Why I Will Never Vote for Donald Trump

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Beginning with Ronald Reagan, I have voted Republican in every presidential election since I first became eligible to vote in 1980. I worked in the Reagan and George H. W. Bush administrations and in the White House for George W. Bush as a speechwriter and adviser. I have also worked for Republican presidential campaigns, although not this time around.

Despite this history, and in important ways because of it, I will not vote for Donald Trump if he wins the Republican nomination.

I should add that neither could I vote in good conscience for Hillary Clinton or any of the other Democrats running for president, since they oppose many of the things I have stood for in my career as a conservative — and, in the case of Mrs. Clinton, because I consider her an ethical wreck. If Mr. Trump and Mrs. Clinton were the Republican and Democratic nominees, I would prefer to vote for a responsible third-party alternative; absent that option, I would simply not cast a ballot for president. A lot of Republicans, I suspect, would do the same.

There are many reasons to abstain from voting for Mr. Trump if he is nominated, starting with the fact that he would be the most unqualified president in American history. Every one of our 44 presidents has had either government or military experience before being sworn in. Mr. Trump, a real estate mogul and former reality-television star, hasn’t served a day in public office or the armed forces.

During the course of this campaign he has repeatedly revealed his ignorance on basic matters of national interest — the three ways the United States is capable of firing nuclear weapons (by land, sea and air), the difference between the Quds Force in Iran and the Kurds to their west, North Korea’s nuclear tests, the causes of autism, the effects of his tax plan on the deficit and much besides.

Mr. Trump has no desire to acquaint himself with most issues, let alone master them. He has admitted that he doesn’t prepare for debates or study briefing books; he believes such things get in the way of a good performance. No major presidential candidate has ever been quite as disdainful of knowledge, as indifferent to facts, as untroubled by his benightedness.

It is little surprise, then, that many of Mr. Trump’s most celebrated pronouncements and promises — to quickly and “humanely” expel 11 million illegal immigrants, to force Mexico to pay for the wall he will build on our southern border, to defeat the Islamic State “very quickly” while as a bonus taking its oil, to bar Muslims from immigrating to the United States — are nativistic pipe dreams and public relations stunts.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/14/opinion/campaign-stops/why-i-will-never-vote-for-donald-trump.html

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[Spendulus]

Beginning with Ronald Reagan, I have voted Republican in every presidential election since I first became eligible to vote in 1980. I worked in the Reagan and George H. W. Bush administrations and in the White House for George W. Bush as a speechwriter and adviser. I have also worked for Republican presidential campaigns, although not this time around.

Despite this history, and in important ways because of it, I will not vote for Donald Trump if he wins the Republican nomination.

I should add that neither could I vote in good conscience for Hillary Clinton or any of the other Democrats running for president, since they oppose many of the things I have stood for in my career as a conservative — and, in the case of Mrs. Clinton, because I consider her an ethical wreck. If Mr. Trump and Mrs. Clinton were the Republican and Democratic nominees, I would prefer to vote for a responsible third-party alternative; absent that option, I would simply not cast a ballot for president. A lot of Republicans, I suspect, would do the same.

There are many reasons to abstain from voting for Mr. Trump if he is nominated, starting with the fact that he would be the most unqualified president in American history. Every one of our 44 presidents has had either government or military experience before being sworn in. Mr. Trump, a real estate mogul and former reality-television star, hasn’t served a day in public office or the armed forces.

During the course of this campaign he has repeatedly revealed his ignorance on basic matters of national interest — the three ways the United States is capable of firing nuclear weapons (by land, sea and air), the difference between the Quds Force in Iran and the Kurds to their west, North Korea’s nuclear tests, the causes of autism, the effects of his tax plan on the deficit and much besides.

Mr. Trump has no desire to acquaint himself with most issues, let alone master them. He has admitted that he doesn’t prepare for debates or study briefing books; he believes such things get in the way of a good performance. No major presidential candidate has ever been quite as disdainful of knowledge, as indifferent to facts, as untroubled by his benightedness.

It is little surprise, then, that many of Mr. Trump’s most celebrated pronouncements and promises — to quickly and “humanely” expel 11 million illegal immigrants, to force Mexico to pay for the wall he will build on our southern border, to defeat the Islamic State “very quickly” while as a bonus taking its oil, to bar Muslims from immigrating to the United States — are nativistic pipe dreams and public relations stunts.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/14/opinion/campaign-stops/why-i-will-never-vote-for-donald-trump.html

This is an interesting commentary to be printed in the NY Times.

Since all it is is a political partisian piece designed to make an effect.

What do they want? Ted Cruz?  Maybe they should STFU.

[ridery99]

NY Times Lies

[BADecker]

Who knows what they want. But we want, among other things:
1. Get rid of the income tax and don't replace it with anything;
2. Get rid of 90% of domestic business regulation;
3. Get rid of ALL victimless prosecution;
4. Repeal all laws that make anything that we do on our own private residence illegal as long as it doesn't clearly harm someone;
5. Open up 90% of government lands to homesteading.

This would give us a whole lot more freedom, and would make the nation prosperous again.

[Lituation]

Wow, you don't have to post a brick here.
-Why I Will Never Vote for Donald Trump?
-Because I have a brain.
End of story.

[Boelens]

Who knows what they want. But we want, among other things:
1. Get rid of the income tax and don't replace it with anything;
2. Get rid of 90% of domestic business regulation;
3. Get rid of ALL victimless prosecution;
4. Repeal all laws that make anything that we do on our own private residence illegal as long as it doesn't clearly harm someone;
5. Open up 90% of government lands to homesteading.

This would give us a whole lot more freedom, and would make the nation prosperous again.

These would take like the entire 8 years of the term to get through lol, also there is no way some of these will go through, we don't have legalized weed let alone every other drug (which you seem to be implying should get legalized)

[BADecker]

Who knows what they want. But we want, among other things:
1. Get rid of the income tax and don't replace it with anything;
2. Get rid of 90% of domestic business regulation;
3. Get rid of ALL victimless prosecution;
4. Repeal all laws that make anything that we do on our own private residence illegal as long as it doesn't clearly harm someone;
5. Open up 90% of government lands to homesteading.

This would give us a whole lot more freedom, and would make the nation prosperous again.

These would take like the entire 8 years of the term to get through lol, also there is no way some of these will go through, we don't have legalized weed let alone every other drug (which you seem to be implying should get legalized)

Not implying legalization of anything. Stating, "Government, get your hands off of our lives." This means don't make it illegal or legal. Leave it alone.

As far as the list goes, I was simply pointing out that all the BS that the candidates spout isn't anything like what the people really want in their hearts. And you seem to agree.

As far as 8 years, it wouldn't take but 3 or 4 months if the people knew what to do. The thing to do is ask the IRS where they get the authority for income taxes. When they give the run-around, sue the individual people (not the IRS agents) for using their office to steal your property - your money - from you. This will NOT take years. It can be won in 3 or 4 months if done the right way - man to man - not man to IRS agent.

Once government isn't receiving any income taxes any more, they won't care who homesteads what. They won't be able to afford to care.

They will regulate import/export taxes in such a way to bring jobs home and to make the nation strong through exports. Why? Because that will be one of the few legal places they have left to get any taxes at all.

Victimless prosecution protection is working right now for the people who have already caught on to how to do it. Karl Lentz - http://www.broadmind.org/ - does it by getting kids back to their parents for free when CPS takes the kids. The process can be used for 99% of the so-called crimes, the victimless crimes.

All laws are public laws. Government has absolutely no right to do anything on your private residence. People who are using the Karl Lentz methods are scaring off cops and others when they try to make a court case out of your private life.

[Jordan23]

You wouldn't vote for Trump but you voted for Bush Jr twice?

[romero121]

Wow, you don't have to post a brick here.
-Why I Will Never Vote for Donald Trump?
-Because I have a brain.
End of story.

lol... He is doing political game. Its all going for Hilary to get elect. We will see what will gonna happen on future election.

[okae]

NY Times Lies

My friend, you must know one thing, everybody into the political world is a liar, is the essence of the politics since they can't please to everybody they need to do that...Donald Trump is not far from them, just one more guy trying to reach "the sky" with promises that will never accomplish.

[Boelens]

Who knows what they want. But we want, among other things:
1. Get rid of the income tax and don't replace it with anything;
2. Get rid of 90% of domestic business regulation;
3. Get rid of ALL victimless prosecution;
4. Repeal all laws that make anything that we do on our own private residence illegal as long as it doesn't clearly harm someone;
5. Open up 90% of government lands to homesteading.

This would give us a whole lot more freedom, and would make the nation prosperous again.

These would take like the entire 8 years of the term to get through lol, also there is no way some of these will go through, we don't have legalized weed let alone every other drug (which you seem to be implying should get legalized)

Not implying legalization of anything. Stating, "Government, get your hands off of our lives." This means don't make it illegal or legal. Leave it alone.

As far as the list goes, I was simply pointing out that all the BS that the candidates spout isn't anything like what the people really want in their hearts. And you seem to agree.

As far as 8 years, it wouldn't take but 3 or 4 months if the people knew what to do. The thing to do is ask the IRS where they get the authority for income taxes. When they give the run-around, sue the individual people (not the IRS agents) for using their office to steal your property - your money - from you. This will NOT take years. It can be won in 3 or 4 months if done the right way - man to man - not man to IRS agent.

Once government isn't receiving any income taxes any more, they won't care who homesteads what. They won't be able to afford to care.

They will regulate import/export taxes in such a way to bring jobs home and to make the nation strong through exports. Why? Because that will be one of the few legal places they have left to get any taxes at all.

Victimless prosecution protection is working right now for the people who have already caught on to how to do it. Karl Lentz - http://www.broadmind.org/ - does it by getting kids back to their parents for free when CPS takes the kids. The process can be used for 99% of the so-called crimes, the victimless crimes.

All laws are public laws. Government has absolutely no right to do anything on your private residence. People who are using the Karl Lentz methods are scaring off cops and others when they try to make a court case out of your private life.

You think that "someone who knows what he's doing" can get a bunch of legalization laws and socialistic changes throgh in a 3-4 month term? In the US? Hell no. There's a senate, it's extremely hard to get through them as a left-wing especially with such insane statements. Also why suddenly check the authority of why the IRS can take money from you? How is this even a question? It's a government institution and I don't think I have to explain to you why taxes exist in almost any functional country. And no, that's bullshit. Government absolutely can do shit on your private residence, with the right paperwork. Even in certain situation that's not required. Laws don't magically stop counting because you're in a private residence; the laws are country, or state-wide.You live there, you have to play by those laws.

[DooMAD]

During the course of this campaign he has repeatedly revealed his ignorance on basic matters of national interest — the three ways the United States is capable of firing nuclear weapons (by land, sea and air)

Just happened to watch this video on that exact topic.  Hilarious:

"What you just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard.  At no point, in your rambling, incoherent response, were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought.  Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it."

 

[BADecker]

Who knows what they want. But we want, among other things:
1. Get rid of the income tax and don't replace it with anything;
2. Get rid of 90% of domestic business regulation;
3. Get rid of ALL victimless prosecution;
4. Repeal all laws that make anything that we do on our own private residence illegal as long as it doesn't clearly harm someone;
5. Open up 90% of government lands to homesteading.

This would give us a whole lot more freedom, and would make the nation prosperous again.

These would take like the entire 8 years of the term to get through lol, also there is no way some of these will go through, we don't have legalized weed let alone every other drug (which you seem to be implying should get legalized)

Not implying legalization of anything. Stating, "Government, get your hands off of our lives." This means don't make it illegal or legal. Leave it alone.

As far as the list goes, I was simply pointing out that all the BS that the candidates spout isn't anything like what the people really want in their hearts. And you seem to agree.

As far as 8 years, it wouldn't take but 3 or 4 months if the people knew what to do. The thing to do is ask the IRS where they get the authority for income taxes. When they give the run-around, sue the individual people (not the IRS agents) for using their office to steal your property - your money - from you. This will NOT take years. It can be won in 3 or 4 months if done the right way - man to man - not man to IRS agent.

Once government isn't receiving any income taxes any more, they won't care who homesteads what. They won't be able to afford to care.

They will regulate import/export taxes in such a way to bring jobs home and to make the nation strong through exports. Why? Because that will be one of the few legal places they have left to get any taxes at all.

Victimless prosecution protection is working right now for the people who have already caught on to how to do it. Karl Lentz - http://www.broadmind.org/ - does it by getting kids back to their parents for free when CPS takes the kids. The process can be used for 99% of the so-called crimes, the victimless crimes.

All laws are public laws. Government has absolutely no right to do anything on your private residence. People who are using the Karl Lentz methods are scaring off cops and others when they try to make a court case out of your private life.

You think that "someone who knows what he's doing" can get a bunch of legalization laws and socialistic changes throgh in a 3-4 month term? In the US? Hell no. There's a senate, it's extremely hard to get through them as a left-wing especially with such insane statements. Also why suddenly check the authority of why the IRS can take money from you? How is this even a question? It's a government institution and I don't think I have to explain to you why taxes exist in almost any functional country. And no, that's bullshit. Government absolutely can do shit on your private residence, with the right paperwork. Even in certain situation that's not required. Laws don't magically stop counting because you're in a private residence; the laws are country, or state-wide.You live there, you have to play by those laws.

Here is what you are missing. The laws that were in place before the Constitution and the government started, are still in place today.

Over the years many people have used these laws to put government in its place. Very few people who used these laws understood what they did and how they did it. Fewer understand what these laws are or how they work. But they are simple... so simple that it's scary.

In answer to you, since the laws are in place already, and since they were in place before the Constitution was in place, there is nothing that government needs to implement or change, and there is nothing they can do to outlaw these simple laws. Change has to do with how fast people decide that they want to learn about and use these laws... that have been in place for several hundred years.

Now, I'm not going to tell you what these laws are, but here is a link where you can watch how Karl Lentz enforced a little piece of these laws on the court - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Twn96nj0jfw&index=10&list=PLHrkQxgz0mg6kUBciD-HIvTXByqjcIZ-D.

[BADecker]

During the course of this campaign he has repeatedly revealed his ignorance on basic matters of national interest — the three ways the United States is capable of firing nuclear weapons (by land, sea and air)

Just happened to watch this video on that exact topic.  Hilarious:

"What you just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard.  At no point, in your rambling, incoherent response, were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought.  Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it."

 

Did I hear the joker in your video say at one point that Trump is 95? And at another point that he is 65?

I don't go for the pool-the-wool-over-the-eyes-of-people politics that any of the candidates use. But Trump stayed on track with what he wanted to get across by not answering the questions. That is standard politics.

The joker in the video is simply trying to make Trump look like a fool. I think it was the other way around.

I wouldn't vote. I would elect.

[Lituation]

Wow, you don't have to post a brick here.
-Why I Will Never Vote for Donald Trump?
-Because I have a brain.
End of story.

lol... He is doing political game. Its all going for Hilary to get elect. We will see what will gonna happen on future election.

Do you seriously think Trump is only a trojan horse for Democrats? It doesn't make sense to me.
I never understand Republicans who support Trump, his voice is so separative.

[gallantaves]

Actually I am more afraid on the people who believes in Trump than Trump itself.

I mean in our context he is a brainless greedy devil spawn from hell
but for his supporters he is the tan reincarnation of the savior of the world
(Hypothetically in religion, if God go back to the world he will destroy it) #I forgot the last chapter of the bible

[bryant.coleman]

The Jew York Times seems to be going overboard to make sure that Trump doesn't secure the Republican nomination. I have noticed that all of a sudden, many of the ultra-leftwing loonies of the NYT have become Republican (Trump hating Republicans, that is). Try hard loonies.... because if Trump secures the GOP nomination, then the Pinocchibitch is going to lose badly in the POTUS elections.

[ridery99]

But I will vote him twice 

[BADecker]

Actually I am more afraid on the people who believes in Trump than Trump itself.

I mean in our context he is a brainless greedy devil spawn from hell
but for his supporters he is the tan reincarnation of the savior of the world
(Hypothetically in religion, if God go back to the world he will destroy it) #I forgot the last chapter of the bible

This is probably close to truth. The only one of the more popular ones who is any good at all is Rand Paul. Probably the best candidate is Chuck Baldwin.

[Daniel91]

You really shared great analysis about Trump and everything is true.
There are no rational reasons to vote for him but, you know, people usually don't think rationally but make decisions emotionally and it seems that average Americans like him.
If this is true, he will become new US President and it's nothing we can do about it.