Blake Posted November 3, 2004 Share Posted November 3, 2004 Ok, so what do you seriously think will be some of the major pieces of legislation that the republican-controlled federal government will try and get through during the next 4 years? Where specifically will the agenda be? Don't just make some jackass comment either, the election is over and there isn't a thing we can do about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klenke Posted November 3, 2004 Share Posted November 3, 2004 Health care reform incl. prescription drug policy Gay Marriage ban constitutional amendment Make permanent the Trail Park Pass system. More tax cut initiatives? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally Posted November 3, 2004 Share Posted November 3, 2004 Don't forget overturning roe vs wade and drilling for oil in alaska to make more $ for haliburton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willstrickland Posted November 3, 2004 Share Posted November 3, 2004 I really see the SCOTUS appointments and decisions having a much greater reach and impact than specific legislation. These appointments (JP Stevens is 84 yrs old and one of the liberal justices, he almost certainly will not make it through another term) will likely lead to the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Chief Justice Rehnquist is about to be replaced. Our next Chief Justice is going to be Scalia or Thomas...think about that for a minute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothrop Posted November 3, 2004 Share Posted November 3, 2004 Three new Supreme Court Justices and more gerrymandering of House districts to consolidate conservative power. I think that Bush's next four years will follow the same political recipe: weak or underfunded legislative efforts that appeal somewhat to all Americans (No Child Left Behind), secrecy and press manipulation, and widespread administrative efforts to advance conservative goals without needing to pass laws (esp. environmental and telecom regulations). Larger GOP control of the House could give Bush the ability to move forward his conservative agenda more transparently, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted November 3, 2004 Share Posted November 3, 2004 Appoint 2 judges to SC, right to abortion is threatened. Salmon are delisted in favor of hatchery fish. Marbled murrelet and spotted owl are delisted. Increased mining and timber harvest in Roadless areas. Revisons to Clean Air and Clean Water Acts. Recent tax cuts are made permanant. In 4 yrs we are still bogged down in Iraq or it is under Muslim cleric rule. Budget deficit soars. Economy limps along. Military budget soars, all other discrenionary funding tanks. Osama is still on the loose. US bombs Iran. Al Queda attacks US again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camilo Posted November 3, 2004 Share Posted November 3, 2004 I've been trying all day not to be pessimistic and come up with any kind of neutral step forward for the country, but I can't. Can anyone? I just want some little gem of forward progress to make my day go better. Scott Harpell, please help me. I just want one thing that the country, regardless of political or ideological leanings, can rally behind. I'll try my best to agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryad Posted November 3, 2004 Share Posted November 3, 2004 Say goodbye to Roe v. Wade Say hello to drilling in ANWR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain Posted November 3, 2004 Share Posted November 3, 2004 Haliburton Holiday Chex Mix, with little pieces shaped like oil derricks and small middle east countries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glacier Posted November 3, 2004 Share Posted November 3, 2004 Plague of locusts Four Horsemen of Apocalypse Endless reruns of 'Everybody Loves Raymond' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain Posted November 3, 2004 Share Posted November 3, 2004 Invasion of Iran w/following reason supplied to the UN: Why not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothrop Posted November 3, 2004 Share Posted November 3, 2004 Colin Powell will be replaced as Sec'y of State by John McCain, who wins the presidential election in 2008 vs. Hillary Clinton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graupel Posted November 4, 2004 Share Posted November 4, 2004 No, If McCain knows what is good for him, he will just stay in his existing office so he doesn't have to be construed as "one of them". That makes for a more powerful candidate if folks get tired of the Bush program by that time (and the odds are high that will be the case with no progress on the National Debt and other major issues). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted November 4, 2004 Share Posted November 4, 2004 Planes are stranded in the sky, and trains are stopping too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willstrickland Posted November 4, 2004 Share Posted November 4, 2004 Powell will resign, Ridge will resign (both have hinted at it for different reasons...Powell's views are at odds with Cheney and he's marginalized, Ridge wants to make more money). Â Rumsfeld is likely to hang it up too. Condi Rice will either take another cabinet post (Sec Defense?) or move on. I can only hope that Scowcroft will be Rumsfeld's sucessor. Please don't let it be Wolfowitz...I don't even want to think about that. Â No idea who will be on the short list for Sec State. Anybody have a credible list? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothrop Posted November 4, 2004 Share Posted November 4, 2004 Lugar, Hagel, or Biden for SecState. Â Frist will run for Prez in 2008. That guy never sleeps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cj001f Posted November 4, 2004 Share Posted November 4, 2004 Frist will run for Prez in 2008. That guy never sleeps. I don't think Frist (or anyone else from the Senate) will be able to run a succesful canidacy; far to much to criticize in their record. Â Jeb runs in 2008 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chucK Posted November 4, 2004 Share Posted November 4, 2004 I don't see us invading Iran (bombing maybe). GWB doesn't really have as much a hard-on about terrorists or WMD as he had for Saddam. Â Tort "reform"; i.e., making it basically impossible for a person of average means get any sort of justice versus an entity with big pockets. Â Further media consolidation as well as new anti-defamation laws which will make it risky to criticize those with big pockets on the internet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothrop Posted November 4, 2004 Share Posted November 4, 2004 Health care costs will just keep rising, that's for sure. There's no end in sight there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_harpell Posted November 4, 2004 Share Posted November 4, 2004 Constitutional amendment? I doubt it. Not the easiest kind o fthing to pass. They might try, but will likely fail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glacier Posted November 4, 2004 Share Posted November 4, 2004 We will be overrun by blood-sucking monkeys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marylou Posted November 4, 2004 Share Posted November 4, 2004 Roe overturned civil libs narrowed again logging in Wilderness or some limitation to the Wilderness Act drilling in ANWR stem cell research completely eliminated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_harpell Posted November 4, 2004 Share Posted November 4, 2004 I've been trying all day not to be pessimistic and come up with any kind of neutral step forward for the country, but I can't. Can anyone? I just want some little gem of forward progress to make my day go better. Scott Harpell, please help me. I just want one thing that the country, regardless of political or ideological leanings, can rally behind. I'll try my best to agree. Â Well I am sure that GWB will repeal the liquor tax so that his Wild Turkey binges don't pinch the pocket book quote so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducknut Posted November 4, 2004 Share Posted November 4, 2004 (edited) The Endangered Species Act will be gutted Spotted owls, marbled murrelets, bald eagles and salmon will all be delisted post-haste Major revisions or erosion of most major environmental laws Drilling in ANWR Sale of public lands No more purchases of any new public land New Supreme Court Chief Justice will NOT come from the Court, hopefully it won't be Ashcroft With the Senate and House in the blue columm, there will be some major legislative initiatives to set things up for the next 30 years. If you didn't like the last Bush Administration, don't worry they were only the Opening Act for the next Edited November 4, 2004 by Ducknut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_harpell Posted November 4, 2004 Share Posted November 4, 2004 -anarky -mayhem -the end of the world -trogdore will burninate -we will starve to death -stalin will be recreated via genetic research and be in charge of the Patriot Act -a comet will strike New York and cause the next ice age -global warming will kill us all -they will cancel simpsons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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