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162 Things I Think America Should Improve or Change

  On the Fourth of July this year, I wrote a blog listing 250 reasons I’m still proud to be an American . I felt like that post needed a follow-up about the things I think America should improve or change.  It turns out, I couldn’t list 250 things! Maybe that’s a good sign for the country. Some of these things are no-brainers. Some of them are VERY spicy takes. Some might not make sense to you. I’d love to answer questions about any of them. Federal Government Executive Orders should be significantly limited. Less legislation, especially proposed budgets, should be initiated with the executive branch (like The Affordable Care Act, Inflation Reduction Act, and Big Beautiful Bill).  Supreme Court Justices should be greater in number, partisan, elected, and term-limited. Ranked-choice voting should be tested at the national level, I suggest starting with elections for the senate.  The role of vice president should be replaced with a prime minister role that functions as...
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250 Reasons I'm Still Proud to be an American

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America has issues. It’s more than a trend for Americans of all kinds to discredit American greatness. But the United States of America is my home, and I still love it. What follows is a celebration of America from my perspective. I tried not to list anything that I don’t personally love. There are some items on the list that I am aware are complicated. I’m writing another post called “250 things I think America should improve or change” to discuss some of those complications. I’m also aware that not all of these things are UNIQUELY American, though I tried to include plenty of things I think are. I’m also aware that some of these items may seem redundant, though I tried to minimize that effect in my list as well. A few items I will elaborate.  Most I will just let stand.  I’m curious what you agree with, what you disagree with, what you think I’m missing. What’s on your list?  The People I Love This is my top reason that I still love America, and I think it’s a category...
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