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PatSeg

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2. True, we need FDR style majorities

Reply to montanacowboy (Original post)

Wed Dec 31, 2025, 02:44 PM

Dec 31

There is no way we can fix everything he is breaking in two or four years. Then we have to pass as much legislation as possible to prevent this from happening again.

It may take a generation to repair and upgrade our democracy. What we have now is unsustainable and if we don't hold people accountable, they'll just be back to wreak havoc all over again. That's no secret, history has told us it is true.

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It can't be 2 yrs, 4 yrs or 6 yrs again [View all] montanacowboy Dec 31 OP

It's a vicious cycle of .. Tripper11 Dec 31 #1

True, we need FDR style majorities PatSeg Dec 31 #2

Run unifying candidates. Frasier Balzov Dec 31 #3

The two party system combined with a polarized electorate thought crime Dec 31 #4

Democrats do talk that way and it doesn't matter because we are not a "vote for something" country. W_HAMILTON Dec 31 #5