The America We Deserve

Who do you think will win the election?

  • George W. Bush (R)

    Votes: 31 9.7%

  • Al Gore (D)

    Votes: 103 32.2%

  • Donald Trump (I)

    Votes: 186 58.1%
  • Total voters
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Mike D

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Trump wank, disgusting.
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I don't like Trump, for many differing reasons.

However, this is a site where people write stories where they attempt to make men like Hitler, Stalin and others like them more powerful and even give them victories in wars they couldn't win in real life. Compared to them, writing a story where Trump basically ends up in the exact same position as he already has but as (what appears to be) a better person seems fairly minor.
 
27: 2003 in Review
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    2003 in Review

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    With a far more friendly and reform minded Congress returned in 2003, Trump knew it would be a good year, and indeed it was. After returning from the Korea summit, Trump got to work on his agenda.

    Over the year, he would negotiate immigration reform, implementing a merit based immigration and system and coming to a agreement on border with Mexico. Border security would also be boosted heavily, and as a result the mass flow of illegal immigration would start to tail off and stop in the subsequent years. Trump also came to an understanding with the Mexican government to help them fight drug crime. Trump reasoned that if he struck at the source of crime and poverty in Mexico, perhaps he could eliminate the large waves of illegal immigration America had been experiencing in recent years.

    Trump would also begin the process of trust busting. Like his idol, Teddy Roosevelt, he would begin to break up the large monopolies he feared was corrupting American democracy and American capitalism. Over the course of the 2000s, big business would have less and less influence and the markets would become more free from unfair competition. Furthermore, large media monopolies such as Clear Channel would be broken up, so that there is more variety and competition in news, music, television and film and video games indsutry. Hopefully, this could stimulate small business growth, grow the middle class and end lobbyism - perhaps paving the way for an audacious reform Trump had in mind...

    Again, Trump would invest heavily in Americas infrastructure, modernizing and improving it. This investment would help bring America out of its current recession and help bulld a 21st century nation.

    Finally, Trump tried to push forward his controversial idea of electoral reform...

    What he proposed was a 28th amendment, which he believed would bring America closer to the kind of democracy the founders intended. Its key points were:

    • Abolition of the electoral college and the introduction of a runoff electoral system. Candidates would begin their campaigns in May, and a first round election would be held in September. The top two candidates would compete in a runoff held in November. The President would take office in November/December.
    • The President would have to be independent of any political party, returning America to a system which George Washington had favoured. Instead of being a partisan position, the President would be a fair broker and a unifying national leader.
    • Congress (House and Senate) would be elected every 4 years, and the Presidency every 4 years. These elections would be offset (ex. President elected in 2004, 2008, 2012 etc., Congress elected in 2006, 2010, 2014 etc.)
    • All representatives and Senators would have a two term limit.
    • The President would have a two term limit as before.
    • The House would be elected through MMP (mixed-member proportional) in which half are directly elected and half come from party lists. The system would encourage coalitions and multipartisanship, as well as breaking the duopoly.
    • The Senate would be first past the post as before.
    • Political lobbying by elected officials after leaving office would be banned.
    • Political lobbying by large special interest groups would banned/severalt regulated.
    • Large political donations would be banned. Parties would use government grants to avoid corruption.
    • Election days would be federal holidays.
    • Campaigning outside of election periods (May-November) is regulated.
    • News broadcasters are mandated to cover candidates, parties and political views fairly and equally.
    • Nationwide referendums could be invoked through citizen driven petitions.

    Congress rejected these radical reforms out of hand, with the traditional parties fearing this would finally crush their power and perhaps lead to their later downfall. With no other option, Trump threw down the gauntlet and proposed to hold a nationwide referendum on the amendment. If it passed with a solid majority, Congress and the states would have to begin constitutional negotiations.

    This referendum would be held at the same time as the 2004 presidential election...

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    As 2003 came to an end, election season had well and truly begun. The referendum would be the biggest test of Trump’s presidency thus far. Its success or failure would decide the legacy of his Presidency as a whole.

    Now was a time for choosing...    ​
     
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