What would some good unifying demands be for a hostile takeover of the Democratic party by centrists/moderates? I have some ideas....
https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/1892331769900257772
Every single person in the Biden administration who concealed that the President was unable to discharge his duties should be expelled from the party. (I know there's not really an expulsion mechanism; figure one out). They should never work in Democratic politics again.
The party will not consider for Presidential or Vice Presidential nominees any candidate from a state that is shrinking. If the people voted with their feet against your rule, then fix your own shit before you seek national office. We can call this the Go Away Gavin rule.
Every part of every American city should pass the toddler test: you feel safe walking through it with two toddlers who will try to eat cigarette butts and needles if there are any around to be eaten. If you have to use the subway, the elevators work and fit the stroller.
Americans disagree, profoundly, on all kinds of things, for which we have the marvelous social technologies of freedom, federalism, and minding your own fucking business. No bullying Masterwork Cake Shop, no Presidential intervention on city congestion pricing, cut it out.
We should make acquiring ID documents free and incredibly easy and straightforward and then impose voter ID laws, paper ballots and ballot security improvements along with an expansion of polling places so everyone participates but we lay the 'was it a fair election' qs to rest.
Schools should offer students the opportunity to excel; our falling test scores should be a halt and catch fire moment; middle schools should offer algebra; every kid should be taught to read by 2nd grade. Tracking is good. Dangerous or out of control classrooms are unacceptable.
End the imperial presidency. Both Republicans and Democrats are guilty of expanding the president's remit when in power and then being upset when out of power. Grow an ounce of foresight. Only Congress should set tariffs. The president should not have a line item veto of $$.
If you want to be a technocracy, you have to be a technocracy with accountability. When you fuck up, you cannot just brush it under the table. If you want to be the party of scientists, you have to hold science to high standards. Make intentional faking of scientific data a crime
Every government process that a normal person might have to interact with, including permitting, licensing, zoning, applying for benefits, and paying taxes, must pass the grandma test: you can explain it to a grandma on the phone and she can do it in under 30 minutes.
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