What is Project 2020 and why is it alarming?
In the next four months, there are still four general elections. With polls showing a very tight race, it is possible that anything could happen. The former president Donald Trump, along with other conservative and Republican figures, has already outlined a plan for reshaping the federal government to their liking.
By Matt Cohen
The plan, Project 2020, is a collection policy transition proposals outlining how, should Trump be elected in November, he could vastly transform the federal government to implement an extremist, far-right agenda.
The website of the 2025 Presidential Transition Project states that “it is not enough to win elections for conservatives.” “We need a governing program and the right people to implement it on the first day of the next conservative administration.” “
What is Project 2025 exactly?
Project 2025, a massive 920-page document, is an outline of what a Trump presidency will look like. It includes policy proposals, such as immigration plans, educational plans, and economic proposals, but also a portrait that conservatives want to see implemented in the next Republican Administration, whether it is Trump or anyone else.
Kevin D. Roberts’ opening essay, which summarizes Project 2025, is written by Heritage Project president Kevin D. Roberts. It promises to make America conservative. “
These four fronts include:
- Protect our children and restore the family to its rightful place as the center of American life.
- Destroy the administrative state, and give the American people self-government.
- Protect our country’s borders, sovereignty, and bounty from global threats.
- Our Constitution refers to “the Blessings of Liberty” as the right of every individual to live in freedom, which is what our constitution calls. “
Project 2025 outlines a plan for each sector of the executive to carry out a conservative agenda.
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Why should we worry about Project 2025 ?
The New Republic describes Project 2025 as “a detailed guide for turning the United States to a fascist paradise.” The magazine says that the primary document of Project 2025 lays out a “Christian vision of the United States in which married heterosexuality would be the only acceptable form of sexual identity and expression; all pregnancies will be carried through to their full term, even when it means coercion or the death penalty; and transgenders and gender nonconforming people are not allowed.” “
The playbook outlines the actions that will be taken during the first 180-days of the new administration to provide relief to Americans who are suffering because of the Left’s destructive policies. “
The playbook contains a number of troubling suggestions, including a plan to purge the federal government of tens and thousands of employees in order to hire those who adhere to Project 2025’s conservative principles. Paul Dans, a Project 2025 Presidential Transition Project director and former Trump administration official, told the Associated Press that the 180-day transition plan was a “clarion to come to Washington. People need to lay aside their tools and step away from their professional lives and say, ‘This my lifetime moment to service. ‘”
The 180-Day Playbook is a pamphlet that explains how agency and department heads should screen potential candidates. “
What’s the story behind Project 2025
Project 2025 was created by the Heritage Foundation. This conservative think tank, which is 50 years old and one of the most influential organizations on the right in the United States, has been a leading force for the past half century.
The Heritage Foundation, which has existed for nearly 50 years, has used its influence, money and resources to promote its conservative agenda. This includes anti-abortion, anti-climate, anti-LGBTQ, and voter suppression.
The Heritage Foundation may have organized Project 2025 but it is actually a coalition of over 100 right-wing organizations, including America First Legal and the Public Interest Legal Foundation. Donors Trust – a group connected to Leonard Leo – has also seen a big increase in donations ever since the announcement of the project.
Project 2025 and the 180-Day Playbook are written by more than 400 policy experts and scholars from the conservative movement, including former Trump officials. These include former Trump Administration officials, such as former Acting Secretary Christopher Miller, Ken Cuccinelli (former Deputy Secretary for Homeland Security), and Peter Navarro (former top trade adviser to Trump).
You can read the complete 2025 Project Plan here.