Is it too late to ask President Trump for a birthday present given that tomorrow marks the nation’s 250th? It might be if I was hoping for a gift I can unwrap. But I don’t want anything material. Instead, my request is for an intangible present—behavioral changes in the form of things the president could stop doing.
So here it goes. No more wars, no more regime changes, no more obliterating speedboats on the open sea. The latter is execution without due process, no matter what their cargo is. Stop trying to hamstring mail-in voting or end birthright citizenship. That’s not in your purview. No more renaming of buildings, monuments, and geographical features. Stay away from the DOJ and let it do its job. The DOJ is our law firm not yours. Stop the makeover of the nation’s capital, especially remodeling the White House. No more executive orders. There have been too many already, and the courts are overwhelmed in trying to evaluate which ones pass constitutional muster. Shorten your state-of-the-union addresses.
Do act as everyone’s president. Try to unite our country, not drive our citizens further apart. The list goes on and on, and the best way to accomplish most of the items on it is to take an extended vacation for your remaining time in office. Play golf, travel, spend time with your family, build your cryptocurrency business. The nation still needs you to sign bills and to send Congress an annual budget (although make it a balanced one please), but we don’t need much else unless there is a true emergency. As the coffee mug (see photo) says: “Go Away.”
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