Choose the three top things you believe must happen if our democracy is to survive. Now ASSUME that

[Atticus]

NONE of them does.

Now answer the question Officer Jim Moran asked Elliot Ness in "The Untouchables": "What are you prepared to do?"

I don't actually expect many responses, but the question IS worth asking one's self.

[EYESORE 9001]

1. I signed on to defend the Constitution 50 years ago

I would lay down my life for democracy itself, because the alternative would make life not worth living.

[malthaussen]

2. I think "our democracy" will muddle through somehow.

The fascist twits are not gaining traction. Nothing "must" happen to preserve it, but there are a number of things that could be done to repair it, most of which are out of our hands.

-- Mal

[SickOfTheOnePct]

9. Same. n/t

[Xoan]

3. #4

[ZonkerHarris]

4. Lisbon looks like a nice place to live.

[PBC_Democrat]

5. Not Easy But Possible

1. Fair Elections
2. Less extremist candidates
3. Ranked Choice Voting

[Karadeniz]

6. Lying not protected by the first amendment. Legal ruling that current expansive gun laws do not

constitute a well regulated militia.

[Initech]

7. The first thing we need to do is acknowledge the danger that right wing propaganda presents.

That shit is dangerous. And now it's trending towards neo-Nazism and authoritarianism. Truly scary to think what they could be capable of if they got back in the White House.

We need to have a serious discussion about the damage that Fox and other right wing propaganda circles are doing to this country. When the GOP has their annual convention in a country that's more aligned with authoritarianism and invites said dictator to that convention, that's a fucking problem.

[jg10003]

8. the 3 things

1 - Abolish the electoral collage.
2 - Proportional representation in the senate.
3 - Public financing of elections, get money out of politics.

I don't expect any of these to happen. I don't know the answer, if there is an answer.