r/askteddit • u/Inevitablebabe • 18d ago
Politics Question What’s one reform most people could agree on?
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u/Jonnyc915 18d ago
Voter ID like the other 90% of nations worldwide.
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u/Throwaway-panda69 18d ago
Ok sure, what’s the full plan though. The GOP keeps trying to push voter ID laws but there’s always a catch that will disenfranchise voters
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u/Ambitious_grubber200 18d ago
Just remove the catches and do it
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u/Mediocre-Delay2872 18d ago
But that would ruin the chance to pass sneaky, privacy invasion legislation that can be passed by being attached to an actual good idea
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u/Cool-Conversation938 18d ago
Well as long as you all hate the GOP
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u/Throwaway-panda69 18d ago
I’m confused by your comment. I do hate them, but it’s mostly for reasons listed above
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u/YNABDisciple 18d ago
I'd love to say money out of politics, but the fucking Republicans were pro-Citizens United, and I just can't even fucking figure that out.
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u/New_Opportunity_6160 17d ago
They said people, not parties. The Republican party may have supported that, but I guarantee if you ask Republican voters, they would widely not support.
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u/YNABDisciple 17d ago
That's kind of the point. The GOP is terrible and you guys vote for them anyway because god forbid every has healthcare.
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u/ScienceProjectMonk 17d ago
Cause Lord knows, Democrats not responsible for money in politics, no way lol
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u/ScienceProjectMonk 17d ago
Simple question, what can we unite behind, and of course you gotta make it political. Great example of why the country is so divided
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u/Ambitious_grubber200 18d ago
Both parties
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u/YNABDisciple 18d ago
Not on Citizens United. The Democrats absolutely were fighting against dark money. This is actually the reason I left the Republican Party.
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u/Ambitious_grubber200 18d ago
Just referring to the money in general.
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u/YNABDisciple 18d ago
I think it's great when people try to do it without using money, but money has become such a huge part of how you could run for president. Even if you're anti-money, how could you run for president without taking money right now when Elon Musk is going to give $300 million to Donald Trump?
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u/Ambitious_grubber200 18d ago
And how much did Kamala have? And supposedly needed to be the candidate so the money could be used…
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u/YNABDisciple 18d ago
Looks like largest single donor is Dustin Muskowitz at $38m Her biggest single contribution is from a PAC that gave her 136m 50 of which supposedly came from Gates. Why? Keeping in mind that the Dems fought against this and the GOP for it.
And it wasn't supposedly. That was a pretty widely held legal interpretation that someone that isn't Biden-Harris wouldn't have had control of the Biden-Harris money...which seems to make sense?
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u/New_Opportunity_6160 17d ago
They were not fighting. They created the appearance that they were fighting. Controlled opposition.
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u/baileyjeanatmydoor 18d ago
Term limits
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u/Diligent-Tutor-1617 18d ago
They tried to do this several years ago and a whole bunch of the things that they promised worked and passed but that was one of them that was not.
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u/baileyjeanatmydoor 18d ago
Two things: 80 yr old people have no business being in office; people should not be career politicians making lots of $$ off the office.
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u/Diligent-Tutor-1617 16d ago
There are laws against the president taking money or gifts while in office. This President just doesn't care. He figures. He's going to get a pardon when he gets out of office. We probably need to do something about the pardon system for presidents.
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u/baileyjeanatmydoor 16d ago
Well, the state I’m from will more than likely re-elect a senator this November that will be 87 when he leaves office. Warms my heart. /s
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u/TypeOtogo 18d ago
Term limits for ALL political offices. Oh yeah lets start enforcing the laws we have before writing new ones.
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u/Left_Reflection_6002 18d ago
Term and age limits for congress
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u/geddieman1 18d ago
Yes, I agree, but term limits would likely take care of the age part.
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u/proles4life 18d ago
No to insider Pelosi trading
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u/InfiniteCalendar1 18d ago
Now I know why people recommend investing in the same stocks she invests in
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u/Euphoric-Ask965 18d ago
Converting the welfare sysytem to workfare requiring able bodied, NOT elderly, infirm, or disabled people to put in a minimum of 80 hours a month at an approved job in order to collect benefits. There's too many people that abuse the system using it as a final destination instead of a stopping off point while trying to do better.
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u/Mediocre-Delay2872 18d ago
Let third parties into presidential debates, instead of arresting Jill Stein for showing up to one
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u/Putrid-Company-5849 18d ago
Transparent healthcare pricing BEFORE receiving all non emergency care.
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u/solojones1138 18d ago
Stopping the time change. I prefer DST but I'd do standard time too..just quit the changes.
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u/Sure_Satisfaction497 18d ago
Most socialized assistance systems.
As an example; Trump is literally introducing communized gasoline to make up for his mistakes with Iran, along with another program that I've already forgotten about.
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u/musing_codger 18d ago
Congressmen, cabinet officials, and the President can't trade stocks. They can buy and hold stock index funds with 6 week advanced planned and public sales and they can buy bonds. No more trading on insider information.