The next two years

[Note to the editor: this is not intended for the “as you see it” section. This is an essay for the Opinion page. Hopefully, we can get something started.]
There was some uncertainty about the future of Bernie Sanders’ “Revolution” if Hillary Clinton had been elected. Would there be competing objectives? Who will take on the leadership? Should we even try to keep the Revolution alive? Trump’s surprise election certainly wiped out any doubts. The goals are clear now. The country is at grave risk of a right wing tsunami of repressive legislation that will set the country back 100 years, and further widen the split created by the election of Ronald Reagan in 1980. Just about every malady now bedeviling America can be traced back to the frenzy of deregulation following Reagan’s emasculating of all the regulating agencies of the Federal government. Now, with conservatives (that is regressives) in control, things can only get worse for ordinary Americans (the 99%) and they will stay worseP unless a countervailing movement can arise to resist the worst of the coming right wing depredations. Such a movement might take the form of . . .
. . . the MOVEMENT TO UNDO
This would be an organization devoted to shining the light of public awareness on congressional actions that are detrimental to the country as a whole or unnecessarily harmful to any specific portion of the population. The massively-financed campaign by the Koch brothers through ALEC to gain control of legislatures and advance their regressive agenda is a good example of what should be exposed. Here are some of the things we can expect:
Women’s health: Roe v. Wade is a high priority target. Obamacare: Trump’s “do it on day one” target is repeal of the Affordable Care Act. Who knows what, if anything there will be to replace it. Gerrymandering: The 2020 census opens up the opportunity for widespread mischief. However, the election of 2018 presents an opportunity to elect some neutral (that is non-Republican) members to Congress. Voter suppression: High on the list of several states. Privatization: Wherever there are juicy corporate profits to be made, Republicans will try to privatize the operation.
These are just a few of the issues we can expect to be launched during the first couple of years. We can hope that a strong and active “Movement to Undo” might be an inhibiting factor. And, hopefully, the election of 2018 will put more muscle back into the Democrat party.