Fwd: And if we follow these steps, we will once more have a government of, by and for the people.

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From: Carl Jarvis <carjar82@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2016 18:38:01 -0800
Subject: And if we follow these steps, we will once more have a
government of, by and for the people.
To: blind-democracy <blind-democracy@freelists.org>

An interesting mix. The trouble is, woven into this "contract with
the American People" are the seeds of our nations destruction.
I comment on several items. You can add your own concerns.

Carl Jarvis
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"Donald Trump's Contract With The American Voter."
What follows is my 100-day action plan to Make America Great Again. It is a
contract between myself and the American voter - and begins with restoring
honesty, accountability and change to Washington
Therefore, on the first day of my term of office, my administration will
immediately pursue the following six measures to clean up the corruption and
special interest collusion in Washington, DC:
* FIRST, propose a Constitutional Amendment to impose term limits on all
members of Congress;
XXX Term limits do no good if the local districts are Gerrymandered to
lock out Party Competition.

* SECOND, a hiring freeze on all federal employees to reduce federal
workforce through attrition (exempting military, public safety, and public
health);
XXX In other words, cut back those departments that restrict
corporations from plundering.

* THIRD, a requirement that for every new federal regulation, two existing
regulations must be eliminated;
XXX Another method of keeping those pesky regulations from interfering
with the business of plundering.

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

XXX 4, 5 and 6 have some merit.
* FIFTH, a lifetime ban on White House officials lobbying on behalf of a
foreign government;
* SIXTH, a complete ban on foreign lobbyists raising money for American
elections.
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
* SECOND, I will announce our withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership
* THIRD, I will direct my Secretary of the Treasury to label China a
currency manipulator
* 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
* 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.
XXX Get in as much breathing as possible right now. The day of clean
air anywhere on Earth is doomed.

* SIXTH, lift the Obama-Clinton roadblocks and allow vital energy
infrastructure projects, like the Keystone Pipeline, to move forward
XXX Keep breathing while you have any air left.

* SEVENTH, cancel billions in payments to U.N. climate change programs and
use the money to fix America's water and environmental infrastructure
XXX Fix America's water and environmental infrastructure? Why? When
the air becomes so contaminated that we are all dead, who cares if the
water is drinkable.

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
XXX And while you're at it, do the same for the 8 years of President
George Bush, the Lesser.

* 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
XXX Uphold the Constitution as defined by the Ruling Billionaires.

* THIRD, cancel all federal funding to Sanctuary Cities
This is the first step in putting boots on the ground in our nation's
cities. No more "nice guys" allowed.

* 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
XXX And here's where those troops come marching in.

* 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.
XXX One giant step toward a Military State.

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:
1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.
XXX This is Code for destroying Public Education, and allowing states
and local districts to invent their own rules. Good news for the
White Rich Kids, bad news for the children of Color and Disability.

5. 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.

XXX In other words, end Obamacare and open the hen house to all the
foxes and wolves. And as far as the FDA goes, the reason there is a
back log is due to the constant cut backs in funding and staffing.
This is an old tried and true method of strangling those pesky
departments that interfere with corporate rights to plunder.

6. 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.

7. 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;

XXX Maybe we can check with China and see if they still have the plans
for the Great Wall of China. That one was really good at keeping
unwanted folks out.

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.

XXX Oh goody, more private prisons and more troops "protecting" us.

8. 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.

XXX I told you so! More troops and more prisons and more judges. And
once the prison is full, more slave labor. It's a win, win all
around.

9. 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

XXX Break down the VA rather than building it up. Add more money for
weapons and military bases. That will help put Americans to work in
the munitions factories, and the best part of it all will be the
ability of young Americans to see the world at the taxpayers
expense...while protecting us from those evil Terrorists who want to
sneak in here and steal what little we have left.

10. 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.

XXX This is code for getting rid of those greedy guys who are now
running things, and getting Trumps guys in, so they can have a shot at
the free ride.

On November 8th, Americans will be voting for this 100-day plan to restore
prosperity to our economy, security to our communities, and honesty to our
government.
This is my pledge to you.