Washington to be sworn in shortly after midnight on the 28th. Bud Thomas again became Majority Leader of a Conservative Senate, split 50-50 with the Vice President breaking any ties. On May 28th, the Senate approved a resolution supporting the attacks on the Salafi Jihadist Military Caliphate (SJMC), with three Progressives breaking ranks. It also confirmed in mass about 600 presidential appointments and promotions to flag officers.
In a special weekend session, the Senate passed many bills previously approved by the House of Representatives – terminating United States participation in NAFTA; defunding Planned Parenthood; withdrawing from the Iran Nuclear Agreement; imposition of new economic sanctions on Iran by the United States; appointment of 286 new immigration judges (doubling the authorized number); and most of the legislative items submitted in accordance with Executive Orders #14153 and #14154.
Bills were approved to made it a federal crime to commit any felony while being an illegal immigrant; eliminated the birthright citizenship for children and grandchildren of all illegal immigrants; allowed for expedited procedures for permitting the Powers Border Wall through national forests, federal lands, Native American reservations, state and local owned property, and private land; required every employer to use E-Verify before hiring anyone; required businesses and other employers to hire American citizens before legal immigrants; improved background checks on all gun purchases; made it a federal crime punishable by a mandatory five-year sentence for usage of a gun in a felony; made it a federal crime in the killing and injury of a police officer; instituted mandatory capital punishment for the death of a police officer; and provided American citizens the right to defend themselves in their homes from intruders (except from law enforcement personnel who identified themselves and were in an official capacity).
Other bills were approved to implement the right to work across the nation; eliminate the Departments of Labor and Education and transfer almost all functions to the states; eliminate the Environmental Protection Agency and transfer all functions to the states; prohibit family leave; legalize gender pay gaps; allow for employees who are pregnant to be fired; allow for the use of eminent domain by any federal agency; eliminate Indian casinos; eliminate net neutrality; outlaw vaccinations outside the recommended schedule since these cause autism, legalize the usage of medical marijuana, authorize federal quarantine zones for communicable diseases and infections; provide veterans with free health care at any health care provider that accepts Medicare; eliminate the GI Bill education benefits; repeal the Military Commissions Act to allow American citizens to be subject to military tribunals; expand libel and defamation laws to be applicable to the press; allow for the arrest of protesters who refuse to leave; eliminate same day voter registration; allow police officers to stop and frisk; add more laws against child pornography; grant statehood for the District of Columbia; allow American citizens a national-wide right for school choose; and outlaw Common Core in public and private schools.
These bills included provisions prohibited illegal immigrants to take any tax deduction or credit; dismantled the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; reduced the minimum wage to $5; taxed foreign subsidiaries of businesses; decreased the corporate rate to 15%; reduced the repatriation tax to 10%; allowed American citizens to take a tax deduction for health care insurance; funded the transportation infrastructure bill; allowed everyone to use Health Savings Accounts; repealed the estate or death tax; eliminated the carried interest loophole; added penalties for overstaying a visa; made it a federal crime for any business to give intellectual property to a foreign government in order to do business in that country; expanded the ability to combat trade violations; and implemented the three new tax levels for those filing personal income taxes.
The final bill considered by the Senate was the proposed 28th Amendment. The amendment passed by the House addressed four central issues – life at conception and abortions; marriage; citizenship; and gun rights. It defined that life begins at conception and that termination of any American life after hearing a fetal heartbeat was illegal, except through capital punishment authorized due to a conviction of a felony or high crime. It specifically directed legislation to punish any individual assisting a mother in terminating life prior to birth, providing exceptions for rape, incest, and health of the mother. On marriage, it specified that this was between one woman and one man and all rights provided by governments to marriage are not transferable to any other type of partnership between individuals. It defined that other types of civil partnerships could be authorized between members of the same sex by any state and that said partnership would be recognized throughout the United States, except where it violates an individual’s rights under the First Amendment.
American Citizenship was defined as a privilege granted at the age of 18 years or older by several means. It no longer recognized those born in the United States or those born of citizens elsewhere as being citizens. It grandfathered all who have been granted citizenship by birth in the United States or abroad to American citizens, if they held a valid passport as of the date of the passing of this amendment by the 39th state (due to the District of Columbia now becoming a state). One of the means to become a Citizen would be a Citizenship Test given annually on a designated weekend (near July 4th) to all who have turned 18 years old or legally immigrated into the United States who have earned a high school degree in the last year. Another means was an honorable discharge from the armed services, or continuous honorable service for four years in the armed services. The final means would be a petition to a member of Congress that was passed in an annual Congressional resolution.
The final part of the amendment dealt with gun rights. It stated that “every citizen has the right to bear and own arms, guns, pistols, rifles, or any other weapon of any size or capability. This right will not be restricted in any matter, except that any transfer or sale of such will be through an authorized gun dealer who will be required to conduct a background check through a federal database and state governments will require training and a background check for a concealed carry permit, which will be recognized throughout the United States like a driver’s license. No other forms of gun control, like restricting the purchase of tanks, assault weapons, and large capacity magazines; and prohibiting entry into a bar, school, government building, military base, or employment; are prohibited.”
Late on Sunday afternoon, May 29th, after six hours of debate, the United States Senate passed the 28th Amendment by a vote of 68-32 and sent it and the other bills to the desk of President Powers. The Senators then departed home for the Memorial Day holiday.
On June 7th, the Department of State published a listing 78 countries it considered either assisting terrorism or having a lack of controls to manage terrorists in the Federal Register. It would zero out the number of immigrants or refugees from these countries. New rules were published regarding the granting of visas from citizens of these countries and the implementation and use of the new visa tracking system. ICE was directed to begin arresting anyone who overstayed their visa.
The President and Vice President received the comprehensive list and descriptions of all Executive Orders from prior Presidents considered still in force sometime in early June, and recommendations on them as to whether they should be rescinded or be kept in effect. The pen & ink decisions were provided to the Attorney General sometime in late August, and subsequent Executive Orders were written to rescind or confirm them.
Likewise, the Vice President presented a large notebook on agency regulations implemented by the Trump Administration, with his, the White House staff, and Cabinet-level Secretaries recommendations, to the President in mid-June. Sometime in early August, Powers told Mitchell to implement all recommendations.
On June 16th, a 55-year old white man walked into a black church in Houston and began firing into the congregation with an assault-style weapon. He was tackled by two off-duty policemen when he stopped to change his magazine and his weapon
jammed. 17 men, women, and children were killed, while 48 were injured. The shooter told police he did this under the direction of President Powers to eliminate all people of color.
Mitchell also provided the President with a supplemental Budget request for the budget year beginning October 1, 2033. This started a series of detailed reviews that Powers and Mitchell had with each Cabinet Secretary. At the end of each review, Mitchell would submit that department’s supplemental to the Speaker of the House for action.
On June 23rd, the Attorney General met with Powers and Mitchell to recommend what criminal charges would be filed against Diane Anthony. Powers expressed some disappointment in having so few charges, but agreed to have the Department of Justice proceed. On Sunday morning, Anthony was arrested by the FBI and arraigned with a federal magistrate. At the same meeting with the Attorney General, Powers approved enhanced interrogation methods and combat tactics against terrorist family members. A few days later, the New York City Police and the FBI took down an SJMC-directed gang who had stolen medical grade