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87. We just discussed how to balance the budget----

Reply to PeaceWave (Reply #19)

Wed Feb 18, 2026, 10:15 AM

22 hrs ago

TAX THE F*CKING BILLIONAIRES!

(I'm screaming at the cloud, not you! )

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We CANNOT, we MUST NOT, go back to the pre-Trump days [View all] AverageOldGuy Tuesday OP

Congressional ban on securities trading, if I can add another. n/t flvegan Tuesday #1

reinstate all the cuts that were caused by him, bush , bush and raygun AllaN01Bear Tuesday #2

REHIRE all the EXPERT brakester Tuesday #15

Yes, people who know what they are doing instead of incompetent fools. Dave Bowman Tuesday #35

ding. this AllaN01Bear Tuesday #40

Pay for it anyway. Don't let Trump anywhere near its construction. These people travelingthrulife 21 hrs ago #92

And undo the tax cuts for everyone over $400K family income and businesses as well from that era JT45242 22 hrs ago #88

Presidential Pardons MUST Be Severely Limited and Carefully Monitored and The Roux Comes First Tuesday #3

A Literacy test brakester Tuesday #17

YES !!! Seinan Sensei Tuesday #22

Exactly, Seinan Sensei! brakester Tuesday #59

MUST do whatever it takes to MyOwnPeace Tuesday #4

Restrict Presidential Pardons ThoughtCriminal Tuesday #5

When accepting a pardon, brakester Tuesday #20

Agreed ThoughtCriminal Tuesday #48

Exactly. No pardons for yourself Melon Tuesday #67

NONE of the items on your list can happen without court expansion and killing the filibuster Fiendish Thingy Tuesday #6

The GOP and Heritage have been stacking the courts for DECADES. Initech Tuesday #7

Decades? Fiendish Thingy Tuesday #8

I meant to say the GOP. Initech Tuesday #11

There is a rumor brakester Tuesday #26

I disagree with that Progressive dog Tuesday #58

Court expansion does NOT require a constitutional amendment Fiendish Thingy Tuesday #62

you are correct and I was wrong Progressive dog Tuesday #65

That's why it won't happen until 2029 at the earliest Fiendish Thingy Tuesday #66

If the court is expanded, is the assumption that they are all democratic justices? Melon Tuesday #68

If Dems have the trifecta, they just pass a law increasing the number of seats Fiendish Thingy Tuesday #72

Ok. Thank you. I didn't understand this. Melon Tuesday #73

We cannot govern from a fear of republicans might do Fiendish Thingy Tuesday #75

Ok. Thank you. Melon Tuesday #76

Agreed. More and more I believe this is now necessary. c-rational 20 hrs ago #94

Presidential pardons must be revised to disallow letting drug lords be allowed free for a fee. Escurumbele Tuesday #9

We need another constitutional convention. intheflow Tuesday #10

No we do not. Initech Tuesday #12

Totally! brakester Tuesday #32

I highly recommend you read Jill Lenore's most recent book, intheflow Tuesday #34

Yeah I agree. Initech Tuesday #61

Agreed. The current one has been riddled with system exploits and can't be fixed in a piecemeal fashion. Efilroft Sul Tuesday #29

We don't need a new Constitution. intheflow Tuesday #37

Because the baby is dead. Efilroft Sul Tuesday #38

We're agreeing with Scalia on here now? intheflow Tuesday #43

I don't give a shit what Scalia said, despite him having a heavy hand in getting us to where we are now. Efilroft Sul Tuesday #54

I get it. We need changes to the Constitution. thought crime Tuesday #51

I refer you to my post #34. intheflow Tuesday #53

Good discussion. No question -- restoring reason and equity KPN Tuesday #13

I like your list! calimary Tuesday #14

It is a lonnnggg list brakester Tuesday #33

I would add - repeal the 2017 tax (scam) bill in it's entirety. alwaysinasnit Tuesday #16

Reverse all the brakester Tuesday #36

That's a start! calimary Tuesday #39

No (or low) college tuition Seinan Sensei Tuesday #18

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No one needs a second billion. Tax the rich. And they like the 50s so much? The highest Scrivener7 Tuesday #25

Even AOC's budget plan (which is one of the most radical) would maybe bring in an extra $700 billion over TEN YEARS... PeaceWave Tuesday #28

Sue the PedoPrez brakester Tuesday #42

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We just discussed how to balance the budget---- lastlib 22 hrs ago #87

SCOTUS term limits Zambero Tuesday #21

DEFINITELY Yes!!! calimary Tuesday #41

Before anything else Nasruddin Tuesday #23

Yes, all of this, and a plan for restructuring extraction, vulture capitalism. Magoo48 Tuesday #24

Love this. I would add, legally enshrine women's rights to make their own medical decisions. Scrivener7 Tuesday #27

We could borrow Montana's amendment Unwind Your Mind 21 hrs ago #90

100% Blue Full Moon Tuesday #30

Add to that a crash program to reduce CO2 emissions. And use the full force of the antitrust laws flashman13 Tuesday #31

Please excuse this major oversight. We must complete the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. flashman13 Tuesday #44

Social Media, the misinformation accelerant, needs to be regulated for accountability Tim S Tuesday #45

Criminalize hate speech! brakester Tuesday #60

Anyone who says "We need to look forward, not backward" can fuck off durablend Tuesday #47

Why not both? intheflow Tuesday #50

I agree Dyedinthewoolliberal Tuesday #49

"The way we were" markodochartaigh Tuesday #52

All those things should be done on Day 2 synni Tuesday #55

The Merrick Garland era of milquetoast mediocrity Blue Owl Tuesday #56

I remenber the DOJ employees applauded him when he arrived on his first day.... AZ8theist Yesterday #79

IIRC - Garland was Orrin Hatch's approved SC choice given to Obama for 'bipartisanship'. rubbersole 23 hrs ago #82

We must do something about the media. returnee Tuesday #57

How about snot Tuesday #70

Close the Department of Homeland Security for good Norbert Tuesday #63

K&R spanone Tuesday #64

Kicked and recommended Uncle Joe Tuesday #69

And pass the ERA, snot Tuesday #71

You're ignoring a simple fact. WarGamer Tuesday #74

I can't say if AOC or someone like her would have won JBTaurus83 Tuesday #77

When Trump promised dropping prices it was a pipe dream WarGamer Tuesday #78

We must pressure Democrats to run vigorously on these things. Bluetus 23 hrs ago #80

Does leadership have the stones? Ruby the Liberal 23 hrs ago #81

So you mean no more Republican lite? hadEnuf 23 hrs ago #83

TAXING THE WEALTHY all over again FakeNoose 23 hrs ago #84

At the top of the list Day 1: Restore bodily autonomy to 50% of the voters, the women of the US camartinwv 23 hrs ago #85

Adjust senatorial representation anamnua 22 hrs ago #86

Write a new improved Sherman Anti-Trust Act Clouds Passing 22 hrs ago #89

Yup. All of these " Wink, wink. Nudge, Nudge" good old boys rules need teeth. travelingthrulife 21 hrs ago #91

Restore our reputation around the world RainCaster 21 hrs ago #93

NO more Citizens United Bettie 20 hrs ago #95

The two Trump (mis) Administrations Scubamatt 20 hrs ago #96

Let's not forget about the corrupt radical supremes!!! tazcat 20 hrs ago #97

Begin by charging and convicting ANYONE who breaks our laws--including congress people, presidents, billionaires. C Moon 20 hrs ago #98

Restore integrity to politics, news, and courts dickthegrouch 20 hrs ago #99

I agree with you, but before most things on your list can actually be done... Ol Janx Spirit 19 hrs ago #100

Expand The Supreme Court bdamomma 19 hrs ago #101

Somethings should be restored. cate94 18 hrs ago #102

Why, are Democratic slogans "Yes, we can go back!" "Backward Together" "A Past to Believe In" betsuni 17 hrs ago #103