lifesitenews--2020-12-03--DOJ sues New York village for religious discrimination against Orthodox Jews

AIRMONT , New York , December 3 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – The U.S. Department of Justice ( DOJ ) yesterday announced a lawsuit against the village of Airmont in the state of New York for “ targeting ” the local Orthodox Jewish community , making it “ impossible ” for its members to have private home worship and run their own schools .
“ Targeting Orthodox Jewish individuals for the purpose of excluding them from a community is both illegal and a direct assault on this Nation ’ s fundamental values .
This unlawful anti-Semitic conduct is wholly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and the U.S. Department of Justice will not tolerate it , ” said Eric Dreiband , Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division in the DOJ press release .
“ In this country , states , towns , and villages can not make or enforce any law that abridges the privileges or immunities of American citizens , nor can they deny to any person within their jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
” The lawsuit , which the DOJ is filing on behalf of the local Orthodox Jewish community , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ local zoning laws in “ a discriminatory manner.
” The village restricted the community ’ s rights to use their land for religious purposes , violating the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act ( RLUIPA ) in the process.
, according to the complaint .
“ The Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution enshrined these principles in our law , and the Congress extended them when it enacted the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act .
Zoning ordinances that seek to exclude people and organizations because of their religion violate the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a 2000 federal law that is designed to protect religious institutions such as Airmont ’ s local Orthodox Jews from “ unduly burdensome or discriminatory land use regulations.
” This is the third time since 1991 — the year Airmont was incorporated — that it has faced a lawsuit from the U.S. federal government for violating religious freedoms .
Airmont has a population of around 9,000 people and has lost both of its previous federal lawsuits .
As a result , the village was given stiff fines and had its zoning code @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Airmont in the Southern District of New York states , “ From its inception as an independent municipality three decades ago , the village of Airmont has been tainted by discriminatory animus against Orthodox Jews.
” Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Audrey Strauss said that Airmont has a “ shameful legacy ” after it was “ born out of a spirit of animus against a religious minority.
” “ Sadly , rather than working to overcome that shameful legacy , Airmont has flagrantly ignored the terms of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that by design and operation are again meant to infringe unlawfully on the rights of a minority religious community .
Religious discrimination will not be tolerated , ” said Strauss .

‘This unlawful anti-Semitic conduct is wholly unacceptable in the United States of America, and the U.S. Department of Justice will not tolerate it,’ the DOJ commented.
AIRMONT, New York, December 3, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) yesterday announced a lawsuit against the village of Airmont in the state of New York for “targeting” the local Orthodox Jewish community, making it “impossible” for its members to have private home worship and run their own schools.
“Targeting Orthodox Jewish individuals for the purpose of excluding them from a community is both illegal and a direct assault on this Nation’s fundamental values. This unlawful anti-Semitic conduct is wholly unacceptable in the United States of America, and the U.S. Department of Justice will not tolerate it,” said Eric Dreiband, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division in the DOJ press release.
“In this country, states, towns, and villages cannot make or enforce any law that abridges the privileges or immunities of American citizens, nor can they deny to any person within their jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.”
The lawsuit, which the DOJ is filing on behalf of the local Orthodox Jewish community, alleges that Airmont has been enforcing its local zoning laws in “a discriminatory manner.” The village restricted the community’s rights to use their land for religious purposes, violating the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) in the process., according to the complaint.
“The Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution enshrined these principles in our law, and the Congress extended them when it enacted the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act. Zoning ordinances that seek to exclude people and organizations because of their religion violate the law,” said Dreiband.
RLUIPA is a 2000 federal law that is designed to protect religious institutions such as Airmont’s local Orthodox Jews from “unduly burdensome or discriminatory land use regulations.”
This is the third time since 1991 — the year Airmont was incorporated — that it has faced a lawsuit from the U.S. federal government for violating religious freedoms.
Airmont has a population of around 9,000 people and has lost both of its previous federal lawsuits. As a result, the village was given stiff fines and had its zoning code constrained.
The 19-page complaint filed against Airmont in the Southern District of New York states, “From its inception as an independent municipality three decades ago, the village of Airmont has been tainted by discriminatory animus against Orthodox Jews.”
— Article continues below Petition — PETITION: Defend our right to "Choose Life"! Show Petition Text 11454 have signed the petition. Let's get to 12500 ! Thank you for signing this petition! Add your signature: Show Petition Text Country... State... Sign this Petition States are blocking pro-lifers from sharing the simple message “Choose Life” on their vehicles! Please SIGN this joint petition between LifeSite and The Children First Foundation to make "Choose Life" license plates available in every state! Tell governors and state officials to allow this pro-life freedom of speech. Advertising industry statistics show that, for the typical vehicle, a “Choose Life” plate and its simple, powerful message will be seen by other drivers 30,000 to 80,000 times a year. And, across the U.S., “Choose Life” vehicle license plates (or tags) have raised more than $28 million for pro-life pregnancy centers, maternity homes, safe havens, and adoption centers, varying with each state. The potential for expanding the “Choose Life” license plate program to new states and new members is incredible – but only if citizens are allowed to have the plates! It is appalling that seventeen U.S. states do not allow their citizens the right to put “Choose Life” license plates on their vehicles. The plates have been called pro-life “scare tactics” by Planned Parenthood and unlawful or hateful “private speech” by pro-abortion lawyers. The “Choose Life” message, however, is one of pure love that scares nobody except those who profit from death. It is unacceptable that we are blocked from our God-given and Constitutional right to spread the message of love and life for vulnerable unborn and newborn children. Your signature on this petition – no matter where you live – will help to get the “Choose Life” license plate program in states where it is not yet permitted! Please SIGN and SHARE this petition to make a real difference in persuading these state governments and Departments of Motor Vehicles to “Choose Life.” Consider, for example, our experience in New York, where Governor Andrew Cuomo is a nationally-recognized advocate of abortion and has been a relentless opponent of the pro-life movement. Cuomo has blocked the approval of “Choose Life” license plates in NY, despite widespread support for these truly positive messages of love and life. A headline in the New York Post declared, “The DMV Acts Like We Live in Pyongyang.” And, in nearby New Jersey and Connecticut, similar hurdles were faced. But we took the fight to the government officials and even to federal court. And, with the help of petitions, we were able to get “Choose Life” license plates on the road in both states. It is high time for us to convert EVERY state in America to choose life. Your signature on this petition - no matter where you live - will help make that happen by placing “Choose Life” license plates on tens of thousands more cars. For love, for life, for the babies, please SIGN and SHARE our worldwide petition to tell state officials and politicians to stop blocking approval of the “Choose Life” license plate! FOR MORE INFORMATION: Please click on this link to read many past LifeSite articles on "Choose Life" license plates: https://www.lifesitenews.com/tags/tag/choose+life+plates Hide Petition Text Sign this Petition
Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Audrey Strauss said that Airmont has a “shameful legacy” after it was “born out of a spirit of animus against a religious minority.”
“Sadly, rather than working to overcome that shameful legacy, Airmont has flagrantly ignored the terms of a court judgment and implemented land use practices that by design and operation are again meant to infringe unlawfully on the rights of a minority religious community. Religious discrimination will not be tolerated,” said Strauss.
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lifesitenews--2020-12-03--Forced COVID vaccinations violate UNESCO Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights

December 3 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — In contrast to the current push in countries across the globe to make a coronavirus vaccine mandatory , the 2005 UNESCO Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights declares that “ medical intervention ” requires the “ free and informed consent of the person concerned.
” The UNESCO declaration states in Article 6 , “ Any preventive , diagnostic and therapeutic medical intervention is only to be carried out with the prior , free and informed consent of the person concerned , based on adequate information.
” Although the text itself appears to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nations has both provided interpretations and acted in contradiction to the literal meaning .
In a document that elaborates upon the application of the declaration , UNESCO states that consent for medical treatment , as opposed to medical research , “ is generally regarded as less critical , since the patient is in need of help and often does not have much choice .
Although the patient must in principle consent to treatment and have the right to refuse it , in most cases implicit consent may be sufficient.
” It is unclear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” UNESCO ’ s document on the declaration also pointed out that there are “ communitarian ” interpretations of Article 6 , according to which “ individual rights are regarded as secondary to the needs of the community or the state , who has the obligation to guarantee law and order , stabilize social structures , set health policy goals , and so on.
” Article 6 , which has recently been shared and censored on Twitter , even appears to have been flouted by the UN ’ s own Population Fund ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been complicit in China ’ s family planning policy of forced abortions and sterilizations through the donation of resources that were used by China to enforce their coercive “ population policies.
” A UNFPA official in China was also reported to have operated out of the Office of Family Planning in Sihui .
Medical intervention without consent is not only applauded in countries known for human rights abuses , such as China .
Influential figures in countries like the United States and Great Britain are proposing forced medical intervention in the form @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health recently hosted a discussion in which legal and public health expert Joanne Rosen cited the 1905 Supreme Court case Jacobson v. Massachusetts as precedent for mandatory vaccines .
The Supreme Court stated at the time , “ It is within the police power of a State to enact a compulsory vaccination law.
” Famed American lawyer and Harvard professor Alan Dershowitz argued earlier this year that we “ have no right not to be vaccinated , ” and that “ if you refuse to be vaccinated , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ take you to a doctor ’ s office and plunge a needle into your arm.
” A recent resolution passed by the New York State Bar Association ( NYSBA ) proposed consideration of a mandatory COVID-19 vaccine once it is available .
The NYSBA resolution also proposed a “ state emergency health powers act ” to address “ gaps in existing laws in New York , drawing upon the Model State Emergency Health Powers Act ( MSEHPA ) drafted in 2001.
” The MSEHPA , which was prepared by The Center for Law @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Georgetown and Johns Hopkins Universities for the CDC , states , “ To prevent the spread of contagious or possibly contagious disease the public health authority may isolate or quarantine , pursuant to Section 604 , persons who are unable or unwilling for reasons of health , religion , or conscience to undergo vaccination pursuant to this Section.
” Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said in April that he needed time to “ reflect ” on the possibility of making a coronavirus vaccine mandatory in Canada .
British Health Secretary Matt Hancock @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not rule out mandatory vaccines , even if it was not proposing it at the moment .

High-ranking officials and public figures have voiced their support for making the coronavirus vaccine mandatory.
December 3, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — In contrast to the current push in countries across the globe to make a coronavirus vaccine mandatory, the 2005 UNESCO Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights declares that “medical intervention” requires the “free and informed consent of the person concerned.”
The UNESCO declaration states in Article 6, “Any preventive, diagnostic and therapeutic medical intervention is only to be carried out with the prior, free and informed consent of the person concerned, based on adequate information.”
Although the text itself appears to have an obvious meaning, the United Nations has both provided interpretations and acted in contradiction to the literal meaning.
In a document that elaborates upon the application of the declaration, UNESCO states that consent for medical treatment, as opposed to medical research, “is generally regarded as less critical, since the patient is in need of help and often does not have much choice. Although the patient must in principle consent to treatment and have the right to refuse it, in most cases implicit consent may be sufficient.”
It is unclear what is meant by “implicit consent.”
UNESCO’s document on the declaration also pointed out that there are “communitarian” interpretations of Article 6, according to which “individual rights are regarded as secondary to the needs of the community or the state, who has the obligation to guarantee law and order, stabilize social structures, set health policy goals, and so on.”
Article 6, which has recently been shared and censored on Twitter, even appears to have been flouted by the UN’s own Population Fund (UNFPA), which is reported to have been complicit in China’s family planning policy of forced abortions and sterilizations through the donation of resources that were used by China to enforce their coercive “population policies.” A UNFPA official in China was also reported to have operated out of the Office of Family Planning in Sihui.
Medical intervention without consent is not only applauded in countries known for human rights abuses, such as China. Influential figures in countries like the United States and Great Britain are proposing forced medical intervention in the form of state-mandated COVID-19 vaccines.
The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health recently hosted a discussion in which legal and public health expert Joanne Rosen cited the 1905 Supreme Court case Jacobson v. Massachusetts as precedent for mandatory vaccines. The Supreme Court stated at the time, “It is within the police power of a State to enact a compulsory vaccination law.”
Famed American lawyer and Harvard professor Alan Dershowitz argued earlier this year that we “have no right not to be vaccinated,” and that “if you refuse to be vaccinated, the state has the power to literally take you to a doctor’s office and plunge a needle into your arm.”
— Article continues below Petition — PETITION: No to government and corporate penalties for refusing COVID-19 vaccine Show Petition Text 103183 have signed the petition. Let's get to 125000 ! Thank you for signing this petition! Add your signature: Show Petition Text Country... State... Sign this Petition **Photo credit: Shutterstock.com Mainstream media sources are promoting offensive suggestions by some doctors that people who refuse a vaccine for COVID-19 should be "punished" by the government and by business - effectively coercing them into taking the vaccine. One group of doctors writing in 'USA Today' suggested that the government impose special taxes (i.e., fines) on people who refuse the vaccination and that business simply refuse to serve them. [see story below]
Another doctor writing in an online publication called 'The Conversation' shamelessly suggested that people who refuse a vaccine should be given a psychoactive drug to induce compliance. [see story below] But, these suggestions are plain political posturing, and have nothing to do with science or with the recent trends of the disease. And, in case they haven't noticed, we live in a democracy not a medical dictatorship! Please SIGN this urgent petition which asks policy-makers and business people, at all levels, to pledge to respect the rights of those who, in good conscience, decide not to vaccinate themselves or their children. People should not have to live in fear of governmental or corporate retribution for refusing a vaccine which is being rushed to market by Big Pharma and their fellow-travelers in NGOs, like the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. It would be intolerable and immoral for the government or business to coerce someone, and their family, to take a COVID vaccine against their will to avoid a fine, or just so they can do their weekly grocery shopping. Medical freedom must be respected in principle and also in practice. So, it is now time that our policy-makers listen to all voices involved in this vital conversation, and start to represent those who will not tolerate being punished for refusing a vaccine. Simply put, legislatures must begin to act as legislatures again. Questions must be asked. Hearings and investigations must be held. And, the legislatures of each state and country must return to the business of representing the people who voted for them, assuming their rightful place as the originator of legislation. We can no longer accept the dictates of executive branches without question, especially now that, statistically speaking, the initial brunt of the COVID crisis has passed. Neither can we accept the dictates of doctors who seem detached from reality and from science, and who only seem to be attached to the idea of promoting ideas which contribute to the agrandizement of power and control of political interests, and wealth of those who stand to make a lot of money from the sale of a COVID vaccine. Please SIGN this urgent petition which asks government and business leaders to pledge to respect the rights of those who refuse a COVID vaccine, and not seek to punish them for doing so. FOR MORE INFORMATION: 'Doctors lay out plan to ‘punish’ people who refuse coronavirus vaccine: ‘There is no alternative’' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/doctors-lay-out-plan-to-punish-people-who-refuse-coronavirus-vaccine-there-is-no-alternative 'US professor: ‘Psychoactive pill’ should be covertly administered to ensure lockdown compliance' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/us-professor-ensure-lockdown-compliance-by-drugging-dissenters-with-psychoactive-pill Hide Petition Text Sign this Petition
A recent resolution passed by the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) proposed consideration of a mandatory COVID-19 vaccine once it is available.
The NYSBA resolution also proposed a “state emergency health powers act” to address “gaps in existing laws in New York, drawing upon the Model State Emergency Health Powers Act (MSEHPA) drafted in 2001.”
The MSEHPA, which was prepared by The Center for Law and the Public’s Health at Georgetown and Johns Hopkins Universities for the CDC, states, “To prevent the spread of contagious or possibly contagious disease the public health authority may isolate or quarantine, pursuant to Section 604, persons who are unable or unwilling for reasons of health, religion, or conscience to undergo vaccination pursuant to this Section.”
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said in April that he needed time to “reflect” on the possibility of making a coronavirus vaccine mandatory in Canada.
British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said Nov. 16 that the government would not rule out mandatory vaccines, even if it was not proposing it at the moment.
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lifesitenews--2020-12-03--Saskatchewan govt encourages residents ‘to report non-compliance’ with COVID rules

SASKATOON , Saskatchewan , December 3 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Canadians are being encouraged to report their neighbors to the authorities in a chilling campaign reminiscent of East Germany and other communist countries .
Last week the Chief Medical Officer for the province of Saskatchewan explicitly said that residents should report others for not obeying public health guidelines regarding the coronavirus pandemic .
“ If anyone has any information on [ infractions ] , you know , there is a public health or a non-compliance reporting form where reports can be made , ” said Dr. Saqib Shahab @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s the Saskatchewan public health safety number , ” he continued .
“ So , you know , it is important to report non-compliance , and I would also like to submit that the time for education is now mostly over .
Any egregious non-compliance will and should be met through fines and other measures.
” Effective Friday , November 27 , only four people are permitted to sit at a table at a restaurant or bar in the province .
Only 30 people are permitted to gather in any bingo hall , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a capacity of 150 people , and food and drink must be consumed apart from the activity .
Indoor “ public banquets ” and receptions are limited to 30 people , and food and drink may not be served .
Only 30 people are allowed to gather for public worship in any one building .
Large stores must limit customers to 50 % capacity .
Since November 19 , residents of the province can not have “ indoor gatherings ” of more than five people in their homes .
A Saskatchewan priest who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said that his prairie province has a culture in which neighbors take care of each other in spite of government regulations .
However , he had heard two stories about people using the government ’ s coronavirus snitch line .
The first involved a pizza delivery man who reported on a household after noticing guests there during a delivery .
The second involved a restaurant customer who reported the restaurant for seating eight people together .
This has had an effect on local behavior , the priest explained .
“ You don ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told LifeSiteNews that he knows of doctors who believe that the government guidelines are too strict and that the Catholic Church in Saskatchewan should “ push back ” regarding the limited number of people permitted to attend public worship .
However , the priest acknowledged that Catholics in the province have more freedom of worship than in the neighboring province of Manitoba , where all in-person religious services are banned .
The priest also indicated that Saskatchewan hospitals are not sites of coronavirus chaos .
“ They emptied out hospitals to make room @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hospitals seem quiet , ” he said .
According to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation ( CBC ) , the Royal Canadian Mounted Police ( RCMP ) in Saskatchewan received 2,912 “ COVID-related calls for service ” between March 1 and October 31 , 2020 , “ an average of 364 calls a month.
” From the almost 3,000 calls , 42 charges resulted .
The CBC reported that the majority of those spoken to by the police were given a lecture about “ the potential health and enforcement consequences that can result from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” according to an RCMP spokesperson .
The population of Saskatchewan is approximately 1,174,000 people , less than five people per square mile .
According to the provincial government , there have been 9,219 “ cases ” of COVID-19 .
55 deaths in the province have been attributed to it .

‘Any egregious non-compliance will and should be met through fines and other measures,’ the province’s Chief Medical Officer said.
SASKATOON, Saskatchewan, December 3, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Canadians are being encouraged to report their neighbors to the authorities in a chilling campaign reminiscent of East Germany and other communist countries.
Last week the Chief Medical Officer for the province of Saskatchewan explicitly said that residents should report others for not obeying public health guidelines regarding the coronavirus pandemic.
“If anyone has any information on [infractions], you know, there is a public health or a non-compliance reporting form where reports can be made,” said Dr. Saqib Shahab on November 26.
“There’s the Saskatchewan public health safety number,” he continued. “So, you know, it is important to report non-compliance, and I would also like to submit that the time for education is now mostly over. Any egregious non-compliance will and should be met through fines and other measures.”
Effective Friday, November 27, only four people are permitted to sit at a table at a restaurant or bar in the province. Only 30 people are permitted to gather in any bingo hall, cinema or other place of entertainment with a capacity of 150 people, and food and drink must be consumed apart from the activity. Indoor “public banquets” and receptions are limited to 30 people, and food and drink may not be served. Only 30 people are allowed to gather for public worship in any one building. Large stores must limit customers to 50% capacity. Since November 19, residents of the province cannot have “indoor gatherings” of more than five people in their homes.
A Saskatchewan priest who spoke to LifeSiteNews under condition of anonymity said that his prairie province has a culture in which neighbors take care of each other in spite of government regulations.
However, he had heard two stories about people using the government’s coronavirus snitch line. The first involved a pizza delivery man who reported on a household after noticing guests there during a delivery. The second involved a restaurant customer who reported the restaurant for seating eight people together.
This has had an effect on local behavior, the priest explained. “You don’t know who to trust.”
He told LifeSiteNews that he knows of doctors who believe that the government guidelines are too strict and that the Catholic Church in Saskatchewan should “push back” regarding the limited number of people permitted to attend public worship. However, the priest acknowledged that Catholics in the province have more freedom of worship than in the neighboring province of Manitoba, where all in-person religious services are banned.
The priest also indicated that Saskatchewan hospitals are not sites of coronavirus chaos.
“They emptied out hospitals to make room for COVID patients, but for now hospitals seem quiet,” he said.
— Article continues below Petition — PETITION: No to mandatory vaccination for the coronavirus Show Petition Text 1082415 have signed the petition. Let's get to 1100000 ! Thank you for signing this petition! Add your signature: Show Petition Text Country... State... Sign this Petition People of goodwill can disagree about the safety, efficacy and religious implications of a new vaccine for the coronavirus. But, everyone should agree on this point: No government can force anyone who has reached legal adulthood to be vaccinated for the coronavirus. Equally, no government can vaccinate minors for the coronavirus against the will of their parents or guardians. Please SIGN this urgent petition which urges policymakers at every level of government to reject calls for mandatory coronavirus vaccination. Fear of a disease - which we know very little about, relative to other similar diseases - must not lead to knee-jerk reactions regarding public health, nor can it justify supporting the hidden agenda of governmental as well as non-governmental bodies that have apparent conflicts of interest in plans to restrict personal freedoms. The so-called "public health experts" have gotten it wrong many times during the current crisis. We should not, therefore, allow their opinions to rush decision-makers into policies regarding vaccination. And, while some people, like Bill Gates, may have a lot of money, his opinion and that of his NGO (the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation) - namely, that life will not return to normal till people are widely vaccinated - should not be permitted to influence policy decisions on a coronavirus vaccination program. Finally, we must also not allow the rush by pharmaceutical companies to produce a new coronavirus vaccine to, itself, become an imperative for vaccination. Unwitting citizens must not be used as guinea pigs for New World Order ideologues, or Big Pharma, in pursuit of a vaccine (and, profits) which may not even protect against future mutated strains of the coronavirus. And it goes without saying that the production of vaccines using aborted babies for cell replication is a total non-starter, as the technique is gravely immoral. However, if after sufficient study of the issue, a person who has reached the age of majority wishes to be vaccinated with a morally produced vaccine, along with his children, that is his business. But we cannot and will not permit the government to make that decision for us. Thank you for SIGNING and SHARING this petition, urging policymakers at all levels of government to reject mandatory coronavirus vaccination. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Bill Gates: Life won’t go back to ‘normal’ until population 'widely vaccinated' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/bill-gates-life-wont-go-back-to-normal-until-population-widely-vaccinated COVID-19 scare leads to more digital surveillance, talk of mandatory vaccine 'tattoos' for kids' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/covid-19-scare-leads-to-more-digital-surveillance-talk-of-mandatory-vaccine-tattoos-for-kids Trudeau says no return to ‘normal’ without vaccine: 'Could take 12 to 18 months' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/trudeau-says-no-return-to-normal-without-vaccine-could-take-12-to-18-months Trudeau mulls making coronavirus vaccine mandatory for Canadians - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/trudeau-mulls-making-coronavirus-vaccine-mandatory-for-canadians US bishop vows to ‘refuse’ COVID-19 vaccine if made from ‘aborted fetal tissue' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/us-bishop-vows-to-refuse-covid-19-vaccine-if-made-from-aborted-fetal-tissue ** While LifeSite opposes immorally-produced vaccines using aborted fetal cell lines, we do not have a position on any particular coronavirus vaccines produced without such moral problems. We realize many have general concerns about vaccines, but also recognize that millions of lives have been saved due to vaccines. *** Photo Credit: Shutterstock.com Hide Petition Text Sign this Petition
According to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in Saskatchewan received 2,912 “COVID-related calls for service” between March 1 and October 31, 2020, “an average of 364 calls a month.”
From the almost 3,000 calls, 42 charges resulted. The CBC reported that the majority of those spoken to by the police were given a lecture about “the potential health and enforcement consequences that can result from non-compliance with the public health order,” according to an RCMP spokesperson.
The population of Saskatchewan is approximately 1,174,000 people, less than five people per square mile. According to the provincial government, there have been 9,219 “cases” of COVID-19. 55 deaths in the province have been attributed to it.
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lifesitenews--2020-12-03--Petition asks for ‘choose life’ license plates to be accessible to all Americans

CROMWELL , Connecticut , December 3 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – The Children First Foundation and LifeSiteNews have jointly launched a national petition on LifePetitions.com to demand that government officials in American states stop blocking pro-lifers from sharing the simple message “ Choose Life ” on their vehicles .
“ It is appalling that seventeen U.S. states do not allow their citizens the right to place ‘ Choose Life ’ branded , organizational license plates on their vehicles , ” said Christopher Reilly , Vice President of The Children First Foundation .
“ We aim to change that.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scare tactics ” by Planned Parenthood and unlawful or hateful “ private speech ” by pro-abortion lawyers .
The “ Choose Life ” message , however , is one of pure love that scares nobody except those who profit from death .
Advertising industry statistics show that , for the typical vehicle , a “ Choose Life ” plate and its simple , powerful message will be seen by other drivers 30,000 to 80,000 times a year .
“ Choose Life ” vehicle license plates have raised more than $ 28 million for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ safe havens , and adoption centers , varying with each state .
Owners of vehicles with custom pro-life license plates donate an annual membership contribution to their state ’ s Choose Life organization ( sometimes collected by the state with annual driver ’ s fees ) , and nearly all funds are redistributed as grants within the member ’ s state or to a member-designated recipient , meaning that local pro-life organizations benefit hugely from “ Choose Life ” plate ownership .
States offer custom license plates that benefit various causes , such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and medical research .
Some states also offer pro-abortion license plates .
The potential for expanding the “ Choose Life ” license plate program to new states and new members is incredible – but only if citizens are allowed to have the plates .
Please “ Choose Life ” and consider signing this pro-life petition .

States are blocking pro-lifers from sharing the simple message “Choose Life” on their vehicles!
Please SIGN this joint petition between LifeSite and The Children First Foundation to make "Choose Life" license plates available in every state! Tell governors and state officials to allow this pro-life freedom of speech.
Advertising industry statistics show that, for the typical vehicle, a “Choose Life” plate and its simple, powerful message will be seen by other drivers 30,000 to 80,000 times a year.
And, across the U.S., “Choose Life” vehicle license plates (or tags) have raised more than $28 million for pro-life pregnancy centers, maternity homes, safe havens, and adoption centers, varying with each state.
The potential for expanding the “Choose Life” license plate program to new states and new members is incredible – but only if citizens are allowed to have the plates!
It is appalling that seventeen U.S. states do not allow their citizens the right to put “Choose Life” license plates on their vehicles.
The plates have been called pro-life “scare tactics” by Planned Parenthood and unlawful or hateful “private speech” by pro-abortion lawyers. The “Choose Life” message, however, is one of pure love that scares nobody except those who profit from death.
It is unacceptable that we are blocked from our God-given and Constitutional right to spread the message of love and life for vulnerable unborn and newborn children.
Your signature on this petition – no matter where you live – will help to get the “Choose Life” license plate program in states where it is not yet permitted!
Please SIGN and SHARE this petition to make a real difference in persuading these state governments and Departments of Motor Vehicles to “Choose Life.”
Consider, for example, our experience in New York, where Governor Andrew Cuomo is a nationally-recognized advocate of abortion and has been a relentless opponent of the pro-life movement.
Cuomo has blocked the approval of “Choose Life” license plates in NY, despite widespread support for these truly positive messages of love and life. A headline in the New York Post declared, “The DMV Acts Like We Live in Pyongyang.”
And, in nearby New Jersey and Connecticut, similar hurdles were faced.
But we took the fight to the government officials and even to federal court. And, with the help of petitions, we were able to get “Choose Life” license plates on the road in both states.
It is high time for us to convert EVERY state in America to choose life.
Your signature on this petition - no matter where you live - will help make that happen by placing “Choose Life” license plates on tens of thousands more cars.
For love, for life, for the babies, please SIGN and SHARE our worldwide petition to tell state officials and politicians to stop blocking approval of the “Choose Life” license plate!
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
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lifesitenews--2020-12-03--Trump: ‘Our election system is now under assault and siege’ and as president I must defend it

WASHINGTON , D.C. , December 3 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — President Donald Trump published a surprise pre-recorded speech yesterday in which he stated that the supposed election results in swing states were fraudulent and must be overturned .
“ Millions of votes were cast illegally in the swing states alone , and if that ’ s the case , the results of the individual swing states must be overturned , and overturned immediately , ” Donald Trump stated .
“ Some people say that ’ s too far out , that ’ s too harsh .
Well , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and we ’ ve just elected a president where the votes were fraudulent ?
” The president ’ s speech , which lasted 46 minutes , was filmed in the Diplomatic Room of the White House without reporters present .
In his address , Trump repeated both that he had won November ’ s elections and that the election was stolen by unprecedented fraud .
He began the recording by saying that it “ might be the most important speech ” he has ever made .
“ I want to provide an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the tremendous voter fraud and irregularities which took place during the ridiculously long November 3rd elections , ” Trump said .
“ We used to have what was called , election day .
Now we have election days , weeks , and months , and lots of bad things happened during this ridiculous period of time , especially when you have to prove almost nothing to exercise our greatest privilege , the right to vote , ” he continued .
“ As president , I have no higher duty to defend the laws @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
That is why I am determined to protect our election system , which is now under coordinated assault and siege.
” Trump gave a brief account of the period before the 2020 presidential election , noting that his opponents had acted as if they “ already knew ” what the election results would be .
This continued after election day , when the votes were still being counted .
“ Within days after the election , we witnessed an orchestrated effort to anoint the winner even while many key states were still @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The president stated that the “ constitutional process must be allowed to continue.
” “ We ’ re going to defend the honesty of the vote by ensuring that every legal ballot is counted and that no illegal ballot is counted , ” he said .
“ This is not just about honoring the votes of 74 million Americans who voted for me , it ’ s about ensuring that Americans can have faith in this election and in all future elections.
” ‘ Using the pandemic as a pretext , Democrat politicians @ @ @ @ @ @ @ right before election Trump spent the bulk of his speech detailing different types of fraud he says occurred in November , concentrating on the millions of mail-in ballots that were sent in and how easy it was to game the mail-in system .
He also stated that the Democrat party has a history of voter fraud .
“ While it has long been understood that the Democrat political machine engages in voter fraud from Detroit to Philadelphia , to Milwaukee , Atlanta , so many other places , what changed this year was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to print and mail out tens of millions of ballots sent to unknown recipients with virtually no safeguards of any kind , ” he said .
“ This allowed fraud and abuse to occur in a scale never seen before .
Using the pandemic as a pretext , Democrat politicians and judges drastically changed election procedures just months , and in some cases , weeks before the election on the 3rd of November.
” Trump alleged that in some states absentee ballots were sent to every address on inaccurate and misleading voting rolls @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who have moved away , have died , or are not U.S. citizens and therefore not eligible to vote .
“ Dozens of counties in the key swing states have more registered voters on the rolls than they have voting age citizens , including 67 counties in Michigan , '' he said .
“ In Wisconsin , the state ’ s Board of Elections could not confirm the residency of more than 100,000 people , but repeatedly refused to remove those names from its voter rolls before the election , ” he continued @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was facilitated in three swing states : Pennsylvania , Georgia , and Nevada “ It is a travesty that in the year 2020 , we do not have any means of verifying the eligibility of those who cast ballots in an election and such an important election it is , or determining who they are , whether they live in the state or whether they ’ re even American citizens.
” The president stated that there are more “ major infractions or outright fraud ” in the swing states than are needed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
With the aid of a graph , he questioned the “ massive ” appearance of votes for Joe Biden in Wisconsin at 3:42 AM which put the President 20,000 votes behind his rival .
“ If we are right about the fraud , Joe Biden can ’ t be president , ” Trump said .
“ We ’ re talking about hundreds of thousands of votes .
We ’ re talking about numbers like nobody has ever seen before .
Just as an example , in certain states , we ’ ll @ @ @ @ @ @ @ say , 7,000 votes , but we ’ ll find later on 20,000 , 50,000 , 100,00 , 200,000 discrepancies or fraudulent votes… ” Trump alluded also to incidences of Republican poll-watchers not being permitted to enter the polls , of Republican voters being told they had already voted by mail and turned away , and to problems with the Dominion voting machine system .
“ In one Michigan County , as an example , that used Dominion systems , they found that nearly 6,000 votes had been wrongly switched from Trump to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tip of the iceberg , '' he said .
“ This is what we caught .
How many didn ’ t we catch ?
Are there hundreds of other examples throughout the country ?
Are there thousands ?
” The president accused Dominion Voting Systems of having given 96 % of its political donations to the Democrats , said he didn ’ t know who owns the company , and suggested that the votes it collects are tallied outside of the U.S. Having said that the only secure voting system is paper , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ very district that uses Dominion systems must be carefully monitored and carefully investigated.
” Trump also pointed to the success of other Republicans in the elections to suggest that it was “ statistically impossible ” for he himself to have lost the White House .
He concluded that it must have been because of vote fraud .
“ The tremendous success we had in the House of Representatives , and the tremendous success we ’ ve had so far in the Senate , unexpected success all over the country , and right here @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ It is statistically impossible that the person , me , that led the charge lost.
” “ The Speaker of the House of a certain state said , ‘ Sir , I expected to lose my seat , and instead , because of you , and because of that incredible charge , and all of those rallies , we had a tremendous victory , and everybody knows it .
You are much more popular than me , sir , except I got many more votes than you did , and it ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is something wrong.
’ I ’ ll tell you what ’ s wrong , voter fraud.
” ‘ Democrats had this election rigged right from the beginning ’ Returning to allegations regarding the lack of security in mail-in ballots , the president said that Democrats used the current pandemic as a pretext to send “ tens of millions ” of ballots to U.S. residents .
“ The Democrats had this election rigged right from the beginning , ” he said .
“ They used the pandemic , sometimes referred to as the China @ @ @ @ @ @ @ excuse to mail out tens of millions of ballots , which ultimately led to a big part of the fraud , a fraud that the whole world is watching , and there is no one happier right now than China , ” he continued .
“ Many people received two , three , and four ballots , ” he noted .
“ They were sent to dead people by the thousands .
In fact , dead people , and we have many examples filled out ballots , made applications , and then , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In other words , dead people went through a process .
Some have been dead for 25 years.
” He then called for the immediate overturn of the apparent election results in the swing states , and promised that his team would show that the election was a “ total catastrophe ” in the courts .
“ ... [ E ] verybody knows without going much further , and they ’ ve seen the evidence , but they don ’ t want to talk about it what a disaster this election was , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re going to show it , and hopefully , the courts in particular , the Supreme Court of the United States will see it , and respectfully , hopefully , they will do what ’ s right for our country , because our country can not live with this kind of an election , ” Trump said .
“ We could say , let ’ s go on to the next one , but no , we have to look also at our past .
We can ’ t let this happen.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ think a revote was appropriate , and that once fraudulent votes are tossed out , he will “ very easily win.
” “ In all states , I very easily win , the swing states , just like I won them at 10 o ’ clock in the evening , the evening of the election .
We ’ re not looking to show you 25 faulty or fraudulent votes , which don ’ t mean anything , because it doesn ’ t overturn the state , or a fifty , or a hundred @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of thousands far more than we need , far more than the margin , far more than the law requires .
We can show many times what is necessary to win the state.
” He called for a “ full forensic audit ” to make sure “ only legal ballots ” cast by “ lawfully registered voters that were properly cast ” are “ included in the final count .
Trump then took aim at both the media , saying that they would disparage his speech ( which they have ) and at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he first announced he was running for president .
“ The mail-in voting scam is the latest part of their four-year effort to overturn the results of the 2016 election , and it ’ s been like living in hell .
Our opponents have proven many times again and again , that they will say , and do anything to get back into power , ” he said .
As he wound down his speech , the President underscored his belief that the election was characterized by unprecedented voter fraud .
He said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not if the election was “ rigged.
” “ This election was rigged , ” he said flatly .
“ Everybody knows it.
” “ I don ’ t mind if I lose an election , but I want to lose an election fair and square , ” he continued .
“ What I don ’ t want to do is have it stolen from the American people .
That ’ s what we ’ re fighting for .
We have no choice to be doing that .
We already have the proof @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and it ’ s very clear .
Many people in the media and even judges so far have refused to accept it .
They know it ’ s true .
They know it ’ s there .
They know who won the election , but they refuse to say , 'You ’ re right . '
Our country needs somebody to say , ‘ You ’ re right ’ .
” After listing some of the successes of his presidency , Trump said he had been told that securing “ voter integrity ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Many very smart people have congratulated me on all we ’ ve done : the biggest tax cuts in history , regulation cuts , the biggest in history .
We rebuilt our military .
We took care of our vets like never before , Space Force , and so much more .
Then they went on to say , as big and as important as these events were , the single greatest achievement in your presidency will be exactly what you ’ re doing right now : voter integrity for our nation .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the things that we discussed , ” he said .
“ If we don ’ t root out the fraud , the tremendous and horrible fraud that ’ s taken place in our 2020 election , we don ’ t have a country anymore , ” he continued .
“ With the resolve and support of the American people , we will restore honesty and integrity to our elections .
We will restore trust in our system of government .
Thank you .
God bless you .
God bless America .
”

Trump began the recording by saying that it 'might be the most important speech' he has ever made. 'We’re going to defend the honesty of the vote by ensuring that every legal ballot is counted and that no illegal ballot is counted,' he said.
WASHINGTON, D.C., December 3, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — President Donald Trump published a surprise pre-recorded speech yesterday in which he stated that the supposed election results in swing states were fraudulent and must be overturned.
“Millions of votes were cast illegally in the swing states alone, and if that’s the case, the results of the individual swing states must be overturned, and overturned immediately,” Donald Trump stated.
“Some people say that’s too far out, that’s too harsh. Well, does that mean we take a precedent, and we’ve just elected a president where the votes were fraudulent?”
The president’s speech, which lasted 46 minutes, was filmed in the Diplomatic Room of the White House without reporters present. In his address, Trump repeated both that he had won November’s elections and that the election was stolen by unprecedented fraud. He began the recording by saying that it “might be the most important speech” he has ever made.
“I want to provide an update on our ongoing efforts to expose the tremendous voter fraud and irregularities which took place during the ridiculously long November 3rd elections,” Trump said.
“We used to have what was called, election day. Now we have election days, weeks, and months, and lots of bad things happened during this ridiculous period of time, especially when you have to prove almost nothing to exercise our greatest privilege, the right to vote,” he continued.
“As president, I have no higher duty to defend the laws and the Constitution of the United States. That is why I am determined to protect our election system, which is now under coordinated assault and siege.”
Trump gave a brief account of the period before the 2020 presidential election, noting that his opponents had acted as if they “already knew” what the election results would be. This continued after election day, when the votes were still being counted.
“Within days after the election, we witnessed an orchestrated effort to anoint the winner even while many key states were still being counted,” he said.
The president stated that the “constitutional process must be allowed to continue.”
“We’re going to defend the honesty of the vote by ensuring that every legal ballot is counted and that no illegal ballot is counted,” he said.
“This is not just about honoring the votes of 74 million Americans who voted for me, it’s about ensuring that Americans can have faith in this election and in all future elections.”
‘Using the pandemic as a pretext, Democrat politicians and judges drastically changed election procedures’ right before election
Trump spent the bulk of his speech detailing different types of fraud he says occurred in November, concentrating on the millions of mail-in ballots that were sent in and how easy it was to game the mail-in system. He also stated that the Democrat party has a history of voter fraud.
“While it has long been understood that the Democrat political machine engages in voter fraud from Detroit to Philadelphia, to Milwaukee, Atlanta, so many other places, what changed this year was the Democrat party’s relentless push to print and mail out tens of millions of ballots sent to unknown recipients with virtually no safeguards of any kind,” he said.
“This allowed fraud and abuse to occur in a scale never seen before. Using the pandemic as a pretext, Democrat politicians and judges drastically changed election procedures just months, and in some cases, weeks before the election on the 3rd of November.”
Trump alleged that in some states absentee ballots were sent to every address on inaccurate and misleading voting rolls, which include the names of people who have moved away, have died, or are not U.S. citizens and therefore not eligible to vote.
“Dozens of counties in the key swing states have more registered voters on the rolls than they have voting age citizens, including 67 counties in Michigan,” he said.
“In Wisconsin, the state’s Board of Elections could not confirm the residency of more than 100,000 people, but repeatedly refused to remove those names from its voter rolls before the election,” he continued.
READ: How massive voter fraud was facilitated in three swing states: Pennsylvania, Georgia, and Nevada
“It is a travesty that in the year 2020, we do not have any means of verifying the eligibility of those who cast ballots in an election and such an important election it is, or determining who they are, whether they live in the state or whether they’re even American citizens.”
The president stated that there are more “major infractions or outright fraud” in the swing states than are needed to overturn the election results in a state. With the aid of a graph, he questioned the “massive” appearance of votes for Joe Biden in Wisconsin at 3:42 AM which put the President 20,000 votes behind his rival.
“If we are right about the fraud, Joe Biden can’t be president,” Trump said.
“We’re talking about hundreds of thousands of votes. We’re talking about numbers like nobody has ever seen before. Just as an example, in certain states, we’ll be down by, let’s say, 7,000 votes, but we’ll find later on 20,000, 50,000, 100,00, 200,000 discrepancies or fraudulent votes…”
Trump alluded also to incidences of Republican poll-watchers not being permitted to enter the polls, of Republican voters being told they had already voted by mail and turned away, and to problems with the Dominion voting machine system.
“In one Michigan County, as an example, that used Dominion systems, they found that nearly 6,000 votes had been wrongly switched from Trump to Biden, and this is just the tip of the iceberg,” he said.
“This is what we caught. How many didn’t we catch? Are there hundreds of other examples throughout the country? Are there thousands?”
The president accused Dominion Voting Systems of having given 96% of its political donations to the Democrats, said he didn’t know who owns the company, and suggested that the votes it collects are tallied outside of the U.S.
Having said that the only secure voting system is paper, Trump stated that “[e]very district that uses Dominion systems must be carefully monitored and carefully investigated.”
Statement by Donald J. Trump, The President of the United States Full Video: https://t.co/EHqzsLbbJG pic.twitter.com/Eu4IsLNsKD — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 2, 2020
Trump also pointed to the success of other Republicans in the elections to suggest that it was “statistically impossible” for he himself to have lost the White House. He concluded that it must have been because of vote fraud.
“The tremendous success we had in the House of Representatives, and the tremendous success we’ve had so far in the Senate, unexpected success all over the country, and right here in Washington,” he said. “It is statistically impossible that the person, me, that led the charge lost.”
“The Speaker of the House of a certain state said, ‘Sir, I expected to lose my seat, and instead, because of you, and because of that incredible charge, and all of those rallies, we had a tremendous victory, and everybody knows it. You are much more popular than me, sir, except I got many more votes than you did, and it’s impossible that that happened. There is something wrong.’ I’ll tell you what’s wrong, voter fraud.”
‘Democrats had this election rigged right from the beginning’
Returning to allegations regarding the lack of security in mail-in ballots, the president said that Democrats used the current pandemic as a pretext to send “tens of millions” of ballots to U.S. residents.
“The Democrats had this election rigged right from the beginning,” he said.
“They used the pandemic, sometimes referred to as the China virus, where it originated as an excuse to mail out tens of millions of ballots, which ultimately led to a big part of the fraud, a fraud that the whole world is watching, and there is no one happier right now than China,” he continued.
“Many people received two, three, and four ballots,” he noted. “They were sent to dead people by the thousands. In fact, dead people, and we have many examples filled out ballots, made applications, and then, voted, which is even worse. In other words, dead people went through a process. Some have been dead for 25 years.”
He then called for the immediate overturn of the apparent election results in the swing states, and promised that his team would show that the election was a “total catastrophe” in the courts.
“… [E]verybody knows without going much further, and they’ve seen the evidence, but they don’t want to talk about it what a disaster this election was, a total catastrophe, but we’re going to show it, and hopefully, the courts in particular, the Supreme Court of the United States will see it, and respectfully, hopefully, they will do what’s right for our country, because our country cannot live with this kind of an election,” Trump said.
“We could say, let’s go on to the next one, but no, we have to look also at our past. We can’t let this happen.”
The president said that he did not think a revote was appropriate, and that once fraudulent votes are tossed out, he will “very easily win.”
“In all states, I very easily win, the swing states, just like I won them at 10 o’clock in the evening, the evening of the election. We’re not looking to show you 25 faulty or fraudulent votes, which don’t mean anything, because it doesn’t overturn the state, or a fifty, or a hundred. We’re showing you hundreds of thousands far more than we need, far more than the margin, far more than the law requires. We can show many times what is necessary to win the state.”
He called for a “full forensic audit” to make sure “only legal ballots” cast by “lawfully registered voters that were properly cast” are “included in the final count.
Trump then took aim at both the media, saying that they would disparage his speech (which they have) and at those who have been investigating him since he first announced he was running for president.
“The mail-in voting scam is the latest part of their four-year effort to overturn the results of the 2016 election, and it’s been like living in hell. Our opponents have proven many times again and again, that they will say, and do anything to get back into power,” he said.
As he wound down his speech, the President underscored his belief that the election was characterized by unprecedented voter fraud. He said he was willing to lose, but not if the election was “rigged.”
“This election was rigged,” he said flatly. “Everybody knows it.”
“I don’t mind if I lose an election, but I want to lose an election fair and square,” he continued.
“What I don’t want to do is have it stolen from the American people. That’s what we’re fighting for. We have no choice to be doing that. We already have the proof. We already have the evidence, and it’s very clear. Many people in the media and even judges so far have refused to accept it. They know it’s true. They know it’s there. They know who won the election, but they refuse to say, 'You’re right.' Our country needs somebody to say, ‘You’re right’.”
After listing some of the successes of his presidency, Trump said he had been told that securing “voter integrity” would be his greatest achievement.
“Many very smart people have congratulated me on all we’ve done: the biggest tax cuts in history, regulation cuts, the biggest in history. We rebuilt our military. We took care of our vets like never before, Space Force, and so much more. Then they went on to say, as big and as important as these events were, the single greatest achievement in your presidency will be exactly what you’re doing right now: voter integrity for our nation. It’s more important than any of the things that we discussed,” he said.
“If we don’t root out the fraud, the tremendous and horrible fraud that’s taken place in our 2020 election, we don’t have a country anymore,” he continued.
“With the resolve and support of the American people, we will restore honesty and integrity to our elections. We will restore trust in our system of government. Thank you. God bless you. God bless America.”
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lifesitenews--2020-12-03--Couple arrested, facing jail for flying home after testing positive for COVID

LIHUE , Hawaii , December 3 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – As governments around the world attempt to lock down their countries once more , a couple has been arrested for flying back to their home in Hawaii after having tested positive for COVID-19 .
Wesley Moribe and Courtney Peterson are residents of Kauai , one of Hawaii ’ s islands .
They were flying with United Airlines from San Francisco to Lihue , Hawaii on November 29 .
During pre-flight testing , they had tested positive for the coronavirus and continued on their journey home along with their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whether the couple was experiencing any symptoms .
Speaking for United Airlines , Coco Zickos said that “ San Francisco International Airport officials had instructed them to isolate and not to travel , ” but Moribe and Peterson boarded the flight .
Upon arrival at Lihue airport , the couple was apprehended by police , and placed in “ an isolation room for further processing and investigation.
” Their son had to be taken home by a relative , and NBC reports that Child Protective Services ( CPS ) were called .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1,000 bail and charged with “ second-degree reckless endangering.
” If convicted , they could face a $ 2,000 fine and even up to a year in jail .
Contact tracing is reportedly being carried out , so as to ensure that people the couple may have had contact with isolate as well .
As of Wednesday , all travelers arriving into Kauai will be “ subject to a 14-day self-quarantine regardless of testing.
” In her statement , Zickos went so far as to say that the couple “ knowingly boarded a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ results , placing the passengers of the flight in danger of death.
” Speaking to The Hill , a United Airlines spokesperson stated , “ Prior to traveling , all United customers are required to complete a ‘ Ready to Fly ’ checklist acknowledging they have not been diagnosed with COVID-19 in the last 14 days.
” Moribe and Peterson have since been banned from flying with United in the future .
The heavy penalty which they could yet incur is consistent with similar fines being brought in around the globe with regards @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a young Australian family was fined $ 10,000 after crossing over the arbitrary line marking the city border in order to stock up on vitamins and groceries .
In the U.K. , too , people may be fined up to £10,000 for not isolating due to exposure to the virus .
As to the reliability of airport testing , U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson caused confusion in September when he suggested that airport testing for COVID-19 was not accurate .
Speaking to the BBC , Johnson said that “ everyone thinks you can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will answer whether you ’ ve got [ the coronavirus ] or not .
Unfortunately , it only works in seven percent of the cases ; 93 percent of the time you could have a real false sense of security , false sense of confidence when you arrive and take a test.
” Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab appeared to interpret the numbers differently , saying “ the false positive rate is very high .
It ’ s only 7 percent of tests that will be successful in identifying those who actually have the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you can ’ t just rely on that.
” Evidence suggesting that COVID-19 tests are in fact not reliable continues to emerge .
In November , the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) released guidelines for COVID-19 rapid antigen testing , in which it told medical workers to “ expect some false positives.
” According to the FDA , the accuracy of rapid tests depends almost totally on the amount of COVID-19 in the population being tested .
“ As disease prevalence decreases , the percent of test results that are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stated .
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) also weighed in on the matter .
“ People who receive positive results on an antibody test but don ’ t have symptoms of COVID-19 and have not been around someone who may have COVID-19 are not likely to have a current infection ” and should “ continue with normal activities , ” the CDC said .

LIHUE, Hawaii, December 3, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – As governments around the world attempt to lock down their countries once more, a couple has been arrested for flying back to their home in Hawaii after having tested positive for COVID-19.
Wesley Moribe and Courtney Peterson are residents of Kauai, one of Hawaii’s islands. They were flying with United Airlines from San Francisco to Lihue, Hawaii on November 29. During pre-flight testing, they had tested positive for the coronavirus and continued on their journey home along with their four-year-old son. It is not known whether the couple was experiencing any symptoms.
Speaking for United Airlines, Coco Zickos said that “San Francisco International Airport officials had instructed them to isolate and not to travel,” but Moribe and Peterson boarded the flight.
Upon arrival at Lihue airport, the couple was apprehended by police, and placed in “an isolation room for further processing and investigation.” Their son had to be taken home by a relative, and NBC reports that Child Protective Services (CPS) were called.
The couple was later released on a $1,000 bail and charged with “second-degree reckless endangering.” If convicted, they could face a $2,000 fine and even up to a year in jail.
Contact tracing is reportedly being carried out, so as to ensure that people the couple may have had contact with isolate as well. As of Wednesday, all travelers arriving into Kauai will be “subject to a 14-day self-quarantine regardless of testing.”
In her statement, Zickos went so far as to say that the couple “knowingly boarded a flight aware of their positive COVID-19 test results, placing the passengers of the flight in danger of death.”
Speaking to The Hill, a United Airlines spokesperson stated, “Prior to traveling, all United customers are required to complete a ‘Ready to Fly’ checklist acknowledging they have not been diagnosed with COVID-19 in the last 14 days.”
Moribe and Peterson have since been banned from flying with United in the future.
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Another doctor writing in an online publication called 'The Conversation' shamelessly suggested that people who refuse a vaccine should be given a psychoactive drug to induce compliance. [see story below] But, these suggestions are plain political posturing, and have nothing to do with science or with the recent trends of the disease. And, in case they haven't noticed, we live in a democracy not a medical dictatorship! Please SIGN this urgent petition which asks policy-makers and business people, at all levels, to pledge to respect the rights of those who, in good conscience, decide not to vaccinate themselves or their children. People should not have to live in fear of governmental or corporate retribution for refusing a vaccine which is being rushed to market by Big Pharma and their fellow-travelers in NGOs, like the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. It would be intolerable and immoral for the government or business to coerce someone, and their family, to take a COVID vaccine against their will to avoid a fine, or just so they can do their weekly grocery shopping. Medical freedom must be respected in principle and also in practice. So, it is now time that our policy-makers listen to all voices involved in this vital conversation, and start to represent those who will not tolerate being punished for refusing a vaccine. Simply put, legislatures must begin to act as legislatures again. Questions must be asked. Hearings and investigations must be held. And, the legislatures of each state and country must return to the business of representing the people who voted for them, assuming their rightful place as the originator of legislation. We can no longer accept the dictates of executive branches without question, especially now that, statistically speaking, the initial brunt of the COVID crisis has passed. Neither can we accept the dictates of doctors who seem detached from reality and from science, and who only seem to be attached to the idea of promoting ideas which contribute to the agrandizement of power and control of political interests, and wealth of those who stand to make a lot of money from the sale of a COVID vaccine. Please SIGN this urgent petition which asks government and business leaders to pledge to respect the rights of those who refuse a COVID vaccine, and not seek to punish them for doing so. FOR MORE INFORMATION: 'Doctors lay out plan to ‘punish’ people who refuse coronavirus vaccine: ‘There is no alternative’' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/doctors-lay-out-plan-to-punish-people-who-refuse-coronavirus-vaccine-there-is-no-alternative 'US professor: ‘Psychoactive pill’ should be covertly administered to ensure lockdown compliance' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/us-professor-ensure-lockdown-compliance-by-drugging-dissenters-with-psychoactive-pill Hide Petition Text Sign this Petition
The heavy penalty which they could yet incur is consistent with similar fines being brought in around the globe with regards to COVID-related rules. In October, a young Australian family was fined $10,000 after crossing over the arbitrary line marking the city border in order to stock up on vitamins and groceries.
In the U.K., too, people may be fined up to £10,000 for not isolating due to exposure to the virus.
As to the reliability of airport testing, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson caused confusion in September when he suggested that airport testing for COVID-19 was not accurate. Speaking to the BBC, Johnson said that “everyone thinks you can have some test at the airport that will answer whether you’ve got [the coronavirus] or not. Unfortunately, it only works in seven percent of the cases; 93 percent of the time you could have a real false sense of security, false sense of confidence when you arrive and take a test.”
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab appeared to interpret the numbers differently, saying “the false positive rate is very high. It’s only 7 percent of tests that will be successful in identifying those who actually have the virus, so the truth is that you can’t just rely on that.”
Evidence suggesting that COVID-19 tests are in fact not reliable continues to emerge. In November, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released guidelines for COVID-19 rapid antigen testing, in which it told medical workers to “expect some false positives.” According to the FDA, the accuracy of rapid tests depends almost totally on the amount of COVID-19 in the population being tested. “As disease prevalence decreases, the percent of test results that are false positives increase,” the FDA stated.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also weighed in on the matter. “People who receive positive results on an antibody test but don’t have symptoms of COVID-19 and have not been around someone who may have COVID-19 are not likely to have a current infection” and should “continue with normal activities,” the CDC said.
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lifesitenews--2020-12-03--BREAKING: Supreme Court sides with churches, tosses rulings backing California’s ban on worship

WASHINGTON , D.C. , December 3 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Religious liberty received a boost today as the U.S. Supreme Court tossed out a California order banning all in-person worship and granted Harvest Rock Church an opportunity to present evidence prior to the country ’ s top court making a judgement on the matter .
“ The application for injunctive relief , presented to Justice Kagan and by her referred to the Court , is treated as a petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment , and the petition is granted , ” stated the Supreme Court @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Supreme Court “ vacated ” the lower court order against the California Christian churches were California Governor Gavin Newsom ’ s worship ban was upheld , stripping it of its effects .
Harvest Rock Church and Harvest International Ministry had sent an emergency petition to Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Elena Kagan on Nov. 20 asking her to “ resolve these important questions ” involving religious freedom and Newsom having different standards when it came to applying COVID-related measures to churches when compared to the rest of the state .
“ For @ @ @ @ @ @ @ continued to discriminate against Churches ’ religious worship services while permitting myriad nonreligious entities to continue to gather without numerical restrictions inside the same house of worship and in other external comparable congregate assemblies ; publicly encouraging and supporting mass protestors , rioters , and looters to gather without numerical restriction in blatant disregard for his own Orders ; and has purported to prohibit religious worship services — even in the private homes of Californians — despite the fundamental protections enshrined in the First Amendment , ” the emergency petition states .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the case back down to the lower court , telling it to consider its ruling in light of the Court ’ s Nov. 26 ruling against New York Governor Andrew Cuomo ’ s restrictions on places of worship .
In that case , it blocked the governor from enforcing the limits against religious buildings and places of worship .
“ Today ’ s ruling by the Supreme Court provides great relief for churches and places of worship , ” said Liberty Counsel ’ s Mat Staver .
Earlier this week , Liberty Counsel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Supreme Court regarding its request for an injunction pending appeal in the lawsuit against Newsom ’ s worship ban .
“ The handwriting is now on the wall .
The final days of Governor Gavin Newsom ’ s ‘ color-coded executive edicts ’ banning worship are numbered and coming to an end .
It is past time to end these unconstitutional restrictions on places of worship , ” he added .
Staver was referring to Newsom ’ s new “ Blueprint ” issued on August 28 which established a system of four @ @ @ @ @ @ @ discriminates against religious meetings in churches and places of worship in every Tier .
The chart attached to the petition makes this discrimination very clear .
For example , the consequence of the sea of purple in the ‘ color-coded executive edict ’ is that indoor worship services are completely prohibited for 99.1 percent of Californians , including most of Harvest Rock and HIM churches .
However , warehouses , big box centers , shopping malls , liquors stores , family entertainment and destination centers , gyms , fitness centers , and museums @ @ @ @ @ @ @ limits or no numerical limits , ” stated Liberty Counsel in a press release .
Liberty Counsel noted that the Christian churches have been threatened with “ criminal charges , fines , and closure for being open for worship against the governor ’ s orders and local health orders .
The letters threaten up to one year in prison , daily criminal charges and $ 1,000 fines against the pastors , staff , and parishioners.
” Earlier this year , LifeSiteNews was on the ground in California covering how Christian pastors were fighting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pastor Ché Ahn of Harvest Rock Church in Pasadena , California told LifeSite correspondent Lisa Stover in August that God did not give Christians “ a spirit of fear , ” quoting 2 Timothy 1:7 , as justification for opposing the Governor ’ s orders and keeping the churches open .

The Supreme Court ‘vacated’ the lower court order against the California Christian churches were California Governor Gavin Newsom’s worship ban was upheld, stripping it of its effects.
WASHINGTON, D.C., December 3, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Religious liberty received a boost today as the U.S. Supreme Court tossed out a California order banning all in-person worship and granted Harvest Rock Church an opportunity to present evidence prior to the country’s top court making a judgement on the matter.
“The application for injunctive relief, presented to Justice Kagan and by her referred to the Court, is treated as a petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment, and the petition is granted,” stated the Supreme Court’s Dec. 3 order.
The Supreme Court “vacated” the lower court order against the California Christian churches were California Governor Gavin Newsom’s worship ban was upheld, stripping it of its effects.
Harvest Rock Church and Harvest International Ministry had sent an emergency petition to Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Elena Kagan on Nov. 20 asking her to “resolve these important questions” involving religious freedom and Newsom having different standards when it came to applying COVID-related measures to churches when compared to the rest of the state.
“For over nine months, the Governor has continued to discriminate against Churches’ religious worship services while permitting myriad nonreligious entities to continue to gather without numerical restrictions inside the same house of worship and in other external comparable congregate assemblies; publicly encouraging and supporting mass protestors, rioters, and looters to gather without numerical restriction in blatant disregard for his own Orders; and has purported to prohibit religious worship services — even in the private homes of Californians — despite the fundamental protections enshrined in the First Amendment,” the emergency petition states.
The Supreme Court in its order today sent the case back down to the lower court, telling it to consider its ruling in light of the Court’s Nov. 26 ruling against New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s restrictions on places of worship. In that case, it blocked the governor from enforcing the limits against religious buildings and places of worship.
“Today’s ruling by the Supreme Court provides great relief for churches and places of worship,” said Liberty Counsel’s Mat Staver. Earlier this week, Liberty Counsel had filed the final reply brief to the Supreme Court regarding its request for an injunction pending appeal in the lawsuit against Newsom’s worship ban.
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“The handwriting is now on the wall. The final days of Governor Gavin Newsom’s ‘color-coded executive edicts’ banning worship are numbered and coming to an end. It is past time to end these unconstitutional restrictions on places of worship,” he added.
Staver was referring to Newsom’s new “Blueprint” issued on August 28 which established a system of four Tiers.
“The ‘Blueprint’ discriminates against religious meetings in churches and places of worship in every Tier. The chart attached to the petition makes this discrimination very clear. For example, the consequence of the sea of purple in the ‘color-coded executive edict’ is that indoor worship services are completely prohibited for 99.1 percent of Californians, including most of Harvest Rock and HIM churches. However, warehouses, big box centers, shopping malls, liquors stores, family entertainment and destination centers, gyms, fitness centers, and museums receive preferential treatment with either no capacity limits or no numerical limits,” stated Liberty Counsel in a press release.
Liberty Counsel noted that the Christian churches have been threatened with “criminal charges, fines, and closure for being open for worship against the governor’s orders and local health orders. The letters threaten up to one year in prison, daily criminal charges and $1,000 fines against the pastors, staff, and parishioners.”
Earlier this year, LifeSiteNews was on the ground in California covering how Christian pastors were fighting back against Newsom’s orders.
Pastor Ché Ahn of Harvest Rock Church in Pasadena, California told LifeSite correspondent Lisa Stover in August that God did not give Christians “a spirit of fear,” quoting 2 Timothy 1:7, as justification for opposing the Governor’s orders and keeping the churches open.
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