No. of Recommendations: 17
When you have a huge protest demonstrates support/opposition on a specific issue, you create enormous leverage on that issue: the Civil Rights marches
But aren't civil rights a pretty broad and nebulous concept, much like Presidential overreach? What civil rights were people marching for? Voting with fewer impediments? Not having to ride on the back of busses? Not having separate water fountains and restrooms? Integration of schools? Access to jobs at comparable pay?
Presidential overreach is a similar collection of complaints, with multiple potential sub issues and solutions. And multiple issues could be rolled up into a single bill, similar to the various Civil Rights Acts.
Just for grins, let's call it the No Kings Act. It could include multiple issues in a single Bill
-giving citizens the right to sue the President for impounding funds appropriated by Congress
-Requiring states to have independent redistricting committees to redraw US Congressional districts after every census, removing that power from state legislatures and governors
-Add clearer guidelines on the use of uniforms, masks, and identification for all Federal law enforcement officers
-Putting Inspectors General under the supervision of Congress and not the President
-Reinforce the War Powers act to strengthen the role of Congress in declaring and prosecuting wars
-Update the laws on the ability of the President to Federalize and deploy the National Guard
-Limit the President's ability to declare various states of emergency and the powers that flow from that. Perhaps require Congress to agree to the declaration within a certain period of time.
What I'm saying is that the No Kings movement IS very similar to the civil rights movement of the mid 20th century. It's not a single specific issue, but a collection of related issues.
--Peter
