- United States
- Iowa
- Letter
Project 2025 is a detailed strategy outlined by the Heritage Foundation that advocates for using the Insurrection Act to crush opposition and dismantle democratic institutions. It proposes a step-by-step plan for establishing permanent right-wing control, starting with invoking the Insurrection Act on April 20th, 2025. This would allow deploying the military domestically and imposing martial law under the pretext of restoring order. Peaceful protests would then be infiltrated to escalate violence, providing justification for a harsh crackdown. Opposition leaders, journalists, and activists would face mass arrests, and militias would be mobilized to assist law enforcement. Press censorship and suspension of elections would follow, cementing authoritarian rule. To prevent this alarming scenario from unfolding, raising widespread public awareness is crucial before April 20th. Exposing the playbook can inoculate citizens against manipulation and propaganda. Law enforcement, military, media, and officials must recognize the game being played to resist pressure to comply. Refusing to take the bait of escalating protests is also key to outmaneuvering the instigators. Ultimately, the only way to stop this conspiracy is by proactively rejecting it through mass exposure and mobilization before the point of no return on April 20th. Failing to act swiftly risks losing all opportunity for peaceful resistance. Safeguarding democracy requires urgent action to derail these anti-democratic forces.