&R lilactime Nov 2018 #28
K&R betsuni Nov 2018 #30
Bravo! smirkymonkey Nov 2018 #31
let's see if dems come up with a good, effective name for the program. if they don't, gop will nt wiggs Nov 2018 #32
The "Foundation of Democracy" act. NBachers Nov 2018 #33
I'm good with that. nt wiggs Nov 2018 #34
I'd add THREE MORE THINGS to that list! TrollBuster9090 Nov 2018 #35
Also imoirtant: CaptYossarian Nov 2018 #36
Thats our team laying it down randr Nov 2018 #37
OMG! Are you kidding me???!!!! This is like a basket full of gifts! Honeycombe8 Nov 2018 #38
Tac law enid602 Nov 2018 #39
Fantastic! karin_sj Nov 2018 #40
Awesome Let's Go! colsohlibgal Nov 2018 #41
A big kick abd rec JDC Nov 2018 #42
I love it, but it doesn't stand a snowball's chance in hell. SergeStorms Nov 2018 #43
on record and on tv every day Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2018 #44
Yes!! BadgerMom Nov 2018 #45
Wow. Psyched! JudyM Nov 2018 #46
Yes! calimary Nov 2018 #47

KPN

(15,650 posts)
6. Fat chance but I'm all for and like it immensely. This is what the vast majority of Americans
Wed Nov 14, 2018, 12:17 PM
Nov 2018

want to see -- and is something we, as a party, can run on effectively in 2020.

Beats the frigging hell out of "Repeal Obamacare". I would be more than happy to see the House vote on this repeatedly if necessary.

RoBear

(1,188 posts)
11. Absolutely!
Wed Nov 14, 2018, 01:48 PM
Nov 2018

It needs to be part of the record.

Mighty proud to be a Democrat, and a solid supporter of Nancy!








Farmer-Rick

(10,207 posts)
12. Yeah, they use to think reducing and illiminating Social Security would never pass
Wed Nov 14, 2018, 01:58 PM
Nov 2018

And yet Raygun did it and RepubliCONS still hope to do a lot more of it.

You got to put it out there before you can act on it. Waiting until all conditions are perfect to pass legislation doesn't work anymore.

genxlib

(5,534 posts)
9. Can we add non-partisan election monitoring
Wed Nov 14, 2018, 01:14 PM
Nov 2018

The fact that elected officials at the state level are in charge of voting is just a travesty. How many times do we have to smash into these massive conflicts of interest before we can do away with it.

I would be in favor of a board staffed by appointments from each party.

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,036 posts)
13. This is very smart and very necessary.
Wed Nov 14, 2018, 01:59 PM
Nov 2018

The public needs reminding daily of the contrast between the tricky Republicons and the Democrats. One of the best ways is to make a clear choice between the two on THIS issue. Taking the high road by putting this issue front and center is brilliant.

All five points there are necessary reforms.

Never has there been a greater need for election reform than 2018 in the tRump regime as the culmination of 40 years of Republicon electoral trickery.

 

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
14. Right f***ing on! Get the bastards on record!!!
Wed Nov 14, 2018, 02:03 PM
Nov 2018

Let the damn Russia Party and fuhrer Dump torpedo this one!!!

BamaRefugee

(3,487 posts)
17. YES! These are the MOST CRUCIAL NEEDS, without everyone being able to vote, we'll never be able to
Wed Nov 14, 2018, 02:08 PM
Nov 2018

get our important other programs done!
I've been posting forver that voting rights should be NUMBER ONE priority, this make me extremely happy.

Bettie

(16,125 posts)
21. That sounds like an amazing start
Wed Nov 14, 2018, 02:20 PM
Nov 2018

though, it has to get through the Senate too and the senate is currently owned by the worst people in existence.

ejbr

(5,856 posts)
23. Credit where credit is due
Wed Nov 14, 2018, 02:36 PM
Nov 2018

It shouldn’t have took the most repulsive set of Republicans in history to get here, but here we are. Thank you, Democrats.

LiberalLovinLug

(14,176 posts)
24. Great! And we're in luck
Wed Nov 14, 2018, 02:49 PM
Nov 2018

McTurtle just said
“Will Dems work with us, or simply put partisan politics ahead of the country?”

Surely all those policies are to the benefit all Americans, so we'll have no problems

AndJusticeForSome

(537 posts)
25. Who the bloody hell could object to that?!?
Wed Nov 14, 2018, 04:38 PM
Nov 2018

(don't answer)

Seriously, if you polled every sane, logical citizen in this (or any) country, and explained what those things literally meant, you would get at least 99.9% agreement.

wiggs

(7,817 posts)
32. let's see if dems come up with a good, effective name for the program. if they don't, gop will nt
Wed Nov 14, 2018, 04:59 PM
Nov 2018

TrollBuster9090

(5,955 posts)
35. I'd add THREE MORE THINGS to that list!
Wed Nov 14, 2018, 05:20 PM
Nov 2018
1. Make voting day a NATIONAL HOLIDAY. Poor people have trouble getting the time off work, and Republicans know it.

2. I'd turn POST OFFICES into polling places on election day; and also make it possible to register to vote at any Post Office.

and, finally...probably most importantly

3. I'd put a TAX on political donations of about 10%,
with all money raised going to increasing the number of polling places in districts that have too few. Also the money could be used to buy optical scanners to replace those g--ddamned crooked voting machines.

Why is the third one important? The crooked SCOTUS has ruled that money is free speech. That's not going to be overturned anytime soon. So, billionaire magadonors will continue to influence elections unduly. But they'd be less inclined to donate a billion dollars to an election (something the Koch brothers have ACTUALLY DONE) if they knew their political donations would make it EASIER for POOR PEOPLE to VOTE!

That's a fact. The average person who donates $20 to a candidate won't be bothered by the fact that $2 will go towards increasing the number of poling stations, or making the voting process more efficient. But somebody donating $200,000,000 (like Adelson) will DEFINITELY be pissed to think that $2,000,000 of that will go to increasing the number of polling stations in poor districts.

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)
38. OMG! Are you kidding me???!!!! This is like a basket full of gifts!
Wed Nov 14, 2018, 06:11 PM
Nov 2018

A bag full of Halloween candy! All these goodies, at one time!

This is an excellent start. Excellent!

enid602

(8,652 posts)
39. Tac law
Wed Nov 14, 2018, 09:00 PM
Nov 2018

I’m getting close to retirement. I think the first priority should be to repeal the tax law.

SergeStorms

(19,204 posts)
43. I love it, but it doesn't stand a snowball's chance in hell.
Wed Nov 14, 2018, 11:11 PM
Nov 2018

However, I want every Republican S.O.B. to go on record as having voted to defeat it. I want everyone of those assholes to explain to their constituents why they're against the people of this country exercising their right to vote, and why they're against removing the cancer of dark money from the election process.

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,414 posts)
44. on record and on tv every day
Thu Nov 15, 2018, 12:07 AM
Nov 2018

Of course M$M will have lots of Repugs on tv crying about how Dems are obstructing, but they'd have to say what is being obstructed.

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