lifesitenews--2020-11-03--Think Trump will lose today? Look at all the challenges he’s overcome

November 3 , 2020 ( American Thinker ) — The Mandate of Heaven is a concept that goes back a long way : Times have changed since the days of the ancient emperors of C ’ hin , but human nature has not .
We still think of our rulers in the same way , as individuals who are selected , who are somehow chosen to rise above the common herd , who have been lent a touch of divinity .
All the ideas , concepts , and habits derived from the tens of thousands of years when all humans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , whether we care to admit it or not .
It ’ s possible , in fact , in this age of mass media and the internet , that they mean more today than they ever did .
So how does Donald Trump , Queens tough guy and real-estate magnate , get to possess the Mandate of Heaven when so many of his betters have failed ?
One of the features of a leader so blessed is that he endures and overcomes obstacles that would crush a lesser man .
Does this apply @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at what he ’ s been up against .
The Flynn Case — Gen. Michael Flynn was an innocent man selected by Deep State forces to serve as an example .
Recall that Flynn , who devoted his entire adult life to the service of his country , was pilloried for misremembering minor details of a trivial phone call .
By destroying Flynn , the elites could scare off any potential Cabinet picks from working with Trump , assuring that his administration would be hamstrung .
The Emoluments Clause — This long-simmering accusation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Constitution ’ s emoluments clause , intended to prevent a chief executive from receiving payoffs from foreign sources .
According to this grade-school reading , Trump ’ s holdings in foreign countries automatically placed him in violation , since they produced income from overseas .
The 25th Amendment — This has popped up repeatedly ( the last time from the Empress of Ice Cream only a couple weeks ago ) over the past four years , more in hopes of causing uproar within the administration than any successful outcome .
Trump-haters have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump “ incapable of carrying out his duties ” in order to trigger the amendment .
Brett Kavanaugh — Trump ’ s eminently qualified selection for the Supreme Court was attacked with the same weapons used against Justice Clarence Thomas : sexual misbehavior in the distant past .
The sole reason was that he ’ d been chosen by Orange Man .
Several turncoat appointees — A number of appointees who simply didn ’ t work out for various reasons — Scaramucci , with no gifts and no sense , either , most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump in the years since , cheered on by the same people who despised and insulted them when they were working for Trump .
Anonymous — There have been several of these , but we ’ ll concentrate on Eric Ciaramella , the whistleblower who fabricated an accusation that Trump had demanded that Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky dig up dirt on Joe Biden .
( That wouldn ’ t have been hard , would it ? )
The “ Russian Collusion ” Case — This is the keystone : the effort triggered by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ dossier ” concocted by an English gun for hire , and involving several foreign intelligence agencies along with both the FBI and CIA .
This was intended as a bloodless coup , and as far as the myriad American participants goes , it represents something called “ sedition.
” The “ Impeachment ” — Finally we have this , a stillborn effort , carried out while the country was enduring the onset of a serious pandemic , to ... well , it ’ s difficult to conjecture exactly what it was about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scheme to start with .
Suffice it to say that it drew its substance from all the previous efforts in a kind of ritualistic Kabuki performance .
We could add plenty more .
No president has ever been made to walk a more brutal gauntlet than this .
Not even Nixon .
In a saner epoch , people will look back and shake their heads at how most of the government and a plurality of the people of this country simply went mad , attacking their national leader for no reason beyond ideological @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thing — none of it worked .
Not a single one of these little conspiracies succeeded in laying a glove on Donald Trump .
He ’ d didn ’ t quail , he didn ’ t back off , he didn ’ t panic .
By all indications , he thrived on it .
All this would have — and many times previously , as we know from Goldwater , Nixon , Romney , and many others — destroyed a lesser man .
But Trump has become a living illustration of the Nietzsche @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kill me makes me stronger.
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Though the Flynn case drags on due to a narcissistic and vindictive judge , it failed utterly to scare off potential Trump collaborators .
The emoluments clause and the 25th Amendment hysterias died of simple unworthiness to exist .
Brett Kavanaugh is today addressed as “ Justice.
” Scaramucci , on the other hand , is scarcely addressed at all ( and yet another @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to fall in last summer when a bogus accusation arose of the president disparaging dead American soldiers as “ losers ” and “ suckers.
” ) The vast array of figures involved in the collusion plot have been utterly humiliated , many of them unemployed , the rest likely to find themselves in that situation come January .
As for the impeachment — personally , I thought it would be a big deal during the campaign : “ He can ’ t run for re-election ; he ’ s been impeached.
” But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been mentioned .
It ’ s as though it never happened .
It tells you something when people go to that amount of effort and then fail to exploit it .
You look at all this , and you can ’ t shake the feeling that someone or something is watching over Donald Trump .
Call it what you will — Jehovah , the engine of History , the American Spirit ...
The Mandate of Heaven rests lightly on his shoulders , and it doesn ’ t seem to be slipping .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of this year .
COVID was weaponized by the left in an effort to destroy Trump , but it resulted in only the revelation that most of the Democratic governors and many lesser politicians — among them Whitmer , Mills , Cuomo , Murphy , Wolf , and Newsom — are dictators in training wheels .
The BLM/Antifa riots were triggered for the sole purpose of overthrowing Trump — he ’ s a fascist , see , so he ’ ll automatically call out his Gestapo and his Panzers , and then we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thing , instead acting as a president of a federated republic and leaving it to the governors and mayors , almost all of whom fumbled the job , turning their cities into the Detroits , Garys , and Newarks of the mid-21st century — places that nobody ever talks about and nobody sets foot in if they can possibly avoid it .
Let ’ s not forget the vote manipulation — mail voting , early voting , extended voting — all of it aimed at one thing : the downfall of Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told that the Dems have woken up to the fact that GOP is catching up in early voting in must-win Florida .
( There ’ s also a real peculiarity here in that the Dems appear to believe that early votes somehow won ’ t cut down their votes on election day .
Are all Dems Millennials now ? )
On to internet censorship by Twitter , Facebook , Instagram , and I dunno ... has anybody heard from MySpace ?
The Streisand Effect swooped in with a vengeance here , resulting in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the revelation that Jack Dorsey is channeling the spirit of Howard Hughes .
Then we have the gimmicked-up polls , clearly designed to depress GOP votes , which have succeeded only in driving the party rank-and-file to open fury .
Again we see that none of it has worked up until this point .
So why would it suddenly start working now ?
The schemes in play will end up the same as all the others .
They will be embarrassing defeats for the kind of people that the Democrats have become — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and manipulate even in situations where it would be to their benefit to play it straight .
I don ’ t believe the polls .
I don ’ t believe the papers .
I don ’ t believe CNN or MSNBC .
I don ’ t believe Dorsey or Zuckerberg .
I don ’ t believe any of it .
I don ’ t believe that a man can run a successful presidential campaign from a basement .
I don ’ t think you can get blacks to vote for you by declaring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ black or not .
I don ’ t think a man who contemptuously tells troubled supporters to “ Go ahead and vote for Trump ” is a serious candidate .
I don ’ t believe that man whose voters are desperately seeking ways to change or cancel their votes can be elected to anything .
I don ’ t think a man who can ’ t collect more than a few dozen people at his “ rallies ” is in the lead .
( Even Kamala can pull more than that — at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) I don ’ t think a man who requires this level of chicanery and cheating is any kind of leader .
And lastly , I don ’ t think the man revealed by the laptop ( s ) , providentially provided at the last minute , just like the 2016 laptop , which indict him as the kingpin of a crime family that is deeply committed to the 21st-century elite ’ s sickening vice of sexual exploitation of the young , is fit to lead anything or anybody at all .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ foresight , and I ’ ll be the first to admit that anything can happen .
But I will say this : if Trump is not re-elected , then I will take it as proof that the universe is controlled by a malign demiurge , that the United States has gone mad , and that human beings evolved from jellyfish and are devolving back into that state .
Whatever happens , we can say this : Donald Trump confronted the entire malignant panoply of the elites , the Deep State , the suit-wearing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the head of his people and forced them back for four long years .
That , in and of itself , is an achievement that places him among the Immortals .
Published with permission from the American Thinker .

There's an old Chinese concept called the Mandate of Heaven. The president sure seems to have it.
November 3, 2020 (American Thinker) — The Mandate of Heaven is a concept that goes back a long way:
The Chinese philosophical concept of the circumstances under which a ruler is allowed to rule. Good rulers would be allowed to rule with the Mandate of heaven, and despotic, unjust rulers would have the Mandate revoked.
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Times have changed since the days of the ancient emperors of C’hin, but human nature has not. We still think of our rulers in the same way, as individuals who are selected, who are somehow chosen to rise above the common herd, who have been lent a touch of divinity. All the ideas, concepts, and habits derived from the tens of thousands of years when all humans, without exception, were tribesmen remain, whether we care to admit it or not. It’s possible, in fact, in this age of mass media and the internet, that they mean more today than they ever did.
So how does Donald Trump, Queens tough guy and real-estate magnate, get to possess the Mandate of Heaven when so many of his betters have failed? One of the features of a leader so blessed is that he endures and overcomes obstacles that would crush a lesser man. Does this apply to Trump? Well, just look at what he’s been up against.
The Flynn Case — Gen. Michael Flynn was an innocent man selected by Deep State forces to serve as an example. Recall that Flynn, who devoted his entire adult life to the service of his country, was pilloried for misremembering minor details of a trivial phone call. By destroying Flynn, the elites could scare off any potential Cabinet picks from working with Trump, assuring that his administration would be hamstrung.
The Emoluments Clause — This long-simmering accusation stemmed from a grotesquely convoluted interpretation of the Constitution’s emoluments clause, intended to prevent a chief executive from receiving payoffs from foreign sources. According to this grade-school reading, Trump’s holdings in foreign countries automatically placed him in violation, since they produced income from overseas.
The 25th Amendment — This has popped up repeatedly (the last time from the Empress of Ice Cream only a couple weeks ago) over the past four years, more in hopes of causing uproar within the administration than any successful outcome. Trump-haters have repeatedly called for administration members to declare Trump “incapable of carrying out his duties” in order to trigger the amendment.
Brett Kavanaugh — Trump’s eminently qualified selection for the Supreme Court was attacked with the same weapons used against Justice Clarence Thomas: sexual misbehavior in the distant past. The sole reason was that he’d been chosen by Orange Man.
Several turncoat appointees — A number of appointees who simply didn’t work out for various reasons — Scaramucci, with no gifts and no sense, either, most prominent among them — have freely badmouthed Trump in the years since, cheered on by the same people who despised and insulted them when they were working for Trump.
Anonymous — There have been several of these, but we’ll concentrate on Eric Ciaramella, the whistleblower who fabricated an accusation that Trump had demanded that Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky dig up dirt on Joe Biden. (That wouldn’t have been hard, would it?)
The “Russian Collusion” Case — This is the keystone: the effort triggered by Hillary Clinton, molded around a bogus “dossier” concocted by an English gun for hire, and involving several foreign intelligence agencies along with both the FBI and CIA. This was intended as a bloodless coup, and as far as the myriad American participants goes, it represents something called “sedition.”
The “Impeachment” — Finally we have this, a stillborn effort, carried out while the country was enduring the onset of a serious pandemic, to…well, it’s difficult to conjecture exactly what it was about, considering that it was a no-hope scheme to start with. Suffice it to say that it drew its substance from all the previous efforts in a kind of ritualistic Kabuki performance.
We could add plenty more. No president has ever been made to walk a more brutal gauntlet than this. Not even Nixon. In a saner epoch, people will look back and shake their heads at how most of the government and a plurality of the people of this country simply went mad, attacking their national leader for no reason beyond ideological meltdown.
But here’s the thing — none of it worked. Not a single one of these little conspiracies succeeded in laying a glove on Donald Trump. He’d didn’t quail, he didn’t back off, he didn’t panic. By all indications, he thrived on it. All this would have — and many times previously, as we know from Goldwater, Nixon, Romney, and many others — destroyed a lesser man. But Trump has become a living illustration of the Nietzsche aphorism: “What doesn’t kill me makes me stronger.”
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Though the Flynn case drags on due to a narcissistic and vindictive judge, it failed utterly to scare off potential Trump collaborators. The emoluments clause and the 25th Amendment hysterias died of simple unworthiness to exist. Brett Kavanaugh is today addressed as “Justice.” Scaramucci, on the other hand, is scarcely addressed at all (and yet another disgruntled ex-employee, John Bolton, refused to fall in last summer when a bogus accusation arose of the president disparaging dead American soldiers as “losers” and “suckers.”) The vast array of figures involved in the collusion plot have been utterly humiliated, many of them unemployed, the rest likely to find themselves in that situation come January. As for the impeachment — personally, I thought it would be a big deal during the campaign: “He can’t run for re-election; he’s been impeached.” But no, it hasn’t even been mentioned. It’s as though it never happened. It tells you something when people go to that amount of effort and then fail to exploit it.
You look at all this, and you can’t shake the feeling that someone or something is watching over Donald Trump. Call it what you will — Jehovah, the engine of History, the American Spirit… The Mandate of Heaven rests lightly on his shoulders, and it doesn’t seem to be slipping.
This holds true as well with the events of this year. COVID was weaponized by the left in an effort to destroy Trump, but it resulted in only the revelation that most of the Democratic governors and many lesser politicians — among them Whitmer, Mills, Cuomo, Murphy, Wolf, and Newsom — are dictators in training wheels. The BLM/Antifa riots were triggered for the sole purpose of overthrowing Trump — he’s a fascist, see, so he’ll automatically call out his Gestapo and his Panzers, and then we got him… He did no such thing, instead acting as a president of a federated republic and leaving it to the governors and mayors, almost all of whom fumbled the job, turning their cities into the Detroits, Garys, and Newarks of the mid-21st century — places that nobody ever talks about and nobody sets foot in if they can possibly avoid it.
Let’s not forget the vote manipulation — mail voting, early voting, extended voting — all of it aimed at one thing: the downfall of Donald Trump. This past weekend, we were told that the Dems have woken up to the fact that GOP is catching up in early voting in must-win Florida. (There’s also a real peculiarity here in that the Dems appear to believe that early votes somehow won’t cut down their votes on election day. Are all Dems Millennials now?)
On to internet censorship by Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and I dunno…has anybody heard from MySpace? The Streisand Effect swooped in with a vengeance here, resulting in another spanking from Congress, along with the revelation that Jack Dorsey is channeling the spirit of Howard Hughes.
Then we have the gimmicked-up polls, clearly designed to depress GOP votes, which have succeeded only in driving the party rank-and-file to open fury.
Again we see that none of it has worked up until this point. So why would it suddenly start working now?
The schemes in play will end up the same as all the others. They will be embarrassing defeats for the kind of people that the Democrats have become — the type who lie, cheat, and manipulate even in situations where it would be to their benefit to play it straight.
I don’t believe the polls. I don’t believe the papers. I don’t believe CNN or MSNBC. I don’t believe Dorsey or Zuckerberg. I don’t believe any of it.
I don’t believe that a man can run a successful presidential campaign from a basement.
I don’t think you can get blacks to vote for you by declaring yourself the judge of who’s black or not.
I don’t think a man who contemptuously tells troubled supporters to “Go ahead and vote for Trump” is a serious candidate.
I don’t believe that man whose voters are desperately seeking ways to change or cancel their votes can be elected to anything.
I don’t think a man who can’t collect more than a few dozen people at his “rallies” is in the lead. (Even Kamala can pull more than that — at least fifty or sixty, anyway.)
I don’t think a man who requires this level of chicanery and cheating is any kind of leader.
And lastly, I don’t think the man revealed by the laptop(s), providentially provided at the last minute, just like the 2016 laptop, which indict him as the kingpin of a crime family that is deeply committed to the 21st-century elite’s sickening vice of sexual exploitation of the young, is fit to lead anything or anybody at all.
I don’t have the gift of foresight, and I’ll be the first to admit that anything can happen. But I will say this: if Trump is not re-elected, then I will take it as proof that the universe is controlled by a malign demiurge, that the United States has gone mad, and that human beings evolved from jellyfish and are devolving back into that state.
Whatever happens, we can say this: Donald Trump confronted the entire malignant panoply of the elites, the Deep State, the suit-wearing criminal class, took them on alone at the head of his people and forced them back for four long years. That, in and of itself, is an achievement that places him among the Immortals.
Published with permission from the American Thinker.
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lifesitenews--2020-11-06--Cardinal Nichols tells Catholics to obey UK govt.’s new order to lock down churches

LONDON , November 5 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – As another lockdown is implemented across England , banning public worship and only allowing private prayer in churches , Cardinal Vincent Nichols has issued a letter urging Catholics to be obedient to the restrictions .
The Catholic Bishops Conference of England and Wales ( CBCEW ) had previously issued a letter some days ago , demanding that the government provide the evidence for justifying closing churches for public worship .
A number of bishops also penned their own letters to MPs and government ministers , requesting evidence for the ban @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Perhaps surprisingly , many MPs also raised the matter in Parliament , warning of the precedent set by such an attack on religious liberty , without any evidence presented to justify the measures .
After the new law was approved in parliament , Cardinal Nichols of the Archdiocese of Westminster issued a second letter , urging Catholics to obey the new measures .
“ Despite profound misgivings , it is important that we , as responsible citizens , observe these Regulations , which have the force of law , ” he said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ argument , seeking to point out the virtue of obedience to the law : “ Remind them to be obedient to the officials in authority ; to be ready to do good at every opportunity .
( Titus 3:1 ) .
” He continued , “ We do this in solidarity with so many others on whom are being imposed restrictions which impact severely on their lives and livelihoods.
” The cardinal said he believed that the laws “ are not an attack on religious belief.
” “ However , they do demonstrate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ essential contribution made by faith communities to the well-being , resilience and health of our society , ” he added .
Nichols closed by commending Catholics to prayer and service .
“ This pathway of prayer and service is the royal road we are to take as a gracious witness in our society today , ” he wrote .
One day before Cardinal Nichols released his second letter , Professor Chris Whitty and Sir Patrick Vallance , the U.K. ’ s chief medical officer and chief scientific adviser , testified before a parliamentary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for closing churches .
Both Whitty and Vallance are members of the Scientific Advisory Group in Emergencies ( SAGE ) , which has provided the basis for much of the U.K government ’ s policies in dealing with COVID-19 .
Vallance stated , “ We haven ’ t got good evidence on the exact value of each intervention on ‘ R ’ .
We produced a paper suggesting what that might be in different areas , but really said , ‘ Look , this is not an exact science at all.
’ And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s a rather blunt instrument.
” Questioned further about rates of transmission in churches specifically , Vallance added , “ I don ’ t think we have good data to answer that with any degree of certainty.
” Whitty sought to defend their decision by suggesting that people might “ congregate outside and do things which do lead to transmission , ” but added that this was “ anecdotal ” and not “ scientific fact.
” The Christian Institute expressed displeasure at the scientist ’ s words , protesting that the government had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ particularly while universities and garden centers remained open .
Earlier in the year , the CBCEW played a pivotal role in shutting churches in the national lockdown , stating that it was “ the right thing to do ” in order “ protect and get the best use of the NHS , and therefore save lives.
” Along with their spokesman , Jim McManus – an LGBT activist – the bishops lobbied the government to fully close churches .
When churches were permitted to reopen , the CBCEW issued guidance for the faithful @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Holy Communion be received in “ the hand only , with the communicant standing , and avoiding any physical contact.
” Congregational singing was also banned , and people were urged to leave church directly after receiving Holy Communion .
In an open letter published in May , Catholic clergy led by former papal nuncio Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò and Cardinals Gerhard Ludwig Mueller , Joseph Zen , and Janis Pujats reminded politicians around the world that “ the state has no right to interfere , for any reason whatsoever , in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This autonomy and freedom are an innate right that Our Lord Jesus Christ has given her for the pursuit of her proper ends .
For this reason , as pastors we firmly assert the right to decide autonomously on the celebration of Mass and the Sacraments , just as we claim absolute autonomy in matters falling within our immediate jurisdiction , such as liturgical norms and ways of administering Communion and the Sacraments , ” the signatories stated .
Archbishop Viganò also mentioned in a recent talk to the Catholic Identity Conference that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and , in fact , becomes servility if it is an end in itself and if it contradicts the purpose to which it is ordained , namely Faith and Morals.
” Canon Law 213 states that “ The Christian faithful have the right to receive assistance from the sacred pastors out of the spiritual goods of the Church , especially the word of God and the sacraments.
” Canon 214 adds , “ The Christian faithful have the right to worship God according to the prescripts of their own rite approved by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ follow their own form of spiritual life so long as it is consonant with the doctrine of the Church.
” Canon 212 §3 instructs the faithful that “ they have the right and even at times the duty to manifest to the sacred pastors their opinion on matters which pertain to the good of the Church and to make their opinion known to the rest of the Christian faithful .
”

The cardinal said that he believed that the laws ‘are not an attack on religious belief.’
LONDON, November 5, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – As another lockdown is implemented across England, banning public worship and only allowing private prayer in churches, Cardinal Vincent Nichols has issued a letter urging Catholics to be obedient to the restrictions.
The Catholic Bishops Conference of England and Wales (CBCEW) had previously issued a letter some days ago, demanding that the government provide the evidence for justifying closing churches for public worship.
A number of bishops also penned their own letters to MPs and government ministers, requesting evidence for the ban on Mass and warning of causing discord. Perhaps surprisingly, many MPs also raised the matter in Parliament, warning of the precedent set by such an attack on religious liberty, without any evidence presented to justify the measures.
After the new law was approved in parliament, Cardinal Nichols of the Archdiocese of Westminster issued a second letter, urging Catholics to obey the new measures.
“Despite profound misgivings, it is important that we, as responsible citizens, observe these Regulations, which have the force of law,” he said.
Nichols then cited Scripture in his argument, seeking to point out the virtue of obedience to the law: “Remind them to be obedient to the officials in authority; to be ready to do good at every opportunity. (Titus 3:1).”
He continued, “We do this in solidarity with so many others on whom are being imposed restrictions which impact severely on their lives and livelihoods.”
The cardinal said he believed that the laws “are not an attack on religious belief.”
“However, they do demonstrate a fundamental lack of understanding of the essential contribution made by faith communities to the well-being, resilience and health of our society,” he added.
Nichols closed by commending Catholics to prayer and service.
“This pathway of prayer and service is the royal road we are to take as a gracious witness in our society today,” he wrote.
One day before Cardinal Nichols released his second letter, Professor Chris Whitty and Sir Patrick Vallance, the U.K.’s chief medical officer and chief scientific adviser, testified before a parliamentary committee that there were no scientific grounds for closing churches.
Both Whitty and Vallance are members of the Scientific Advisory Group in Emergencies (SAGE), which has provided the basis for much of the U.K government’s policies in dealing with COVID-19.
Vallance stated, “We haven’t got good evidence on the exact value of each intervention on ‘R’. We produced a paper suggesting what that might be in different areas, but really said, ‘Look, this is not an exact science at all.’ And therefore I’m afraid it’s a rather blunt instrument.”
Questioned further about rates of transmission in churches specifically, Vallance added, “I don’t think we have good data to answer that with any degree of certainty.”
Whitty sought to defend their decision by suggesting that people might “congregate outside and do things which do lead to transmission,” but added that this was “anecdotal” and not “scientific fact.”
The Christian Institute expressed displeasure at the scientist’s words, protesting that the government had no justification for restricting public worship, particularly while universities and garden centers remained open.
Earlier in the year, the CBCEW played a pivotal role in shutting churches in the national lockdown, stating that it was “the right thing to do” in order “protect and get the best use of the NHS, and therefore save lives.”
When churches were permitted to reopen, the CBCEW issued guidance for the faithful, stipulating the wearing of masks and that Holy Communion be received in “the hand only, with the communicant standing, and avoiding any physical contact.” Congregational singing was also banned, and people were urged to leave church directly after receiving Holy Communion.
In an open letter published in May, Catholic clergy led by former papal nuncio Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò and Cardinals Gerhard Ludwig Mueller, Joseph Zen, and Janis Pujats reminded politicians around the world that “the state has no right to interfere, for any reason whatsoever, in the sovereignty of the church.”
“This autonomy and freedom are an innate right that Our Lord Jesus Christ has given her for the pursuit of her proper ends. For this reason, as pastors we firmly assert the right to decide autonomously on the celebration of Mass and the Sacraments, just as we claim absolute autonomy in matters falling within our immediate jurisdiction, such as liturgical norms and ways of administering Communion and the Sacraments,” the signatories stated.
Archbishop Viganò also mentioned in a recent talk to the Catholic Identity Conference that “obedience ceases to be a virtue and, in fact, becomes servility if it is an end in itself and if it contradicts the purpose to which it is ordained, namely Faith and Morals.”
Canon Law 213 states that “The Christian faithful have the right to receive assistance from the sacred pastors out of the spiritual goods of the Church, especially the word of God and the sacraments.”
Canon 214 adds, “The Christian faithful have the right to worship God according to the prescripts of their own rite approved by the legitimate pastors of the Church and to follow their own form of spiritual life so long as it is consonant with the doctrine of the Church.”
Canon 212 §3 instructs the faithful that “they have the right and even at times the duty to manifest to the sacred pastors their opinion on matters which pertain to the good of the Church and to make their opinion known to the rest of the Christian faithful.”
Contact information for respectful communication:
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lifesitenews--2020-11-05--Fr. James Martin says not placing foster kids with gay couples is ‘homophobia’

November 5 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Fr .
James Martin SJ reacted to a major U.S. Supreme Court religious liberty case pitting so-called homosexual rights against a Catholic adoption agency ’ s conscience rights , siding with LGBT activsts and a host of far-left organizations .
When court observers yesterday suggested that a majority of the nine justices had signaled they would rule in favor of the Catholic child welfare agency , Martin lamented that choosing not to place foster kids with homosexual couples is “ homophobia.
” “ Religious liberty should not be used as a cover @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Jesuit then went on to repeat his usual argument , suggesting that “ ‘ religious liberty ’ exemptions are focused only on LGBT people and the only ‘ church teaching ’ that seems to matter has to do with same-sex marriage.
” “ Do Catholic adoption agencies also seek to exclude couples who are Jewish or Protestant ?
” he asked .
“ They too are not ‘ following church teaching , ’ in one case by not believing in Jesus .
Why focus only on same-sex couples ?
” To be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the right to require their employees to follow church teachings , and the right to decide whom they serve and under what conditions .
But increasingly “ religious liberty ” exemptions are focused only on LGBT people and the only “ church teaching ” that seems to matter has to do with same-sex marriage .
There are many other important church teachings that adoptive couples are probably not following , and there is no exemption sought by Catholic social service agencies .
The same selectivity applies when LGBT employees are fired for not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( in the words of one archdiocese ) .
Yet many church employees do not “ support or convey church teaching , ” in other areas , and are not similarly targeted or fired .
As a thought exercise : When it comes to adoptions , why don ’ t Catholic agencies seek a legal exemption so as not to be required to place children with Jewish couples ?
I am not arguing for that at all , just pointing out the inconsistency in the application of ‘ church teaching.
’ It raises @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Christ not as an important a value [ sic ] for families ?
No , increasingly the only “ religious liberty ” issue in these cases seems to be the freedom to target , exclude and discriminate against LGBT people , whether in employment or adoption .
This selectivity of application of “ church teaching ” seems clearly discriminatory .
Martin ’ s statement firmly plants him in the same camp as a few dozen secular far-left organizations supporting the City of Philadelphia against Catholic Social Services , including the Southern Poverty Law @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the National Organization for Women Foundation , the Feminist Majority Foundation , and the AFL-CIO .
“ If we are honest about what is really going on here , it ’ s not about ensuring that same-sex couples in Philadelphia have the opportunity to be foster parents , ” observed conservative Justice Samuel Alito , during yesterday ’ s oral arguments concerning Fulton v. Philadelphia .
“ It ’ s the fact the city can ’ t stand the message that Catholic Social Services and the Archdiocese are sending by continuing to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” asserted Alito .
Fr .
Martin is perhaps the most prominent clergyman in the world arguing for the normalization of homosexuality and transgenderism within the Catholic Church .
He has long sought to undermine clergy and laity who continue to embrace the Church ’ s wisdom and best pastoral practices regarding same-sex attraction , asserting at the 2018 World Meeting of Families that “ most L.G.B.T .
Catholics have been deeply wounded by the church.
” Martin used his platform at the Vatican-run gathering of Catholics to brazenly lobby for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going as far as urging the pastors to invite self-identifying LGBT individuals to serve as Eucharistic ministers .
Martin ’ s record of pro-gay activism is lengthy and ranges from his many speeches and media appearances promoting homosexuality to his retweeting of a complaint that priests can ’ t “ bless ” gay unions to suggesting that the Church is full of “ homophobia ” and “ marginalizes ” the same-sex attracted .
He supports men kissing each other during the sign of peace at Mass , says that a Catholic attending a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a Jewish wedding , and suggests that his critics are secretly homosexual themselves .
At a meeting in the nation ’ s capital earlier this year , Martin addressed 150 Catholic college and university presidents , urging them to promote “ inclusion ” on their campuses by promoting “ LGBT-affirming liturgies , ” permitting students to choose their own pronouns , and holding “ Lavender Graduations.
” .publicly declined to say whether he himself is gayFr .
Martin says homosexual priests should “ come out ” about their sexual proclivities , but has

PETITION UPDATE (7/9/2021) -
Father James Altman was informed late last week that he has been removed as pastor of St. James the Less parish, and that his priestly faculties have been suspended indefinitely.
Please Click Here to WATCH LifeSite's exclusive interview with Fr. Altman, and Click Here to READ more about this turn of events.
As Bishop William J. Callahan’s decree explains, this means he is forbidden from celebrating “The Holy Eucharist” with any members of the faithful present, except for his elderly parents. He is also “no longer allowed to preach,” administer baptism, or assist at marriages.
Altman said that he wasn’t issued restrictions from hearing Confessions or Anointing of the Sick.
The decree also states that he is to continue to live within the Diocese of LaCrosse, where he has been instructed to meet with the Vicar for Clergy at least once a month, and has been “invited to begin” a month-long “spiritual retreat” to help him to “spiritually heal” and “address the issues that caused the issuance of this decree.”
The order states it is in effect as long as “cause” is present, but it does not specify what the cause is. Callahan said he asked Altman to resign on May 23 for being “divisive and ineffective.”
Altman first triggered backlash from his bishop when his video “You cannot be a Catholic and a Democrat. Period” went viral last year. Altman shared that in response to this, his office “got the most vile, despicable phone calls, letters” and “some terrible, really foul messages.”
Callahan criticized Altman at the time for his “manner and tone,” to which Altman countered, “what about the manner and tone of the 10,000 babies that are chopped up last Saturday?”
“What I would hope would always come through no matter what people think about my manner and tone, is that they would recognize that what’s coming through there is God’s love,” Altman told LifeSiteNews. “A love that I recognize because He’s loved me, and I didn’t deserve that.”
“If I seem angry at times, it has nothing to do with me, it has to do with the people. And I asked the question recently, how can they love? If you love, how can you not feed your children?”
In late April, Altman chided the U.S. bishops for needlessly shutting churches and denying the faithful sacraments during the COVID-19 pandemic, saying the hierarchy showed “an abundance of cowardice.”
In his interview with LifeSite, Altman alluded to the fact that some don’t like seeing him “upset.”
“I’m thinking well, if you’re denying my child food, the Bread of Life – [Bishop Fulton J. Sheen] said, if you can’t get angry about stuff like that then you can’t love either. Because greater love has greater anger towards those things that are contrary to the salvation of eternal souls, which is the only thing that matters in the end,” said Altman.
"I don’t care what they do to me, honestly, in the end… what troubles me is the interference with the feeding of God’s children, which is through word and through the sacrament. Both of which were denied to people over the past 15 months."
Please continue to SIGN and SHARE this petition, and to continue to contact the Diocese of LaCrosse's Chancery Office, to politely voice your opposition to the removal of Fr. Altman from his parish. The Chancery's phone number is: 608-788-7700.
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PETITION UPDATE (5/24/2021) -
Father James Altman, the Wisconsin priest whose video message last fall "You can’t be a Catholic and a Democrat" went viral and who has fearlessly admonished the U.S. bishops for shutting churches and denying the faithful Sacraments during the COVID-19 crisis, announced on Pentecost Sunday that his bishop has asked him to resign for being "divisive and ineffective."
Please CLICK HERE to READ LifeSiteNews' latest article related to Fr. Altman's ongoing persecution, just to continue shepherding his flock.
Bishop William P. Callahan began threatening the outspoken priest with "canonical penalties" in September, even as public support for the priest surged among rank-and-file Catholics around the country and the world.
And now, a group called 'Faithful America' is proudly boasting responsibility for taking down Fr. Altman, but Faithful America are not even a Catholic organization!
Thankfully, Fr. Altman says he is working with a canon lawyer to resolve this matter.
WATCH Fr. Altman's Sunday sermon in which he announces the bishop's decision to ask for his resignation.
"In response my canon lawyer asked for clarification – asked for the justification and a chance to review what was in my file that suggested I was so divisive and ineffective,” explained Altman. “And I say all this only because, I'm no expert on canon law, but understand only that while we are contesting bishop's request — and we are — he could in theory appoint a parish administrator whilst I remain a pastor without duties until the appeal goes through Rome, which could take up to a year or more."
Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler, Texas, offered his support for Altman via Twitter.
Please continue to SIGN and SHARE this petition with your like-minded family and friends.
And, after signing and sharing, please take a minute to contact the LaCrosse Diocese to politely voice your support for Fr. Altman, and against leftist pressure groups like 'Faithful America.' Please ask Bishop Callahan to prayerfully reconsider his decision and allow Fr. Altman to remain as pastor of St. James the Less parish.
The phone number for the diocese office is: 608.788.7700
Thank you!
PETITION UPDATE (9/15/2020) -
Just this past weekend a prayer vigil was held outside the Cathedral in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, on behalf of Fr. James Altman, the priest facing Church penalties for saying that you cannot be a Catholic and a Democrat in 2020.
Hundreds of faithful Catholics turn out to pray for Fr. Altman. Though Fr. Altman did use strong language to warn his flock against spiritual perils, what he said about the Democratic Party's platform is true!
Motivated by a deep sense of justice, supporters gathered at the Cathedral to pray for the priest, and for Bishop Callahan to stand by his priest rather than punish him.
"Fr. Altman is a rare breed. He’s a modern-day St. John the Baptist," declared one woman who attended the prayer vigil. "He’s really changed my life and so many others he’s had that impact on. We need more priests who are true shepherds."
Fr. Richard Heilman, who is the founder of the U.S. Grace Force and who was also present to help lead people in prayer during the vigil, had this to say about Fr. Altman: "Bottom line: he loves, loves, loves his flock. And so, like a good shepherd, if he sees the wolves invading, he sounds the warning alarm."
Please consider SIGNING this petition if you have not already signed. And, please SHARE this petition and video with your family, friends and colleagues. Thank you!
If after signing and sharing you wish to make an even greater impact, we encourage you to contact the Diocese of LaCrosse's Chancery Offices to politely let them know that you support Fr. Altman and want to see him continue in his essential ministry.
Diocese of LaCrosse's Chancery Office phone number: 608-788-7700.
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ORIGINAL PETITION TEXT:
Father James Altman, pastor of St. James the Less parish in the Wisconsin Diocese of LaCrosse, has been threatened with canonical punishment by his Bishop, Most Rev. William Patrick Callahan.
Fr. Altman's alleged "offense"?
Stating what every faithful Catholic knows to be true in 2020: "You cannot be a Catholic and a Democrat."
Please SIGN this petition which will go to Bishop Callahan and ask him to stop any canonical proceedings against Fr. Altman.
In a strongly-worded YouTube video, designed to shepherd the faithful out of harm's way (supporting the Democratic Party's evil platform), Fr. Altman states the following:
"Here's a memo to clueless, baptized Catholics out there: You cannot be Catholic and be a Democrat. Period. Their party platform absolutely is against everything the Catholic Church teaches. So, just quit pretending that you're Catholic and vote Democrat. Repent of your support of that party and its platform, or face the fires of Hell..."
Strong stuff to be sure, but Fr. Altman was taking his cue from Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI (whom he quotes) – the Church has a "duty and obligation" to speak up when politicians act in an immoral way.
In other words, a pastor must give strong warnings, at times, to guide souls away from grave danger, even when the dangers come from politicians or a political party.
When your house is burning down...or, more appropriately, when someone is attempting to burn your house down, it's time to dispense with the niceties of politically correct language.
And, as Fr. Altman suggests, the Democratic Party's evil platform which promotes the desecration of God's plan for humanity is, in effect, trying to burn down our house (i.e., the Church).
Not only do the Democrats openly advocate for abortion (i.e., killing innocent human beings), but they also promote the destruction of the natural family and the desecration of human nature in support of the homosexual and transgender agendas.
Remember the following:
The Obama-Biden Administration attempted to force the Little Sisters of the Poor to participate in the provision of abortion-inducing drugs and contraception and threatened schools with the loss of federal funding if they wouldn’t let boys in girls’ bathrooms and vice versa.
Democratic Senators Kamala Harris and Mazie Hirono grilled a judge, who is a Knight of Columbus, on his membership in the Knights, absurdly suggesting that membership in the Catholic mens' fraternal organization should disqualify someone from sitting on the bench.
And, in 2017, the DNC Chairman said that pro-lifers were not welcome in the party.
No faithful Catholic should even think about voting for such a platform. And, the bishops should be on the frontlines, speaking this truth to power.
Thankfully, the Bishop of Tyler, Texas, Most Rev. Joseph Strickland, has come out in support of Fr. Altman's statement, tweeting:
"As the Bishop of Tyler I endorse Fr. Altman’s statement in this video. My shame is that it has taken me so long. Thank you Fr Altman for your COURAGE. If you love Jesus & His Church & this nation...please HEED THIS MESSAGE.”
With this petition, we now ask that Fr. Altman's own bishop, Most. Rev. Callahan, likewise support his priest and stop any canonical proceedings against him.
Devoid of united leadership from the Hierarchy, individual priests must do their best to inform the laity of the mortal dangers on full view in the Democrats' platform.
And, threatening to silence priests for strongly speaking the truth only plays into the hand of those who actually hate what the Church stands for...and who will, if elected, most likely seek to injure, or even eradicate, the Church.
The bishops should know that the legacy of the Democratic Party being the party of the small man and of the Catholic immigrant is now over.
The Democratic Party of today is the party of radical individualism, not the common good. And, rabid support for abortion and the homosexual agenda are practically obligatory.
As such, the Democratic Party is not a friend of the Church and any priest or bishop who thinks otherwise is being deceived, or allowing himself to be deceived or bullied.
This is not just an abstraction! This is a serious threat to Christianity and their party's platform needs to be met with strong opposition.
Thank you for SIGNING this petition to the bishop of LaCrosse, Wisconsin, Bishop Callahan, asking him to support Fr. Altman rather than bringing any canonical proceedings against him.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
'Bishop threatens ‘canonical penalties’ for priest whose viral video warned Catholics can’t be Democrats': https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/bishop-threatens-canonical-penalties-for-fr-altman
YouTube Video - 'Fr. James Altman: You cannot be Catholic & a Democrat. Period.': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-7eoTN2vNM
Statement regarding Fr. James Altman from Bishop Callahan: https://diolc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Statement-Father-James-Altman-090920.pdf
'Bishop Strickland echoes priest: ‘You cannot be Catholic and be a Democrat’': https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/bishop-strickland-echoes-priest-you-cannot-be-catholic-and-be-a-democrat
**Photo Credit: Screen capture from Fr. James Altman's YouTube video on Alpha News MN


lifesitenews--2020-11-05--Undercover video seemingly shows postal worker agreeing to give ballots to stranger

November 5 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Conservative investigative outfit Project Veritas released undercover video Thursday of what they say is a postal worker in Nevada agreeing to give the journalist a handful of ballots that had been “ unclaimed ” due to old addresses or other reasons .
The video depicts a United States Postal Service ( USPS ) worker identified only as “ Art ” speaking with a Project Veritas undercover reporter .
“ A postal worker in Nevada offered our undercover journalist a handful of ballots that was sent to the wrong address , ” Project @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Keefe says .
“ This is another example of USPS voter fraud.
” JOURNALIST : Some of us got some extra ballots and stuff [ … ] how many of those are you getting lately ?
People with extra ballots , or undeliverable or whatever .
ART : There ’ s been quite a few .
Because people are sending based on their last old address .
Yeah , it ’ s been quite a few .
JOURNALIST : Well if it wasn ’ t me , though , hypothetically , though , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ [ laughs ] I can ’ t say nothing because I don ’ t know , I ’ m just the delivery .
JOURNALIST : Alright .
But there ’ s a lot of them out there like that though , right ?
JOURNALIST : Where are the most of them at , then ?
If we were hypothetically- JOURNALIST : Yeah , where can I find a handful of them ?
ART : I don ’ t know , man .
I ’ m almost finished with the boxes today .
ART @ @ @ @ @ @ @ man .
I ’ m gon na see if I can get you some like a nice little handful .
What ’ s your unit number ?
ART : I probably could , I don ’ t know .
If it ’ s in there I didn ’ t do it .
JOURNALIST : And you ’ ll put some of them in there for me ?
ART : I might , man .
Let me see what I can do .
The footage , which was filmed in May , does not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Art explicitly agreeing to commit one .
Project Veritas does not elaborate on what precisely the recipient could have done with those ballots had he not been an undercover journalist , but at the very least they could presumably be used to identify residents who had cast votes that would go unrecorded .
The revelation follows Project Veritas ’ s coverage of a Michigan USPS whistleblower who says he and his colleagues were instructed to backdate late ballots so they could be wrongfully counted , as well as other allegations of fraud in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bad addresses , and at least one woman who was denied her right to vote after a ballot was mailed in her name .
President Donald Trump declared victory early Wednesday morning , accusing Democrats of perpetrating a “ fraud on the American people ” on behalf of former Vice President Joe Biden , and vowing to go to the U.S. Supreme Court if necessary to stop a potential effort to steal the election .
The Trump campaign has also requested a recount in Wisconsin , while directing his legal team to intervene @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it was denied “ meaningful access to numerous counting locations to observe the opening of ballots and the counting process ” ( and where reports have emerged of postal workers backdating late ballots ) ; and in Pennsylvania , where cases have been reported of voters apparently registered to vote using the addresses of vacant lots rather than valid residences .
A judge ruled Thursday that Pennsylvania must allow the Trump team to watch the counting .
Questions have also been raised over Georgia , where state Republican Party Chairman David Shafer says @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allowed to observe at various polling places , and that Fulton County resumed counting ballots in secret after observers were sent home for the evening ; and in Arizona , where a lawsuit claims Maricopa County claims poll workers ruined ballots by having voters fill them out with Sharpies , which can not be read by voting machines .
The overall presidential race is incredibly close , with preliminary counts giving Biden an edge .
In Nevada , RealClearPolitics says Biden has 49.4 % of the vote to Trump ’ s 48.5 % @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a margin of just 11,438 votes .
Help stop voter fraud : The Trump Campaign has created “ Defend Your Ballot ” to report election issues .
Report fraud here or call 888-630-1776 .
Project Veritas is also accepting voter fraud tips here .
The FBI says to report suspected instances of voter suppression/fraud to your local FBI field office or at tips.fbi.gov .

PETITION UPDATE (1/15/2021) -
The events of the past month, and especially the past 10 days, have shaken the faith Americans have in their elected and appoint officials.
We continue to call for investigations to be made into allegations of election fraud. Texas is in the process of prosecuting one political operative for illegal ballot harvesting, and multiple state legislatures have called for investigations, too.
However, the judiciary has severely let down the American electorate.
As we have said all along, the integrity of the election is much bigger than President Trump. Election integrity is at the heart of republican democracy, and if we don't have it, we no longer have a functioning republic.
Therefore, we continue to seek the truth for the election outcome. Perhaps that will only be known in the future when state or federal commissions are established to investigate the instances of election fraud which were witnessed and sworn to, by thousands of Americans of all political persuasions.
In the meantime, you may still sign this petition. Thank you!
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PETITION UPDATE (12/10/20) -
On Wednesday, President Trump tweeted: "We will be INTERVENING in the Texas (plus many other states) case. This is the big one. Our Country needs a victory!"
He is referring to the lawsuit which the state of Texas has filed against Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Georgia in the Supreme Court over changes those states made to their election rules, claiming they violated the U.S. Constitution in the process.
Here is the central part of the argument: if Texas were to allow possible voter fraud to go unchecked in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Georgia, it would be akin to committing fraud upon the people of Texas, who cast their ballots within the framework of the law.
Indeed, this would apply equally to all citizens who voted within the framework of the law across the United States!
President Trump also tweeted that this case is, "very strong...ALL CRITERIA MET."
Please continue to SIGN and SHARE this urgent petition, now.
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PETITION UPDATE (12/7/20) - Since this petition was launched, President Trump's legal team, as well as other concerned citizens, have discovered what appears to be irrefutable evidence of voter fraud in several of the key battleground states, and have initiated legal challenges in six states.
While the situation continues to evolve, this remains a hugely important petition which we encourage you to SIGN and SHARE.
Below, please WATCH and READ about the mounting evidence of voter fraud and how the mainstream media seem determined to ignore even the most egregious instances of vote tampering. Then, please SIGN and SHARE this petition.
'Trump: ‘Our election system is now under assault and siege’ and as president I must defend it'
'Tens of thousands 2020 election votes illegally scanned in Detroit, says Dominion IT contractor'
'Trump campaign files lawsuit demanding ‘a new statewide election for president’ in Georgia'
'Experts flag over 500k ballots in PA with new evidence of major 2020 election voter fraud'
''Smoking gun'? Pennsylvania vote fraud hearing gets gasps from audience'
'FBI and Justice Department have dragged their feet investigating 2020 vote fraud'
''CNN top brass in leaked tape: We won't give Trump 'too much of a platform on his not conceding'
'Twitter censored Trump 63 times over Thanksgiving holiday, Biden untouched'
LifeSite supports President Trump with this petition because we believe he is trying to defend the Constitution, ensuring that electoral fraud does not taint the result of the 2020 general election.
But, since starting this petition, we have launched a separate petition related to the disputed election outcome, calling on the Department of Justice to 'do their job' and engage in meaningful investigations of the mounting evidence of voter fraud.
We believe that conducting forensic audits of ballots and voting machines, as well as issuing subpoenas to collect more evidence, would be a good start.
Thankfully, some of the state started to demand investigations independent of federal agencies. But we still believe that the DoJ needs to use its enormous fact-finding resources to help resolve allegations of election fraud.
Thank you for continuing to SIGN and SHARE all our election-related petitions.
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Please SIGN and SHARE this urgent petition which calls on all Americans to Stand With President Trump as he uses every legitimate means to find out if voter fraud played any role in the election outcome.
Amid allegations of voter fraud, and at a time when the situation with COVID has been used by many of the states to facilitate the use of mail-in ballots on a massive scale, we need to be very careful in dismissing the possibility of voter fraud.
The fact is, the possibility of wide-spread fraud with mail-in ballots is significant.
But, this is not about Donald Trump or Joe Biden! This about whether or not the sanctity of the ballot box has been tampered with!
Please Stand With President Trump as he attempts to defend the integrity of this election, as well as well as the right to vote itself!
Indeed, this is so important, not so much because one election hangs in the balance, but because our democracy, itself, hangs in the balance.
Americans not only have a right to know, but should demand that every legitimate means be used to discover the truth about these elections!
Please SIGN this petition and Stand With President Trump to ensure that these elections were conducted freely and fairly!
While most all Americans believe in playing by the rules, we also know that some very devious, politically-motivated operatives have been trying to harm the Trump administration from before he even took the oath of office.
This fact should lead us to question how some allegations of voter fraud can be so easily dismissed by state election authorities.
We demand to know the truth, and, for the sake of our democracy, we demand that President Trump keep fighting to learn the truth.
Thank you for SIGNING and SHARING this petition today!
**Photo Credit: Shealah Craighead / White House / Flickr


lifesitenews--2020-11-05--‘Stand With President Trump to Protect the Vote’: LifeSite petition goes viral

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November 5 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — LifeSite ’ s new petition to support President Donald Trump ’ s effort to ensure the integrity of the presidential vote has gone viral , quickly surpassing its initial goal of 20,000 signatures to reach over 30,000 signatures just five hours after its launch .
With numerous instances of potential voter fraud being both dismissed and censored by the mainstream media and big tech , it falls upon President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the right to a fair election .
LifeSite ’ s petition urgently calls upon Americans to “ Stand with President Trump as he uses every legitimate means to find out if voter fraud played any role in the election outcome.
” “ Amid allegations of voter fraud , and at a time when the situation with COVID has been used by many of the states to facilitate the use of mail-in ballots on a massive scale , we need to be very careful in dismissing the possibility of voter fraud .
The fact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with mail-in ballots is significant , ” states the petition .
Claims of tampering with the voting process are being made in several states , including : • Nevada , where the Trump campaign says it has seen evidence of votes being counted in the name of dead residents , along with non-residents and residents who have not lived in the state for the required 30-day minimum .
The campaign is also challenging the refusal to allow Republican poll watchers to observe the counting .
• Michigan , where a postal service whistleblower @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by a supervisor to back-date mail-in ballots received after election day , and where an initial ballot update indicated that of 138,339 new votes accounted for , all were for Biden ( which was later corrected ) .
• Wisconsin , where a statistically improbable sudden “ leap ” of 137,000 votes for Biden were counted overnight .
• Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , where reportedly 23,277 votes were tallied in a “ batch ” “ all for Biden , ” and where GOP poll watchers have been denied access .
Readers of LifeSiteNews @ @ @ @ @ @ @ referred to as “ colossal voter fraud ” by signing and sharing this petition to support President Trump .
This is one of LifeSite ’ s most critically important petitions , as our democracy itself hangs in the balance .
CLICK HERE to read and sign the petition .


lifesitenews--2020-11-05--Supreme Court appears poised to protect Catholic adoption agency’s right not to work with gay couple

Supreme Court appears poised to protect Catholic adoption agency’s right not to work with gay couples

WASHINGTON , D.C. , November 5 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – The U.S. Supreme Court appears to be ready to rule in favor of a Catholic adoption agency which has sought to preserve its Catholic beliefs in choosing not to work with same-sex couples seeking to provide foster care for children .
The case puts on trial the clash between religious freedom and laws and policies seeking to assert far-reaching LGBT “ rights , ” unleashed after the Supreme Court ’ s landmark 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling establishing same-sex “ marriage ” across the land .
After hearing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that a majority of justices had signalled their support for Philadelphia ’ s beleaguered Catholic Social Services ( CSS ) .
This is the first major religious freedom case in which newly seated Supreme Court Justice , Amy Coney Barrett , has joined her eight colleagues to hear .
“ If we are honest about what is really going on here , it ’ s not about ensuring that same-sex couples in Philadelphia have the opportunity to be foster parents , ” said conservative Justice Samuel Alito .
“ It ’ s the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the message that Catholic Social Services and the Archdiocese are sending by continuing to adhere to the old-fashioned view about marriage , ” asserted Alito .
Justice Brett Kavanaugh called the city ’ s position “ absolutist ” and “ extreme ” and that it appears as if Philadelphia was “ looking for a fight.
” “ By the time [ Chief Justice ] Roberts announced , shortly before noon on Wednesday , that the argument was over , it appeared that CSS and the foster parents likely would be able to garner @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in their favor , even if it wasn ’ t clear what the basis for such a ruling might be , ” wrote court observer Amy Howe .
In Fulton v. Philadelphia , Philadelphia foster moms Sharonell Fulton and Toni Simms-Busch are defending the faith-based agency that brought their families together .
Starting in 2018 , the City of Philadelphia began targeting and threatening to shut down Catholic Social Services ( CSS ) unless it violates its sincere beliefs .
In March 2018—and just days after putting out a call for 300 more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ foster children to be placed with families who work with CSS .
Philadelphia argued that the Catholic agency had to either endorse and certify same-sex relationships or close down .
The City did this despite the fact that—for the over 100 years CSS had served the City—not a single same-sex couple had sought foster care certification from CSS .
Indeed , no couple has ever been prevented from fostering or adopting a child in need because of CSS ’ s religious beliefs .
“ The cloud currently hanging over the future of church-state @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which ruled that the 14th Amendment guarantees the right to same-sex marriage , ” explained Helen M. Alvaré , professor of law at George Mason University ’ s Antonin Scalia Law School .
“ Many Christians hold that marriage must reflect a Creator ’ s making men and women sexually complementary and the sole source of new life , ” said Alvaré .
“ They hold that they are powerless to change marriage , and that this understanding of the family uniquely reveals features of God ’ s love and the ways @ @ @ @ @ @ @ love all others.
” If Fulton is resolved such that these beliefs regularly foreclose the participation of many Christian nonprofits in the public square , communities will look very different in the future ; Christians are inspired by the faith to offer countless charitable services .
Such a resolution would be particularly troubling in the foster care field .
It would communicate that adults ’ interests and demands take priority over children ’ s needs .
This characterizes the “ bad old days ” of foster care , when some opportunists misused the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ work as subsidized labor .
Foster care reforms flipped this paradigm , orienting the system to find parents for children in need , versus providing children to adults in want .
But Philadelphia ’ s argument that the foster care system is a “ public accommodation ” – like movies , restaurants and hotels – that must be available to certain adults , is a return to an “ adults first ” paradigm .
Philadelphia even refused to place children with foster families ready and certified by CSS , while publicly declaring a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with 300 children in need of homes .
Far-left activists and activist organizations have rallied behind the city of Philadelphia ’ s quest to strong-arm the Catholic adoption agency into compromising , if not betraying , its Christian principles .
Groups supporting the City of Philadelphia against CSS include the Southern Poverty Law Center , the National LGBTQ Task Force , the National Organization for Women Foundation , the Feminist Majority Foundation , the AFL-CIO , and about two dozen other far-left organizations .
In a joint amicus brief filed in August , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rules in favor of CSS , it would be opening the door to widespread discrimination .
They claim that would even include discrimination based on race .
The group further asserted that a ruling protecting the conscience rights of the Catholic adoption agency “ would hit hardest LGBT people of color—a population that is already particularly vulnerable to widespread discrimination , yet is more likely to foster the neediest of children.
” “ LGBT people are seven times more likely to be foster parents than non-LGBT couples , and same-sex couples of color @ @ @ @ @ @ @ parents than white same-sex couples , ” their brief asserts .
“ Petitioners ’ position would also disproportionately harm children of color , as same-sex couples are more likely than different-sex couples to adopt Black children—a group that is already overrepresented in the foster care system.
” Others opposed to the Catholic adoption agency ’ s conscience rights include Jesuit Father James Martin , SJ , who suggested today that “ Religious liberty should not be used as a cover for homophobia.
” The important role of faith-based child welfare agencies such as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ agencies place over 57,000 children in loving homes nationwide each year .
Across the country , five major cities and one state have already shut faith-based agencies out of the foster system .
Meanwhile , some are saying the U.S. is in the midst of a foster care crisis : there is a shortage of families and a surplus of at-risk children due in part to the opioid epidemic .
Religious agencies like CSS are particularly successful at placing high-risk children ( those with disabilities , large sibling groups , and older children @ @ @ @ @ @ @ list with links to all amicus briefs filed in Fulton v. Philadelphia can be found at SCOTUSblog.com .
The Court is expected to rule on Fulton v. Philadelphia next year .

'The city can’t stand the message that Catholic Social Services and the Archdiocese are sending by continuing to adhere to the old-fashioned view about marriage,' asserted Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito.
WASHINGTON, D.C., November 5, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – The U.S. Supreme Court appears to be ready to rule in favor of a Catholic adoption agency which has sought to preserve its Catholic beliefs in choosing not to work with same-sex couples seeking to provide foster care for children.
The case puts on trial the clash between religious freedom and laws and policies seeking to assert far-reaching LGBT “rights,” unleashed after the Supreme Court’s landmark 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling establishing same-sex “marriage” across the land.
After hearing oral arguments yesterday, court observers sensed that a majority of justices had signalled their support for Philadelphia’s beleaguered Catholic Social Services (CSS).
This is the first major religious freedom case in which newly seated Supreme Court Justice, Amy Coney Barrett, has joined her eight colleagues to hear.
“If we are honest about what is really going on here, it’s not about ensuring that same-sex couples in Philadelphia have the opportunity to be foster parents,” said conservative Justice Samuel Alito.
“It’s the fact the city can’t stand the message that Catholic Social Services and the Archdiocese are sending by continuing to adhere to the old-fashioned view about marriage,” asserted Alito.
Justice Brett Kavanaugh called the city’s position “absolutist” and “extreme” and that it appears as if Philadelphia was “looking for a fight.”
“By the time [Chief Justice] Roberts announced, shortly before noon on Wednesday, that the argument was over, it appeared that CSS and the foster parents likely would be able to garner at least five votes for a ruling in their favor, even if it wasn’t clear what the basis for such a ruling might be,” wrote court observer Amy Howe.
In Fulton v. Philadelphia, Philadelphia foster moms Sharonell Fulton and Toni Simms-Busch are defending the faith-based agency that brought their families together. Starting in 2018, the City of Philadelphia began targeting and threatening to shut down Catholic Social Services (CSS) unless it violates its sincere beliefs.
In March 2018—and just days after putting out a call for 300 more foster families—the City of Philadelphia stopped allowing foster children to be placed with families who work with CSS. Philadelphia argued that the Catholic agency had to either endorse and certify same-sex relationships or close down. The City did this despite the fact that—for the over 100 years CSS had served the City—not a single same-sex couple had sought foster care certification from CSS. Indeed, no couple has ever been prevented from fostering or adopting a child in need because of CSS’s religious beliefs.
What’s at stake in Fulton v. Philadelphia?
“The cloud currently hanging over the future of church-state cooperation was predicted by Obergefell v. Hodges, which ruled that the 14th Amendment guarantees the right to same-sex marriage,” explained Helen M. Alvaré, professor of law at George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School.
“Many Christians hold that marriage must reflect a Creator’s making men and women sexually complementary and the sole source of new life,” said Alvaré. “They hold that they are powerless to change marriage, and that this understanding of the family uniquely reveals features of God’s love and the ways in which human beings are commanded to love all others.”
Alvaré continued:
If Fulton is resolved such that these beliefs regularly foreclose the participation of many Christian nonprofits in the public square, communities will look very different in the future; Christians are inspired by the faith to offer countless charitable services. Such a resolution would be particularly troubling in the foster care field. It would communicate that adults’ interests and demands take priority over children’s needs. This characterizes the “bad old days” of foster care, when some opportunists misused the system to provide adults with children to work as subsidized labor. Foster care reforms flipped this paradigm, orienting the system to find parents for children in need, versus providing children to adults in want. But Philadelphia’s argument that the foster care system is a “public accommodation” – like movies, restaurants and hotels – that must be available to certain adults, is a return to an “adults first” paradigm. Philadelphia even refused to place children with foster families ready and certified by CSS, while publicly declaring a full-blown foster care “emergency,” with 300 children in need of homes.
Far-left activists and activist organizations have rallied behind the city of Philadelphia’s quest to strong-arm the Catholic adoption agency into compromising, if not betraying, its Christian principles.
Groups supporting the City of Philadelphia against CSS include the Southern Poverty Law Center, the National LGBTQ Task Force, the National Organization for Women Foundation, the Feminist Majority Foundation, the AFL-CIO, and about two dozen other far-left organizations.
In a joint amicus brief filed in August, the groups fret that if the court rules in favor of CSS, it would be opening the door to widespread discrimination. They claim that would even include discrimination based on race.
The group further asserted that a ruling protecting the conscience rights of the Catholic adoption agency “would hit hardest LGBT people of color—a population that is already particularly vulnerable to widespread discrimination, yet is more likely to foster the neediest of children.”
“LGBT people are seven times more likely to be foster parents than non-LGBT couples, and same-sex couples of color are even more likely to be foster parents than white same-sex couples,” their brief asserts. “Petitioners’ position would also disproportionately harm children of color, as same-sex couples are more likely than different-sex couples to adopt Black children—a group that is already overrepresented in the foster care system.”
Others opposed to the Catholic adoption agency’s conscience rights include Jesuit Father James Martin, SJ, who suggested today that “Religious liberty should not be used as a cover for homophobia.”
The important role of faith-based child welfare agencies such as Philadelphia’s Catholic Social Services
Faith-based agencies place over 57,000 children in loving homes nationwide each year. Across the country, five major cities and one state have already shut faith-based agencies out of the foster system. Meanwhile, some are saying the U.S. is in the midst of a foster care crisis: there is a shortage of families and a surplus of at-risk children due in part to the opioid epidemic. Religious agencies like CSS are particularly successful at placing high-risk children (those with disabilities, large sibling groups, and older children) in loving families.
A complete list with links to all amicus briefs filed in Fulton v. Philadelphia can be found at SCOTUSblog.com.
The Court is expected to rule on Fulton v. Philadelphia next year.
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lifesitenews--2020-11-05--Tennessee seeks to reinstate waiting period before abortion, appeals judge’s ruling

NASHVILLE , Tennessee , November 5 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Tennessee ’ s Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III is appealing a recent district court decision that overturned the state ’ s 2015 law requiring a 48-hour waiting period for women seeking abortions .
In the meantime , he asked pro-abortion federal district judge Bernard A. Friedman to keep the law in place .
On October 14 , Friedman had ruled that the waiting period law was unconstitutional , even though the state ’ s constitution explicitly rejects “ abortion rights.
” Citing the “ undue burden ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s Planned Parenthod v. Casey decision , he argued that the Tennessee law “ unduly burdens women ’ s right to an abortion and is an affront to their ‘ dignity and autonomy , ’ ‘ personhood ’ and ‘ destiny , ’ and ‘ conception of [ their ] place in society.
’ ” He rejected the state ’ s arguments that the waiting period favors more rational decision-making , calling those arguments “ insulting ” and “ paternalistic.
” Friedman is a known friend of the abortion movement .
This spring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ banning the killing of unborn babies for the duration of the health crisis .
In that decision , he wrote that “ Delaying a woman ’ s access to abortion even by a matter of days can result in her having to undergo a lengthier and more complex procedure that involves progressively greater health risks , or can result in her losing the right to obtain an abortion altogether.
” The motion filed today by Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery requests that the law requiring a 48-hour waiting period before an abortion be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ following the law has not harmed abortion providers who have complied with the law for the past five years , and that the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals will likely rule in the state ’ s favor .
In 2018 , the same court rejected a pro-abortion attempt to overturn Tennessee ’ s 2014 pro-life constitutional amendment .
That amendment reads , “ Nothing in this Constitution secures or protects a right to abortion or the funding of an abortion .
The people retain the right through their elected state representatives and state @ @ @ @ @ @ @ repeal statutes regarding abortion , including , but not limited to , circumstances of pregnancy resulting from rape or incest or when necessary to save the life of the mother.
” The U.S. Supreme Court subsequently rejected a challenge to this amendment .

PETITION UPDATE (9/26/2020):
With President Trump's nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court left by the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, we are closer than we have been in decades to seeing Roe vs. Wade overturned.
We now encourage the Senate to confirm Barrett as the next Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.
Judge Barrett has a fantastic track recond on sanctity of life issues, has seven children, and is a devout believer. She is the perfect remedy for Ruth Bader Ginsburg's radical pro-abortionism.
Please READ the full story here: 'BREAKING: Trump nominates Catholic mom of 7 Judge Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court'
And then, please SIGN this petition telling the High Court that it's now time to end the activist Roe vs. Wade judgment. Thank you!
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PETITION UPDATE (6/29/2020):
In a decision which has imperiled more abortion-minded women, sentenced more preborn to death, and upset pro-lifers across the nation,the United States Supreme Court decided 5-4 to strike down a Louisiana law requiring basic medical precautions in the event of abortion complications, with Chief Justice John Roberts reversing his own past decision to uphold a similar Texas law.
Liberal Justice Stephen Breyer wrote the majority opinion, which held that the Louisiana law was unconstitutional for the simple fact that it was “almost word-for-word identical” to the Texas one the court already struck down in 2016.
In his concurring opinion, Chief Justice Roberts acknowledged that he had “joined the dissent in Whole Woman’s Health and continue to believe that the case was wrongly decided. The question today however is not whether Whole Woman’s Health was right or wrong, but whether to adhere to it in deciding the present case.”
We call on the Supreme Court to stop supporting the culture of death and overturn Roe vs Wade, now.
PETITION UPDATE (1/20/2020):
Hundreds of thousands of people will gather in Washington, D.C., this coming Friday, January 24th, for the March for Life. They will be praying for an end to Roe vs Wade, as the Supreme Court will hear a crucial, abortion-related case later this year in March. United our voices can change the course of history. Sign this petition TODAY! (LEARN MORE BELOW)
PETITION UPDATE (1/3/2020):
In advance of the Supreme Court's hearing arguments in an important abortion case later this year in March, 207 U.S. Senators and Representatives have signed amicus briefs supporting a Louisiana law requiring abortionists to have admitting privileges at a hospital nearby an abortion center.
Some of these supporting briefs also suggest that now is the time to reconsider Roe vs Wade as sound law.
Please SIGN this petition, calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down Roe vs Wade.
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More than 60 million Americans have been slaughtered in their mother's wombs as a result of Roe v. Wade. This activist, unconstitutional ruling in 1973 has left countless women emotionally and psychologically scarred.
It was believed by many that Roe would be overturned in 1992 with Planned Parenthood v. Casey. Despite having eight Republican-appointed judges at the time, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 to uphold it.
Since then, major gains have been made in the fight for life, and many lives have been saved.
However, Roe v. Wade remains the law of the land, leaving millions of defenseless pre-born children vulnerable to murder.
According to a 2016 study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 35% of aborted babies are African American, despite black women only making up six percent of the U.S. population. 19% of aborted babies are Hispanic.
We thus again call on the court to do everything they can to end Roe vs Wade.
Now is the time for pro-lifers to join together and ensure that all of God's children have a right to life.
Roe v. Wade must come to an end!
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lifesitenews--2020-11-05--WATCH: Detroit covers windows of counting center, cheers removal of GOP watchdogs

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DETROIT , November 5 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – As tensions continue to build over allegations of voting irregularities across the country , new footage has come to light of election officials in Michigan covering windows into the absentee ballot counting center and cheering the removal of Republican observers .
“ I asked a few people who taped them up and why , no clear answer , ” reporter Matt Finn said .
“ A few @ @ @ @ @ @ @ feel there wasn ’ t a fair number of repubs and dems in this room.
” “ This has been a bipartisan , open and transparent process from the beginning , with a record number of Republican challengers observing it , ” a spokesperson for Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson responded .
“ The individuals who made these claims to you said they were challengers , which means they have the ability to bring any violations they thought had occurred to the election inspectors.
” Finn added that Detroit city attorney Lawrence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ordered covering just some of the windows , because some of the workers inside feared being videotaped .
Michigan Republican Senate President Pro Tem Aric Nesbitt also shared video showing Detroit poll workers cheering , allegedly in celebration of Republican observers being ejected from the room .
Reporter Paul Sperry added that Democrat Gov .
Meg Whitmer sent health officials to evict Republican watchers but not Democrats , using COVID-19 as a pretext .
This footage follows Project Veritas ’ release of undercover video in which a Michigan postal worker alleges he and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ballots that arrived late so they could be counted .
The Trump campaign filed a lawsuit Wednesday “ to halt counting until meaningful access has been granted .
We also demand to review those ballots which were opened and counted while we did not have meaningful access.
” Michigan Court of Claims Judge Cynthia Stephens rejected the suit the next day .
With the presidential election incredibly close , the Trump campaign is also demanding a recount in Wisconsin and challenging alleged irregularities in Nevada and Pennsylvania .
Help stop voter fraud : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Your Ballot ” to report election issues .
Report fraud here or call 888-630-1776 .
Project Veritas is also accepting voter fraud tips here .
The FBI says to report suspected instances of voter suppression/fraud to your local FBI field office or at tips.fbi.gov .

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DETROIT, November 5, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – As tensions continue to build over allegations of voting irregularities across the country, new footage has come to light of election officials in Michigan covering windows into the absentee ballot counting center and cheering the removal of Republican observers.
“I asked a few people who taped them up and why, no clear answer,” reporter Matt Finn said. “A few poll challengers / workers tell us they feel there wasn’t a fair number of repubs and dems in this room.”
The scene at Detroit’s absentee ballot counting center is growing more heated. The windows now being covered up. Allegations of violations. Sec. of State says she welcomes challenges. pic.twitter.com/oUL4A0h3Ku — Matt Finn (@MattFinnFNC) November 4, 2020
“This has been a bipartisan, open and transparent process from the beginning, with a record number of Republican challengers observing it,” a spokesperson for Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson responded. “The individuals who made these claims to you said they were challengers, which means they have the ability to bring any violations they thought had occurred to the election inspectors.”
Finn added that Detroit city attorney Lawrence Garcia says he was the one who ordered covering just some of the windows, because some of the workers inside feared being videotaped.
An attorney for the city of Detroit, Lawrence Garcia, tells me he ordered some of the windows be covered because some of the workers nearest the windows felt concerned with people outside potentially filming them or ballots. Not all the windows were blocked. — Matt Finn (@MattFinnFNC) November 4, 2020
Michigan Republican Senate President Pro Tem Aric Nesbitt also shared video showing Detroit poll workers cheering, allegedly in celebration of Republican observers being ejected from the room. Reporter Paul Sperry added that Democrat Gov. Meg Whitmer sent health officials to evict Republican watchers but not Democrats, using COVID-19 as a pretext.
My wife just sent this video of Detroit election workers cheering every time a @migop attorney is removed from the TCF Center, where absentee ballot counting is happening. She says they do this every time they eject a GOP poll watcher & that Dem watchers outnumber GOP 3:1. pic.twitter.com/Sx1aHCoChY — Aric Nesbitt (@aricnesbitt) November 4, 2020
GOP attorney being escorted out. pic.twitter.com/AszXQSIde1 — Aric Nesbitt (@aricnesbitt) November 4, 2020
This footage follows Project Veritas’ release of undercover video in which a Michigan postal worker alleges he and his co-workers were asked to backdate mail-in ballots that arrived late so they could be counted.
The Trump campaign filed a lawsuit Wednesday “to halt counting until meaningful access has been granted. We also demand to review those ballots which were opened and counted while we did not have meaningful access.” Michigan Court of Claims Judge Cynthia Stephens rejected the suit the next day.
With the presidential election incredibly close, the Trump campaign is also demanding a recount in Wisconsin and challenging alleged irregularities in Nevada and Pennsylvania.
Help stop voter fraud: Project Veritas is accepting voter fraud tips here.
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lifesitenews--2020-11-05--Vatican set for November release of long-awaited McCarrick report. Will it be honest?

November 5 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Reuters reports today that , according to its own sources within the Vatican , the long-awaited McCarrick report on the history of Theodore McCarrick 's misbehavior and the high-ranking cover-up or tolerance of it will be published before the Fall Meeting of the USCCB , November 15-19 .
LifeSite was told the same by several sources .
According to Reuters , this report is to be published ahead of the USCCB meeting and is the result of Pope Francis ' order of “ a thorough study of all documents in Holy See @ @ @ @ @ @ @ theologian and book author Dr. Taylor Marshall is also listing November 11 as the publication date for the report .
The four U.S. dioceses where he served - New York , Metuchen , Newark , and Washington , D.C. - had made their own investigations to contribute to the Vatican report , the report adds .
“ There is great anticipation for the report , ” Reuters continues , “ because it may show how McCarrick managed to rise through the ranks even though his history of sexual misconduct with adult male seminarians @ @ @ @ @ @ @ LifeSite 's own sources , the report is between 600 and 700 pages long with numerous footnotes .
Some sources say the report could be published as early as November 10 or 11 .
One source pointed out that the report contains much meaningless material , that is to say , it is inflated .
However , other sources told LifeSite that it could very well lead to a deep crisis in the Vatican since it might well mention many curial members who were involved in the cover-up or toleration of McCarrick 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of many decades .
This latter point is seen by some observers in the context of Pope Francis ' own curial reform .
In a sense , when several key curial members are being weakened or humiliated for their misconduct with regard to McCarrick , less members of the Curia might resist when Pope Francis is about to implement a revolutionary curial reform with for example the weakening of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith ( CDF ) .
Until today , the CDF has repeatedly shown the willingness still to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recently rebuking German bishops for promoting intercommunion .
This might well change after Pope Francis ' curial reform .
So , while we all await the truth about the history of the McCarrick cover-up , we might also be aware that this upcoming report might be also used for other purposes .
Whether the upcoming report will reveal the full truth remains to be seen .
Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò reported in August of 2018 that he personally informed Pope Francis about the sanctions placed on McCarrick by Pope Benedict XVI , something @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not in a written form .
However , Pope Francis and his ignoring of this warning might very well not be mentioned at all in this report .
Pope Francis had repeatedly called upon McCarrick to help him with international missions , such as with China and Cuba , thereby ignoring the sanctions placed on McCarrick .
Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò , in his now-famous McCarrick testimony , had named multiple high-ranking Vatican prelates as being complicit in the cover-up of McCarrick 's misdeeds , among them Cardinals Tarcisio Bertone , Angelo Sodano @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was laicized in June of 2018 , after there came reports of his having sexually abused minors .
He now lives in an undisclosed location .