Re democracy, the Founders gave us oligarchy; we cannot get back what we’ve never had.

However, we can get more democracy; we can get the direct initiative, referendum and recall (DIR&R) in more than the eighteen states whose voters now have them.

In the states without the DIR&R, voters elect people who choose whether to accept the bribes they will be offered, who choose to become predators and make voters their prey.

Dream on....

It is very difficult to vote out big money...

Unfortunately Money Talks! Without money no one can run and win! I just hope democrats get enough money this year so we can get rid of our POS POTUS!

What's the plan? Are our Democratic Congress leaders up to it? Wishful thinking does nothing.

I want more things:

1. Reparations
2. Full civil rights and equality
3. Equality at work place
4. Health care reform
5. Strict control over capitalism
6. Full gun control, ban assault weapons, eliminate second amendment, prohibit all guns in hands of public, prohibit high power military style weapons with police, make illegal gun ownership punishable with a minimum of 25 years with no parole and make all gun manufacturers fully subject to civil suits with punitive damages by citizens, not just victims
7. Healthcare research funding
8. Eliminate religion from government and from everything that is funded by taxpayers at all levels
9. Remove religion tax exemptions
10. Make every religious worker register and require a license, CPE every year, and ethics course
11. Disallow every abuse at church to be managed inside, every abuse must be reported within 72 hours of an outcry, make special courts to speedy religious abuse trials
12. Increase tax rates above obscene CEO and executive salaries
13. Stop golden parachutes
14. Limit medicare and social benefits after certain high net worth
15. Reduce the estate tax exemption to $3 million
16. Make laws against diplomatic, military or economic relations with dictators or governments with low human rights records
17. Withdraw all funding to Israel and Egypt ($3 billion in total)

Wishful thinking is one. A pragmatic plan and getting it done is another.