On today, Sunday, March 24, 2019, the Mueller Report was released, and while it stated there was no evidence of collusion with Russia, Trump is not exonerated either. While I was hoping for a better outcome, it's notable that this action took place with Mercury, which rules communication, in retrograde. This means that this will likely not stand, as Trump by his actions is obviously guilty of SOMETHING. I mean, every time an event related to the investigation happened, there was ALWAYS a "distraction" tactic. The shutdown when the Cohen testimony was about to take place. The end of the shutdown the same day Roger Stone got indicted. The temper tantrum on McCain before the report got sent. NOBODY acts that erratic unless they're scared, as that's psychology 101, and if he truly is innocent, having a temper THAT bad would make him unfit for the presidency, don't you think? I mean, the president is our commander in chief, the leader of the military! And if this was truly a "witch hunt", why did all these people plead guilty? It wouldn't make sense to willingly accept false charges... that being said, I thought of ways to fix our political system. I have written this before on my Left Wing Astrology blog, but I have even more ideas now.
Recall Elections- We can have recall elections four our local politicians and our Governor, but not our congressmen and President? Under the current system, a president can only be removed from office by impeachment or the 25th amendment. Our congress, as we all know, is insanely corrupt and doesn't work in the best interests of the people, so if the president has his party as the majority in congress, there is no "checks and balances". This needs to be fixed.
Lie Detector Tests- The president, vice president, cabinet, and all members of congress should be subject to unannounced lie detector tests. The machines can be beat, though the chances of that are lower when the person has no time to prepare for it.
Rewards For Ethics- This is one of my newer ideas. Andrew Yang brought up the idea of upping the president's salary from $400,000 a year to $4 million a year to combat corruption. I really like that idea, and will make it even sweeter. The president's salary would increase to $10 million a year, and tax free. The salaries of congress members would also increase dramatically, also tax free, and would be subject to a yearly raise if they have a high approval rating. If their approval rating drops the next year, they go back to the base salary. This would make them WANT to work in the best interests of the people, as they won't get that raise unless they do what the people want. If the president maintains a good approval rating throughout his terms, he would also be eligible for a third term, but no more than that. I mean, if the president does a good job, he could potentially make $120 million and keep every penny!
Term Limits- The president has term limits, but congress doesn't. This allows people to become career politicians, and also become very wealthy as a result of years of corporate bribes. Senators would be limited to two six year terms, and Representatives would be limited to four terms.
People Should Have A Say In Regards To Proposed Laws- Right now, congress can pass laws regardless of what we think about them. We had no say in NAFTA, the Patriot Act, Obamacare, the repeals of the Dodd-Frank and Glass Steagall acts, any tax cuts or increases, the tariffs, the auto bailouts, etc. That is crazy, as we are still feeling the effects of many of these laws.
More Political Parties- Imagine if the Libertarian Party, the American Independent Party, the Green Party, the Reform Party, the Peace and Freedom Party, etc. were all legitimate threats to the Republicans and Democrats? They would have to step up their game in order to continue to be elected.
No Money In Politics- This is a big one. This isn't just corporate money, but ALL money. If money is taken out of politics altogether, anybody can run, and wouldn't have to rely on the backing of oligarchs to gain success.
Elimination of the Electoral College- Simple. The people elect the president. Our gubernatorial elections don't have anything like this, nor do our municipal elections, so why should the presidential elections?
These are just a few of the ideas that can be brought forward. We cannot rely on Robert Mueller, Rod Rosenstein, William Barr, etc. to save us from this situation. We need to come up with NEW ways of thinking that are beneficial to the 99%, not the politicians and the 1% who finance them. Our children are going to inherit the world that we create, and wouldn't it be better for them to have a government where doing the right thing is rewarded and the wrong thing is punished? If they see that being corrupt or dishonest has its repercussions, they would be less likely to go down that route when they grow up! We can't allow politicians, billionaires, celebrities, etc. continue to get slaps on the wrist, if any justice at all! There is too much at stake and we need to be the change.
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