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Fiendish Thingy

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72. If Dems have the trifecta, they just pass a law increasing the number of seats

Tue Feb 17, 2026, 11:33 PM

Feb 17

And the Dem president fills them.

Yes, there would be outrage and rending of garments on the right, but we must elect people courageous enough to make it happen.

There is no other way to repair the damage of the Trump era.

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We CANNOT, we MUST NOT, go back to the pre-Trump days [View all] AverageOldGuy Feb 17 OP

Congressional ban on securities trading, if I can add another. n/t flvegan Feb 17 #1

reinstate all the cuts that were caused by him, bush , bush and raygun AllaN01Bear Feb 17 #2

REHIRE all the EXPERT brakester Feb 17 #15

Yes, people who know what they are doing instead of incompetent fools. Dave Bowman Feb 17 #35

ding. this AllaN01Bear Feb 17 #40

Pay for it anyway. Don't let Trump anywhere near its construction. These people travelingthrulife Wednesday #92

And undo the tax cuts for everyone over $400K family income and businesses as well from that era JT45242 Wednesday #88

Presidential Pardons MUST Be Severely Limited and Carefully Monitored and The Roux Comes First Feb 17 #3

A Literacy test brakester Feb 17 #17

YES !!! Seinan Sensei Feb 17 #22

Exactly, Seinan Sensei! brakester Feb 17 #59

MUST do whatever it takes to MyOwnPeace Feb 17 #4

Restrict Presidential Pardons ThoughtCriminal Feb 17 #5

When accepting a pardon, brakester Feb 17 #20

Agreed ThoughtCriminal Feb 17 #48

Exactly. No pardons for yourself Melon Feb 17 #67

NONE of the items on your list can happen without court expansion and killing the filibuster Fiendish Thingy Feb 17 #6

The GOP and Heritage have been stacking the courts for DECADES. Initech Feb 17 #7

Decades? Fiendish Thingy Feb 17 #8

I meant to say the GOP. Initech Feb 17 #11

There is a rumor brakester Feb 17 #26

I disagree with that Progressive dog Feb 17 #58

Court expansion does NOT require a constitutional amendment Fiendish Thingy Feb 17 #62

you are correct and I was wrong Progressive dog Feb 17 #65

That's why it won't happen until 2029 at the earliest Fiendish Thingy Feb 17 #66

If the court is expanded, is the assumption that they are all democratic justices? Melon Feb 17 #68

If Dems have the trifecta, they just pass a law increasing the number of seats Fiendish Thingy Feb 17 #72

Ok. Thank you. I didn't understand this. Melon Feb 17 #73

We cannot govern from a fear of republicans might do Fiendish Thingy Feb 17 #75

Ok. Thank you. Melon Feb 17 #76

Agreed. More and more I believe this is now necessary. c-rational Wednesday #94

Presidential pardons must be revised to disallow letting drug lords be allowed free for a fee. Escurumbele Feb 17 #9

We need another constitutional convention. intheflow Feb 17 #10

No we do not. Initech Feb 17 #12

Totally! brakester Feb 17 #32

I highly recommend you read Jill Lenore's most recent book, intheflow Feb 17 #34

Yeah I agree. Initech Feb 17 #61

Agreed. The current one has been riddled with system exploits and can't be fixed in a piecemeal fashion. Efilroft Sul Feb 17 #29

We don't need a new Constitution. intheflow Feb 17 #37

Because the baby is dead. Efilroft Sul Feb 17 #38

We're agreeing with Scalia on here now? intheflow Feb 17 #43

I don't give a shit what Scalia said, despite him having a heavy hand in getting us to where we are now. Efilroft Sul Feb 17 #54

I get it. We need changes to the Constitution. thought crime Feb 17 #51

I refer you to my post #34. intheflow Feb 17 #53

Good discussion. No question -- restoring reason and equity KPN Feb 17 #13

I like your list! calimary Feb 17 #14

It is a lonnnggg list brakester Feb 17 #33

I would add - repeal the 2017 tax (scam) bill in it's entirety. alwaysinasnit Feb 17 #16

Reverse all the brakester Feb 17 #36

That's a start! calimary Feb 17 #39

No (or low) college tuition Seinan Sensei Feb 17 #18

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No one needs a second billion. Tax the rich. And they like the 50s so much? The highest Scrivener7 Feb 17 #25

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Sue the PedoPrez brakester Feb 17 #42

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We just discussed how to balance the budget---- lastlib Wednesday #87

SCOTUS term limits Zambero Feb 17 #21

DEFINITELY Yes!!! calimary Feb 17 #41

Before anything else Nasruddin Feb 17 #23

Yes, all of this, and a plan for restructuring extraction, vulture capitalism. Magoo48 Feb 17 #24

Love this. I would add, legally enshrine women's rights to make their own medical decisions. Scrivener7 Feb 17 #27

We could borrow Montana's amendment Unwind Your Mind Wednesday #90

100% Blue Full Moon Feb 17 #30

Add to that a crash program to reduce CO2 emissions. And use the full force of the antitrust laws flashman13 Feb 17 #31

Please excuse this major oversight. We must complete the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. flashman13 Feb 17 #44

Social Media, the misinformation accelerant, needs to be regulated for accountability Tim S Feb 17 #45

Criminalize hate speech! brakester Feb 17 #60

Anyone who says "We need to look forward, not backward" can fuck off durablend Feb 17 #47

Why not both? intheflow Feb 17 #50

I agree Dyedinthewoolliberal Feb 17 #49

"The way we were" markodochartaigh Feb 17 #52

All those things should be done on Day 2 synni Feb 17 #55

The Merrick Garland era of milquetoast mediocrity Blue Owl Feb 17 #56

I remenber the DOJ employees applauded him when he arrived on his first day.... AZ8theist Wednesday #79

IIRC - Garland was Orrin Hatch's approved SC choice given to Obama for 'bipartisanship'. rubbersole Wednesday #82

We must do something about the media. returnee Feb 17 #57

How about snot Feb 17 #70

Close the Department of Homeland Security for good Norbert Feb 17 #63

K&R spanone Feb 17 #64

Kicked and recommended Uncle Joe Feb 17 #69

And pass the ERA, snot Feb 17 #71

You're ignoring a simple fact. WarGamer Feb 17 #74

I can't say if AOC or someone like her would have won JBTaurus83 Feb 17 #77

When Trump promised dropping prices it was a pipe dream WarGamer Feb 17 #78

We must pressure Democrats to run vigorously on these things. Bluetus Wednesday #80

Does leadership have the stones? Ruby the Liberal Wednesday #81

So you mean no more Republican lite? hadEnuf Wednesday #83

TAXING THE WEALTHY all over again FakeNoose Wednesday #84

At the top of the list Day 1: Restore bodily autonomy to 50% of the voters, the women of the US camartinwv Wednesday #85

Adjust senatorial representation anamnua Wednesday #86

Write a new improved Sherman Anti-Trust Act Clouds Passing Wednesday #89

Yup. All of these " Wink, wink. Nudge, Nudge" good old boys rules need teeth. travelingthrulife Wednesday #91

Restore our reputation around the world RainCaster Wednesday #93

NO more Citizens United Bettie Wednesday #95

The two Trump (mis) Administrations Scubamatt Wednesday #96

Let's not forget about the corrupt radical supremes!!! tazcat Wednesday #97

Begin by charging and convicting ANYONE who breaks our laws--including congress people, presidents, billionaires. C Moon Wednesday #98

Restore integrity to politics, news, and courts dickthegrouch Wednesday #99

I agree with you, but before most things on your list can actually be done... Ol Janx Spirit Wednesday #100

Expand The Supreme Court bdamomma Wednesday #101

Somethings should be restored. cate94 Wednesday #102

Why, are Democratic slogans "Yes, we can go back!" "Backward Together" "A Past to Believe In" betsuni Wednesday #103