In less than five months The most important election of modern timesPause for a moment, take a deep breath, and imagine the perfect outcome.
- The Democratic Party has declared that its goal for the next four years is not just to save democracy, but to repair it. The traditional organization has temporarily renamed itself the Democratic Party and is laying out a four-year plan to rebuild public faith in the great American experiment. Read more below.
- The Democratic Party, and not just Democrats, Donald Trump’s A Totalitarian Vision of AmericaAppoint a bipartisan task force to engage the American people in developing an agenda for reforming our government and political system to meet the needs of the 21st century.
- Voter response Concerns about President Biden’s ageDemocrats explain that the essential qualities for a president are not age, but integrity, morals, ethics, values, character, experience, and commitment to one of the world’s oldest continuously operating democracies. To use a sports analogy, a president’s job is not to run around the field and score touchdowns. Presidents are coaches, not quarterbacks. Their job is to build a world-class team and call the plays. No one in this election knows the game better than Joe Biden.
- Meanwhile, responsible Republicans will use the next four years to rebuild the integrity and credibility of the Republican Party as the constructive defender of modern conservatism. To prevent further damage, they will vote for Biden in November and ensure that Trump’s defeat is decisive and incontrovertible. Trump will once again Proven LoserThen he falls from grace. His cult disbands in anger as they realize they have been duped by a counterfeit. Trump becomes a feinting jerk in the back row of democracy’s big tent before fading away altogether.
What does a plan to rebuild and revitalize our democracy look like? Democrats will convene a national conversation about reform and commit to action. Polls are not perfect, but they identify conversation starters — issues on which most Americans want change.
for example:
- reform Immigration Policy Provide state and federal governments with sufficient resources to administer it promptly and fairly.
- To clarify Fourteenth Amendment The Insurrection Clause applies to the President of the United States without need for congressional action, and makes convicted felons ineligible to serve as President.
- Election of the President Popular Vote, Not Electoral College.
- actively Tackling global warming Tighter pollution regulations, a timeline and phased plan for divesting fossil fuels from the economy, a carbon price, and support for the transition for fossil fuel workers and communities.
- America’s Income and wealth inequality Guarantee Equal pay for equal work.
- Recovery The Integrity of the U.S. Supreme Court It struck an ideological balance by establishing term limits, implementing an enforceable ethics code, and giving the president the power to appoint four more justices. President’s Commission on the Supreme Court of the United StatesA commission created by Biden in 2021 made additional recommendations.
- Recovery Voter Rights Act We oppose state and federal policies that restrict voter access.
- reform Campaign Finance and Expenditures It ensures that elected officials serve their constituents, not special interest groups, and candidates can use social media for free, so political speech is not stifled by public funding or campaign finance restrictions.
- Establishing it Reproductive freedom It is protected as a fundamental right to privacy and has used Congress’ “jurisdiction-stripping” power to remove reproductive choice from the jurisdiction of federal courts, including the Supreme Court.
- Reforming rules and procedures that allow the tyranny of the minority and impede production Parliamentary deadlockcontains The silent filibuster and Senate rules that allow senators to block action on bills or confirmations on their own.
Of course, this is just a fantasy, but sometimes fantasy comes true.
William S. Becker He is a former regional director for the U.S. Department of Energy and the author of several books on climate change and national disaster policy, including “A 100-Day Action Plan to Save the Planet” and “The Streams Rise: People Living with Floods.”
