if YOU were the president:

[mopaul]

if "I" were the president of the united states i would;

abolish all gigantic presidential or inaugural balls, and take those millions to the food pantries and feed people.

abolish all presidential libraries, and take all the millions and give it to poor schools.

apologize for bush one and two, and ask forgiveness from the planet.

free health care for all, you shouldn't have to worry about getting sick.

minimum wage: 20 dollars an hour, otherwise just call it slavery.

bring all the troops home now, from everywhere. reduce our 'military presence' all over the world. use the military for defense and national emergencies only.

stop supporting terrorists like osama and saddam who will bite us in the ass later, and stop meddling in other nation's affairs.

remove religion from our government.

tax the churches and giant religious organizations.

remove all faith healers and religious liars from our airways.

eliminate the electoral college.

every adult MUST vote, or be fined 50 dollars.

election day will be extended to one whole month.

no baronial lifestyles for politicians, no limos, and they must work for the minimum wage they enforce on us.

make same sex marriage legal and binding, divorce and all.

stop poisoning the world.

eliminate gas burning cars, and the use of petroleum as fuel.

all assholes will be fired. anyone proven to consistently be a pain in the ass or asshole will be promptly fired, mr. santorum.

start an asteroid survival program.

stop hiding the real u.f.o. information.

make honesty the basic policy of government, not lying 100% of the time, for starters.

a hypocrisy law, any politician found to be consistently hypocritical will be fired and heavily fined.

no earpieces when speaking in public george.

no speech writers, all blowhards must write their own, and NO teleprompters, abe lincoln didn't need one.

no nepotism. no family legacy presidents.

no fake reporters or male whores befriending the president and staff.

no dumbasses. if you can't speak simple third grade english, you can't be the fucking president of the united fucking states for christ's sake.

no vacations longer than two weeks a year like the rest of us george.

no nazi behavior. no person, citizen, dog catcher, ombudsman, senator or president shall engage in any behavior resembling the nazis.

attend the occasional soldier's funeral, and give the wounded vets everything they need when they get home.

not send our nation's youth off to die in a pointless war in the first place.

read the fucking newspapers every morning over coffee and cigarettes.

......i could go on and on, which is why you really don't ever want me personally as president. but i can dream can't i?

[Swamp Rat]

1. If I were Jeebus, I'd make it so.

[prodigal_green]

2. except for the fact that

I don't smoke, I'm with you there Mopaul.

[LosinIt]

3. "remove all faith healers and religious liars from our airways"??

OK MoPaul, you had me at "IF", but you just can't take away my Sunday morning Ernest Angley fix. It is the best comedy on TV, well second only to the Daily Show.

If you have never seen it, check it out some Sunday morn. Make sure to catch the part where he tells you to put your afflicted parts against his healing hand on the TV. My old roommate and I became born-again virgins that way years ago. I'm trying to convince my husband to back it up to the screen and let Ernest work his magic on those hemorrhoids. He has no faith.

[mopaul]

4. i've never seen brother earnest

but he does sound funny. i actually do watch the sunday morning churchathons. i love joyce meyers, she's so severe and dresses like the first lady on acid.

i also adore benny hinn for comic zaniness, the smacking of the afflicted is always a laugh riot for me. and brother jerry is always a reliable hoot, like henny youngman.

[Catfight]

5. My benevolent list

All pedophiles would be held for life in some sort of institution, no release at all.

I would take the war out of oil rich companies and really claim war against drugs.

I would abolish the death penalty.

I would open up America to science and research for cures using whatever means scientist deem necessary.

I would remove, "in God we trust" on currency and any government public funded entity.

I would create an "excess tax," on vehicles that are gas hogs and create a "responsible write off tax," for hybrid cars, public transportation, bikes, and any conservative means of transportation.

I would create a law that for any branch of government to increase their pay and incentives, it would have to be a public vote by the people.

I would enact a paper trail for all voting.

I would require our gun loving country to educate children at a very young age to handle guns responsibly and properly.

I would require nursing homes and any business that works with children to have surveillance camera's on to stop abuse.

I would require all prison systems to have oral castration as long as the prison term to prevent sex crimes in prison.

I would break up the news organizations and have them private organizations again that report the truth.

I would make AM hate radio disclose that they are not reporters, they are for profit hate centers, and hold them responsible for any inciting of violence they encourage.

I would break up the monopoly of cable companies.

I would require an 'I' be placed next to the name of an incumbent on all voting ballots.

I would transfer airport security to the military.

I would demand equal rights to all.

I would sanction all countries that starve, oppress and genocide their people. I would pressure those leaders out.

I would strive for peace, unity and tolerance.

I would care about the future environment of our planet and retard global warming.

I would encourage a new America that took our elderly into their homes instead of cast them into nursing institutions to die. You would get tax breaks to build "in law apartments," to take care of your elderly parents.

Basic medical care would be available for all citizens.

College would be available for two years with a huge tax break to pay for it.

I would provide teacher vouchers for teachers teaching in low income low performing schools. I would pass a bill that paid off student loans for teachers teaching five years in those schools.

I have a lot more, but it's too long a list...those are my top.

[Horse with no Name]

12. Very nice list. n/t

[Lost Texan in NC]

6. If I Were Da Furor

:smoke:

The first thing I would do is LEGALIZE marijuana. Tax it and apply the same type of laws as alcohol, DUI, open container, and all that.

Then I would REALLY educate people on the benefits of pot, The medical, social and economic TRUTH.

I would require all candidates for any public office, from Dog catcher to president, sign and impeachable TRUTH oath. If you run on an "increase the minimum wage" promise, then that is the first thing you must tackle. If you break that promise, Impeach.

Next, pass a one bill, one subject law. If congress wants a raise, a raise for congress bill should be passed. No more Pork hidden in the back.

No free health care for all, the rich can afford it now. Free health care for anyone who can't afford it. They must prove it, too.

Define Small business, as a business that earns less than $1 million dollars a year, Gross. And tax breaks for those who make less.

Require any large (not small) business to reinvest at least 50% of their net profits back to their lowest 50% employees in the form of pay raises and benefits.

Reverse the tax scale where the poorest pay 5% to the richest will pay 25% of their income. And no more tax loopholes.

no more tenure for teachers. if you are a lousy teacher you need to find another profession. good teachers should earn at least as much as the guy who fixes your car. Something is wrong with the system now. Some teachers can't even afford to get their cars fixed

Tax breaks for any business that develops alternative energy sources in all fields, auto,home and business to eliminate, not just reduce, dependence on oil, not just foreign oil.

I have many more ideas and will post in the future.

[newyawker99]

7. Hi Lost Texan in NC!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[lonestarnot]

8. I'll vote for you! LOL n/t

[Lost Texan in NC]

9. Thanks for the vote

:smoke:

unfortunately, I've got to many skeletons in my closet. We do need to find some good like minded people to run. The #1 thing to do to solve many of this country's problem, is the marijuana Prohibition thing. Think of all the money we would save and make, if the war on drugs ( on it's citizens) really concentrated on the hard drugs that truly wreck peoples lives. This is a war that could be won. As a pot smoker, if it were legal, I would definitely call the cops if I found out my neighbors were making meth or the sort. Some people believe all drugs should be legal. Not me. I did do other drugs in my youth, and they lead to some of the physical problems I have now, however, I recently had bronchitis, and my doctor xrayed my lungs. He said my lungs looked good.

The key to pot smoking, smoke responsibly :smoke:

[Cats Against Frist]

10. Oh, goody Mopaul, fun, fun, fun

I would dismantle the federal government, and make it responsible for only national DEFENSE (that's defense, not neocon wet dreams), a small tax to pay for the very minimal salaries that the Reps and Senators would get, a little more for the Judges that are going to uphold OUR NEW FUCKING BIBLE: The U.S. Constitution.

The only things my federal government would do would be the following:

Run the department of Energy and Health -- both of which would be nationalized, and be free for all American citizens.

I would alter the Constitution so that Amendments 1-14 can never be repealed, except for by a unanimous vote.

I would apologize to the world for being such fucking assholes to everyone, and bring all the troops home.

I would institute import-substitution-industrialization to restore the manufacturing base.

I would pull the licenses from all nationally broadcasted television stations, cable included, except for one state emergency channel, and put a computer, with the Internet, in every home.

I would sign an order freeing all nonviolent drug offenders from jail, and I would sign an order committing all sex offenders (not statuatory rape, though) to life in prison.

I would issue federal rules that employers couldn't stop unions from forming and workers from organizing, but I WOULD take away federal-government-backed collective bargaining rights. I am very pro-union, but I would like to see union power come from the state level, or simple SOLIDARITY, the way it used to be.

I would ask the states to do a couple governmental-infrastructure-type things -- such as have a very tight, and high-profile network of municipal, county and state-level community governmental organizations. And, as now, all State Consitutions would still be subject to the U.S. Constitution.

Other than that - it's all on the table, kids -- prostitution, gambling, private schools, shunning, etc.

______________________________________________________________

I am a minarchist. I believe in the U.S. Constitution, States' rights, a strong DEFENSE (see definition of "defense," above) and a few federal social programs -- healthcare and energy -- and everything else would take place on the state and local level. Consumers would be responsible for their choices. Workers would be responsible for their labor.

I give you healthcare and heat, basic civil rights and safety from attacks -- the rest is up to you. It's a nice compromise between left and right, I think.

Shoot me. I'm a left-wing libertarian.

[Stinky The Clown]

11. My Number One Action: H2S's Executive Order .......

One order and one only .... anything with the word "Bush" in it, on it, or near it is repealed.

Once that's done, I would visit all world capitols and apologize for our national stupidity.

I would then appoint MoPaul as Supreme Ruler. Don't worry about your skeletons. I got enuff that yours won't matter ... k?

Me .... ? I'm gunna build a pizza oven in my back yard, order some fresh mozzarella, grow some basil and tomatoes, and create my little slice of heaven .....

Have at it, Mo Paul ....... you have my blessings.:popcorn:

[mopaul]

17. supreeeeeeme ruler...hhhmmmm...i like that

think i'll set my goals a little higher

[Kansas Wyatt]

13. If corporations want to continue doing business in the United States...

The highest salary of that corporation shall be no larger than 25 times the corporation's lowest paid employee. This includes all benefits packages as well.

[XemaSab]

14. Here's what I'd do

Bring the troops home from *all* the countries we have them in. Italy, Japan, and Germany can take care of their own damn selves. South Korea is just going to have to deal with it. Diego Garcia can go back to being a big seabird colony. This policy of having permenant bases all over the world is untenable.

Get rid of the all-volunteer army and have 2 years of compulsory national service after high school. Young folks can join the army, tutor kids, fight forest fires, work in the inner cities, join the peace corps, or find some other way of serving the country or the world.

After the 2 years of national service is up, have 2 years of free JC for everyone. This will be paid for by the huge cuts in the military from not having our bases all over the world. If you do well in JC, you can probably get some kind of scholarship to a state college, so college will be available to everyone.

Reinstitute the fairness doctrine, and get tough campaign finance laws.

Make the penal system much more varied, and make the time fit the crime. If you're a small scale drug offender, have a treatment program. If you're a burglar, have an educational program. If you're a manufacturer, trafficker, or dealer of serious drugs, such as cocaine, heroin, or meth, lengthy jail sentances. If you're a murderer, child molester, or violent rapist, you're in for life.

Institute a national health care program that includes comprehensive mental health services, especially for the homeless and other vulnerable populations.

Get serious about the environment and energy. There's no reason why we shouldn't have clean energy technology widely available. We should be able to keep our standard of living while being responsible to the earth. Provide enough money to enforce the regs. Also, provide enough money so the state can buy land to add to the state parks. We need to decide now what kind of landscape we want to leave behind. Impose real penalties on people who break the environmental laws. Eliminate non-point pollution exemptions for agricultural activities. Stop the practice of burning agricultural waste.

Work with developing countries to vaccinate children, feed people, ensure clean water supplies, and help them develop their economies in an environmentally and socially responsible manner.

Scrap the corporate subsidies.

Fund libraries.

I haven't decided what I'll do on my second day yet. :-)

[Just Me]

15. Yes, one freedom we all have,...is to dream. Your dream is wonderful,

mopaul, I love your dream.

If I were "President", the first thing I'd declare is that, we are all a member of one race, the human race, capable of creating whatever our WILL generates. I would admonish all those who intentionally demean human capacity because they WANT to maintain POWER over humanity (convincing themselves that they somehow "deserve" to do so) instead of empowering and/or sharing power over our lives.

Whether "they" like it or not,..."they" cannot survive without the rest of us, the rest of nature. "They" believe they are "gods", at the TOP, WORTH something greater than any other human life (as they either explode on the toilet seat or can't go no matter how much ex-lax).

Best of all,..."they" will die, too.

[Melynn]

16. What do you mean, I don't want you as President?

You run and I'll vote for you.

[mopaul]

18. i won't discriminate against women, just for the shape of their skin

and two male prostitute fake reporters in every garage.

[Lone Pawn]

19. You'd find the Constitution was in your way.

UNCONSTITUTIONAL
abolish all gigantic presidential or inaugural balls, and take those millions to the food pantries and feed people.
abolish all presidential libraries, and take all the millions and give it to poor schools.
remove all faith healers and religious liars from our airways.
no speech writers, all blowhards must write their own, and NO teleprompters, abe lincoln didn't need one.
no nepotism. no family legacy presidents.
a hypocrisy law, any politician found to be consistently hypocritical will be fired and heavily fined.
no nazi behavior. no person, citizen, dog catcher, ombudsman, senator or president shall engage in any behavior resembling the nazis.
no fake reporters or male whores befriending the president and staff.
no dumbasses. if you can't speak simple third grade english, you can't be the fucking president of the united fucking states for christ's sake.
eliminate the electoral college.
every adult MUST vote, or be fined 50 dollars.
election day will be extended to one whole month.


ECONOMICALLY RUINOUS
minimum wage: 20 dollars an hour, otherwise just call it slavery.
free health care for all, you shouldn't have to worry about getting sick.
eliminate petroleum