Clifton shows his true colors

[Virtual Bison]

From DegreeDisgusted:

What would you do if you were president?

Great question and I will answer based on if the President had the power to do much more than he currently can.

1. Free all non-violent criminals
Vankirk: Does that include Bernie Madoff, Aldrich Ames and PFC Bradley Manning?
2. Commute all death penalty sentences
Vankirk: How about we have the state legislatures of the 50 states pass legislation banning the death penalty and commuting the death sentences of those already sentenced? That would be a novel idea and constitutional as well.
3. Bring all troops home from overseas
Vankirk: I actually agree with that - let's put them to work rounding up all the illegal aliens and securing the borders.
4. Eliminate the IRS in favor of a flat tax
Vankirk: Which agency is going to collect the flat tax?
5. Beef up the Air Force, Coast Guard, and Navy; use Coast Guard to protect the borders
Vankirk: The USCG can protect the ocean borders, I'd rather have the USMC protect the land borders.
6. Establish a 32-hour work week at 40 hours pay
Vankirk: Thanks for being reasonable. Your pals at the Socialist Party USA want a 30-hour work week
http://socialistparty-usa.org/platform/
7. Unemployment benefits would equal the unemployed's previous wages and last until once again employed
Vankirk: That should really provide an incentive for the unemployed to look for a new job. Also, since you've instituted a flat tax where will the government get the money to pay for increased unemployment, or will you just push the cost to the employers?
8. End "at-will" firing in all states
Vankirk: If you're going to mandate that employers pay laid-off employees full-pay anyway, I doubt that there will be very many layoffs.
9. Eliminate the Department of Education; leave accreditation/approval to the states
Vankirk: Here, here.
10. Reopen all civil rights murder cases and prosecute the guilty to the fullest extent of the law
Vankirk: There's no statute of limitations on murder.
11. Legalize gay marriage in all states
Vankirk: Maybe you should let the voters of each state decide that instead of imposing it from the federal government. I'm not sure but I think that there is something in THE F*#KING CONSTITUTION about it.
12. Outlaw abortion in all states
Vankirk: Ibid
13. Outlaw capital punishment in all states
Vankirk: Ibid
14. Ban psychotropic medications
Vankirk: Why stop at psychotropic medications? Why not extend it to antibiotics or corticosteroids?
15. Privatize Social Security and the Department of Child Services
16. Eliminate the Electoral College
Vankirk: Are there any other parts of the Constitution that you want to "eliminate"?
17. Open up the presidential debates to all third parties
Vankirk: I didn't know that the government ran the debates. I thought that it was private or non-profit entities.
18. Cancel the national debt
Vankirk: Are there any other parts of the Socialist Party USA's platform that you want to implement?
19. One six-year term for the President
Vankirk: Not a bad idea if you can democratically amend the Constitution.
20. Four-year terms for Congress
Vankirk: Again, not a bad idea if you can democratically amend the Constitution.
21. Ban lobbyists
Vankirk: Why not just pass a law banning free speech? Aahhh, that pesky Constitution once again.

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I'm not sure if Jimmy is a naive old fool duped by a bunch of socialist and anarchist ideas or this is just the early signs of Alzheimer's disease.

You have some intersting ideas there Vankirk. By any chance are you a libertarian?

BTW The Flat Tax is not really a socialist idea. Its actually a rather conservative concept.