US Politics Thread

[Gurn]

3 minutes ago, Bob Long said:

 

he's trying to goad the judge into a mistake he can use at the inevitable appeal. 

Jailing someone for dissing the court, can not be grounds for appeal, or a lot of other cases would have been turfed.

contempt is supposed to be forbidden.

 

The longer this is allowed the worse it gets for every other judge in America- and the worse it gets for everyone.

 

There will be millions of borderline defectives, watching what is going on, and getting themselves ready to be just as idiotic, because, why not? That guy can do it, so can they.

I'm actually wondering if more judges are being shot now, than were a few years back? Crazies don't need much encouragement or enablement.

[Bob Long]

Just now, Gurn said:

Jailing someone for dissing the court, can not be grounds for appeal, or a lot of other cases would have been turfed.

contempt is supposed to be forbidden.

 

The longer this is allowed the worse it gets for every other judge in America- and the worse it gets for everyone.

 

There will be millions of borderline defectives, watching what is going on, and getting themselves ready to be just as idiotic, because, why not? That guy can do it, so can they.

I'm actually wondering if more judges are being shot now, than were a few years back? Crazies don't need much encouragement or enablement.

 

A lot of Americans just don't seem to care. They give him a pass for some reason. 

 

I doubt the judge will bite. Maybe another fine. 

[NewbieCanuckFan]

1 hour ago, Boudrias said:

It appears all of DC is a cesspool of corruption, no matter the party. I had to smile watching the Seinfeld 'Car & Coffee' segment with Obama. Obama came off well and of course Seinfeld asked some good questions. Seinfeld asked how many leaders he met were off their rockers. Obama said the majority were. Funny but scary. 

 

Most disturbing is the net worth of these politicians when they go into office and their net worth when they leave. Needless to say they leave multi millionaires. They trade on markets with insider info and they pocket PAC money when they can. Goodness knows what contracts they send to friends and relatives. Convicting Trump and Biden's son would be a good start at cleaning DC up.  

I don't think Donnie even passes the salt though...

 

NSFW (language)

 

 

There's always going to be some "leakage" in government.  But there's 'skimming' and there's Donnie.

Edited November 11, 2023 by NewbieCanuckFan

[the destroyer of worlds]

Remember when TRUMP was presented that gun a little while ago, and people pointed out that people under Federal indictment cannot buy and sell firearms.  Well, a one of a kind Trump Glock from the 45th President of the United States Donald J. Trump was put up in a charity auction.  The ATF should investigate.

 

 

 

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-mar-lago-glock-auction-law-1842854

Donald Trump May Have Just Broken the Law

[RupertKBD]

Bone Spurs showing real class on Remembrance / Veterans Day....

 

Using it as an opportunity to slag Mattis and Milley.....

 

....and yet you Trumpkins...sorry, conservatives, wonder why I use the moniker "Bone Spurs". Never forget: This is the coward whose father paid off doctors and officials to keep him out of the military....and this same POS is comfortable criticizing those who served....

[The Arrogant Worms]

Dementia Don is at it again.....

 

‘Trump Is Again Confused’: Trump Mixes Up Who Is President During Speech — Media Calls Him Out

 

https://www.mediaite.com/news/trump-is-again-confused-trump-mixes-up-who-is-president-during-speech-media-calls-him-out/

 

But the head of Hungary. Very tough, strong guy. Viktor Orban, did anybody ever hear him?

 

Probably, you know, considered very powerful, very powerful within his country and outside of his country, not exactly loved by some of the European nations, because he does this thing.

 

He didn’t allow millions of people to invade his country. He allowed nobody to invade the zero zero.

 

He had nobody.

 

So he doesn’t have crime and he doesn’t have the problems that they’re having in other countries where millions of people who are allowed to go in.

 

But they were interviewing him two weeks ago and they said, “What would you advise President Obama? The whole world seems to be exploding and imploding.”.

 

And he said “It’s very simple. He should immediately resign and they should replace him with President Trump, who kept the world safe.”

[DSVII]

2 hours ago, the destroyer of worlds said:

Remember when TRUMP was presented that gun a little while ago, and people pointed out that people under Federal indictment cannot buy and sell firearms.  Well, a one of a kind Trump Glock from the 45th President of the United States Donald J. Trump was put up in a charity auction.  The ATF should investigate.

 

 

 

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-mar-lago-glock-auction-law-1842854

Donald Trump May Have Just Broken the Law

 

I wish the news just reports it when he's actually punished for breaking the law. Add this to the pile.

[DSVII]

Let's see how many more military promotions tub-o-shitville holds back on remembrance day

 

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/tuberville-blocks-100s-military-nominees-digging-heels-dod/story?id=104790018

Edited November 11, 2023 by DSVII

[stawns]

12 hours ago, Bob Long said:

 

A lot of Americans just don't seem to care. They give him a pass for some reason. 

 

I doubt the judge will bite. Maybe another fine. 

Because their entire identity is wrapped up in him.  To turn their back on him would be to lose all sense of self, so they are with him to the bitter end.  If he loses again, I expect to see a big spike in domestic terror incidents

[bishopshodan]

Bill Burr's wife is awesome. 

 

 

 

[RupertKBD]

1 minute ago, bishopshodan said:

Bill Burr's wife is awesome. 

 

 

 

 

Two birds....I'm guessing the other one is for the so-called "musician" from Detroit....

[bishopshodan]

6 minutes ago, RupertKBD said:

 

Two birds....I'm guessing the other one is for the so-called "musician" from Detroit....

Maybe...she needed 3 fingers though...Tucker was there too.

 

Really spoiled my viewing of the fights. Dana White is a lap dog for Trump and tries to prop him up whenever he can. 

[RupertKBD]

I know some people are "not worried" about a possible second Trump presidency, but just so we're all aware, these are his plans if he's elected in 2024:

 

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/politics/trump-s-plans-if-he-returns-to-the-white-house-include-deportation-raids-tariffs-and-mass-firings/ar-AA1jNbV2?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=7f6f1fd0062c4518a1e1f8760e00977f&ei=37

 

A mass deportation operation. A new Muslim ban. Tariffs on all imported goods and "freedom cities" built on federal land.

Much of the 2024 presidential campaign has been dominated by the myriad investigations into former President Donald Trump and the subsequent charges against him. But with less than a year until Election Day, Trump is dominating the race for the Republican nomination and has already laid out a sweeping set of policy goals should he win a second term.

His ideas, and even the issues he focuses on most, are wildly different from President Joe Biden's proposals. If implemented, Trump's plans would represent a dramatic government overhaul arguably more consequential than that of his first term. His presidency, especially the early days, was marked by chaos, infighting and a wave of hastily written executive orders that were quickly overturned by the courts.

Some of his current ideas would probably end up in court or impeded by Congress. But Trump's campaign and allied groups are assembling policy books with detailed plans.

 

A look at his agenda:

 

DISMANTLING THE ‘DEEP STATE’

Trump would try to strip tens of thousands of career employees of their civil service protections. That way, they could be fired as he seeks to "totally obliterate the deep state."

He would try to accomplish that by reissuing a 2020 executive order known as “Schedule F.” That would allow him to reclassify masses of employees, with a particular focus, he has said, on “corrupt bureaucrats who have weaponized our justice system” and “corrupt actors in our national security and intelligence apparatus.” Given his anger at the FBI and federal prosecutors pursuing criminal cases against him, Trump probably would target people linked to those prosecutions for retribution.

Beyond the firings, he wants to crack down on government officials who leak to reporters. He also wants to require that federal employees pass a new civil service test.

 

THE U.S.-MEXICO BORDER

Trump has pledged to “immediately stop the invasion of our southern border” and end illegal immigration.

As part of that plan, he says he would immediately direct U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to undertake the largest domestic deportation operation in American history. He would target people who are legally living in the United States but harbor “jihadist sympathies" and revoke the student visas of those who espouse anti-American and antisemitic views.

In a bid to secure the U.S.-Mexico border, Trump says he will move thousands of troops currently stationed overseas and shift federal agents, including those at the Drug Enforcement Administration and FBI, to immigration enforcement. He also wants to build more of the border wall.

 

Trump wants to reimpose his travel ban that originally targeted seven Muslim-majority countries and expand it to “keep radical Islamic terrorists out of the country.” In the wake of the Hamas attack on Israel, he has pledged to put in place “ideological screening” for immigrants. His aim: bar “dangerous lunatics, haters, bigots, and maniacs,” as well as those who “empathize with radical Islamic terrorists and extremists."

To deter migrants, he has said he would end birthright citizenship, using an an executive order that would introduce a legally untested interpretation of the 14th Amendment. The order would prevent federal agencies from granting automatic citizenship to the children of people who are in the U.S. illegally. It would require that at least one parent be a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident for their children to be eligible for passports, Social Security numbers and other benefits.

 

TRADE

Trump says he will institute a system of tariffs of perhaps 10% on most foreign goods. Penalties would increase if trade partners manipulate their currencies or engage in other unfair trading practices.

He will urge that Congress pass a “Trump Reciprocal Trade Act," giving the president authority to impose a reciprocal tariff on any country that imposes one on the U.S.

Much of the agenda focuses on China. Trump has proposed a four-year plan to phase out Chinese imports of essential goods, including electronics, steel and pharmaceuticals. He wants to ban Chinese companies from owning vital U.S. infrastructure in sectors such as energy, technology and agriculture, and says he will force Chinese owners to sell any holdings “that jeopardize America’s national security.”

 

FOREIGN POLICY

Trump claims that even before he is inaugurated, he will have settled the war between Russia and Ukraine. That includes, he says, ending the “endless flow of American treasure to Ukraine” and asking European allies to reimburse the U.S. for the cost of rebuilding stockpiles.

It is unclear whether he would insist that Russia withdraw from territory in Ukraine it seized in the war that it launched in February 2022.

Trump has said he will stand with Israel in its war with Hamas and support Israel's efforts to “destroy” the militant group. He says he will continue to “fundamentally reevaluate” NATO’s purpose and mission.

 

TRANSGENDER RIGHTS

Trump says he will ask Congress to pass a bill establishing that “only two genders,” as determined at birth, are recognized by the United States.

As part of his crackdown on gender-affirming care, he will declare that hospitals and health care providers that offer transitional hormones or surgery no longer meet federal health and safety standards and will be blocked from receiving federal funds, including Medicaid and Medicare dollars.

He would push Congress to prohibit hormonal or surgical intervention for transgender minors in all 50 states.

Doctors typically guide kids toward therapy before medical intervention. At that point, hormone treatments such as puberty blockers are far more common than surgery. They have been available in the U.S. for more than a decade and are standard treatments backed by major doctors’ organizations, including the American Medical Association.

 

ENERGY

Trump's goal, he says, is for the U.S. to have the lowest-cost energy and electricity of any nation in the world, including China.

Under the mantra “DRILL, BABY, DRILL,” he says he would ramp up oil drilling on public lands and offer tax breaks to oil, gas, and coal producers. He would roll back Biden administration efforts to encourage the adoption of electric cars and reverse proposed new pollution limits that would require at least 54% of new vehicles sold in the U.S. to be electric by 2030.

And again, he says, he will exit the Paris Climate Accords, end wind subsidies and eliminate regulations imposed and proposed by the Biden admiration targeting incandescent lightbulbs, gas stoves, dishwashers and shower heads.

 

EDUCATION

Trump has pledged to terminate the Department of Education, but he also wants to exert enormous influence over local school districts and colleges.

He would push the federal government to give funding preference to states and school districts that abolish teacher tenure, adopt merit pay to reward good teachers and allow the direct election of school principals by parents.

He has said he would cut funding for any school that has a vaccine or mask mandate and will promote prayer in public schools.

Trump also wants a say in school curricula, vowing to fight for “patriotic education." He says that under his administration, schools will “teach students to love their country, not to hate their country like they’re taught right now" and will promote “the nuclear family” including “the roles of mothers and fathers" and the “things that make men and women different and unique.”

To protect students, he says he will support school districts that allow trained teachers to carry concealed weapons. He would provide federal funding so schools can hire veterans, retired police officers, and other trained gun owners as armed school guards.

 

HOMELESSNESS

Trump wants to force the homeless off city streets by building tent cities on large open parcels of inexpensive land. At the same time, he says he will work with states to ban urban camping, giving violators the choice between being arrested or receiving treatment.

He also wants to bring back large mental institutions to reinstitutionalize those who are “severely mentally ill” or "dangerously deranged."

 

PUBLIC SAFETY

Trump would again push to send the National Guard to cities such as Chicago that are struggling with violence. He would use the federal government's funding and prosecution authorities to strong-arm local governments.

He says he will require local law enforcement agencies that receive Justice Department grants to use controversial policing measures such as stop-and-frisk. As a deterrent, he says local police should be empowered to shoot suspected shoplifters in the act. “Very simply, if you rob a store, you can fully expect to be shot as you are leaving that store,” he said in one recent speech.

Trump has called for the death penalty for drug smugglers and those who traffic women and children. He has also pledged a federal takeover of the nation's capital, calling Washington a “dirty, crime-ridden death trap" unbefitting of the country.

[nuckin_futz]

'QAnon Shaman' Jacob Chansley, who served more than 2 years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on Congress, now wants to run for Congress

 

• Jacob Chansley, or the "QAnon shaman," became an infamous symbol of the January 6 attack on Congres.

• Chansley apologized and was recently released from prison after serving more than two years.

• Now he wants to run for Congress.

Jacob Chansley would like to return to the scene of his crime.

 

Chansley rose to American infamy as the "QAnon shaman," becoming the face of the January 6, 2021 seige on the US Capitol, which sent congressional lawmakers scrambling in fear for the exits.

 

Now he thinks he might like to work in the building he attacked.

 

Chansley is considering running for a US Congress seat in the 2024 election, representing his home state of Arizona.

 

He recently filed his initial paperwork with Arizona's Secretary of State's Office, indicating that he planned to run as a Libertarian for the state's 8th congressional District, The Arizona Republic reported.

 

Republican Rep. Debbie Lesko now holds the seat for the district, which is made up of suburbs surrounding Phoenix. Lesko recently announced she would retire in January instead of seeking reelection in 2024.

 

So, the race is now on for her seat. Notable candidates thus far include Blake Masters, who failed to cinch a seat in the Senate in 2022, and Abe Hamadeh, who lost his race to be Arizona's attorney general the same year.

 

One of the first rioters to breach the Capitol, Chansley issued an apology after pleading guilty to his crimes. He served 27 months behind bars in a 41-month sentence. Once released, he suggested that he wanted to reverse his guilty plea.

 

Though as a convicted felon he can't vote, that doesn't prevent him from running for office.

[RupertKBD]

Just now, nuckin_futz said:

'QAnon Shaman' Jacob Chansley, who served more than 2 years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on Congress, now wants to run for Congress

 

• Jacob Chansley, or the "QAnon shaman," became an infamous symbol of the January 6 attack on Congres.

• Chansley apologized and was recently released from prison after serving more than two years.

• Now he wants to run for Congress.

Jacob Chansley would like to return to the scene of his crime.

 

Chansley rose to American infamy as the "QAnon shaman," becoming the face of the January 6, 2021 seige on the US Capitol, which sent congressional lawmakers scrambling in fear for the exits.

 

Now he thinks he might like to work in the building he attacked.

 

Chansley is considering running for a US Congress seat in the 2024 election, representing his home state of Arizona.

 

He recently filed his initial paperwork with Arizona's Secretary of State's Office, indicating that he planned to run as a Libertarian for the state's 8th congressional District, The Arizona Republic reported.

 

Republican Rep. Debbie Lesko now holds the seat for the district, which is made up of suburbs surrounding Phoenix. Lesko recently announced she would retire in January instead of seeking reelection in 2024.

 

So, the race is now on for her seat. Notable candidates thus far include Blake Masters, who failed to cinch a seat in the Senate in 2022, and Abe Hamadeh, who lost his race to be Arizona's attorney general the same year.

 

One of the first rioters to breach the Capitol, Chansley issued an apology after pleading guilty to his crimes. He served 27 months behind bars in a 41-month sentence. Once released, he suggested that he wanted to reverse his guilty plea.

 

Though as a convicted felon he can't vote, that doesn't prevent him from running for office.

 

Saw this yesterday....

 

It seems crazy, but then you ask yourself, "How much worse would he be than MTG?"

[Sharpshooter]

7 minutes ago, RupertKBD said:

 

Saw this yesterday....

 

It seems crazy, but then you ask yourself, "How much worse would he be than MTG?"

Inmates would literally be running the asylum. 

[Satchmo]

5 minutes ago, nuckin_futz said:

'QAnon Shaman' Jacob Chansley, who served more than 2 years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on Congress, now wants to run for Congress

 

• Jacob Chansley, or the "QAnon shaman," became an infamous symbol of the January 6 attack on Congres.

• Chansley apologized and was recently released from prison after serving more than two years.

• Now he wants to run for Congress.

Jacob Chansley would like to return to the scene of his crime.

 

Chansley rose to American infamy as the "QAnon shaman," becoming the face of the January 6, 2021 seige on the US Capitol, which sent congressional lawmakers scrambling in fear for the exits.

 

Now he thinks he might like to work in the building he attacked.

 

Chansley is considering running for a US Congress seat in the 2024 election, representing his home state of Arizona.

 

He recently filed his initial paperwork with Arizona's Secretary of State's Office, indicating that he planned to run as a Libertarian for the state's 8th congressional District, The Arizona Republic reported.

 

Republican Rep. Debbie Lesko now holds the seat for the district, which is made up of suburbs surrounding Phoenix. Lesko recently announced she would retire in January instead of seeking reelection in 2024.

 

So, the race is now on for her seat. Notable candidates thus far include Blake Masters, who failed to cinch a seat in the Senate in 2022, and Abe Hamadeh, who lost his race to be Arizona's attorney general the same year.

 

One of the first rioters to breach the Capitol, Chansley issued an apology after pleading guilty to his crimes. He served 27 months behind bars in a 41-month sentence. Once released, he suggested that he wanted to reverse his guilty plea.

 

Though as a convicted felon he can't vote, that doesn't prevent him from running for office.

I remember after January 6th when all the reports came out of finding protesters' vans full of weapons and ammunition.

 

It crossed my mind that this guy's van was probably full of costumes, lights, and makeup mirrors.   I regret never passing the idea on to SNL.

[The Arrogant Worms]

 

‘Shocking!’ ABC’s Jon Karl Reveals Stunning Trump Tapes On Belief He’d Be ‘Reinstated’ After Losing To Biden

 

https://www.mediaite.com/news/shocking-abcs-jon-karl-reveals-stunning-trump-tapes-on-belief-hed-be-reinstated-after-losing-to-biden/

[The Arrogant Worms]

Hawaii Luxury Hotel Ditches Trump Branding to Join Hilton

 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/hawaii-luxury-hotel-ditches-trump-branding-to-join-hilton/ar-AA1jJkpi

[Wiggums]

3 hours ago, RupertKBD said:

I know some people are "not worried" about a possible second Trump presidency, but just so we're all aware, these are his plans if he's elected in 2024:

 

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/politics/trump-s-plans-if-he-returns-to-the-white-house-include-deportation-raids-tariffs-and-mass-firings/ar-AA1jNbV2?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=7f6f1fd0062c4518a1e1f8760e00977f&ei=37

 

A mass deportation operation. A new Muslim ban. Tariffs on all imported goods and "freedom cities" built on federal land.

Much of the 2024 presidential campaign has been dominated by the myriad investigations into former President Donald Trump and the subsequent charges against him. But with less than a year until Election Day, Trump is dominating the race for the Republican nomination and has already laid out a sweeping set of policy goals should he win a second term.

His ideas, and even the issues he focuses on most, are wildly different from President Joe Biden's proposals. If implemented, Trump's plans would represent a dramatic government overhaul arguably more consequential than that of his first term. His presidency, especially the early days, was marked by chaos, infighting and a wave of hastily written executive orders that were quickly overturned by the courts.

Some of his current ideas would probably end up in court or impeded by Congress. But Trump's campaign and allied groups are assembling policy books with detailed plans.

 

A look at his agenda:

 

DISMANTLING THE ‘DEEP STATE’

Trump would try to strip tens of thousands of career employees of their civil service protections. That way, they could be fired as he seeks to "totally obliterate the deep state."

He would try to accomplish that by reissuing a 2020 executive order known as “Schedule F.” That would allow him to reclassify masses of employees, with a particular focus, he has said, on “corrupt bureaucrats who have weaponized our justice system” and “corrupt actors in our national security and intelligence apparatus.” Given his anger at the FBI and federal prosecutors pursuing criminal cases against him, Trump probably would target people linked to those prosecutions for retribution.

Beyond the firings, he wants to crack down on government officials who leak to reporters. He also wants to require that federal employees pass a new civil service test.

 

THE U.S.-MEXICO BORDER

Trump has pledged to “immediately stop the invasion of our southern border” and end illegal immigration.

As part of that plan, he says he would immediately direct U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to undertake the largest domestic deportation operation in American history. He would target people who are legally living in the United States but harbor “jihadist sympathies" and revoke the student visas of those who espouse anti-American and antisemitic views.

In a bid to secure the U.S.-Mexico border, Trump says he will move thousands of troops currently stationed overseas and shift federal agents, including those at the Drug Enforcement Administration and FBI, to immigration enforcement. He also wants to build more of the border wall.

 

Trump wants to reimpose his travel ban that originally targeted seven Muslim-majority countries and expand it to “keep radical Islamic terrorists out of the country.” In the wake of the Hamas attack on Israel, he has pledged to put in place “ideological screening” for immigrants. His aim: bar “dangerous lunatics, haters, bigots, and maniacs,” as well as those who “empathize with radical Islamic terrorists and extremists."

To deter migrants, he has said he would end birthright citizenship, using an an executive order that would introduce a legally untested interpretation of the 14th Amendment. The order would prevent federal agencies from granting automatic citizenship to the children of people who are in the U.S. illegally. It would require that at least one parent be a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident for their children to be eligible for passports, Social Security numbers and other benefits.

 

 

TRADE

Trump says he will institute a system of tariffs of perhaps 10% on most foreign goods. Penalties would increase if trade partners manipulate their currencies or engage in other unfair trading practices.

He will urge that Congress pass a “Trump Reciprocal Trade Act," giving the president authority to impose a reciprocal tariff on any country that imposes one on the U.S.

Much of the agenda focuses on China. Trump has proposed a four-year plan to phase out Chinese imports of essential goods, including electronics, steel and pharmaceuticals. He wants to ban Chinese companies from owning vital U.S. infrastructure in sectors such as energy, technology and agriculture, and says he will force Chinese owners to sell any holdings “that jeopardize America’s national security.”

 

FOREIGN POLICY

Trump claims that even before he is inaugurated, he will have settled the war between Russia and Ukraine. That includes, he says, ending the “endless flow of American treasure to Ukraine” and asking European allies to reimburse the U.S. for the cost of rebuilding stockpiles.

 

It is unclear whether he would insist that Russia withdraw from territory in Ukraine it seized in the war that it launched in February 2022.

Trump has said he will stand with Israel in its war with Hamas and support Israel's efforts to “destroy” the militant group. He says he will continue to “fundamentally reevaluate” NATO’s purpose and mission.

 

TRANSGENDER RIGHTS

Trump says he will ask Congress to pass a bill establishing that “only two genders,” as determined at birth, are recognized by the United States.

As part of his crackdown on gender-affirming care, he will declare that hospitals and health care providers that offer transitional hormones or surgery no longer meet federal health and safety standards and will be blocked from receiving federal funds, including Medicaid and Medicare dollars.

He would push Congress to prohibit hormonal or surgical intervention for transgender minors in all 50 states.

Doctors typically guide kids toward therapy before medical intervention. At that point, hormone treatments such as puberty blockers are far more common than surgery. They have been available in the U.S. for more than a decade and are standard treatments backed by major doctors’ organizations, including the American Medical Association.

 

ENERGY

Trump's goal, he says, is for the U.S. to have the lowest-cost energy and electricity of any nation in the world, including China.

Under the mantra “DRILL, BABY, DRILL,” he says he would ramp up oil drilling on public lands and offer tax breaks to oil, gas, and coal producers. He would roll back Biden administration efforts to encourage the adoption of electric cars and reverse proposed new pollution limits that would require at least 54% of new vehicles sold in the U.S. to be electric by 2030.

And again, he says, he will exit the Paris Climate Accords, end wind subsidies and eliminate regulations imposed and proposed by the Biden admiration targeting incandescent lightbulbs, gas stoves, dishwashers and shower heads.

 

EDUCATION

Trump has pledged to terminate the Department of Education, but he also wants to exert enormous influence over local school districts and colleges.

He would push the federal government to give funding preference to states and school districts that abolish teacher tenure, adopt merit pay to reward good teachers and allow the direct election of school principals by parents.

He has said he would cut funding for any school that has a vaccine or mask mandate and will promote prayer in public schools.

Trump also wants a say in school curricula, vowing to fight for “patriotic education." He says that under his administration, schools will “teach students to love their country, not to hate their country like they’re taught right now" and will promote “the nuclear family” including “the roles of mothers and fathers" and the “things that make men and women different and unique.”

To protect students, he says he will support school districts that allow trained teachers to carry concealed weapons. He would provide federal funding so schools can hire veterans, retired police officers, and other trained gun owners as armed school guards.

 

HOMELESSNESS

Trump wants to force the homeless off city streets by building tent cities on large open parcels of inexpensive land. At the same time, he says he will work with states to ban urban camping, giving violators the choice between being arrested or receiving treatment.

He also wants to bring back large mental institutions to reinstitutionalize those who are “severely mentally ill” or "dangerously deranged."

 

PUBLIC SAFETY

Trump would again push to send the National Guard to cities such as Chicago that are struggling with violence. He would use the federal government's funding and prosecution authorities to strong-arm local governments.

He says he will require local law enforcement agencies that receive Justice Department grants to use controversial policing measures such as stop-and-frisk. As a deterrent, he says local police should be empowered to shoot suspected shoplifters in the act. “Very simply, if you rob a store, you can fully expect to be shot as you are leaving that store,” he said in one recent speech.

Trump has called for the death penalty for drug smugglers and those who traffic women and children. He has also pledged a federal takeover of the nation's capital, calling Washington a “dirty, crime-ridden death trap" unbefitting of the country.

 

So he wants to get rid of crooked politicians.  

He wants to cut off China

Wants to keep illegal aliens and Islamic extremists out of the U.S

Wants to settle the war in Ukraine

Wants to stop children from being fed hormone blockers

Wants to lower the cost of energy and electricity

Wants to get the homeless off the streets of major cities whilst building homeless camps and/or offering treatment

 

Geez, it all sounds so horrible. 

 

[RupertKBD]

4 minutes ago, Wiggums said:

 

So he wants to get rid of crooked politicians.  

He wants to cut off China

Wants to keep illegal aliens and Islamic extremists out of the U.S

Wants to settle the war in Ukraine

Wants to stop children from being fed hormone blockers

Wants to lower the cost of energy and electricity

Wants to get the homeless off the streets of major cities whilst building homeless camps and/or offering treatment

 

Geez, it all sounds so horrible. 

 

It does.....unless you have zero understanding of what it all actually means.

 

If he actually wanted to get rid of crooked politicians he wouldn't be running....

[Warhippy]

33 minutes ago, Wiggums said:

 

So he wants to get rid of crooked politicians.  

He wants to cut off China

Wants to keep illegal aliens and Islamic extremists out of the U.S

Wants to settle the war in Ukraine

Wants to stop children from being fed hormone blockers

Wants to lower the cost of energy and electricity

Wants to get the homeless off the streets of major cities whilst building homeless camps and/or offering treatment

 

Geez, it all sounds so horrible. 

 

So he

wanted to not spend as much

wanted to drain the swamp

wouldn't take a dime from the gov

wouldn't be corrupt

wouldn't lie

would keep winning

would make things better for the average person

would make sure the gov didn't interfere in peoples lives

would make america safer

 

So ummm...it all sounds great but what did he really do while in office with a super majority?

[the destroyer of worlds]

37 minutes ago, Wiggums said:

 

1) So he wants to get rid of crooked politicians.  

2) He wants to cut off China

3) Wants to keep illegal aliens and Islamic extremists out of the U.S

4) Wants to settle the war in Ukraine

5) Wants to stop children from being fed hormone blockers

6) Wants to lower the cost of energy and electricity

7) Wants to get the homeless off the streets of major cities whilst building homeless camps and/or offering treatment

 

Geez, it all sounds so horrible. 

 

 

1)  He didn't the first time.  Like at all.  So I don't see how he can do it without destroying American DEMOCRACY.

 

2) He didn't the first time.  What little he did didn't end well for AMERICANS.  If anything, the CHIPS and Science Act brought to the US by Biden and the Democrats is an example of how you do it.  The act provides roughly $280 billion in new funding to boost domestic research and manufacturing of semiconductors in the United States.

 

3)  Most illegals entered the US LEGALLY.  Like, pretty much all of the 9/11 terrorists entered on tourist or business visas.  One entered on a student visa.

 

And if you claim the border is wide open, it isn't.  There were years where the Obama administration set records for deportations.  There were a number of TRUMP era policies that were actually continued when Biden took over.  Apprehensions haven't gone to zero.  

 

4)  So does everyone else, except one of the KEY players.  RUSSIA.  If Ukraine gives up, bye bye Ukraine.  If Russia gives up, the war is over.  Pretty simple.

 

5)  First off, define children.  Second off, what are the numbers here?  Are all children being given puberty blockers?  Is it only a percentage?  How are these children getting them?

 

Most, if not all of the people bitching about this know little to nothing or they misrepresent what is ACTUALLY happening.

 

6)  Good luck with that.  Oil prices are not something an individual president can do much.  Except maybe selling off some of the national reserves when the price is high, then fill it back up when the price is low, making a profit.  Oops, I just explained what Biden did.

 

7)  I think MOST people are for this.  The problem comes when trying to actually do those things.  Local/County/State may provide roadblocks along with local residents and the usual NIMBY crap.  The problem is that this goal will rely on QOP support, which doesn't have a good recent track record of wanting to increase funding for social programs.  If anything, they want to gut funding for social programs, or have you been asleep these past weeks with regards to the Budget and Government shutdown that is days away.

Edited November 12, 2023 by the destroyer of worlds

[RupertKBD]

2 hours ago, the destroyer of worlds said:

 

1)  He didn't the first time.  Like at all.  So I don't see how he can do it without destroying American DEMOCRACY.

 

2) He didn't the first time.  What little he did didn't end well for AMERICANS.  If anything, the CHIPS and Science Act brought to the US by Biden and the Democrats is an example of how you do it.  The act provides roughly $280 billion in new funding to boost domestic research and manufacturing of semiconductors in the United States.

 

3)  Most illegals entered the US LEGALLY.  Like, pretty much all of the 9/11 terrorists entered on tourist or business visas.  One entered on a student visa.

 

And if you claim the border is wide open, it isn't.  There were years where the Obama administration set records for deportations.  There were a number of TRUMP era policies that were actually continued when Biden took over.  Apprehensions haven't gone to zero.  

 

4)  So does everyone else, except one of the KEY players.  RUSSIA.  If Ukraine gives up, bye bye Ukraine.  If Russia gives up, the war is over.  Pretty simple.

 

5)  First off, define children.  Second off, what are the numbers here?  Are all children being given puberty blockers?  Is it only a percentage?  How are these children getting them?

 

Most, if not all of the people bitching about this know little to nothing or they misrepresent what is ACTUALLY happening.

 

6)  Good luck with that.  Oil prices are not something an individual president can do much.  Except maybe selling off some of the national reserves when the price is high, then fill it back up when the price is low, making a profit.  Oops, I just explained what Biden did.

 

7)  I think MOST people are for this.  The problem comes when trying to actually do those things.  Local/County/State may provide roadblocks along with local residents and the usual NIMBY crap.  The problem is that this goal will rely on QOP support, which doesn't have a good recent track record of wanting to increase funding for social programs.  If anything, they want to gut funding for social programs, or have you been asleep these past weeks with regards to the Budget and Government shutdown that is days away.

 

Props for actually taking the time to "destroy" those points.....I've been down this road so many times that I just don't have the patience.....

 

[nuckin_futz]

3 hours ago, Wiggums said:

 

So he wants to get rid of crooked politicians.  

He wants to cut off China

Wants to keep illegal aliens and Islamic extremists out of the U.S

Wants to settle the war in Ukraine

Wants to stop children from being fed hormone blockers

Wants to lower the cost of energy and electricity

Wants to get the homeless off the streets of major cities whilst building homeless camps and/or offering treatment

 

Geez, it all sounds so horrible. 

 

 

He had 4 years to accomplish all of that. Obviously he doesn't want it that badly.