Duck07 wrote:rentdodger wrote:
Well we can agree on that. Trump made of of those guys his treasury secretary
And people like Kamala Harris that didn't go after Steve Mnuchin is the alternative.
rentdodger wrote:
With your vast knowledge/experience tell me how we solve that problem?
All I see from you is finger pointing.
Free everything like Bernie wants? Or a President Tom Cotton that would curtail all rights and turn the clock back 50 yrs.
There is a lot of grey in between the ends of the spectrum.
We start by getting actual Third (and 4th, and 5th) Parties into the Debates so they are part of the Discussion, which will in turn force D's and R's to actual represent what their constituents want. This is also part of Campaign Finance Reform.
Acknowledge that the 2 biggest pillars/problems are Economic and Foreign Policy issues that don't help the average American, nor most people abroad who don't capitulate to our desires.
Of course I'm finger pointing, but I'm not deflecting blame for Trump. I, along with others, simply recognize that the D's/R's are just opposite sides of the same coin. If the majority of American's don't come to recognize these commonalities, then yes, we are going to end up with Tom Cotton as President.
I don't like all of Tulsi's positions but I wanted to see her included. I don't like all of Jo Jorgenson's positions for the Libertarians but I also live in Oregon, and our Electoral Colleges votse are going to Biden so it doesn't really matter in the end. I also recognize that even a Sanders administration would never be able to push through any of its most basic desires of reform so in some regards, Bernie is just as much of a F-You vote as Trump was (minus the part where Bernie capitulated and realized he doesn't stand on any principles).[/quote
rentdodger wrote:
I respect that and in some ways agree with that.
For the record I am a registered independent and have long advocated for a moderate 3rd party that balances/swings the crazies out of the system. With that you would see more legislation coming to the floor and actual problems being dealt with. You might see some movement towards this from the Lincoln Project guys. With Citizens United chances are remote.
I will state this as far as the election goes. Here in Arizona/Maricopa County, independents are breaking against Trump in a major way. If Biden does get elected(I’ll stick my neck out and say I believe he will). There will be tremendous pressure on him to waive the filibuster with a D senate and make some sweeping changes in our election laws and security, immigration reform and macro-corporate tax reform. Mitch McConnell has systematically killed any bi-partisan legislation for anything.
As far as your Kamala Harris comment, prosecution should have only been done through Federal DOJ(southern district), not at state level. Obama buckled and killed it.