There are always a lot of policy initiatives, suggestions, and complaints offered to a new administration. Inevitably, conservatives will be disappointed with some of the Cabinet choices and some of the policies of any administration. But conservatives have an obligation to hold the Trump administration to two iron-clad campaign promises: stopping harmful immigration from the Middle East and repealing Obamacare.

In this episode of the Conservative Conscience, Daniel expresses some concerns about the potential direction of this Administration, particularly on fiscal issues. In the long run, many of those issues will have to be solved through an Article V Convention of the States because Republicans – both in Congress and the Administration – will never deal with them properly. But in the short run, the issues of refugee resettlement and Obamacare must be dealt with on a federal level. Daniel explains how they can be addressed immediately, why they must be the first priorities for conservatives, and how Trump must make no excuses to shirk the mandate he has been given to act upon those issues.

There are some particular problems as it relates to repealing Obamacare. Many Republican leaders are signaling their intention to keep the coverage mandates and just repeal the funding mechanisms of the law (individual mandate, subsidies, taxes). This is a big mistake and will ensure that Obamacare is never repealed and premiums remain sky high.

There will be a number of other important issues bubbling to the surface with a new administration, but Obamacare and refugees are the issues for which conservatives must lay it all on the line.

Key Quote:

On Obamacare: “The coverage mandates of Obamacare are not the stuffing or cranberry sauce. The coverage mandates are reflective of the Turkey itself.”

On Immigration: “Under § 212(f) of Immigration and Nationality Act, “whenever the President finds that the entry of any aliens or of any class of aliens into the United States would be detrimental to the interests of the United States, he may by proclamation, and for such period as he shall deem necessary, suspend the entry of all aliens or any class of aliens as immigrants or nonimmigrants, or impose on the entry of aliens any restrictions he may deem to be appropriate.” This power is universal, enforceable at the will of the president, and applies any time for any circumstance.”

Show links

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