Donald Trump and his band of sycophants repeatedly campaigned on a promise that he would run America like a business. It’s an appealing thought. A billionaire leverages his experience from the private sector to bring billions in cost cutting efficiencies to government. If only it were true. Too bad Donald Trump is a hack.
The fact is Trump has no qualms pushing an initiative to the doldrums of Congress even if he is public about wanting it (which makes me think he doesn’t really want it). DACA is a great example. Trump has stated he will deal with DACA “with heart”, but then proceeded to repeal it on grounds that it is an unconstitutional executive order that Congress should have passed. Trump signs executive orders all of the time. DACA was signed into law in 2012 and having “heart” does not mean repealing laws without a replacement on scholarly constitutional grounds — this is hardly the case study to fight that fight. The prudent move would have been to amend Obama’s 2012 executive order.
The goals of DACA have received bipartisan recognition, even Trump himself has showed support. Shortly after sending the Keebler Elf out to announce its repeal, Trump punted the issue to the back of the line, tweeting “Congress now has 6 months to legalize DACA (something the Obama Administration was unable to do).”
Like a business, the government has limited resources and budget. Trump shouldn’t focus them on laws he ostensibly supports (and that have bipartisan support). There have to be some ulterior motives here. The stink of this hack wafts up to the White House attic and out into the Pennsylvania avenue sewers.
The Last Democrat 