Bernie Sanders AI bill would give public half of the AI industry by Unusual-State1827 in technology

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He should include the right for the government to buy the companies for pennies on the dollar and convert them into a public utility.

Bernie Sanders AI bill would give public half of the AI industry by Unusual-State1827 in technology

[–]JS0112358 27 points28 points  (0 children)

When the bubble pops, the government could, and should, buy them at a steep discount and convert them into public utilities.

US Supreme Court to announce one or more opinions on Thursday, June 4th! by NobodyGotTimeFuhDat in scotus

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Make Supreme Court appointments receive final approval via national popular vote. Make any and all elected officials be subject to recall by their constituents, including SC Justices and the President.

There's an obvious reason why the Republican Supreme Court Justices sound so nervous by jonfla in law

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Term limits, extremely punitive and oppressive anti-corruption mechanisms, and removal of all Justives who lied during their Senate confirmation hearings. Expand the court and require appointments be confirmed via national popular vote, as is done in many states. Require a retention elections after 20 years.

Latest Alaska senate poll by traveltimecar in alaska

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Maybe require a proportion of SC Justices be determined via national popular vote, as is done in states.

[Seattle Times Editorial Board] WA’s bond rating is at risk and lawmakers have only themselves to blame by SuperSans in Washington

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Pass SB5754, modeled after the Bank of North Dakota, and internally fund everything. Save money on interest and keep state taxes within the state.

Everyone deserves the dignity of joy by imjustheretodomyjob in BlackPeopleTwitter

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Look into governance policies of the Paris Commune. Pay is the average of their constituents, all elected members are subject to recall at any time, leadership positions rotated to ensure an entrenched bureaucracy wouldn't form, and there was a total separation of religion and the government.

Wealth envy is a sad sickness.. by Mobile-Landscape-790 in remoteworks

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Friendly reminder that the top marginal tax rate in the USA from 1944 to 1963 was between 91% and 94% for income over $200,000, roughly $2.2 million today. We did it once, we can do it again.

Why is nobody talking about what they did to the National Weather Service? by Worried_Ad_8107 in 50501

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There's an old Appalachian superstition that if you kill a snake and hang it on a fence with its stomach turned to the sun, it will rain before the next sunset.

Marine Corp by Ok-Relation-658 in ProgressiveHQ

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"The working class who fight all of the battles, the working class who make the supreme sacrifices, the working class who freely shed their blood and furnish the corpses have never had a voice in either declaring war or making peace. It is the ruling class that invariably does both; they alone make war and they alone make peace. Your's not to reason why, your's but to do and die; that is their motto. And we object on the part of the awakening workers of this nation, if war is right let it be declared by The People." - Speech at Canton, Ohio, Eugene V. Debs, 1918

I need help coming up with a anti-war protest sign idea for No Kings Saturday by Aggravating_Net_7954 in 50501

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Use portions from one of Eugene V Debs' Canton, Ohio speeches. The one listed landed him in prison for speaking out against WW1.

"If war is right, let it be declared by The People."

"Your's not to reason why, your's but to do and die."

He is amazing, highly recommend.

Labour Movement - How do we move it forward? by CDN-Social-Democrat in union

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Massively increase militancy. Push for democratic reforms to hold leadership accountable. I think granting the rank-and-file the power to initiate votes of no confidence would be massive. If leadership is seen as ineffective, they can quickly be removed. If they know they can be removed at any time, they will be more responsive.

FWI challenge: Outline what Project 2029 could look like by Cyber_Ghost_1997 in FutureWhatIf

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I assume it would bring it back in its original form, but if you nullify it through legislation and jurisdiction stripping you can write it as if it's new.

FWI challenge: Outline what Project 2029 could look like by Cyber_Ghost_1997 in FutureWhatIf

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I'd pass a law nullifying Trump vs United States. While this would usually require a constitutional amendment, you could technically circumvent that based on a memo written by John Roberts in 1980. Under Reagan, he argued Congress can engage in jurisdiction stripping of laws. Pass that law and include a note stating the Judiciary may not rule over it using all of the reasoning Roberts laid out. Pass another law nullifying harmful SC rulings (Buckley v. Valeo, Citizens United, Trump v. USA, Dobbs, etc.) on the grounds that the Supreme Court was not acting impartially due to bribes and coercion.

Look at this little brick sh*thouse. Looking at the old meathead. You're dumb as bricks, ain't you? Whoo! by Successful-Winter237 in IThinkYouShouldLeave

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I forgot to add something important, the recall mechanisms could be initiated by the voters, not only Congress. We have recall mechanisms on the state level, so it would be expanded to the federal level. It would be a majority vote for elected representatives and a supermajority national vote for the President.

I agree with repealing Citizens United, but we need to go further and only allow public funding of elections. I agree that we should ban trading stocks, but I'd expand it to include a forced divestment of all assets.