Those of us born in the early years of the baby boom are in or approaching our 70s and that's scary shit. Can we say the world is a better place than we discovered it in our teens? In some ways, yes. But then we got older, had families, got corporate, and lazy. Now it feels like we're again staring into the abyss, and I wonder what, if anything, we're going to do about it.
Anyone who doubted the insanity of Tramp has to be convinced now that this madman is the worst thing that has happened to this country since … hard to think of a worst.
The political process will never work for a 25th Amendment removal but thank god it’s only two more weeks of this travesty of democracy.
Bloomberg has his issues but his lack of debating skills should not be seen as a negative. We have too many glib politicians who are ethically and intellectually challenged but hide that behind their verbal skills. No one does a sound bite better than Tramp but of course he’s a moron.
The Supreme Court. Supposedly nonpolitical but in reality a political mess.
Yes, the justices need to have long terms to avoid the short term, short leash of political debts. But lifetime? NO! No one should have this kind of job/power for life. Give them a one-time term of 15 years – long enough to outlast any one president or even two, but more than enough for one person.
AND their confirmation has to require a minimum of 2/3 of the Senate. No simple plurality – too partisan for such a powerful job.
As a Government major in the late 1960s I felt so positive that changes were coming because of the activities of my generation opposing the Vietnam war and segregation. How naive I was.
My generation – the Baby Boomers – has been what can only be characterized as a failure. We didn’t bring about positive change. And we have to admit to having in our midst two of the worst presidents in history.
Is there hope in the younger generations – whatever fancy
but stupid designations used to label them?
I don’t know. Will they be as
self-centered and as greedy as their fathers and mothers? Will they ever learn that having one sick person
among us who can’t pay for adequate health care means that we have failed as a
society? Will they ever learn that as
long as children are homeless that Palm Beach mansions are obscene? Will they ever learn that the
“big lie” is as dangerous as Hitler ever was and lives in the White House?
This is my first suggestion to make government work for the people, all the people, and not be the power-base for the wealthy.
Every elected government office has to have term limits. And those term limits are designed to both ensure continuity and accountability.
Term limits for Congress:
Senate – 3 terms of 4 years each. No more Lindsey Grahams or Strum Thurmonds. Enough said.
House – 4 terms of 3 years each. Don’t make them begin their reelection campaign the moment they are sworn it.
More to come.