"Project 2025" is a 900-page Authoritarian plan mostly written by the far rightwing Heritage Foundation that will go into effect immediately upon the election of Donald J. Trump.
It demands the purging of tens of thousands of career federal workers all across government in favor of hiring only loyalists to Trump.
Makes the US in essence a "Christian nation." States that married heterosexuality is the only valid form of sexual expression and identity.
Demands that all pregnancies would be carried to term, even if that requires coercion or death.
Establishes that transgender and gender-nonconforming people do not exist.
Eliminates the Dept of Education.
Shuts down NOAA (National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration) which is crucial during weather emergencies like hurricanes.
Dismantles the immigration system.
Drastically reduce visas, ends the Dream Act (allowing minors who came here as children and have been in the US for at least 5 years to stay and work here, and if they qualify, to attain permanent residency).
Continues tax cuts for the wealthy.
Allows Trump to institute a 10% tariff on all imported goods (100% for some items) which will instantly create massive inflation.
Slashes protections for LGBTQ Americans, abortion rights, Social Security and Medicaid.
Stops government efforts to lower drug costs.
Gives Trump total control over the FBI and institutes a rightwing agenda at the Pentagon.
Forbes--hardly a Liberal publication--says it will undermine democracy, supercharge government corruption, and devastate the American economy.
California Congressman Jared Huffman said, “Project 2025 is more than an idea, it's a dystopian plot that’s already in motion to dismantle our democratic institutions, abolish checks and balances, chip away at church-state separation, and impose a far-right agenda that infringes on basic liberties and violates public will.”
Read more from Forbes here.
