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iemanja

(55,650 posts) Thu Dec 16, 2021, 05:33 PM Dec 2021

If only one piece of legislation could be passed

If only one piece of legislation could be passed, which would you choose? Pick only one. This is about priorities. Then, if you would, tell us why.

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	Build Back Better
	0 (0%)
	Cancel Student loans
	0 (0%)
	Voting rights
	25 (100%)
	Combat climate change
	0 (0%)
	Legalize marijuana
	0 (0%)
	Improve Obamacare
	0 (0%)
	Other
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If only one piece of legislation could be passed (Original Post) iemanja Dec 2021 OP

There is no bill back better if voting rights is not passed, they'll just cancel it uponit7771 Dec 2021 #1

+100. nt MarineCombatEngineer Dec 2021 #4

Hands down, voting rights, MarineCombatEngineer Dec 2021 #2

I didn't vote but combat climate change is million times more important jimfields33 Dec 2021 #5

then why not vote? iemanja Dec 2021 #7

I never do on these things. jimfields33 Dec 2021 #9

Which we won't get if we don't get the voting rights bill passed. MarineCombatEngineer Dec 2021 #8

Voting rights: the bill of bills peppertree Dec 2021 #3

There certainly seems to be a 'shared focus' here! MyOwnPeace Dec 2021 #6

Geez, MarineCombatEngineer Dec 2021 #10

Well, thank you! MyOwnPeace Dec 2021 #11

I thank you and it's not patronizing at all. MarineCombatEngineer Dec 2021 #13

I'm surprised that it's unanimous iemanja Dec 2021 #12

Really not surprising to me, MarineCombatEngineer Dec 2021 #14

and nullifying anything else that passed. iemanja Dec 2021 #15

Exactly!!! nt MarineCombatEngineer Dec 2021 #16

This is what needs to get passed to continue to build the bulwark against fascist Repuglicans... electric_blue68 Dec 2021 #17

Yes. I will. iemanja Dec 2021 #20

This was a pretty easy poll to answer Poiuyt Dec 2021 #18

Our nation hinges on Voting. spanone Dec 2021 #19

uponit7771

(92,496 posts)

1. There is no bill back better if voting rights is not passed, they'll just cancel it

Reply to iemanja (Original post)

Thu Dec 16, 2021, 05:34 PM

Dec 2021

... when they get in power.

See Texas for what the United States will become without voting rights being passed

MarineCombatEngineer

(14,956 posts)

4. +100. nt

Reply to uponit7771 (Reply #1)

Thu Dec 16, 2021, 05:35 PM

Dec 2021

MarineCombatEngineer

(14,956 posts)

2. Hands down, voting rights,

Reply to iemanja (Original post)

Thu Dec 16, 2021, 05:35 PM

Dec 2021

because without that, then we've got nothing.

jimfields33

(19,382 posts)

5. I didn't vote but combat climate change is million times more important

Reply to MarineCombatEngineer (Reply #2)

Thu Dec 16, 2021, 05:41 PM

Dec 2021

iemanja

(55,650 posts)

7. then why not vote?

Reply to jimfields33 (Reply #5)

Thu Dec 16, 2021, 05:42 PM

Dec 2021

jimfields33

(19,382 posts)

9. I never do on these things.

Reply to iemanja (Reply #7)

Thu Dec 16, 2021, 05:44 PM

Dec 2021

MarineCombatEngineer

(14,956 posts)

8. Which we won't get if we don't get the voting rights bill passed.

Reply to jimfields33 (Reply #5)

Thu Dec 16, 2021, 05:42 PM

Dec 2021

peppertree

(22,850 posts)

3. Voting rights: the bill of bills

Reply to iemanja (Original post)

Thu Dec 16, 2021, 05:35 PM

Dec 2021

The sine qua non, without which nothing else is likely to follow.

Including, quie possibly, democracy itself.

MyOwnPeace

(17,289 posts)

6. There certainly seems to be a 'shared focus' here!

Reply to iemanja (Original post)

Thu Dec 16, 2021, 05:41 PM

Dec 2021

The REALITY is clear - without VOTING RIGHTS nothing else matters because NONE OF IT could even happen..... they would steal it all.

MarineCombatEngineer

(14,956 posts)

10. Geez,

Reply to MyOwnPeace (Reply #6)

Thu Dec 16, 2021, 05:44 PM

Dec 2021

I really, really, really wish I rec this a thousand times, but I can't, so here's this:

MyOwnPeace

(17,289 posts)

11. Well, thank you!

Reply to MarineCombatEngineer (Reply #10)

Thu Dec 16, 2021, 05:49 PM

Dec 2021

And without being 'patronizing' - thank you for your service, both THEN and NOW!

MarineCombatEngineer

(14,956 posts)

13. I thank you and it's not patronizing at all.

Reply to MyOwnPeace (Reply #11)

Thu Dec 16, 2021, 05:54 PM

Dec 2021

iemanja

(55,650 posts)

12. I'm surprised that it's unanimous

Reply to MyOwnPeace (Reply #6)

Thu Dec 16, 2021, 05:51 PM

Dec 2021

especially considering the strong opinions about student loans.

MarineCombatEngineer

(14,956 posts)

14. Really not surprising to me,

Reply to iemanja (Reply #12)

Thu Dec 16, 2021, 05:56 PM

Dec 2021

without the voting rights bill, then we have nothing and the pukes will attempt to steal the election again, thereby, probably leading to civil war.

iemanja

(55,650 posts)

15. and nullifying anything else that passed.

Reply to MarineCombatEngineer (Reply #14)

Thu Dec 16, 2021, 05:57 PM

Dec 2021

MarineCombatEngineer

(14,956 posts)

16. Exactly!!! nt

Reply to iemanja (Reply #15)

Thu Dec 16, 2021, 05:58 PM

Dec 2021

electric_blue68

(20,199 posts)

17. This is what needs to get passed to continue to build the bulwark against fascist Repuglicans...

Reply to iemanja (Original post)

Thu Dec 16, 2021, 06:05 PM

Dec 2021

(not to mention their too often racist, sexist, anti climate change, etc attitudes which will further be magnified if they get back in power)

I just called my Senator in DC a little while ago but forgot the Senate is on holiday break.

So call your Senators local office.

I will get his local office # tomorrow. 👍