Donald Trump is planning to completely overhaul how the government works
if he wins the 2024 presidential election, which would clear the way for
him to do pretty much whatever he wants.
“What we’re trying to do is identify the pockets of independence and
seize them,” Russell Vought, who ran the Office of Management and Budget under Trump, told The New York Times.
One of the central parts of Trump’s fascist plan to consolidate power is
to bring independent agencies under presidential control, including the
Federal Communications Commission, which regulates television and
internet companies, and the Federal Trade Commission, which enforces
antitrust law and consumer protection rules.
But that’s not all: Trump also wants to be able to impound funds,
meaning refuse to spend money appropriated for programs he doesn’t like.
The tactic was banned under Richard Nixon, but Trump insists on his
campaign website that presidents have a constitutional right to impound
funds. He says he will reinstate the practice, even though it could
spark a lengthy legal battle.
He also plans to eliminate employment protections for tens of thousands
of civil servants, making them easier to replace. He would then purge intelligence agencies, the State Department, and the defense agencies of officials whom he has deemed members of “the sick political class that
hates our country.”
Trump has already said he would launch a criminal investigation into
President Joe Biden if he takes back the White House. But his new plans
would go a step further and centralize power under the executive branch.
https://newrepublic.com/post/174370/inside-trump-fascist-plan-control-federal-agencies-wins
Yep. Fascist indeed. Our PerSu fuckers will no doubt copycat these
aspirations.
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The bear, the bear, and the maiden fair"
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