He now has control over all three branches of government and has his tools in all the levers of power. While he has done something no one has even attempted in the history of this once decent country he just doesn’t seem that smart. Was it just a combination of circumstances, luck and audacity? Or is someone much smarter directing this horror story from behind the curtain? I was a graduate student in History in the early seventies,,, i can only imagine what will be written about 2025 fifty years from now.
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A long overview below, much that reads, sounds and are taking place NOW, eh?
---Project 2025 is a conservative policy initiative developed by the Heritage Foundation and over 100 conservative organizations in the United States. The project aims to prepare for a potential conservative administration and proposes a comprehensive overhaul of the federal government, largely based on the idea of a "unitary executive theory," which asserts that the entire executive branch is under the complete control of the president.
---Key Aspects of Project 2025:
Policy Recommendations: Project 2025's central publication, the "Mandate for Leadership," is a 900-page manual outlining detailed policy proposals across various areas of American life, including government, abortion and family, energy and climate, education, and technology.
---Dismantling the Administrative State: A core objective is to dismantle the federal bureaucracy and its perceived bias towards liberalism. This would involve placing all federal agencies, including independent agencies, under direct presidential control and eliminating job protections for thousands of civil servants, replacing them with political appointees.
---Conservative Social Vision: The project seeks to impose an ultra-conservative social vision. This includes proposals related to:
---Abortion and Family: Recommendations include withdrawing the abortion pill mifepristone and using existing laws to restrict its access through the mail, as well as promoting a "biblically based, social science-reinforced definition of marriage and family".
---LGBTQ+ Rights: The plan advocates for removing federal non-discrimination protections and permitting faith-based organizations to discriminate against LGBTQ+ individuals.
Immigration: Proposals include mass deportations and raids, ending birthright citizenship, and dismantling the asylum system.
---Consolidation of Power: Project 2025 proposes consolidating power in the presidency by undermining the system of checks and balances. It advocates for giving the president greater control over the Department of Justice and other agencies.
---Personnel Database and Training: The project has created a database of conservative loyalists to fill government positions and developed a training program for new federal employees.
---Controversies and Criticisms:
Project 2025 has faced significant criticism, with many viewing it as a threat to democracy and American institutions. Critics argue that its proposals could:
---Undermine the Rule of Law: By placing federal agencies under direct presidential control and potentially politicizing law enforcement, Project 2025 could jeopardize the independence of the judiciary and the rule of law.
---Restrict Civil Liberties: Proposals related to abortion, LGBTQ+ rights, immigration, and surveillance raise concerns about the erosion of civil liberties and individual freedoms.
---Concentrate Power in the Presidency: The project's emphasis on a unitary executive theory and calls for dismantling checks and balances are seen as paving the way for an authoritarian presidency.
Implement a Christian Nationalist Agenda: Some critics argue that Project 2025 promotes a white Christian nationalist agenda, particularly in its education policy proposals.
---Trump's Connection to Project 2025:
While Donald Trump has publicly disavowed Project 2025, claiming he has "nothing to do with it" and finds some of its ideas "absolutely ridiculous and abysmal," many of his recent executive actions and appointments align with the project's proposals. Several key figures involved in Project 2025 have been nominated to prominent positions in the Trump administration. For instance, Russell Vought, a self-described Christian nationalist and a key architect of Project 2025, was confirmed as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
It's important to note that the future implementation of Project 2025's proposals remains uncertain and will likely face political and legal challenges.
The Idealist within me has run into a deep cave and is wearing a crash-helmet. Yes, the Electoral College is stoopid. Even so, our election system has never before produced such a shameless, ignorant, unethical, conscience-less grifter. Even Tricky Dick operated with some sort of guard-rails. And when he was threatened with impeachment, he resigned. Not Donny. Enabled by invertebrates on The Hill.
The demagogues in this Orange Regime are using Donny. He will go along with THEIR political positions, no muss, no fuss, no bother. He is an empty Orange suit. The fact that he got elected TWICE tells me that there are way too many really ignorant voters with a vapid hole where a sense of ethics ought to reside.