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Hungary just elected a new PM who wasted zero time — he shut down state propaganda, called out the corrupt officials by name, and started the reckoning on day one. It made me want to write down exactly what that should look like here. So I did. open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

open.substack.comHungary's New PM Just Showed Us What Courage Looks Like. Where's Ours?Hypothetically, if I was elected President, here are the opening salvos of restoration

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Adam - Just read your column about this and again your column on what should be done on the very first day a new president is in office. Both pieces were excellent. Reading them gives me hope for our future.

Reinstate the Fairness Doctrine but modify it for any News outlet, not just broadcast tv. Also revamp the entire tax code to be more like it was in the 60s.

The Fairness Doctrine can't - for constitutional reasons - apply to cable or any medium other than broadcast tv & radio stations. In 1969, the Supreme Court deemed it constitutional as to broadcast based on a unique attribute of broadcast - the use of the then-limited public airwaves. As a result of

technological advances, the scarcity premise no longer holds. If the Fairness Doctrine were reinstated, it would face and immediate legal challenge. It is a safe bet than when that case reaches the Supreme Court, the 1969 decision will be overturned. supreme.justia.com/cases/federa...

supreme.justia.comRed Lion Broadcasting Co., Inc. v. FCC, 395 U.S. 367 (1969)Red Lion Broadcasting Co., Inc. v. FCC: It is permissible under the First Amendment to require media outlets to make broadcast time available for responses to personal attacks.

A complete forensic accounting of every contract awarded for the past 10 years. Claw back every cent that was awarded inappropriately or outside the competitive bid process

Hi Adam. I’m a Dem IL resident & have always liked you. Back your spots on local Chicago radio. This is a good read & agree this should definitely be done ASAP w any sane future administration. Thanks for serving our country. I appreciate you. (Hoping this ages well unlike my fondness for Swalwell!)

Uk needs the same!! Daily mail and kGBnews must go!! Then second jobs for all politicians!! Make them choose! Politician or not!! Ban all lobbying groups and think tanks!! Give regulators real power Then let’s see where we are

Now the Box Wine Judge is getting all records removed of violent JAN 6 ers so they can get millions of taxpayer dollars! Can't someone file a lawsuit to stop this insanity! Taxpayers getting screwed again and again by Trump!

And you painted a waaaaaaay nicer version than is justified. Many of us don't want to hear about mere accountability and reconciliation anymore. We want a RECKONING, REVENGE AND RECONSTRUCTION 2.0. Any justifications for mercy and quarter were tossed out the window like a highway diaper long ago.

And one thing in particular I want to be clear on: The object lesson that gets made of El Salvador and Bukele should frighten every single other country on this planet down to their core for at least the next century.

It's easier to do when conservatives in the country repudiate their conservative "leader". Now do you understand why it is IMPORTANT TO PROTECT THE RIGHT TO VOTE? You should have voted yes for Lewis Voting Rights Act but traditionally conservatives don't support protecting/expanding voting rights.

Nice. I'd also offer on day one legislation that either eliminates the pardon power of POTUS, or restructures it so that ALL pardons are vetted through representatives of both major parties (e.g. Gang of 8 in Congress). There no longer will be a "sweep of the hand by POTUS" to pardon.

I like it! but I’d want to see Congress also enact a raft of new laws carefully designed to totally preclude another Trump from trying to seize power via cheating and corruption. and we need to get billionaires money out of politics, which means a constitutional amendment.

The list of actions needed is extremely long. You should consider adding crediting every dollar appropriated by Congress that Trump illegally impounded to be immediately credited to the departments and entities that are entitled to it, especially USAID disease prevention programs.

Congress should seriously consider stripping every rulemaking body they've created from the executive. Make them advisory boards that report to and whose directors are selected by the relevant House committee. For example the FCC would report to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology

Meanwhile Merrick Garland navel gazes for 4 years and nothing gets done except to embolden Trump and his contemptible gang because nothing ever gets done. Unless you are Crystal Mason and you spend 3 years in jail for mistaking what district she is allowed to vote in.

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levernews.comThe New Democratic Machine — And The Billionaires Behind ItMajority Democrats has assembled a “party within the party” of PACs, wealthy donors, and consultants pushing Democrats to the center — and testing the limits of campaign finance law.

America needs an absolute house cleaning that cleans out the corrupt and starts hammering propagandists. Like get paid by the Kremlin get prison type rules in place.

DOJ must clean the house, appoint reputable and aggressive AGs, and hire enough career prosecutors to do the job in a timely manner. Congress must ensure federal judgeships are filled. Lastly, SCOTUS must be tamed in some way.

Good list, but I'd add: start getting the money out of politics; find a way to shut down the propaganda machine that keeps 30% or so in a bubble of lies; strengthen voting rights & work to eliminate gerrymandering.

On the first day, a new president should urge congress to pass a law that says no one who has a felony conviction should be allowed to run for Federal or state public office.

And why does the US have a 2 1/2 month interim between administrations? (I do understand the theory of preparation etc) But a lot of damage can be done in that time as we have seen already.

I mean Hungary does have a transition period too. Orbán is still prime minister until the parliament elects a new one (probably in May).

I am here for all of that. + legislation to shore the guardrails where they're weak & new. like stronger insider trading rules, & requiring a hearing on Supreme Court nominees within 30 days after an opening, & full tax return disclosures on ALL elected & appointed members of the federal govt,

He also has a supermajority so he can start undoing the Constitutional changes Orban put into place to cement his authoritarian government.

So why didn't Biden? He was too old. He couldn't accurately evaluate Christian Nationalism for the treat it has been for 40 years. But I'm not sure how he forgot. No old fuckers for president ever again

Must be nice. But we have this constitution thing. All the players know how to manipulate it to mean things it doesn't. It's a problem...

Our "State Media" is Fox, Newsmax, X, Truth Social, all the right wing propaganda Podcaster and even FB. Free speech should still mean "fact" speech. What these outlets did was try to destroy democracy. What are your plans for that?

I agree with everything you listed, but I have one request. Can we have just 2 simple days for revenge? Just 2 days and EVERY single trump property is fair game!

It’s not enough. Apply windfall taxes to any who profited during the Trump regimes. Freeze assets of the corrupt. Nationalize industries that are corrupt. Demand SCOTUS fascists step down. Extradite dual citizens who support fascism. …

Ok. But have you read up on him. Why aren't we questioning Orban's willingness to stepdown after years of manipulation tactics? Or that our VP and Pres was promoting Orban, while Putin and Netanyahu have used their negative influence in the same ways they were used to "help" Orban? I dont want to

Be the pessimist. But I am a realist that sees the pattern. Orban's health was also called into question. To feign democracy effectively in a country that has been tormented with propaganda and manipulated voting in their favor, one must be prepared to lose an election for their successor.

He was deep into Orban's circle until recently. Being deep into Orban's circle would have given him ties to the other states of terror: Israel and Russia. The crusade should be watched and we need to keep listening. Monsters wear people skin. They disguise themselves with language we want to hear.

Next Dem Admin: 1. Get rid of everything/everyone associated with Trump, et al 2. Prosecute 3. Get post-Orban advice from Hungary 4. Apologize, apologize, apologize.....to the world 5. Set a new course for the US

Don't forget shutting down huge media mega mergers - allow independent media to flourish, especially on the local level (NO SINCLAIR!!). And, investigate and charge "DOGE" with unlawful collection of US taxpayer data & undo the pardons the Jan 6 rioters got - they all go to jail, incl. this admin.

He is better but his stance on immigration is still a bit...lacking. Same with his policies on Ukraine. That said anyone other than Orban I am happy to see (except trump or putin himself)

I don't believe in retribution for its own sake, but I hope the next President aggressively goes after the people involved with Trump who have broken the law. Contract fraud, insider trading etc.

Adam, I long for the day when people like you represent the conservative wing. I’ll disagree all day long on fiscal policy but agreeing on the supremacy of the rule of law and that we’re all created equal means sleeping just fine at night.

Democrats need to start running on shutting down the Trump corruption machine that is feeding him, his children and his loyalists. No reason for Kushner to get billions after leaving the WH.

Good start, but.. Maybe not first, but high up on the list needs to be restoration of support for science and removal of politics from control of the country's science projects. Next would come reaffirmation of US responsibilities to treaties and our allies. An apology tour to follow. Rmove all gold

I’m glad we have this as a model. Too many of our current Dems will probably say some bs like, “Let’s look to the future and put the past behind us,” pretty much guaranteeing we’ll have another Trump in a few years.

Thank God, som1 is keeping record of it all&what to do about it asap. TY Adam. Don't forget the ballroom, rose garden, east wing, auto, pen photo to replace Biden's Pic. Idea.Replace 47s portrait w/ the bday card w/his signature on the 🐈 area&his quote under it. Grab em by the 🐈. - Donald J. Trump.

With the current Democratic Party gerontocracy anything meaningful is doomed. It’s time to primary like we’ve never primaried before. No votes for anyone taking corporate, AIPAC, or Epstein class donations.

And a lot of guts to get things done. Unlock the Republicans who have their nose up so far Trump's ass they can't do nothing but kisses ass all day everyday 24/7 and 365 days a year

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It’s the correct play book. If you don’t get them out, you are incredible vulnerable. Same goes here. When the Dem takes the WH in 2028, first day they need to fire every secretary and fuck norms. Fire them all. Have a plan and fire them.

"We don’t do this to punish Trump." The domestic and international terrorism the man unleashed upon everyone requires punishment. They do what they do because they were not punished for the many, many things they did before...over & over. Punishment. Period.

Ironic this comes out today when Katie Phang is on Cap Hill right now testifying against the monopoly of the media by one conservative (the Paramount merge)

It's embarrassing and frustrating for the U.S. to be a global laughing stock. We are way overdue to boot this administration out!

He needs to have the best security in the world. There are a lot of people who would like him dead. The corrupt officials, Orban, Putin, Stump/Vance. Putin already has people in Hungary and we know what his respect for others amounts to.

Oh hell yeah! We need to prosecute all of those treasonous motherfuckers! I will NEVER forgive AG Garland for slow-walking everything and President Biden for appointing him and misreading the moment/danger! Fuck that idiotic kumbaya bullshit! Not punishing treason leads to them going even further!