Trump has
some strategic decisions to make. Blue State cities, counties and States have
bad ordinances and laws on the books that need to be repealed and they will
rebel against all reforms.
To end
sanctuary cities and colleges, Trump can condition federal funds to accomplish
this. It’s a “top-down” strategy that
may be necessary, even though this is a continuation of Obama’s “top-down”
strategy. But Obama wanted to encourage lawlessness and chaos. Cities, counties, colleges and even States
could scuttle Trump’s goal to restore the rule of law unless penalties are
severe.
The same
problem exists with federal lands and our need to drill everywhere. Trump may not be able to return these federal
lands to States, who may want to restrict drilling or mining. Restoring
off-shore drilling for oil is another issue States have weighed in on.
Ending
Common Core may require the repeal of the ESSA Act of 2015. It may also require the repeal of Common Core
enabling laws and regulations. Trump will have to deal with the teachers union
and an army of liberal educrats along with liberal legislators. He will need to
tie strings to federal grants to get this done at the federal and State level.
There are
other reforms that must be made that will require a top-down approach. Trump really would prefer cooperation from
Blue State counties and federal employees alike, but he won’t shrink from a
fight. He is likely to replace lots of
people to form effective teams.
Obamacare
needs to be repealed and replaced quickly and Congress needs to resist
stretching this out. Health Insurance companies need to publish their policies
and prices immediately to allow sick Obamacare subscribers to select their
coverage and convert their plans in 2017.
Trump
needs to keep and bring back manufacturing jobs, stop illegal immigration, end
refugee migration, cut all non-essential legal immigration to the bare minimum
and restore the rule of law in order to grow jobs and move the economy back to
growth.
Some
federal laws may need to pass to encourage States to repeal their
Obama-enabling laws.
Norb
Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader
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