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    Deciding the Future of America: An Evaluation of the Trump Presidency
    Deciding the Future of America: An Evaluation of the Trump Presidency
    Deciding the Future of America: An Evaluation of the Trump Presidency
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    Deciding the Future of America: An Evaluation of the Trump Presidency

    By Samuel Allen

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    It is hard to imagine a U. S. President more controversial than Donald J. Trump. At the time of writing he has been forced to cancel a proposed trip the Great Britain because of the threat of demonstrations against him such as he encountered in Manila on a recent trip to the Philippines. He has offended Turkey, considered one of our closest allies, as well as other Muslim countries by recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Yet he remains popular at home. A resolution to impeach him has died in the House of Representatives despite a number of petitions and an extensive advertising campaign calling for his impeachment. He enjoys the loyalty of the Republican Party, which now has control of both houses of Congress, and thus his impeachment would appear to depend on democratic victories in the mid-term elections of 2018. This report is intended to help voters decide how to vote in that election. All words attributed to Mr. Trump come from his taped speeches. The author has tried to appear neutral with respect to Mr. Trump, but the weight of evidence is not in his favor.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSamuel Allen
    Release dateFeb 2, 2018
    ISBN9781370131334
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      Deciding the Future of America - Samuel Allen

      Contents

      How Donald Trump Became President

      The Electoral College

      Complaints against Donald Trump as President

      Conflict of Interest

      The Trump International Hotel

      Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Resort

      The Secret Service

      The Defense Department

      Trump’s Golf Courses and WOTUS

      The Trump National Golf Club Westchester

      Foreign Holdings

      Canada

      China

      Dominican Republic

      India

      Indonesia

      Philippines

      Turkey

      United Arab Emirates

      Golf Courses in the U. K.

      Lying

      Collusion with Russia to Influence the 2016 Election

      Obstruction of Justice

      Mental Health Professionals Consider Him Unfit and Dangerous

      Threats against North Korea

      Recognition of Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel

      Failure to Support the Paris Climate Accord

      Reluctance to Recertify the Iran Nuclear Agreement

      Complaints of Sexual Harassment

      Failure to Nominate Appointees

      Achievements of the Trump Administration

      Tax Reduction

      Job Creation

      Immigration Control

      A Border Wall

      Paying for the Wall

      The Travel Ban

      Ways in Which President Trump Could Be Removed from Office Before His Term Expires

      Impeachment and Removal by Congress

      Removal for Incapacity

      What Can I Do to Keep Donald Trump in Office or Put Him Out?

      Bibliography

      Introduction

      It is hard to imagine a U. S. President more controversial than Donald J. Trump.  At the time of writing he has been forced to cancel a proposed trip to Great Britain because of the threat of demonstrations against him such as he encountered in Manila on a recent trip to the Philippines.  He has offended Turkey, considered one of our closest allies, as well as other Muslim countries by recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.  Yet he remains popular at home.  A resolution to impeach him has died in the House of Representatives despite a number of petitions and an extensive advertising campaign calling for his impeachment. 

      He enjoys the loyalty of the Republican Party, which now has control of both houses of Congress, and thus his impeachment would appear to depend on democratic victories in the mid-term elections of 2018.

      This report is intended to help voters decide how to vote in that election.  All words attributed to Mr. Trump come from his taped speeches.  The author has tried to appear neutral with respect to Mr. Trump, but the weight of evidence is not in his favor.

      How Donald Trump Became President

      The Electoral College

      Unlike other countries, in the United States the president is not elected by popular vote, but by a body known as the Electoral College.  Each state has a number of electors in the Electoral College proportionate to its population: the sum of its number of senators (always two) and representatives in the House.  Technically, Americans on Election Day cast votes for electors, not the candidates themselves, although in most cases the electors' names are not on the ballot.  California, the most populous state, has 55 electoral votes. A few small states like Wyoming and the District of Columbia have only three.

      Today, the Electoral College has 538 electors, and in all but two states, Maine and Nebraska, all of the state's electors are awarded to the winner of the popular vote within that state.  A candidate needs to win 270 electoral votes - half of the total plus one - to win the White House.

      In 2016 Republican Donald J. Trump was elected with 306 electoral votes though Democrat Hillary Clinton won 2,868,691 more votes.  In 2000 Republican George W Bush won the White House with 271 electoral votes, though Democrat Al Gore won 540,520 more votes.  In 1888 Republican Benjamin Harrison was elected president with 233 electoral votes, though Democrat Grover Cleveland won 100,456 more votes.  In 1876 Republican Rutherford B Hayes won with 185 electoral votes, even though Democrat Samuel J. Tilden won 264,292 more votes.

      Because votes in the smaller states have greater weight than those in the larger ones it is theoretically possible to win the presidency with just 23% of the popular vote.  Over the history of our country, there have been a multitude of proposed amendments to modify or abolish the Electoral College, with no result.

      Complaints against Donald Trump as President

      In this book we discuss only

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