Republicans, under the guidance of the conservative Heritage Foundation think tank and former members of the Trump administration, have crafted a 1000 page manifesto called Project 2025 that states how they will govern if they win the 2024 election.
Part of their agenda is to gut the administrative state by reclassifying as many as 50,000 civil service jobs into political appointments. They are already vetting Trump loyalists to would take these jobs. They plan to eliminate the independence of the Justice Department, prosecute anyone distributing abortion pills by mail, end the FBI’s efforts to stop disinformation, and invoke the Insurrection Act to put down political protest.
Their authoritarian playbook recommends draconian changes to immigration policy as outlined by the Niskanen Center.
The PBS article below summarizes the plan and this link to the Project 2025 website explains the grim details.
PBS: Conservatives aim to restructure U.S. government and replace it with Trump’s vision
As the critical 2024 election shapes up, it is important that Democrats be able to articulate what is at stake.