UNDERSTANDING THE CONSERVATIVE PROMISE: MANDATE FOR LEADERSHIP
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EXECUTIVE BRANCH
VS
CONSTITUTION
Chapter 7:
COMMON DEFENSE
INTEL COMMUNITY
Review
Reading Mandate with Summary
Here's a summary of Chapter 7:
Mission Statement
The chapter aims to provide a future conservative president with the tools and insights to strengthen the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC), safeguard the nation from foreign threats (especially China), and ensure civil liberties—free from political bias.
Key Themes & Recommendations
1. Challenges in the Intelligence Community (IC)
The IC consists of 18 complex agencies, with overlapping roles and inefficiencies.
There's a tendency to focus on outdated threats, overcorrect past failures, and fall into groupthink and risk-aversion.
Accountability is lacking; abuse of power is rarely punished.
There's too much internal competition, mission creep, and politicization.
2. Strategic Reorientation
The IC needs to prioritize future threats, especially nation-state adversaries like China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea.
Emphasizes using intelligence aggressively and strategically—modeled after Cold War-era compartmentalization and secrecy.
Calls for a leadership-driven reform effort to adapt to emerging technologies and methods.
Critique of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)
Created post-9/11 to unify and coordinate intelligence across agencies.
Intended to function like the Goldwater–Nichols reforms in the DOD, but fell short.
Problems: Vague statutory authority.
Lack of full budgetary and personnel control.
Competing power centers, especially with the CIA.
Often becomes a bureaucratic “fifth wheel,” as feared by 9/11 Commission members.
Historical Insight
Robert Gates declined the DNI role citing its lack of real authority.
John Ratcliffe (Trump-era DNI) claimed he could exert influence only because President Trump clearly empowered him.
Overall Recommendations
A future president must: Assert strong executive backing for the DNI.
Cut bureaucratic bloat and duplication in the IC.
Punish misconduct to restore public trust.
Refocus on modern and strategic threats—not just terrorism.
Rebuild the IC as an apolitical, efficient, and forward-looking national security apparatus.
Chapter 7: COMMON DEFENSE
INTEL COMMUNITY
Review
PAGE 201-234
AUTHOR: Dustin J. Carmack
AUTHOR BACKGROUND CHECK:
Dustin J. Carmack is a seasoned national security and intelligence policy expert whose contributions to
Project 2025
focus on reshaping the U.S. Intelligence Community. As the author of the Intelligence Community chapter in
Mandate for Leadership
, Carmack proposed reforms aimed at aligning intelligence operations more closely with presidential authority, including replacing career officials with political appointees, streamlining security clearance processes, and integrating private-sector leadership into key intelligence roles. Politically, Carmack has held influential positions, including Chief of Staff to former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe and senior staff roles for Congressmen Ron DeSantis and John Ratcliffe, as well as serving as Policy Director for DeSantis’s 2024 presidential campaign. His career reflects a strong commitment to advancing conservative principles within the national security and intelligence apparatus.
Understanding what this part of the Mandate means to you?
Plan of Action for Different Groups
Outlined strategies for those concerned about government restructuring:
For the Layman (Everyday Citizens)
Educate Yourself – Stay informed about government policy changes and intelligence shifts.
Engage Locally – Vote in local and federal elections and support representatives advocating oversight.
Advocate for Transparency – Push for accountability in intelligence declassification and budget decisions.
For Those Wanting to Enter Government
Seek Nonpartisan Roles – Work within agencies that maintain professional integrity over political affiliation.
Build
a Network – Connect with policy experts, analysts, and legal advocates to prepare for challenges.
Strengthen Counterintelligence Ethics – Uphold neutrality in investigations and resist undue influence.
For Those Opposing Project 2025
Raise Public Awareness – Inform citizens about the risks to intelligence and security
agencies.
Support
Oversight Legislation – Back policies ensuring fair judicial and congressional scrutiny.
Pressure Leadership for Accountability – Demand independent leadership that prioritizes national security over political goals.
Negative Implications of Ignoring, Supporting, or Remaining Neutral
The consequences of how intelligence and security personnel react to Project 2025’s agenda:
Ignoring Threats
Risk of intelligence agencies being weakened, increasing vulnerability to foreign adversaries.
Potential erosion of investigative independence, allowing improper influence over intelligence assessments.
Long-term damage to global partnerships, as allied nations may lose trust in U.S. intelligence capabilities.
Supporting Political Influence
Undermining nonpartisan intelligence work, potentially leading to retaliatory actions against analysts.
Weakening national security through mismanaged priorities, favoring political objectives over real threats.
Loss of civil liberties protections, with surveillance tools misused for ideological enforcement.
Remaining Neutral
Allows politicization to proceed unchecked, resulting in intelligence distortions and security risks.
Fails to prevent domestic manipulation of intelligence tools, eroding public trust.
Creates space for adversaries (China, Russia) to exploit weakened intelligence structures.
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Protection Strategies for Key Departments
Here’s how personnel in key intelligence and national security agencies can safeguard themselves:
Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)
Preserve Analytical Integrity – Maintain neutrality and resist political pressure to manipulate intelligence findings.
Support Internal Oversight – Strengthen whistleblower protections to report misuse or politicization of intelligence.
Secure Leadership Independence – Ensure DNI remains an independent authority not subject to political agendas.
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Strengthen Nonpartisan Operations – Avoid mission creep into domestic political matters, focusing solely on foreign intelligence.
Maintain Classified Protocols – Protect declassification processes from politicization that could compromise national security.
Secure Foreign Collaborations – Defend intelligence-sharing agreements from disruption due to political agendas.
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Reaffirm Counterintelligence Priority – Prevent undue political influence on investigations, especially regarding foreign threats.
Resist Selective Enforcement – Uphold enforcement integrity by avoiding politically motivated prosecutions or neglect.
Enhance Cyber Defense and Surveillance Protocols – Ensure intelligence work isn’t misused for political spying.
Department of Defense (DoD)
Protect Military Intelligence Operations – Ensure classified defense strategies remain insulated from political intervention.
Resist Politicization of Space & Cybersecurity – Keep intelligence-sharing with allies free from partisan interference.
Safeguard Autonomous Decision-Making – Prevent improper influence over DoD budget and force deployment strategies.
National Counterintelligence & Security Center (NCSC)
Defend Against Economic Espionage – Maintain vigilance against foreign exploitation, particularly Chinese and Russian threats.
Prevent Political Retaliation in Counterintelligence – Strengthen internal policies to stop political retribution against personnel.
Enhance Collaboration with Private Sector – Maintain relationships with businesses and universities to resist outside influence.
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