activities leading up to it, have public hearings, and issue a report. And
it should bar the naming of federal buildings, installations, and vessels after Trump; his presidency should be remembered, but not commemorated.
Because this, ultimately, is the point of this entire exercise. If Trump
is now the worst president we have ever had, it’s up to every American to ensure that no future chief executive ever exceeds him.
presidential records will necessarily be incomplete. His presidency has revealed gaping loopholes in the process of public disclosure, which the president deftly exploited. Congress should mandate that future candidates and presidents release their tax returns. Congress should also seek to tightly constrict the definition of privacy regarding presidential medical records. It should also require presidents to fully disclose their own business activities, and those of members of their immediate family, conducted while in office. Congress should also claim, as public records, the transition materials of 2016?17 and 2020?21 and those of future transitions.
Finally, Congress must tend to American memory. It should establish a
Joint Congressional Committee to study January 6 and the events and activities leading up to it, have public hearings, and issue a report. And it should bar the naming of federal buildings, installations, and vessels after Trump; his presidency should be remembered, but not commemorated.
Because this, ultimately, is the point of this entire exercise. If Trump
is now the worst president we have ever had, it?s up to every American to ensure that no future chief executive ever exceeds him.
guidelines should also protect nonpartisan public history at any
public facility associated with the Trump era. The Presidential
Records Act already puts those documents under the control of the
archivist of the United States, but Congress should mandate that
they be held in the D.C. area and that the National Archives should
not partner with the Trump Foundation in any public-history
efforts. Disentangling the federal Nixon Presidential Library from
Nixon?s poisonous myths about Watergate took an enormous effort.
The pressure on the National Archives to, in some way, enable and
legitimate Trump?s own Lost Cause is likely to be even greater.
Trump?s documented relationship with the truth also ensures that
his presidential records will necessarily be incomplete. His
presidency has revealed gaping loopholes in the process of public
disclosure, which the president deftly exploited. Congress should
mandate that future candidates and presidents release their tax
returns. Congress should also seek to tightly constrict the
definition of privacy regarding presidential medical records. It
should also require presidents to fully disclose their own business
activities, and those of members of their immediate family,
conducted while in office. Congress should also claim, as public
records, the transition materials of 2016?17 and 2020?21 and those
of future transitions.
Finally, Congress must tend to American memory. It should establish
a Joint Congressional Committee to study January 6 and the events
and activities leading up to it, have public hearings, and issue a
report. And it should bar the naming of federal buildings,
installations, and vessels after Trump; his presidency should be
remembered, but not commemorated.
Because this, ultimately, is the point of this entire exercise. If
Trump is now the worst president we have ever had, it?s up to every
American to ensure that no future chief executive ever exceeds him.
Trump gonna win.
his failed insurrection on January 6, one thing seems abundantly
clear: Trump is the worst president in the 232-year history of the
United States.
So, why does this matter? If we have experienced an unprecedented
political trauma, we should be prepared to act to prevent any
recurrence. Nixon?s fall introduced an era of government
reform?expanded privacy rights, overhauled campaign-finance rules,
presidential-records preservation, and enhanced congressional
oversight of covert operations.
Managing the pandemic must be the incoming Biden administration?s
principal focus, but it needn?t be its only focus. Steps can be
taken to ensure that the worst president ever is held to account,
and to forestall a man like Trump ever abusing his power in this
way again.
The first is to ensure that we preserve the record of what has
taken place. As was done after the Nixon administration, Congress
should pass a law establishing guidelines for the preservation of
and access to the materials of the Trump presidency. Those
guidelines should also protect nonpartisan public history at any
public facility associated with the Trump era. The Presidential
Records Act already puts those documents under the control of the
archivist of the United States, but Congress should mandate that
they be held in the D.C. area and that the National Archives should
not partner with the Trump Foundation in any public-history
efforts. Disentangling the federal Nixon Presidential Library from
Nixon?s poisonous myths about Watergate took an enormous effort.
The pressure on the National Archives to, in some way, enable and
legitimate Trump?s own Lost Cause is likely to be even greater.
Trump?s documented relationship with the truth also ensures that
his presidential records will necessarily be incomplete. His
presidency has revealed gaping loopholes in the process of public
disclosure, which the president deftly exploited. Congress should
mandate that future candidates and presidents release their tax
returns. Congress should also seek to tightly constrict the
definition of privacy regarding presidential medical records. It
should also require presidents to fully disclose their own business
activities, and those of members of their immediate family,
conducted while in office. Congress should also claim, as public
records, the transition materials of 2016?17 and 2020?21 and those
of future transitions.
Finally, Congress must tend to American memory. It should establish
a Joint Congressional Committee to study January 6 and the events
and activities leading up to it, have public hearings, and issue a
report. And it should bar the naming of federal buildings,
installations, and vessels after Trump; his presidency should be
remembered, but not commemorated.
Because this, ultimately, is the point of this entire exercise. If
Trump is now the worst president we have ever had, it?s up to every
American to ensure that no future chief executive ever exceeds him.
Trump gonna win.
He's deteriorating fast - losing language ability, needs prompt cards to "remember" the names of his kids and wife, etc. Soon they'll be wheeling
him out on stage on a hand truck. 'Course you'd vote for a mannikin
painted gold.
presidential-records preservation, and enhanced congressional
oversight of covert operations.
Managing the pandemic must be the incoming Biden administration?s
principal focus, but it needn?t be its only focus. Steps can be
taken to ensure that the worst president ever is held to account,
and to forestall a man like Trump ever abusing his power in this
way again.
The first is to ensure that we preserve the record of what has
taken place. As was done after the Nixon administration, Congress
should pass a law establishing guidelines for the preservation of
and access to the materials of the Trump presidency. Those
guidelines should also protect nonpartisan public history at any
public facility associated with the Trump era. The Presidential
Records Act already puts those documents under the control of the
archivist of the United States, but Congress should mandate that
they be held in the D.C. area and that the National Archives should
not partner with the Trump Foundation in any public-history
efforts. Disentangling the federal Nixon Presidential Library from
Nixon?s poisonous myths about Watergate took an enormous effort.
The pressure on the National Archives to, in some way, enable and
legitimate Trump?s own Lost Cause is likely to be even greater.
Trump?s documented relationship with the truth also ensures that
his presidential records will necessarily be incomplete. His
presidency has revealed gaping loopholes in the process of public
disclosure, which the president deftly exploited. Congress should
mandate that future candidates and presidents release their tax
returns. Congress should also seek to tightly constrict the
definition of privacy regarding presidential medical records. It
should also require presidents to fully disclose their own business
activities, and those of members of their immediate family,
conducted while in office. Congress should also claim, as public
records, the transition materials of 2016?17 and 2020?21 and those
of future transitions.
Finally, Congress must tend to American memory. It should establish
a Joint Congressional Committee to study January 6 and the events
and activities leading up to it, have public hearings, and issue a
report. And it should bar the naming of federal buildings,
installations, and vessels after Trump; his presidency should be
remembered, but not commemorated.
Because this, ultimately, is the point of this entire exercise. If
Trump is now the worst president we have ever had, it?s up to every
American to ensure that no future chief executive ever exceeds him.
Trump gonna win.
He's deteriorating fast - losing language ability, needs prompt cards to "remember" the names of his kids and wife, etc. Soon they'll be wheeling
him out on stage on a hand truck. 'Course you'd vote for a mannikin
painted gold.
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