If you could have one political wish come true what would you wish for?

[Hubert Flottz]

Al Gore/Russ Feingold 2008?

Impeach Bush, Cheney, Gonzo, Condie, the SCOTUS?

End the endless War On Terra?

End the endless War on Drugs?

Dems in Congress stand up to the GOP?

Repeal the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy?

Make all politicans tell the truth 24/7?

All of the above?

[SKKY]

1. If we could just get your first wish granted...

...I think the rest would follow.

[no_hypocrisy]

2. The American electorate being conversant with The Constitution and the

duties and limitations of the three branches of government, hence making the will of the People able to trump the allure of the dollars offered by the aggregate corporations. Citzens taking responsibility for their right to exist.

[Hubert Flottz]

3. A very good wish...POOF!

I wish!

[bighart]

33. that we would truly

return to the original principals that established the government, that is a government of the people, by the people and for the people. For far too long politicians have been influenced by money and power and have not served the best interest of those they represent. Truth be told I am feed up with all of the rancor vitriol that is present in Washington. I am saddened by the fact that what should be a country of compassion and caring has turned in to a mecca of greed and consumerism.

[no_hypocrisy]

39. Welcome to DU.

The country and the government belong to we, The People. We let it be taken away from us.

[Eagle_Eye]

4. The impeachment of Bush is at the top of my list

[William769]

5. One primary day across America!

[ClintonTyree]

6. I'd wish for no politics.......

or, to be more precise, no governments within which politics could find purchase. No governments at all. Just people....working together, trading together, living together. Hey, ya' gotta' have a dream.

[MH1]

7. President John Kerry.

Easiest question asked at DU that I've seen in a while!

[Hubert Flottz]

8. John F. Kennedy would be as sad as you and I...

To see the Constitution and the Rule Of Law trampled and the country taken over by corporate fascism.

[Fire Walk With Me]

9. For people to outgrow ego and politics

and to follow such guidelines as Vaclav Havel and Marcus Aurelius set down.

That would be my dream come true.

I'll readjust my tin foil now. There, that's better.

[ikojo]

10. My political wish would be for the US to move

to a parliamentary system, this way those who are too beholden or fearful of voting for a third party would no longer have an excuse. With more points of view in the Congress or Senate maybe those of us not born with a trust fund would be heard.

I'd love to see the US become a Democratic socialist country along the lines of Denmark or Sweden.

[Warren Stupidity]

11. I have a dream of a green and peaceful america

a path we could have taken long ago
a caring and tolerant society
living in peace and cooperation with all nations on earth
living in harmony with our planet


In the details, there is no war on drugs, people are free to make their own choices; there is no war on terror, we are not dependent on foreign oil as we long ago moved to alternate sources of energy and built a national mass transportation system that is the envy of the world, consequently we do not have a vast and abrasive military presence around the planet; our social security system cares for us from birth to death with universal health insurance, a modest but adequate pension system, and unemployment insurance that actually protects us from cyclical downturns in economic activity.

Our great project is the planet wide effort to avert catastrophic climate change while bringing the formerly under developed regions of the planet forward to a modern economy, and a decent standard of living. We are the leaders, not the followers of this effort, and we lead by example.

It is a dream of a path not taken. It is a sad dream, it washes over me every now and then, leaving me drenched in the sorrow of my knowledge of lost opportunities.

[Hubert Flottz]

14. There is much to be sad about these days.

We have been misled by our "leaders" for far too long. We've traded for guns instead of butter too many times. What other creature in our little blue world is more self-destructive than man?

[Double T]

12. Impeach and imprison bushco for life WITHOUT parole.

[hobbit709]

13. Eliminating corporate power

[LeftishBrit]

15. For the world, too much to put into one wish

For my own country, that we could go back to a time when the public services were truly valued.

And/or that neither Murdoch nor the 'Daily Mail' had ever existed!

[dysfunctional press]

16. the neocons would cease to exist, and the center-left becomes the far-fringe-right.

nt

[Eurobabe]

17. To have proof that they stole IT in 2000

and have everything they've done reneg'ed and revoked. Including SCOTUS appts., the WAR, the whole shootin' match. Goodbye BushCo, see you in the Hague!

[Possumpoint]

18. Peace On Earth!

No other message needed.

[Champion Jack]

19. That a huge meteor

would drop on bohemian grove during it's biggest event?

[bunkerbuster1]

20. For the 28 Percenters to use the brains God gave them

They'd kick the money changers out of the temple and become the progressives they know in their hearts they ought to be.

That's all our country needs; there's nothing wrong with it that an informed and pissed-off voting public can't fix.

[Rockholm]

21. Corporate Media was TRULY fair and balanced.

[Hubert Flottz]

22. I come to DU to find good-hearted well-meaning thoughtful people

and I'm never, ever, disappointed!

Those are some great wishes so far.

EDIT...We might get cheated and lied to, but we're winners, as long as we seek the answers for ourselves.

[welshTerrier2]

23. publically financed campaigns

if we don't get money out of the process, all the other wishes become impossible ...

those who focused on neocons or bush fail to understand that money is the poison and that the current crop of evil doers is just transitory ...

[slipslidingaway]

34. "publically financed campaigns,current crop of evil doers is just

transitory ..."

:toast:

[lpbk2713]

24. That Gonzo's memory would return.

:eyes:

[yurbud]

25. That the media actually did fact-checking of political figures and didn't let them

set the agenda for the questions they ask.

And that newspeople demonstrate a historical memory that goes back further than lunch.

[lonestarnot]

27. That's a good wish. Now lemme see. Pugsyndrome is my wish.

Pugs rot from the top down. And that may not be so far fetched.

[yurbud]

30. pugs? the dog?

[lonestarnot]

36. puglicons

[Tyler Durden]

26. I cannot post it: Agent Mike would have me in GITMO.

SHHHHH.

[The2ndWheel]

28. The end of corporations and states

If there is a difference.

[Philosoraptor]

29. That guilt ridden whistle blowers expose the TRUTH about nine eleven.

[DFW]

31. For an impartial Justice Department, who would

Pursue every reported case of electoral fraud since 2000,
for the perpetrators (ALL of them) to serve hard time, and
for the sentences for future convictions contain mandatory
fifteen year minimums.

Alternatively, for Kenneth Blackwell and Katherine Harris
to serve life terms for irreparable damage perpetrated upon
the country, and for the two of them to serve their sentences
together in a single cell in the most poorly equipped corrections
facility in rural Romania.

or (not exactly political, but as long as we're in Fantasyland):

For George W. Bush to be required to learn to speak correct
grammatical English, for his lessons to be on prime time national
television, and for his teacher to be Al Gore. His grade at the
end of his term is to be made public, and if he gets less than a
B, his penalty is to move back in with his mother, and for his
brother, Neil, to be in charge of his personal finances.

[Matsubara]

32. Stripping corporations of "personhood" and any right to influence elections.

This going hand in hand with removing all money from the electoral process. Any candidate with over X number of signatures should be eligible for federal funds to mount a campaign, and ALL candidates should have the exact same campaign budget.

These changes would make a HUGE difference and improve almost every aspect of politics in the US.

Candidates would have to be judged on the merits of their ideas, not by who has the slickest ads.

[bbgrunt]

35. Instant run off voting for all elections.

[LWolf]

37. The end of corruption. n/t

[MedleyMisty]

38. Hmm - I want humans to stop hating each other and also stop being greedy

I think that would take care of a lot of stuff.

[NeedleCast]

40. Killing off the two party system.

n/t