We Must Defeat Trump’s Project 2025
Time to show up for democracy
In Trump v. United States, the Supreme Court ruled that presidents (and former presidents) are immune from criminal prosecution for “official acts” while they were in office. Can we agree that “Trump v. United States” is a fitting name for such a blow to the rule of law? Some have suggested that this decision isn’t a big deal. After all, it amounts to an admission of what was already common practice. That may be true, but it still concerns me. My concern increases when we add immunity to the power of the presidential pardon.
There is a large group of people in the United States who would like to get rid of atheists and other undesirables. I imagine they’ll start with immigrants and LGBTQIA+ people, but the rest of us won’t be far behind. This group is currently organized around Trump, but he didn’t create them. They existed long before him, and they will remain a threat long after he’s gone.
What do you suppose is in store for us once Trump has regained the presidency and put Project 2025 into place? We know what he and his supporters think about us. We know that many of his supporters are prone to violence. Impeachment won’t happen thanks to Republicans in the Senate. The threat of criminal prosecution is now moot. Is it hard to imagine that Trump might suggest violence? The…
