Dave Davies

These were online videos in the main, right?

Did you get to look at any of these?

Did you get to look at any of these?

Did you get to look at any of these?

You know, it's interesting that the authors of Project 2025 couch it as a defense of the Constitution. And they say that Congress has abdicated too much power to the executive branch, which I think would surprise a lot of people because I think what they see Trump is doing is expanding executive power. Is there a contradiction here?

You know, it's interesting that the authors of Project 2025 couch it as a defense of the Constitution. And they say that Congress has abdicated too much power to the executive branch, which I think would surprise a lot of people because I think what they see Trump is doing is expanding executive power. Is there a contradiction here?

You know, it's interesting that the authors of Project 2025 couch it as a defense of the Constitution. And they say that Congress has abdicated too much power to the executive branch, which I think would surprise a lot of people because I think what they see Trump is doing is expanding executive power. Is there a contradiction here?

Right. Well, I guess the question is which president is in power. One of the things that they advocate is use of impoundment. This is a term some people will know to explain this.

Right. Well, I guess the question is which president is in power. One of the things that they advocate is use of impoundment. This is a term some people will know to explain this.

Right. Well, I guess the question is which president is in power. One of the things that they advocate is use of impoundment. This is a term some people will know to explain this.

Another expansion of presidential power that is conceived of in the plan and I guess in the reality we've seen so far in the Trump administration is treating the Justice Department and the FBI not really as independent investigative and prosecuting agencies but as tools of the president's will. That's explicit in Project 2025? It is.

Another expansion of presidential power that is conceived of in the plan and I guess in the reality we've seen so far in the Trump administration is treating the Justice Department and the FBI not really as independent investigative and prosecuting agencies but as tools of the president's will. That's explicit in Project 2025? It is.

Another expansion of presidential power that is conceived of in the plan and I guess in the reality we've seen so far in the Trump administration is treating the Justice Department and the FBI not really as independent investigative and prosecuting agencies but as tools of the president's will. That's explicit in Project 2025? It is.

There's also the matter of civil servants and the government. Civil service is an institution that's close to 100 – I guess more than 100 years old, right? More than 100 years old. The idea being that you want people to be hired not for their political connections but for their qualifications and that they're –

There's also the matter of civil servants and the government. Civil service is an institution that's close to 100 – I guess more than 100 years old, right? More than 100 years old. The idea being that you want people to be hired not for their political connections but for their qualifications and that they're –

There's also the matter of civil servants and the government. Civil service is an institution that's close to 100 – I guess more than 100 years old, right? More than 100 years old. The idea being that you want people to be hired not for their political connections but for their qualifications and that they're –

that their actions in government should be to serve the public and not politicians, and they are protected in that way. President Trump had this idea of changing that with something called Schedule F in the first Trump term, which I gather he did issue an executive order about, but it wasn't really effective. Do you want to explain what that was supposed to do and why it didn't work?

that their actions in government should be to serve the public and not politicians, and they are protected in that way. President Trump had this idea of changing that with something called Schedule F in the first Trump term, which I gather he did issue an executive order about, but it wasn't really effective. Do you want to explain what that was supposed to do and why it didn't work?

that their actions in government should be to serve the public and not politicians, and they are protected in that way. President Trump had this idea of changing that with something called Schedule F in the first Trump term, which I gather he did issue an executive order about, but it wasn't really effective. Do you want to explain what that was supposed to do and why it didn't work?

Right. And it's a little strange because civil service is not just a notion, right? It's a policy established by acts of Congress. What made those in Project 2025 think the president has the authority to sweep away this protection from thousands of employees just with an executive order?