What the new American Congress Needs to do to Counter the Harm of the Trump Regime – A Canadian Perspective
The first thing the new Democratic Party controlled United States House of Representatives and Senate need to do is make it clear they do not support the Trump Regime.
They can start with symbolic measures to make their positions clear and indicate the extent of the substantive resumes that will follow, starting with, but not limited to:
A clear declaration of lack of confidence in the President, Vice-President and Cabinet.
A declaration that support of white supremacy and christian nationalism are un-American and that being anti-fascist is a patriotic act.
A statement reaffirming the friendship and special relationship between the United States and Canada.
A clear statement that Canada considers NATO and the NATO countries as its closest allies, NOT Russia and China and a clear statement of support for Ukraine.
A declaration supporting the establishment of a Palestinian state and condemnation of Israel’s genocide in Gaza,.
Undoing all the petty and narcissist renaming done by Trump of geographic features and American institutions and stopping the Arc De Trump.
These symbolic measures must also be followed by substantive measures including, but not limited to:
Undertaking investigations into the unconstitutional, illegal and inappropriate behaviour of the Executive branch, including but not limited to:
Executive orders beyond the powers of the President .
Members of the Trump family and other Trump cronies enriching themselves due to insider information or government decisions.
The actions of DOGE under the leadership of Elon Musk and particularly the actions of employees of Musk controlled companies placed inside the United States government.
Employment decisions, firings and demotions, taken by Cabinet members based on gender and racial and other inappropriate discrimination and biases.
All other forms of corruption within the Trump Regime.
Using the power of the purse to completely defund ICE, as there is no reason for a Gestapo/SS type unit to be rounding up undesirables and sending them to concentration camps within and outside the United States, and reining in Customs and Border Protection so that people who are not qualified to enter the United States, often for minor technical problems with documentation, are simply turned away, not sent to concentration camps.
Establishing a system where undocumented immigrants who have become contributing members of their communities can receive permanent resident status and a pathway to citizenship.
Reiterating the United States support for the sovereignty of Ukraine (with its borders at the dissolution of the Soviet Union) and increasing American support to Ukraine while making it clear the United States will not support any peace agreement that does not have the support of the Ukrainian people.
Using the power of the purse by requiring Congressional approval of all aggressive measures taken by the military before funds can be released enabling them.
Increasing aid to Gaza while eliminating all aid, particularly military, to Israel.
Passing legislation (that expressly overrides any previous legislation) that removes all of Trump’s aggressive and predatory tariffs on Canada and returns Canada – United States trade to the provisions of the Canada - United States - Mexico Agreement.
Releasing the Epstein files by any and all means necessary.
Working towards a single payer publicly funded health care system and a universal basic income program.
And a special one, establishing the Congressional Woke Awards for individuals expressing an exceptional level of caring for their fellow Americans.
Congress must also recognize that Trump may very well try to extend his control over the Supreme Court beyond his death by coercing supportive Supreme Court Justices to retire early so he can appoint younger unequalled politically supportive individuals to the Supreme Court. The Congress must make it clear that it will not approve any future Trump appointments to the Supreme Court
However the Trump regime is not the only problem with the American political system. I looked at some of these systemic problems and proposed solutions in the Fifth Column blog posts linked to below.
I have also looked at the concept of democracy and the problems with the Canadian political system and proposed solutions in these Fifth Column blog posts.
