We are going to need a wholesale reconstruction of the U.S. federal government if we are ever to restore anything like rule of law and pluralistic democracy in the U.S. I know I have said this before, but it bears repeating. If Democrats gain control of one or even both houses in the midterms they may be able to limit just a bit of what Trump, with Roberts Court, can do but that will be only a small patch on a government that must be completely overhauled. 1/
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@heidilifeldman I agree that the trump/maga thing has revealed significant flaws and weaknesses in our Constitution.
And it is going to take amendments.
I suggest doing it one amendment at a time rather than risk a convention that will possibly start from scratch (bad idea) or be taken over by the maga klansters.
I have a few amendments to propose:
Redressing the Distortion of Elections and Political Speech by Corporations (1st URL)
Redressing Excess Corporate Power (2nd URL)
We also need some statutory changes to change the structure of the Federal judiciary:
Do We Need Rubber Rooms for Federal Judges? Two Plans To Reduce The Long Tailed Impact of Trump Judicial Appointees (3rd URL)
Building A Firewall Around A Radical Supreme Court (4th URL)
Reformation of the United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) (5th URL)
https://www.cavebear.com/cavebear-blog/corp_amendment/
https://www.cavebear.com/cavebear-blog/redressing_corp_power/
https://www.cavebear.com/cavebear-blog/rubber-rooms/
This does not mean we shouldn’t fight like hell to protect the freedom and fairness of the midterms and to put as many Democrats in office as possible. But we also have to be honest with ourselves. This cold Second American Civil War will not be won nor ended by Democrats gaining control of one of or both houses in 2026. 2/
That would be a stopgap measure, en route to kicking Republican Fascism out of the White House. We need to wrest control of both Congress and the Executive in order to ever reform the Supreme Court as is necessary. 3/
Even if we put anti-fascists in the Presidency and in control of Congress, we will have to insist they do the work necessary to a) fix the corrupt Roberts Court, b) enact all manner of laws to undo the effects of Republican Fascist rule and to attempt to bulwark the federal government from future fascist demolition. 4/
We have to cultivate in ourselves the fortitude, resilience, and patience to fight both Republican Fascism and many Democrats’ tendency to lapse into complacency or timidity. It is going to take decades, I believe. 5/
Those fights will be necessary beyond the midterms, regardless of which party has control of which chamber of Congress. That doesn’t mean the immediate battle - to win the midterms for anti-fascism - is not important. One does not win a war without winning battles. 6/
@heidilifeldman My fear is that once in power, Dems will try to go back to normal, reach out across the aisle, let bygones be bygones, govern from the center and forgive and forget. Do they realize the rules have changed forever?
