Fixing what's broken will take time, political risks, bold, courageous political leaders and popular support.

[lees1975]

https://signalpress.blogspot.com/2026/03/fixing-whats-broken-will-take-time.html

I consider myself a progressive Democrat, and I was listening to progressive Democrats who have had a solid handle on the Trump threat from even before he took his ride down the escalator to announce his candidacy. They've known, and pointed out, his intellectual inadequacy, moral bankruptcy, lack of integrity, the fact that every word that comes out of his mouth is a lie, his cheating in business, lawbreaking and insanity for decades.

These Democrats, without whom President Biden could not have been elected, laid it out. Launch the investigation with a special counsel on day one. Start a Congressional investigation, which happened, not really in a timely manner. Break the Senate filibuster in order to pack the Supreme Court and nullify the conservative majority to start the process of overturning their ridiculous rulings, including Citizens United and Presidential immunity. Have the DOJ expidite the trials by putting a judge in charge of the cases who would have handled nothing else, and made quick rulings on the objections.

Watergate was resolved in lesss than two years. The fact that these much worse, and much more dangerous scandals did not get resolved in four years is a political failure, and there's nothing else to say. And that's not a right wing talking point, that comes from Mother Jones and the Atlantic and Salon.

Most of what needs to be done will have to wait until Democrats win the 2028 Presidential election. I think that may be in the cards, as long as the Democrats nominate someone who is a progressive with some distance from the old school. We need smart moves, not conciliation or compromise, if and when we get a Congressional majority. The filibuster must go, and the first move that a Democratic President needs to make in 2029, on DAY ONE is to be given the ability to pack that damn Supreme Court.

And as a progressive court overturns every ruling the conservative court made, Congress needs to pass legislation replacing all of those things. First on the list is campaign finance reform, and the elimination of PACs, going back to strict limits on dollar amounts that can be made by individuals, and eliminating business contributions altogether. Nothing less than that will solve the problem.

[rampartd]

1. and money

do you really think we can sell a bond or t note after this?

what is a dollar worth at $200/bbl?

[lees1975]

2. good point

The biggest question is whether there will be enough left to build on when we get to the mid-terms. And winning the house won't mean progress moves forward. We need the senate, too, in a way that strips Trump of any power to do anything and forces his resignation, along with Vance.

Wanna bet on the odds of that happening? They might get Trump out by expititing the release of the records in the Epstein files of his sexual escapades with underage girls. But they need somethning to get rid of Vance too.

[pat_k]

3. In addition, a 10% levy on wealth in excess of 300 million to apply to all assets, including unrealized gains.

.. with a graduated lesser percentage from 300 million on down to 2 million.

I imagine that even a one time levy would raise more than enough dollars to create a new department to discover, investigate, and prosecute trumpublican corruption going back to 2017 -- and probably enough to do a hell of a lot more for a suffering populous.

Much of that wealth was amassed under Trump. Those who benefited the most from his horrific reign of terror on the United States and its economy must contribute the most to the accountability that is a MORAL IMPERATIVE if we are to have a hope in hell getting back on the road to a "more perfect union."

[lees1975]

4. And raising the tax rate another 3 or 4%

with elimination of deductions and tax credits above the 500,000 mark.