Donald Trump is a violent traitor.

[Apparition of Jack]

This isn’t some radical leftist conspiracy either. You can be a dyed-in-the-wool conservative and admit this.

He led a deadly insurrection against the US government that got five people killed after he lost the 2020 election.

The man is a tyrant. He needs to go. 
 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_6_United_States_Capitol_attack

Edited October 20 by Apparition of Jack

[BlueOak]

 

Absolutely he does indeed plan to end American democracy and establish a new authoritarian regime in America. He is doing right now. This moment now is where the state of the free world will be decided. Its either BRICS way of doing things, or the democratic way of doing things. We are already at war, democracy is eroding before our eyes.

Steve Bannon should be arrested for conspiracy to commit treason.
Was one comment at the top of the list, in an actual democracy, yes.

A quote commented on in the video was.
There will not be any real elections if this becomes the future.

 

[Ramasta9]

Focusing on the "puppet" will not solve the issue.

[BlueOak]

24 minutes ago, Ramasta9 said:

Focusing on the "puppet" will not solve the issue.

I crystalised in my mind what needs to happen. The man will go, the effects are what need focus.

Problem: Reduction in law and order, government competence, or perception of it.
Goal: Assume absolute authority in a smaller number of hands, when law and governance is seen as corrupt or incompetant.

Solution: Reaffirm legal processes. High government competence. 
Goal: Balance the perception of corruption and incompetence with examples of the opposite.

So I asked GPT 5.0 for an actionable plan that would reverse this, and when anyone asks what can be done, well here is a template:

 

1) Stabilize the rule of law (first 100–180 days)

A. Fortify independent oversight

• Fill all Inspector General (IG) vacancies; publish a public “IG independence scorecard” (time to fill, budget parity, access to records). Use GAO’s independence principles as the benchmark. Government Accountability Office+1
• Commit (in writing) to non-retaliation against IGs and auditors; require public notice and written cause before any removal, plus a 30-day congressional review window. (Track: # of removals/attempts; timeliness of agency responses to IG requests.) Government Accountability Office

B. De-politicize prosecution and enforcement

• Issue/renew a formal DOJ independence memo (charging and declination decisions insulated from political staff).
• Mandate transparent, uniform charging guidelines; release quarterly anonymized enforcement dashboards (equal-treatment indicators across geography, income brackets). (Track: variance in charging outcomes, time to disposition.)

C. Fast, fair dispute resolution

• Expand court-annexed online dispute resolution for routine civil matters (evictions, small claims) to cut wait times and perceived bias. (Track: median time-to-resolution; pro se success rates.)

2) Prove competence through visible service wins (first 6–12 months)

A. Deliver “trust-building” service fixes

• Pick 6–10 high-friction services (passports, SSA benefits, veterans’ claims, disaster aid, small-business grants). Commit to a 90-day sprint per service with public targets: fewer steps, faster cycle times, clearer status tracking.
• Publish before/after metrics on a single Performance & CX site (queue times, application errors, abandonment, satisfaction). This aligns with the federal CX framework under EO 14058; it’s designed explicitly to rebuild trust via better service delivery. performance.gov+2Federal Register+2

B. Use proven digital delivery teams

Put a protected, senior-backed digital/service corps in charge (or partner with a state-level equivalent). Their track record shows large, measurable gains (e.g., SSA.gov satisfaction +53%; VA service uptake; massive logistics like home COVID test distribution). (Track: task-level SLAs; site usability; satisfaction). United States DOGE Service+1

C. Adopt a “What Works” standard locally

For states/cities: certify agencies against What Works Cities criteria (open data, performance analytics, low-cost evaluations). Tie discretionary funds to meeting the standard; publish compliance. datasmart.hks.harvard.edu+3bloomberg.org+3whatworkscities.bloomberg.org+3

3) Make elections boringly reliable

A. Process integrity, not performative fights

• Standardize basic election admin KPIs: ballot rejection rates, average wait times, chain-of-custody logs, post-election audit coverage. Publish in near-real time on a neutral portal.
• Expand risk-limiting audits and publish readable reports within 30 days of certification. (Track: audit coverage %, error bounds.)
• Communicate the process as much as the outcome; part of the confidence rebound in 2024 came from fewer interference concerns flagged by independent monitors. Freedom House

4) Rebuild trust with transparency people can see

A. Radical progress dashboards

• For each priority problem, post weekly metrics and an “evidence file” (data, methods, and contracts).
• Require every major policy to ship with a public logic model (inputs → activities → outputs → outcomes → measures). This echoes best practices documented by digital-government networks and OMB’s CX guidance. Digital.gov+1

B. Contracting sunlight

• Publish readable versions of major contracts (scope, milestones, performance clauses) and on-time/ on-budget charts.
• Mandate “after-action” notes for failed procurements and share reusable artifacts (SOWs, acceptance tests) in an open repository (see TechFAR case studies). techfarhub.usds.gov

5) Strengthen civic integrity (information & institutions)

A. Evidence-based public communication

• Align comms cadence to the metrics: monthly trust dashboards, quarterly IG/ethics updates, and rapid myth-busting pages that link to primary data (charging statistics, audit logs).
• Partner with local journalists and nonpartisan civic orgs to co-host “open records explainers” and data walkthroughs.

B. Civic education with measurable reach

• Fund short, platform-native modules (how audits work, what IGs do, how to verify claims). Evaluate with randomized A/B tests (lift in factual recall, reduction in misbelief).
• Track trust explicitly. Only ~22% trusted the federal government “most of the time” in 2024—set a 3-year target to lift that by 8–10 points and report progress. Pew Research Center+2Pew Research Center+2

6) Guardrails that outlast leaders (structural moves)

• Hard-wire IG independence (cause-only removal, budget floors, subpoena clarity, litigation fast-track for access disputes). Government Accountability Office
• Ethics & conflicts: universal public beneficial-ownership disclosures for senior officials and contractors; automatic recusal triggers; machine-readable disclosure data.
• Data rights: default open administrative data (privacy-preserving) for outcomes evaluation across agencies—key to “prove don’t claim” governance.
• Customer-experience law: codify core elements of EO 14058 so service quality cannot swing with administrations. Federal Register

7) Measurement & cadence (so it doesn’t drift)

• Weekly: program dashboards; issue logs; staffing heatmap for critical services.
• Monthly: trust indicators (YouGov/Gallup/Pew-style questions), IG/ethics updates, election-integrity KPIs during cycles. (Publish both good and bad news—transparency is the product.) AP News
• Quarterly: independent audits of one flagship service and one enforcement area; public “learning review” with fixes scheduled.
• Annually: target improvements relative to external scorecards (V-Dem, Freedom House). Use them as outside validators, even when the news stings. Freedom House+3v-dem.net+3v-dem.net+3

Quick start (first 30 days)

• Name a cross-partisan Rule-of-Law & Service Delivery Board (IGs, GAO alumni, civil-rights, state/local admins, service-design leads).
• Publish 10 “trust commitments” (e.g., time-to-benefit cut 30%, audit results in 30 days, cause-only IG removal, public charging guidelines).
• Pick 3 services and 2 enforcement areas for sprint-level improvements with public goals and a countdown clock.
• Launch facts.gov (or state equivalent): one URL for all metrics, audits, and election process stats.

 

Why this works

• It addresses the substance (equal application of law, independent oversight) and the perception (clear, externally verifiable performance data).
• It is built on institutions and standards that research ties to trust gains and democratic resilience, and it aligns with independent benchmarks that will hold you honest. Freedom House+4United States DOGE Service+4performance.gov+4

Sourcing

Rather than reformat everything:

United States Digital Service (USDS) – 2024 Impact Report
https://usds.gov/impact-report/2024/ United States DOGE Service+2United States DOGE Service+2
PDF version: https://www.usds.gov/resources/USDS-2024-Impact-Report.pdf United States DOGE Service

What Works Cities Certification (Bloomberg Philanthropies & Results for America)
https://whatworkscities.bloomberg.org/assessment/ whatworkscities.bloomberg.org+2Results for America+2
Overview: https://whatworkscities.bloomberg.org/ whatworkscities.bloomberg.org

Pew Research Center — Public Trust in Government: 1958-2024
https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2024/06/24/public-trust-in-government-1958-2024/ Pew Research Center+1

Pew Charitable Trusts — 5 Ways to Rebuild Trust in Government
https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/trend/archive/fall-2024/5-ways-to-rebuild-trust-in-government pewtrusts.org

The State of Public Trust in Government 2024 (Partnership for Public Service)
https://ourpublicservice.org/publications/state-of-trust-in-government-2024/ ourpublicservice.org

Data Behind Americans’ Waning Trust in Institutions (Pew)
https://www.pew.org/en/trend/archive/fall-2024/data-behind-americans-waning-trust-in-stitutions pew.org

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Further Reference, some links might double up.

🏛️ Rule of Law & Oversight

Inspector General Act & Independence Overview (GAO)
https://www.gao.gov/igact

Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) — Oversight Reports
https://www.ignet.gov/

Project On Government Oversight (POGO) — Strengthening Inspector General Independence
https://www.pogo.org/report/2024/strengthening-inspector-general-independence/

Government Accountability Office (GAO) — Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government
https://www.gao.gov/greenbook

⚙️ Competent & Accountable Government

United States Digital Service – 2024 Impact Report
https://usds.gov/impact-report/2024/

Performance.gov – Cross-Agency Priority Goals & Metrics
https://www.performance.gov/

Executive Order 14058: Transforming Federal Customer Experience
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/12/15/2021-27364/transforming-federal-customer-experience-and-service-delivery-to-rebuild-trust-in-government

Partnership for Public Service – State of Trust in Government 2024
https://ourpublicservice.org/publications/state-of-trust-in-government-2024/

What Works Cities – Certification & Assessment Framework
https://whatworkscities.bloomberg.org/assessment/

ClearPoint Strategy – What Works Cities & Data-Driven Governance
https://www.clearpointstrategy.com/blog/what-works-cities-and-local-government

🗳️ Elections & Institutional Integrity

Bipartisan Policy Center – Election Administration Benchmarks
https://bipartisanpolicy.org/report/election-administration-benchmarks-2024/

MIT Election Data + Science Lab (MEDSL) — Election Performance Index
https://electionlab.mit.edu/

National Association of Secretaries of State – Election Security Resources
https://www.nass.org/resources/election-security

Brennan Center for Justice – Risk-Limiting Audits Explained
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/risk-limiting-audits-explained

🔍 Transparency, Ethics, and Open Data

Office of Government Ethics (OGE) — Public Financial Disclosure Program
https://www.oge.gov/Web/oge.nsf/Financial Disclosure

Data.gov — Open Federal Data Portal
https://www.data.gov/

Sunlight Foundation (archived) — OpenGov Policy Library
https://opengovpolicyhub.sunlightfoundation.com/

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA.gov) — Request Transparency Dashboard
https://www.foia.gov/

Federal Audit Clearinghouse — Public Access to Audit Results
https://facweb.census.gov/

📊 Public Trust & Civic Engagement

Pew Research Center – Public Trust in Government: 1958-2024
https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2024/06/24/public-trust-in-government-1958-2024/

Pew Charitable Trusts – 5 Ways to Rebuild Trust in Government
https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/trend/archive/fall-2024/5-ways-to-rebuild-trust-in-government

Pew Charitable Trusts – Data Behind Americans’ Waning Trust in Institutions
https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/trend/archive/fall-2024/data-behind-americans-waning-trust-in-institutions

Freedom House – Freedom in the World 2025 Report
https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2025/

 

Edited Saturday at 08:52 AM by BlueOak