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Caveat, outside of Covid. Mine would be criminal justice reform, inclusive of ending the war on drugs.
I read this morning that they are wasting no time with the EO's and that one will be issued on Day 1.undoing all those terrible executive orders that trump made over the years.
DACA
getting those refuges of out the cages
Thats gonna be a pretty long list. I'd like to see the list when they make it public.I read this morning that they are wasting no time with the EO's and that one will be issued on Day 1.
Its my understanding that IGs are typically career types who have a lot of independence and not typically partisans. There always is some partisan influence in given positions, but it's not typical across the board. I agree 100% that DOJ and more specifically the FBI has to be insulated from influence, not only from the WH, but Congress as well. Congress already wields a lot of power via subpoena and the purse.Covid, Covid and Covid.
After that, I really want to see some major reforms in how we govern to reduce the benefit of obstruction and divisiveness. In the last 4 years we've seen that our nation is too reliant on traditions and norms and the assumption that those in office respect the institutions.
We need to see the power of the Executive Branch greatly reduced, better walls between the White House and DOJ, IG's that are appointed and report to Congress, a reduction in the power of The Speaker of the House, tighter control of the purse strings by Congress, limiting of Executive Orders to times when there has been an official emergency declaration and many other things.
Biden can't fix what ales us, but he can go down as the President who spearheaded some serious reform in how government operates and moves us away from allowing and rewarding power centralized in so few people. That could be his legacy.
IG's are independent, but what we saw is if the Executive Branch doesn't like what they are investigating or have to say, they can fire them. They are supposed to be a check on the Executive Branch but if they can be fired on a whim, they aren't really anything. Now, for most Presidents firing one is a huge scandal, but now everything is so polarized the President can do anything he wants and still have 70 million people in line for him. Trump basically cleaned house of IG's when they didn't say what he wanted or was investigating things he didn't want to be investigated.Its my understanding that IGs are typically career types who have a lot of independence and not typically partisans. There always is some partisan influence in given positions, but it's not typical across the board. I agree 100% that DOJ and more specifically the FBI has to be insulated from influence, not only from the WH, but Congress as well. Congress already wields a lot of power via subpoena and the purse.
I liked Biden's victory speech. He stressed that a President needs to represent all Americans and that he can no longer see himself as simply a Democrat winner. I hope it's not fluff, as we are in desperate need of healing in this country. On the flip side, AOC stressed that the Moderates have a habit of using the Progressives to win, then quickly forget them.Covid is the only answer here... outside of that - General Unity and breaking division.
That is my personal most important issue, but I thought justice/drug reform would be more realistic of a goal. This may depend on who takes the Senate.4.) Health Care Reform.
Reinstate the environmental protections Trump has removed.