In the 3rd largest country on the planet, rebuilding will always be much harder than the teardown it will have experienced, for sure.

Presumably, such rebuilding will be prioritized, in my political opinion, by those who represent their voters -- us, the Democratic Party. With a trifecta won, we know the experts and can set priorities for the governmental agencies and essential rights and services to Americans at large.

I've heard Jeffries and other Democrats working on our Project 2026, which will purge trumpcult, rebuild and harden the enforcement of rule of law in the 3 branches of government.

It's broad brush right now -- we're in the middle of fighting a fascist dictatorship -- so at this point one shouldn't have to know all the details of our future restoration plans before one commits to good candidates who'll implement them.

So who do we start with? Folks like AOC, Frost, Newsom and especially Pete Buttigieg, who'll fire partisans and American non-voters up!

dlk

(12,786 posts)

14. I'm concerned the voting systems have been so comprised by Musk and others

Reply to ancianita (Reply #11)

Wed Jul 16, 2025, 08:28 AM

Wednesday

Democrats will not have the opportunity to win another election. The billionaires have spoken.

radical noodle

(10,291 posts)

10. I love Pete!

Reply to ancianita (Original post)

Tue Jul 15, 2025, 10:29 PM

Tuesday

He has a way of speaking to people that connects.

Pompoy

(179 posts)

12. I like Pete, but what institutions needed changing?

Reply to ancianita (Original post)

Tue Jul 15, 2025, 10:57 PM

Tuesday

What is he talking about?

ancianita

(41,085 posts)

13. In the broadest sense he's talking about the US Constitution constituting the institutions of our 3 branches of govt.

Reply to Pompoy (Reply #12)

Tue Jul 15, 2025, 11:18 PM

Tuesday

So what has Project 2025 dismantled and destroyed?
Read its four pillars and you'll know which ones they are.
We've done nothing but talk about these destructions since Jan 20, the felon's inauguration day.

Project 2025's supporters say it will dismantle a government bureaucracy that is, they believe, unaccountable and biased toward liberalism.[8] Its critics have called it authoritarian, Christian nationalist,[9][10] and autocratic.[12]
Legal experts say it would undermine the rule of law,[13] the separation of powers,[5] the separation of church and state,[14][12] and civil liberties.[5][13][15]
Some critics have suggested Project 2025 is based on personal vengeance, or that its proposals for national conservatism are merely an "attempt to intellectually retrofit a rationale for Trumpism".[8]
Compared to previous Republican agendas, Project 2025 contains more elements of culture war and advocates for wider implementation of policy across the federal government.[117]
While some proposals might require the support of Republicans in Congress[8] or favorable rulings from the Supreme Court, much relies on executive authority.[citation needed]

Hope that helps.

Pompoy

(179 posts)

17. Pete seemed to be agreeing with MAGA that our institutions were the problem.

Reply to ancianita (Reply #13)

Fri Jul 18, 2025, 03:20 AM

Friday

That's my problem with him on this statement of his.

ancianita

(41,085 posts)

18. Buttigieg only agrees with opponents partially. He's convincing in that when some historically good institution

Reply to Pompoy (Reply #17)

Fri Jul 18, 2025, 06:09 AM

Friday

is flawed or failing in some way, it's up to citizens to "mend it, not end it," and to not "throw the baby out with the bathwater." He's one of those "let us reason together" kinds of politicians. What MAGA think -- their oversimplified view of big scale systems -- is that if something in government isn't working well enough, just get rid of it and replace it with what/whoever the boss wants -- rule of men over rule of law. So no, he's not totally going along with any MAGA view of institutions.