What do Democrats need to do when they regain power?

[kentuck]

To fix this mess created by Trump and the Republicans?

First of all, Republicans are against "big government". They see the destruction of the different Departments of government as a success. Their concern is not for the people or any programs that might help the people. They live in a utopian America where everyone that works hard, pulls themselves up by the bootstraps, and lives independently from the government, is the best way for Americans to live. To steal from the "big government" is an honorable thing for them to do. That is one reason why they love Donald Trump.

But, in the real world, Americans are dependent on each other, and on our government, to make our lives better. This is anathema to Republicans.

So we inherit the mess they have created. Where do we begin to repair the system that has been decimated?

In my opinion, we start with the Preamble to our Constitution. "We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."

Make no mistake. They have done great damage to our democracy and to our Constitution. It will not be an easy task to rebuild.

However, we should work from the premise that we cannot trust or work with this present Party of Republicans. They have shown their true colors.