The Judiciary & Security
Welcome to the second circle of this conservative hell – where the Department of Justice becomes a weapon, our borders transform into militarized zones, and civil rights get tossed into a fucking wood chipper. Let's dive into the next section of this authoritarian manifesto and see just how deeply these power-hungry zealots want to corrupt our justice system.

The FBI as a Weapon
"The Attorney General should establish a special task force to investigate... use of local law enforcement against pro-life and pro-family activists." (p. 151)
Holy shit, talk about a persecution complex on steroids. These maniacs want to turn the FBI into their personal vengeance squad, hunting down phantom enemies while ignoring actual threats to public safety. This isn't law enforcement – it's a politically motivated witch hunt dressed up in bureaucratic language.
Who gets screwed? Anyone who doesn't align with their narrow definition of "pro-life" and "pro-family" – which is code for anti-abortion and anti-LGBTQ+. The FBI would be diverted from actual national security threats to investigate local authorities who dare to enforce laws protecting abortion clinics or LGBTQ+ spaces.
Why does Vought push this garbage? Because the modern conservative movement has abandoned any pretense of limited government when it comes to using state power against their enemies. They don't want justice – they want retribution against communities they've demonized. It's not about law and order; it's about settling scores.
DOJ: The BanHammer
"The new Attorney General must be committed to... ensure that DOJ's civil rights components return to their original interpretation." (p. 126)
Translation: Let's gut civil rights enforcement and turn the clock back about 70 fucking years. The "original interpretation" bullshit is a thinly veiled reference to dismantling decades of progress in protecting marginalized communities. This isn't a policy proposal – it's a time machine set to Jim Crow.
Who suffers? Black Americans facing voter suppression. Women experiencing workplace discrimination. LGBTQ+ people denied housing or services. Disabled Americans struggling for accessibility. Basically, anyone who isn't a straight, white, Christian male with money.
Vought champions this rollback because the conservative movement has become obsessed with reversing the civil rights gains of the past half-century. They've convinced themselves that protecting vulnerable groups somehow oppresses the powerful. It's not just wrong – it's a perversion of justice so profound it makes your stomach turn.
Border Mobilization
"DHS should implement an aggressive ground-level surveillance program... utilizing retired military or law enforcement to surveil the border and report illegal entries." (p. 189)
Jesus Christ, they're actually proposing to create a fucking border militia. Not professional law enforcement – armed "retired" personnel with minimal oversight and maximum grievance. This isn't border security – it's a recipe for vigilante violence dressed up as government policy.
Who gets crushed by this insanity? Asylum seekers fleeing violence. Migrant families seeking better lives. Border communities transformed into war zones. And American taxpayers footing the bill for this expensive, ineffective, and inhumane theater of cruelty.
Vought pushes this because the modern conservative movement has fully embraced xenophobia as a core value. They don't want immigration reform – they want a spectacle of suffering at the border that they can point to as proof they're "doing something." It's performance art with human lives as props.
Refugees Are Demons
"The next Administration should... suspend all refugee admissions until such time as a presidentially approved security vetting plan is in place." (p. 194)
Let's cut the crap – we ALREADY have extensive security vetting for refugees. This isn't about security; it's about slamming the door in the faces of the world's most vulnerable people. The vetting plan they demand would never be approved because that's the fucking point – to create an impossible standard that ensures no refugees are ever admitted.
Who pays the price? The most thoroughly vetted immigrants in America – refugees who flee war, persecution, and violence only to be branded as potential terrorists by people who've never set foot in a refugee camp or bothered to learn how the resettlement process actually works.
Vought champions this cruelty because fear sells. Painting refugees as threats rather than victims creates a convenient boogeyman for a political movement built on exploiting fear. It's not policy – it's propaganda with deadly consequences.
Deportation. Deportation. Deportation.
"ICE should perform targeted deportation operations in sanctuary jurisdictions." (p. 192)
Translation: Let's terrorize immigrant communities and punish local governments that don't want to turn their police forces into immigration agents. This vindictive approach wouldn't make anyone safer – it would drive crime victims underground, separate families, and destroy community trust in law enforcement.
Who gets destroyed? Mixed-status families torn apart. Local economies reliant on immigrant labor. Public safety when immigrants become too afraid to report crimes. And the very concept of local control that conservatives claim to value – until it produces policies they don't like.
Vought pushes this because cruelty to immigrants has become a litmus test for conservative authenticity. It doesn't matter if these policies actually work or make fiscal sense – what matters is demonstrating sufficient hostility toward people seeking a better life in America. It's performative nationalism at its most toxic.
System Compromise
"The president should direct DOJ to scrutinize state election law... and sue states and localities that fail to follow federal election law." (p. 159)
The fucking audacity of these people. After years of screaming about states' rights and local control, they want to federalize election oversight – but only when it serves their partisan interests. This isn't about election integrity; it's about centralizing control over elections to manipulate outcomes.
Who gets screwed? Voters in states that expand ballot access. Local election officials trying to make voting more accessible. And American democracy itself, as partisan interests override independent election administration.
Vought champions this hypocrisy because modern conservatism has abandoned any consistent principle beyond acquiring and maintaining power. When states' rights benefit conservatives, they're sacred; when they benefit others, they're obstacles to be removed. It's constitutional opportunism at its most cynical.
This section of Project 2025 reveals a movement that's given up any pretense of commitment to justice or security. Instead, they've embraced a vision of America where law enforcement becomes a political weapon, borders become militarized zones, and civil rights become optional privileges that can be revoked whenever politically convenient.
Russell Vought and his Heritage Foundation collaborators aren't offering governance – they're plotting vengeance against an America that's becoming more diverse, more tolerant, and less willing to embrace their regressive vision. Their solution isn't to develop better ideas or build broader coalitions – it's to corrupt the institutions of justice to punish those they see as enemies.
This isn't conservatism – it's authoritarianism with an American accent. And if we don't recognize it for what it is, we risk losing the very foundations of our democratic system.
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