Will Trump keep his campaign promises?

[cyclonescott]

If elected, will Donald Trump Keep his campaign promises?

Trump said he would institute:

"A Constitutional amendment to impose term limits on all members of Congress;
A hiring freeze on all federal employees to reduce federal workforce through attrition, exempting military public safety and public health;
A requirement that for every new federal regulation, two existing regulations must be eliminated. Regulations are killing our country and our jobs. Fourth, a five-year ban on White House and congressional officials becoming lobbyists after they leave government service.
A lifetime ban on White House officials lobbying on behalf of a foreign government;
A complete ban on foreign lobbyists raising money for American elections. That's what's happening."

[BradM]

He will never have the opportunity. Hillary has it in the bag.

[BradM]

That sad face isn't even for trump losing. It's a general sadness. We had no good choices.

[Nash B.]

Fuck no he won't (wouldn't). He's as full of shit as the rest of them

[Chas_svo]

Remember when a president wrote legislation?

Remember when career politicians wrote legislation that cut them off?


Yep, it's that believable.

[Baron Von Crowder]

Remember when a president wrote legislation?

Remember when career politicians wrote legislation that cut them off?


Yep, it's that believable.

yup

I think he'd like to, but I dont think he's going to have much support.

[sc281]

Yes, but it would take a sea change in governance, the voters relationship to it, and participation in it.

As chas-svo said, Congress will not willingly diminish their own power, and the executive cannot force them to unilaterally.

It would take massive protests and massive voting out of rep and senators to get this done. Government must fear the people again. They must understand that these reforms are the peaceful change, and that to keep rendering them impossible will bring about more violent change by ... some extra-legal means.

Reforming the Republic is necessary to save the Republic, in as much as we can still be considered one.

The question is:

Do we as the governed have the will and wherewithal to see these reforms put in force and therefafter enforced?

Or do we as the governed keep selling our consent to government for handouts, favors, and other remuneration - thereby aping, in the most degrading fashion, selling sex to GE for whataburger?

Or do we as the governed eventually throw off such govt and provide new guards for our future security?

[jakesford]

Trump is a dumbass spewing whatever rhetoric is the flavor of the day in Trump land. Neither Trump or Hillary will have much success in pushing their agendas in the current environment.

Example 1 of a billion; The govt has cut the IRS' funding 17% over the last 10 years, while increasing their responsibilities. You don't cut funding to your revenue generator, but no legislator wants to support the evil IRS. (The organization whose only purpose is to enforce the tax law written by the same politicians) The last estimates I've seen show that for every $1 put into the IRS, they would generate $4 in revenue.

[46Tbird]

Obviously Congress isn't going to do it. They have spent the last 100 years consolidating money and power for themselves, so this isn't something they're willing to give up without a fight, much less because "Donald Trump says so."

So the hook is getting 34 states' legislatures to call a convention and have 38 of them agree on the wording of an amendment. Is it possible? I doubt it. But the federal government has been pulling the rug out from under the states for a very long time. It may have finally reached a tipping point.

Article V:

"The Congress, whenever two thirds of both houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose amendments to this Constitution, or, on the application of the legislatures of two thirds of the several states, shall call a convention for proposing amendments, which, in either case, shall be valid to all intents and purposes, as part of this Constitution, when ratified by the legislatures of three fourths of the several states, or by conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other mode of ratification may be proposed by the Congress; provided that no amendment which may be made prior to the year one thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any manner affect the first and fourth clauses in the ninth section of the first article; and that no state, without its consent, shall be deprived of its equal suffrage in the Senate."

[svauto-erotic855]

The last estimates I've seen show that for every $1 put into the IRS, they would generate $4 in revenue.

For that to be true the IRS would have to have a trillion dollar plus annual budget and it doesn't.

[sc281]

Agreed 46tbird. That is peaceful change that endruns Congress and the fed govt entirely.

[46Tbird]

A Constitutional amendment to impose term limits on all members of Congress;

Five percent chance.

A hiring freeze on all federal employees to reduce federal workforce through attrition, exempting military public safety and public health;

Five percent chance.

A requirement that for every new federal regulation, two existing regulations must be eliminated.

Zero percent chance.

Fourth, a five-year ban on White House and congressional officials becoming lobbyists after they leave government service.

Fifty percent chance.

A lifetime ban on White House officials lobbying on behalf of a foreign government;

Fifty percent chance.

A complete ban on foreign lobbyists raising money for American elections.

Zero percent chance, the laundering schemes in place already are too complex to untangle.

[bubbaearl]

he will have to do it like teddy did .