Will He Keep His Promises?
I woke up Wednesday morning in Trumpland. My worst fears are coming true. Will he keep his promises? In the first days I am upset and depressed. I feel better as I hear others calling out to fight back. In the months between Trump’s election as President and his inauguration, most of us will gather our thoughts and renew our passports (just in case).
The media tries to push the country into denial. Even elected officials maligned by Trump insist that he did not really mean what he said. They say he will be “different” as the President than the person who ran for President.
If He Keeps His Promises
If he is true to his word, on Day 1, President Trump will issue an Executive Order suspending the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”) and any funding to support the Act. His actions may send the economy and world markets into a downward spiral.
If he keeps his promises, President Trump will direct the FBI to re-open its investigation of Hillary Clinton. We should not be surprised if newly appointed Attorney General Rudy Giuliani orders Hillary’s arrest.
If he keeps his promises, President Trump will invest millions of dollars to ramp up the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE). ICE will develop a comprehensive plan to locate and deport millions of working and poor people suspected of immigrating from Mexico, South America, Syria or Haiti. We should expect that vigilantes will volunteer to assist in the effort to deport these “illegal aliens.” He will also immediately start construction of the wall between the U.S. and Mexico.
We should not be surprised if President Trump rejects the Obama administration’s position on private prisons and directs the Bureau of Prisons to renew all of the private contracts. We should expect that funding for re-entry of formerly incarcerated persons, community policing and mental health services will be severely reduced. California will continue to be the leader if not the only state committed to working against mass incarceration in America.
If he keeps his promises, President Trump will champion laws to defund Planned Parenthood and declare abortion completely illegal. Led by Speaker Paul Ryan, the Republican-controlled Congress will likely pass these laws.
What President Trump labels “locker room talk” may became more prevalent in our schools and public places. Our efforts to stop violence against women and eliminate commercial sexual exploitation of women and under-age girls are likely to receive minimal support in the new Trump administration.
Packing SCOTUS with Scalia Clones
If he keeps his promises, President Trump will immediately appoint a Scalia-like judge to replace Justice Antonin Scalia on the United States Supreme Court. Justice Scalia was a rabid opponent of affirmative action appointed to the Supreme Court by Ronald Reagan. In 2015, Justice Scalia appeared to openly endorse a racist argument that Black students do better at “slower-track schools” stating:
Most of the black scientists in this country don’t come from schools like the University of Texas. They come from lesser schools where they do not feel that they’re being pushed ahead in classes that are too fast for them. . . . I’m just not impressed by the fact that the University of Texas may have fewer [Black students]. Maybe it ought to have fewer.
President Trump will likely have more opportunities to “pack the court” with Scalia-inspired justices, based on suggestions from the Federalist Society and The Heritage Foundation, two right-wing conservative think-tanks.
The Good News
The good news is that already, everywhere, resisters to the Trump Presidency are organizing. In the Democratic Party, progressives are organizing to redeem the party. One of the most poignant “calls to action” was issued “the day after” by former Emerge Director, Kimberly Ellis. She’s running to change the face of the Democratic Party.
Outside the party, thousands, perhaps millions, have joined Bernie Sanders’ ourrevolution.org. Black Lives Matter continues to be an inspiring movement rooted in the experiences of Black people in this country and committed to the empowerment of our community. And I really believe that if there ever comes a day that Latinos and immigrants are being hunted down en masse and sent off to concentration camps, most of us will not watch silently and fail to “speak out.”* We are our brother’s keeper.
Finally, I was honored by Hillary’s final words to the Obamas: “To Barack and Michelle Obama, our country owes you an enormous debt of gratitude. We thank you for your graceful, determined leadership.” The Obamas together, made all of us look kindly on and feel better about America. I hope that once we recover from the shock of Trump’s election, we will “shake the dust off our feet” and keep stepping toward the light. The race is clearly not given to the strong or the swift but to he that endureth. “Banish the darkness with light.”
* Quote from “First They Came for the Socialists”. Martin Niemoller (1946).
Randolph
Hi, very nice website, cheers!
——————————————————
Need cheap and reliable hosting? Our shared plans start at $10 for an year and VPS plans for $6/Mo.
——————————————————
Check here: https://www.reliable-webhosting.com/
Nina Wilkins
Im grateful for the blog. Much thanks again!
Emerson Carter
Hi! I’m a German Single Mom living in Seattle, I found your article to be soooo Usefull!
Travel
Hi! Quick question that’s completely off topic. Do you know how to make your site mobile friendly? My web site looks weird when viewing from my iphone 4. I’m trying to find a template or plugin that might be able to resolve this problem. If you have any suggestions, please share. Many thanks!
Vonnie Rosul
aonomz2v3xub4re2ge6gbm60z2b6wu9jdozy0144edn6311rcib0
Robert Roanhorse
9l6r21luiyrtq246tavg5irtbno7xfh9e9lt3xqku4i3ynwvr7va
Von Pardey
w301ulz6vr76n9c3d46x5vtcy30q07xvn44g5r7r951lw60iaq79
Taylor Ferranto
ti0gktc9cia96jrb0n6zo28j0o38rfxg5879vx6n389zd0z819zc
win money weekly for life
win money online free
Dan Boggiano
nice blog keep up the good work
best birdwatching binoculars
Some times these are feeding, sometimes nesting, some times in between. The city
was introduced in the very first millennium, in the event the indigenous people of
Ecuador invaded this beautiful place to establish commercial centers.
If you want to explore this section of the world properly,
you must spare out some precious time to make it wonderful and successful.
VictorWound
caste cialis online you gain gain cialis online the vet. generic cialis cost is requisite in identifying realizable for headway renal from the.
JamesUlcef
Bvvyfw fnpkmf 20mg cialis buy cialis pills [url=https://ciamedusa.com/]generic cialis online no prescription[/url] Luituq jwhnub cialis 20 tadalafil 20 mg
StephenMergy
viagra cost per pill viagra without a doctor prescription online doctor prescription for viagra
GeorgeRhids
generic viagra walmart sildenafil how much will generic viagra cost
GeorgeRhids
viagra over the counter walmart buy cheap sildenafil discount viagra
JeremySop
daily use cialis cost cialis professional free cialis
EdwardHef
online doctor prescription for viagra buy cheap viagra 100mg viagra
SamuelAbups
new erectile dysfunction treatment buy anti biotics without prescription impotance
RogerDiurl
buy generic viagra online buy viagra online generic viagra without a doctor prescription
canadian drugs online
RogerDiurl
walmart viagra generic viagra online buy viagra online usa
ed products
RogerDiurl
where can i buy viagra over the counter canadian pharmacy viagra cheap viagra online canadian pharmacy
prescription drugs canada buy online
RogerDiurl
best place to buy generic viagra online buy viagra online viagra prices
best ed medication
PeterHet
prices of cialis how does cialis work best liquid cialis
PeterHet
buy cialis online cialis online cialis dosage 40 mg dangerous
ThomasVuG
drug medication canadian drugstore online ed pills comparison
herbal ed treatment
ThomasVuG
soma therapy ed generic ed pills shots for ed
how to cure ed
Thomasgoask
how can i get prednisone online without a prescription 80 mg prednisone daily
Thomasgoask
cost of prednisone 40 mg prednisone pills 10 mg
Thomasgoask
zantac coupon zantac prices
Shantel Bolio
lg454e3b109kh93a86nv0913igc9c0886vel2ru2i31c0p3qv8od
RobertFrori
sildenafil buy sildenafil
RobertFrori
buy generic drugs from india best place to buy generic drugs
RobertFrori
cheap sildenafil sildenafil online
RobertFrori
buy generic drugs cheap tablets india pharmacy
Douglasdus
medication for ed dysfunction https://sildenafilxxl.com/ viagra prescription online
Fallon Plough
Mallorca es una de las Islas Baleares, una provincia española en la costa este de España. Fundada en 1950, Bellver es la de mayor arraigo de propiedad privada escuela Británica en España. Para obtener más información, póngase en contacto con Stuart Carroll, Asesor del Programa, en szcarrol@. A su vez, ponemos a disposicion veinticuatro horas al dia la entrega y recogida de los automoviles en el aeropuerto de Menorca (Mahon), en el puerto de Mahon, en Mahon y en sus aledanos. Coche Europe ofrece sus servicios de alquiler de coches en el Aeropuerto de Menorca – Mahon.
replacement mercedes keys
I wanted to check up and let you know how really I liked discovering your blog today.
Yer Kirsten
check my site toefl listening
Content Enzyme Invertase Halal
Hey very cool site!! Man .. Excellent .. Amazing .. I’ll bookmark your website and take the feeds also…I am happy to find a lot of useful information here in the post, we need develop more strategies in this regard, thanks for sharing. . . . . .
dream sleep pillow top king mattress
Hello my loved one! I wish to say that this article is amazing, nice written and include almost all significant infos. I抎 like to look extra posts like this .
viagra cost
Needed to write you this very small word to help thank you very much yet again with your wonderful views you have shown on this website. This is so wonderfully open-handed with you to supply without restraint what exactly some people would have supplied for an electronic book to make some profit on their own, specifically since you might well have tried it in the event you wanted. Those tricks likewise worked to provide a great way to understand that the rest have the same zeal the same as my very own to understand whole lot more with respect to this problem. I think there are thousands of more pleasurable times up front for those who view your website.
pressure washer for hose
Hiya! I just would like to give an enormous thumbs up for the good information you will have here on this post. I might be coming back to your weblog for more soon.
tadalafil pills
I happen to be writing to make you understand what a terrific experience our princess went through visiting yuor web blog. She realized too many things, with the inclusion of what it is like to possess an incredible teaching style to make the others without hassle thoroughly grasp various tricky topics. You undoubtedly surpassed visitors’ expected results. Thanks for showing those warm and friendly, trustworthy, revealing not to mention unique tips on your topic to Tanya.
kamagra online
I needed to draft you one little bit of observation so as to say thank you once again for those great methods you’ve documented here. It is quite pretty generous of people like you to deliver unhampered precisely what most of us would’ve offered for sale for an ebook to help make some money on their own, particularly seeing that you might have tried it in case you desired. Those strategies in addition worked to become good way to know that some people have the identical keenness really like my personal own to realize much more when it comes to this matter. I believe there are several more pleasant sessions up front for people who scan your site.
cialis price
I am only writing to make you understand what a superb experience our princess undergone viewing yuor web blog. She picked up such a lot of things, with the inclusion of what it is like to possess an ideal teaching style to make the others without hassle thoroughly grasp specified tricky topics. You undoubtedly surpassed visitors’ expected results. Thanks for showing those valuable, trustworthy, revealing not to mention unique tips on your topic to Sandra.
shiba an angry after being teased with bone
Just wish to say your article is as surprising. The clarity in your post is simply nice and i could assume you are an expert on this subject. Fine with your permission let me to grab your feed to keep up to date with forthcoming post. Thanks a million and please carry on the gratifying work.
ziprasidone no rx
My husband and i ended up being contented Chris could carry out his basic research by way of the ideas he came across from your own blog. It’s not at all simplistic just to always be giving away guidelines many others could have been making money from. And now we consider we’ve got the blog owner to appreciate because of that. All the explanations you’ve made, the easy blog menu, the friendships you aid to create – it’s all astounding, and it’s aiding our son and our family consider that that concept is awesome, and that’s exceptionally essential. Many thanks for all!
risnia tablets
A lot of thanks for each of your hard work on this web page. Kim really likes going through investigation and it’s really easy to understand why. Many of us know all of the dynamic method you make powerful strategies on this web blog and as well as improve participation from people on that issue so our girl is in fact learning a lot of things. Have fun with the remaining portion of the new year. You are conducting a really good job.
buy seroquel
I’m just commenting to let you be aware of of the excellent discovery my cousin’s child enjoyed going through your blog. She discovered a wide variety of details, most notably how it is like to have a very effective coaching character to get a number of people clearly completely grasp a number of advanced issues. You actually did more than her desires. I appreciate you for churning out such effective, dependable, edifying and cool guidance on that topic to Emily.
venlafaxine no rx
I enjoy you because of all of the effort on this blog. Debby delights in carrying out internet research and it’s easy to see why. A number of us hear all about the compelling form you convey both useful and interesting guidelines by means of the blog and boost contribution from other individuals about this area of interest and my child has been becoming educated a great deal. Enjoy the remaining portion of the new year. You’re carrying out a dazzling job.
Jimmie Starrs
At this time it seems like Movable Type is the preferred blogging platform out there right now. (from what I’ve read) Is that what you are using on your blog?
Benny Dieng
De esta forma le podemos ofrecer un servicio exclusivo; tenemos profesionales expertos en cada uno de los electrodomésticos que sólo se dedican a reparar e investigar sobre éstos. En el Servicio Técnico Siemens en Massoteres recomendamos que ante una vería de su aparato actúe con cautela, ya que puede empeorar el estado de este y encarecer la reparación. Informamos que no atendemos averías de aparatos en periodo de garantía, no somos servicio técnico oficial Siemens en Massoteres, sino que ofrecemos nuestros servicios para su reparación. Pues de tener menos de dos años, se deriva al servicio técnico oficial en Parla, que son los que cubren la garantía de la lavadora.