Happy Voting Day!
Today, I am on standby as a volunteer poll worker and I have voted early, so I decided to take some time to chime in with some positive energy, anticipating an amazing Democrat turnout that can give our country the breathing room it needs to push back the MAGAt hoards.
As I reflect on what Democrats want to do for our country, I realize the operative word is "for".
MAGAts clearly want to do things "to" our country and "to" our fellow humans, with their selfish and short-sighted rage against anyone who does not look like them, love like them, worship like them, or share their small-minded view of the world as a zero-sum game.
What Democrats want to do "for" people (and our planet) includes some of the following. I am sure I missed some things, so look forward to see what else crops up in the comments.
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legalize national abortion rights
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enact meaningful climate change legislation
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provide better funding for public education, including mandatory classes on civics, history, and emotional intelligence
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provide funding for early education and child care
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support community colleges and vocational schools
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enact nationwide healthcare as a human right and to support community wellbeing
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establish access to clean water and affordable healthy food as a basic human right
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eliminate the electoral college so true democracy can emerge
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expand the supreme court and mandate equal representation by gender, race, and other criteria
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enact justice reform and reward hiring of those who have paid their debts to society
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eliminate gerrymandering as the fraud that it is
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legalize the voting rights act
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enact corporate tax reform
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codify parental leave as a basic worker right
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reform minimum wage so it matches cost-of-living increases
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codify marriage equality and LGBTQ rights
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pass the Equal Rights Amendment (finally!!)
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set up approvals of our national budget so it is out of the reach of politicians - approved debts must be approved for payments
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continue to fund Ukraine and any other country that is at risk of being destroyed by a terrorist autocrat
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protect and expand our national parks and protect our natural resources from further exploitation
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eliminate the filibuster for good
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begin to implement reparations for those harmed by historical racism
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shame the racists and misogynists to crawl back into the holes from which they emerged
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and so much more...
Today is the day we can sweep in the blue tsunami so that we might have a hope of doing something about any or all of the above.
Let's go do this, folks!