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Re:How Each Pillar of the First Amendment Is Under Attack by knowaveragejoe on Monday March 31, 2025 @12:07AM (#43530859)
> You can't deny this has been the most effective first 100 days in decades. That upsets you. This is what we voted for.

A circus isn't effective, but it's entertaining at least.

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Re:How Each Pillar of the First Amendment Is Under Attack by linktraveler on Monday March 31, 2025 @12:16AM (#43530929)
I don't deny the circus.

Establishing Government (perplexity): "No president has moved faster than Donald Trump in 2024 to appoint Cabinet members and agency heads. By November 23, 2024, just over two weeks after Election Day, Trump had announced nominees for all 15 executive agencies, far outpacing his first term and other recent presidents like Barack Obama and Joe Biden, who took nearly 40 days to reach similar milestones. Additionally, the Senate has confirmed Trump’s nominees at a faster rate compared to his first term and Biden’s early days in office."

Illegal immigration: down to near 0

DOGE: Cut $260B in spending as of this post: https://www.usdebtclock.org/

Is there a counterpoint to this?

Something Obama, Biden, Clinton, or GW Bush did in first 100 days?

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Re:How Each Pillar of the First Amendment Is Under Attack by knowaveragejoe on Monday March 31, 2025 @08:53PM (#43541702)
Doing lots of things fast is not the same as being effective.

I want prices to be lower. An immigration crackdown and tariff threats seem contradictory to this purpose.

DOGE's numbers are extremely optimistic. I have not seen anything substantiating them anywhere near $260B. Realistic estimates put in the range of $10B. Worth the chaos and destruction of institutions that exist to help ensure our way of life?

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