Presidential pardons for everyone charged with marijuana possession/use.
That should free up some room for the truly dangerous criminals we have.
Patrick
at February 7, 2016 6:55 AM
Gather my cabinet and CIA folks and figure out how much of a threat the current Middle East situation is (including the migrant crisis), and what ramifications it could have for the US. I have opinions now, of course, but I assume as president I'd be privvy to a lot of info I do not currently have, which might change my opinion.
NicoleK
at February 7, 2016 7:26 AM
In a meeting with the heads of DHS, ICE and the Border Patrol, indicate that the laws dealing with immigration and border security are to be stringently enforced. Inform China and any other country that refuses to accept repatriation of illegal aliens from their country that the US will immediately suspend issuance of new visas to their citizens. Meet with the heads of both parties and demand legislation streamlining the process of terminating employees, at any level, within the VA. Immediately embark on a program of upgrade and renovation within the Navy (we went to sleep at the end of the Cold War). Publicly endorse the release of Puerto Rico as a territory, and allow them to leave the umbrella of the United States and become their own country. Give the goddamned Guantanamo base back to the Cubans.
A good start, I think.
roadgeek
at February 7, 2016 7:42 AM
I would undertake a review of all executive orders, and nullify any that are improper, starting with Teh Won's catch and release of illegal aliens.
Speaking of which, I'd also put the screws to the "sanctuary cities". Oh, you got millions of federal dollars for project X? sorry, I'm going to have to delay that project until you get with the program.
I R A Darth Aggie
at February 7, 2016 8:03 AM
Work with congress to get rid of Obamacare.
That would be step one to get the job market going again.
charles
at February 7, 2016 8:40 AM
Just one thing: Make sure that those who falsely accuse someone of rape be registered as a sex offender so that they get a taste of their own medicine.
None of that nonsense about "Letting them go unpunished so that others who lied about it too can honestly come forward" Because that just breeds even more liars.
Sixclaws
at February 7, 2016 9:59 AM
Why punishment for rape accusations and not other crimes?
Nicolek
at February 7, 2016 10:22 AM
Nicole,
You don't see the IRS stating that even though they caught a person lying to them about their income, they will let these people go as an act of good faith in an effort to inspire other other fraudsters to come clean, don't they?
Sixclaws
at February 7, 2016 10:59 AM
Oh! Forgot the priorities. The priority will be inclusiveness and diversity. But it'll be Monkey-paw wish-style.
None of that Male/Female/Gender-Neutral restrooms. Unisex and be done with it.
And diversity quotas but based on political ideology but with a restriction: You can't bend the rules by immediately switching political parties in order to keep your tenure, minimum time limit of two years belonging to that party.
Sixclaws
at February 7, 2016 11:12 AM
Publicly shame Congress into
1)following all laws just like small businesses have to,
2) using the existing VA facilities in their home districts for all of their medical needs (if that means driving 200 miles to see a specialist so be it),
3)limiting their pensions to that established by the military,
4) term limits,
5) public annual IRS audits for them and their immediate families,
7) immediately require all bridges to be brought up to Grade C using funds pulled from local 'pork projects' starting w/"green" ones,
8)and then I'd take a PR road trip to explain the above to their voters.
Bob in Texas
at February 7, 2016 12:11 PM
Get on a Clydesdale and remove all my clothes.
Take that, Vlad!
JD
at February 7, 2016 2:07 PM
1. Repeal Dodd Frank and reimplement Glass Steagall.
2. If I have the votes repeal Obamacare. If not implement it as written. No more executive orders smoothing over the rough spots.
3. Close the department of education. When people complain about how dumb our kids are you can thank the department of education.
Ben
at February 7, 2016 2:42 PM
JD,
I recommend removing your clothes first. Getting undressed on horseback is not as easy as it sounds.
Ben
at February 7, 2016 2:43 PM
Put obsessive-compulsive libertarian fanatics in charge of the Justice Department and FBI. Declare "war" on the organized crime syndicates known as the Democratic Party and the Republican Party.
Ken R
at February 7, 2016 7:57 PM
First, declare to the UN that we are withdrawing from the UN Single Convention (the basis for our federal drug laws).
Second, pardon everyone convicted of non-violent drug crimes, except those involving children.
Third, initiate prosecutions of Obama, Holder, and Lerner for exceeding their authority and violating people's civil rights.
Fourth, announce that I will never sign any bill that authorizes funds for agencies or efforts I consider to be unconstitutional. These include EPA, Dept of Education, and US participation in the United Nations.
Fifth, start appointing libertarians to courts as quickly as possible, especially the Supreme Court. My first two picks will be Andrew Napolitano and Janice Rogers Brown.
Just to throw in a wild card, I will also offer Bernie Sanders the job of Attorney General. His ideas on criminal justice reform are a good start.
jdgalt
at February 7, 2016 9:30 PM
NicoleK had it right that the #1 priority is to get on top of the Middle East and radical Islam situation. Here's a few other things I'd do that haven't already been mentioned:
* Order that within 90 days, all federal agencies will reduce the amount of regulation on their books by 10%. During my term, no new regulation will be enacted without Presidential approval.
* Order the IRS to repeal entirely its regulations concerning "structuring", and pardon everyone convicted of that offense.
* Order a halt to civil forfeiture, and lead an effort to pass a Constitutional amendment barring the practice.
* Encourage Congress to pass a bill repealing the 1997 Community Reinvestment Act.
* Encourage Congress to pass a bill authorizing a committee appointed by state governors to periodically audit the Federal Reserve.
* Encourage Congress to pass a bill stripping the EPA of its authority to regulate natural components of the atmosphere, specifically carbon dioxide.
* Disavow previous treaty commitments relating to international global-warming agreements (none of which were ever ratified by the Senate).
* Lead a movement to pass a Constitutional amendment limiting the scope of the Commerce Clause, and reinforcing the Ninth and Tenth Amendments.
* Work on an agreement with the judicial branch to have it take over the "administrative law" adjudication functions from the executive branch.
Cousin Dave
at February 8, 2016 6:58 AM
Triple-barrier fence along the entire 2,000-mile southern border.
Outlaw anchor babies.
Round up and deport illegals.
If we don't do those things, we will become a third-world shithole and nothing else will matter.
Presidential pardons for everyone charged with marijuana possession/use.
That should free up some room for the truly dangerous criminals we have.
Patrick at February 7, 2016 6:55 AM
Gather my cabinet and CIA folks and figure out how much of a threat the current Middle East situation is (including the migrant crisis), and what ramifications it could have for the US. I have opinions now, of course, but I assume as president I'd be privvy to a lot of info I do not currently have, which might change my opinion.
NicoleK at February 7, 2016 7:26 AM
In a meeting with the heads of DHS, ICE and the Border Patrol, indicate that the laws dealing with immigration and border security are to be stringently enforced. Inform China and any other country that refuses to accept repatriation of illegal aliens from their country that the US will immediately suspend issuance of new visas to their citizens. Meet with the heads of both parties and demand legislation streamlining the process of terminating employees, at any level, within the VA. Immediately embark on a program of upgrade and renovation within the Navy (we went to sleep at the end of the Cold War). Publicly endorse the release of Puerto Rico as a territory, and allow them to leave the umbrella of the United States and become their own country. Give the goddamned Guantanamo base back to the Cubans.
A good start, I think.
roadgeek at February 7, 2016 7:42 AM
I would undertake a review of all executive orders, and nullify any that are improper, starting with Teh Won's catch and release of illegal aliens.
Speaking of which, I'd also put the screws to the "sanctuary cities". Oh, you got millions of federal dollars for project X? sorry, I'm going to have to delay that project until you get with the program.
I R A Darth Aggie at February 7, 2016 8:03 AM
Work with congress to get rid of Obamacare.
That would be step one to get the job market going again.
charles at February 7, 2016 8:40 AM
Just one thing: Make sure that those who falsely accuse someone of rape be registered as a sex offender so that they get a taste of their own medicine.
None of that nonsense about "Letting them go unpunished so that others who lied about it too can honestly come forward" Because that just breeds even more liars.
Sixclaws at February 7, 2016 9:59 AM
Why punishment for rape accusations and not other crimes?
Nicolek at February 7, 2016 10:22 AM
Nicole,
You don't see the IRS stating that even though they caught a person lying to them about their income, they will let these people go as an act of good faith in an effort to inspire other other fraudsters to come clean, don't they?
Sixclaws at February 7, 2016 10:59 AM
Oh! Forgot the priorities. The priority will be inclusiveness and diversity. But it'll be Monkey-paw wish-style.
None of that Male/Female/Gender-Neutral restrooms. Unisex and be done with it.
And diversity quotas but based on political ideology but with a restriction: You can't bend the rules by immediately switching political parties in order to keep your tenure, minimum time limit of two years belonging to that party.
Sixclaws at February 7, 2016 11:12 AM
Publicly shame Congress into
1)following all laws just like small businesses have to,
2) using the existing VA facilities in their home districts for all of their medical needs (if that means driving 200 miles to see a specialist so be it),
3)limiting their pensions to that established by the military,
4) term limits,
5) public annual IRS audits for them and their immediate families,
7) immediately require all bridges to be brought up to Grade C using funds pulled from local 'pork projects' starting w/"green" ones,
8)and then I'd take a PR road trip to explain the above to their voters.
Bob in Texas at February 7, 2016 12:11 PM
Get on a Clydesdale and remove all my clothes.
Take that, Vlad!
JD at February 7, 2016 2:07 PM
1. Repeal Dodd Frank and reimplement Glass Steagall.
2. If I have the votes repeal Obamacare. If not implement it as written. No more executive orders smoothing over the rough spots.
3. Close the department of education. When people complain about how dumb our kids are you can thank the department of education.
Ben at February 7, 2016 2:42 PM
JD,
I recommend removing your clothes first. Getting undressed on horseback is not as easy as it sounds.
Ben at February 7, 2016 2:43 PM
Put obsessive-compulsive libertarian fanatics in charge of the Justice Department and FBI. Declare "war" on the organized crime syndicates known as the Democratic Party and the Republican Party.
Ken R at February 7, 2016 7:57 PM
First, declare to the UN that we are withdrawing from the UN Single Convention (the basis for our federal drug laws).
Second, pardon everyone convicted of non-violent drug crimes, except those involving children.
Third, initiate prosecutions of Obama, Holder, and Lerner for exceeding their authority and violating people's civil rights.
Fourth, announce that I will never sign any bill that authorizes funds for agencies or efforts I consider to be unconstitutional. These include EPA, Dept of Education, and US participation in the United Nations.
Fifth, start appointing libertarians to courts as quickly as possible, especially the Supreme Court. My first two picks will be Andrew Napolitano and Janice Rogers Brown.
Just to throw in a wild card, I will also offer Bernie Sanders the job of Attorney General. His ideas on criminal justice reform are a good start.
jdgalt at February 7, 2016 9:30 PM
NicoleK had it right that the #1 priority is to get on top of the Middle East and radical Islam situation. Here's a few other things I'd do that haven't already been mentioned:
* Order that within 90 days, all federal agencies will reduce the amount of regulation on their books by 10%. During my term, no new regulation will be enacted without Presidential approval.
* Order the IRS to repeal entirely its regulations concerning "structuring", and pardon everyone convicted of that offense.
* Order a halt to civil forfeiture, and lead an effort to pass a Constitutional amendment barring the practice.
* Encourage Congress to pass a bill repealing the 1997 Community Reinvestment Act.
* Encourage Congress to pass a bill authorizing a committee appointed by state governors to periodically audit the Federal Reserve.
* Encourage Congress to pass a bill stripping the EPA of its authority to regulate natural components of the atmosphere, specifically carbon dioxide.
* Disavow previous treaty commitments relating to international global-warming agreements (none of which were ever ratified by the Senate).
* Lead a movement to pass a Constitutional amendment limiting the scope of the Commerce Clause, and reinforcing the Ninth and Tenth Amendments.
* Work on an agreement with the judicial branch to have it take over the "administrative law" adjudication functions from the executive branch.
Cousin Dave at February 8, 2016 6:58 AM
Triple-barrier fence along the entire 2,000-mile southern border.
Outlaw anchor babies.
Round up and deport illegals.
If we don't do those things, we will become a third-world shithole and nothing else will matter.
Lastango at February 8, 2016 10:54 AM
Are you descended from Lady Godiva?
Patrick at February 9, 2016 11:41 AM
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