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Wanderlust988

(509 posts) Mon Jul 6, 2020, 03:52 AM Jul 2020

What should a new Democratic government do first in 2021? [View all]

I know I'm ahead of myself, but I'm thinking of policies that can be passed into law very quickly in 2021 should we win full control of the Congress and WH. I think the Dems will go for the layups first...the easy stuff.

1. Minimum wage increase
2. Voting rights restoration and election laws
3. Public option and Obamacare fixes
4. Statehood for DC and maybe PR
5. Campaign finance reforms

I think these things will pass with every Dem voting for them. We have to remember that even if we win the Senate and get rid of the filibuster, we still need a majority. Dems will probably have a 1-2 seat majority. I think climate will be later down the line cause of the splinter it will cause in the party as southern Dems won't go for too radical. I hate to say it, but Joe Manchin could be crucial to a lot of bills unfortunately.

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What should a new Democratic government do first in 2021? [View all] Wanderlust988 Jul 2020 OP

Trying too hard ... NanceGreggs Jul 2020 #1

yes Skittles Jul 2020 #9

Voting rights and minimum wage kind of address it indirectly AllyCat Jul 2020 #17

Declare global warming an emergency. RDANGELO Jul 2020 #2

Oh yes, Joe will have a ton of executive orders ready go to on day 1! Wanderlust988 Jul 2020 #4

Absolutely not until the virus is under control and the economy is better. Demsrule86 Jul 2020 #60

Give the entire nation a one week vacation to sleep off tRump. KY_EnviroGuy Jul 2020 #3

Cleaning out the tRumpers from office comes first lastlib Jul 2020 #32

statehood for pr, dc, vi and guam is the very first thing. jorgevlorgan Jul 2020 #5

DC will end up in the Federal Courts Coleman Jul 2020 #24

DC is not another state. it it's own district. also it is already counted as a state in the ec jorgevlorgan Jul 2020 #50

I am addressing making DC a state Coleman Jul 2020 #56

you said it is unconstitutional to make a state out of parts of another state. jorgevlorgan Jul 2020 #63

No, the virus, the economy, and healthcare come first. Demsrule86 Jul 2020 #61

Something like FDR's bank holiday tirebiter Jul 2020 #6

Coronavirus would probably be the first thing to deal with depending on where we are with that JI7 Jul 2020 #7

Yes, Corona stuff will be first for sure Wanderlust988 Jul 2020 #8

yes major task scarytomcat Jul 2020 #33

Writing laws regarding the office of the President Greywing Jul 2020 #10

There has to be a Constitutional amendment dealing with this. cab67 Jul 2020 #20

+1. The Presidency must not be a Get Out Of Jail Free Card. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2020 #30

Severely restricting the acting cabinet appointments n/t mazzarro Jul 2020 #23

Lysol the White House Trumpocalypse Jul 2020 #11

Clean house. AJT Jul 2020 #12

Issue warrants to arrest ALL the reTHUGS in the House and Senate, including tRUMP, tupPENCE, abqtommy Jul 2020 #13

Somehow getting rid of all the unqualified judges shoehorned in by the reThuglican senate - n/t mazzarro Jul 2020 #25

Universal Basic Income Sherman A1 Jul 2020 #14

Sometime soon..... MyOwnPeace Jul 2020 #15

Would require a Constitutional amendment Coleman Jul 2020 #26

Not necessarily. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 did not require a Constitutional Amendment Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2020 #29

The VRA did not set restrictions on candidates for president, etc. former9thward Jul 2020 #35

Now the parties probably could make it a requirement Coleman Jul 2020 #40

Yes! LuvNewcastle Jul 2020 #27

Undo damage done to Obamacare Soxfan58 Jul 2020 #16

even easier cab67 Jul 2020 #18

We have a winner Rowdyag Jul 2020 #21

ALL OF THE ABOV.E...ASAP! BigmanPigman Jul 2020 #19

Make civilian WH Admin security clearances same as the military's. Deb Jul 2020 #22

Number one must be electoral reform. Ability to do everything else FLOWS from that. Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2020 #28

It should be crime to deny somebody their vote scarytomcat Jul 2020 #34

Number 1234 are pandemic, economy ,health care and police reform... Demsrule86 Jul 2020 #37

2 and 4 immediately sunonmars Jul 2020 #31

Um...we have a pandemic and an economic debacle... Demsrule86 Jul 2020 #36

Count their chickens? FBaggins Jul 2020 #38

Health care first! Especially during this nightmare pandemic. Initech Jul 2020 #39

YES! Proud Liberal Dem Jul 2020 #49

arrest former president trump Voltaire2 Jul 2020 #41

Some things are legislative in nature and will require more time. Politicub Jul 2020 #42

Kill the fillibuster...without that nothing else gets done... Wounded Bear Jul 2020 #43

You are correct. That has to be first. It needs to be done. Demsrule86 Jul 2020 #62

Detrumpification jmowreader Jul 2020 #44

Apology Tour! Patterson Jul 2020 #45

Purge the government of all Trump loyalists Johnny2X2X Jul 2020 #46

So so much Proud Liberal Dem Jul 2020 #47

Sign police reform bills the Senate is working on JonLP24 Jul 2020 #48

Public Hanging Of Traitor Trump OverBurn Jul 2020 #51

Open the cages! Totally Tunsie Jul 2020 #52

Fire every last Trump appointee in the US gov't they can legally fire. ALL OF THEM. backscatter712 Jul 2020 #53

I get giddy just thinking about this. There is so much to do. I favor efforts to ooky Jul 2020 #54

Unlike Trump Joe will have a team ready to go. GulfCoast66 Jul 2020 #55

In 2021? If we take the White House and the Senate, make that 2020!! DFW Jul 2020 #57

Fumigate! n/t retread Jul 2020 #58

No, you are putting the cart before the horse. Demsrule86 Jul 2020 #59