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Altering America beyond recognition — maybe beyond recovery

Apr 12, 2019, 1:01 PM

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(Photo by Michael Evans/The White House/Getty Images)

(Photo by Michael Evans/The White House/Getty Images)

Every election, candidates claim: “This is the most important election of our lifetime,” but that’s generally untrue. For better or worse, no president since Reagan has profoundly transformed the country, but 2020 could well be different.

Democrats seem determined to run on a radical, irresponsible platform that includes the Green New Deal, race-based reparations, Medicare for all, “soak the rich” Tax hikes, and free pre-school and college. Such programs would bring a vast expansion of the welfare state, strangling growth and swelling budget deficits.

Even worse, Democrats seek permanent rule by discarding the Electoral College, packing the Supreme Court, and destroying conservative media with some version of the discredited “fairness doctrine.” They also seek instant statehood for Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico — guaranteeing four new Democratic Senators. If Democrats sweep both White House and Senate next year, America could be altered beyond recognition — perhaps beyond recovery.

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