The 2018
Mid-terms are just a few steps down the road and they will be a big indicator
of where our nation is heading—up, down, or just spinning around. Voter turnout
for Mid-terms has been poor in the past, well under 50%. This time, it is essential
that everyone eligible to vote should do so. We need an honest assessment of
the people’s desires. That means that all the young voters who have been so
eager to protest racial injustice and gun violence must get to the polls. All
the women who need to continue the “MeToo” Movement must get to the polls. All
the conservatives and Trump supporters must get to the polls. We need to know more
exactly how many of you there are. What we allowed to happen in 2016 because of
voter apathy must not be repeated. Too much is at stake. We need to show the
rest of the world how a true democracy can work.
What needs to be fixed for the 2020
elections? Dump the Electoral College, set term limits for Congress and Senate,
set campaign spending limits for all levels from top to bottom, and expand the
Supreme Court by at least six. Oh, yes, and stop spending money on a Southern
border wall and find a way to repair our failing infrastructure. There. That’s
my political laundry list.
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