Excellent piece. Takeaways: Extreme polarization can kill democracy. The authors claim, "America today is not on the brink of a coup or a civil war." However, their piece reveals how close we are. #BetterGovmt #ReformCongress #PartyOverCountry https://t.co/Q1FKhtfJ9J— J.P. McJefferson (@JPMcJefferson) February 1, 2018
Another odious milestone for Mr. Trumphttps://t.co/2BKQ7CMIVd #BetterGovmt— J.P. McJefferson (@JPMcJefferson) January 13, 2018
GOP "need testing" beliefs: You can go in debt to give more to wealthiest among us, BUT NOT for the low-income children, adults, elderly, disabled Americans who really need it. Do people making over $772,000/yr really need another $51,140/yr+? #BetterGovmthttps://t.co/w33bbeOcTe
— J.P. McJefferson (@JPMcJefferson) December 30, 2017
Like Gen. Hayden, Trump & GOP have left me hollow. My 46-year career in planning & environmental protection to make things better, seems wasted. Now it's about preserving democracy & the constitution which I mistakenly thought were sacred. #BetterGovmt https://t.co/nAbOlm4yIr
— J.P. McJefferson (@JPMcJefferson) December 29, 2017
In normal times this would be a big deal and cause national outrage. Don't Republicans have elderly parents? https://t.co/FIFPlKgPeK #BetterGovmt
— J.P. McJefferson (@JPMcJefferson) December 29, 2017
Year-End Reminder: The STATES elected Donald Trump NOT the PEOPLE. The polls weren't wrong; the people (right or wrong) wanted Clinton. That's the way our system works. Need #BetterGovmthttps://t.co/OiISX6dpP3
— J.P. McJefferson (@JPMcJefferson) December 27, 2017
Trump's New Year's wish for U.S. political reform. https://t.co/yQhHcWiCE0 #POTUS— J.P. McJefferson (@JPMcJefferson) December 26, 2017
Merry Christmas America! Now that we have given away $1.5 trillion that we don’t have to the people who needed it least we need to work hard in 2018 to cut the programs that most people need. So have a Happy New Year! Enjoy! https://t.co/YXHygH2gHU #BetterGovmt— J.P. McJefferson (@JPMcJefferson) December 20, 2017
The difference between service to COUNTRY v. PARTY. Too bad GOP leadership can't see the difference. #BetterGovmt #GOP #DEMS #PartyOverCountry https://t.co/nAbOlm4yIr— J.P. McJefferson (@JPMcJefferson) December 26, 2017
No member of #Congress should cast a vote for any #TaxPlan until #POTUS releases his #TaxReturns Shouldn't we know what his benefit will be? "No Brainer!" #BetterGovmt #GOP #DEMS #TaxScam #TaxReform— J.P. McJefferson (@JPMcJefferson) November 20, 2017
What do Dems stand for other than against Trump? How about committing to #RegularOrder. That would be a good start and we could move on from there. #DEMS #ReformCongress #BetterGovmt https://t.co/DS8C6PY8GQ— J.P. McJefferson (@JPMcJefferson) December 19, 2017
What if Dems campaigned in 2018 to restore Real #RegularOrder – subcommittees, committees, expert & public testimony, hearings, public comment periods, floor debate & amendments, no riders, conference committees, etc. Something to stand for. #BetterGovmt https://t.co/6RbVHJaoYJ— J.P. McJefferson (@JPMcJefferson) December 18, 2017
Sometimes you just have to laugh.— J.P. McJefferson (@JPMcJefferson) December 16, 2017
“Well, it’s all going to pot
Whether we like it or not
The best I can tell
The world’s gone to hell
And we’re sure gonna miss it a lot”
Willie & Merlehttps://t.co/rlaXzbxBu2#BetterGovmthttps://t.co/rlaXzbxBu2 via @YouTube
https://t.co/MAZ4dG7pY1 If GOP can deny Roy Moore accusers, & accept #POTUS behavior thus far, does anyone think they will believe any conclusions of Robert Muller investigation and initiate impeachment proceedings? 37% rule the country. The rest of us suffer. Sad! #BetterGovmt— J.P. McJefferson (@JPMcJefferson) December 10, 2017
https://t.co/FWprcDEz1Y No one seems to be emphasizing the fact that Leeann Tweeden read Al Franken's apology live on the View, said it was sincere, and accepted it. Quite different from all other scandals including #POTUS. #MeToo— J.P. McJefferson (@JPMcJefferson) December 8, 2017
https://t.co/E7dH3T7xUc This is such a sad development for all of us who believe in #bipartisanship and #RegularOrder. McCain could have launched a new era by insisting on real regular order. He caved. My Post: https://t.co/wB5e1vrRiG #BetterGovmt— J.P. McJefferson (@JPMcJefferson) December 1, 2017
https://t.co/5HMUsEPU2d— J.P. McJefferson (@JPMcJefferson) November 30, 2017
Apparently the Maverick has really lowered his standards on "regular order" See my post: "Evolving Changes In "Regular Order" Need Fixing" https://t.co/wB5e1vrRiG
Want to get Sen. Murkowski's vote on a terrible #TaxPlan? Add drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (#ANWR). Republicans are shameless! Ask Sen. McCain if he still thinks this is #RegularOrder. #BetterGovmt #TaxScam https://t.co/LoxIMFlEO9— J.P. McJefferson (@JPMcJefferson) November 29, 2017
SLOW LEARNERS: Remember all the bad things GW Bush did. Then Obama turned it all around. Now, Trump, is undoing it all. Business 101: No investments with more than a 4-8 yr ROI? Lesson: Permanent Solutions = Bipartisanship. #BetterGovmt pic.twitter.com/dvptwCP0rp— J.P. McJefferson (@JPMcJefferson) November 24, 2017
Democrats! Wake Up! Get your message straight and simple. Deliverer it over and over and over through all available media and communication channels. Start with Government & Taxes. #BetterGovmt #DEMS pic.twitter.com/pPG7ZzunU8— J.P. McJefferson (@JPMcJefferson) November 8, 2017
60 percent of Americans say Trump tax plan will benefit wealthy https://t.co/z5uKnDT3Ww DT show us your tax returns #BetterGovmt #TaxPlan— J.P. McJefferson (@JPMcJefferson) November 3, 2017
Sen. Elizabeth Warren: CHOICE: 1) GOP tax plan or, 2) $17,000 to families making less than $200,000 #BetterGovmthttps://t.co/qiSCEFr2Z9— J.P. McJefferson (@JPMcJefferson) November 3, 2017
How the GOP Became the Party of Putin https://t.co/txJpuOTIZg via @politicomag With new GOP "unity" let's revisit this subject #BetterGovmt— J.P. McJefferson (@JPMcJefferson) October 26, 2017
Full text: Jeff Flake's speech on the Senate floor announcing his retirement https://t.co/FEKFxiQ5kB via @politico #BetterGovmt #DEMS #GOP— J.P. McJefferson (@JPMcJefferson) October 25, 2017
“Shared power will go down in history as an example of how people on both sides can work together to get things done"https://t.co/UP1DqWppz5 pic.twitter.com/FAq9kpXU03— J.P. McJefferson (@JPMcJefferson) October 9, 2017
Comment for: "How would you fix Democracy? Tell us. " on @countable" https://t.co/kkfaIuz1KQ SLP https://t.co/UP1DqWppz5 #BetterGovmt— J.P. McJefferson (@JPMcJefferson) September 17, 2017
We also need to begin talking about a new process to achieve the new agenda. #BetterGovmt See my post: https://t.co/EDk6lBoqVf pic.twitter.com/sXnMVRuJWL— J.P. McJefferson (@JPMcJefferson) July 22, 2017
Not hearing much about the Russian, NRA, Trump connection. https://t.co/5sC9mNLcKF #BetterGovmt— J.P. McJefferson (@JPMcJefferson) October 5, 2017
Analysis | Gun ownership used to be bipartisan. Not anymore. https://t.co/ngJEGJjHlu See my post on Guns & Politics https://t.co/ygxVFqjszZ— J.P. McJefferson (@JPMcJefferson) May 9, 2017
