Trump Administration Releases Maritime Action Plan for Shipbuilding
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This is standard industrial policy within executive authority. Maritime Action Plan represents routine economic policy intervention with minimal constitutional implications. Capture driver scores 1/5 (0.14*1=0.14) as industrial policy can favor specific sectors, but this is normal government function. No election interference, rule of law violations, separation of powers issues, or civil rights impacts. Policy_change mechanism with federal scope yields standard modifiers (1.0). Final A-score of 1.4 is far below List A threshold of 25. B-score modest at 3.64: low outrage potential, moderate novelty as 'resurrecting shipbuilding' narrative, some media appeal for economic nationalism angle. Layer 2 shows minimal strategic distraction value. This is routine executive branch economic policymaking without constitutional damage or significant hype characteristics.