Im going to be looking for a Democrat in the next presidential primaries who will enthusiastically use all the new power

[prodigitalson]

Trump has discovered. Bold sweeping holy shit stuff everyday...but for good this time.

Anything less is unsatisfying and ammounts to unilateral disarmament.

[rampartd]

1. i particularly like this power to demolish

and will support any candidate that will implode the ball room on his inauguration day

[SunSeeker]

18. Demolition of all the confederate monuments would be delightful. nt

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. I tend to agree with you. However, the person must have truly solid credentials as a liberal.

[prodigitalson]

39. That what i meant by for good.

[SamuelTheThird]

3. The courts will suddenly find their footing in that case...

[mercuryblues]

4. Fuck the courts

[JustAnotherGen]

36. Yep

That's Status quo thinking. We aren't going back.

[leftstreet]

5. Yep. Legislative and Judicial Branches will be lit!

[Volaris]

7. Yeah the shadow docket will immediately cease to exist,

The SC will be hearing emergency arguments at 2am on a Saturday, because separation of powers of democrats, congress will no longer be allowed to pass things like, yaknow, LAWS, and the article 2 powers will OBVIOUSLY belong to the courts (that they agree with).

What has to be totally destroyed by the next elected Government, in its totality, is the idea that Democratic everything is just totally un-American and therfore, legally illegitimate.

THATS the game the right wing and their echo chambers have been playing for half a century.

[BadgerMom]

12. "The SC will be hearing emergency arguments at 2am on a Saturday"...

All 13 of them? I mean, when I say sweeping changes, I want sweeping changes. 😉

[calimary]

17. Yes! Thirteen!

There are 13 judicial districts in the U.S.

I still think we should expand the Supreme Court to 13, one justice per district. It’s not just a “sweeping” change. It’s a LONG OVERDUE change.

[mwooldri]

35. If it were me...

... I'd appoint even more jurists, backup jurists if you will. And each case be decided by a panel of 9 judges. Judges chosen by random. Mandatory retirement ages, mandatory maximum service length. Judges chosen by a bi-partisan panel and the president picks from this shortlist.

Yeah, Supreme Court reform is long overdue IMO too.

[calimary]

43. YES!!! Mandatory Retirement!!!

Absolutely positively NO MORE jobs-for-life!!!

NO MORE!!!

[calimary]

47. THIS!!!

HOLY CANNOLI YES!!!!!!!

The first thing a Democratic president should do is expand the Supreme Court. There are 13 jurisdictions in the U.S. There should be one justice for each one.

[EdmondDantes_]

6. The exact opposite of what I want

We need to reverse the power of an executive because it is far to easy to abuse. And it just leads to an increasing cycle of just trying to go bigger. And doing everything via executive order makes things whipsaw between administrations rather than having stickiness of law.

[WestMichRad]

11. Well, since we're fantasizing here...

I agree with you… but let’s make it harder to change things AFTER we undo the damage this Maladministration is doing.

Because you KNOW the Repukes will do everything in their power to gum up the works and slow walk every reform the Dems attempt.

[AverageOldGuy]

16. After Democrats take power . . .

. . . we need a two-step approach:

1. Use all the power we have and then some; put the entire Trump administration in jail for life; execute a couple of them.

2. Then reform the system so it won't happen again.

[FakeNoose]

23. I'm ready to bring back the guillotine for a few of them

... then we'll outlaw capital punishment once and for all.

[3825-87867]

27. No No No!

Not unless we use a very dull, thin, heavy blade!
A couple of times! Or until no longer needed.
Too harsh for some of you kiddies?
Try you and your family going without food for a month or so for no good reason other than to make the rich richer from your food money.

[flashman13]

8. I'm afraid I disagree. We can not normalize extra constitutional behavior for any purpose.

The most important thing is to elect a Democratic Congress which will install guardrails around the presidency in order to prevent any further criminal administrations. We need a Congress that sends the President bills to sign that work for We the People.

I want a President that campaigns on bulldozing the TrumpEpstein Ballocks Room and rebuilding the East Wing. If there is an arch that goes too.

[Crunchy Frog]

9. It will need to be done, just to bring back a semblance of normality.

I won't go for timidity or someone who fails to recognize the gravity of the current situation.

[paulkienitz]

10. That will just legitimize the next fascist.

I say we preserve democracy, which means elections are NOT winner-take-all final solutions.

[BannonsLiver]

13. Totally agree.

We can’t keep fighting by the rules of past wars. Key part here is “for the good.”

That means standing up to them and the ghouls on the Red Court when they try to take people’s right to vote away, their right to marry and their right to not starve, or die from sickness unnecessarily, in the wealthiest country in the world. Stand up and forcefully rebuke their shit.

[Lucky Luciano]

14. I've been saying that we should do this...

…but this theoretical president should also say, that all such actions (other than undoing the previous president’s actions), will not be implemented if the following constitutional amendments (blah blah legalese) are passed which ban such dictatorial power grabs.

[sarisataka]

15. Wasn't it less than a week ago we had No Kings rallies

Was the foot note "Unless it's our king"

[BeneteauBum]

20. No kings.....period.

If we adopt the same bludgeoning attitude as the MAGAts, we will have adopted their agenda. Let’s strengthen the checks and balances so this horror show will never happen again. Then get back to tending our planet for our kids and subsequent generations.
Peace ☮️

[Alpeduez21]

19. Good luck with that

Too many still buy into “when they go low. . .”

[ancianita]

21. How much of that discovered "new power" is legal and how much of it isn't? Have you actually sorted that out?

Have you actually looked at the abuses of power shown in over 400 federal lawsuits?

Can you name any Democratic candidates who've even hinted at "the good this time" they'd do?

[SunSeeker]

22. The first order of business is increasing the SCOTUS seats to 13.

One for each of the 13 federal circuit courts. We had only 9 circuit courts when SCOTUS was increased to 9 in 1869. It used to be only 6 SCOTUS seats when we had 6 circuit courts, up until 1807.

This can all be done by a simple passage of legislation by Congress. Then fill the seats with liberals.

Then they can overturn Citizen's United, Heller, and Dodd, and all the opinions eviscerating the Voting Rights Act. Just like how major precedents were overturned by the Roberts Court, including Roe v. Wade (constitutional right to abortion), Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce and parts of McConnell v. FEC (campaign finance limits), Chevron U.S.A. v. Natural Resources Defense Council (Chevron deference), and Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (affirmative action in higher education). 

Time for what goes around to come around!

[Blasphemer]

41. If they were to do JUST that... it would go a long way to fixing this mess

Also bringing back the Fairness Doctrine (or something similar to account for social media as well).

[SunSeeker]

44. Yes, a SCOTUS liberal majority would unshittify America.

The last liberal majority on the Supreme Court ended on May 14, 1969, when Justice Abe Fortas resigned, which was followed shortly by the retirement of Chief Justice Earl Warren. The court then became predominantly conservative due to subsequent appointments by Republican presidents. And McConnell made it a conservative supermajority by essentially stealing two seats for Trump to fill (refusing a vote on Garland because it was 9 months before the 2016 election, then ramming through Amy Coney Barrett 2 weeks before the 2020 election, even though Trump was down in the polls).

[prodigitalson]

48. Top of my list too....exactly what im talking about

[Escape]

24. We go full tilt prosecution of every person who committed so much as a misdemeanor during the Trump nightmare...

... while gradually turning back into the Democracy we, on the left, want..

There CAN NOT be a "forget the past, let's think about the future" attitude when we get back in power. THEY ALL HAVE TO BE PUNISHED TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT OF THE LAW". We have surely finally learned this lesson by now!

[ShazamIam]

25. The Democratic primaries will be a tough choice we have two qualified candidates, Harris and Newsom. nt

[pinkstarburst]

28. We have many qualified candidates

And as much as I like Harris, the country already weighed in on her in the general. It would be a HUGE mistake to nominate her again, and would guarantee us a loss. I will not be supporting her again in the primary.

[ShazamIam]

30. I'll agree and add Pritzker to my ,list. Who is on your list of qualified?

[Blasphemer]

42. I hope Kelly throws his hat in the ring as well. nt

[bucolic_frolic]

26. SCOTUS-R6 will close ranks fast if a Democrat is elected

and Republicans will start their carping again and stonewalling and obfuscation.

[slightlv]

29. This is what I've been saying, too...

I actually have things I'm looking FOR in a democratic nominee. And being willing to use all the power that SCOTUS gave to trump, in essence, to the OFFICE of the Prez, for all the good it can do.

One other thing I'm looking at very seriously, which is going to be harder to find is one not sullied by the new corporate democratic pose.

[prodigitalson]

40. Might have to hold our noses to the corrupt smell of someone willing to shake things up as radically as trump

but by doing stuff like coast guard ships sent to keep oil tankers in port until they've paid every environmental penalty they owe or whatever they are getting away with.

[slightlv]

45. Just getting rid of trump is going to be a single step...

I'm afraid the country is in for many long, arduous missteps before it finally finds its true footing. I say that because, from the very start of our founding, the ideals were great, but discrimination was built in. It'll be up to these new generations now to undo the mistakes of their ancestors and push the ideal that is America into existence. Unfortunately, I doubt seriously I'll be around to see it... or, even if I am still breathing my brain will probably be mush by then. But it still doesn't stop me from hoping with all my might that discrimination against Mother Earth, the animals we share this earth with, and women and POC can be overcome by a more enlightened generation.

[maxsolomon]

31. I'll be looking for a Dem with charisma who isn't past retirement age. Full stop.

I want to win, and that's what it will take in a nation chock full of nuts.

[slightlv]

46. As old as *everyone* in politics seems to be...

I have to wonder if the problems we encountered in the 60's and 70's worked against people moving into politics, instead of pushing people towards it to solve the problems. And, if so, how can we turn that around.

[unblock]

32. Donnie's "new power" is largely from a compliant media and a loyal, violent mob

With parts of that mob installed in key places, notably the courts.

The nominal "new powers" such as presidential "immunity" don't mean much without the courts and the media on your side.

Any democratic president who so much as jaywalks will quickly find the president isn't really immune.

The real power lies in his being able to commit crimes in broad daylight and have the media yawn.

[IronLionZion]

33. I want some serious reforms of checks and balances

to limit the powers of one douchebag to screw so many people

[bhikkhu]

34. I'd prefer one who would fix the institutional weaknesses that trump is exploiting

...rather than exploiting them himself (or herself). Though if he used those powers to fix things in a way that shut that door, that would be ok too. I'm afraid I've gotten to be a pessimist on that subject though; I don't expect to see anything fixed, but rather a long slow looting of the country (and my optimistic side only hopes that it is slow).

[mwooldri]

37. I will want a "Truth and Reconciliation Commission".

To lay out what went wrong and what we need to do to put things to rights.

[Skittles]

38. I'll be looking for anyone who will hold these nazis ACCOUNTABLE

none of this LET'S LOOK FORWARD bullshit