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Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
Mon Sep 28, 2020, 07:34 AM Sep 2020

When Biden wins, the lame duck period could definitely be extremely dangerous

to our country.

Perhaps leadership should meet with pence and plan to invoke 25th on election night? I know, he's a horror, but he doesn't appear to be mentally ill.

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beachbumbob

(9,263 posts)
1. what ever is done can easily be undone after Biden takes office
Mon Sep 28, 2020, 07:50 AM
Sep 2020

as the power of trump will vanish over the GOP in office

hlthe2b

(102,105 posts)
2. Hardly. It is going to take decades to undo so much that has been done within the agencies
Mon Sep 28, 2020, 07:52 AM
Sep 2020

EPA, alone is going to be a nightmare.

 

beachbumbob

(9,263 posts)
3. there are people on the sidelines waiting for the Biden whitehouse, Biden will
Mon Sep 28, 2020, 07:56 AM
Sep 2020

have huge number of people ready to come back into service. THE ONLY thing Biden can;t undo is the 200+ federal judges appointed. The agencies will come back. We had same issue in Illinois with massive state worker exodus under a previous GOP governor and the new democratic governor has had no problem in restoring some of the badly damaged state agencies,

hlthe2b

(102,105 posts)
4. Again, decades. Some is irreparable (like Climate Change databaseses that were required destroyed
Mon Sep 28, 2020, 07:57 AM
Sep 2020

I know from some within the agencies. Just the inventory of deleterious policy changes, regulations illegally instituted and legal challenges they need to reverse is going to take a long time.

 

Klaralven

(7,510 posts)
7. The main thing is to remove his ability to start a nuclear war
Mon Sep 28, 2020, 08:02 AM
Sep 2020

Someone needs to change the permissive action link.

mercuryblues

(14,521 posts)
8. The most dangerous time for a person who leaves their abuser
Mon Sep 28, 2020, 08:04 AM
Sep 2020

is after they make it clear they aren't coming back, ever. trump fills that bill.

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