The Preamble to the Constitution is one of the most famous and frequently cited written works of American history. In case you need a refresher (and nowadays, most Americans do), here it is:
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
Most people haven't noticed, but Project 2025 - the detailed plan for a complete ultraconservative makeover of the United States that Der Furor claimed to know nothing about during the campaign - also included a full rewrite of the Preamble to the Constitution to align it with the Republican wet dream of a Christian theocracy run by billionaires who know better than the great unwashed how to make and manage money. They haven't rewritten the rest of the Constitution yet ... they're just ignoring what they don't like and making up the rest as they go along.
In case you haven't seen it, here's the Project 2025 version of the Preamble to the Constitution that presents Der Furor's vision of the United States of America:
We the Wealthy, White, Christian citizens of the United States, in order to preserve our political power, ensure justice appropriate to the race and economic station of each individual, insure domestic tranquility by militarizing the police and strengthening their qualified immunity, provide for the common defense by making sure the military isn't full of nonlethal woke transgendered DEI hires, promote the general welfare insofar as such promotion does not create a culture of dependence which turns lazy individuals into public charges or limit the funding available for corporate welfare programs, and secure the blessings of liberty only to those belonging to traditionally American racial, economic, and religious groups, do ordain and establish this updated Constitution for the United States of America. If you don’t like it, leave.
Just trying to keep you up to date on what's going on behind the scenes while you've been distracted by the outrage du jour.
Have a good day. More thoughts coming.
Bilbo
3 comments:
The more I see about Project 2025 (and I hate reading it but am trying) the more I think Trump is just the puppet for the Heritage Foundation. According to their screed, they've been planning this coup since the late 70s. I think that Musk is just an instrument too. His job is to break everything, which is meant to demoralize the population, stop pushback, and let the cadre at the top force their very, very conservative vision on the country. I wonder if Musk's thirst for power puts him at odds with the Project 2025 group eventually, though. Too many cooks in the kitchen. Feedback welcome, by the way. I'm just thinking out loud.
Jenny, I think you're probably right. Der Furor is what the Russians call a "useful idiot," and I think he's just a mouthpiece for the ultraconservative movement that's been bubbling under the surface since President Roosevelt launched the New Deal, angering the wealthy and big business. It picked up speed under Ronald Reagan, and the full flowering of the conservative wet dream (awful mashup of terms, I know) really boomed when Barack Obama, a black man (gasp!) was elected. Now that they're having their moment, the conservatives are working at warp speed to lock in as much of their Project 2025 plan as possible, using the Orange Airhorn and Elon Musk to do their dirty work.
Thanks for the input. I wonder if Musk will fight back, though, if he gets discarded. He doesn't seem to mind fighting, and it could be a useful diversion to have Republicans occupied with him. But the damage by that point will be done. It's all just infuriating. I have to be careful how much news I consume because I get so angry at the gall on display.
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