Reply to your post is inline, below: QUOTE="Bugenhagen, post: 5865176, member: 512007"]So I'd heard of this recently and of course was anticipating it in some form but there's a lot of background fascism stuff. Chatting with one of my FBI cousins these guys are reaching out to the various security branches and civil servants. Project 2025 Project 2025 is a plan to reshape the U.S. Federal government in the event of a Republican victory in 2024 United States presidential election. Good to hear, as "reshaping" is exactly what many people feel our Government needs. Project 2025 Purpose Plan for a restructuring of the U.S. Federal Government Headquarters 214 Massachusetts Avenue Northeast, Washington, D.C., U.S. Location Washington D.C. Director Paul Dans Website https://www.project2025.org/ The plan seeks to recruit thousands to come to Washington, D.C. and to restructure the federal government in the service of Trumpism, the personal ideology of Donald Trump. The plan would perform a rapid takeover of the entire U.S. federal government under a maximalist version of the unitary executive theory – a theory proposing the president of the United States has absolute power of the executive branch – upon inauguration. The development of the plan is led by the Heritage Foundation, a conservative U.S. think tank. "A 'maximalist' version of the unitary executive theory? Sounds scary, if it is it true. IF TRUE. The plan includes widespread changes across the entire government. With regards to climate policy, Project 2025 specifically plans to undo the Inflation Reduction Act, shut down the Department of Energy's Loan Programs Office, and increase the extraction and use of fossil fuels, among other measures. Well, if overspending can lead to inflation and the "Inflation Reduction Act" increases spending, it can make sense to end it. Exceptions can be justifiable for certain capital investments or incentives in energy related projects. OverviewEdit Project 2025 is shaped by Trumpism, Donald Trump's ideology. Presidential powersEdit Project 2025 seeks to place the entire U.S. federal government under direct presidential control, eliminating the independence of the Department of Justice, Federal Communications Commission, Federal Trade Commission and other agencies. The plan bases its presidential agenda on a maximalist version of the unitary executive theory, arguing that Article Two of the United States Constitution vests executive power solely to the president. The concept of personal presidential power is central to the thinking of Donald Trump, the current front-runner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, who falsely stated in 2019 that Article Two of the United States Constitution granted him the "right to do whatever as president". A similar remark was echoed in 2018 when he claimed he could fire special counsel Robert Mueller.[1] The above assertion, if completely accurate, is cause for concern. Checks and balances are a critical part of a robust and responsive Government, whether key positions are held by Democrats, Republicans, Independents, or Progressives. PersonnelEdit Project 2025 establishes a personnel database shaped by the ideology of Donald Trump. Throughout his presidency, Trump has rooted out individuals who are disloyal regardless of their ideological conviction, such as former attorney general William Barr, calling them "snakes" and "traitors" in his post-presidency. In the final year of Trump's presidency, White House Presidential Personnel Office employees James Bacon and John McEntee developed a questionnaire to test potential government employees on their commitment to Trumpism; Bacon and McEntee joined the project in May 2023.[2] Project 2025 is aligned with Trump's plans to fire more government employees than allocated to the president using Schedule F, a job classification established by Trump in an executive order in July 2020. Although the classification was rescinded by Joe Biden in January 2021, Trump intends to restore it. The Heritage Foundation plans on having 20,000 personnel in its database by the end of 2024.[1] Former Trump administration official Russell Vought and Project 2025 advisor stated that the project would be "a wrecking ball for the administrative state".[3] William Barr, a long term DC insider and formerly part of the discredited Bush Administration, is a piss poor example to support your point. Climate policyEdit Project 2025 does not provide strategies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions responsible for climate change; Heritage Foundation energy and climate director Diana Furchtgott-Roth has suggested Americans should use more natural gas, a fossil fuel that leaks methane. Project 2025's blueprint includes repealing Inflation Reduction Act—a landmark law that offers US$370 billion to clean technology, shuttering the Loan Programs Office at the Department of Energy, eliminating climate change from the National Security Council agenda, and encouraging allied nations to use fossil fuels. The blueprint supports Arctic drilling and declaring that the federal government has an "obligation to develop vast oil and gas and coal resources", promising legal protections for energy companies whose drilling causes harm to birds. Notably, Project 2025 would reverse a 2009 finding from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that determined that carbon dioxide emissions are harmful to human health, preventing the federal government from regulating greenhouse gas emissions. The climate section of the report was written by several authors, including Mandy Gunasekara, the former chief of staff of the EPA who considers herself principal to the United States's withdrawal from the 2015 Paris Agreement. The role of the Department of Energy was drafted by Bernard McNamee, who has advised several fossil fuel companies. Four of the top authors of the report have publicly minimized the human role in causing climate change.[4][/QUOTE I believe at least some "spillover costs" of energy production and other industrialization should be paid or considered by the beneficiaries of such projects, including all countries, including those in Europe and Asia. In conclusion, Project 25 seems to have a lot going for it. There are valid concerns, including "Reactive overreach" due to political extremism by the other side. However, it seems to me this country needs a well thought out plan, specifically trained and competent personnel, and a strong, effective leader who has the best interests of our tribe, our country at heart, versus the compromised interests of long term establishment politicians. I'm on board giving Project 25 a chance. How about you?
My gut feeling about Bannon is he is going to try and become the leader as improbable as it seems. Again Doofy, this is an adults conversation. You go and play with a red truck. Maybe drive into one. .
The truck is reh. Reh. Reh reh reh. Blue... the truck is blue... https://www.youtube.com/shorts/AmEfK1VB9HQ
Bannon is a relatively young 69, he has an eye on the prize and unfortunately as shambolic as he seems, shouldn't be underestimated.
I like it when someone has the testicular fortitude to post exactly what their plan is: Table of Contents A Note on "Project 2025" Paul Dans Foreword: A Promise to America Kevin D. Roberts, PhD Section 1: Taking the Reins of Government 1 White House Office Rick Dearborn 2 Executive Office of the President of the United States Russ Vought 3 Central Personnel Agencies: Managing the Bureaucracy Donald Devine Dennis Dean Kirk Paul Dans Section 2: The Common Defense 4 Department of Defense Christopher Miller 5 Department of Homeland Security Ken Cuccinelli 6 Department of State Kiron K. Skinner 7 Intelligence Community Dustin J. Carmack 8 Media Agencies U.S. Agency for Global Media Mora Namdar Corporation for Public Broadcasting Mike Gonzalez 9 Agency for International Development Max Primorac Section 3: The General Welfare 10 Department of Agriculture Daren Bakst 11 Department of Education Lindsey M. Burke 12 Department of Energy and Related Commissions Bernard L. McNamee 13 Environmental Protection Agency Mandy M. Gunasekara 14 Department of Health and Human Services Roger Severino 15 Department of Housing and Urban Development Benjamin S. Carson, Sr., MD 16 Department of the Interior William Perry Pendley 17 Department of Justice Gene Hamilton 18 Department of Labor and Related Agencies Jonathan Berry 19 Department of Transportation Diana Furchtgott-Roth 20 Department of Veterans Affairs Brooks D. Tucker Section 4: The Economy 21 Department of Commerce Thomas F. Gilman 22 Department of the Treasury William L. Walton Stephen Moore David R. Burton 23 Export-Import Bank The Export-Import Bank Should Be Abolished Veronique de Rugy The Case of the Export-Import Bank Jennifer Hazelton 24 Federal Reserve Paul Winfree 25 Small Business Administration Karen Kerrigan 26 Trade The Case for Fair Trade Peter Navarro The Case for Free Trade Kent Lassman Section 5: Independent Regulatory Agencies 27 Financial Regulatory Agencies Securities and Exchange Commission and Related Agencies David R. Burton Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Robert Bowes 28 Federal Communications Commission Brendan Carr 29 Federal Election Commission Hans A. von Spakovsky 30 Federal Trade Commission Adam Candeub Afterword Onward! Haven't read these yet, but on the surface, seems pretty comprehensive. Authors names are listed, unlike some articles by those in the Media's Left.
Upon further review, I would not nearly be qualified enough to get one of these Government Jobs you are talking about. Merely skimming over some of the articles presented by Project 25 tells me, we the peple, may actually be properly represented, finally, by Republicans. The fact that Trump emerges the leader of this Project apparently consisting of many of the top Conservative thinkers tells a lot of his leadership skills, commitment, and his organizational skills. While I always felt Trump had the best interests of our country and people at heart and always respected him for his self sacrifice given extensive Leftist attacks, I wondered what his actual leadership capabilities were. I wonder no more. Trump is the Man! Trump for President, 2024. No doubt. Not any longer.
But I'm most interested in how the progressives are going to take this move to a thousand year reich. Or a thousand island dressing on their tie but as I said, they are recruiting to overthrow the government and it's exactly what one could expect just SMH it's happening. Its like a storyline for the X-Files. I think a good way to stop them is to get as many inept as possible to sign up. Doofy, lick them crayons and apply.
Project 2025 is apparently based on the Book, Mandate for Leadership. This book is the product of more than 400 scholars and policy experts from across the conservative movement and around the country. Contributors include former elected officials, world-renowned economists, and veterans from four presidential Administrations. This is an agenda prepared by and for conservatives who will be ready on Day One of the next Administration to save our country. The Heritage Foundation is once again facilitating this work, but as our dozens of partners and hundreds of authors will attest, this book is the work of the entire conservative movement. The next conservative President will enter office on January 20, 2025, with a simple choice: greatness or failure. It will be a daunting test, but no more so than every other generation of Americans has faced and passed. The Conservative Promise represents the best effort of the conservative movement in 2023—and the next conservative President’s last opportunity to save our republic. https://www.project2025.org/policy/ So Project 2025 sounds like a well-organized corroboration involving scholars, policy experts, establishment politicians, and Trump. Just got off the phone with my Conservative friend. He shared my worries over too much authority being granted to the President. I believe this issue needs to be addressed in order to get widespread support for Project 2025. Should this issue get addressed, we may well be on our way to a new, better chapter for our country.