WISH 2029
The parking lot · the paper’s own list · swept 8 November 2026
This is the paper’s wish list, and it says so. Nobody on the record has commissioned any of it. Scrum has a place for that: the parking lot, where a team puts what it wants and has not scheduled. No card here has an owner or a sprint, and none of them counts toward anything. What every card does carry is the road: the statute, the vote, the amendment, the sale or the court that would do it, from the record, with the receipts. A wish with a road is a plan. A plan with a price is a budget.
Wish 2029 · the parking lot · 20 cards
The parking lot · owner: unassigned · sprint: none
Trump Tower, a homeless shelter.
The road A money judgment that stands and is enforced against the building, a sale, or a gift. The money judgment was thrown out on appeal in August 2025; the fraud finding stands and the State is appealing.
The price $156 a night a room, the city's average for a shelter hotel (Comptroller, July 2024)
The receipts
- The Attorney General of New York, on ABC News: "We are prepared to make sure that the judgment is paid to New Yorkers, and yes, I look at 40 Wall Street each and every day." 20 Feb 2024 source
- The Appellate Division, First Department, in three opinions, affirmed the fraud finding and the injunction and vacated the disgorgement order of nearly half a billion dollars as "an excessive fine that violates the Eighth Amendment." 21 Aug 2025 source
- The Attorney General's statement the same day names the liability finding and the injunction, says nothing about the money, and ends: "We will seek appeal to the Court of Appeals." 21 Aug 2025 source
- The New York City Comptroller: under the HANYC contract the Department of Homeless Services "paid an average of $156 per day per hotel room" for shelter. 22 Jul 2024 source
The parking lot · owner: unassigned · sprint: none
Term limits for Congress.
The road A constitutional amendment: two thirds of each chamber, then thirty-eight states, because the Supreme Court held in 1995 that nothing less will do.
The receipts
- The Contract with the American Voter, Gettysburg, item one of six for the first day: "FIRST, propose a constitutional amendment to impose term limits on all members of Congress." 22 Oct 2016 source
- S.J.Res. 1, 119th Congress, proposing the amendment, introduced by Senator Cruz with 11 cosponsors and referred to the Judiciary Committee; no floor vote. 7 Jan 2025 source
- The last time the Senate voted on the amendment, cloture failed 58 to 42 (Vote No. 79) and the resolution went back to the calendar. 23 Apr 1996 source
- U.S. Term Limits v. Thornton, 514 U.S. 779: a state may not limit the terms of its members of Congress; only an amendment can. 22 May 1995 source
The parking lot · owner: unassigned · sprint: none
Election Day, a federal holiday.
The road One statute adding a twelfth holiday to the eleven in 5 U.S.C. 6103.
The receipts
- 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) lists eleven legal public holidays, from New Year's Day to Christmas Day; Election Day is not among them. 3 Jan 2025 source
- H.R. 154, 119th Congress, the Election Day Act, would insert "Election Day" into that list; introduced and referred to the Committee on Oversight. 3 Jan 2025 source
- H.R. 1, 117th Congress, as passed by the House, carried Section 1909, "Election Day as legal public holiday." 3 Mar 2021 source
- The Senate's last cloture vote on the voting bill that carried the House's provisions, H.R. 5746, failed 49 to 51 (Vote No. 9). 19 Jan 2022 source
The parking lot · owner: unassigned · sprint: none
End the filibuster.
The road Fifty-one senators overruling the chair. The road was driven in 2013 for nominations and refused in 2022 for laws, 52 to 48 each time.
The receipts
- By 52 yeas to 48 nays (Vote No. 243), "Senate sustained the ruling of the Chair that ... the threshold for cloture on nominations, not including those of the Supreme Court, is now a majority." 21 Nov 2013 source
- The third try: by 52 yeas to 48 nays (Vote No. 10) the Senate upheld the Chair against the point of order that would have opened the road for legislation. 19 Jan 2022 source
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Abolish the debt ceiling.
The road One statute striking 31 U.S.C. 3101(b).
The price $5,000,000,000,000, the size of the last raise (July 2025)
The receipts
- 31 U.S.C. 3101(b): the face amount of obligations "may not be more than $14,294,000,000,000, outstanding at one time, subject to changes periodically made in that amount as provided by law." 3 Jan 2025 source
- The Treasury: "Since 1960, Congress has acted 78 separate times to permanently raise, temporarily extend, or revise the definition of the debt limit – 49 times under Republican presidents and 29 times under Democratic presidents." 8 Nov 2025 source
- Public Law 119-21, Section 72001: the limit "is increased by $5,000,000,000,000." 4 Jul 2025 source
- The Law Library of Congress: "Denmark and the United States are the only countries in the world to set a specific monetary limit on the debt." 1 Dec 2021 source
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Eighteen years and out, for justices.
The road A statute, which the Constitution's "good Behaviour" clause would be read against, or an amendment.
The receipts
- H.R. 3544, 119th Congress, the Supreme Court Tenure Establishment and Retirement Modernization Act, Section 8(a): "Each justice shall serve in regular active service for 18 years"; referred to the Judiciary Committee. 21 May 2025 source
- Article III, Section 1: judges "shall hold their Offices during good Behaviour." 21 Jun 1788 source
- The Court's own list gives every justice's oath date and the date service ended; it states no average, so the arithmetic is the reader's. 8 Nov 2025 source
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Fifty justices.
The road One statute amending 28 U.S.C. 1, the sentence that says nine. Congress has rewritten that sentence seven times; the last time was 1869.
The receipts
- 28 U.S.C. 1: "The Supreme Court of the United States shall consist of a Chief Justice of the United States and eight associate justices, any six of whom shall constitute a quorum." 25 Jun 1948 source
- The Federal Judicial Center's table of the authorized number: 6 in 1789, 5 in 1801, 6 in 1802, 7 in 1807, 9 in 1837, 10 in 1863, 7 in 1866, 9 in 1869. 10 Apr 1869 source
- S. 1616, 118th Congress, the Judiciary Act of 2023, "to allow for 12 associate justices," thirteen seats; read twice and referred to the Judiciary Committee. 16 May 2023 source
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Put the money back in public broadcasting.
The road An appropriation, the thing that was taken back by one vote in each chamber in July 2025.
The price $535,000,000 a year, the appropriation that was rescinded
The receipts
- Public Law 119-28, the Rescissions Act of 2025, approved 24 July 2025, Section 2(b)(20): the amounts made available to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 are rescinded. 24 Jul 2025 source
- The appropriation it took back, Public Law 118-47: "For payment to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting ('CPB') ... for the fiscal year 2026, $535,000,000." 23 Mar 2024 source
- The House passed H.R. 4 by 214 to 212, Roll no. 168. 12 Jun 2025 source
- The Senate passed it with an amendment, "Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 48. Record Vote Number: 411"; the House agreed to the Senate amendment the next day under H. Res. 590. 17 Jul 2025 source
- The Corporation announced it was beginning to wind down its operations, with a small team kept until January for "compliance, fiscal distributions, and resolution of long-term financial obligations." 1 Aug 2025 source
The parking lot · owner: unassigned · sprint: none
Read the book.
The road None required. It is 920 pages and it is free. The product owner, July 2024: "I know nothing about Project 2025."
The receipts
- The book: Mandate for Leadership 2025: The Conservative Promise, 920 pages, title page "Project 2025 / PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION PROJECT," The Heritage Foundation, 2023. 9 May 2024 source
- Heritage's own site on the day of the post: "Project 2025, Presidential Transition Project ... This is the goal of the 2025 Presidential Transition Project." 5 Jul 2024 source
- The product owner, on Truth Social, 5 July 2024: "I know nothing about Project 2025. I have no idea who is behind it. I disagree with some of the things they're saying and some of the things they're saying are absolutely ridiculous and abysmal." 5 Jul 2024 source
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Boots on the Moon before the term ends.
The road Artemis IV, NASA's first landing since 1972, on the agency's own calendar for early 2028, the last full year of the term.
The price $7.7 billion, the Exploration account for fiscal 2026 (NASA's spending plan)
The receipts
- NASA's Artemis IV page: "Mission Type: Crewed Surface Landing. Launch: Early 2028." Two crew members "will descend to the surface and spend approximately a week near the South Pole of the Moon." 8 Nov 2026 source
- NASA's Artemis III page: launch 2027, a mission in low Earth orbit "designed to demonstrate critical systems needed for future lunar landings, beginning with Artemis IV." It is not a landing. 19 Oct 2026 source
- Artemis II, the crewed lunar flyby, launched 1 April 2026 with Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen aboard and splashed down 10 April 2026. 1 Apr 2026 source
- NASA's fiscal 2026 spending plan under Public Law 119-74: Exploration, $7,733.8 million, of which the Human Landing System is $2,019.6 million. 1 Jul 2026 source
- Apollo 17, "the Apollo Program's last lunar landing mission," landed in the Taurus-Littrow valley in December 1972; the page counts the years since. 19 Dec 1972 source
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Fox, off the air.
The road The law licenses stations, not networks: 47 U.S.C. 312 lets the FCC revoke a station's license, after a hearing, on seven grounds, and Fox owns 29 stations. The road from a newsroom's content to its licenses was paved in September 2025 by the FCC's own chairman, against ABC, on a podcast.
The price $787.5 million, what Fox paid Dominion to end one lawsuit about what it broadcast
The receipts
- 47 U.S.C. 312(a): "The Commission may revoke any station license or construction permit" on seven listed grounds, among them false statements to the Commission and repeated violations of the Act. 3 Jan 2025 source
- Fox Corporation's annual report for the year ended 30 June 2025: "FOX Television Stations owns and operates 29 full power broadcast television stations." 30 Jun 2025 source
- Fox Corporation's Form 8-K: the parties "agreed to resolve the lawsuits among them for $787.5 million to be paid to Dominion." 18 Apr 2023 source
- The FCC Chairman, on a podcast, hours before ABC pulled a late-night host off the air: "we can do this the easy way or the hard way." 19 Sep 2025 source
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Every Trump golf course, taken for public use.
The road The Fifth Amendment: a taking for public use with just compensation, which the Supreme Court held in 2005 can mean handing the land to a developer. Eleven courses in the United States, by the company's own list.
The price Just compensation, at the appraised value and not the one on the financial statements: $43.3 million for the Westchester course's building lots, per the civil fraud court
The receipts
- The Fifth Amendment: "nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation." 15 Dec 1791 source
- Kelo v. City of New London, 545 U.S. 469: "The city's proposed disposition of petitioners' property qualifies as a 'public use' within the meaning of the Takings Clause." 23 Jun 2005 source
- The company's own list: 22 golf properties, 11 of them in the United States: Los Angeles, Miami, Bedminster, Charlotte, Colts Neck, Hudson Valley, Jupiter, Pine Hill, Washington D.C., Westchester and West Palm Beach. 8 Nov 2026 source
- The civil fraud decision, pages 14 to 18: the Westchester course's 71-unit plot was appraised at "$43.3 million," and "the supporting data for every SFC from 2015-2021 values Briarcliff as if it had the right to build 71 units." 16 Feb 2024 source
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The Trump family pays for the ballroom. Every dollar.
The road Hold the pledge. The White House announced it as a $200 million structure the President and "other patriot donors" would fund; the East Wing came down on that promise; the figure has since been $300 million and $400 million.
The price $400 million, the latest figure the President gave (August 2026); $200 million by the White House's own announcement
The receipts
- The White House: an "approximately $200 million dollar structure"; "President Trump, and other patriot donors, have generously committed to donating the funds necessary." 31 Jul 2025 source
- "The entire White House East Wing has been demolished," the work having begun the week of 20 October 2025. 23 Oct 2025 source
- The cost "had ballooned to $300 million"; the White House's donor list ran to 37 entries and showed no amounts. 23 Oct 2025 source
- The President's figure by August 2026: $400 million, "paid for by him and wealthy donors, including Apple and Microsoft." 11 Aug 2026 source
- The National Trust for Historic Preservation sued to stop the construction on 12 December 2025; on 31 August 2026 the Supreme Court ruled for the government on standing, and the Trust said it would "respectfully disagree with the majority's opinion on standing." 31 Aug 2026 source
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The Epstein files, every page, no black ink.
The road A law already on the books, passed 427 to 1 and by unanimous consent, orders the records released within 30 days and forbids redacting for embarrassment. It also permits redactions, in Section 2(c); the wish is one amendment striking that subsection.
The receipts
- Public Law 119-38: "Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall, subject to subsection (b), make publicly available in a searchable and downloadable format all unclassified records, documents, communications, and investigative materials in the possession of the Department of Justice." 19 Nov 2025 source
- The same law, Section 2(b)(1): "No record shall be withheld, delayed, or redacted on the basis of embarrassment, reputational harm, or political sensitivity, including to any government official, public figure, or foreign dignitary." Section 2(c)(1) lists the redactions it allows. 19 Nov 2025 source
- The House passed H.R. 4405 by 427 to 1, Roll no. 289. 18 Nov 2025 source
- The Senate passed it "without amendment by Unanimous Consent" the same day; signed the next. 19 Nov 2025 source
- In the first release, "at least 550 pages in the documents were fully redacted." 19 Dec 2025 source
- By 30 January 2026 the Department had "released more than 3 million pages, more than 2,000 videos and 180,000 images" and said it had met its legal obligations. 30 Jan 2026 source
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Every president's tax returns, public, by statute.
The road One statute. The House passed one, 222 to 201, on 22 December 2022; the Senate received it the same day and never took it up.
The receipts
- H.R. 9640, 117th Congress, the Presidential Tax Filings and Audit Transparency Act of 2022, introduced by Representative Neal. 21 Dec 2022 source
- "On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 222 - 201 (Roll no. 539)"; "Received in the Senate" the same day, and nothing after. 22 Dec 2022 source
- 26 U.S.C. 6103(f)(1): "Upon written request from the chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives ... the Secretary shall furnish such committee with any return or return information specified in such request." 3 Jan 2025 source
- The committee released six years of the returns on 30 December 2022 after "a party line vote last week to make the returns public." 30 Dec 2022 source
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No stock trading in Congress.
The road One statute. A Senate committee voted one out in July 2025, it reached the calendar in December, and the floor has not seen it.
The receipts
- S. 1498, 119th Congress, introduced by Senator Hawley with Senators Moreno, Ossoff, Peters and Merkley, titled at first the PELOSI Act and in committee the HONEST Act. 28 Apr 2025 source
- The committee vote, 8 to 7, Senator Hawley with the Democrats. 30 Jul 2025 source
- "Reported by Mr. Paul, with an amendment," Calendar No. 294; no floor action since. 10 Dec 2025 source
- The law in force, the STOCK Act of 2012: a member must "file a report of the transaction" "in no case later than 45 days after such transaction." Disclosure, not a ban. 4 Apr 2012 source
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No immunity for a president's crimes.
The road A constitutional amendment, since the Supreme Court wrote the immunity into the Constitution in July 2024; or the statute the Senate was handed the next month.
The receipts
- Trump v. United States, No. 23-939: a former President is "entitled to absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for actions within his conclusive and preclusive constitutional authority" and "at least presumptive immunity from prosecution for all his official acts." 1 Jul 2024 source
- S. 4973, the No Kings Act, Senator Schumer: "the Constitution of the United States does not grant to any President any form of immunity (whether absolute, presumptive, or otherwise) from criminal prosecution"; placed on the calendar, never voted. 1 Aug 2024 source
- H.J.Res. 108, 119th Congress, Representative Morelle, an amendment "providing that there is no immunity from criminal prosecution for an act on the grounds that such act was within the constitutional authority or official duties of an individual"; referred to Judiciary. 22 Jul 2025 source
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Abolish ICE.
The road One statute, the way Congress made it in 2002. The main board carries "abolish the Department of Education"; this is the same road the other way.
The price $74,850,000,000, the detention and enforcement money of July 2025, good through 2029
The receipts
- The Homeland Security Act of 2002, Public Law 107-296, Section 442, the section that made the agency. 25 Nov 2002 source
- 6 U.S.C. 252, "U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement," the bureau renamed by reorganization plan effective 1 March 2003. 1 Mar 2003 source
- Public Law 119-21: Section 90003 appropriates "$45,000,000,000, for single adult alien detention capacity and family residential center capacity" and Section 100052 "$29,850,000,000" for hiring, enforcement and removal, both available through 30 September 2029. 4 Jul 2025 source
- The last bill to do it, H.R. 6361, 115th Congress, Representative Pocan, Section 5: "the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall terminate." Referred, never voted. 12 Jul 2018 source
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Leave on schedule: noon, 20 January 2029.
The road No road needed. The Twentieth Amendment sets the hour and the Twenty-second sets the count; both have been on the books since 1951.
The receipts
- The Twenty-second Amendment, Section 1: "No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice." Ratified 27 February 1951. 27 Feb 1951 source
- The Twentieth Amendment, Section 1: "The terms of the President and Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January." 23 Jan 1933 source
- Asked by NBC News about a third term: "I'm not joking," and that it is "far too early to think about it." 30 Mar 2025 source
- H.J.Res. 29, 119th Congress, Representative Ogles, proposing that "No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than three times"; referred to Judiciary. 23 Jan 2025 source
The key
- The road — the mechanism that would do it, as the record describes it: a statute, an amendment, a roll call, a judgment, a sale.
- The receipts — the documents that prove the road exists and how often it has been driven. A wish without one does not print.
- The price — a figure from a receipt, where the record has one.
- Owner, sprint — none. That is what a parking lot is. The board that has both is the Stand-Up.