It is appealing how Trump applies common business sense to entrenched governments’ objections.
RFK Jr. wants America to get fit again. His “Make America Healthy Again” initiative has pushed for more phys-ed in school. The Presidential Physical Fitness Test is being brought back, and RFK Jr. is issuing physical fitness challenges. This all started last week when youth street gangs in Washington, D.C., were tested to see if they could outrun the National Guard.
The concept of Trump getting National Guard troops to clean up crime in D.C. is both troubling and intriguing. My libertarian brethren say that it is not the role of the federal government to do this, and they point to the cost. Yet D.C. is a special jurisdiction, not a sovereign state, and the cost is not that much. We already pay for National Guard troops. They often do drills; this one is good practice for war, and it helps a city — efficiently.
In its first sentence, the Constitution says the purpose of federal government is to “ensure domestic tranquility,” essentially reserving the right to act when local governments fail. Think of Eisenhower sending troops to Little Rock, Arkansas.
Politically, Trump is masterful at exposing the hypocrisy of the Democrats. He has somehow made the left oppose him and come out for criminal illegals and gang crime. The only ones who seem to be against stopping crime are aging, hippie, white protesters. Crime affects the poor, not the rich, who have security and suburban distance to protect them from crime.