This stain will never wash away

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21. As soon as this election is over, we need to start agitating for an Independent Counsel.

I’m not sure Biden would be in favor, but for the sake of sending a message to other Republicans who think they can break the law with impunity, it needs to be done. A full investigation is also needed into Trump’s financial ties with Russia as well as a full accounting of what they did in 2016. I have no faith that votes were not hacked, whether by Russia or Republicans.

Then we need an analysis of how to strengthen voting protections as well as taking back the powers of Congress that have just been handed over to the president, such as the authority over tariffs and the ability to declare short-term military operations without approval. There are dozens of old emergency declarations that give a president power that need to be revisited and closed if necessary. And of courts the federal courts need attention. Biden will need an army of people to undo all Trump’s damage and also undo the damage of Republican neglect for at least a decade or more. Many, if not all, government agencies are using software that is decades out of date. Other agencies need a complete overhaul, like DHS. It has become a behemoth that has some police elements that I think have gotten out of control—ICE especially.