How Project 2025 Could Dismantle American Democracy

It’s no secret that Project 2025 — the Heritage Foundation’s detailed, sprawling right-wing plan to remake the federal government when the next conservative administration takes over — would fundamentally alter just about every aspect of American life. Sophie is joined by Democracy Docket senior staff writer Matt Cohen to discuss the specific ways in which Project 2025 could dismantle American democracy and impact voters.

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[johnmagnuson]

I'm a boomer and it is very good to see you folks stepping up with good analysis and a concern for what is happening to our nation. We need you now more then ever. Keep up the great work!

[Arational]

The Heritage Foundation appears to have violated their constraints under their 501-C3 status.

[jacquirimown]

For how many years will the US be under the threat of any republican President enacting this project?

[raydunn]

Subtitle for this document: "A Blueprint For Dictatorship."

[marvinthagoat]

We must come together at this time..our country is in GRAVE DANGER! Anyone but HIM PLEASE!

[jacquirimown]

A podcaster needs to take every chapter and break it down so that the public fully understands what is in this project. Too many people already vote against their own best interests.

[USA.PUERTORICO.AUDITS]

We the people do not want project 2025 ✌🏽😊🖖🏽🇺🇸🇵🇷

[laurakrajnikburick]

I watched a video that said trump was mentioned 312 times in Project 2025 mandate.

[hapwyatt]

Plus changing our tax structure from 7 levels to 2 levels. This would increase the tax-rate for the impoverished class by 50%, would increase the working-class rate by 25%, would increase the middle-class rate by 15%, while reducing the upper-class and wealthy tax rate by 7%. It also reduces the corporate tax by 5%. While it also eliminates Head Start, the child tax credit, child-care tax credit, eliminates the income based student loan repayment plan, eliminates Medicare by forcing all seniors to pay unregulated premiums to Medicare Advantage (a private health insurance company), eliminates protections for pre-existing health conditions, eliminates caps for out-of-pocket expenses. And a thousand other changes to eliminate the upper-middle class and the middle-class, and keep every American in the working class and struggling class -- classes with less financial and political power. These changes include turning all aspects of our infrastructure over to private for-profit corporations so they can charge us to use what we American tax-payers have paid to have built over the last 200 years. Such as every road will be a toll road owned by a big corporation who had the highest bid that paid Trump. Turning our waterways and beaches over to corporations who then charge us a fee to go swimming in our lakes, to go boating on our rivers, and set-up our beach chair on our beaches. While instituting a federal sales tax on everything. These changes will eliminate the FDA -- no rein on drugs, the FCC - full control of who gets to stay on the air and who gets eliminated, EPA -- no rein on water and air quality, USDA -- no control of meat and other food quality, SEC -- eliminates fair-play on the stock market. These eliminations will expose every American to life-threating toxins and crippling debt and extreme financial risk. Trump would have complete control of the FEC - Federal Elections Commission -- November 5th, 2024 could be the last election in the history of the United States of America. Project 2025 is just the beginning of eliminating the U.S. Civil Service "Administrative State / Deep State". Our Civil Servants are professionals in their field, they are subject matter experts that help guide the implementation of laws created by Congress through regulations. These Departments and Agencies' policies are then overseen by Presidential appointment of top-level administrators, The Professional Civil Servants are a-political professionals, their oath is to the U.S. Constitution and the American People not the President, not Congress, not the Supreme Court, but to you. These Professional Civil Servants, including the Civil Servants at NSA, USS, DEA, ATF, FBI, and CIA, keeps America running, keeps Americans protected from corporate greed and mayhem, keeps Americans safe from foreign and domestic enemies. There is a long-term plan that exists in the radical seditionist Republican playbook -- Project 2025 is the introductory chapter. And there is not a law on the books or a new law that can be made to stop TRUMP/VANCE if they are elected because the Supreme Court made the President a King. It would take a Constitutional Amendment. There is a group of approx. 19 Republican controlled State Houses that meet every year to strategize the replacement of the U.S. Constitution. That strategy focuses on controlling elections to get radical seditionist Republicans elected in State and local positions. They need 3/4 of the State Houses to accomplish eliminating the U.S. Constitution, they are half-way there, proving that State and local elections matter. Vote for Democracy like your life depended on it because it does. As Joe would say, this is not hyperbole, its facts.

[CatGentleman]

The level headed conservatives should be concerned about this... it's like, WAY TOO CONSERVATIVE, even for conservatives...

[ChosenOne]

What childish name are the Republicans going to use for President Harris. You know they are going to breakout in tears another four years. We love you President Biden.

[aidynoconnor]

good to see project 2025 finally getting the attention it should have, for a lurking threat to the very foundations of democracy

[noyb]

A Democrat campaign ad needs to show a clip of Trump praising the Heritage Foundation as noted, and that is the organization responsible for Project 2025.

[LisaMurray-qs]

Thank you for breaking that down to the public.Keep up the work❤😊😊😊

[sparkle]

When good people stand around and do nothing that's how evil wins.

It was two men who claimed Black People were 3/5 of a human being.
The Seven Mountain Prophecy.

God, The Most High, Yahweh doesn't make 3/5 of human beings.
🙏 ✝️

Call him what you want, there is only one God.

In God We Trust 🇺🇸

Vote 💙
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[juantavares]

Let's Save Our Democracy !! ., Kamala Harris 2024-28 !! 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

[deadave]

"Politicians should wear sponsor jackets like NASCAR drivers, then we know who owns them." - Robin Williams
George Conway launches ‘Anti-Psychopath PAC’ focused on Trump’s mental health. He also is trying to educate the People about Project 2025.. We Need To Know what the Owners want.

[karonmalingo]

Thank you, Matt and Sophie. Matt, I just signed up for Eye on the Right. Thanks again.

[Crystal_Blue_Persuasion]

Trump's disrespectable, demeaning name calling is shameful and reflects poorly on his position as ex-president, presumptive GOP presidential candidate.
However, speaking of childish name calling of candidates, I have decided to refer to Donald Trump as Agent Orange because it is he whose "poisoning the blood" of America.
Childish or not, I believe many people will recognize that as truth.

[flavigne]

It’s not if it could, it will be and for all its content WE MUST NOT VOTE REPUBLICAN FOR THE NEXT 12 years