lifesitenews--2020-09-23--Facebook, Google partner with liberal org for 2020 election strategy

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September 23 , 2020 ( NewsBusters ) — It looks like the harbingers Dr. Robert Epstein had warned the country about regarding liberal Big Tech ’ s influence in elections is coming true .
Big Tech giant Facebook informed the Media Research Center that it would be partnering with the nonpartisan digital encyclopedia Ballotpedia and the radical left-wing organization Democracy Works to help formulate the online platform ’ s 2020 election strategy .
What makes this partnership so damning is that Democracy Works @ @ @ @ @ @ @ millions collectively by at least six liberal organizations between 2012 and 2019 .
Also concerning is that Big Tech giant Google is also working with “ Democracy Works to make sure it 's surfacing only true information — and not , Google engineering VP Cathy Edwards said , things like false claims of victory , ” according to Protocol .
[ Emphasis added . ]
Democracy Works proclaims itself to be “ nonpartisan , ” but its donors , biased staff and its heavily partisan board of directors shows that it is anything @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the six liberal organization “ funders ” that have dumped funds into its coffers over the years .
The list included the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation , liberal billionaire Pierre Omidyar ’ s Democracy Fund , the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and the historically anti-Israel Rockefeller Brothers Fund .
Omitted from Democracy Works ’ s list of funders was Omidyar ’ s Omidyar Network Fund and the liberal Tides Foundation .
In total , these six liberal organizations alone have given at least $ 10,628,999 collectively @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a glance at the Democracy Works blog reveals its leftist political stance .
Democracy Works Co-founder and Executive Director Seth Flaxman published a blog June 4 headlined , “ Our Democracy Fails If We Don ’ t Protect Black Lives.
” In the article , he decried America as being built on slavery : He also suggested that racism is embedded into American society : Flaxman then attacked America again , as he wrote on the subject of diversity of his organization .
“ Incorporating the full humanity of our Black teammates means @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of living in a country that dehumanizes Black life on an on-going basis.
” [ Emphasis added . ]
What makes this worse is that Facebook included notice of its collaboration with Democracy Works on its corporate website under a section headlined : “ We help prevent the spread of misinformation and provide additional context so people can make informed decisions.
” However , strangely , Facebook has since dubiously removed its info about working with Democracy Works from that corporate web page .
Flaxman stated that “ Black Americans have been given @ @ @ @ @ @ @ right , to express their grief and voice their grievances the best way they see fit.
” Two top officials who are leading the Democracy Works Election Research Team with Facebook are also overtly biased .
Schreur ’ s LinkedIn profile shows that she interned at the digital , communications and creative agency BerlinRosen between September 2015-December 2015 .
A quick glance at the agency ’ s issue advocacy page reveals a trove of left-wing propaganda .
The page ’ s featured photo showed an abortion rights protest occurring in front of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Our clients are fighting to advance equity , fairness , and justice across today ’ s most urgent issues—gender equity , sexual and reproductive rights , systemic racism , immigration , criminal and civil justice reform .
And we ’ re with them every step of the way.
” [ Emphasis added . ]
One of its clients , is the radical left-wing , pro-boycott organization Color of Change and the pro-abortion group Physicians for Reproductive Health .
Schreur has also donated a number of small-dollar donations to former Democratic presidential candidate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ D-MA ) , according to FEC data .
Odd that a Warren donor who interned for a radical leftist organization will be spearheading Democracy Works ’ s election research in conjunction with Facebook .
Federal Election Commission records show that Carpenter , like Schreur , gave a number of small-dollar donations to Warren , including one donation to the Ditch Fund , which is actively working to unseat Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ( R-KY ) .
The Democracy Works Board of Directors is just as badly skewed Democrat and liberal .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ members , Mike DuHaime , has a solid record of donating exclusively to Republicans .
• Harbath is the “ Public Policy Director for Global Elections at Facebook.
” In attempt to make the board appear more bipartisan , Harbath ’ s about-page says she was the “ Chief Digital Strategist at the National Republican Senatorial Committee . ''
• However , according to Harbath ’ s donation records taken from the FEC for this cycle , she ’ s only donated to Democratic presidential candidates this cycle .
• The candidates Harbath @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden , former South Bend , Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg ( D ) and Sen. Kamala Harris ( D-CA ) .
She also contributed $ 249.90 to the left-wing Win the Era PAC , which is affiliated with Buttigieg .
• Gaskins is the “ director for the Democratic Practice–United States program ” at the liberal Rockefeller Brothers Fund , which funds Democracy Works .
• According to her about-page , “ Prior to joining the Rockefeller Brothers Fund , she was senior counsel ” with the left-wing , heavily Soros-funded “ Brennan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ director of the Redistricting and Representation program.
” • FEC records show that Gaskins had contributed one small-dollar donation ( $ 25 ) to failed Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro .
She ’ s donated to no Republicans this cycle .
• Krontiris ’ s about-page shows that she worked as a consultant for both the liberal Knight Foundation and the Omidyar Network , two liberal organizations who have funded Democracy Works .
• According to her profile , she also “ served as a consulting user researcher for the U.S. Digital Service @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Obama.
” • In addition , “ Over the past few years , Kate has been exploring a democracy moonshot : how we might get a representative 80 % of eligible Americans voting by 2028 ” with support from the left-wing Democracy Fund .
[ Emphasis added . ]
• Hughes “ was a co-founder of Facebook , a digital architect for President Obama ’ s campaign , and the publisher of the digital and print ” leftist magazine The New Republic .
• His about-page also lists him as a “ trustee @ @ @ @ @ @ @ • Also , the page notes that Huges “ works on a range of progressive causes from his home in New York City.
” [ Emphasis added . ]
• Gross “ was CEO of Heroku , ” and has founded two companies ( Personify and Cloud Connect ) and was an early employee at two others — Salesforce and Dropbox.
” OpenSecrets records show that Gross donated exclusively to Democratic candidates over the past few years .
• George Soros ’ s Open Society Foundations is listed as a “ partner ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ C. Blum , the husband of Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein ( D-CA ) , is listed as one of three in NDI ’ s “ Million Dollar Roundtable ” and is an NDI board member .
• Pasi ’ s professional career included work at the Cambridge Community Foundation .
According to FEC records , Pasi had donated $ 200 to Sen. Elizabeth Warren ( D-MA ) , this election cycle .
• Khasat is listed as “ CFO , Executive Vice President of Finance & Administration and Corporate Treasurer ” of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Flaxman , who wrote the leftist screed against America , also sits on the board .
This means that at least nine of Democracy Works ’ s 12-member Board of Directors can be connected to Democratic candidates , left-wing causes or liberal organizations .
Dr. Epstein ’ s words bring a chilling perspective on what Facebook and Google may be up to this November :

Democracy Works proclaims itself to be 'nonpartisan,' but its donors, biased staff, and heavily partisan board of directors shows that it is anything but.
PETITION: Break up Big Tech tyrants and defend free speech! Sign the petition here.
September 23, 2020 (NewsBusters) — It looks like the harbingers Dr. Robert Epstein had warned the country about regarding liberal Big Tech’s influence in elections is coming true.
Big Tech giant Facebook informed the Media Research Center that it would be partnering with the nonpartisan digital encyclopedia Ballotpedia and the radical left-wing organization Democracy Works to help formulate the online platform’s 2020 election strategy. What makes this partnership so damning is that Democracy Works in particular has been heavily funded with millions collectively by at least six liberal organizations between 2012 and 2019.
Also concerning is that Big Tech giant Google is also working with “Democracy Works to make sure it's surfacing only true information — and not, Google engineering VP Cathy Edwards said, things like false claims of victory,” according to Protocol. [Emphasis added.]
Democracy Works proclaims itself to be “nonpartisan,” but its donors, biased staff and its heavily partisan board of directors shows that it is anything but nonpartisan.
Democracy Works listed four of the six liberal organization “funders” that have dumped funds into its coffers over the years. The list included the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, liberal billionaire Pierre Omidyar’s Democracy Fund, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and the historically anti-Israel Rockefeller Brothers Fund. Omitted from Democracy Works’s list of funders was Omidyar’s Omidyar Network Fund and the liberal Tides Foundation.
In total, these six liberal organizations alone have given at least $10,628,999 collectively to Democracy Works between 2012-2019.
(Source: Foundation Center)
Just a glance at the Democracy Works blog reveals its leftist political stance. Democracy Works Co-founder and Executive Director Seth Flaxman published a blog June 4 headlined, “Our Democracy Fails If We Don’t Protect Black Lives.” In the article, he decried America as being built on slavery:
For over 400 years, America has systematically and violently oppressed Black life. Historically, Black communities have been forced to fight for rights afforded to white citizens in a country built on Black enslavement, [emphasis added].
He also suggested that racism is embedded into American society:
If we attempt to improve our democracy without reckoning with the racism embedded in our way of life, we will only perpetuate the harms Black voices have enumerated for centuries, [emphasis added].
Flaxman then attacked America again, as he wrote on the subject of diversity of his organization. “Incorporating the full humanity of our Black teammates means supporting the need to process the trauma of living in a country that dehumanizes Black life on an on-going basis.” [Emphasis added.]
What makes this worse is that Facebook included notice of its collaboration with Democracy Works on its corporate website under a section headlined: “We help prevent the spread of misinformation and provide additional context so people can make informed decisions.” However, strangely, Facebook has since dubiously removed its info about working with Democracy Works from that corporate web page.
Flaxman stated that “Black Americans have been given every reason, and therefore deserve every right, to express their grief and voice their grievances the best way they see fit.”
Two top officials who are leading the Democracy Works Election Research Team with Facebook are also overtly biased.
Election Research Director Kendall Schreur.
Schreur’s LinkedIn profile shows that she interned at the digital, communications and creative agency BerlinRosen between September 2015-December 2015. A quick glance at the agency’s issue advocacy page reveals a trove of left-wing propaganda. The page’s featured photo showed an abortion rights protest occurring in front of the Supreme Court.
The page stated: “Our clients are fighting to advance equity, fairness, and justice across today’s most urgent issues—gender equity, sexual and reproductive rights, systemic racism, immigration, criminal and civil justice reform. And we’re with them every step of the way.” [Emphasis added.]
One of its clients, is the radical left-wing, pro-boycott organization Color of Change and the pro-abortion group Physicians for Reproductive Health.
Schreur has also donated a number of small-dollar donations to former Democratic presidential candidate and ultra-liberal Sen. Elizabeth Warren, (D-MA), according to FEC data.
Odd that a Warren donor who interned for a radical leftist organization will be spearheading Democracy Works’s election research in conjunction with Facebook.
Election Research Lead Aubree Carpenter
Federal Election Commission records show that Carpenter, like Schreur, gave a number of small-dollar donations to Warren, including one donation to the Ditch Fund, which is actively working to unseat Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY).
Democracy Works Board of Directors
The Democracy Works Board of Directors is just as badly skewed Democrat and liberal. In fact, only one of 12 board members, Mike DuHaime, has a solid record of donating exclusively to Republicans.
Board Member Katie Harbath.
Harbath is the “Public Policy Director for Global Elections at Facebook.” In attempt to make the board appear more bipartisan, Harbath’s about-page says she was the “Chief Digital Strategist at the National Republican Senatorial Committee.”
However, according to Harbath’s donation records taken from the FEC for this cycle, she’s only donated to Democratic presidential candidates this cycle.
for this cycle, she’s only donated to Democratic presidential candidates this cycle. The candidates Harbath donated to included Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D) and Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA). She also contributed $249.90 to the left-wing Win the Era PAC, which is affiliated with Buttigieg.
Board Member Keesha Gaskins.
Gaskins is the “director for the Democratic Practice–United States program” at the liberal Rockefeller Brothers Fund , which funds Democracy Works.
, which funds Democracy Works. According to her about-page, “Prior to joining the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, she was senior counsel” with the left-wing, heavily Soros-funded “Brennan Center for Justice, serving as the director of the Redistricting and Representation program.”
“Brennan Center for Justice, serving as the director of the Redistricting and Representation program.” FEC records show that Gaskins had contributed one small-dollar donation ($25) to failed Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro. She’s donated to no Republicans this cycle.
Board Member Kate Krontiris.
Krontiris’s about-page shows that she worked as a consultant for both the liberal Knight Foundation and the Omidyar Network , two liberal organizations who have funded Democracy Works.
and the , two liberal organizations who have funded Democracy Works. According to her profile, she also “served as a consulting user researcher for the U.S. Digital Service within the Executive Office of President Barack Obama .”
.” In addition, “Over the past few years, Kate has been exploring a democracy moonshot: how we might get a representative 80% of eligible Americans voting by 2028” with support from the left-wing Democracy Fund. [Emphasis added.]
Board Member Chris Hughes.
Hughes “was a co-founder of Facebook, a digital architect for President Obama’s campaign , and the publisher of the digital and print” leftist magazine The New Republic .
, and the publisher of the digital and print” leftist magazine . His about-page also lists him as a “trustee” of the liberal Knight Foundation .
. Also, the page notes that Huges “works on a range of progressive causes from his home in New York City.” [Emphasis added.]
Board Member Adam Gross.
Gross “was CEO of Heroku,” and has founded two companies (Personify and Cloud Connect) and was an early employee at two others — Salesforce and Dropbox.” OpenSecrets records show that Gross donated exclusively to Democratic candidates over the past few years.
Board Member and Democracy Works co-founder Kathryn Peters.
Peters previously worked at the George Soros-affiliated National Democratic Institute (NDI) .
at the . George Soros’s Open Society Foundations is listed as a “partner” by NDI .
. Investment banker Richard C. Blum, the husband of Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), is listed as one of three in NDI’s “Million Dollar Roundtable” and is an NDI board member.
Board Member Usha Pasi.
Pasi’s professional career included work at the Cambridge Community Foundation. According to FEC records, Pasi had donated $200 to Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), this election cycle.
to Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), this election cycle. She’s made no donations to Republicans.
Board Member Namita Khasat.
Khasat is listed as “CFO, Executive Vice President of Finance & Administration and Corporate Treasurer” of the Soros-funded, liberal Aspen Institute.
Democracy Works Co-founder and Executive Director Seth Flaxman.
Flaxman, who wrote the leftist screed against America, also sits on the board.
This means that at least nine of Democracy Works’s 12-member Board of Directors can be connected to Democratic candidates, left-wing causes or liberal organizations.
Dr. Epstein’s words bring a chilling perspective on what Facebook and Google may be up to this November:
Google and Facebook have millions of pieces of information about every American voter, and they will be targeting their manipulations at the individual level for every single voter in every swing state. No one in the world except Google and Facebook can do that.
Published with permission from NewsBusters.
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lifesitenews--2020-09-23--Judge forces Planned Parenthood protesters to move across the street, start hour later

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SPOKANE , Washington , September 23 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Spokane Superior Court Judge Raymond Clary issued a preliminary injunction Monday ordering pro-life protestors who had been gathering adjacent to the local Planned Parenthood facility to move at least 35 feet away .
Since 2018 , the Church at Planned Parenthood ’ s ( TCAPP ’ s ) pro-life demonstrations have frequently drawn hundreds of people to protest the abortion facility .
But Clary ’ s order now forces the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ street and to not start their proceedings until 7 p.m. , an hour after the facility stops accepting new patients for the day , the Spokesman-Review reported .
The order , siding with a Planned Parenthood lawsuit filed in June , also says TCAPP can not block the building ’ s entrance , trespass on the property , or make noise that “ unreasonably disturbs the peace ” in the facility .
“ This is great news for patients and staff , this is a huge victory and we ’ re thrilled to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington & North Idaho spokesman Paul Dillon said .
“ The judge says we can ’ t worship on city property even after Planned Parenthood is closed .
... How is that constitutional ?
” TCAPP responded via its Facebook page .
The pro-life group also shared a statement from its attorney , Tracy Tribbett : “ Plaintiffs ( Planned Parenthood ) do not like the speech that is occurring outside of their walls , they want it completely eradicated .
People do not picket away from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Despite the new restrictions , The Church At Planned Parenthood has already confirmed that it will continue to gather outside Spokane ’ s Planned Parenthood at the new time .

The Church at Planned Parenthood, which gathers at a Spokane, Washington facility, questioned the constitutionality of the ruling.
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SPOKANE, Washington, September 23, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Spokane Superior Court Judge Raymond Clary issued a preliminary injunction Monday ordering pro-life protestors who had been gathering adjacent to the local Planned Parenthood facility to move at least 35 feet away.
Since 2018, the Church at Planned Parenthood’s (TCAPP’s) pro-life demonstrations have frequently drawn hundreds of people to protest the abortion facility. But Clary’s order now forces the group to move their gathering across the street and to not start their proceedings until 7 p.m., an hour after the facility stops accepting new patients for the day, the Spokesman-Review reported.
The order, siding with a Planned Parenthood lawsuit filed in June, also says TCAPP cannot block the building’s entrance, trespass on the property, or make noise that “unreasonably disturbs the peace” in the facility.
“This is great news for patients and staff, this is a huge victory and we’re thrilled to see the judge’s order,” Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington & North Idaho spokesman Paul Dillon said.
“The judge says we can’t worship on city property even after Planned Parenthood is closed. … How is that constitutional?” TCAPP responded via its Facebook page.
The pro-life group also shared a statement from its attorney, Tracy Tribbett: “Plaintiffs (Planned Parenthood) do not like the speech that is occurring outside of their walls, they want it completely eradicated. People do not picket away from the place where they have an issue.”
Despite the new restrictions, The Church At Planned Parenthood has already confirmed that it will continue to gather outside Spokane’s Planned Parenthood at the new time.
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lifesitenews--2020-09-23--Join our daily worldwide rosary HERE

Join our daily worldwide rosary HERE

September 23 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – In response to the crisis unfolding in our world and in the Church , LifeSite is offering Catholics throughout the world a chance to be united daily in prayer , in the Our Lady of Fatima Rosary Crusade .
Catholics from all over the world—from Israel , Uganda , Italy , France , Germany , Ireland , Pakistan , Singapore , the Philippines , India , Indonesia , Australia , New Zealand , Thailand , the United Kingdom , the U.S. , Canada , Brazil , and other countries—are gathering daily to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Anthony Pillari , J.C.L.
, an American priest currently studying in Italy .
Our goal is , by means of this daily rosary and by embracing and living out the message given by the Virgin Mary at Fatima , the triumph of Our Lady ’ s Immaculate Heart .
To help obtain that goal , Bishop Athanasius Schneider graciously composed the following prayer for this worldwide rosary crusade : O Immaculate Heart of Mary , you are the holy Mother of God and our tender Mother .
Look upon the distress in which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are living because of the spread of materialism and the persecution of the Church .
In Fatima you warned against these errors , as you spoke about the errors of Russia .
You are the Mediatrix of all graces .
Implore your Divine Son to grant this special grace for the Pope : that he might consecrate Russia to your Immaculate Heart , so that Russia will be converted , a period of peace will be granted to the world , and your Immaculate Heart will triumph , through an authentic renewal of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ purity of the Catholic Faith , of the sacredness of Divine worship and of the holiness of the Christian life .
O Queen of the holy Rosary and our sweet Mother , turn your merciful eyes to us and graciously hear this our trusting prayer .
Amen .
+ Athanasius Schneider , Auxiliary Bishop of the archdiocese of Saint Mary in Astana To learn more about the urgency of responding to Our Lady ’ s message at Fatima , and about what you can do , please read Cardinal Burke ’ s 2017 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ https : //voiceofthefamily.com/full-text-cardinal-burkes-historic-call-for-consecration-of-russia/ ) .
As St. Padre Pio once said , “ The rosary is the weapon for these times.
” Through prayer , God can shape history , change the world , and bring about a great time of renewal and peace for the Church and for the world , through the triumph of Our Lady ’ s Immaculate Heart .
Join us today !
If you would like to follow along with the prayers said during this rosary , you can access them via this PDF .
This document also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the daily rosary on LifeSite led by Fr .
Pillari .

(LifeSiteNews) — In response to the crisis unfolding in our world and in the Church, LifeSite is happy to promote Regina Angelorum Press’s Daily Rosary, which is offering Catholics throughout the world the chance to be united daily in prayer, in the Our Lady of Fatima Rosary Crusade.
Catholics from all over the world — from Israel, Uganda, Italy, France, Germany, Ireland, Pakistan, Singapore, the Philippines, India, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, the United Kingdom, the U.S., Canada, Brazil, and other countries — are gathering daily to pray the Rosary, led by Father Pillari, JCL, MCL, STL, an American priest currently studying in Italy.
The Daily Rosary is being offered each day at 12noon EST through Regina Angelorum Press’ YouTube Channel to which you can subscribe HERE.
The goal is, by means of this Daily Rosary and by embracing and living out the message given by the Virgin Mary at Fatima, the triumph of Our Lady’s Immaculate Heart.
To help obtain that goal, Bishop Athanasius Schneider graciously composed the following prayer for this worldwide Rosary crusade:
O Immaculate Heart of Mary, you are the holy Mother of God and our tender Mother. Look upon the distress in which the Church and the whole of humanity are living because of the spread of materialism and the persecution of the Church. In Fatima you warned against these errors, as you spoke about the errors of Russia. You are the Mediatrix of all graces. Implore your Divine Son to grant this special grace for the Pope: that he might consecrate Russia to your Immaculate Heart, so that Russia will be converted, a period of peace will be granted to the world, and your Immaculate Heart will triumph, through an authentic renewal of the Church in the splendor of the purity of the Catholic Faith, of the sacredness of Divine worship and of the holiness of the Christian life. O Queen of the holy Rosary and our sweet Mother, turn your merciful eyes to us and graciously hear this our trusting prayer. Amen. + Athanasius Schneider, Auxiliary Bishop of the archdiocese of Saint Mary in Astana
To learn more about the urgency of responding to Our Lady’s message at Fatima, and about what you can do, please read Cardinal Burke’s 2017 address at the Rome Life Forum.
As St. Padre Pio once said, “The Rosary is the weapon for these times.” Through prayer, God can shape history, change the world, and bring about a great time of renewal and peace for the Church and for the world, through the triumph of Our Lady’s Immaculate Heart. Join us today!
If you would like to follow along with the prayers said during this Rosary, you can access them HERE. The document also includes a brief F.A.Q. pertaining to the daily Rosary.
You can send your prayer requests to https://reginangelorumpress.com/prayer-intentions/
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lifesitenews--2020-09-23--WATCH: Crazed pro-homosexual woman bites publicly praying Catholic

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September 23 , 2020 ( TFP Student Action ) — “ She bit me on the hand and drew blood , ” said Stanislaw Sadowski , a young TFP Student Action ( Europe ) volunteer attacked during a prayer rally in Warsaw on September 12 , 2020 .
See video footage of the incident here .
The attacker , a woman draped in a rainbow flag , disrupted the rosary rally of reparation held in front of the historic statue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which was desecrated by pro-homosexual activists last month .
“ Was the attacker possessed by a devil ?
I don ’ t know for sure , but it ’ s possible .
Because she also ripped my rosary apart and stole some of the beads , ” Sadowski said .
“ Her teeth marks on my hand demonstrate that those who give themselves over to unnatural sin are controlled by animal passion .
They might talk about tolerance , but their actions speak for themselves.
” During the night of July 28 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a rainbow flag to the statue ’ s arm and a scarf with an anarchist symbol across Christ ’ s face , leaving behind a card containing their LGBT rights manifesto , ” reported the Catholic News Agency .
The sacrilege against Our Lord prompted faithful Catholics to hold regular prayerful acts of public reparation .
Since the incident occurred , members of Krucjata Młodych - TFP have organized daily rosary rallies at the profanation site , drawing many who wish to defend Catholic moral values in Poland .
However , pro-homosexual activists @ @ @ @ @ @ @ assault those who peacefully assemble for the daily recitation of the rosary outside Holy Cross Church where the statue of Our Lord , known as Sursum Corda ( Lift up your hearts ) , is located and venerated .
“ I was transmitting the rosary on Facebook live when they tried to disrupt the prayer by blowing a whistle in my face , ” Stanislaw Sadowski explained .
“ A woman wearing a rainbow flag blocked my camera with her sign , and then she attempted to rip my phone away .
When @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , she bit me on the hand.
” The day after the biting incident occurred , a larger crowd of one hundred Catholics gathered for the public rosary .
Again , pro-homosexual activists arrived to stop the prayer , but they left disheartened seeing such a large group this time .
“ With God ’ s grace , we will not remain silent while Our Lord ’ s statue is under attack , ” continued Sadowski .
“ If the promoters of sin think we ’ re about to give up , they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ continue to pray here , asking the Blessed Mother to protect Poland and save the family from the homosexual revolution.
” The Metropolitan Archbishop of Warsaw , Cardinal Kazimierz Nycz , condemned the desecration of the statue outside Holy Cross Church : “ The desecration of the historic statue of Christ ‘ Sursum corda ’ at Krakowskie Przedmieście in Warsaw caused pain to believers , parishioners of the Holy Cross Church and many residents of the capital , for whom the statue of the Savior carrying the cross became a symbol of hope @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Uprising [ in 1944 against Nazism ] .
” Please consider leaving a comment on the video or in the comments section below to encourage Mr. Stanislaw Sadowski and all the faithful Catholics in Poland .
They are fighting the good fight to oppose the sinful advance of the homosexual revolution in their country .
Our Lady of Czestochowa , pray for us !

'Was the attacker possessed by a devil? I don’t know for sure, but it's possible.'
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September 23, 2020 (TFP Student Action) — “She bit me on the hand and drew blood,” said Stanislaw Sadowski, a young TFP Student Action (Europe) volunteer attacked during a prayer rally in Warsaw on September 12, 2020.
See video footage of the incident here.
The attacker, a woman draped in a rainbow flag, disrupted the rosary rally of reparation held in front of the historic statue of Our Lord Carrying the Cross, which was desecrated by pro-homosexual activists last month.
“Was the attacker possessed by a devil? I don’t know for sure, but it’s possible. Because she also ripped my rosary apart and stole some of the beads,” Sadowski said. “Her teeth marks on my hand demonstrate that those who give themselves over to unnatural sin are controlled by animal passion. They might talk about tolerance, but their actions speak for themselves.”
During the night of July 28, pro-homosexual advocates “dressed in black attached a rainbow flag to the statue’s arm and a scarf with an anarchist symbol across Christ’s face, leaving behind a card containing their LGBT rights manifesto,” reported the Catholic News Agency.
The sacrilege against Our Lord prompted faithful Catholics to hold regular prayerful acts of public reparation. Since the incident occurred, members of Krucjata Młodych – TFP have organized daily rosary rallies at the profanation site, drawing many who wish to defend Catholic moral values in Poland.
However, pro-homosexual activists continue to harass, yell, and assault those who peacefully assemble for the daily recitation of the rosary outside Holy Cross Church where the statue of Our Lord, known as Sursum Corda (Lift up your hearts), is located and venerated.
“I was transmitting the rosary on Facebook live when they tried to disrupt the prayer by blowing a whistle in my face,” Stanislaw Sadowski explained. “A woman wearing a rainbow flag blocked my camera with her sign, and then she attempted to rip my phone away. When I refused to let my phone go, she bit me on the hand.”
The day after the biting incident occurred, a larger crowd of one hundred Catholics gathered for the public rosary. Again, pro-homosexual activists arrived to stop the prayer, but they left disheartened seeing such a large group this time.
“With God’s grace, we will not remain silent while Our Lord’s statue is under attack,” continued Sadowski. “If the promoters of sin think we’re about to give up, they’re wrong. Young Catholics will continue to pray here, asking the Blessed Mother to protect Poland and save the family from the homosexual revolution.”
The Metropolitan Archbishop of Warsaw, Cardinal Kazimierz Nycz, condemned the desecration of the statue outside Holy Cross Church:
“The desecration of the historic statue of Christ ‘Sursum corda’ at Krakowskie Przedmieście in Warsaw caused pain to believers, parishioners of the Holy Cross Church and many residents of the capital, for whom the statue of the Savior carrying the cross became a symbol of hope in the most difficult days of the Uprising [in 1944 against Nazism].”
Please consider leaving a comment on the video or in the comments section below to encourage Mr. Stanislaw Sadowski and all the faithful Catholics in Poland. They are fighting the good fight to oppose the sinful advance of the homosexual revolution in their country.
Our Lady of Czestochowa, pray for us!
Published with permission from TFP Student Action.
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lifesitenews--2020-09-23--Lindsey Graham: Republicans have the votes to fill vacant SCOTUS seat

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September 23 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Sen. Lindsey Graham ( R-SC ) , head of the Senate Judiciary Committee , said that Republicans have enough votes to confirm a new Supreme Court nominee before the U.S. presidential election in November .
“ I ’ ve seen this movie before , it 's not gon na work , it didn ’ t work with Kavanaugh .
We got the votes to confirm Justice Ginsburg 's replacement before the election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fox News Monday .
Ginsburg died September 18 .
“ We are going to move forward in the committee .
We 're going to report the nomination out of the committee to the floor of the United States Senate so we can vote before the election .
That 's the constitutional process , after Kavanaugh everything changed , with me they ’ re not going to intimidate me , Mitch McConnell , [ or ] anybody else.
” Graham was very critical of the Democrats ’ unsuccessful attempts to block Supreme Court Justice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ court back in 2017 .
Graham told Hannity that he is confident that “ every Republican in the Judiciary Committee ” will approve and “ be proud ” of Trump ’ s nominee .
“ We ’ re going to have a process that you will be proud of .
The nominee is going to be supported by every Republican in the Judiciary Committee , ” Graham told Hannity .
“ And we ’ ve got the votes to confirm the judge , the justice on the floor of the Senate , before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s coming.
” Democrats have been extremely vocal in opposition to Trump nominating a Supreme Court Justice before the November elections .
Trump said he will announce his nominee this Saturday .

'They’re not going to intimidate me, Mitch McConnell, [or] anybody else.'
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September 23, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), head of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said that Republicans have enough votes to confirm a new Supreme Court nominee before the U.S. presidential election in November.
“I’ve seen this movie before, it's not gonna work, it didn’t work with Kavanaugh. We got the votes to confirm Justice Ginsburg's replacement before the election,” Graham told Sean Hannity of Fox News Monday. Ginsburg died September 18.
“We are going to move forward in the committee. We're going to report the nomination out of the committee to the floor of the United States Senate so we can vote before the election. That's the constitutional process, after Kavanaugh everything changed, with me they’re not going to intimidate me, Mitch McConnell, [or] anybody else.”
Graham was very critical of the Democrats’ unsuccessful attempts to block Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the court back in 2017.
Graham told Hannity that he is confident that “every Republican in the Judiciary Committee” will approve and “be proud” of Trump’s nominee.
“We’re going to have a process that you will be proud of. The nominee is going to be supported by every Republican in the Judiciary Committee,” Graham told Hannity.
“And we’ve got the votes to confirm the judge, the justice on the floor of the Senate, before the election and that’s what’s coming.”
Democrats have been extremely vocal in opposition to Trump nominating a Supreme Court Justice before the November elections. Trump said he will announce his nominee this Saturday.
I will be announcing my Supreme Court Nominee on Saturday, at the White House! Exact time TBA. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 22, 2020
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lifesitenews--2020-09-23--US pastor freed from Turkish jail warns Christians of coming persecution in America

September 23 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Formerly persecuted pastor Andrew Brunson offered some solemn advice to America for the challenges facing the country Tuesday evening at the Family Research Council ’ s ( FRC ’ s ) annual Values Voters Summit .
The Protestant pastor spent almost two years in a Turkish prison until his release in 2018 , following months of public pressure and private negotiations by the Trump administration .
From COVID-19 to the economy to numerous other pressures , Brunson told FRC president Tony Perkins he believes “ we ’ re being prepared as a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ greater pressures to come.
” Brunson said he feels a sense of “ urgency ” in this period of “ increasing hostility toward people who identify as followers of Jesus Christ , ” and believes “ many people in the United States and the church especially were not prepared for current pressures ” – despite the fact that Jesus Christ told His followers to expect to be hated and persecuted for believing in Him .
“ We as a church need to prepare for difficult times , ” Brunson warned , saying “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from losing our values and our culture.
” To prepare , he advised that American Christians “ first be aware that it can happen , ” despite the relative lack of anti-Christian persecution in US history , and second to “ focus on loving God , ” because “ we are more willing to suffer for one that we love.
” “ Are we going to be more afraid of the Twitter mob or of standing before God ?
” Brunson asked .

Pastor Andrew Brunson said Christians are 'being prepared as a church for how to stand against even greater pressures to come'
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September 23, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Formerly persecuted pastor Andrew Brunson offered some solemn advice to America for the challenges facing the country Tuesday evening at the Family Research Council’s (FRC’s) annual Values Voters Summit. The Protestant pastor spent almost two years in a Turkish prison until his release in 2018, following months of public pressure and private negotiations by the Trump administration.
From COVID-19 to the economy to numerous other pressures, Brunson told FRC president Tony Perkins he believes “we’re being prepared as a church for how to stand against even greater pressures to come.”
Brunson said he feels a sense of “urgency” in this period of “increasing hostility toward people who identify as followers of Jesus Christ,” and believes “many people in the United States and the church especially were not prepared for current pressures” – despite the fact that Jesus Christ told His followers to expect to be hated and persecuted for believing in Him.
“We as a church need to prepare for difficult times,” Brunson warned, saying “we’re always one generation away from losing our values and our culture.”
To prepare, he advised that American Christians “first be aware that it can happen,” despite the relative lack of anti-Christian persecution in US history, and second to “focus on loving God,” because “we are more willing to suffer for one that we love.”
“Are we going to be more afraid of the Twitter mob or of standing before God?” Brunson asked.
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lifesitenews--2020-09-23--Churches hold the line in court against tyrannical COVID restrictions on worship

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September 23 , 2020 ( FRC Action ) — The magnitude of recent headlines pertaining to the new vacancy on the United States Supreme Court and the subsequent political maneuvering has understandably overshadowed the news cycle .
However , another significant story that Americans ( and especially conservative Christians ) should care about is how various state and local governments continue to violate the First Amendment rights of churches .
In short , antagonism towards churches and houses of worship persists in certain areas throughout @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the coronavirus abates and America reopens , several states and cities have demonstrated a startling level of bias against churches .
In fact , as of today , religious worship is still prohibited or subjected to unequal treatment ( compared to secular activities ) in six states — California , Nevada , Maine , Connecticut , New Jersey , and Virginia .
In California , the state where some of the most egregious bias has surfaced , 30 of the state 's 58 counties continue to prohibit churches from holding indoor worship services @ @ @ @ @ @ @ indoors , singing and chanting activities are forbidden , and churches are subject to strict attendance limits .
However , despite the draconian measures still in place throughout the Golden State , there was good news out of Illinois last week when the city of Niles announced they had dropped charges against Pastor Daniel Chiu .
The pastor of the Romanic church Logos Baptist Ministries had been issued an $ 800 fine for holding worship services .
Mat Staver , who represents the church , announced that he will ask the Supreme Court @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it should be inconceivable that government officials would threaten churches for holding worship services .
As I have noted previously , the overwhelming majority of churches complied with government mandates to suspend in-person worship in March .
In fact , most churches suspended public meetings before being instructed to .
However , as the summer wore on , and it became clear that initial predictions about the virus were inaccurate , churches began to meet again while implementing CDC-informed health and safety precautions to protect their parishioners and visitors .
But despite @ @ @ @ @ @ @ instructed not to open in some states .
Although liquor stores and abortion facilities could resume operations in many of these states , churches — which were not deemed `` essential '' — were held to restrictive standards that made it virtually impossible to meet .
When some pastors defied the unfair orders , many were threatened with arrest and jail time .
Predictably , one of the worst perpetrators of bias against churches is Governor Newsom and local authorities in California .
For example , Harvest Rock Church in Pasadena incurred the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to reopen for worship a few weeks ago .
After a judge denied an injunction from Harvest Rock , the church received a letter on August 13 from a city attorney demanding the cessation of all in-person worship services .
The letter explained that if the church continued holding indoor gatherings , church owners , staff , and parishioners would be `` subject to criminal penalties [ i.e.
, fines ] , as well as the closure of the church . ''
Senior Pastor Ché Ahn and other church leaders could face additional @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a potential one-year jail sentence .
Worth noting is that Harvest Rock asks attendees to follow guidelines including social distancing , wearing a mask `` when entering and exiting the auditorium , '' and staying home if you are at risk or are feeling flu-like symptoms .
Earlier today , attorneys representing the church presented oral arguments before a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals , and requested the church be allowed to meet indoors while appealing state and local orders against indoor worship services .
Another California church facing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
On August 21 , Pastor McCoy appeared before the Superior Court of Ventura County and was held in contempt of the court for defying the local ban on indoor worship services .
Additionally , Calvary Chapel was fined $ 3,000 for holding six church services in defiance of local lockdown orders .
Despite the fines , the church continues to gather for indoor worship .
According to Pastor McCoy , gathering for worship is a matter of religious liberty and it is unfair for some businesses to be allowed to reopen while @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Finally , Pastor Jack Trieber and North Valley Baptist Church have also been in the news recently for holding services .
North Valley was fined $ 5,000 for every service they held with additional fines being issued for singing , leading to an eventual $ 112,000 in fines .
A cease and desist letter posted on the front door of the church demanded that the church immediately stop holding services and acknowledged that agents had been sent into the church to observe the congregation .
After a weeks-long legal battle , Pastor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the church parking lot .
Although Trieber has asked that the county remove all fines , the county has said that it will not forgive the fines they imposed on North Valley Baptist Church .
While the recent news from Illinois was a welcome development , the foregoing examples from California reveal that the First Amendment is under assault .
Under the guise of enforcing emergency public safety guidelines , too many officials have overstepped their authority and unfairly targeted churches .
It is time for Americans of all faiths and religious backgrounds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ freedoms and remind officials that church is essential .

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September 23, 2020 (FRC Action) — The magnitude of recent headlines pertaining to the new vacancy on the United States Supreme Court and the subsequent political maneuvering has understandably overshadowed the news cycle. However, another significant story that Americans (and especially conservative Christians) should care about is how various state and local governments continue to violate the First Amendment rights of churches.
In short, antagonism towards churches and houses of worship persists in certain areas throughout the country. Unfortunately, even as the coronavirus abates and America reopens, several states and cities have demonstrated a startling level of bias against churches. In fact, as of today, religious worship is still prohibited or subjected to unequal treatment (compared to secular activities) in six states — California, Nevada, Maine, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Virginia. In California, the state where some of the most egregious bias has surfaced, 30 of the state's 58 counties continue to prohibit churches from holding indoor worship services. In counties where churches can meet indoors, singing and chanting activities are forbidden, and churches are subject to strict attendance limits.
However, despite the draconian measures still in place throughout the Golden State, there was good news out of Illinois last week when the city of Niles announced they had dropped charges against Pastor Daniel Chiu. The pastor of the Romanic church Logos Baptist Ministries had been issued an $800 fine for holding worship services. Mat Staver, who represents the church, announced that he will ask the Supreme Court to review the case.
Of course, it should be inconceivable that government officials would threaten churches for holding worship services. As I have noted previously, the overwhelming majority of churches complied with government mandates to suspend in-person worship in March. In fact, most churches suspended public meetings before being instructed to. However, as the summer wore on, and it became clear that initial predictions about the virus were inaccurate, churches began to meet again while implementing CDC-informed health and safety precautions to protect their parishioners and visitors.
But despite taking appropriate safety measures, churches were instructed not to open in some states. Although liquor stores and abortion facilities could resume operations in many of these states, churches — which were not deemed “essential” — were held to restrictive standards that made it virtually impossible to meet. When some pastors defied the unfair orders, many were threatened with arrest and jail time. Predictably, one of the worst perpetrators of bias against churches is Governor Newsom and local authorities in California.
For example, Harvest Rock Church in Pasadena incurred the wrath of local officials when they decided to reopen for worship a few weeks ago. After a judge denied an injunction from Harvest Rock, the church received a letter on August 13 from a city attorney demanding the cessation of all in-person worship services. The letter explained that if the church continued holding indoor gatherings, church owners, staff, and parishioners would be “subject to criminal penalties [i.e., fines], as well as the closure of the church.”
Senior Pastor Ché Ahn and other church leaders could face additional charges including fines for each violation and a potential one-year jail sentence. Worth noting is that Harvest Rock asks attendees to follow guidelines including social distancing, wearing a mask “when entering and exiting the auditorium,” and staying home if you are at risk or are feeling flu-like symptoms.
Earlier today, attorneys representing the church presented oral arguments before a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and requested the church be allowed to meet indoors while appealing state and local orders against indoor worship services.
Another California church facing pressure from officials is Godspeak Calvary Chapel. On August 21, Pastor McCoy appeared before the Superior Court of Ventura County and was held in contempt of the court for defying the local ban on indoor worship services. Additionally, Calvary Chapel was fined $3,000 for holding six church services in defiance of local lockdown orders. Despite the fines, the church continues to gather for indoor worship. According to Pastor McCoy, gathering for worship is a matter of religious liberty and it is unfair for some businesses to be allowed to reopen while churches are forced to hold meetings outside.
Finally, Pastor Jack Trieber and North Valley Baptist Church have also been in the news recently for holding services. North Valley was fined $5,000 for every service they held with additional fines being issued for singing, leading to an eventual $112,000 in fines. A cease and desist letter posted on the front door of the church demanded that the church immediately stop holding services and acknowledged that agents had been sent into the church to observe the congregation. After a weeks-long legal battle, Pastor Trieber decided to move worship services to the church parking lot. Although Trieber has asked that the county remove all fines, the county has said that it will not forgive the fines they imposed on North Valley Baptist Church.
While the recent news from Illinois was a welcome development, the foregoing examples from California reveal that the First Amendment is under assault. Under the guise of enforcing emergency public safety guidelines, too many officials have overstepped their authority and unfairly targeted churches. It is time for Americans of all faiths and religious backgrounds to stand up for their constitutionally protected freedoms and remind officials that church is essential.
Published with permission from FRC Action.
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lifesitenews--2020-09-23--Conservatives can’t settle for ‘just trust me’ on true pro-family SCOTUS nominee

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September 23 , 2020 ( FRC Action ) — Just when many thought the stakes of the 2020 election could n't get any higher , Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away after a long battle with cancer , leading to an immediate opening on the nation 's highest court .
The political implications of this are as important in the near term as the judicial philosophy of whoever fills it will be in the long term .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ President Trump was propelled to victory in 2016 by conservatives and evangelicals who seized on the importance his publicly-released list of potential Supreme Court nominees to fill Justice Scalia 's vacant seat .
Now , two Supreme Court justices , many lower federal court confirmations , and a number of key rulings later , Trump 's legacy in the courts is almost already confirmed .
On top of all this , the seat occupied by the court 's arch-liberal just opened up — paving the way for President Trump to make judicial nominations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2016 .
The constitutional and legal implications , and the stakes for the court 's judicial philosophy and impact on the many landmark cases it will decide in the coming years , have only increased .
Roe v. Wade is obviously on the minds of many , and a pro-life movement committed to its abolition is as close now as it has ever been .
Add to this the impending religious liberty threats by those who want to use the levers of government power to punish Americans holding beliefs about marriage and sexuality @ @ @ @ @ @ @ opinion , and the attacks on a host of other constitutional rights like gun rights and free speech — it 's no wonder that the court is so important to conservatives .
Many in the media will lament the politicization of the Supreme Court .
I agree with them .
But the court has been politicized not by social conservatives , but by activist judges and justices who lack an originalist approach and for 50 years have issued expansive policy-making rulings , taking power out of the hands of legislatures , and disenfranchising @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last five decades of Supreme Court activism , judicial nominations would n't be that big of a deal politically .
It 's that simple .
When Americans see their voices and their elected leaders ' policies sidelined by activist judges , whether on immigration , affirmative action , or other issues — their political interest in the court only increases , and the stakes in the voting booth only get higher .
The impact the court 's decisions have on our country in these cases alone would be sufficient reason for President Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fill the vacancy that is now on the court .
But there is further reason to do so at this unique moment in history .
The court will likely play a key role in any litigation or other legal disputes over the 2020 presidential election .
As the nation is on edge , having a sufficient number of justices on the court to avoid a deadlock on key legal issues will be important .
For all these reasons , President Trump should immediately nominate a solid originalist , with sufficient backbone and character @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will be thrown their way , both in the confirmation process and when they are on the court .
We know it is coming soon , from the same purveyors of `` elite '' opinion who look at the court to do their bidding on social policy .
We should simply disregard it , and Leader McConnell should swiftly advance the president 's nominee to a floor vote in the Senate .
One note of caution as we consider a nominee : social conservatives have been told to `` trust us '' when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before .
Yet as Chief Justice Roberts slides toward the liberal wing of the court , and Justice Gorsuch botched the supposedly textualist ruling in Bostock v. Clayton County earlier this year ( which will have religious liberty implications for years to come ) , we can no longer afford to merely `` trust '' anyone on Ginsburg 's open seat .
Some constitutional rights hang by a thread , and the lives of the unborn matter too much and our religious freedom is too dear to us to simply trust .
We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who we are assured has a backbone and will deliver an unimpeachably originalist record on the high court .
The Constitution provides for a Supreme Court nominee and their confirmation .
Conservatives rightly demand it .
And as we head into this election , our nation needs it .

Roberts and Gorsuch prove that a rubber stamp is not enough when it comes to confirming Republican-nominated justices to the Supreme Court.
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September 23, 2020 (FRC Action) — Just when many thought the stakes of the 2020 election couldn't get any higher, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away after a long battle with cancer, leading to an immediate opening on the nation's highest court.
The political implications of this are as important in the near term as the judicial philosophy of whoever fills it will be in the long term. It's not lost on many that President Trump was propelled to victory in 2016 by conservatives and evangelicals who seized on the importance his publicly-released list of potential Supreme Court nominees to fill Justice Scalia's vacant seat. Now, two Supreme Court justices, many lower federal court confirmations, and a number of key rulings later, Trump's legacy in the courts is almost already confirmed. On top of all this, the seat occupied by the court's arch-liberal just opened up — paving the way for President Trump to make judicial nominations a bigger issue in 2020 than in 2016.
The constitutional and legal implications, and the stakes for the court's judicial philosophy and impact on the many landmark cases it will decide in the coming years, have only increased. Roe v. Wade is obviously on the minds of many, and a pro-life movement committed to its abolition is as close now as it has ever been. Add to this the impending religious liberty threats by those who want to use the levers of government power to punish Americans holding beliefs about marriage and sexuality out of date with “elite” opinion, and the attacks on a host of other constitutional rights like gun rights and free speech — it's no wonder that the court is so important to conservatives.
Many in the media will lament the politicization of the Supreme Court. I agree with them. But the court has been politicized not by social conservatives, but by activist judges and justices who lack an originalist approach and for 50 years have issued expansive policy-making rulings, taking power out of the hands of legislatures, and disenfranchising the voters behind them. Without the last five decades of Supreme Court activism, judicial nominations wouldn't be that big of a deal politically. It's that simple.
When Americans see their voices and their elected leaders' policies sidelined by activist judges, whether on immigration, affirmative action, or other issues — their political interest in the court only increases, and the stakes in the voting booth only get higher.
The impact the court's decisions have on our country in these cases alone would be sufficient reason for President Trump to immediately nominate a solid originalist to fill the vacancy that is now on the court. But there is further reason to do so at this unique moment in history.
The court will likely play a key role in any litigation or other legal disputes over the 2020 presidential election. As the nation is on edge, having a sufficient number of justices on the court to avoid a deadlock on key legal issues will be important.
For all these reasons, President Trump should immediately nominate a solid originalist, with sufficient backbone and character to withstand the likely withering criticism that will be thrown their way, both in the confirmation process and when they are on the court. We know it is coming soon, from the same purveyors of “elite” opinion who look at the court to do their bidding on social policy. We should simply disregard it, and Leader McConnell should swiftly advance the president's nominee to a floor vote in the Senate.
One note of caution as we consider a nominee: social conservatives have been told to “trust us” when supposedly originalist nominees have been put forth before. Yet as Chief Justice Roberts slides toward the liberal wing of the court, and Justice Gorsuch botched the supposedly textualist ruling in Bostock v. Clayton County earlier this year (which will have religious liberty implications for years to come), we can no longer afford to merely “trust” anyone on Ginsburg's open seat. Some constitutional rights hang by a thread, and the lives of the unborn matter too much and our religious freedom is too dear to us to simply trust. We must fill this seat with a nominee who we are assured has a backbone and will deliver an unimpeachably originalist record on the high court.
The Constitution provides for a Supreme Court nominee and their confirmation. Conservatives rightly demand it. And as we head into this election, our nation needs it.
Published with permission from FRC Action.
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lifesitenews--2020-09-23--Planned Parenthood stonewalls, hangs up on paramedics during medical emergency

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CINCINNATI , Ohio , September 23 , 2020 ( Operation Rescue ) — The Planned Parenthood abortion facility in Cincinnati , Ohio , certainly wanted paramedics on the scene during a recent medical emergency there , but refused to let the 911 dispatcher or paramedics to know why .
In fact , when the dispatcher began to ask questions that would have helped paramedics be better prepared to quickly help the woman experiencing the emergency , the Planned Parenthood caller hung up on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 23 , 2020 , when a call from Planned Parenthood was placed through a CenturyLink Internet phone service that first routs emergency calls to an intermediary call center .
That call center then connects callers to 911 .
The process using an Internet line takes longer than dialing 911 directly from a land line or mobile phone .
An operator from the Intrado Emergency Call Center is heard first on the 911 recording obtained by Operation Rescue after a tip from Cincinnati Right to Life .
That operator indicated that the Planned Parenthood @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no information about the nature of the medical emergency .
When the caller was finally connected with the 911 dispatcher , she appeared to be reading from a prepared script .
911 : Repeat your address for me .
PP : 2314 Auburn Avenue .
I ’ m calling from Planned Parenthood .
We are currently experiencing a medical emergency .
We need paramedics present .
We have a physician that will communicate directly with the physician or the paramedics when they arrive .
[ Cross talk ] And we will await their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ need to get some information from you .
The Planned Parenthood caller answered a few rudimentary questions , but when the dispatcher began to ask questions about the woman who needed help , the caller refused to cooperate .
911 : About how old is she ?
PP : [ Cross talk ] .
.
.
I can ’ t give you that right now .
Again — 911 : Is it a female ?
We need to get this information to the paramedics , ma ’ am .
They need to have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , I ’ m calling from Planned Parenthood .
We ’ re currently experiencing a medical emergency .
We have physicians that are with the patient and they ’ ll be waiting for the paramedics ’ arrival .
Thank you .
At that point , the caller hung up on the dispatcher before any more questions could be asked .
“ Planned Parenthood placed their patient at risk in at least two ways .
They used an Internet line that delayed the emergency call , then refused to cooperate with the dispatcher so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whatever emergency the woman was experiencing .
It is unacceptable that they would put their corporate desire to conceal abortion complications above the life and health of this woman , who obviously required emergency care , ” said Troy Newman , President of Operation Rescue .
“ This is something the Ohio Department of Health must investigate , before other women suffer irreparable harm from this appalling and heartless behavior .
”

'Is it a female?' the 911 operator asked, to no avail. 'We need to get this information to the paramedics, ma’am.'
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CINCINNATI, Ohio, September 23, 2020 (Operation Rescue) — The Planned Parenthood abortion facility in Cincinnati, Ohio, certainly wanted paramedics on the scene during a recent medical emergency there, but refused to let the 911 dispatcher or paramedics to know why.
In fact, when the dispatcher began to ask questions that would have helped paramedics be better prepared to quickly help the woman experiencing the emergency, the Planned Parenthood caller hung up on her.
The incident occurred on July 23, 2020, when a call from Planned Parenthood was placed through a CenturyLink Internet phone service that first routs emergency calls to an intermediary call center. That call center then connects callers to 911. The process using an Internet line takes longer than dialing 911 directly from a land line or mobile phone.
An operator from the Intrado Emergency Call Center is heard first on the 911 recording obtained by Operation Rescue after a tip from Cincinnati Right to Life.
That operator indicated that the Planned Parenthood caller refused to identify herself and had no information about the nature of the medical emergency.
When the caller was finally connected with the 911 dispatcher, she appeared to be reading from a prepared script.
911: Repeat your address for me. PP: 2314 Auburn Avenue. I’m calling from Planned Parenthood. We are currently experiencing a medical emergency. We need paramedics present. We have a physician that will communicate directly with the physician or the paramedics when they arrive. [Cross talk] And we will await their arrival. 911: Okay. I need to get some information from you.
The Planned Parenthood caller answered a few rudimentary questions, but when the dispatcher began to ask questions about the woman who needed help, the caller refused to cooperate.
911: About how old is she? PP: [Cross talk] . . . I can’t give you that right now. Again — 911: Is it a female? We need to get this information to the paramedics, ma’am. They need to have the equipment ready. PP: Again, I’m calling from Planned Parenthood. We’re currently experiencing a medical emergency. We have physicians that are with the patient and they’ll be waiting for the paramedics’ arrival. Thank you.
At that point, the caller hung up on the dispatcher before any more questions could be asked.
“Planned Parenthood placed their patient at risk in at least two ways. They used an Internet line that delayed the emergency call, then refused to cooperate with the dispatcher so the paramedics could be prepared to handle whatever emergency the woman was experiencing. It is unacceptable that they would put their corporate desire to conceal abortion complications above the life and health of this woman, who obviously required emergency care,” said Troy Newman, President of Operation Rescue. “This is something the Ohio Department of Health must investigate, before other women suffer irreparable harm from this appalling and heartless behavior.”
Published with permission from Operation Rescue.
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lifesitenews--2020-09-23--Court ruling implies senators can defame, slander innocent citizens with impunity

September 23 , 2020 ( CatholicCulture.org ) — The Covington Catholic boys lost one court case earlier this month .
The federal appeals panel for the 6th circuit , upholding a decision by a Kentucky district court , could not hold Members of Congress legally accountable for accusing them of hateful speech .
Covington Catholic students , you will recall , became the focal point of controversy after the March for Life in 2019 , when inaccurate media reports , based on one-sided reporting , portrayed them as the aggressors in a confrontation with a Native American activist .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ party , as videotape proved , and the teenage boys had shown admirable restraint .
But before that truth emerged , dozens of reports had circulated , charging the young men with hateful behavior .
Nicholas Sandmann , who had been portrayed in a widely circulated photo with his face just inches away from the older man , was subject to special vilification .
Sandmann has subsequently sued several media outlets for their damaging reports , winning settlements from CNN and the Washington Post .
In a separate defamation suit , Covington Catholic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Congresswoman Debra Haaland had defamed them in statements , circulated on Twitter , charging them with “ hateful ” behavior .
The Kentucky court ruled that the lawsuit could not proceed , because Members of Congress are protected from such suits .
The US Constitution gives Members of Congress absolute immunity from any lawsuit arising from “ any Speech or Debate in either House.
” But Warren and Haaland did not make their contentious remarks during Congressional debates ; they posted them on public Twitter accounts .
And the defendants did not claim @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Constitutional grant of immunity .
The appeals court , citing an earlier ruling , noted that the Constitutional immunity of lawmakers “ does not extend beyond what is necessary to preserve the integrity of the legislative process ” — which was never in question in this case .
Instead , the defendants argued — and the courts agreed — that they were exempt from suit because they were acting as employees of the federal government , and their denunciations of the Covington Catholic boys “ were made within the scope of defendants @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lawmakers ’ harsh statements , the district court explained , were intended “ to convey the politicians ’ views on matters of public interest to their constituents.
” Two questions arise here .
First , are Members of Congress “ employees ” of the federal government ?
If so , who are their employers ?
Who are their supervisors ?
The US Congress is the federal government .
Other federal employees are exempt from lawsuit when they carry out their duties , because those duties are set for them by Congress .
Members @ @ @ @ @ @ @ obligation to carry out the duties set by others .
But even if a Senator is to be considered a federal employee , the crucial second question is whether delivering opinions on public controversies is rightly considered within the scope of their employment .
Lawmakers presumably have a duty to inform their constituents about pending legislation .
But do they have a “ duty ” to denounce other American citizens , for reasons unrelated to Congressional business ?
And does that “ duty ” extend so far as to give them a license @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Covington Catholic boys , another federal appeals court had already answered those questions , with a resounding Yes .
In Operation Rescue National v. United States ( 1997 ) , the first circuit ruled that the late Senator Ted Kennedy could not be held responsible for his false and reckless statement that Operation Rescue “ has as a matter of national policy firebombing and even murder.
” I take a special interest in that case , because I was the lead plaintiff .
Operation Rescue ( for the benefit of those too young @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that arose in the late 1980s , in which participants sat peacefully in front of abortion clinics to form human blockades , risking arrest to save lives .
Although it has been largely ignored by historians , Operation Rescue is the largest movement of civil disobedience in American history ; in 1988 and 1989 , there were nearly 400 such blockades , resulting in over 25,000 arrests .
At the time I was acting as a public spokesman for Operation Rescue in Boston , where Kennedy made his outrageous charge .
To say @ @ @ @ @ @ @ murder is obviously damaging .
To make that charge without a shred of evidence is defamatory .
After demanding an apology , and receiving no response , several of us filed suit .
To no avail .
The court ’ s ruling established , in effect , that a US Senator could say anything he wants about a helpless citizen , with impunity .
Now Senator Warren — who holds the same seat that Kennedy held for years — profits from the same immunity .
While my sympathies lie entirely with the Covington @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more factor that makes my own case still more remarkable .
Senator Kennedy made his defamatory remark not during a Congressional debate , not at a press conference , not in answer to constituents ’ questions , but at a fundraising event for his own re-election campaign !
So the precedent set in the Operation Rescue case suggests that when a Member of Congress runs for re-election , his campaign activities are within the scope of his employment .
Of course if you were running against an incumbent Member of Congress , your @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scope of your employment .
You would not enjoy the same blanket immunity from lawsuits .
So you might say that these court decisions give incumbents an unfair advantage , and you ’ d be right .
More to the point the judicial precedent — now firmly established in two decisions by different federal appeals courts — suggests that Members of Congress can not be held accountable for defamation .
At a time of deep national divisions and high political tensions — a time when teenage boys can become the objects of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ given Congressmen a dangerous license to be reckless .

September 23, 2020 (CatholicCulture.org) — The Covington Catholic boys lost one court case earlier this month. The federal appeals panel for the 6th circuit, upholding a decision by a Kentucky district court, could not hold Members of Congress legally accountable for accusing them of hateful speech.
Covington Catholic students, you will recall, became the focal point of controversy after the March for Life in 2019, when inaccurate media reports, based on one-sided reporting, portrayed them as the aggressors in a confrontation with a Native American activist. In fact the activist had been the aggressive party, as videotape proved, and the teenage boys had shown admirable restraint. But before that truth emerged, dozens of reports had circulated, charging the young men with hateful behavior. Nicholas Sandmann, who had been portrayed in a widely circulated photo with his face just inches away from the older man, was subject to special vilification. Sandmann has subsequently sued several media outlets for their damaging reports, winning settlements from CNN and the Washington Post.
In a separate defamation suit, Covington Catholic students charged that Senator Elizabeth Warren and Congresswoman Debra Haaland had defamed them in statements, circulated on Twitter, charging them with “hateful” behavior. The Kentucky court ruled that the lawsuit could not proceed, because Members of Congress are protected from such suits.
The US Constitution gives Members of Congress absolute immunity from any lawsuit arising from “any Speech or Debate in either House.” But Warren and Haaland did not make their contentious remarks during Congressional debates; they posted them on public Twitter accounts. And the defendants did not claim, nor did the courts consider, that Constitutional grant of immunity. The appeals court, citing an earlier ruling, noted that the Constitutional immunity of lawmakers “does not extend beyond what is necessary to preserve the integrity of the legislative process” — which was never in question in this case.
Instead, the defendants argued — and the courts agreed — that they were exempt from suit because they were acting as employees of the federal government, and their denunciations of the Covington Catholic boys “were made within the scope of defendants’ employment as elected representatives.” The lawmakers’ harsh statements, the district court explained, were intended “to convey the politicians’ views on matters of public interest to their constituents.”
Two questions arise here. First, are Members of Congress “employees” of the federal government? If so, who are their employers? Who are their supervisors? The US Congress is the federal government. Other federal employees are exempt from lawsuit when they carry out their duties, because those duties are set for them by Congress. Members of Congress are not under the same obligation to carry out the duties set by others.
But even if a Senator is to be considered a federal employee, the crucial second question is whether delivering opinions on public controversies is rightly considered within the scope of their employment. Lawmakers presumably have a duty to inform their constituents about pending legislation. But do they have a “duty” to denounce other American citizens, for reasons unrelated to Congressional business? And does that “duty” extend so far as to give them a license to defame others?
Unfortunately for the Covington Catholic boys, another federal appeals court had already answered those questions, with a resounding Yes. In Operation Rescue National v. United States (1997), the first circuit ruled that the late Senator Ted Kennedy could not be held responsible for his false and reckless statement that Operation Rescue “has as a matter of national policy firebombing and even murder.” I take a special interest in that case, because I was the lead plaintiff.
Operation Rescue (for the benefit of those too young to remember) was a pro-life initiative that arose in the late 1980s, in which participants sat peacefully in front of abortion clinics to form human blockades, risking arrest to save lives. Although it has been largely ignored by historians, Operation Rescue is the largest movement of civil disobedience in American history; in 1988 and 1989, there were nearly 400 such blockades, resulting in over 25,000 arrests. At the time I was acting as a public spokesman for Operation Rescue in Boston, where Kennedy made his outrageous charge.
To say that someone is guilty of firebombing and murder is obviously damaging. To make that charge without a shred of evidence is defamatory. After demanding an apology, and receiving no response, several of us filed suit. To no avail. The court’s ruling established, in effect, that a US Senator could say anything he wants about a helpless citizen, with impunity. Now Senator Warren — who holds the same seat that Kennedy held for years — profits from the same immunity.
While my sympathies lie entirely with the Covington Catholic plaintiffs, let me mention one more factor that makes my own case still more remarkable. Senator Kennedy made his defamatory remark not during a Congressional debate, not at a press conference, not in answer to constituents’ questions, but at a fundraising event for his own re-election campaign! So the precedent set in the Operation Rescue case suggests that when a Member of Congress runs for re-election, his campaign activities are within the scope of his employment.
Of course if you were running against an incumbent Member of Congress, your campaign statements would not be within the scope of your employment. You would not enjoy the same blanket immunity from lawsuits. So you might say that these court decisions give incumbents an unfair advantage, and you’d be right. More to the point the judicial precedent — now firmly established in two decisions by different federal appeals courts — suggests that Members of Congress cannot be held accountable for defamation. At a time of deep national divisions and high political tensions — a time when teenage boys can become the objects of a nationwide hate campaign — the courts have given Congressmen a dangerous license to be reckless.
Published with permission from CatholicCulture.org.
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lifesitenews--2020-09-23--Brexit Party leader: Boris Johnson’s COVID crackdown making UK ‘elective dictatorship’

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UNITED KINGDOM , September 22 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Nigel Farage , the leader of the U.K. Brexit Party , has said the United Kingdom government is acting like an “ elective dictatorship ” and made clear he firmly opposes the idea of a second national coronavirus lockdown .
“ We are supposed to be living in a democracy .
Actually , it ’ s becoming increasingly like an elective dictatorship , ” said Farage in a YouTube video message posted Sunday .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ us to say , loudly and clearly , no to a second lockdown.
” Farage said the reality is , everyone needs to “ learn to live with ” the coronavirus , adding that a second lockdown in the name of combating the disease would be a “ catastrophe.
” “ I know people who ’ ve had this and have suffered from it , but equally , I know lots of people who had it and have barely even known .
It ’ s barely registered until they ’ ve had the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ The absolute truth is , we have got to learn to live with this disease .
Like everybody , I ’ d rather it had n't escaped from China , but it did .
… Another second national lockdown will be a complete and utter catastrophe.
” Farage made the video after U.K. prime minister Boris Johnson and his administration announced on Sunday fines of up to £10,000 for anyone who breaks a mandatory self-isolation order .
The fines take effect on September 28 .
The U.K. also recently introduced a ban @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people after an apparent rise in positive cases .
Farage blasted the fact that the Johnson government is introducing the new rules by ministerial order and without parliamentary consent .
In his Sunday YouTube message , Farage said that those who have chronic health conditions and the elderly should isolate but added that “ the cure ” has become “ worse than the disease itself.
” Farage blasted the negative effects the lockdown measures have brought upon people ’ s routine medical treatments .
He also brought up reports of increasing domestic violence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ warned that a second lockdown could bring about mass unemployment .
“ Just think of all those tens of thousands of cancer diagnoses that haven ’ t happened , the number of people with chronic heart conditions who simply haven ’ t been treated .
And goodness knows what the effect on millions of people is in terms of their mental health , their well-being , ” said Farage .
“ Domestic violence , suicide — that it ’ s really is a list as long as your arm , and now , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into effectively a second lockdown , at the specter of mass unemployment becomes all too real.
” Farage then urged people to become vocal and demand from their local members of Parliament ( M.P . )
that a “ functioning democracy ” in the U.K. be restored .
“ Don ’ t think this is a waste of time .
It ’ s not .
Lobby your M.P .
and ask two things of them : firstly , to stand out loudly this week in Westminster and to say we must not have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , to insist that rule by ministerial decree comes to an end and we get back to being a functioning democracy , ” said Farage .
“ None of these draconian measures , none of these measures , which by the way I don ’ t think is going to work anyway , but none of these things should be done without full open debate in Parliament.
” Farage played a pivotal role in ensuring that the U.K. made good on its voters deciding in 2016 , by a small majority , that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( E.U. )
.
It was not until early 2020 , however , that the U.K. formally left the E.U .
On Tuesday , Johnson stopped short of a full second coronavirus lockdown but announced new restrictions that take effect on September 28 , which he said could last “ perhaps six months.
” In place are curfews on restaurants and pubs starting at 10:00 P.M. , masks are now mandatory for retail workers and staff at bars and restaurants , and customers must wear them if not seated at a table .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ no more than 15 people , and funerals are capped at 30 participants .
Johnson also stated he would provide local police forces with extra funding to enforce the new regulations , with the possibility of using the U.K. military if needed .
Farage spared no time in blasting Johnson for his new restrictions on Twitter , saying this is not what people voted for .
“ The PM says we are a ‘ freedom loving country ’ , but will fine you £10,000 and send the army in if he likes .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ believe his promises on testing or the competence of the government .
We didn ’ t vote for this , ” wrote Farage on Twitter Tuesday .
Johnson ’ s new coronavirus restrictions apply only to England , but he said “ similar steps ” will follow in Scotland , Wales , and Northern Ireland after speaking with their leaders .

'I think the time has come,' Nigel Farage declared, 'for us to say, loudly and clearly, no to a second lockdown.'
PETITION: No to radical mandatory mask mandates! Sign the petition here.
UNITED KINGDOM, September 22, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Nigel Farage, the leader of the U.K. Brexit Party, has said the United Kingdom government is acting like an “elective dictatorship” and made clear he firmly opposes the idea of a second national coronavirus lockdown.
“We are supposed to be living in a democracy. Actually, it’s becoming increasingly like an elective dictatorship,” said Farage in a YouTube video message posted Sunday.
“I think the time has come for us to say, loudly and clearly, no to a second lockdown.”
Farage said the reality is, everyone needs to “learn to live with” the coronavirus, adding that a second lockdown in the name of combating the disease would be a “catastrophe.”
“I know people who’ve had this and have suffered from it, but equally, I know lots of people who had it and have barely even known. It’s barely registered until they’ve had the antibody test,” said Farage.
“The absolute truth is, we have got to learn to live with this disease. Like everybody, I’d rather it hadn't escaped from China, but it did. … Another second national lockdown will be a complete and utter catastrophe.”
Farage made the video after U.K. prime minister Boris Johnson and his administration announced on Sunday fines of up to £10,000 for anyone who breaks a mandatory self-isolation order. The fines take effect on September 28.
The U.K. also recently introduced a ban on social gatherings of more than six people after an apparent rise in positive cases.
Farage blasted the fact that the Johnson government is introducing the new rules by ministerial order and without parliamentary consent.
In his Sunday YouTube message, Farage said that those who have chronic health conditions and the elderly should isolate but added that “the cure” has become “worse than the disease itself.”
Farage blasted the negative effects the lockdown measures have brought upon people’s routine medical treatments. He also brought up reports of increasing domestic violence and suicides because of coronavirus-imposed restrictions and warned that a second lockdown could bring about mass unemployment.
“Just think of all those tens of thousands of cancer diagnoses that haven’t happened, the number of people with chronic heart conditions who simply haven’t been treated. And goodness knows what the effect on millions of people is in terms of their mental health, their well-being,” said Farage.
“Domestic violence, suicide — that it’s really is a list as long as your arm, and now, of course, as we go back into effectively a second lockdown, at the specter of mass unemployment becomes all too real.”
Farage then urged people to become vocal and demand from their local members of Parliament (M.P.) that a “functioning democracy” in the U.K. be restored.
“Don’t think this is a waste of time. It’s not. Lobby your M.P. and ask two things of them: firstly, to stand out loudly this week in Westminster and to say we must not have a second national lockdown, and secondly, to insist that rule by ministerial decree comes to an end and we get back to being a functioning democracy,” said Farage.
“None of these draconian measures, none of these measures, which by the way I don’t think is going to work anyway, but none of these things should be done without full open debate in Parliament.”
Farage played a pivotal role in ensuring that the U.K. made good on its voters deciding in 2016, by a small majority, that their nation should leave the European Union (E.U.).
It was not until early 2020, however, that the U.K. formally left the E.U.
Johnson announces new coronavirus restrictions Tuesday — Farage responds
On Tuesday, Johnson stopped short of a full second coronavirus lockdown but announced new restrictions that take effect on September 28, which he said could last “perhaps six months.”
In place are curfews on restaurants and pubs starting at 10:00 P.M., masks are now mandatory for retail workers and staff at bars and restaurants, and customers must wear them if not seated at a table.
Also, weddings are now limited to no more than 15 people, and funerals are capped at 30 participants.
Johnson also stated he would provide local police forces with extra funding to enforce the new regulations, with the possibility of using the U.K. military if needed.
Farage spared no time in blasting Johnson for his new restrictions on Twitter, saying this is not what people voted for.
“The PM says we are a ‘freedom loving country’, but will fine you £10,000 and send the army in if he likes. This is authoritarian — I don't believe his promises on testing or the competence of the government. We didn’t vote for this,” wrote Farage on Twitter Tuesday.
Johnson’s new coronavirus restrictions apply only to England, but he said “similar steps” will follow in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland after speaking with their leaders.
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