stillnessinthestorm--2020-09-21--RBG 2016 ‘The President Has The Authority’ to Nominate to SCOTUS in an Election Year

( Hank Berrien ) When the GOP-led Senate used its constitutional powers to block the nomination of Judge Merrick Garland in 2016 , Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg admitted that the president had the power to nominate a candidate for a Supreme Court vacancy any time during his four-year tenure and that the Senate had every right to confirm the nomination or not .
Related RBG When Democrats Wanted To Fill SCOTUS Seat During 2016 Election Year : Eight ‘ Not A Good Number ’ The vacancy Obama chose Garland to fill was created by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nominated Garland in mid-March .
Ginsburg gave a speech at Georgetown Law School on Sept. 7 , 2016 , after which she took questions .
A member of the audience asked , “ I was wondering if you thought there were any valid constitutional arguments that would prevent President Obama from filling Justice Scalia ’ s seat on the Supreme Court ?
” Ginsburg answered , “ As you know , the president has the authority to name appointees to the Supreme Court , but he has to do so with the advice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if the Senate does not act , as this current Senate is not acting , what can be done about it ?
Even if you could conceive of a testing lawsuit , what would the response be ?
‘ Well , you want us to vote ?
So we ’ ll vote no.
’ But I do think that cooler heads will prevail ; I hope sooner rather than later .
The president is elected for four years not three years , so the powers that he has in year three continue into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Senate will wake up and appreciate that that ’ s how it should be.
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In the wake of Ginsburg ’ s death on Friday , various Democrats have trumpeted their opposition to President Donald Trump nominating a justice to fill the vacancy left by Ginsburg ’ s passing ; House Speaker @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ABC anchor and former Bill Clinton press secretary George Stephanopoulos that Democrats had “ arrows in our quiver that I ’ m not about to discuss right now , ” when he mentioned the possibility of the House impeaching Trump or Attorney General William Barr as a way of stalling and preventing the Senate from acting on the nomination .
Per the same suggestion , Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ( D-NY ) , answered , “ We must consider , again , all of the tools available to our disposal , and that all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the table.
” Former President Bill Clinton added regarding Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ( R-KY ) moving forward with a nominee this week , “ Well , of course it ’ s superficially hypocritical , isn ’ t it ?
” Clinton continued , “ I mean , Mitch McConnell wouldn ’ t give President Obama ’ s nominee , Merrick Garland , a hearing ten months before the presidential election .
And that meant that we went a long time with eight judges on the court .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that , you know , [ both for ] Senator McConnell and President Trump , their first value is power , and they ’ re trying to jam the court with as many ideological judges as they can.
” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer ( D-NY ) reputedly threatened that “ nothing is off the table ” if Republicans held a vote on a new Supreme Court Justice before the election .
He was echoed by Sen. Richard Blumenthal ( D-CT ) , who tweeted , “ If Republicans recklessly & reprehensibly force @ @ @ @ @ @ @ off the table.
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(Hank Berrien) When the GOP-led Senate used its constitutional powers to block the nomination of Judge Merrick Garland in 2016, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg admitted that the president had the power to nominate a candidate for a Supreme Court vacancy any time during his four-year tenure and that the Senate had every right to confirm the nomination or not.
Related RBG When Democrats Wanted To Fill SCOTUS Seat During 2016 Election Year: Eight ‘Not A Good Number’
Source – The Daily Wire
by Hank Berrien, September, 21st, 2020
The vacancy Obama chose Garland to fill was created by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia in February 2016; President Barack Obama nominated Garland in mid-March.
Ginsburg gave a speech at Georgetown Law School on Sept. 7, 2016, after which she took questions. A member of the audience asked, “I was wondering if you thought there were any valid constitutional arguments that would prevent President Obama from filling Justice Scalia’s seat on the Supreme Court?”
Ginsburg answered, “As you know, the president has the authority to name appointees to the Supreme Court, but he has to do so with the advice and consent of the Senate. And if the Senate does not act, as this current Senate is not acting, what can be done about it? Even if you could conceive of a testing lawsuit, what would the response be? ‘Well, you want us to vote? So we’ll vote no.’ But I do think that cooler heads will prevail; I hope sooner rather than later. The president is elected for four years not three years, so the powers that he has in year three continue into year four and maybe some members of the Senate will wake up and appreciate that that’s how it should be.”
RBG: "The President is elected for 4 years not 3 years, so the powers that he has in year 3 continue into year 4. Maybe some members of the Senate will wake up & appreciate that that's how it should be." pic.twitter.com/xU2GucJwNk — Jewish Deplorable 🇺🇸 (@TrumpJew) September 21, 2020
In the wake of Ginsburg’s death on Friday, various Democrats have trumpeted their opposition to President Donald Trump nominating a justice to fill the vacancy left by Ginsburg’s passing; House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) huffed to ABC anchor and former Bill Clinton press secretary George Stephanopoulos that Democrats had “arrows in our quiver that I’m not about to discuss right now,” when he mentioned the possibility of the House impeaching Trump or Attorney General William Barr as a way of stalling and preventing the Senate from acting on the nomination.
Per the same suggestion, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), answered, “We must consider, again, all of the tools available to our disposal, and that all of these options should be entertained and on the table.” Former President Bill Clinton added regarding Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) moving forward with a nominee this week, “Well, of course it’s superficially hypocritical, isn’t it?”
Clinton continued, “I mean, Mitch McConnell wouldn’t give President Obama’s nominee, Merrick Garland, a hearing ten months before the presidential election. And that meant that we went a long time with eight judges on the court. This is what they do. I think that, you know, [both for] Senator McConnell and President Trump, their first value is power, and they’re trying to jam the court with as many ideological judges as they can.”
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) reputedly threatened that “nothing is off the table” if Republicans held a vote on a new Supreme Court Justice before the election. He was echoed by Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), who tweeted, “If Republicans recklessly & reprehensibly force a SCOTUS vote before the election—nothing is off the table.”
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stillnessinthestorm--2020-09-21--Wall Street Journal: Dems Accuse GOP Of Breaking Rules On Judges.

( Hank Berrien ) The Wall Street Journal editorial board ripped Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer ( D-NY ) on Sunday for reputedly snapping that “ nothing is off the table for next year ” if Republicans confirm a Supreme Court nominee in Congress before the November election .
Related DS Dems Threaten The People : Writer At The Atlantic Says That Republicans Need To Vote For Joe Biden Because Democrats Will Riot , Burn And Loot If Donald Trump Wins Again The Journal , after explaining that Schumer ’ s threat referred to the possibility of breaking the filibuster @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , “ Democrats have a long history of breaking procedural norms on judges.
” The Journal then cited various instances of Democrats ’ penchant for ignoring such procedural norms , including the infamous attacks on Judge Robert Bork in 1987 at his confirmation hearings from the late Sen. Ted Kennedy ( D-MA ) , who , as the Journal noted , “ issued his demagogic assault from the Senate floor , complete with lies about women ‘ forced into back-alley abortions ’ and blacks who would have to “ ’ sit at segregated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out that previous nominees had been attacked for corruption or their lack of qualifications , but Bork was the first nominee whose record was lied about to defeat his nomination .
The next judge the Journal cited was Justice Clarence Thomas , whom the Journal wrote was “ unfairly smeared on the eve of a Senate vote and barely confirmed , ” adding , “ Democrats accused Samuel Alito of racism and sexism for belonging decades earlier to an obscure Princeton alumni group.
” The Journal noted the uncorroborated claims of women accusers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ filibuster , the Journal wrote , “ It ’ s mostly forgotten now , but in George W. Bush ’ s first term Senate Democrats pioneered the use of the filibuster to block nominees to the circuit courts .
That was also unprecedented .
Miguel Estrada was left hanging for 28 months before he withdrew , though he had support from 55 Senators … Democrats also filibustered or otherwise blocked appellate nominees Priscilla Owen , Janice Rogers Brown , Charles Pickering Sr. , Henry Saad , Carolyn Kuhl , William Pryor , David @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , among others.
” Regarding breaking the filibuster for appellate nominees , the Journal pointed out , “ That norm-breaker was executed by Democrats in 2013 , led by then Majority Leader Harry Reid with the enthusiastic support of Barack Obama .
Democrats rewrote Senate rules in mid-Congress , on a party-line vote , to add three seats to the D.C.
Circuit.
” The Journal opined , “ Republicans could surrender and not confirm a nominee , and Senate Democrats would still break the filibuster .
Court packing would then become a sword @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contrary to the policy views of the Senate left .
Leader Schumer won ’ t resist because he is quaking at the prospect of a primary challenge from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in 2022.
” The Journal concluded , “ What Republicans should do is let the voters know about the Democratic filibuster and court-packing plans , and make them a campaign issue .
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(Hank Berrien) The Wall Street Journal editorial board ripped Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Sunday for reputedly snapping that “nothing is off the table for next year” if Republicans confirm a Supreme Court nominee in Congress before the November election.
Related DS Dems Threaten The People: Writer At The Atlantic Says That Republicans Need To Vote For Joe Biden Because Democrats Will Riot, Burn And Loot If Donald Trump Wins Again
Source – The Daily Wire
by Hank Berrien, September, 21st, 2020
The Journal, after explaining that Schumer’s threat referred to the possibility of breaking the filibuster and packing the Supreme Court, blasted, “Democrats have a long history of breaking procedural norms on judges.”
The Journal then cited various instances of Democrats’ penchant for ignoring such procedural norms, including the infamous attacks on Judge Robert Bork in 1987 at his confirmation hearings from the late Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA), who, as the Journal noted, “issued his demagogic assault from the Senate floor, complete with lies about women ‘forced into back-alley abortions’ and blacks who would have to “’sit at segregated lunch counters.’”
The Journal pointed out that previous nominees had been attacked for corruption or their lack of qualifications, but Bork was the first nominee whose record was lied about to defeat his nomination.
The next judge the Journal cited was Justice Clarence Thomas, whom the Journal wrote was “unfairly smeared on the eve of a Senate vote and barely confirmed,” adding, “Democrats accused Samuel Alito of racism and sexism for belonging decades earlier to an obscure Princeton alumni group.” The Journal noted the uncorroborated claims of women accusers against Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
Vis-à-vis the filibuster, the Journal wrote, “It’s mostly forgotten now, but in George W. Bush’s first term Senate Democrats pioneered the use of the filibuster to block nominees to the circuit courts. That was also unprecedented. Miguel Estrada was left hanging for 28 months before he withdrew, though he had support from 55 Senators … Democrats also filibustered or otherwise blocked appellate nominees Priscilla Owen, Janice Rogers Brown, Charles Pickering Sr., Henry Saad, Carolyn Kuhl, William Pryor, David McKeague, Richard Griffin and William Myers, among others.”
Regarding breaking the filibuster for appellate nominees, the Journal pointed out, “That norm-breaker was executed by Democrats in 2013, led by then Majority Leader Harry Reid with the enthusiastic support of Barack Obama. Democrats rewrote Senate rules in mid-Congress, on a party-line vote, to add three seats to the D.C. Circuit.”
The Journal opined, “Republicans could surrender and not confirm a nominee, and Senate Democrats would still break the filibuster. Court packing would then become a sword hanging over the Justices if they rule contrary to the policy views of the Senate left. Leader Schumer won’t resist because he is quaking at the prospect of a primary challenge from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in 2022.”
The Journal concluded, “What Republicans should do is let the voters know about the Democratic filibuster and court-packing plans, and make them a campaign issue. Democratic Senators and candidates should have to declare themselves not merely on Mr. Trump’s nominee but on the filibuster and court-packing that Mr. Schumer has now told the country will be on the table.”
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The news is important to all people because it is where we come to know new things about the world, which leads to the development of more life goals that lead to life wisdom. The news also serves as a social connection tool, as we tend to relate to those who know about and believe the things we do. With the power of an open truth-seeking mind in hand, the individual can grow wise and the collective can prosper.
– Justin
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The Biden Hoax

( J. Robert Smith ) Joe Biden ’ s nomination is the Democrats ’ crowning insult .
They ’ re making another go at playing voters for chumps .
Democrats , the D.C. establishment , and the left started hoaxing Americans back in 2016 .
The Russia Hoax was about destroying candidate , and then President , Trump .
The conspirators dragged the nation through nearly three years of divisive and costly investigations and hearings .
Framing Trump and destroying his presidency was worth stoking enmity .
The Russia Hoax morphed into the Impeachment Hoax , wherein vindictive congressional Democrats @ @ @ @ @ @ @ try to frame the president .
The Democrats ’ malice knows no bottom .
Biden ’ s nomination is more than a go at sly stagecraft ; it ’ s the most audacious gaslighting in American history .
Everybody and his sister can see that Biden is suffering early onset dementia .
If not , then let ’ s see the neurological evals , because Biden ’ s compass isn ’ t pointing true north .
He ’ s slow , often confused , irritable , and , increasingly vacant .
He shuffles @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to a podium — once — doesn ’ t count .
He takes days off , and his availability is strictly limited .
Packing Biden off for a quick , canned event in Florida isn ’ t close to Trump ’ s indefatigable stumping .
Most days , Biden lives out the campaign at his spacious Wilmington , Delaware house .
Not surprisingly , the MSM throws Biden softballs .
That ’ s a given among Fourth Estate bulldogs .
Democrats always get passes , even when their minds are intact .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ give enough of a damn about the nation ’ s welfare that Biden ’ s fitness would merit a few questions .
Simple question : Does the Democrats ’ nominee — the man put forward to occupy the most powerful elective office on the planet — have the mental acuity and stamina to meet the job ’ s 24/7 demands ?
China is increasingly an adversary .
The nation faces stiff challenges domestically .
The MSM are reckless in their disregard .
They ’ re so corroded by cynicism , so in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they maintain a monkish silence .
Or glide over the obvious about Biden ’ s decline .
Future generations will ridicule what passes for journalism today .
An entire generation of journalists is , in fact , made up of shills — propagandists — eagerly participating in a con .
With Biden ’ s self-awareness drifting away , maybe he doesn ’ t grasp that he ’ s been set up .
Biden is the second coming of Chauncey Gardner .
The Democratic establishment wants addled ol ’ Joe to be the empty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into .
Orange Man bad ?
Joe ’ s un-orange .
Hanker for an old-fashioned liberal Democrat ?
Find a Kennedy to backslap Joe .
Need Joe to be a race healer ?
Forget about his earlier anti-busing stance and ‘ hood busting stands on crime .
Need him to be a working man ’ s friend ?
Slap a little grease on his chin .
He ’ ll play that role .
Just skip over his support for the Green New Deal .
Speaking of which , want Joe to be pro-environment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Green New Deal !
Want him to be a straight talker ?
Deep-six his chronic lying and plagiarism .
The Democratic establishment , in cahoots with the party ’ s ascendent left , has no illusions .
For them , Biden isn ’ t an empty vessel .
He ’ s a prop .
They want nothing more from him than to hit his marks and read the teleprompter without too many stumbles .
Democrats and the left have their agendas .
They ’ ve cut a deal so that each can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the time being .
In time , they ’ ll be at each other ’ s throats .
But for now , a deal .
The establishment wants something close to the status quo ante , whereby they can reclaim sinecures while growing fat off our tax dollars .
The left wants power and loot , too , but it also wants to pick up where Obama left off : “ transforming ” America .
That ’ s always been code for destroying America as founded to impose the left ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ power and access to plunder .
Wavering voters need to wrap their minds around this fact : President Trump isn ’ t squaring off against Joe Biden .
He ’ s battling the cabal that Biden is fronting .
If through some perversion , some warping of sensibilities — or epic fraud — Biden is elected president , it isn ’ t just Kamala Harris who becomes de facto president .
It ’ s the entire depraved enterprise that comprises the Democratic Party and the left .
Harris may well be the General @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” but you can bet that she ’ d have a Politburo to answer to .
If Democrats steal the election , then for years ahead , a spiderweb of lies , fraud , and venality will stretch across America .
America will be run by some amalgam of Sacramento , Portland , and Chicago — or , in other words , some combo of Big Brother , lawlessness , and corruption .
The country may not free itself for decades .
Or the nation could break apart .
The convenient forgetting of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the hoax .
If Biden is upright than crooked is straight .
Caught on videotape , Biden bragged about strongarming the Ukrainians .
Why ?
To pull Hunter Biden ’ s , and Hunter ’ s business associates ’ , nuts out of a legal fire in the Ukraine .
We know about Hunter and associates raking in millions of dollars from the Chinese .
Merely coincidental , goes the party line .
Joe confabbing with Xi Jingping and other Chinese oligarchs just days ahead of Hunter and company inking a deal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chance .
Where were the packs of reporters hounding the Bidens ?
No calls for congressional investigations from CNN or CNBC talking heads .
Instead , shrugs and offhand dismissals of Joe Biden ’ s highly suspect role .
What would be the point of Joe influence-peddling ?
To make Hunter rich ?
Any curiosity about a Biden skim ?
Like the Clintons , Biden , now useful , is granted generous license .
Understand what we ’ re up against .
We ’ re up against a Democratic Party that began unraveling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s policies and governance failed then , and have failed ever since .
Progressive ( aka , liberal ) economics needed bailouts from Reagan and Trump .
Progressive social policies have created the dysfunctions that are causing the lawlessness and collapse in Democrat-run cities .
Black generational poverty — a root cause of urban derangement — was spawned by LBJ ’ s Great Society .
Cronyism and corruption — always rife in the Democratic Party — are historic today in terms of pervasiveness .
Democrats are bankrupt .
What do they have left @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there ’ s the left .
Communism — Marxism , in fashionable parlance — started failing shortly after the Russian Revolution .
Communism ’ s ideas — tried across the globe — never worked .
Human nature — hundreds of thousands of years of human development — make it so .
Yet , those who are insatiably power-hungry love communism , because it ’ s a vehicle to unfettered power .
In little more than a century , to make communism stick , some hundred million people were killed , from Russia to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fields of Cambodia and elsewhere .
Intimidation and violence are , finally , all the left has to gain the power it craves .
Are American leftists any different ?
In 2020 , what have we witnessed unfold in blue cities from Seattle to New York ?
The street thugs and shock troops now present on Democrat turf are mere prelude to what American leftists intend to unleash in their quest for dominance .
The Biden Hoax is the crudest of the hoaxes yet perpetrated by Democrats and the left .
They ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ card in their deck of hoaxes .
What comes next will have less to do with deception .
What ’ s next is the fully unleashed rage of a flailing party and ism .
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(J. Robert Smith) Joe Biden’s nomination is the Democrats’ crowning insult. They’re making another go at playing voters for chumps. Democrats, the D.C. establishment, and the left started hoaxing Americans back in 2016. The Russia Hoax was about destroying candidate, and then President, Trump. The conspirators dragged the nation through nearly three years of divisive and costly investigations and hearings. Framing Trump and destroying his presidency was worth stoking enmity. The Russia Hoax morphed into the Impeachment Hoax, wherein vindictive congressional Democrats abused their powers to — yes — try to frame the president. The Democrats’ malice knows no bottom.
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Source – American Thinker
by J. Robert Smith, September 19th, 2020
Biden’s nomination is more than a go at sly stagecraft; it’s the most audacious gaslighting in American history. Everybody and his sister can see that Biden is suffering early onset dementia. If not, then let’s see the neurological evals, because Biden’s compass isn’t pointing true north. He’s slow, often confused, irritable, and, increasingly vacant. He shuffles when he walks. Trotting ten feet to a podium — once — doesn’t count. He takes days off, and his availability is strictly limited. Packing Biden off for a quick, canned event in Florida isn’t close to Trump’s indefatigable stumping. Most days, Biden lives out the campaign at his spacious Wilmington, Delaware house.
Not surprisingly, the MSM throws Biden softballs. That’s a given among Fourth Estate bulldogs. Democrats always get passes, even when their minds are intact. But you’d expect so-called journalists to give enough of a damn about the nation’s welfare that Biden’s fitness would merit a few questions.
Simple question: Does the Democrats’ nominee — the man put forward to occupy the most powerful elective office on the planet — have the mental acuity and stamina to meet the job’s 24/7 demands? China is increasingly an adversary. The nation faces stiff challenges domestically. The MSM are reckless in their disregard. They’re so corroded by cynicism, so in the tank for the Democratic Party, that they maintain a monkish silence. Or glide over the obvious about Biden’s decline.
Future generations will ridicule what passes for journalism today. An entire generation of journalists is, in fact, made up of shills — propagandists — eagerly participating in a con.
With Biden’s self-awareness drifting away, maybe he doesn’t grasp that he’s been set up. Biden is the second coming of Chauncey Gardner. The Democratic establishment wants addled ol’ Joe to be the empty vessel that voters pour whatever they want into.
Orange Man bad? Joe’s un-orange. Hanker for an old-fashioned liberal Democrat? Find a Kennedy to backslap Joe. Need Joe to be a race healer? Forget about his earlier anti-busing stance and ‘hood busting stands on crime. Need him to be a working man’s friend? Slap a little grease on his chin. He’ll play that role. Just skip over his support for the Green New Deal. Speaking of which, want Joe to be pro-environment? Why, pimp him as for the Green New Deal! Want him to be a straight talker? Deep-six his chronic lying and plagiarism.
The Democratic establishment, in cahoots with the party’s ascendent left, has no illusions. For them, Biden isn’t an empty vessel. He’s a prop. They want nothing more from him than to hit his marks and read the teleprompter without too many stumbles.
Democrats and the left have their agendas. They’ve cut a deal so that each can grab their pieces of the pie — for the time being. In time, they’ll be at each other’s throats. But for now, a deal.
The establishment wants something close to the status quo ante, whereby they can reclaim sinecures while growing fat off our tax dollars. The left wants power and loot, too, but it also wants to pick up where Obama left off: “transforming” America. That’s always been code for destroying America as founded to impose the left’s anti-liberty schemes — schemes that cement their power and access to plunder.
Wavering voters need to wrap their minds around this fact: President Trump isn’t squaring off against Joe Biden. He’s battling the cabal that Biden is fronting. If through some perversion, some warping of sensibilities — or epic fraud — Biden is elected president, it isn’t just Kamala Harris who becomes de facto president. It’s the entire depraved enterprise that comprises the Democratic Party and the left. Harris may well be the General Secretary in a “Harris Administration,” but you can bet that she’d have a Politburo to answer to.
If Democrats steal the election, then for years ahead, a spiderweb of lies, fraud, and venality will stretch across America. America will be run by some amalgam of Sacramento, Portland, and Chicago — or, in other words, some combo of Big Brother, lawlessness, and corruption. The country may not free itself for decades. Or the nation could break apart.
The convenient forgetting of Biden’s corruption is another aspect of the hoax. If Biden is upright than crooked is straight. Caught on videotape, Biden bragged about strongarming the Ukrainians. Why? To pull Hunter Biden’s, and Hunter’s business associates’, nuts out of a legal fire in the Ukraine.
We know about Hunter and associates raking in millions of dollars from the Chinese. Merely coincidental, goes the party line. Joe confabbing with Xi Jingping and other Chinese oligarchs just days ahead of Hunter and company inking a deal with a state-owned bank there is pure chance. Where were the packs of reporters hounding the Bidens? No calls for congressional investigations from CNN or CNBC talking heads. Instead, shrugs and offhand dismissals of Joe Biden’s highly suspect role. What would be the point of Joe influence-peddling? To make Hunter rich? Any curiosity about a Biden skim? Like the Clintons, Biden, now useful, is granted generous license.
Understand what we’re up against. We’re up against a Democratic Party that began unraveling in the late 1960s. It’s policies and governance failed then, and have failed ever since. Progressive (aka, liberal) economics needed bailouts from Reagan and Trump. Progressive social policies have created the dysfunctions that are causing the lawlessness and collapse in Democrat-run cities. Black generational poverty — a root cause of urban derangement — was spawned by LBJ’s Great Society. Cronyism and corruption — always rife in the Democratic Party — are historic today in terms of pervasiveness. Democrats are bankrupt. What do they have left but bolder subterfuge and criminality?
Then there’s the left. Communism — Marxism, in fashionable parlance — started failing shortly after the Russian Revolution. Communism’s ideas — tried across the globe — never worked. Human nature — hundreds of thousands of years of human development — make it so. Yet, those who are insatiably power-hungry love communism, because it’s a vehicle to unfettered power. In little more than a century, to make communism stick, some hundred million people were killed, from Russia to China to North Korea to the Killing Fields of Cambodia and elsewhere. Intimidation and violence are, finally, all the left has to gain the power it craves.
Are American leftists any different? In 2020, what have we witnessed unfold in blue cities from Seattle to New York? The street thugs and shock troops now present on Democrat turf are mere prelude to what American leftists intend to unleash in their quest for dominance.
The Biden Hoax is the crudest of the hoaxes yet perpetrated by Democrats and the left. They’re playing, perhaps, the last card in their deck of hoaxes. What comes next will have less to do with deception. What’s next is the fully unleashed rage of a flailing party and ism.
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stillnessinthestorm--2020-09-21--DOJ Releases Details On Why 3 U.S. Cities Were Designated ‘Anarchist Jurisdictions’

( Ryan Saavedra ) The Department of Justice released details early on Monday morning explaining why three Democrat-controlled cities have been designated “ anarchist jurisdictions.
” Related Ted Cruz Joins Other GOP Lawmakers Calling On DOJ To Investigate Netflix For Distributing Child Porn The DOJ identified the cities as being cities that permitted extremist violence and destruction of property to continue while taking action to stop the criminal acts .
The department designated New York City , Portland , and Seattle as being “ anarchist jurisdictions.
” The DOJ released the following criteria for evaluating whether a U.S. city is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Department then released information on the three cities to receive the designation of being an “ anarchist jurisdiction.
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“ We can not allow federal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ safety of the citizenry hangs in the balance .
It is my hope that the cities identified by the Department of Justice today will reverse course and become serious about performing the basic function of government and start protecting their own citizens.
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(Ryan Saavedra) The Department of Justice released details early on Monday morning explaining why three Democrat-controlled cities have been designated “anarchist jurisdictions.”
Related Ted Cruz Joins Other GOP Lawmakers Calling On DOJ To Investigate Netflix For Distributing Child Porn
Source – The Daily Wire
by Ryan Saavedra, September, 21st, 2020
The DOJ identified the cities as being cities that permitted extremist violence and destruction of property to continue while taking action to stop the criminal acts. The department designated New York City, Portland, and Seattle as being “anarchist jurisdictions.”
The DOJ released the following criteria for evaluating whether a U.S. city is a “anarchist jurisdiction”:
Whether a jurisdiction forbids the police force from intervening to restore order amid widespread or sustained violence or destruction.
Whether a jurisdiction has withdrawn law enforcement protection from a geographical area or structure that law enforcement officers are lawfully entitled to access but have been officially prevented from accessing or permitted to access only in exceptional circumstances, except when law enforcement officers are briefly withheld as a tactical decision intended to resolve safely and expeditiously a specific and ongoing unlawful incident posing an imminent threat to the safety of individuals or law enforcement officers.
Whether a jurisdiction disempowers or defunds police departments.
Whether a jurisdiction unreasonably refuses to accept offers of law enforcement assistance from the Federal Government.
Any other related factors the Attorney General deems appropriate.
The Department then released information on the three cities to receive the designation of being an “anarchist jurisdiction.”
New York City:
Shootings in New York City have been on the rise since looting and protests began on or about May 28, 2020. For July 2020, shootings increased from 88 to 244, an increase of 177% over July 2019. In August 2020, shootings increased from 91 to 242, a 166% increase over August 2019.
While the city faced increased unrest, gun violence, and property damage, the New York City Council cut $1 billion from NYPD’s FY21 budget.
The budget resulted in the cancellation of the new police recruiting class, cuts to overtime spending, and the transfer of certain police functions, including school safety, out of the NYPD.
Meanwhile, the Manhattan and Brooklyn District Attorneys have declined to prosecute charges of disorderly conduct and unlawful assembly arising from the protests, and the District Attorneys in Queens and the Bronx have declined to prosecute other protest-related charges.
Both Mayor de Blasio and Governor Cuomo have forcefully rejected federal law enforcement support.
Portland:
This month, Portland marked 100 consecutive nights of protests marred by vandalism, chaos, and even killing.
Those bent on violence regularly started fires, threw projectiles at law enforcement officers, and destroyed property. Numerous law enforcement officers, among others, suffered injury.
Shootings increased by more than 140% in June and July 2020 compared to the same period last year.
In the midst of this violence, the Portland City Council cut $15 million from the police bureau, eliminating 84 positions. Crucially, the cuts included the Gun Violence Reduction Team, which investigates shootings, and several positions from the police team that responds to emergency incidents.
In August, Portland Mayor Wheeler sent a letter to President Trump expressly rejecting the Administration’s offer of federal law enforcement to stop the violent protests.
Seattle:
For nearly a month, starting in June, the City of Seattle permitted anarchists and activists to seize six square blocks of the city’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, naming their new enclave the “Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone” (CHAZ) and then the “Capitol Hill Occupied Protest” (CHOP).
Law enforcement and fire fighters were precluded from entering the territory. The Seattle Police Department was ordered to abandon their precinct within the CHOP.
Person-related crime in the CHOP increased 525% from the same period of time in the same area the year before, including by Mayor Durkan’s own count “two additional homicides, 6 additional robberies, and 16 additional aggravated assaults (to include 2 additional non-fatal shootings).”
The CHOP was allowed to stand for nearly a month, during which time two teenagers were shot and killed in the zone.
The Seattle City Council, Mayor Durkan, and Washington Governor Jay Inslee publicly rejected federal involvement in law enforcement activities within the city of Seattle.
“When state and local leaders impede their own law enforcement officers and agencies from doing their jobs, it endangers innocent citizens who deserve to be protected, including those who are trying to peacefully assemble and protest,” Attorney General William Barr said in a statement. “We cannot allow federal tax dollars to be wasted when the safety of the citizenry hangs in the balance. It is my hope that the cities identified by the Department of Justice today will reverse course and become serious about performing the basic function of government and start protecting their own citizens.”
About The Author
Ryan Saavedra
Ryan Saavedra is a reporter at The Daily Wire who covers a range of subjects, particularly focusing on media bias, politics, and the convergence of politics and culture.
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stillnessinthestorm--2020-09-21--Deep State Takedown News: September 20th to 21st 2020

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stillnessinthestorm--2020-09-22--Why Freedom of Association is so Important

( Zachary Yost ) If one were to come up with a word cloud for the year 2020 , among the largest words , such as “ awful ” and “ disaster ” one would most assuredly find the word “ lonely.
” Thanks to the convenient excuse of covid , numerous state governments instituted a regime of veritable house arrest for their citizens .
Streets were deserted , stores empty , churches closed by government decree .
Restaurants and bars usually filled to the brim with happy chatting people were instead filled with an eerie silence , punctuated , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of proprietors lamenting their imminent bankruptcy .
While in most places the “ social distancing ” has lessened in its severity , there are still many hindrances to what would be considered normal social existence , as the horror stories coming out of colleges and schools demonstrate all too clearly .
Sadly , but not unexpectedly , the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports a widespread increase in anxiety , depression , substance abuse , and suicidal ideation among the population .
Young people have been especially hard hit , with over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suicidal ideation .
None of this is surprising .
In the words of Aristotle , “ man is a social animal , ” after all .
Under such circumstances , the recent publication of the book Why Associations Matter : The Case for First Amendment Pluralism by Professor Luke Sheahan at Duquesne University could hardly be more timely and needed .
In this short and easy-to-follow , yet thorough , work , Sheahan guides the reader through not only a crash course in why the right of free association is necessary for human @ @ @ @ @ @ @ current state of First Amendment jurisprudence on the subject and a potential legal theory under which the right to association could be operationalized in the courts .
Sheahan opens the book with a short example of freedom of association under attack from the Harry Potter series , specifically the way in which the Ministry of Magic , having effectively nationalized and taken over Hogwarts , banned any groups and gatherings not sanctioned by the authorities at the school .
Sheahan asks “ What is it about an alternative source of authority , even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ group , that rankles the ministry ?
” Tyrants , in whatever form they take , inevitably hate and work to destroy private associations .
Such associations are outside of their control and are an alternative pole of allegiance , and therefore must be eliminated .
Such an obvious attack on an essential liberty might seem fanciful to Harry Potter fans , Sheahan notes , but unfortunately , due to recent Supreme Court jurisprudence , such an attack bears an uncomfortable resemblance in some respects to the world we actually inhabit now .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ He Who Must Not Be Named , but rather the 2010 Supreme Court case Christian Legal Society vs. Martinez , a case dealing with whether or not a student group was allowed to require voting members and leadership to agree to a statement of faith .
Sheahan heralds this case as the point at which the Supreme Court fully erased the freedom of association from legal precedent .
He meticulously traces out the way in which First Amendment jurisprudence on the issue has evolved leading up to the Martinez decision .
He identifies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be recognized only in the context of the freedom of expression , which he identifies as the First Amendment dichotomy .
This evolution culminates in the aforementioned case , in which , in Sheahan ’ s words , the court “ only considered First Amendment rights in terms of speech .
This maneuver by the Court effectively removes the freedom of association from First Amendment protection .
To sum up : a public forum , governed by the First Amendment and created by a public university for the express purpose of allowing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the Supreme Court to protect freedom of associations for groups that formed there.
” If Christian Legal Society vs. Martinez is central to the legal aspect of Sheahan ’ s argument , the works of the sociologist Robert Nisbet serve as the underlying foundation for the sociological and political understanding of association that explains why freedom of association is so important in the first place .
Sheahan provides a chapter-length summary of many of Nisbet ’ s key points regarding the sociology of groups and social pluralism that establishes a “ theory @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the foundation for the rest of the book .
Even standing alone this section is a valuable introductory resource on Nisbet ’ s work and would be beneficial for readers who are not yet familiar with his strong critiques of the centralizing state .
Having laid out a theory of the social that contextualizes just why the freedom to associate is necessary for human life itself and demonstrated that such freedom is clearly under threat under the prevailing legal doctrine , Sheahan turns to explicating an alternative legal doctrine to the First Amendment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pluralism .
Sheahan argues that courts must recognize that expressive association , while important , is not the only aspect of association that must be protected .
The First Amendment guarantees the right to assemble , but people assemble for far more than to exercise free speech .
Every group has some kind of function and develops dogmas to help achieve that end .
If the legal system only protects groups when they are engaged in free expression and does not protect their functional integrity , meaning their ability to wield authority within @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for which the group exists , the system has left the existential core of the group defenseless .
Having worked through what First Amendment pluralism would look like , Sheahan proposes a judicial test that he calls the functional autonomy test as a method of operation and also suggests a draft piece of legislation modeled on the 1993 Religious Freedom Restoration Act that could serve as a legislative basis for the principle .
In this short book , Sheahan explores many of the facets of the sociology of groups and interprets them into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ manner that any reasonably informed layperson should find easy to understand .
He does so with thoroughness for both his own ideas and alternative interpretations and proposals .
His evenhandedness is especially on display when addressing the thorny issue of freedom of association as it relates to groups that desire to restrict membership based on race and how they should be considered , both sociologically and legally .
Laypeople , as well as those pursuing or interested in pursuing a legal career , will likely find the book to be a most edifying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Answer .
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(Zachary Yost) If one were to come up with a word cloud for the year 2020, among the largest words, such as “awful” and “disaster” one would most assuredly find the word “lonely.” Thanks to the convenient excuse of covid, numerous state governments instituted a regime of veritable house arrest for their citizens. Streets were deserted, stores empty, churches closed by government decree. Restaurants and bars usually filled to the brim with happy chatting people were instead filled with an eerie silence, punctuated, perhaps, only by the muffled cries of proprietors lamenting their imminent bankruptcy.
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Source – Activist Post
by Zachary Yost, September 10th, 2020
While in most places the “social distancing” has lessened in its severity, there are still many hindrances to what would be considered normal social existence, as the horror stories coming out of colleges and schools demonstrate all too clearly. Sadly, but not unexpectedly, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports a widespread increase in anxiety, depression, substance abuse, and suicidal ideation among the population. Young people have been especially hard hit, with over 25 percent of those ages 18–24 experiencing suicidal ideation.
None of this is surprising. In the words of Aristotle, “man is a social animal,” after all. Under such circumstances, the recent publication of the book Why Associations Matter: The Case for First Amendment Pluralism by Professor Luke Sheahan at Duquesne University could hardly be more timely and needed. In this short and easy-to-follow, yet thorough, work, Sheahan guides the reader through not only a crash course in why the right of free association is necessary for human life and liberty but also through the current state of First Amendment jurisprudence on the subject and a potential legal theory under which the right to association could be operationalized in the courts.
Sheahan opens the book with a short example of freedom of association under attack from the Harry Potter series, specifically the way in which the Ministry of Magic, having effectively nationalized and taken over Hogwarts, banned any groups and gatherings not sanctioned by the authorities at the school. Sheahan asks “What is it about an alternative source of authority, even one as mild as an independent student group, that rankles the ministry?” Tyrants, in whatever form they take, inevitably hate and work to destroy private associations. Such associations are outside of their control and are an alternative pole of allegiance, and therefore must be eliminated.
Such an obvious attack on an essential liberty might seem fanciful to Harry Potter fans, Sheahan notes, but unfortunately, due to recent Supreme Court jurisprudence, such an attack bears an uncomfortable resemblance in some respects to the world we actually inhabit now.
The villain Sheahan points to is not He Who Must Not Be Named, but rather the 2010 Supreme Court case Christian Legal Society vs. Martinez, a case dealing with whether or not a student group was allowed to require voting members and leadership to agree to a statement of faith. Sheahan heralds this case as the point at which the Supreme Court fully erased the freedom of association from legal precedent. He meticulously traces out the way in which First Amendment jurisprudence on the issue has evolved leading up to the Martinez decision. He identifies a trend of freedom of association coming to be recognized only in the context of the freedom of expression, which he identifies as the First Amendment dichotomy.
This evolution culminates in the aforementioned case, in which, in Sheahan’s words, the court “only considered First Amendment rights in terms of speech. This maneuver by the Court effectively removes the freedom of association from First Amendment protection. To sum up: a public forum, governed by the First Amendment and created by a public university for the express purpose of allowing groups to form, was not required by the Supreme Court to protect freedom of associations for groups that formed there.”
If Christian Legal Society vs. Martinez is central to the legal aspect of Sheahan’s argument, the works of the sociologist Robert Nisbet serve as the underlying foundation for the sociological and political understanding of association that explains why freedom of association is so important in the first place. Sheahan provides a chapter-length summary of many of Nisbet’s key points regarding the sociology of groups and social pluralism that establishes a “theory of the social” that serves as the foundation for the rest of the book. Even standing alone this section is a valuable introductory resource on Nisbet’s work and would be beneficial for readers who are not yet familiar with his strong critiques of the centralizing state.
Having laid out a theory of the social that contextualizes just why the freedom to associate is necessary for human life itself and demonstrated that such freedom is clearly under threat under the prevailing legal doctrine, Sheahan turns to explicating an alternative legal doctrine to the First Amendment dichotomy, which he calls First Amendment pluralism.
Sheahan argues that courts must recognize that expressive association, while important, is not the only aspect of association that must be protected. The First Amendment guarantees the right to assemble, but people assemble for far more than to exercise free speech. Every group has some kind of function and develops dogmas to help achieve that end. If the legal system only protects groups when they are engaged in free expression and does not protect their functional integrity, meaning their ability to wield authority within the group itself that preserves the end for which the group exists, the system has left the existential core of the group defenseless.
Having worked through what First Amendment pluralism would look like, Sheahan proposes a judicial test that he calls the functional autonomy test as a method of operation and also suggests a draft piece of legislation modeled on the 1993 Religious Freedom Restoration Act that could serve as a legislative basis for the principle.
In this short book, Sheahan explores many of the facets of the sociology of groups and interprets them into the legal and judicial sphere in a manner that any reasonably informed layperson should find easy to understand. He does so with thoroughness for both his own ideas and alternative interpretations and proposals. His evenhandedness is especially on display when addressing the thorny issue of freedom of association as it relates to groups that desire to restrict membership based on race and how they should be considered, both sociologically and legally. Laypeople, as well as those pursuing or interested in pursuing a legal career, will likely find the book to be a most edifying and worthwhile read.
About The Author
Zachary Yost
Zachary Yost is a Mises U alum and freelance writer.
Stillness in the Storm Editor: Why did we post this?
The news is important to all people because it is where we come to know new things about the world, which leads to the development of more life goals that lead to life wisdom. The news also serves as a social connection tool, as we tend to relate to those who know about and believe the things we do. With the power of an open truth-seeking mind in hand, the individual can grow wise and the collective can prosper.
– Justin
Not sure how to make sense of this? Want to learn how to discern like a pro? Read this essential guide to discernment, analysis of claims, and understanding the truth in a world of deception: 4 Key Steps of Discernment – Advanced Truth-Seeking Tools.
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stillnessinthestorm--2020-09-22--FOX News Panel Melts Down After Newt Gingrich Correctly Calls Out Lawless Soros-Funded District Atto

FOX News Panel Melts Down After Newt Gingrich Correctly Calls Out Lawless Soros-Funded District Attorneys (VIDEO)

( Jim Hoft ) The FOX News panel on Outnumbered melted down on Wednesday after former Speaker Newt Gingrich accused George Soros of funding radical , lawless district attorneys across the country today .
Many of these radical activist prosecutors are allowing the riots and vandalism in their communities .
This is a fact .
Related PURE MARXISM : Soros Backed Democrat DA Argues Looting , Rioting and Stealing Are Acceptable If You “ Really Need ” What You ’ re Stealing The panel did not like Newt ’ s comments on the Soros-funded operatives in public office and shut @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This is not new information or controversial information , not even from Fox .
The fact that George Soros donated to several radical , lawless district attorney races around the country is well documented .
Attorney General Bill Barr called out Soros for subverting the legal system and causing an increase in violent crime back in December !
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