Results: Ten Ways Trump is Making Our Lives Worse
The first year of the second Trump administration provides ample evidence of how much ground it has covered—or more fittingly, ravaged? We may, in fact, be running out of hyperbole to describe the magnitude of the impact. Multiple actions, abetted by acquiescence from those who should not be acquiescing, are collectively changing our form of governance, the character of our nation, and our way of life. Alternet.org article, "Ten Ways Trump is Making Our Lives Worse" is the source for this survey.
1.
1.
Which of these actions/inactions that President Trump and his Party's total control of the federal government accomplished do you disagree with?
Failure of US Congress to serve as a check and balance on President Donald Trump's overreaches of executive authority.
38%
•
719 votes
The Supreme Court's submissiveness in the face of the president's destruction of major governmental institutions.
35%
•
668 votes
Not Applicable
37%
•
704 votes
I do not agree that either statement is true.
20%
•
375 votes
2.
2.
Which of these actions/inactions that President Trump and his Party's total control of the federal government accomplished do you disagree with?
The Executive's unchecked attempts to undermine the independence of regulatory entities including the Federal Reserve, the Federal Trade Commission, and the Federal Communications Commission.
34%
•
641 votes
The president's arbitrary and capricious downsizing of the civil service, diminishing the federal government's capacity for competent, ethical, and well-managed operations.
36%
•
681 votes
Not Applicable
39%
•
739 votes
I do not agree that either statement is true.
18%
•
350 votes
3.
3.
Which of these actions/inactions that President Trump and his Party's total control of the federal government accomplished do you disagree with?
The erosion of a viable two-party system in this country, whereby two loosely structured political bodies argue fairly and reasonably about proper courses of action for the nation. We now have one remaining party, the Democrats, faced off against a propagandist machine that hides behind the label "conservative," but spends most of its energy spouting untruths.
36%
•
676 votes
The caving of an array of university leaders and media moguls to blackmail schemes foisted on them by an administration that arbitrarily withholds funds allocated by Congress.
32%
•
602 votes
Not Applicable
40%
•
766 votes
I do not agree that either statement is true.
18%
•
344 votes
4.
4.
Which of these actions/inactions that President Trump and his Party's total control of the federal government accomplished do you disagree with?
A series of presidential actions in patent violation of the Constitution, notably trampling citizens' right of free speech and the constitutional mandate on the separation of church and state.
34%
•
650 votes
The denigration of the Democrats as the party out of power, compounding the disarray the party has brought upon itself. The result is the lack of clear, cogent, and consistent opposition messaging and coordinated leadership.
33%
•
622 votes
Not Applicable
40%
•
752 votes
I do not agree that either statement is true.
18%
•
342 votes
5.
5.
Which of these actions/inactions that President Trump and his Party's total control of the federal government accomplished do you disagree with?
The realization of the full effects of the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision on the governance of the country, whereby corporate mega contributions distort all efforts aimed at well-reasoned decision-making in service of the common good.
33%
•
622 votes
The deprivation of the constitutional rights of tens of thousands of citizens and noncitizens through cruel and unlawful detention and deportation.
34%
•
653 votes
Not Applicable
40%
•
760 votes
I do not agree that either statement is true.
18%
•
339 votes
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