Let me make these two points perfectly clear:
1) Trump didn’t win by a landslide…nowhere near it actually.
2) There is no ‘mandate’ for Trump.
First off, let’s clearly understand was a ‘landslide victory’ is. In politics is an election in which the victor wins by an overwhelming margin.
Now let’s get it clear what a ‘presidential mandate’ is…it’s also known as a ‘political mandate’. A presidential (or political) mandate is typically based on the claim that a majority (or plurality) of voters support the president’s policy agenda, and they should therefore be allowed to enact it once in office.
Here comes the reality check:
- Trump won the electoral college vote (the one that really counts) by only 23%.
- Trump won the popular vote by substantially less than 5million votes.
- 141million people voted, Trump won by barely a 3.3% margin.
- 162million registered voters in the US, Trump won by less than a 3% margin.
So using the popular vote numbers (the real representation of who supports Trump)…Trump won 51.5% to 48.5%, or 51.6% to 48.4% depending on if you use who voted or total registered voters. Even using the best case scenario 51.6% to 48.4%…there is no landslide victory…not even close to it!
As far as a presidential mandate…well, almost ½ of the country doesn’t support his policies or his agenda. Again…a presidential mandate from the 2024 election is not even in the same universe!
However, the two main voter issues (as per exit interviews) are; 1) the state/direction of the country (35% rate it as a serious problem, 75% have a negative view), 2) the economy (31% rate it a serious problem). Illegal immigration was also a top national concern.
Why are those issues important? Because that is clearly what the US voters are worried about, fearful of, and want corrected/fixed.
Trump will become a winner or loser, a great President or a washout, based on what he gets done while he is in office. Granted, as President he only represents 1/3 of the federal government…but probably the most powerful third. As of now it appears that Republicans will also control both houses of Congress…and that should substantially improve his ability to get things done. And some would say the Supreme Court leans conservative…possibly assisting in fixing the country as well…however, I am very cynical of that assumption.
So what should Trump focus his efforts on? Oh wait, no one asked me and no one from Washington gives a damn what I think. But if they did…
#1 To Do – Assign Vivek Ramaswamy as Government Reform Czar. Give him Sen. Josh Hawley and Sen. John Kennedy to help him. Freeze the budget for the DOJ, FBI, ATF, NSA, & DHS. Investigate those agencies to every single dark corner of their authoritarian offices. Develop a plan to eliminate the FBI, ATF, & DHS. Move the responsibility of the NSA to the military but move no current NSA personnel to the new operation. Drastically reduce the footprint and mission of the DOJ. Prosecute every single member of those agencies to the fullest extent of the law for anyone who has done even the slightest misdeed.
#2 To Do – Assign Elon Musk as Government Reduction Czar. Give him Sen. Mike Lee, Sen. Blackburn and Sen. Cruz to help him. The mission would be to eliminate all redundant department/agency missions, and to reduce government staffing by 30% within 2 years. Within 4 years completely eliminate the Departments of Education, Labor, Health and Human Services, Agriculture, and Commerce.
#3 To Do – Assign Sen. Rand Paul, Sen. Mike Braun, and Rep. Thomas Massie as a team to eliminate the Federal Reserve within 3 years.
#4 To Do – Put Doug Burgum, Governor of North Dakota, into the position of head of the Department of Energy. His mission…to make the US energy independent within 3 years. In addition to that get Congress to pass a law that the federal government cannot not take any step, enact laws, rules, regulations, or policies that would reduce the US’s energy independence.
#5 To Do – Remove DHS/CBP as responsible for border security; turn that responsibility over to the US military and build the wall immediately. Use CPB and ICE, along with the US Marshal Service to start the deportation of criminal illegal aliens.
#6 To Do – Stop all US government involvement in the wars in Ukraine, Middle-East, and anywhere else. Move ½ of all US Army and Air Force personnel and equipment back home to the US within 2 years.
If Trump would concentrate on those six missions/tasks he would cement a legacy that would have him as a hero that saved America and put it back on the track to restoring the Constitutional Republic…and being respected by freeomd loving folks around the world.
Now…this part will piss of some folks…so be it.
Trump must be watched like a hawk! He has authoritarian tendencies such as:
- In 2021 Trump used a Presidential Order, not a legal/lawful/legislative option, to infringe on the 2nd Amendment by banning bump-stocks.
- In 2017 Trump expressed radical support for civil asset forfeiture laws…a 100% unconstitutional and an authoritarian tool.
- In 2024 Trump, while campaigning, made it clear he not only supported qualified immunity for law enforcement officers, he wanted to put complete immunity into place for law enforcement officers. This is a dictator’s dream tool giving police unchecked ability to do whatever they want, to whomever they want, whenever they want…with NO accountability to those that they supposedly serve. If Trump was serious about supporting the Constitution and making America safe again; 1) he would want extensive police reform to make them successful again solving crimes, 2) eliminate qualified immunity to make law enforcement conduct more law abiding, respectful of Constitutional rights, and legal accountability.
While I personally don’t think Trump would be a dictator or an authoritarian leader, he does exhibit a general lack of knowledge in, and support for, both basic Constitutional rights and the Constitution in general. While that may not pose a threat in and of itself, it would open him up to input/direction/advice from those who are more conservative/authoritarian than he is. We must prevent that.
Bottom line…enjoy the victory of Trump’s win. And look forward to the respite from the radical unhinged leftist rule we’ve lived under for the last nearly 4 years. And use this coming time wisely…very widely.
Continue to…Pray, Plan, Prepare, Practice and to be Peaceful.
And while you are at it…be kind and give service to those that need it.
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