It’s the alleged “hostile takeover plan” that former Donald Trump has no plan to use, but that doesn’t stop the left from fear-mongering about Project 2025. And when the fear fails, punishing Project 2025’s authors will have to do.
Brendan Carr, a Federal Communications Commissioner, is now facing an ethics violation for writing the FCC portion of Project 2025.
Carr suggests controlling big tech companies and focusing on national security in his chapter. He wants to change laws that protect tech companies from being responsible for what users post. He supports new laws that punish social media companies for banning or restricting users based on political views. His chapter is a reaction to the documented censorship of conservatives by big tech.
Carr’s chapter also suggests that tech companies help pay for the government fund that provides internet and phone services to low-income and rural areas, schools, and libraries. Project 2025’s plan for the FCC also includes banning TikTok because of national security concerns.
Democrats argue that Carr might have broken an ethical rule for federal employees. The Hatch Act prohibits federal workers from using their positions for political purposes.
The Hatch Act, created in 1939, is a U.S. federal law that prohibits certain political activities by civil service employees in the executive branch of the government, except for the president and vice president. The law protects workers from being pressured into political activities at work.
Recently, Democrats sent a letter to the Office of Special Counsel, Office of Government Ethics, and the Inspector General for the FCC, expressing their concerns. They claim it’s wrong for Carr to use his official role to help create a “political playbook” for a Republican presidential candidate.
Violating the Hatch Act can result in a fine of up to $1,000. Other penalties include a reprimand or job termination. Kellyanne Conway and Jen Psaki were found guilty of breaking the Hatch Act but weren’t removed from their positions.
Even if no rule has been broken, Dems insist “it creates an appearance of impropriety.”
Democrat lawmakers know something about “the appearance of impropriety.” Their selection of unbelievably biased court officials included at least two prosecutors who ran on a platform of “getting Trump.” They cheered a corrupt judge with highly inappropriate ties to a sitting President as he stacked a case against Biden’s chief political rival.
Liberals have influenced agencies such as the FBI and the DOJ to target conservatives and cover up Biden’s failures as a president. The Biden administration has gone far deeper than just “an appearance of impropriety” since he was installed in the White House.
Additionally, Joe Biden has been implicated in a scandal that creates far more than just an “appearance” of impropriety. Some might argue that his ties to his son Hunter’s businesses are corrupt and treasonous. It makes a nation long for just an “appearance” of impropriety rather than the full-on corruption displayed by the Biden administration.
Project 2025 is part of a larger effort by the Heritage Foundation to prepare for a conservative presidency. The policy plan, released last year, has gained attention among Democrats who point to it as a reason not to support Trump.
The 900-page policy plan proposes significant changes to government operations. It allegedly suggests replacing many career government workers with political appointees and eliminating departments like Education and Homeland Security. It also plans to stop student loan forgiveness, a highly contentious attempt by the Biden administration to buy votes.
Trump has said he has nothing to do with Project 2025’s policies, doesn’t support them, and has no plans to follow them.
Trump has published his platform for his term, but it’s not as juicy as Democrats had hoped. Instead, they falsely tie Trump to Project 2025. It’s one of the few lifeboats Democrats have left to save their sinking candidate.
