Lecture on Presidential Election and Potential Second Term Policies
Introduction
Main topic: Presidential election
Secondary topic: Reality TV show (Mil Manor)
Commentary on trauma from participating in reality shows
Current Election Climate
Election is in full swing with usual campaign activities:
Policy proposals
Trading barbs
Occasional legal issues (e.g., Trump convicted of 34 felonies)
Trump ahead of Biden in polls despite numerous personal and legal controversies
Trump's Second-Term Platform
Trans Rights
Trump plans to restrict recognized genders to male and female, assigned at birth.
Claims radical left invented trans identity.
Impact: Aimed at making life harder for minorities.
Mass Deportations
Mass deportations plan by Trump and adviser Steven Miller.
Use of National Guard and military at southern border.
Local law enforcement measures like stop and frisk.
Policy Proposals
Universal tariff of at least 10% on all imports
Cutting funding for schools with vaccine or mask mandates
Revenge on enemies using presidency power
Communists, Marxists, radical left categorized as enemies
Reflection on First-Term Actions
Trump blew up the Iran nuclear deal, withdrew from the Paris climate agreement.
Slashed access to food stamps, tax cuts for corporations
Major actions: Separating children at border, suggesting dangerous Co treatments, inciting insurrection, 3 Supreme Court Justices leading to overturning Roe v. Wade
Many other promises (e.g., Affordable Care Act, Mexico paying for the wall) remained unfulfilled
Potential for Greater Efficiency in Second Term
Courts more conservative, party more aligned with Trump
Project 2025: Conservative step-by-step game plan for Trump presidency
Over 100 conservative organizations involved (e.g., Heritage Foundation, NRA, Liberty University)
Promotes elimination of various federal agencies (NOAA, Dept. of Education)
Criminalizing pornography and other extreme proposals
Database for prospective hires, conservative LinkedIn-type system
Schedule F and its Implications
Schedule F: Reclassifying career civil servants to political appointees
Undermines career government employees protections, pushed during Trump’s term but undone by Biden
Makes government employees loyal to the president, not the institution
Concerns and Warnings
Potential damage from the lack of expertise and loyalty-focused government roles
Legal and constitutional challenges
Bipartisan concerns: Would create widespread pandemonium, damage to federal institutions
Conclusion
Actionable Insight: Not voting for Trump is advised strongly
Urgency of awareness about Project 2025
A call for a stronger opposition to such extreme proposals
Need for better political engagement beyond just avoiding Trump
Extra: Reality TV Show Mil Manor
Humorous, yet awkward show moments used to break monotony and provide comic relief