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Oh yes he can. So jail, or death, are our best solutions to get this man out office for good.
Current Affairs The 2020 United States Presidential Election
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I actually didn’t know that until I looked it up yesterday.
Mind boggling that you can serve as President with a felony conviction.
You are thinking logically...which is why you can’t understand the Trump cult.
All evidence against him is fake.
Sadly, best approach might be a deal. If Trump fades into the background and stays out of politics then prosecutions for him don’t happen.
Still don’t think that would work as Trump can’t self manage his baser instincts
Ignoring Trump’s speeches/persona is quite a hard thing to do - things like how he handled Charlottesville for instance can’t really be measured without that context.
However with that proviso I’d say that probably the biggest, and longest lasting, impact on everyday life of the Trump presidency will be his (or rather Mitch McConnell) judicial appointments. Not just the 3 Supreme Court justices but those nominated to lower courts as well.
Charting the Long-Term Impact of Trump’s Judicial Appointments
Beyond the Supreme Court, not only has President Donald Trump appointed judges at a quicker pace than his predecessor, he’s appointing younger judges who may serve for many more years.
projects.propublica.org
https://www.businessinsider.com/landmark-us-supreme-court-cases-2019-8 but the rulings down the chain also have impacts, especially locally. For many Republicans that is the biggest “win” from Trump’s tenure.
Trump hasn’t really been that interested in legislation, a lot of his policy impacts have been via executive action some of which can be overturned by Biden like reversing immigration policies and reentering Paris accord etc. One bit that may be harder is that Trump did a lot of deregulation, he tried to scrap two previous rules for every new regulation implemented, some of which (particularly the environmental/financial rules) will have a long tail.
Two significant exceptions to the lack of legislation are the Tax cuts and jobs act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax_Cuts_and_Jobs_Act_of_2017 and the Prison reform act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Step_Act
Overall I think most of the former Act was bad and the latter good but the reasons why is probably a deeper discussion than you wanted! And on that note I’d probably better leave off the Biden bit to another post/time!
They are also written in the most shocking way - a morass of double negatives and unclear language. It can take 5 minutes to actually understand what the hell they are trying to accomplish let alone decide if you support it!
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Thanks legs!Ignoring Trump’s speeches/persona is quite a hard thing to do - things like how he handled Charlottesville for instance can’t really be measured without that context.
However with that proviso I’d say that probably the biggest, and longest lasting, impact on everyday life of the Trump presidency will be his (or rather Mitch McConnell) judicial appointments. Not just the 3 Supreme Court justices but those nominated to lower courts as well.
A lot of individual liberties/public policy are determined through court cases, the Supreme Court ones are the most obviousCharting the Long-Term Impact of Trump’s Judicial Appointments
Beyond the Supreme Court, not only has President Donald Trump appointed judges at a quicker pace than his predecessor, he’s appointing younger judges who may serve for many more years.projects.propublica.org
https://www.businessinsider.com/landmark-us-supreme-court-cases-2019-8 but the rulings down the chain also have impacts, especially locally. For many Republicans that is the biggest “win” from Trump’s tenure.
Trump hasn’t really been that interested in legislation, a lot of his policy impacts have been via executive action some of which can be overturned by Biden like reversing immigration policies and reentering Paris accord etc. One bit that may be harder is that Trump did a lot of deregulation, he tried to scrap two previous rules for every new regulation implemented, some of which (particularly the environmental/financial rules) will have a long tail.
Two significant exceptions to the lack of legislation are the Tax cuts and jobs act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax_Cuts_and_Jobs_Act_of_2017 and the Prison reform act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Step_Act
Overall I think most of the former Act was bad and the latter good but the reasons why is probably a deeper discussion than you wanted! And on that note I’d probably better leave off the Biden bit to another post/time!
I would love to reply as eloquently and knowledgeable as yours and I kind of understand most of your reply (Although I’m lost in some places) my Apologies.
I was just trying to see if Trump achieved anything during his reign and it seems very little (obviously)
Then How is it possible he’s ran Biden so close in this election? What was Trump selling to his voters that made them believe in him? I know a lot of people will say they’re “thick” but you can’t label almost half of the nation as thick.
I’m trying to understand how someone so hated by the masses globally was still in with a shout to get a second term.
I just don't find it very persuasive. And I've seen a number of these types of analyses that seem to over-hype Trump's accomplishments in this election while under-hyping Biden's, but I'm not sure the data speak to these claims. One thing we know about American politics is that it is a cult of personality. Obama had it. Trump puzzlingly (to me) has it. Biden doesn't. Dems will be fine if they run someone else in 2024.
As to other's finding your post interesting that's up to them and I don't speak for them as evidenced by my singular and not collective response to your post.
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