28 July 2024

Democracy itself must be the highest priority

Some of my progressive friends tend to focus on the usual progressive agenda items politically, but I focus more on process, because, quite simply, if we don't have a democracy, we can forget about particular policy goals. So I place electoral college reform and Supreme Court reform (both of which could be effectively, if not ideally, accomplished through legislation, not requiring a constitutional amendment)... at the top of the agenda. Voting rights and ending gerrymandering and the effects of Citizens United ...right up there. Climate mitigation, reproductive rights, separation of church and state, and all the other issues that make up a progressive worldview: absolutely. But fixing the system itself is Job One. 

I think Trump's recent statement that they intend to "fix" elections so his supporters "won't need to vote anymore" pretty much says it all in support of my priorities here. 

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