Why Voting Red Might Come Back To Bite You

Written by Kareem

It’s election season in America, so it’s time to start thinking about our future governments. Who we want to enforce laws. Who we want to create laws. Who we want to see representing our country.

But why should we care? You might not be eligible to vote, or you might think that no matter who is elected, America is doomed to crumble. And honestly, if you believe that, you might not be far from the truth.

Former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden held their first national debate of the campaign season on June 27, a debate that took America by storm because, to put it simply, it was a disastrous look at the possibilities of the next 4 years of American democracy. On the one hand, President Biden provided weak, discouraging responses to debate topics, including a misleading response towards tax reform that concluded with a confounding statement regarding beating Medicare.

Democrats are beginning to worry about the longevity of Biden’s mental abilities. At the age of 81, Biden has lost much of his ability to cohesively put arguments and statements together and stay within the bounds of a topic. Additionally, people have begun to worry about his overall health.

An Ipsos poll of around 2500 people (who are very likely to vote in the coming election) showed that 15% of the voters thought Biden was physically fit to participate in the election after the debate. This is a 6% drop from the pre-debate statistics, where 21% of the survey participants said the same thing. Additionally, in a Morning Consult poll, the number of participants who believed Biden was mentally fit to be the next President dropped from 43% to 35% pre-debate to post-debate.

So, Biden is old and fatigued, both physically and mentally, and we should vote for Trump, the (albeit not much) younger candidate with brighter ideas and more aggressive policies to help bring change quicker and easier than before, right?

Well, not exactly.

During the debate, Trump continued his 3-term tradition of exaggeration and misinformation. This includes a blatant shot at Biden’s tax policies, including a statement that he will, as president, “raise your taxes by 4 times.” Biden’s tax policies do call for an increase in taxes, but more so on larger corporations and multimillionaires rather than the average American household. In fact, Trump’s tax law that was established in 2017 was skewed to the rich; if anyone raised your taxes in the last 8 years, it was him. It also includes bashing Biden’s border policy, with statements along the lines of Biden’s bad border killing Americans and allowing illegal immigrants to enter and terrorize the nation. In reality, violent crime rates have only been going down, and statistics show that illegal immigrants are less likely to perpetuate violent crime than American-born citizens.

But Trump wasn’t the only individual who lied during the election. Biden has claimed that he has kept a stronger military than Trump, yet, 16 service members have died since he took office in 2021. He also butchered medical insurance statistics, including costs of health insurance and insulin shots, which were changed from a bill he put into office (the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act).

Then why, when both parties lied and Biden’s health is looking worse and worse, would anyone not vote for Trump?

Two words: Project 2025.

Project 2025 is a comprehensive plan created by far-right conservatives from The Heritage Foundation. It features a 180-day plan of action for the next conservative administration in a 920-page guide, with sections discussing complete government reform, the economy, independent regulatory agencies, public defense, and a thriving nation.

But what’s wrong with that? Conservatives might just want a plan so they can achieve as much as possible as soon as possible. Well, the problem lies within the plan itself.

For one, the next conservative Administration will infuse Christian Nationalism into daily life. Many conservatives believe that, because America has grown less and less religious over time, Christianity and the Christian roots of the nation are at risk. This would effectively isolate people of different religions, and dramatically push a religious agenda on them, and many non-Christians would likely leave America as a result.

Project 2025 calls for a complete reform of government. Yes, complete. This includes extending the President’s power to allow him to appoint individuals to office who will follow him and support him in executing his policies. The checks and balances system would thus become useless, since if the President both has complete government support and power surpassing that of the rest of the branches, then those other branches can’t do anything to bring balance and ensure the president cannot run free.

On Project 2025’s website, there’s a section where you can apply for a governmental position, in which you would interview with a recruiter at Project 2025. This move pushes to get people who support the plan in government.

Want to know what’s wrong with this picture? A complete compromisation of democracy. This plan will completely ruin the idea of democracy that the nation was founded under.

But it doesn’t stop there. Project 2025 covers many topics over its 920-page guide, which you should consider reading, even if it’s a simple skim/gloss over. Some of the more notable policies include:

a complete ban on production and user-consumption of pornography
a movement against “woke propaganda,” including:
- Abortions
- LGBTQ+ and reproductive rights
- Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI)
A complete reform of the White House, Congress, and government agencies
- Amalgamating and removing agencies, including the Department of Education
- Reshaping their leadership
- Changing power balances
A mass deportation of illegal immigrants the very first day of the next conservative administration, whether it be Trump’s or not

The future of our democracy is in all our hands. A conservative government that follows Project 2025 will completely reshape American politics and will impact small businesses, immigrants, the execution of the 1st amendment, our children, and the future of American civil progression. But what can you do to stop this?

It’s likely you’ve only briefly heard of Project 2025 before reading this article if you’ve heard about it at all. All it takes is a few goals/policies covered within it to compromise our government’s democracy and ruin the sense of freedom that made America stand out from other nations.

So spread the word. Many individuals don’t plan on voting for Trump or Biden this coming election, for neither have helped the US progress in a manner significant enough to help people’s daily lives, or they simply don’t care who wins. Tell them what’s at stake with a red government: our democracy, freedom, and societal/civil progression.

And if you can vote, vote to keep our democracy safe.

While Joe Biden is growing older, and becoming less and less competent by the day as well as growing weaker both physically and mentally, he won’t compromise our democracy the way a Trump Administration would. The recent disastrous debate showed us Biden’s age and why he may not be physically qualified to run the nation, but it more so outlined just how much Trump is willing to lie/exaggerate to influence the minds of the people. Reading, voting, and spreading the word will help us maintain our government and the very things it was founded on.