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Thread for Actual Actions Taken By Trump - Not All The Stupid Bullshit He Says

JuiceCrewAllStar said:
I'm guessing this article has been posted elsewhere around here, but there are too many threads to keep up with: Trial Balloon for a Coup?
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between David Frum's piece in the atlantic today and this... bleh


As per my analysis yesterday, Trump is likely to want his own intelligence service disjoint from existing ones and reporting directly to him; given the current staffing and roles of his inner circle, Bannon is the natural choice for them to report through. (Having neither a large existing staff, nor any Congressional or Constitutional restrictions on his role as most other Cabinet-level appointees do) Keith Schiller would continue to run the personal security force, which would take over an increasing fraction of the Secret Service’s job.

Especially if combined with the DHS and the FBI, which appear to have remained loyal to the President throughout the recent transition, this creates the armature of a shadow government: intelligence and police services which are not accountable through any of the normal means, answerable only to the President.

(Note, incidentally, that the DHS already has police authority within 100 miles of any border of the US; since that includes coastlines, this area includes over 60% of Americans, and eleven entire states. They also have a standing force of over 45,000 officers, and just received authorization to hire 15,000 more on Wednesday.)
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JuiceCrewAllStar said:
I'm guessing this article has been posted elsewhere around here, but there are too many threads to keep up with: Trial Balloon for a Coup?
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I'd be interested to hear a take on that collection of facts from ELC and jhmd. I mean, certainly smells bad but I'm sure they can assuage any anxiety over the method by which this admin is governing so far. jhmd is a lawyer, no?
 
WakeandBake said:
I'd be interested to hear a take on that collection of facts from ELC and jhmd. I mean, certainly smells bad but I'm sure they can assuage any anxiety over the method by which this admin is governing so far. jhmd is a lawyer, no?
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Bueller.....Bueller.....
 
Amusing Toad the Wet Sprocket reference out of left field. Haven't thought of those guys in ages.
 
JuiceCrewAllStar said:
I'm guessing this article has been posted elsewhere around here, but there are too many threads to keep up with: Trial Balloon for a Coup?
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That article was looney tunes. I have not been following a lot of this board lately. You guys expecting Trump to take over dictator style now?

I mean, the guy has made it to president against all odds, but you guys think his real goal is Emperor of the planet?
 
knowell said:
That article was looney tunes. I have not been following a lot of this board lately. You guys expecting Trump to take over dictator style now?

I mean, the guy has made it to president against all odds, but you guys think his real goal is Emperor of the planet?
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His goal is to make money
 
So just checking in on what he promised to do in the first 100 days.


* FIRST, propose a Constitutional Amendment to impose term limits on all members of Congress; NOT DONE

* SECOND, a hiring freeze on all federal employees to reduce federal workforce through attrition (exempting military, public safety, and public health); DONE

* THIRD, a requirement that for every new federal regulation, two existing regulations must be eliminated; DONE

* FOURTH, a 5 year-ban on White House and Congressional officials becoming lobbyists after they leave government service; DONE

* FIFTH, a lifetime ban on White House officials lobbying on behalf of a foreign government; DONE. I THINK.

* SIXTH, a complete ban on foreign lobbyists raising money for American elections. DONE. I THINK.

On the same day, I will begin taking the following 7 actions to protect American workers:

* FIRST, I will announce my intention to renegotiate NAFTA or withdraw from the deal under Article 2205: DONE

* SECOND, I will announce our withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership DONE

* THIRD, I will direct my Secretary of the Treasury to label China a currency manipulator NOT SURE

* FOURTH, I will direct the Secretary of Commerce and U.S. Trade Representative to identify all foreign trading abuses that unfairly impact American workers and direct them to use every tool under American and international law to end those abuses immediately. NOT SURE

* FIFTH, I will lift the restrictions on the production of $50 trillion dollars' worth of job-producing American energy reserves, including shale, oil, natural gas and clean coal. NOT SURE

* SIXTH, lift the Obama-Clinton roadblocks and allow vital energy infrastructure projects, like the Keystone Pipeline, to move forward. DONE

* SEVENTH, cancel billions in payments to U.N. climate change programs and use the money to fix America's water and environmental infrastructure. NOT SURE

Additionally, on the first day, I will take the following five actions to restore security and the constitutional rule of law:

* FIRST, cancel every unconstitutional executive action, memorandum and order issued by President Obama. NOT SURE

* SECOND, begin the process of selecting a replacement for Justice Scalia from one of the 20 judges on my list, who will uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States. DONE. NOMINATED.

* THIRD, cancel all federal funding to Sanctuary Cities. DONE

* FOURTH, begin removing the more than 2 million criminal illegal immigrants from the country and cancel visas to foreign countries that won't take them back. NOT DONE.

* FIFTH, suspend immigration from terror-prone regions where vetting cannot safely occur. All vetting of people coming into our country will be considered extreme vetting. DONE BUT SUBJECT TO COURT CHALLENGES.

Next, I will work with Congress to introduce the following broader legislative measures and fight for their passage within the first 100 days of my Administration:

Middle Class Tax Relief And Simplification Act. An economic plan designed to grow the economy 4% per year and create at least 25 million new jobs through massive tax reduction and simplification, in combination with trade reform, regulatory relief, and lifting the restrictions on American energy. The largest tax reductions are for the middle class. A middle-class family with 2 children will get a 35% tax cut. The current number of brackets will be reduced from 7 to 3, and tax forms will likewise be greatly simplified. The business rate will be lowered from 35 to 15 percent, and the trillions of dollars of American corporate money overseas can now be brought back at a 10 percent rate. NOT DONE.

End The Offshoring Act. Establishes tariffs to discourage companies from laying off their workers in order to relocate in other countries and ship their products back to the U.S. tax-free. NOT DONE

American Energy & Infrastructure Act. Leverages public-private partnerships, and private investments through tax incentives, to spur $1 trillion in infrastructure investment over 10 years. It is revenue neutral. NOT DONE

School Choice And Education Opportunity Act. Redirects education dollars to give parents the right to send their kid to the public, private, charter, magnet, religious or home school of their choice. Ends common core, brings education supervision to local communities. It expands vocational and technical education, and make 2 and 4-year college more affordable. NOT DONE.

Repeal and Replace Obamacare Act. Fully repeals Obamacare and replaces it with Health Savings Accounts, the ability to purchase health insurance across state lines, and lets states manage Medicaid funds. Reforms will also include cutting the red tape at the FDA: there are over 4,000 drugs awaiting approval, and we especially want to speed the approval of life-saving medications. NOT DONE.

Affordable Childcare and Eldercare Act. Allows Americans to deduct childcare and elder care from their taxes, incentivizes employers to provide on-side childcare services, and creates tax-free Dependent Care Savings Accounts for both young and elderly dependents, with matching contributions for low-income families. NOT DONE.

End Illegal Immigration Act Fully-funds the construction of a wall on our southern border with the full understanding that the country Mexico will be reimbursing the United States for the full cost of such wall; establishes a 2-year mandatory minimum federal prison sentence for illegally re-entering the U.S. after a previous deportation, and a 5-year mandatory minimum for illegally re-entering for those with felony convictions, multiple misdemeanor convictions or two or more prior deportations; also reforms visa rules to enhance penalties for overstaying and to ensure open jobs are offered to American workers first. WALL IN MOTION VIA EO. NO ACT PROPOSED TO MY KNOWLEDGE.

Restoring Community Safety Act. Reduces surging crime, drugs and violence by creating a Task Force On Violent Crime and increasing funding for programs that train and assist local police; increases resources for federal law enforcement agencies and federal prosecutors to dismantle criminal gangs and put violent offenders behind bars. NOT DONE.

Restoring National Security Act. Rebuilds our military by eliminating the defense sequester and expanding military investment; provides Veterans with the ability to receive public VA treatment or attend the private doctor of their choice; protects our vital infrastructure from cyber-attack; establishes new screening procedures for immigration to ensure those who are admitted to our country support our people and our values. NOT DONE.

Clean up Corruption in Washington Act. Enacts new ethics reforms to Drain the Swamp and reduce the corrupting influence of special interests on our politics. NOT DONE.
 
"An Ohio minister said gang leaders from Chicago have reached out to him about coming up with ways to curb the violence - and they want Trump's help.

"They reached out to me because they associated me with you. They respect you, they believe in what you're doing," Pastor Darrell Scott said. "They're gonna commit that if they lower that body count, we're coming in and will do some social programs."

Pastor Scott said the gang leaders who reached out to him "want to work with the Trump administration" and they did not believe in the previous administration."

http://abc7chicago.com/news/minister-chicago-gangs-want-to-work-with-trump-to-fight-crime/1732019/
 
So Trump and an Ohio minister are going to negotiate with gang leaders.
 
"U.S. military officials told Reuters that Trump approved his first covert counterterrorism operation without sufficient intelligence, ground support or adequate backup preparations.

As a result, three officials said, the attacking SEAL team found itself dropping onto a reinforced al Qaeda base defended by landmines, snipers, and a larger than expected contingent of heavily armed Islamist extremists."

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-commando-idUSKBN15G5RX
 
So Navy Seals died and civilians died because Trump is too lazy to do his job.
 
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