lifesitenews--2020-11-20--Bp. Strickland calls for Joe Biden to ‘repent’ of pro-abortion, LGBT stances

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November 19 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) — Bishop Joseph Edward Strickland of Tyler , Texas tweeted today at Joe Biden , a self-proclaimed Catholic , reminding him that his positions on abortion and marriage fly in the face of Catholic teaching .
Biden , who officiated a homosexual “ wedding '' and is a staunch supporter of abortion , has a history of supporting laws and policies that contradict his faith .
Strickland tweeted , “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to repent of his dissent from Catholic teaching on abortion & marriage for his own salvation & for the good of our nation .
He aspires to the highest office in our land & must be guided by the truth God has revealed to us .
I pray for him to find Truth.
” Strickland ’ s voice serves as a reminder to Catholics who were confused by the congratulatory message of Archbishop José H. Gomez , president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops , in his formal statement after the elections @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mr. Biden and acknowledge that he joins the late President John F. Kennedy as the second United States president to profess the Catholic faith.
” Back in May , Strickland ’ s diocesan web page featured a series of blog posts called “ Morally Coherent Catholic Citizenship.
” The posts served to form the consciences of the laity with regard to the 2020 presidential election .
In the second blog post of the series , he wrote , “ I urge the faithful in this diocese to realize that anyone who directly promotes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our society .
I realize that eliminates a vast number of potential leaders from our consideration as faithful Catholics , but we must hold firm and do all we can to only support political leaders who respect and protect the fundamental Right to life of the unborn .
And , they must listen to our voice.
” Help stop voter fraud : Project Veritas is accepting voter fraud tips here .

PETITION UPDATE (12/10/20)
Prior to the election on November 3, the U.S. bishops as a whole did not address Joe Biden’s anti-Catholic position regarding faith and morals. The bishops’ lack of clarity is a scandal in itself and probably contributed to the possible election of a pro-abortion “Catholic” to the presidency.
The bishops could have spoken out against Biden’s stance collectively, but they were overwhelmingly silent. Because of this, they will be at least partly responsible for the policies advanced by a Biden administration, in the event that Biden is sworn into office.
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Since Archbishop José H. Gomez and the USCCB prematurely congratulated Joe Biden as “the second United States president to profess the Catholic faith,” Gomez has announced that Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron will lead a “working group” to deal with a Biden Administration.
Although Joe Biden professes to be a Catholic, he supports policies that directly oppose the teaching of the Catholic Church, including abortion, homosexual “marriage,” and transgenderism for children.
“[Biden has] given us reason to believe that he will support policies that are against some fundamental values that we hold dear as Catholics. These policies include the repeal of the Hyde Amendment and the preservation of Roe v. Wade. Both of these policies undermine our pre-eminent priority of the elimination of abortion,” said Gomez.
On November 9, Archbishop Strickland of Tyler, Texas tweeted: “A dark cloud has descended on this nation when the USCCB and Planned Parenthood speak in unison in support of a Biden-Harris administration that supports the slaughter of innocents by abortion for all 9 months of pregnancy.”
Additionally, Archbishop Samuel Aquila of Denver, Colorado and Archbishop Charles Chaput have both declared publicly that Joe Biden “should not receive Holy Communion."
Unfortunately, Cardinal Wilton Gregory of Washington, D.C. has said that he will give Holy Communion to Biden because “it’s a matter of the responsibility that I have as the archbishop to be engaged and to be in dialogue with him, even in those areas where we obviously have some differences.”
Bishop W. Francis Malooly of Wilmington, Delaware and Bishop McElroy of San Diego also congratulated Biden in statements, but they have not indicated whether or not they would administer Holy Communion to him.
The bishops should not congratulate someone who has betrayed his Catholic Faith like Joe Biden has. It's an embarrassment and a scandal.
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https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/us-bishops-concerned-about-pro-abortion-biden-previously-hailed-him-as-second-catholic-president
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/abp-aquila-backs-call-for-pro-abortion-catholic-joe-biden-to-be-denied-holy-communion?utm_source=top_news&utm_campaign=standard
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/former-philly-archbishop-biden-not-in-full-communion-with-the-catholic-church
https://www.thesoutherncross.org/news/bishop-mcelroy-offers-prayers-and-congratulations-to-president-elect-biden/
https://www.ncronline.org/news/politics/us-catholics-weigh-mixed-reaction-biden-win
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The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has finally spoken on Joe Biden and Kamala Harris....
Not to chastise them for their blatant anti-life, anti-family and anti-Catholic views, but to "congratulate" them on "[being elected]"!
BUT, as everyone know, the anti-Catholic Biden-Harris ticket has NOT been elected.
Please SIGN and SHARE this urgent petition to the U.S. Catholic bishops telling them to retract their premature and offensive statement on the media's call of the election in Biden's favor.
As of the launch of this petition on November 9, NOT ONE STATE has certified the election results. All of the results are tentative and many are being litigated.
So, this is not the time for the bishops to falsely assert that Biden "has received enough votes to be elected the 46th President of the United States."
That's just not true, and for the bishops to willingly play along with the media's attempt to sweep allegations of voter fraud under the rug, is shocking behavior.
And, while Joe Biden may profess the Catholic Faith, he has also stated his support for abortion, homosexual "marriage," and recently, transgenderism for children.
For bishops, therefore, to congratulate a traitor to the Catholic Faith like Joe Biden, it requires a disturbing level of arrogance and pride.
That is not to say they should stand in judgement. But to congratulate such a man, rather than chastise him, sends exactly the wrong message to the faithful, 50% of whom are believed to have supported Biden in his election bid.
Stop ingratiating yourselves to a person who is advocating mass murder! Stop congratulating this anti-Catholic "Catholic."
For goodness' sake, grow a backbone and start defending the Faith!
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'US Bishops hail Biden as second Catholic president, ignoring his pro-abortion record and disputed election outcome' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/us-bishops-hail-biden-as-second-catholic-president-ignoring-his-pro-abortion-record-and-disputed-election-outcome
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lifesitenews--2020-11-20--States revealed to be illegally promoting ‘sex textline’ for children with federal funds

RICHMOND , November 19 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Today , The Family Foundation of Virginia — along with pro-family organizations across the nation — raised alarms about possible violations of federal law being committed by health departments in multiple states .
At issue are anonymous sex-text hotlines ( in Virginia , called “ BrdsNBz ” ) for teens being promoted by state health departments — in several cases through funding from Title V federal grants .
Title V federal grants are designated for abstinence education or “ education exclusively on sexual risk avoidance that teaches youth to voluntarily @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s sex textline is clearly not providing abstinence education and therefore represents , at best , an obvious misuse of federal funds , or worse , a flat out violation of federal law , ” said Victoria Cobb , president of The Family Foundation of Virginia .
“ While we are disappointed to learn of this misuse , we are glad we can help raise awareness of these textlines targeting teens and circumventing parents in multiple states.
” In an open letter addressed to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other state leaders cited “ clear evidence ” of this misuse .
For example , “ answer templates ” for the sex textline discuss examples of different kinds of sexual activity including “ penis-vagina intercourse ” and “ oral-genital contact ” and tell teens that “ Having sex has much responsibility.
” In a real-life text exchange ( see example in open letter ) , the textline service responded to a person asking what age was best to have sex with this advice : “ It ’ s not about age and all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” The Family Foundation became aware of the BrdsNBz program after parents complained about receiving a postcard addressed to a child in their home to use what amounts to a sex-text hotline promoted by the state government .
The postcards , mailed to roughly 96,000 homes , invite children to anonymously text their questions about sex , relationships and gender identity to a stranger to get answers in 24 hours .
In Virginia , this is part of an initiative promoted by the Virginia Department of Health , which ultimately falls under Gov @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Once again Gov .
Northam has crossed the line with this gross invasion of our kids ’ and young teens ’ privacy while completely bypassing parents , ” said Cobb .
According to news reports , the BrdsNBz program or other similar teen textlines have been promoted in North Carolina , Pennsylvania , South Carolina , Maryland , Florida , Texas , Indiana and New Mexico .
The programs in Pennsylvania , Indiana and New Mexico appear to have also used Title V funding for their efforts .

RICHMOND, November 19, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Today, The Family Foundation of Virginia — along with pro-family organizations across the nation — raised alarms about possible violations of federal law being committed by health departments in multiple states.
At issue are anonymous sex-text hotlines (in Virginia, called “BrdsNBz”) for teens being promoted by state health departments — in several cases through funding from Title V federal grants. Title V federal grants are designated for abstinence education or “education exclusively on sexual risk avoidance that teaches youth to voluntarily refrain from sexual activity.”
“Virginia’s sex textline is clearly not providing abstinence education and therefore represents, at best, an obvious misuse of federal funds, or worse, a flat out violation of federal law,” said Victoria Cobb, president of The Family Foundation of Virginia. “While we are disappointed to learn of this misuse, we are glad we can help raise awareness of these textlines targeting teens and circumventing parents in multiple states.”
In an open letter addressed to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Cobb and eight other state leaders cited “clear evidence” of this misuse. For example, “answer templates” for the sex textline discuss examples of different kinds of sexual activity including “penis-vagina intercourse” and “oral-genital contact” and tell teens that “Having sex has much responsibility.”
In a real-life text exchange (see example in open letter), the textline service responded to a person asking what age was best to have sex with this advice: “It’s not about age and all about when you feel ‘ready.’”
The Family Foundation became aware of the BrdsNBz program after parents complained about receiving a postcard addressed to a child in their home to use what amounts to a sex-text hotline promoted by the state government. The postcards, mailed to roughly 96,000 homes, invite children to anonymously text their questions about sex, relationships and gender identity to a stranger to get answers in 24 hours. In Virginia, this is part of an initiative promoted by the Virginia Department of Health, which ultimately falls under Gov. Ralph Northam’s purview.
“Once again Gov. Northam has crossed the line with this gross invasion of our kids’ and young teens’ privacy while completely bypassing parents,” said Cobb.
According to news reports, the BrdsNBz program or other similar teen textlines have been promoted in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Maryland, Florida, Texas, Indiana and New Mexico. The programs in Pennsylvania, Indiana and New Mexico appear to have also used Title V funding for their efforts.
Signers on the open letter include:
Victoria Cobb, President-The Family Foundation of Virginia
Michael Geer, President & CEO-Pennsylvania Family Institute
Bob Vander Plaats, President-The Family Leader (Iowa)
John Helmberger, CEO-Minnesota Family Council
John Rustin, President & Executive Director-NC Family Policy Council
Jonathan M. Saenz, President-Texas Values
John Stemberger, President-Florida Family Policy Council
Ryan McCann, Executive Director-Indiana Family Institute
Vince Torres, President-Family Policy Alliance of New Mexico
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lifesitenews--2020-11-19--Trump’s top lawyer Giuliani explains Dem’s ‘big mistake’ that exposed rigged vote-counting machines

November 19 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – In a Nov. 18 video posted to YouTube , President Donald Trump ’ s personal lawyer and former mayor of New York City Rudy Giuliani detailed several anomalies in this year ’ s election that he says constitutes evidence of widespread voter fraud , including the shady background of the voting machine software used to calculate votes and the problems with huge numbers of mail-in ballots .
Speaking first about the Dominion software employed in many voting districts to calculate votes , Giuliani expressed shock that the actual counting does not take @ @ @ @ @ @ @ There have been many surprises , but I was absolutely shocked to learn that many , many , if not all our ballots are calculated outside of the United States of America , ” he said .
He then went on to discuss the history of Dominion Voting systems , saying , “ When I tell you their real history , I think you ’ ll be quite shocked that we use them at all for elections.
” He explained that Dominion uses a company called Smartmatic that has locations overseas where the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the machines used are “ extremely vulnerable to hacking.
” He also outlined the origins of Smartmatic , saying it was founded 15 years ago by two Venezuelans with close ties to dictator Hugo Chavez , “ and it was founded for the specific purpose of being able to fix elections.
” Urging viewers to check out his claims themselves , he said Smartmatic and its subsidiary Sequoia “ were founded for the specific purpose of making sure that Chavez was elected and re-elected , and then also used in Argentina in order @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fixed in the way that Chavez wanted it fixed.
” “ This all was exposed during the 2007 election in Chicago in which a company named Sequoia was counting the ballots in Chicago .
There was a tremendous amount of confusion , the result of the election was delayed , and there was a great deal of concern with the voting machines , ” he continued .
“ When they did the investigation , they found this whole history of Smartmatic , that Sequoia was really a front for Smartmatic the way Dominion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also said a lot of Michigan used Dominion ’ s software in this year ’ s election without looking at its history “ as a company that has been , number one , extremely ineffective , a lot of mistakes , but number two , suspected of directly interfering elections because that was the whole purpose for their origin.
” He then detailed what tipped off the Trump team on the problematic software while explaining what the software does to fix elections , both by subtly switching votes and by warning those in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the lead .
“ We found out about it because they apparently made a big mistake , ” he said , referring to the 6,000 vote swing in Antrim County , Michigan .
“ Usually , according to the evidence that we have so far … the way Smartmatic fixes an election is to very subtly change votes .
So there isn ’ t some big change in any one particular voting place … they use an algorithm in which they spread it out across the city so they can get you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ your opponent , ” he said , pointing out that this technique was used in both Venezuela and Argentina .
“ We ’ re using a system that originates from a dictatorship , maybe one of the worst in the world , as the core of our vote calculation , and a company whose expertise is subtle changes in votes so they ’ re not noticed , so there are not too many anomalies in the vote return , ” he continued .
Guiliani then pointed out that the software does not always @ @ @ @ @ @ @ making subtle changes to the vote count in Antrim County , one machine switched 6,000 votes .
A smaller difference would have been hard to catch , but this one led them to investigate more widely .
He admitted that they would be unlikely to find large amounts of vote switching due to the software because the companies make the switches “ in a way that ’ s very , very careful.
” He then said that another way the software works is to “ warn you when you ’ re falling too @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on.
” As a result , it becomes possible to stop the count .
He then pointed out the large leading margin Trump had on election night in many crucial election districts that would normally have been cause for the media to call those states for the incumbent .
This led him to discuss other sources of fraud made possible in part by the warning feature of the Dominion software , namely , the large number of mail-in ballots that were delivered in the middle of the night and the lack of scrutiny @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an inspection of the many absentee ballots “ that were not inspected at all by Republicans ” could have overturned the result .
However , it is now impossible to verify the legitimacy of many mail-in ballots because when these ballots are separated from their envelopes , it is not possible to verify them properly .
Consequently , the recounts that include these ballots become “ meaningless.
” Exclaiming that it is “ outrageous ” that Republicans had no chance to verify the “ hundreds of thousands , and now it goes over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ were counted by just one side , ” he said , “ In many of these states , that number ( of ballots ) far exceeds Biden ’ s small margin of victory .
Those ballots should be declared null and void .
They should be taken out of the count .
And if that happens , and I believe it will , you ’ re going to see at least three or four of the states , if not all of them , flip because the number of illegal ballots far @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Giuliani expressed confidence that ongoing statistical analysis will uncover more fraud carried out by Dominion .
He noted that in some of Michigan ’ s heavily Democrat districts , statistical analysis has found that more votes were cast than voters .
“ There ’ s even one where 300 percent of the people in the district voted .
What does that mean ?
That means they ’ re not real people … it means they ’ re either from some other district , or they ’ re completely phony ballots , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at Michigan , that number alone can wipe out all of the Biden lead and turn it around to a Trump victory.
” He also complained that in Democrat-controlled cities , mail ballots were added to the count without any Republican monitors checking them , which violates the constitutional right to due process and equal protection .
“ Why would you do that ?
” he asked .
“ Why would you just uniformly exclude Republicans and why would you do it in every one of those ?
Like every single one of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” “ That had to come from some central source , ” he alleged .
He went on to explain why those Democrat-controlled cities could get away with excluding Republican monitors .
“ Those are the places where they completely control the election board .
Those are the places where they can even get the sheriff to threaten people with arrest just for exercising their rights … those are the places where they have a fair number of crooked judges , ” he said .
“ So they picked the places where they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up his case , Giuliani said that “ if you put together those two things … all the ballots that were put in secretly without Republican inspectors … those ballots violate both the due process and the equal protection clause of the United States Constitution , the numbers are much greater than the margin and they have to be thrown out.
” Further , referring back to the way Dominion calculates votes overseas , he insisted that “ What has to emerge from it is never ever again should our votes be counted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to make sure there aren ’ t formulas that used to switch the vote by two or three percent or formulas that are used to warn you if you should put in illegal ballots.
” Saying they have much more evidence that he is leaving unsaid whether due to time constraints or to the sensitive nature of it , Giuliani emphasized that in “ every one of the states where they utilized a crooked Democrat city to carry out the voter fraud , there are more than enough fraudulent ballots that have now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that crooked city and to change the result in the state , based on legitimate votes , from Biden to Trump.
” Software that caused 6k Trump votes to go to Biden in Michigan used across the country

November 19, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – In a Nov. 18 video posted to YouTube, President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer and former mayor of New York City Rudy Giuliani detailed several anomalies in this year’s election that he says constitutes evidence of widespread voter fraud, including the shady background of the voting machine software used to calculate votes and the problems with huge numbers of mail-in ballots.
Speaking first about the Dominion software employed in many voting districts to calculate votes, Giuliani expressed shock that the actual counting does not take place in the United States. “There have been many surprises, but I was absolutely shocked to learn that many, many, if not all our ballots are calculated outside of the United States of America,” he said.
He then went on to discuss the history of Dominion Voting systems, saying, “When I tell you their real history, I think you’ll be quite shocked that we use them at all for elections.”
— Article continues below Petition — STATES: Stop election certification while fraud investigations continue Show Petition Text 30673 have signed the petition. Let's get to 35000 ! Thank you for signing this petition! Add your signature: Show Petition Text Country... State... Sign this Petition In a bombshell press conference, President Trump's legal team has revealed evidence of alleged massive voter fraud in several constituencies key to election victory in 2020. Appealing to every American, Rudy Giuliani, Team Trump's lead counsel, said: "Joe Biden is in the lead because of invalid and illegal ballots. Give us an opportunity to prove it in court, and we will." Please SIGN and SHARE this urgent petition asking state legislators, IN EVERY U.S. STATE, not to allow election certification of their state until all of the evidence has been ruled on and every legal challenge exhausted. This is not about President Trump or former Vice President Biden...at this stage, our republic and the integrity of our elections literally hang in the balance. The claims of voter fraud made by Team Trump were very alarming, but here are some of the worst: The lack of oversight and security of mail-in ballots;
Direction by some election officials to election workers to violate election statutes;
The eviction of Republican observers who were kept away from inspecting ballots in some cities;
Instances of 'overvoting', where more ballots were cast in some precincts than registered voters;
The arrival of thousands of ballots - all marked for Biden - at one count center, in the middle of the night And, all of the these claims are backed-up by sworn affidavits of people who allegedly witnessed these fraudulent actions take place. Please CLICK HERE to read LifeSiteNews' article detailing the evidence of alleged voter fraud brought to light by Team Trump. And please CLICK HERE to see an example of overvoting, also alluded to by Giuiliani as having occurred in Michigan. Then, please SIGN and SHARE this petition asking ALL 50 STATE LEGISLATURES to wait till all claims of voter fraud have been investigated and litigated before certifying the election results for their states. Thank you for helping to see that justice is served and that all alleged wrongdoing can be brought to light. Thank you for helping to secure our republic. **Photo Credit: Screen capture from live press conference streamed on LifeSite Hide Petition Text Sign this Petition
He explained that Dominion uses a company called Smartmatic that has locations overseas where the votes are actually counted, noting that the machines used are “extremely vulnerable to hacking.”
He also outlined the origins of Smartmatic, saying it was founded 15 years ago by two Venezuelans with close ties to dictator Hugo Chavez, “and it was founded for the specific purpose of being able to fix elections.”
Urging viewers to check out his claims themselves, he said Smartmatic and its subsidiary Sequoia “were founded for the specific purpose of making sure that Chavez was elected and re-elected, and then also used in Argentina in order to make sure that the election was fixed in the way that Chavez wanted it fixed.”
“This all was exposed during the 2007 election in Chicago in which a company named Sequoia was counting the ballots in Chicago. There was a tremendous amount of confusion, the result of the election was delayed, and there was a great deal of concern with the voting machines,” he continued.
“When they did the investigation, they found this whole history of Smartmatic, that Sequoia was really a front for Smartmatic the way Dominion is a front for Smartmatic.” He also said a lot of Michigan used Dominion’s software in this year’s election without looking at its history “as a company that has been, number one, extremely ineffective, a lot of mistakes, but number two, suspected of directly interfering elections because that was the whole purpose for their origin.”
He then detailed what tipped off the Trump team on the problematic software while explaining what the software does to fix elections, both by subtly switching votes and by warning those in on the game when the opponent is in the lead.
“We found out about it because they apparently made a big mistake,” he said, referring to the 6,000 vote swing in Antrim County, Michigan.
“Usually, according to the evidence that we have so far … the way Smartmatic fixes an election is to very subtly change votes. So there isn’t some big change in any one particular voting place … they use an algorithm in which they spread it out across the city so they can get you a two or three percent difference over your opponent,” he said, pointing out that this technique was used in both Venezuela and Argentina.
“We’re using a system that originates from a dictatorship, maybe one of the worst in the world, as the core of our vote calculation, and a company whose expertise is subtle changes in votes so they’re not noticed, so there are not too many anomalies in the vote return,” he continued.
Guiliani then pointed out that the software does not always operate perfectly, and so rather than making subtle changes to the vote count in Antrim County, one machine switched 6,000 votes. A smaller difference would have been hard to catch, but this one led them to investigate more widely.
He admitted that they would be unlikely to find large amounts of vote switching due to the software because the companies make the switches “in a way that’s very, very careful.”
He then said that another way the software works is to “warn you when you’re falling too far behind when the count is going on.” As a result, it becomes possible to stop the count. He then pointed out the large leading margin Trump had on election night in many crucial election districts that would normally have been cause for the media to call those states for the incumbent.
This led him to discuss other sources of fraud made possible in part by the warning feature of the Dominion software, namely, the large number of mail-in ballots that were delivered in the middle of the night and the lack of scrutiny by Republican inspectors.
He considers that an inspection of the many absentee ballots “that were not inspected at all by Republicans” could have overturned the result. However, it is now impossible to verify the legitimacy of many mail-in ballots because when these ballots are separated from their envelopes, it is not possible to verify them properly. Consequently, the recounts that include these ballots become “meaningless.”
Exclaiming that it is “outrageous” that Republicans had no chance to verify the “hundreds of thousands, and now it goes over a million, absentee ballots” that “were counted by just one side,” he said, “In many of these states, that number (of ballots) far exceeds Biden’s small margin of victory. Those ballots should be declared null and void. They should be taken out of the count. And if that happens, and I believe it will, you’re going to see at least three or four of the states, if not all of them, flip because the number of illegal ballots far exceeds the small lead that Biden has.”
Giuliani expressed confidence that ongoing statistical analysis will uncover more fraud carried out by Dominion. He noted that in some of Michigan’s heavily Democrat districts, statistical analysis has found that more votes were cast than voters. “There’s even one where 300 percent of the people in the district voted. What does that mean? That means they’re not real people … it means they’re either from some other district, or they’re completely phony ballots,” he said.
“When you look at Michigan, that number alone can wipe out all of the Biden lead and turn it around to a Trump victory.”
He also complained that in Democrat-controlled cities, mail ballots were added to the count without any Republican monitors checking them, which violates the constitutional right to due process and equal protection. “Why would you do that?” he asked. “Why would you just uniformly exclude Republicans and why would you do it in every one of those? Like every single one of them had that idea by themselves?”
“That had to come from some central source,” he alleged.
He went on to explain why those Democrat-controlled cities could get away with excluding Republican monitors. “Those are the places where they completely control the election board. Those are the places where they can even get the sheriff to threaten people with arrest just for exercising their rights … those are the places where they have a fair number of crooked judges,” he said. “So they picked the places where they thought they had immunity.”
In summing up his case, Giuliani said that “if you put together those two things … all the ballots that were put in secretly without Republican inspectors … those ballots violate both the due process and the equal protection clause of the United States Constitution, the numbers are much greater than the margin and they have to be thrown out.”
Further, referring back to the way Dominion calculates votes overseas, he insisted that “What has to emerge from it is never ever again should our votes be counted outside the United States of America … to make sure there aren’t formulas that used to switch the vote by two or three percent or formulas that are used to warn you if you should put in illegal ballots.”
Saying they have much more evidence that he is leaving unsaid whether due to time constraints or to the sensitive nature of it, Giuliani emphasized that in “every one of the states where they utilized a crooked Democrat city to carry out the voter fraud, there are more than enough fraudulent ballots that have now been discovered to overturn the vote in that crooked city and to change the result in the state, based on legitimate votes, from Biden to Trump.”
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lifesitenews--2020-11-19--New York sheriff says he won’t enforce Cuomo’s Thanksgiving restrictions: ‘I trust people’

FULTON COUNTY , New York , November 19 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – A sheriff in New York is pushing back against Democrat Gov .
Andrew Cuomo ’ s decree that no more than 10 people gather indoors for Thanksgiving this year , declaring that he will not enforce the latest COVID-19 restriction in his jurisdiction .
Cuomo declared indoor gatherings were a “ risk ” this week , reminding the public that social gatherings “ are now limited to 10 people or fewer ” and urging them to also keep windows open , wear masks , and socially @ @ @ @ @ @ @ keep such gatherings short .
“ The Fulton County Sheriff ’ s Office will NOT be enforcing ( the executive order ) against our County residents , ” Fulton County Sheriff Richard Giardino responded .
“ Frankly , I am not sure it could sustain a Constitutional challenge in Court for several reasons , including your house is your castle .
And as a Sheriff with a law degree I couldn ’ t in good faith attempt to defend it in Court , so I won ’ t. ” “ Who and how @ @ @ @ @ @ @ home is your business , unlike outdoor gatherings , which may receive a police response if disorderly or other violations of public nuisance laws occur , ” he continued .
“ We have limited resources and we have to set priorities , so obtaining a Search Warrant to enter your home to see how many Turkey or Tofu eaters are present is not a priority .
We won ’ t be doing that.
” “ So do n't feel a need to hide cars , cover with leaves or walk three blocks so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the Governor ’ s EO , ” he reassured Fulton residents .
“ I trust people in Fulton County to use their own judgment on who and how many people they invite .
Obviously , if you have high risk family members , you will weigh the risks to your loved ones versus the reward .
Thanksgiving is just that , a time to give thanks for what we have or have received over the year.
” Sheriffs from New York ’ s Erie , Saratoga , and Washington counties have released @ @ @ @ @ @ @ blasted such dissents , going so far as to equate them with police saying “ I 'm not going to enforce domestic violence laws because that ’ s a family affair.
” Various state and local leaders have threatened crackdowns on Thanksgiving gatherings in the name of containing COVID-19 , partly taking cues from controversial infectious disease specialist Dr. Anthony Fauci , who said last month that Americans “ may have to bite the bullet and sacrifice that social gathering , unless you ’ re pretty certain that the people that you ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ At the same time , eyes are closely watching these leaders to see who follows or disregards their own dictates in their own holiday plans .
Cuomo ’ s New York has been a focal point in debates over whether broad lockdowns or more targeted measures are most effective against COVID-19 , in light of the state ’ s significant number of elderly deaths after Cuomo ’ s order that nursing homes could not turn away patients diagnosed with COVID-19 , despite the fact the virus is most dangerous to the elderly .

'Obtaining a Search Warrant to enter your home to see how many Turkey or Tofu eaters are present is not a priority,' Fulton County Sheriff Richard Giardino said.
FULTON COUNTY, New York, November 19, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – A sheriff in New York is pushing back against Democrat Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s decree that no more than 10 people gather indoors for Thanksgiving this year, declaring that he will not enforce the latest COVID-19 restriction in his jurisdiction.
Cuomo declared indoor gatherings were a “risk” this week, reminding the public that social gatherings “are now limited to 10 people or fewer” and urging them to also keep windows open, wear masks, and socially distance during them, as well as keep such gatherings short.
“The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office will NOT be enforcing (the executive order) against our County residents,” Fulton County Sheriff Richard Giardino responded. “Frankly, I am not sure it could sustain a Constitutional challenge in Court for several reasons, including your house is your castle. And as a Sheriff with a law degree I couldn’t in good faith attempt to defend it in Court, so I won’t.”
“Who and how many people you invite in to your home is your business, unlike outdoor gatherings, which may receive a police response if disorderly or other violations of public nuisance laws occur,” he continued. “We have limited resources and we have to set priorities, so obtaining a Search Warrant to enter your home to see how many Turkey or Tofu eaters are present is not a priority. We won’t be doing that.”
“So don't feel a need to hide cars, cover with leaves or walk three blocks so your house doesn't become a target of the Governor’s EO,” he reassured Fulton residents. “I trust people in Fulton County to use their own judgment on who and how many people they invite. Obviously, if you have high risk family members, you will weigh the risks to your loved ones versus the reward. Thanksgiving is just that, a time to give thanks for what we have or have received over the year.”
Sheriffs from New York’s Erie, Saratoga, and Washington counties have released similar statements. On Wednesday, Cuomo blasted such dissents, going so far as to equate them with police saying “I'm not going to enforce domestic violence laws because that’s a family affair.”
Various state and local leaders have threatened crackdowns on Thanksgiving gatherings in the name of containing COVID-19, partly taking cues from controversial infectious disease specialist Dr. Anthony Fauci, who said last month that Americans “may have to bite the bullet and sacrifice that social gathering, unless you’re pretty certain that the people that you’re dealing with are not infected.” At the same time, eyes are closely watching these leaders to see who follows or disregards their own dictates in their own holiday plans.
Cuomo’s New York has been a focal point in debates over whether broad lockdowns or more targeted measures are most effective against COVID-19, in light of the state’s significant number of elderly deaths after Cuomo’s order that nursing homes could not turn away patients diagnosed with COVID-19, despite the fact the virus is most dangerous to the elderly.
— Article continues below Petition — PETITION: Say 'No' to using the U.S. military as guinea pigs for COVID vaccine Show Petition Text 17354 have signed the petition. Let's get to 17500 ! Thank you for signing this petition! Add your signature: Show Petition Text Country... State... Sign this Petition PETITION UPDATE (12/14/2020) - The vaccine roll out is beginning in the United States, and first responders have been tagged as those likely to be among the first to receive a vaccine. President Trump needs to ensure that this is entirely voluntary. Please SIGN and SHARE this petition, today! _______________________________________________________________________ Early reports suggest that the U.S. military could be first on the list of those ordered to take a COVID vaccine. But, no one should be forced to be vaccinated against his or her will, especially members of the U.S. military! Military men and women, and their families, already sacrifice enough for the safety of our country. Forcing them to take an untested and unproven vaccine, against their will, would violate the spirit of their contract with America. This petition says 'No' to treating our servicemen and women like guinea pigs with an unproven and insufficiently-tested vaccine. Please SIGN this petition to President Trump asking him to declare, as Commander-in-Chief, that members of the armed forces will not be forced to take any COVID vaccine. So far, big pharmaceutical companies have reported casualties and halted trials for a COVID vaccine on numerous occasions: An AstraZeneca COVID trial participant died over the summer.
On October 12, Eli Lilly stopped a COVID antibody trial because of safety concerns.
Johnson and Johnson paused their vaccine trials on October 11 because one participant had an "unexplained" illness.
And, other AstraZeneca trials in the UK were put on hold both in July and September after participants developed a "serious neurological condition that might have been caused by the vaccine." No one, especially in the U.S. military, should be used as a guinea pig for proving the "effectiveness" of any COVID vaccine. Apart from these real health concerns, many military men and women object to vaccines made from aborted fetal cell lines and to other unethical testing, and these ethical considerations should also be honored. Please SIGN and SHARE this petition which calls on President Trump, as Commander-in-Chief, to issue a declaration protecting the right of servicemen and women to exercise conscientious objection in relation to a mandate for them to take a COVID vaccine. Just like it was essential for President Trump to nominate a new Supreme Court justice before the election, it is now essential that the President declare any vaccine to be voluntary for the military before January, just in case there is a transition to a new administration. Thank you for SIGNING and SHARING this urgent petition to President Trump, today! FOR MORE INFORMATION: 'Why rushing a COVID vaccine will likely fail to provide a safe and effective immunity' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/why-rushing-a-covid-vaccine-will-likely-fail-to-provide-a-safe-and-effective-immunity 'Coronavirus vaccine trial volunteer dies in Brazil' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/covid-vaccine-trial-volunteer-dies-in-brazil **Photo Credit: David Dee Delgado/Getty Images Hide Petition Text Sign this Petition
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lifesitenews--2020-11-19--Ninth Mississippi city declares itself a ‘safe city for preborn children’

RICHLAND , Mississippi , November 19 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Preborn children are now one step closer to being safer in Mississippi as yet another city has declared itself a place where children are “ safe ” from abortion .
Pro-life Pastor Ryan Sullivan of Grace Community Church in Jackson , Mississippi and Les Riley , president of Personhood Mississippi , are part of a movement that has now successfully designated nine Mississippi cities as “ safe ” for the preborn .
The latest and ninth city to be counted as a safe city is Richland .
A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has been declared that recognizes the rights of pre-born humans and “ the duty of the local jurisdiction to provide equal protection , from conception to natural death.
” The resolution lays out the “ legal and moral foundations for why the city is choosing to become a Sanctuary for Life.
” Pearl City was the first official Safe City in Mississippi and the resolution was signed by Mayor Jake Windham on October 1 , 2019 .
The declaration is issued in the first of a three-step strategy put forth by the Personhood @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The second step lays the groundwork for future enforcement by educating , empowering and mobilizing the community and the churches .
Along with tangible support and resources for crisis pregnancies , the resolution also emphasizes training the community to anticipate and successfully navigate pushback .
“ At this point , you begin to protect local authorities and create a plan for mitigating any upcoming legal challenges.
” That way , once the community is behind the initiative , the third step flows naturally from the first two .
And it is to pass @ @ @ @ @ @ @ abortions from being performed and/or funded within the jurisdiction.
” This three-step strategy is truly a grassroots effort to change the culture .
Pastor Sullivan told LifeSiteNews that “ of course we want Roe v. Wade overturned .
It is wicked and unjust on every level .
But we ca n't wait around on the federal government .
Since when do we need permission from the Supreme Court to protect babies from being murdered ?
We want to do what ’ s right in Mississippi.
” Cities in Iowa , Georgia , Florida @ @ @ @ @ @ @ followed suit .
More than a dozen cities in Texas have been designated as Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn through the help of Texas Right to Life .
The Texas campaign sounds similar to the Safe Cities initiative but should not be confused with it .
The Texas movement , which has also spread to many other cities across the nation , has already issued ordinances that differ from resolutions .
Those ordinances offer legal protection to the unborn .
An ordinance is a type of local regulation or law and carries a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ municipality simply enacts a resolution .
And they have not always been met with success .
Many of the Texas cities are now facing lawsuits .
And at least seven cities have been denied status .
The latest city , Lubbock , was recently denied .
In a press release by Texas Right to Life , they told the public that the city council had decided not to move forward as a Sanctuary City in a meeting closed to the public , despite receiving more than 5,000 signatures in support of the measure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forward by bringing the Sanctuary City for the Unborn initiative to the ballot so the public can have their say during the next election .
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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.
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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.
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lifesitenews--2020-11-19--Irish police enforce ban on Mass, threaten priests with jail

CAVAN , Ireland , November 19 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Irish police are threatening a Catholic priest with prosecution because of his refusal to turn people away when they arrived for Mass .
Under the current law , the Irish government is expressly forbidding gatherings for “ religious or other reasons ” and threatening priests with a fine of €2,500 and/or six months imprisonment should they attempt to offer public Mass .
The law has come about as part of the Level 5 lockdown currently enforced across the country .
Speaking to the AngloCelt , which reported on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hughes mentioned that “ somebody reported me , ” which led to his Masses becoming known to the local bishop and the civil authorities .
Fr .
Hughes ’ superior , Bishop Francis Duffy , had contacted the priest last week after receiving a complaint from a parishioner that he was saying Mass with people present .
Duffy reportedly told Fr .
Hughes that he was in “ dangerous territory.
” Fr .
Hughes told the AngloCelt , “ I have continued to say Mass because I feel it is our Constitutional right @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also mentioned that when members of his congregation would arrive at church , he “ did not chase them away.
” He noted that the church had taken all the measures required by the government in the face of COVID-19 and that people in the church are “ just there to pray and go home.
” Based in Mullahoran , Cavan , in the Diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise , Fr .
Hughes was approached by two police officers before offering Mass this past Sunday , who informed him he was breaking the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ four officers appeared , stating that “ a file would be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions ( DPP ) , meaning that he may be prosecuted for breaching the Covid rules introduced during the last lockdown period.
” Hughes challenged the police , appealing to the constitutional right to freely practice religion .
The law banning public Mass appears to be in direct violation of Article 44 of the Irish Constitution , which states “ The State acknowledges that the homage of public worship is due to Almighty God .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and shall respect and honour religion .
Freedom of conscience and the free profession and practice of religion are , subject to public order and morality , guaranteed to every citizen.
” Apparently , Fr .
Hughes has been offered a final chance to submit to the ban on public Mass .
He explained he has “ no support , only from the people maybe , but I have no support .
So I put myself out on a limb .
I have to make a decision to celebrate Mass every day , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the time that ’ s designated because people will come in.
” “ So I ’ ll say Mass at a different time each day , on Facebook , for the people , ” Fr .
Hughes continued .
“ Because I don ’ t want to be prosecuted either , although I would like to test to see would they go and bring me before the DPP because I just think this is scandalous really , we ’ re gone to a police state.
” In a radio interview after the Mass @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people mattered more to him and God mattered more to him than anything else.
” The case of Fr .
Hughes is not an isolated event , as police in Cork also approached a priest to warn that they would “ apply the full rigours of the law , ” if he continued celebrating Mass with people present .
The Irish Catholic reported on the anonymous priest , who termed himself a “ conscientious objector ” to the ban on public worship .
The priest said he and another priest had been saying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weeks , ” with an average of 10 people attending .
The Masses were streamed online , which meant that “ someone saw it on the webcam and … they got onto the guards.
” After being contacted a couple of times by the police , the priest was warned that if he continued to offer public Masses , then police would “ apply the full rigours of the law.
” The police warnings come in spite of Health Minister Stephen Donnelly claiming upon the introduction of the law that “ I assure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ regard to penalties , religious services are non-penal in that there is no penalty attached to them.
” In order to coordinate efforts and galvanize people into action for the return of Mass , a lay group called We Need Worship has formed , prayerfully but firmly petitioning that the government respect the constitutional right to worship and have Mass .
Readers in Ireland are encouraged to contact their bishops to respectfully ask for the churches to be opened , and Mass to be celebrated .
Contact information for the bishops of Ireland @ @ @ @ @

CAVAN, Ireland, November 19, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Irish police are threatening a Catholic priest with prosecution because of his refusal to turn people away when they arrived for Mass.
Under the current law, the Irish government is expressly forbidding gatherings for “religious or other reasons” and threatening priests with a fine of €2,500 and/or six months imprisonment should they attempt to offer public Mass. The law has come about as part of the Level 5 lockdown currently enforced across the country.
Speaking to the AngloCelt, which reported on the story, Fr. P.J. Hughes mentioned that “somebody reported me,” which led to his Masses becoming known to the local bishop and the civil authorities.
Fr. Hughes’ superior, Bishop Francis Duffy, had contacted the priest last week after receiving a complaint from a parishioner that he was saying Mass with people present. Duffy reportedly told Fr. Hughes that he was in “dangerous territory.”
Fr. Hughes told the AngloCelt, “I have continued to say Mass because I feel it is our Constitutional right to practise our religion,” and also mentioned that when members of his congregation would arrive at church, he “did not chase them away.”
He noted that the church had taken all the measures required by the government in the face of COVID-19 and that people in the church are “just there to pray and go home.”
Based in Mullahoran, Cavan, in the Diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise, Fr. Hughes was approached by two police officers before offering Mass this past Sunday, who informed him he was breaking the law.
Shortly after Mass ended, four officers appeared, stating that “a file would be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), meaning that he may be prosecuted for breaching the Covid rules introduced during the last lockdown period.”
Hughes challenged the police, appealing to the constitutional right to freely practice religion.
The law banning public Mass appears to be in direct violation of Article 44 of the Irish Constitution, which states “The State acknowledges that the homage of public worship is due to Almighty God. It shall hold His Name in reverence, and shall respect and honour religion. Freedom of conscience and the free profession and practice of religion are, subject to public order and morality, guaranteed to every citizen.”
Apparently, Fr. Hughes has been offered a final chance to submit to the ban on public Mass.
He explained he has “no support, only from the people maybe, but I have no support. So I put myself out on a limb. I have to make a decision to celebrate Mass every day, but I cannot celebrate it at the time that’s designated because people will come in.”
“So I’ll say Mass at a different time each day, on Facebook, for the people,” Fr. Hughes continued. “Because I don’t want to be prosecuted either, although I would like to test to see would they go and bring me before the DPP because I just think this is scandalous really, we’re gone to a police state.”
In a radio interview after the Mass, Fr. Hughes mentioned that “people mattered more to him and God mattered more to him than anything else.”
The case of Fr. Hughes is not an isolated event, as police in Cork also approached a priest to warn that they would “apply the full rigours of the law,” if he continued celebrating Mass with people present.
— Article continues below Petition — PETITION: Ask Pope Francis to clarify and rectify scandalous remarks on homosexual civil unions Show Petition Text 22787 have signed the petition. Let's get to 25000 ! Thank you for signing this petition! Add your signature: Show Petition Text Country... State... Sign this Petition Remarks attributed to Pope Francis (and, not denied by the Vatican) in support of homosexual civil unions have caused grave scandal to the faithful. Please SIGN this urgent petition which asks Pope Francis to clarify and rectify these heterodox and scandalous remarks on homosexual civil unions, and which will be delivered both to the Vatican and to the Papal Nuncio of the United States (the Pope's official representative in the U.S.). As the last guarantor of the Faith, the Pope should clarify and rectify these remarks, which go against the perennial teaching of the Church, even including the teaching of his living predecessor, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. "What we have to create is a law of civil coexistence [meaning civil union law, for homosexuals]...," Pope Francis is reported to have remarked, in what is arguably his clearest statement of public support for a practice morally prohibited by official Catholic Church teaching. In fact, the Church has been crystal clear in Her opposition to homosexual unions. Just in 2003, Pope Saint John Paul II approved a document from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, titled 'Considerations Regarding Proposals to Give Legal Recognition to Unions between Homosexual Persons' and written by Cardinal Ratzinger (now, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI), which concludes with the following: "The Church teaches that respect for homosexual persons cannot lead in any way to approval of homosexual behaviour or to legal recognition of homosexual unions. The common good requires that laws recognize, promote and protect marriage as the basis of the family, the primary unit of society. Legal recognition of homosexual unions or placing them on the same level as marriage would mean not only the approval of deviant behaviour, with the consequence of making it a model in present-day society, but would also obscure basic values which belong to the common inheritance of humanity. The Church cannot fail to defend these values, for the good of men and women and for the good of society itself." It could not be more clear: the Church is calling people to repentance, not to be left to indulge in grave sin. Since becoming public, several senior prelates as well as other notable Catholic figures have voiced their opposition to these remarks attributed to the Pontiff. Cardinal Raymond Burke stated: "It is a source of deepest sadness and pressing pastoral concern that the private opinions reported with so much emphasis by the press and attributed to Pope Francis do not correspond to the constant teaching of the Church, as it is expressed in Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition." Cardinal Gerhard Müller commented: "Where there is tension between the plain and obvious Word of God and the infallible interpretation on the one hand, and private expressions of opinion even by the highest church authorities on the other, the principle always applies: in dubio pro DEO [When in doubt, be in favor of God]." And, Catholic theologian and apologist Scott Hahn, without directly quoting Pope Francis, shared on Facebook the 'Letter to the Bishops of the Catholic Church on the Pastoral Care of Homosexual Persons,' published by the CDF in 1986, with the statement: "Holy Father, respectfully and humbly, I beg to differ... if that is indeed what you said. In any case, please clarify and rectify your statement, especially in view of the official teaching of our Lord through the magisterium of His Church." But, the silence from the Vatican has been deafening, with no clarification forthcoming. We must, therefore, ask the Pope for clarification in this serious matter. 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The Irish Catholic reported on the anonymous priest, who termed himself a “conscientious objector” to the ban on public worship.
The priest said he and another priest had been saying public Masses “for the last few weeks,” with an average of 10 people attending. The Masses were streamed online, which meant that “someone saw it on the webcam and … they got onto the guards.”
After being contacted a couple of times by the police, the priest was warned that if he continued to offer public Masses, then police would “apply the full rigours of the law.”
The police warnings come in spite of Health Minister Stephen Donnelly claiming upon the introduction of the law that “I assure the Deputy and other colleagues that with regard to penalties, religious services are non-penal in that there is no penalty attached to them.”
In order to coordinate efforts and galvanize people into action for the return of Mass, a lay group called We Need Worship has formed, prayerfully but firmly petitioning that the government respect the constitutional right to worship and have Mass.
Readers in Ireland are encouraged to contact their bishops to respectfully ask for the churches to be opened, and Mass to be celebrated. Contact information for the bishops of Ireland can be found HERE.
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lifesitenews--2020-11-19--Sorry! AV staffers in Trump press room caught cursing on hot mic, picked up by LifeSite’s YouTube ch

Sorry! AV staffers in Trump press room caught cursing on hot mic, picked up by LifeSite’s YouTube channel

November 19 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Today LifeSiteNews shared on our YouTube channel a livestream of the Trump @ @ @ @ @ about voter fraud .
During the livestream , it appeared that the campaign had technical @ @ @ @ @ the livestream from the campaign ’ s YouTube channel , the vulgar language Trump staffers @ @ @ @ @ as their visible on-screen streaming issues , came through on our channel .
We are @ @ @ @ @ hear this on our channel , where we strive to keep all language family-friendly .

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November 19, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Today LifeSiteNews shared on our YouTube channel a livestream of the Trump campaign’s press conference about voter fraud.
During the livestream, it appeared that the campaign had technical difficulties.
Because LifeSite sourced the livestream from the campaign’s YouTube channel, the vulgar language Trump staffers were using, as well as their visible on-screen streaming issues, came through on our channel. We are sorry our viewers had to hear this on our channel, where we strive to keep all language family-friendly.
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lifesitenews--2020-11-19--‘Reprehensible’: Toronto cardinal rebukes Catholic school trustees for censoring Catechism on homose

‘Reprehensible’: Toronto cardinal rebukes Catholic school trustees for censoring Catechism on homosexuality

TORONTO , November 19 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Cardinal Thomas Collins has strongly rebuked the Toronto Catholic District School Board trustees who stopped a delegate from reading Catechism ’ s section on homosexuality during a stormy meeting last week .
“ That a Catholic should be criticized , and effectively be prevented by Catholic trustees from reading from the Catholic Catechism at a meeting of a Catholic school board is simply reprehensible , ” Collins wrote in a private letter addressed to board chair Joe Martino ( click here to read letter or read full below ) .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a meeting of the Toronto Catholic District School Board , I wonder if He would be interrupted , if he were to begin to say : ‘ Repent , for the Kingdom of God is near , or many other things He says in the Gospel , because those words are perhaps not sufficiently soothing , and perhaps might offend , ” added the cardinal in the November 17 letter , a copy of which has been obtained by LifeSiteNews .
Collins also “ highly ” commended trustee Nancy Crawford “ for pointing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” and reminded the TCDSB trustees that they swore an oath of office to “ be faithful to the teachings of the Church and to the Primacy of the Roman Pontiff and the authority of the Magisterium.
” The letter was the cardinal ’ s response to the November 11 special board meeting during which three trustees — chair Martino , Norm Di Pasquale , and Maria Rizzo — objected to a delegate reading the Catechism ’ s section on homosexuality .
The comments were “ treading … in dangerous waters … putting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our board , ” said Di Pasquale .
“ I must warn , uh , the delegate that , uh , some of the language , I feel , is not proper , ” agreed Martino .
At that point , apparently amazed , Crawford stood up .
“ The delegate is quoting from the Catechism of the Catholic Church .
Let that sink in , please ?
Before you make your ruling .
I would appreciate that.
” Rizzo then joined in : “ Mr .
Chair , anybody making a comment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in our community in a publicly funded body — is not , is not , is not acceptable in this forum.
” Campaign Life Coalition , Canada ’ s national pro-life , pro-family political lobbying group , lauded the Cardinal for sending the letter .
“ We are very pleased that Cardinal Collins has finally ended his silence on the public heresy of the TCDSB trustees .
He used strong but appropriate language , calling Trustees ’ assault on the Catechism of the Catholic Church ‘ reprehensible ’ , ” said Jeff Gunnarson @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ His Eminence gave Trustees Di Pasquale , Martino and Rizzo a stinging rebuke , questioning even their ability to ‘ fulfil their sacred mission ’ and implying quite strongly that they have violated their oath of office , which demands fidelity to the teachings of the Church.
” Collins did not mention the reason for the special meeting during which the incident took place .
It had been called at the urging of trustee Markus de Domenico to reopen code of conduct complaints against trustee Michael Del Grande .
Del Grande @ @ @ @ @ @ @ year by LGBTQ activists and their allies on the board for his defense of Catholic teaching and opposition to gender ideology , specifically , the now infamous reductio ad absurdum motion he tabled last November during the board ’ s debate on including “ gender expression ” and “ gender identity ” as protected categories in its code of conduct .
His motion asked that the board refer the matter to committee to study whether it should add other aberrant sexual behaviors , such as pedophilia and bestiality , as prohibited grounds for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ slippery slope ” motion , intended to illustrate the consequence of amending the code , provoked a number of complaints against Del Grande , which the board cleared him of in August .
Despite this , dissident Toronto Catholic elementary school teacher Paolo de Buono and former Catholic student trustee and open homosexual Kyle Iannuzzi were among the LGBTQ activists who continued to lobby the board to censure him .
More recently , Ontario premier and lesbian MPP Kathleen Wynne and Tory Education Minister Stephen Lecce also pressured the board to hold Del @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ homophobic ” remarks .
All this culminated in the turbulent seven-hour-long November 11 meeting , which concluded with eight trustees voting to find Del Grande guilty of violating the code and being “ disrespectful to the LGBTQ community as a whole.
” They then imposed sanctions , which included that Del Grande be asked to publicly apologize , take an equity course , and be barred from leadership roles for three months .
Del Grande has retained a lawyer and is appealing , and Campaign Life Coalition is raising funds for his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Del Grande .
Moreover , after witnessing Catholic trustees censoring the Catechism during the meeting , Campaign Life urged Catholics in the Toronto archdiocese to stop donating to their parish and donate to Del Grande ’ s fund instead .
It still stands by that recommendation , despite the Cardinal ’ s welcome letter , Gunnarson told LifeSiteNews .
Campaign Life “ wishes to give credit where credit is due towards the Cardinal ; his letter was very good , and we ’ re pleased to see his moral leadership in action , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it was not sufficient , ” he added .
“ To put it simply – His Eminence has a moral and canon law responsibility to insist upon the resignation ” of the “ eight dissident trustees on the board who have brought Catholic education into disrepute , undermined and attacked the teachings of Our Lord and the Catechism , ” he said .
Until Collins does so , “ we repeat our request for Catholics in Toronto to continue withholding Sunday collection plate offerings.
” “ We believe the Cardinal has the moral @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ship that is the TCDSB , and if he has a love for souls , that ’ s what His Eminence will do.
” Gunnarson urged Catholics to “ write to the Cardinal Archbishop to express thanks and congratulations for rebuking the trustees , ” and to “ also respectfully encourage him to go all the way , by publicly requesting their resignations.
” LifeSiteNews contacted the eight trustees who voted to censure Del Grande to ask for their response to the Cardinal ’ s letter .
While there was no official response @ @ @ @ @ @ @ LifeSiteNews he intends to make an apology at tonight ’ s general board meeting .
It is notable that Di Pasquale , who was the first to object to the reading of the Catechism , also retweeted this congratulatory message during the meeting : Joe Volpe , president and publisher of Corriere Canadese , Canada ’ s only daily Italian-language print newspaper , dismissed Di Pasquale ’ s promised future apology .
“ If he thinks he ’ s going to stand up and apologize , I ’ m going to die laughing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ written extensively on the TCDSB .
“ We ’ re beyond a stupid , self-serving apology by somebody who is less than contrite and over the top in his abuse of Catholics.
” To contribute to the Michael Del Grande Legal Defense Fund , go here .
At a recent meeting of the Toronto Catholic District School Board a member of a delegation attempted to quote from the section of the Catechism of the Catholic Church which concerns the teaching and the pastoral practice of the Church in caring for our brothers and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Shortly after he had begun reading the quotation , he was interrupted , and it was suggested that to continue reading from the Catechism was to be treading in dangerous waters , and would be putting down a marginalized and vulnerable community , and that the language of the Catechism is not proper .
That a Catholic should be criticized , and effectively be prevented by Catholic Trustees from reading from the Catholic Catechism at a meeting of a Catholic School Board is simply reprehensible .
I highly commend Trustee Crawford for pointing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Catholic faith must guide all who are engaged in Catholic Education - including students , teachers , administrators , and trustees - or that education ceases to be Catholic .
In addition , if those engaged in Catholic Education do not appreciate the rich and life-giving faith of the Church , which is the defining characteristic of Catholic Education , and instead have bought into the fundamentally anti-Catholic narrative that misrepresents Catholic faith as lacking in compassion , then I question how they can fulfil their sacred mission , and truly serve those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In fact , commitment to the truths of our faith is pledged in the Oath taken by the trustees of the Toronto Catholic District School Board : LEADER : Will you be faithful to the teachings of the Church and to the Primacy of the Roman Pontiff and the authority of the Magisterium ?
The world in which we live is dominated by a shallow secular vision of the human person , and of the purpose of life , a vision which is contrary to divine revelation , to reason , and to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It is disappointing when Catholic trustees allow that secular vision to replace the fullness of faith articulated in the Catechism of the Catholic Church .
We are called to be guided by the Holy Spirit , not by the deceptive spirit of the age .
As I listened to the dialogue at the meeting , in response to the reading of the passage from the Catechism , it became clear to me that the consideration that was given priority was not fidelity to the Gospel challenge calling us to holiness , or fidelity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ entrusted to us for our eternal salvation , but rather a nervous attentiveness to how people might possibly react to the proclamation of that faith , and be offended .
If Jesus Himself were to attend a meeting of the Toronto Catholic District School Board , I wonder if He would be interrupted , if he were to begin to say : “ Repent , for the Kingdom of God is near , ” or many other things He says in the Gospel , because those words are perhaps not sufficiently soothing , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , many people were offended by the life-giving words of Our Lord Jesus , when He walked among us ; the words of life do not merely soothe - with clarity and charity , they challenge us to repentance and to holiness .
I urge you and your fellow trustees to reflect upon these spiritual observations , and I pray that God may bless and guide you in the sacred mission which has been entrusted to you .

'That a Catholic should be criticized, and effectively be prevented by Catholic trustees from reading from the Catholic Catechism at a meeting of a Catholic school board is simply reprehensible,' said Cardinal Collins.
TORONTO, November 19, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Cardinal Thomas Collins has strongly rebuked the Toronto Catholic District School Board trustees who stopped a delegate from reading Catechism’s section on homosexuality during a stormy meeting last week.
“That a Catholic should be criticized, and effectively be prevented by Catholic trustees from reading from the Catholic Catechism at a meeting of a Catholic school board is simply reprehensible,” Collins wrote in a private letter addressed to board chair Joe Martino (click here to read letter or read full below).
“If Jesus Himself were to attend a meeting of the Toronto Catholic District School Board, I wonder if He would be interrupted, if he were to begin to say: ‘Repent, for the Kingdom of God is near, or many other things He says in the Gospel, because those words are perhaps not sufficiently soothing, and perhaps might offend,” added the cardinal in the November 17 letter, a copy of which has been obtained by LifeSiteNews.
Collins also “highly” commended trustee Nancy Crawford “for pointing out the significance of this act,” and reminded the TCDSB trustees that they swore an oath of office to “be faithful to the teachings of the Church and to the Primacy of the Roman Pontiff and the authority of the Magisterium.”
The letter was the cardinal’s response to the November 11 special board meeting during which three trustees — chair Martino, Norm Di Pasquale, and Maria Rizzo — objected to a delegate reading the Catechism’s section on homosexuality.
The comments were “treading … in dangerous waters … putting down a marginalized and vulnerable community at our board,” said Di Pasquale.
“I must warn, uh, the delegate that, uh, some of the language, I feel, is not proper,” agreed Martino.
At that point, apparently amazed, Crawford stood up. “The delegate is quoting from the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Let that sink in, please? Before you make your ruling. I would appreciate that.”
Rizzo then joined in: “Mr. Chair, anybody making a comment about anybody in our community — anybody in our community in a publicly funded body — is not, is not, is not acceptable in this forum.”
Campaign Life Coalition, Canada’s national pro-life, pro-family political lobbying group, lauded the Cardinal for sending the letter.
“We are very pleased that Cardinal Collins has finally ended his silence on the public heresy of the TCDSB trustees. He used strong but appropriate language, calling Trustees’ assault on the Catechism of the Catholic Church ‘reprehensible’,” said Jeff Gunnarson, Campaign Life’s national president.
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“His Eminence gave Trustees Di Pasquale, Martino and Rizzo a stinging rebuke, questioning even their ability to ‘fulfil their sacred mission’ and implying quite strongly that they have violated their oath of office, which demands fidelity to the teachings of the Church.”
Collins did not mention the reason for the special meeting during which the incident took place. It had been called at the urging of trustee Markus de Domenico to reopen code of conduct complaints against trustee Michael Del Grande.
Del Grande has been under attack for over a year by LGBTQ activists and their allies on the board for his defense of Catholic teaching and opposition to gender ideology, specifically, the now infamous reductio ad absurdum motion he tabled last November during the board’s debate on including “gender expression” and “gender identity” as protected categories in its code of conduct.
His motion asked that the board refer the matter to committee to study whether it should add other aberrant sexual behaviors, such as pedophilia and bestiality, as prohibited grounds for discrimination under the code.
The “slippery slope” motion, intended to illustrate the consequence of amending the code, provoked a number of complaints against Del Grande, which the board cleared him of in August.
Despite this, dissident Toronto Catholic elementary school teacher Paolo de Buono and former Catholic student trustee and open homosexual Kyle Iannuzzi were among the LGBTQ activists who continued to lobby the board to censure him.
More recently, Ontario premier and lesbian MPP Kathleen Wynne and Tory Education Minister Stephen Lecce also pressured the board to hold Del Grande “accountable” for his allegedly “homophobic” remarks.
All this culminated in the turbulent seven-hour-long November 11 meeting, which concluded with eight trustees voting to find Del Grande guilty of violating the code and being “disrespectful to the LGBTQ community as a whole.”
They then imposed sanctions, which included that Del Grande be asked to publicly apologize, take an equity course, and be barred from leadership roles for three months.
Del Grande has retained a lawyer and is appealing, and Campaign Life Coalition is raising funds for his defense on WonderWe, Stand With Michael Del Grande.
Moreover, after witnessing Catholic trustees censoring the Catechism during the meeting, Campaign Life urged Catholics in the Toronto archdiocese to stop donating to their parish and donate to Del Grande’s fund instead.
It still stands by that recommendation, despite the Cardinal’s welcome letter, Gunnarson told LifeSiteNews.
Campaign Life “wishes to give credit where credit is due towards the Cardinal; his letter was very good, and we’re pleased to see his moral leadership in action,” said Gunnarson.
“However, it was not sufficient,” he added.
“To put it simply – His Eminence has a moral and canon law responsibility to insist upon the resignation” of the “eight dissident trustees on the board who have brought Catholic education into disrepute, undermined and attacked the teachings of Our Lord and the Catechism,” he said.
Until Collins does so, “we repeat our request for Catholics in Toronto to continue withholding Sunday collection plate offerings.”
“We believe the Cardinal has the moral and legal authority to right this sinking ship that is the TCDSB, and if he has a love for souls, that’s what His Eminence will do.”
Gunnarson urged Catholics to “write to the Cardinal Archbishop to express thanks and congratulations for rebuking the trustees,” and to “also respectfully encourage him to go all the way, by publicly requesting their resignations.”
LifeSiteNews contacted the eight trustees who voted to censure Del Grande to ask for their response to the Cardinal’s letter.
While there was no official response from chair Martino, Di Pasquale told LifeSiteNews he intends to make an apology at tonight’s general board meeting.
It is notable that Di Pasquale, who was the first to object to the reading of the Catechism, also retweeted this congratulatory message during the meeting:
THANK YOU @normsworld for shutting that down. Quoting the catechism as a means of demonizing the LGBTQ+ community has no place in this meeting or in PUBLICLY. FUNDED. EDUCATION. — Julianna Ozorio (@theozoriothe) November 12, 2020
Joe Volpe, president and publisher of Corriere Canadese, Canada’s only daily Italian-language print newspaper, dismissed Di Pasquale’s promised future apology.
“If he thinks he’s going to stand up and apologize, I’m going to die laughing,” said Volpe, who has written extensively on the TCDSB.
“We’re beyond a stupid, self-serving apology by somebody who is less than contrite and over the top in his abuse of Catholics.”
To contribute to the Michael Del Grande Legal Defense Fund, go here.
To respectfully express your views, contact:
Cardinal Thomas Collins
Archdiocese of Toronto
1155 Yonge Street
Toronto, Ontario M4T 1W2
Phone:416-934-0606, ext. 609
Email: [email protected]archtoronto.org
***
Full text of Cardinal Collins’s letter here:
November 17, 2020
Dear Mr. Martino,
At a recent meeting of the Toronto Catholic District School Board a member of a delegation attempted to quote from the section of the Catechism of the Catholic Church which concerns the teaching and the pastoral practice of the Church in caring for our brothers and sisters who experience same sex attractions. Shortly after he had begun reading the quotation, he was interrupted, and it was suggested that to continue reading from the Catechism was to be treading in dangerous waters, and would be putting down a marginalized and vulnerable community, and that the language of the Catechism is not proper.
That a Catholic should be criticized, and effectively be prevented by Catholic Trustees from reading from the Catholic Catechism at a meeting of a Catholic School Board is simply reprehensible. I highly commend Trustee Crawford for pointing out the significance of this act.
Catholic faith must guide all who are engaged in Catholic Education – including students, teachers, administrators, and trustees – or that education ceases to be Catholic.
In addition, if those engaged in Catholic Education do not appreciate the rich and life-giving faith of the Church, which is the defining characteristic of Catholic Education, and instead have bought into the fundamentally anti-Catholic narrative that misrepresents Catholic faith as lacking in compassion, then I question how they can fulfil their sacred mission, and truly serve those who are entrusted to their care. In fact, commitment to the truths of our faith is pledged in the Oath taken by the trustees of the Toronto Catholic District School Board:
LEADER: Will you be faithful to the teachings of the Church and to the Primacy of the Roman Pontiff and the authority of the Magisterium?
TRUSTEES: I will.
The world in which we live is dominated by a shallow secular vision of the human person, and of the purpose of life, a vision which is contrary to divine revelation, to reason, and to the profound heritage of Christian faith. It is disappointing when Catholic trustees allow that secular vision to replace the fullness of faith articulated in the Catechism of the Catholic Church. We are called to be guided by the Holy Spirit, not by the deceptive spirit of the age.
As I listened to the dialogue at the meeting, in response to the reading of the passage from the Catechism, it became clear to me that the consideration that was given priority was not fidelity to the Gospel challenge calling us to holiness, or fidelity to the faith which Our Lord has entrusted to us for our eternal salvation, but rather a nervous attentiveness to how people might possibly react to the proclamation of that faith, and be offended. If Jesus Himself were to attend a meeting of the Toronto Catholic District School Board, I wonder if He would be interrupted, if he were to begin to say: “Repent, for the Kingdom of God is near,” or many other things He says in the Gospel, because those words are perhaps not sufficiently soothing, and perhaps might offend. After all, many people were offended by the life-giving words of Our Lord Jesus, when He walked among us; the words of life do not merely soothe – with clarity and charity, they challenge us to repentance and to holiness.
I urge you and your fellow trustees to reflect upon these spiritual observations, and I pray that God may bless and guide you in the sacred mission which has been entrusted to you.
In Christ,
Thomas Collins Archbishop of Toronto.
cc: Trustees of TCDSB
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DETROIT , Michigan , November 19 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Two Republicans on the Wayne County Board of Canvassers who refused to certify the presidential results but backed down hours later now say they were misled into their certification votes and want to rescind them .
The initial vote Tuesday evening deadlocked at 2-2 , falling along party lines , because absentee ballot poll books at 93 of Detroit ’ s 134 absentee counting boards @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anywhere from one to more than four votes ” without an explanation .
The deadlock set off a rash of both local and national fervor , with President Donald Trump ’ s supporters expressing hope the development might lead to the Michigan Legislature awarding the state ’ s electors to Trump ( an idea Republican State Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey shot down earlier in the day ) , with Trump ’ s foes enraged by the idea Republicans were trying to circumvent the election .
Two hours later , the board ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hartmann , backed down , agreeing to certify the election in exchange for Democrats joining them in asking that Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson conduct a “ comprehensive audit ” of the precincts in question .
The next day , however , they signed a pair of affidavits declaring their intentions to rescind their votes .
Palmer and Hartmann both say they were told by Wayne County counsel Janet Anderson-Davis that they lacked the legal discretion to deny certification of the vote , and that they would not have voted to certify @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which they realized was unlikely upon seeing Benson confirm that she did not consider the locality ’ s agreement binding on the state .
The two continue to maintain that the vote had “ serious process flaws which deserve investigation.
” “ I ’ m pleased Mr. Hartmann and Ms. Palmer reiterated their opposition to the certification of the Wayne County results despite bullying and threats and in the face of broken promises by Michigan ’ s Secretary of State , ” Phill Kline , head of the Thomas More Society ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ News .
“ Mr .
Hartman is properly demanding answers from Wayne County election officials.
” The Trump campaign has withdrawn its lawsuit in Michigan , claiming the development has “ achiev ( ed ) the relief we sought : to stop the election in Wayne County from being prematurely certified before residents can be assured that every legal vote has been counted and every illegal vote is not counted.
” But it ’ s unclear whether Palmer and Hartmann ’ s votes can be rescinded at this late date , and there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ County is forthcoming .
Board vice-chair Jonathan Kinloch , a Democrat , says the certification has already been sent to the state .
Palmer and Hartmann were also subjected to a torrent of hateful comments from state and national figures , including accusations of racism , and even incoming Democrat state Rep. Abraham Aiyash identifying the school Palmer ’ s children “ probably ” attend during the meeting stream .
It is unclear how many votes the Wayne County discrepancy actually represents .
Preliminary results show Trump losing Michigan to former Vice President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ margin between Trump and Biden in Wayne County was more than twice that at 322,925 .
Taking Michigan ’ s 16 electoral votes away from Biden would not be enough to flip the election results in Trump ’ s favor , but the president ’ s campaign says it believes it can get to 270 electoral votes through a combination of recounts and lawsuits in multiple states .
Help stop voter fraud : Project Veritas is accepting voter fraud tips here .