Ep 50 — Project 2025: Yes, It Is THAT BAD

Project 2025 is the right’s manifesto on how to break the government and turn America into a Christian nationalist state. It’s also deeply weird — just like the guys who wrote it. We’ll break down 20 of the craziest policy proposals, and then take a deep dive into the plan to replace the civil service with an army of MAGA loyalists. Links: GOP Whines That It’s No Fair That Kamala Gets Joe’s Money https://www.lawandchaospod.com/p/gop-whines-that-its-no-fair-kamala Project 2025 https://static.project2025.org/2025_MandateForLeadership_FULL.pdf Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act of 1883, 5 U.S.C. Chapter 23 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/5/part-III/subpart-A/chapter-23 Trump Executive Order 13957 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-10-26/pdf/2020-23780.pdf Biden EO 14003 (repealing Trump EO 13957) https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2021-01-27/pdf/2021-01924.pdf 5 CFR Parts 210, 212, 213, 302, 432, 451, and 752 https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-06815.pdf Show Links: https://www.lawandchaospod.com/ BlueSky: @LawAndChaosPod Threads: @LawAndChaosPod Twitter: @LawAndChaosPod Patreon: patreon.com/LawAndChaosPod

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