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What We Should Be Looking Forward To, Starting January 20th

A young republican woman's perspective.

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What We Should Be Looking Forward To, Starting January 20th
Martin Falbisoner, 2013

On January 20th, 2017, Donald Trump takes the big stage. He makes history as the oldest man elected, the least politically experienced man elected, and the first billionaire real estate mogul as the 45th president of the United States. As a student of history, I have enjoyed watching this election play out. I like knowing that I'm living through such an important and iconic part of history.

Some see this upcoming presidency as an abomination on American values and a disgrace to the electoral system, but others see this as a great change for America and a way to fix Washington DC.

There are many things Republicans, Conservatives, and/or Trump supporters are looking forward to starting January 20th of this year. Many of these are things Trump said on the campaign trail and others he said from his 100 day plan. These ideas are what people are looking forward to because they want to see a change in Washington DC.

First, Trump has said he wants to impose term limits on Congress. This is something the people have been asking for for a while now. This would mean a constitutional amendment would have to be passed. This is a tough task because two-thirds of the House of Representatives and the Senate would have to approve a proposal that limits their power. It's not impossible though. In 1992, the 27th Amendment was passed restricting Congress from increasing their salaries. It took 200 years to be ratified, but limiting Congress' powers can be done.

Trump also said he wants to limit the power of foreign lobbyists. As part of his 100 day plan, Trump wants to implement "a lifetime ban on White House officials lobbying on behalf of a foreign governments," and "a complete ban on foreign lobbyists raising money for American elections." Lobbyists have a lot of influence on which laws are passed and Trump feels foreign lobbyists shouldn't have any influence on our government. This is just another reason Conservatives are interested in Trump.

He also wants to renegotiate foreign trade deals. Trump wants to "renegotiate NAFTA or withdraw from the deal under Article 2205," and "withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership." Renegotiation trade deals is something Trump's supporters feel he will excel at being a business man. This renegotiation and withdrawal is something that the American people were asking for, and Trump wants to do something about it.

Besides his key plans like repealing and replacing Obamacare and ending illegal immigration, Trump plans to simplify the tax code and cut taxes on the middle class. He plans to pass the Middle Class Tax Relief And Simplification Act which is "designed to grow the economy 4% per year and create at least 25 million new jobs." The plan will cut the number of tax brackets from seven, to three, and the business tax rate will be cut from 35 percent to 15 percent to increase jobs and better businesses.

There are many things Republicans, Conservatives, and/or Trump supporters are looking forward to starting January, 20th 2017 and these are just a few. I believe this change will be good for America because the country has been struggling for a while and it's time for a change. It's time the people start speaking and our government starts listening. I just hope we can stay united and not divided.

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