Rewritten, revised, and updated from its original version and posted as a separate blog post on 1/22/24. Trump's pronouncements have been more and more explicit and self-incriminating.
Short and simple: Is Biden or Trump a dictator? That is hyperventilating say Trump supporters in response to Biden's attacking him for wanting to be a dictator and ending democracy.. Instead of getting tied up in knots in what is a dictator or what is a fascist, just look at what Trump proposes to do while Biden does not. Those who think he is just blowing smoke know he tried to do most of this when he was in the White House, but staff advised against this because it was against the law or politically would backfire. In a second term, he has the power to appoint staff of yes men. No team of rivals in is cabinet or staff. Here is what he promises to do in his own words if he wins November 24, most of which he tried and failed to do when he was in the White House before and would be able to do if he occupies the Oval Office again....
-Make federal employees pledge loyalty to him, not the law; or lose their jobs-\
- primary party opponents use the active military to put down protests
- ignore and overturn election results he does not like;
- weaponize DOJ to persecute his enemies (with no probable cause or evidence of wrongdoing?
- rewrite the constitution and amendments
- claim immunity from prosecution from any crimes he commits while in office.
The following is an updated. excerpted version of a prior posting, elaborating the points above..
Schedule F and implement a plan called Project 2025 , the great purge of 50 thousand civil service jobs (non-partisan and based on ability and skills) requiring proof of loyalty to him, not loyalty to the law, rules or Constitution, or expertise or competence. . Biden plans no such purge or change in civil service employees.
Trump plans to primary any GOP legislator or officeholder not loyal to him in the past. Biden does not and has not done it, even tolerating "the squad"..
Trump plans to invoke the Inurrection Act on day one and appoint loyalists to the Pentagon so he can use the active military to put down demonstrations by opponents. Biden does not.
: Trump and his close supporters had advocated the military in his first term to seize voting machines in states so he could control the outcome of elections He refuses to abide by election outcomes, claiming in advance all elections that did not favor him or in the future, are frauds..Therefore overturning them by violence is justified (Januar 6) Biden does not.. Biden supports the current election process as has every president has done before him..
Trump plans to use federal law enforcement to prosecute his opponents. He advocates weaponizing the DOJ . Biden permitted a criminal investigation against him started by Trump to continue without interference. Trump Says People 'JUST HAVE TO LIVE WITH' Presidents Who 'CROSS THE LINE' (businessinsider.com)
: Biden supports the judicial process that protects the accused and gives them civil rights. Trump proposed to replace the constitution. His support includes neo-Nazis and white supremacists, who he calls fine people. Biden's whole life has had a record of being supportive of civil rights.
\ All regulatory agencies Trump promises to replace with those loyal to him, including those who could delicence media that oppose him so he can control what the public learns. Biden does not. .
: Trump believes he is not subject to laws. How about control of the judiciary? If Trump doesn't like the ruling, he claims and would claim it would not apply to him. He is above the law. He should be immune from prosecution if he commits a crime. Biden is law-abiding and complies. Trump Says People 'JUST HAVE TO LIVE WITH' Presidents Who 'CROSS THE LINE' (businessinsider.com). So all presidents should have immunity, he believes, to do whatever they want, even if it breaks the law. ...January 17, 2024 . Trump's lawyers argue that the former president is immune from prosecution (cnn.com). This is not only his defense to the January 6 criminal case, but it is how he would govern if he got a chance again. This one is already on its way to the Supreme Court.
Sources and data:
Trump had always been above the law, until it turned on him | Rebecca Solnit | The Guardian
MUFTIC FORUM BLOG: If you think Trump was kidding about being a dictator, the joke is on you.
https://mufticforumblog.blogspot.com/2023/12/what-is-dictator-and-does-trump-fit-it.html
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