Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy delivered a thought-provoking speech at the California Republican Party Fall Convention in Anaheim on Saturday, outlining his proposed changes if elected as president.
Ramaswamy emphasized the threat posed by the rise of the managerial class, spanning from universities to corporate America and culminating in the administrative state of the federal government. He expressed his intention to tackle this issue, stating, “Today, those who are elected to run the government are no longer the ones actually in power. It is the deep state, comprised of the shadow government and influential three-letter agencies, that wields the true power. That is why, as your future president, I am committed to dismantling the unconstitutional federal administrative state.”
Ramaswamy pledged to shut down various government agencies, including the FBI, IRS, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and the Department of Education. He firmly stated, “Implementing mass layoffs in the DC bureaucracy is precisely what I would bring about.”
Recognizing the constitutional limit of two four-year terms for the president, Ramaswamy proposed an eight-year limit for federal bureaucrats.
Ramaswamy was the final presidential candidate to speak at the three-day convention, which concludes on Sunday. Former President Donald Trump, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis delivered speeches on Friday.
Ramaswamy officially announced his candidacy on February 21 through a 3 1/2-minute video. In his announcement, he raised concern over a national identity crisis, the erosion of faith, patriotism, and hard work, and the emergence of new secular religions like COVIDism, climateism, and gender ideology. He highlighted the need to be part of something greater than oneself and the current failure to define what it truly means to be an American.
Ramaswamy criticized the woke left for exploiting this identity vacuum and promoting the idea that an individual’s race, gender, and sexual orientation dictate their potential, achievements, and thoughts. He denounced this phenomenon as psychological slavery, responsible for replacing the culture of free speech with a culture of fear in the United States.
Ramaswamy has released 25 policy commitments that aim to advance the “America First” agenda beyond what was achieved during the Trump administration. These commitments include securing the southern border using military resources, such as drones, to revive American national identity; ending affirmative action; banning addictive social media for individuals under 16 and providing appropriate care for minors experiencing gender confusion; protecting political expression as a civil right and terminating unlawful DEI indoctrination (referring to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in corporations and universities); and withholding federal funding from cities that fail to address violent crime.
His policy commitments also encompass reducing taxes and regulations, fostering competition and investment to achieve an annual GDP growth of over 5%, and asserting independence from communist China.
Ramaswamy, a Cincinnati native, celebrates his 38th birthday on August 9. He graduated summa cum laude in biology from Harvard and obtained his law degree from Yale Law School. In 2014, he founded the biotechnology company Roivant Sciences with the aim of revolutionizing drug development.
During his tenure as CEO, Ramaswamy oversaw the development of five FDA-approved drugs, as cited in his campaign biography. He stepped down as CEO in January 2021 and as chairman on February 20 to fully dedicate himself to his presidential campaign.
Ramaswamy has authored several books, including “Woke, Inc.: Inside Corporate America’s Social Justice Scam,” “Nation of Victims: Identity Politics, the Death of Merit, and the Path Back to Excellence,” and “Capitalist Punishment: How Wall Street is Using Your Money to Create a Country You Didn’t Vote For.”
If elected, Ramaswamy would become the youngest president in American history. Theodore Roosevelt was 42 when he assumed the presidency in 1901 following the assassination of William McKinley, and John F. Kennedy was 43 when he was elected in 1960.
Ramaswamy would also make history as the first Indian American president and the first Hindu to hold the highest office in the United States.
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