TZUTC: -0800   
   MSGID: 37017.politics@1:218/700 2df54647   
   REPLY: 38090.fido_politics@1:124/5016 2df4dc15   
   PID: Synchronet 3.21a-Win32 master/4fa2ba380 Dec 13 2025 MSC 1944   
   TID: SBBSecho 3.33-Win32 master/4fa2ba380 Dec 13 2025 MSC 1944   
   BBSID: REALITY   
   CHRS: CP437 2   
   FORMAT: flowed   
   -=> Joseph Pereira wrote to All <=-   
      
      
    JP> The political situation in the US is cringe-inducing. The fact that the   
    JP> US seems unable to heal itself from the poison is the most remarkable.   
    JP> In Brazil, where a president imitated Trump, they were able to   
    JP> intervene quickly.   
      
   3 steps is all it would take.   
      
   1. Overturn Citizens United   
   2. Meaningful campaign finance reform   
   3. Term limits on all elected positions   
      
   Remove incumbents' ability to amass war chests by trading favors for   
   cash and force a change to bring in newer, younger voices would go a   
   long way to making a government that more accurately reflected the   
   people.   
      
   Oh, and expand the Supreme Court to reflect the number of district   
   courts.   
      
   Who am I kidding? The people who would need to enact these changes are   
   the ones most benefitted by the status quo!   
   --- SBBSecho 3.33-Win32   
    * Origin: http://realitycheckbbs.org | tomorrow's retro tech (1:218/700)   
   SEEN-BY: 10/0 1 102/401 103/1 705 105/81 106/201 124/5016 128/187   
   SEEN-BY: 129/14 305 153/7715 154/110 214/22 218/0 1 215 601 700 810   
   SEEN-BY: 218/840 860 880 226/30 227/114 229/110 112 134 206 300 307   
   SEEN-BY: 229/317 400 426 428 470 700 705 266/512 291/111 292/854 301/1   
   SEEN-BY: 320/219 322/757 342/200 396/45 460/58 633/280 712/848 902/26   
   SEEN-BY: 5075/35   
   PATH: 218/700 229/426