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by **Turkyss** » Thu Apr 30, 2020 1:09 pm

Hi, this is my first post.

I just have a simple question:

"If you president for a day, what would be the first thing you would do?"
Assuming all of this stuff is over, or before any of it happened.

I think I would probably just sit there and wonder what it would be like to be the president for longer at first, then probably make some silly executive order that benefits me and my family.

Edit: The executive order if you choose to do one probably lasts for about a month until the next president decides what to do with it. And I know everyone is going to make themselves president forever, so no loopholes.

Edit 2: Whoops, I forgot to specify which president. In this case, I was referring to the American president, but it’s totally fine to answer this question in regards to another country’s leader.

by **Galloism** » Thu Apr 30, 2020 1:09 pm

Turkyss wrote:I think I would probably just sit there and wonder what it would be like to be the president for longer at first, then probably make some silly executive order that benefits me and my family.

Donald?

by **Turkyss** » Thu Apr 30, 2020 1:11 pm

Just anybody. Like you could do whatever you want as president, no matter what the president before did.

by **Neutraligon** » Thu Apr 30, 2020 1:13 pm

Today, probably something to do with the current pandemic.

by **Rellingrad** » Thu Apr 30, 2020 1:13 pm

I don't know... I'd probably be overwhelmed by all the presidential stuff I'd have to do.

by **Turkyss** » Thu Apr 30, 2020 1:13 pm

Yeah, if it was present-day, I'd do my best to increase testing.

by **Kargintina the Third** » Thu Apr 30, 2020 1:14 pm

Abolish the government so no one can be President after me

by **Wack-i** » Thu Apr 30, 2020 1:15 pm

*as soon as I get sworn into office*

"can I touch da big red button?!?!"
"No"
*a nanosecond after pushing the button*
*big boom in eastern Europe*
"I wanna see it again-"
*gets thrown out*

by **Turkyss** » Thu Apr 30, 2020 1:15 pm

by **Neutraligon** » Thu Apr 30, 2020 1:16 pm

Turkyss wrote:Yeah, if it was present-day, I'd do my best to increase testing.

Would the executive order last longer then the day? As in could the president change it after getting back in office?
If not, I would certainly change how the current presidency deals with various scientific and medical things. Oh and nominate a shit ton of judges.

by **Valrifell** » Thu Apr 30, 2020 1:17 pm

Push for the abolition of my one day term and rule for life.

by **N7eternia** » Thu Apr 30, 2020 1:18 pm

Turkyss wrote:Hi, this is my first post.

I just have a simple question:

"If you president for a day, what would be the first thing you would do?"
Assuming all of this stuff is over, or before any of it happened.

I think I would probably just sit there and wonder what it would be like to be the president for longer at first, then probably make some silly executive order that benefits me and my family.

Edit: The executive order if you choose to do one probably lasts for about a month until the next president decides what to do with it.

I would have a party! Drinks on me!

by **Champagne Socialist Sharifistan** » Thu Apr 30, 2020 1:20 pm

I would also counter the COVID-19 pandemic.
To do so I would use the commerce clause to create a Federal Inter-State Police and make all interstate-commerce pass through checkpoints.
If any States try to veto use the counter-insurrection exception of the Posse Comitatus Act.

by **Ginicun** » Thu Apr 30, 2020 4:26 pm

make the government smaller, abolish most regulations, support LGBT rights, legalize victimless crimes, etc.

by **Senkaku** » Thu Apr 30, 2020 4:58 pm

press the button, obviously

by **Aureumterra** » Thu Apr 30, 2020 5:00 pm

Declare war on north korea and nuke a bunch of places, then the next day my successor has to deal with the diplomatic, economic, and political fallout while I go on some sunny beach in Jamaica

by **Nanatsu no Tsuki** » Thu Apr 30, 2020 5:01 pm

Prosecute the former administration.

by **Ethel mermania** » Thu Apr 30, 2020 5:57 pm

Start wwIII

by **Nanatsu no Tsuki** » Thu Apr 30, 2020 5:58 pm

Ethel mermania wrote:Start wwIII

Hairball artillery is highly devastating.

by **New haven america** » Thu Apr 30, 2020 6:00 pm

Aureumterra wrote:Declare war on north korea and nuke a bunch of places, then the next day my successor has to deal with the diplomatic, economic, and political fallout while I go on some sunny beach in Jamaica

Actually, if they wanted to then they could choose to declare you a war criminal and have you hunted down and prosecuted as such.

by **Heloin** » Thu Apr 30, 2020 6:23 pm

Fill the government with bunnies.

by **Erkemen** » Thu Apr 30, 2020 6:26 pm

Secure my own power for life, get rid of people and things I don't like, relax.

by **The Emerald Legion** » Thu Apr 30, 2020 6:42 pm

Basically fire the entire ATF. Have all their records burned, facilities demolished, equipment destroyed, and in general make it ludicrously expensive to get up and running again as possible.

by **Sundiata** » Thu Apr 30, 2020 6:50 pm

Justly enforce the law.

by **Jack Thomas Lang** » Thu Apr 30, 2020 6:51 pm

Make sure I get a presidential pension once I leave office.

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