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avebury

(10,964 posts)
35. Let's cut to the chase:
Mon Apr 22, 2013, 12:54 PM
Apr 2013

I would make myself supreme ruler for a period of ten years and then start to work myself through all of the legislation that should have been passed:

1. No more Citizen's United
2. Single Payer Health Care
3. Pare down the Military to a reasonable defense level
4. Use money freed from Military Spending to for fixing the Infrastructure
5. Guarantee the right of every American citizen 18 years and older the absolute permanent right to vote
6. Tax Reform and go after anybody who moved their wealth and assets out of the US in order to avoid being taxed as well as huge Corporations that don't pay a dime in tax
7. Creation of a living wage - A person who works full time should be able to support his/her family.
8. Create legislation that recognizes financial terrorism and go after the people who ruined the US economy
9. Reasonable gun legislation including making people legally responsible for any actions or inactions that result in the death or injury of innocent people.
19. Strengthen the EPA and regulatory agencies. Work on eliminating or minimizing carbon emissions
20. Take away the ability of Texas to have any say on how school books are written. Let content experts have more say in textbooks.

And I could on and on. I would be very busy for my 10 years in office.

Hey I can dream can't I?

That's a pretty good choice el_bryanto Apr 2013 #1
Major tax reform with limits on defense spending aikoaiko Apr 2013 #2
yes, my thoughts exactly... something on climate change that has teeth. DCBob Apr 2013 #3
I'd throw away the cars and the bars hfojvt Apr 2013 #4
an absolute ban on money being used to influence politics and government Douglas Carpenter Apr 2013 #5
I would require all future laws to pass both houses with 3/4 majority... Pelican Apr 2013 #6
Amendment to end Citizens United. sinkingfeeling Apr 2013 #7
Yes, an amendment to end ability for corporations to contribute to political advertising and stevenleser Apr 2013 #49
+1 n/t OneGrassRoot Apr 2013 #64
Strict conflict of interest rules for members of Congress and the Supreme Court JudyM Apr 2013 #8
100% ban of guns/bullets from individual private hands. Law enforcement only. graham4anything Apr 2013 #9
Medicare for all... cynatnite Apr 2013 #10
Repeal the second amendment. femmocrat Apr 2013 #11
A jobs bill that correctly access minimum wage to current midnight Apr 2013 #12
I like your choice. Apophis Apr 2013 #13
Eliminate ALL "Free Trade" agreements, impose pro-American worker trade policies.nt Demo_Chris Apr 2013 #14
Disband the House of Representatives. randome Apr 2013 #15
The end of the War Department LittleBlue Apr 2013 #16
The end of lifetime appointments to the Supreme Court tularetom Apr 2013 #17
Passed? Kings and Queens make unanimous proclamations Rex Apr 2013 #18
Single payer healthcare that includes mental health and dental. nt hack89 Apr 2013 #19
campaign finance reform/money in politics, hands down justabob Apr 2013 #20
+1 million. hughee99 Apr 2013 #27
Me too. That's the root of all our evils. Arugula Latte Apr 2013 #31
Total public funding of campaigns for office Fumesucker Apr 2013 #21
Elimination of ALL influential money in politics. If, that were done, the rest would fall in line RKP5637 Apr 2013 #22
Yep, that's the right answer tkmorris Apr 2013 #48
I agree Canuckistanian Apr 2013 #57
I'd pass a mandatory Ichingcarpenter Apr 2013 #23
Universal healthcare marlakay Apr 2013 #24
10 year waiting period tabbycat31 Apr 2013 #25
A politician lying or misleading the public for any reason Drale Apr 2013 #26
Universal Health Care. nt Lex Apr 2013 #28
Universal Healthcare, Broken_Hero Apr 2013 #29
That big corporations (like GE) actually pay income tax The Second Stone Apr 2013 #30
An end to de facto and de jure gerrymandering; even if all congressional districts were designed hedgehog Apr 2013 #32
Statewide House races with preferential balloting Recursion Apr 2013 #33
I would nationalize all of our natural resources. nt Zorra Apr 2013 #34
Let's cut to the chase: avebury Apr 2013 #35
Only 1 term in any given elected federal office Shrek Apr 2013 #36
Single Payer Healthcare Fawke Em Apr 2013 #37
Major campaign finance reform. RevStPatrick Apr 2013 #38
Ban the use of coal, oil, natural gas and nuclear power as energy sources. GliderGuider Apr 2013 #39
Higher more progressive taxes. Thought about getting rid of corporate money in politics pampango Apr 2013 #40
Does "Congressional redistricting" count as wishing for more wishes? Donald Ian Rankin Apr 2013 #41
Electoral reform, more generally, is a good one. DanTex Apr 2013 #52
Campaign finance reform so that corporations cannot give a DIME to politicians, kestrel91316 Apr 2013 #42
Campaign finance ananda Apr 2013 #43
Transition to a pure clean energy economy AgingAmerican Apr 2013 #44
Significant restrictions on the fillibuster and congressional "holds". Sinistrous Apr 2013 #45
Single payer n/t redStateBlueHeart Apr 2013 #46
Major changes to the war powers act. zipplewrath Apr 2013 #47
Single payer healthcare JVS Apr 2013 #50
Get rid of money through public financing and total disclosure requirements. s-cubed Apr 2013 #51
An end to corporate immortality/personhood. hifiguy Apr 2013 #53
For me, it'd be to federally fund all elections so that people can campaign on IDEAS, not $$$$ nt LaydeeBug Apr 2013 #54
Strict campaign finance reform. closeupready Apr 2013 #55
Nationalize the banking and finance industries. Lizzie Poppet Apr 2013 #56
Complete nation wide end of marijuana prohibition. Initech Apr 2013 #58
Hand Counted Ballots, Counted and Posted at the Precinct level before they go through tabulators DarkLink Apr 2013 #59
Constitutional Amendment That Declares Corporations Are Not People And Do Not Have Rights Of People cantbeserious Apr 2013 #60
Election reform -- absolutely no private money allowed. Doremus Apr 2013 #61
Single payer healthcare. nt boston bean Apr 2013 #62
Complete revision of the tax code 1-Old-Man Apr 2013 #63
Death penalty for animal cruelty El Fuego Apr 2013 #65
repeal patriot act and all appendages like ndaa xiamiam Apr 2013 #66
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