thetennesseestar--2020-11-09--Lance Allen Wants to Bring a Fresh Approach to Virginia Politics as Lt. Gov.

Virginia lieutenant governor candidate Lance Allen is determined to bring a new approach to state-level politics in the Commonwealth and offer Virginians with something that has been lacking : a politician who will listen to their problems .
Allen formally announced his entrance into the 2021 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election back in August , joining a handful of other Republican hopefuls in a pursuit to become the second-highest-ranking government official in the state .
“ [ I am running for Lt .
Gov . ]
because I believe that the way we have decided to approach politics now has just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vitriol and partisanship and polarization that people don ’ t really debate the issues anymore , they just debate each other , ” Allen said in an interview with The Virginia Star .
Meanwhile nothing really gets accomplished and all of the people in between that end up suffering .
“ I want to bring a sense of decency back to politics .
That was the whole idea of the United States of America .
The idea that we could come together and freely debate ideas , whether we agree or not.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Allen believes that the true way to solve the various problems plaguing Virginians throughout the state is to actually listen to what people are dealing with .
“ My campaign strategy is simple .
It ’ s to not talk at people , it ’ s not to tell people the solutions that they need , ” Allen said .
“ My platform is to go into these places with respect and understanding , and listen to what the problems are and how those people think they can solve their problems.
” To @ @ @ @ @ @ @ visiting all 95 counties in Virginia before next November ’ s election and then do the same thing if elected “ to make sure that Virginians feel like their voice is being heard.
” Some of Allen ’ s priorities that he finds especially important are preserving the 2nd Amendment and standing against attempts to take away people ’ s right to bear arms , opposing abortion rights , supporting law enforcement as well as cutting regulations and lowering taxes .
“ Taxes are a huge issue to me , ” Allen told @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to me that not only are we overtaxed , but I like to say that we are perpetually taxed .
There are certain things I think we can do a better job of making sure that people get to keep paychecks in their pocket to provide for and take care of their family.
” From personal experiences during ten years in the Air Force , Allen says he sees himself a servant leader , someone who understands that their job is to serve those around him .
Despite never being elected to or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ strongly that he does not need a degree or experience in politics to understand the will of the people , and that he specifically chose to run for Lt. Gov .
in order to use the position ’ s platform to help Virginians immediately .
“ I believe that the Lt. Gov .
[ role ] can be so much more than people let it be , ” Allen said .
“ The Lt. Gov .
is so much more than a tie breaker and it ’ s time people start looking at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ works for CACI , a security and technology firm in Northern Virginia , as director of strategic engagement , and lives with his wife and two children in Fauquier County , just southwest of the Washington D.C. metro area .
Joining Allen on the Republican ticket is former state delegate Tim Hugo , Del .
Glenn Davis ( R-Virginia Beach ) and lobbyist Puneet Ahluwalia .
Loudoun County Sheriff Mike Chapman has been rumored to be entering the race .
Democrats running for Lt. Gov .
include : Del .
Hala Ayala ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Guzman ( D-Prince William ) , Del .
Sam Rasoul ( D-Roanoke ) , former Democratic Party of Virginia Chairman Paul Goldman and lobbyist Xavier Warren .
According to previous reporting from The Star , Prince William County School Board Chair Babur Lateef and Norfolk City Council member Andria McClellan are also seriously considering bids .
“ Ronald Reagan used to say that it is our job as citizens to participate in government whether we vote , run for office or volunteer .
So , I ’ m just excited about the opportunity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ call government , and show people that you don ’ t have to be a billionaire or have been in office for 20 years to [ make a difference ] .
” Jacob Taylor is a reporter at The Virginia Star and the Star News Digital Network .
Follow Jacob on Twitter .
Email tips to [ email protected ] Background Photo “ Virginia Capitol ” by Anderskev .
CC BY 3.0 .

Virginia lieutenant governor candidate Lance Allen is determined to bring a new approach to state-level politics in the Commonwealth and offer Virginians with something that has been lacking: a politician who will listen to their problems.
Allen formally announced his entrance into the 2021 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election back in August, joining a handful of other Republican hopefuls in a pursuit to become the second-highest-ranking government official in the state.
“[I am running for Lt. Gov.] because I believe that the way we have decided to approach politics now has just become so hateful, so full of vitriol and partisanship and polarization that people don’t really debate the issues anymore, they just debate each other,” Allen said in an interview with The Virginia Star. Meanwhile nothing really gets accomplished and all of the people in between that end up suffering.
“I want to bring a sense of decency back to politics. That was the whole idea of the United States of America. The idea that we could come together and freely debate ideas, whether we agree or not.”
Self-described as a Ronald Reagan conservative, Allen believes that the true way to solve the various problems plaguing Virginians throughout the state is to actually listen to what people are dealing with.
“My campaign strategy is simple. It’s to not talk at people, it’s not to tell people the solutions that they need,” Allen said. “My platform is to go into these places with respect and understanding, and listen to what the problems are and how those people think they can solve their problems.”
To accomplish this Allen said he plans on visiting all 95 counties in Virginia before next November’s election and then do the same thing if elected “to make sure that Virginians feel like their voice is being heard.”
Some of Allen’s priorities that he finds especially important are preserving the 2nd Amendment and standing against attempts to take away people’s right to bear arms, opposing abortion rights, supporting law enforcement as well as cutting regulations and lowering taxes.
“Taxes are a huge issue to me,” Allen told The Star. “It is insane to me that not only are we overtaxed, but I like to say that we are perpetually taxed. There are certain things I think we can do a better job of making sure that people get to keep paychecks in their pocket to provide for and take care of their family.”
From personal experiences during ten years in the Air Force, Allen says he sees himself a servant leader, someone who understands that their job is to serve those around him.
Despite never being elected to or holding public office before, Allen feels strongly that he does not need a degree or experience in politics to understand the will of the people, and that he specifically chose to run for Lt. Gov. in order to use the position’s platform to help Virginians immediately.
“I believe that the Lt. Gov. [role] can be so much more than people let it be,” Allen said. “The Lt. Gov. is so much more than a tie breaker and it’s time people start looking at the position as that.”
Allen currently works for CACI, a security and technology firm in Northern Virginia, as director of strategic engagement, and lives with his wife and two children in Fauquier County, just southwest of the Washington D.C. metro area.
Joining Allen on the Republican ticket is former state delegate Tim Hugo, Del. Glenn Davis (R-Virginia Beach) and lobbyist Puneet Ahluwalia. Loudoun County Sheriff Mike Chapman has been rumored to be entering the race.
Democrats running for Lt. Gov. include: Del. Hala Ayala (D-Prince William), Del. Elizabeth Guzman (D-Prince William), Del. Sam Rasoul (D-Roanoke), former Democratic Party of Virginia Chairman Paul Goldman and lobbyist Xavier Warren.
According to previous reporting from The Star, Prince William County School Board Chair Babur Lateef and Norfolk City Council member Andria McClellan are also seriously considering bids.
“Ronald Reagan used to say that it is our job as citizens to participate in government whether we vote, run for office or volunteer. So, I’m just excited about the opportunity to participate in this thing that we call government, and show people that you don’t have to be a billionaire or have been in office for 20 years to [make a difference].”
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Jacob Taylor is a reporter at The Virginia Star and the Star News Digital Network. Follow Jacob on Twitter. Email tips to [email protected]
Background Photo “Virginia Capitol” by Anderskev. CC BY 3.0.


thetennesseestar--2020-11-09--Conservative Facebook Users Upset Over Censorship Take Alternative Social Media Site Parler Out for

Conservative Facebook Users Upset Over Censorship Take Alternative Social Media Site Parler Out for a Test Drive

Facebook seems to be presenting a “ Catch-22 ” for conservatives who are fed up with censorship : In order to leave Facebook yet let contacts know how to find them , they must risk Facebook ’ s censorship to let those contacts know .
Project Veritas has often documented Facebook ’ s bias against conservatives and its deletions of their posts .
Some who say they are tired of that bias are trying microblogging/social networking site Parler .
They say they see Parler as a free-speech alternative to Twitter .
Forbes in June ran an interview with Parler founder @ @ @ @ @ @ @ grown to be a conservative presence in only two years .
An increased influx of users to Parler apparently created hiccups over the weekend .
Parler posted , “ Apologies for all of the glitches .
The rest of this evening will likely continue to be bumpy .
It ’ s one thing after another breaking .
We planned for growth over the last few days but we are breaking all our most optimistic growth numbers .
Hang on !
” At least one large Facebook “ event ” encouraging people to leave @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disappeared suddenly during the weekend .
The event was called “ Mass exit off Facebook 11/13/20 ” and encouraged people upset over censorship to use Parler .
A Parler user going by Rally Girl Val purported to have been the event sponsor .
She posted a screenshot that showed 799,000 interested and 131,000 going .
Her profile says , “ I was on Facebook as The Conservative Rally Girl Val until they shut me down at 10k followers .
Max exodus off Facebook to Parler to continue my freedom of speech .
# @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Facebook exodus event with the same name as the deleted event had only a couple of hundred responses as of Sunday evening .
It encourages people to try Parler or MeWe .
Other similar events have popped up .
The common date for many seem to be Friday , Nov. 13 .
One of those alternative events is called “ Mass exit off FaceBook to Parler dot com … .
November 13th !
” More than 44,000 people had expressed interest and 6,400 said they were going as of Sunday evening .
Lisa @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one of the people who showed interest in that event .
She told The Tennessee Star she has been on Facebook for at least 11 years , but the site has lost its enjoyment .
It used to be an uplifting site that I truly enjoyed .
I enjoyed keeping up with family and friends .
There ’ s so much negativity and political agendas that it takes the enjoyment out of being on FB .
I absolutely want to check out PARLER to see if this is a site I will once @ @ @ @ @ @ @ open until I can see if Parler has the same agendas .
Since most of us have FB now days , I feel the negativity is affecting all us .
Seems it has become no different than the news media with all of their negativity .
At this point we all have freedom of speech…I feel the news media and FB is slowly taking that away .
Definitely trying to control what is going on around us .
Landon Wehrung of Murfreesboro , Tennessee , told The Star he follows conservative pundits online @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because their work does not readily appear on Google or Facebook .
He cited Libertarian pundit John Stossel as one public figure who has to use emails to connect with followers as a result of Big Tech censorship .
Wehrung said he has followed the exodus talk but likely will not drop Facebook , although he is interested in checking out Parler .
“ I think there needs to be other social media out there that don ’ t have the biases … of Facebook and Twitter and Google and You Tube , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be the next best thing right now.
” Some conservative Facebook users have not waited for events to tell others they are at least trying Parler .
Instead , they have simply posted their Parler handle on Facebook .
North Carolina State Sen. Ralph Hise ( R-N.C.-47 ) is one of the Facebook users making plans to at least have a Parler presence .
On Saturday , he posted his new Parler handle on his Facebook account : @ SenHise47 .
Facebook is not the only social media site to have users @ @ @ @ @ @ @ host Maria Bartiromo said she was leaving Twitter for Parler , Newsweek reported .
Jason M. Reynolds has more than 20 years ’ experience as a journalist at outlets of all sizes .

Facebook seems to be presenting a “Catch-22” for conservatives who are fed up with censorship: In order to leave Facebook yet let contacts know how to find them, they must risk Facebook’s censorship to let those contacts know.
Project Veritas has often documented Facebook’s bias against conservatives and its deletions of their posts.
Some who say they are tired of that bias are trying microblogging/social networking site Parler. They say they see Parler as a free-speech alternative to Twitter. Forbes in June ran an interview with Parler founder John Matze and how the site has grown to be a conservative presence in only two years.
An increased influx of users to Parler apparently created hiccups over the weekend.
Parler posted, “Apologies for all of the glitches. The rest of this evening will likely continue to be bumpy. It’s one thing after another breaking. We planned for growth over the last few days but we are breaking all our most optimistic growth numbers. Hang on!”
At least one large Facebook “event” encouraging people to leave the social media giant seems to have disappeared suddenly during the weekend. The event was called “Mass exit off Facebook 11/13/20” and encouraged people upset over censorship to use Parler.
A Parler user going by Rally Girl Val purported to have been the event sponsor. She posted a screenshot that showed 799,000 interested and 131,000 going.
Her profile says, “I was on Facebook as The Conservative Rally Girl Val until they shut me down at 10k followers. Max exodus off Facebook to Parler to continue my freedom of speech. #MAGA #KAG”.
A different Facebook exodus event with the same name as the deleted event had only a couple of hundred responses as of Sunday evening. It encourages people to try Parler or MeWe.
Other similar events have popped up. The common date for many seem to be Friday, Nov. 13.
One of those alternative events is called “Mass exit off FaceBook to Parler dot com …. November 13th!” More than 44,000 people had expressed interest and 6,400 said they were going as of Sunday evening.
Lisa Defriece of Cleveland, Tennessee, is one of the people who showed interest in that event. She told The Tennessee Star she has been on Facebook for at least 11 years, but the site has lost its enjoyment.
It used to be an uplifting site that I truly enjoyed. I enjoyed keeping up with family and friends. There’s so much negativity and political agendas that it takes the enjoyment out of being on FB. I absolutely want to check out PARLER to see if this is a site I will once again enjoy. I will keep FB open until I can see if Parler has the same agendas. Since most of us have FB now days, I feel the negativity is affecting all us. Seems it has become no different than the news media with all of their negativity. At this point we all have freedom of speech…I feel the news media and FB is slowly taking that away. Definitely trying to control what is going on around us.
Landon Wehrung of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, told The Star he follows conservative pundits online, which is harder during election season because their work does not readily appear on Google or Facebook. He cited Libertarian pundit John Stossel as one public figure who has to use emails to connect with followers as a result of Big Tech censorship.
Wehrung said he has followed the exodus talk but likely will not drop Facebook, although he is interested in checking out Parler.
“I think there needs to be other social media out there that don’t have the biases … of Facebook and Twitter and Google and You Tube,” Wehrung said. “Parler seems to be the next best thing right now.”
Some conservative Facebook users have not waited for events to tell others they are at least trying Parler. Instead, they have simply posted their Parler handle on Facebook.
North Carolina State Sen. Ralph Hise (R-N.C.-47) is one of the Facebook users making plans to at least have a Parler presence. On Saturday, he posted his new Parler handle on his Facebook account: @SenHise47.
Facebook is not the only social media site to have users talking about leaving.
Fox Business News host Maria Bartiromo said she was leaving Twitter for Parler, Newsweek reported.
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Jason M. Reynolds has more than 20 years’ experience as a journalist at outlets of all sizes.


thetennesseestar--2020-11-09--Trump Campaign Legal Team Digs In

Trump Campaign Legal Team Digs In

ATLANTA , Georgia – Beginning today , the Trump Campaign will start prosecuting its case in court to ensure election laws are fully upheld and the rightful winner is seated .
The Associated Press , CNN and FOX don ’ t pick U.S. Presidents .
The voters do .
Legitimate ones .
Legal votes decide who is president , not the news media .
The bottom-line is that this election is far from over .
Joe Biden has not been certified as the winner of any states , let alone any of the highly contested states headed for recounts , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ valid and legitimate legal challenges that could determine the ultimate victor .
The American people are entitled to an honest election : that means counting all legal ballots , and not counting any illegal ballots .
There is no other way to ensure the public has full confidence in our election .
It remains shocking that the Biden campaign and their fake news media sycophants refuse to agree with this basic principle and wants ballots counted even if they are fraudulent , manufactured , or cast by ineligible or deceased voters .
Only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ keep observers out of the count room – and then fight in court to block their access .
On The John Fredericks Show today , Trump campaign senior advisor Corey Lewandowski said he was denied access to Philadelphia ballot counting rooms even though he possessed a court order from an Appellate Court judge .
He was still repeatedly denied entry .
President Trump should not concede and not rest until the American people have the honest vote-count they deserve – and that Democracy demands .
Here is our legal analysis recap : • @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the most impressive legal effort in American political history .
• The Trump Campaign will employ the legal process to ensure every legal ballot is counted , which will result in President Trump ’ s reelection .
• Team Trump are preparing to announce recount requests in key states with razor-thin margins , and will hold rallies with the President ’ s supporters focused on these efforts .
• In Georgia , where I am now headquartered for the next two weeks , former Congressman Doug Collins will lead the effort .
Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Florida to Georgia , doubling its current Georgia team .
• In Arizona , Kory Langhofer will lead the Trump effort .
• Team Trump is also assembling surrogates and lawyers nationwide and fundraising for its legal defense fund .
• In addition to the legal leadership at Trump Campaign HQ , Representatives Jim Jordan and Scott Perry , along with former White House chief of staff Reince Priebus are closely involved .
• The Constitution gives state legislators authority to set the times , places , and manners of holding federal elections @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of selecting electors for the electoral college .
• The laws as written by state legislatures ensure every legal vote counts , not court settlements , executive official guidance , or what the media says .
• State legislatures are representatives of the people – they represent urban , suburban , and rural districts and work together to find consensus and compromise , unlike through judicial or executive fiat • If election rules need to be reformed to protect election integrity , counteract fraud , and give voice to the will of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to reform the process under the Constitution .
• The Trump Campaign and the RNC have sued in Arizona alleging that Maricopa County incorrectly rejected votes cast by in-person voters on Election Day .
• When a machine detects an overvote on a ballot , poll workers should inform in-person voters of the error and give them an equal opportunity to correct the issue .
• Instead , poll workers in Maricopa County pressed , and told voters to press , a green button to override the error .
• The result is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by voters in person on Election Day in Maricopa County .
• The campaign has collected declarations from voters who witnessed the problem and alleges that the problem occurred on a large scale in Maricopa County .
• The suit asks for the manual inspection of overvoted ballots that were cast in-person , the same way that elections officials examined overvoted ballots that were mailed in or dropped off .
President Trump has long fought to ensure the integrity of Nevada ’ s election for the good of the nation , and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a 79 year-old legally blind voter whose vote was stolen , in the fight against voter disenfranchisement in Nevada .
Upon arriving to vote in person last week , Stokke was told she had already voted by mail and that the signature was verified on the ballot she never sent .
Ms. Stokke filed suit in federal court with a clear mission : to vindicate the rights of Nevadans who were disenfranchised by the chaos and lack of security in the Democrats ’ rush to universal vote-by-mail , to protect transparency and security @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the state legislature , and to enjoin these outrageous constitutional violations are remedied .
Jill Stokke is surely not the only voter that has been disenfranchised in a state that is too close to call .
As a result , the Trump campaign stands with Stokke and all Nevadans whose voices have been silenced by the Democrats ’ radical new voting system .
In addition to the disenfranchisement brought to light with this lawsuit , Trump poll watchers on the ground have come across evidence of apparent illegal vote manufacturing in Nevada : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ come forward after witnessing apparent illegal vote manufacturing at a Biden-Harris bus parked in a voting center parking lot several days during early voting .
– While walking around the parking lot , the poll worker witnessed individuals with the Biden bus opening envelopes , marking ballots , and sealing ballot envelopes .
– When these individuals noticed the poll worker , several of them formed a human wall and moved to block the poll workers ’ view of the ballot opening , marking , and re-sealing process .
– What were these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ polling used as a voter suppression tactic , Wisconsin has been a razor thin race as we always knew that it would be .
There have been reports of irregularities in several Wisconsin counties which raise serious doubts about the validity of the results .
The President is well within the threshold to request a recount , and we will do so .
President Trump ’ s campaign has not been provided with meaningful access to numerous counting locations to observe the opening of ballots and the counting process , as guaranteed by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to halt counting until meaningful access has been granted .
Trump legal is also demanding to review those ballots which were opened and counted while Republicans did not have meaningful access to observe .
Pennsylvania ’ s radical left , unhinged Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar has tried her hardest to bake in a backdoor to victory for Joe Biden with late , illegal ballots in collusion with the partisan state supreme court .
The United States Constitution is clear on this : the legislature sets the time , place , and manner @ @ @ @ @ @ @ courts or executive officials .
As President Trump has rightly said , the Supreme Court must resolve this crucial contested legal question , so President Trump ’ s Campaign has moved to intervene in this Supreme Court litigation over the Pennsylvania court ’ s unlawful extension of the mail-in ballot receipt deadline .
On Friday night , Supreme Court Justice Alito upheld the rule of law and ordered Pennsylvania Secretary of State to keep all late-arriving ballots separate and keep any late-ballot counts separate if they are counted at all .
This is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is suing to stop Pennsylvania Democrats from breaking the very law that helps America vote – the Help America Vote Act ( HAVA ) .
President Trump won a preliminary victory for election integrity and the rule of law in Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court on Thursday .
• In a suit filed this week , the campaign made clear that Pennsylvania law , in compliance with the federal Help America Vote Act ( HAVA ) , requires certain first-time voters provide a copy of identification by November 9 for their ballots to be valid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ State Kathy Boockvar attempted to use executive fiat and unilaterally change the deadline in the law to accept identification mailed for three extra days , until November 12 .
• The Commonwealth Court ordered that mail in ballots without a copy of identification must be kept separate if received after November 9 but before November 12 .
• The court also noted that this order to segregate late-ID ballots is in addition to the order to segregate ballots received after November 3 while the U.S. Supreme Court suit remains pending .
• It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rewrite the rules to steal the election for Joe Biden .
• This special injunction maintains the status quo while the court considers the merits of President Trump ’ s fight against this unlawful change of the identification deadline .
President Trump ’ s team is fighting to stop Democrat election officials from stealing this election with late , illegal ballots .
Republican poll watchers found evidence that ballots were mishandled during Georgia ’ s count , so Trump filed suit .
A Republican poll observer in Georgia witnessed 53 late absentee ballots @ @ @ @ @ @ @ absentee ballots in Chatham County .
The court in a heavily Democrat area in Georgia denied the Trump campaign ’ s petition without explanation , despite the clear lack of evidence that election workers are complying with law and ensuring only on-time ballots are being counted .
This will likely be appealed .
John Fredericks is the publisher and Editor-in-Chief of The Virginia Star .
He is also a Trump 2020 delegate and the chairman of the Trump Virginia Delegation .
Photo “ Rudy Giuliani ” by Rudy Giuliani .

ATLANTA, Georgia – Beginning today, the Trump Campaign will start prosecuting its case in court to ensure election laws are fully upheld and the rightful winner is seated. The Associated Press, CNN and FOX don’t pick U.S. Presidents. The voters do. Legitimate ones. Legal votes decide who is president, not the news media.
The bottom-line is that this election is far from over.
Joe Biden has not been certified as the winner of any states, let alone any of the highly contested states headed for recounts, or states where the Trump campaign has valid and legitimate legal challenges that could determine the ultimate victor.
The American people are entitled to an honest election: that means counting all legal ballots, and not counting any illegal ballots. There is no other way to ensure the public has full confidence in our election.
It remains shocking that the Biden campaign and their fake news media sycophants refuse to agree with this basic principle and wants ballots counted even if they are fraudulent, manufactured, or cast by ineligible or deceased voters.
Only a party engaged in wrongdoing would unlawfully keep observers out of the count room – and then fight in court to block their access.
On The John Fredericks Show today, Trump campaign senior advisor Corey Lewandowski said he was denied access to Philadelphia ballot counting rooms even though he possessed a court order from an Appellate Court judge. He was still repeatedly denied entry.
What is Biden hiding?
President Trump should not concede and not rest until the American people have the honest vote-count they deserve – and that Democracy demands.
Here is our legal analysis recap:
The Legal Team
President Trump’s campaign is running the most impressive legal effort in American political history.
The Trump Campaign will employ the legal process to ensure every legal ballot is counted, which will result in President Trump’s reelection.
Team Trump are preparing to announce recount requests in key states with razor-thin margins, and will hold rallies with the President’s supporters focused on these efforts.
In Georgia, where I am now headquartered for the next two weeks, former Congressman Doug Collins will lead the effort. Trump has moved nearly 100 team members from Florida to Georgia, doubling its current Georgia team.
In Arizona, Kory Langhofer will lead the Trump effort.
In Pennsylvania, Ron Hicks took command today.
Team Trump is also assembling surrogates and lawyers nationwide and fundraising for its legal defense fund.
In addition to the legal leadership at Trump Campaign HQ, Representatives Jim Jordan and Scott Perry, along with former White House chief of staff Reince Priebus are closely involved.
State Legislatures
The Constitution gives state legislators authority to set the times, places, and manners of holding federal elections and the power to direct the manner of selecting electors for the electoral college.
The laws as written by state legislatures ensure every legal vote counts, not court settlements, executive official guidance, or what the media says.
State legislatures are representatives of the people – they represent urban, suburban, and rural districts and work together to find consensus and compromise, unlike through judicial or executive fiat
If election rules need to be reformed to protect election integrity, counteract fraud, and give voice to the will of the people, state legislatures have the power to reform the process under the Constitution.
Arizona Lawsuit
The Trump Campaign and the RNC have sued in Arizona alleging that Maricopa County incorrectly rejected votes cast by in-person voters on Election Day.
When a machine detects an overvote on a ballot, poll workers should inform in-person voters of the error and give them an equal opportunity to correct the issue.
Instead, poll workers in Maricopa County pressed, and told voters to press, a green button to override the error.
The result is that the voting machines disregarded votes cast by voters in person on Election Day in Maricopa County.
The campaign has collected declarations from voters who witnessed the problem and alleges that the problem occurred on a large scale in Maricopa County.
Voters can submit additional declarations at DontTouchTheGreenButton.com .
. The suit asks for the manual inspection of overvoted ballots that were cast in-person, the same way that elections officials examined overvoted ballots that were mailed in or dropped off.
Nevada Lawsuit
President Trump has long fought to ensure the integrity of Nevada’s election for the good of the nation, and the Trump Campaign stands with Jill Stokke, a 79 year-old legally blind voter whose vote was stolen, in the fight against voter disenfranchisement in Nevada.
Upon arriving to vote in person last week, Stokke was told she had already voted by mail and that the signature was verified on the ballot she never sent. Ms. Stokke filed suit in federal court with a clear mission: to vindicate the rights of Nevadans who were disenfranchised by the chaos and lack of security in the Democrats’ rush to universal vote-by-mail, to protect transparency and security measures adopted under the constitutional authority of the state legislature, and to enjoin these outrageous constitutional violations are remedied.
Jill Stokke is surely not the only voter that has been disenfranchised in a state that is too close to call. As a result, the Trump campaign stands with Stokke and all Nevadans whose voices have been silenced by the Democrats’ radical new voting system.
In addition to the disenfranchisement brought to light with this lawsuit, Trump poll watchers on the ground have come across evidence of apparent illegal vote manufacturing in Nevada:
– A Clark County poll worker has come forward after witnessing apparent illegal vote manufacturing at a Biden-Harris bus parked in a voting center parking lot several days during early voting.
– While walking around the parking lot, the poll worker witnessed individuals with the Biden bus opening envelopes, marking ballots, and sealing ballot envelopes.
– When these individuals noticed the poll worker, several of them formed a human wall and moved to block the poll workers’ view of the ballot opening, marking, and re-sealing process.
– What were these political operatives hiding?
Wisconsin Recount
Despite ridiculous public polling used as a voter suppression tactic, Wisconsin has been a razor thin race as we always knew that it would be. There have been reports of irregularities in several Wisconsin counties which raise serious doubts about the validity of the results. The President is well within the threshold to request a recount, and we will do so.
Michigan Lawsuit
President Trump’s campaign has not been provided with meaningful access to numerous counting locations to observe the opening of ballots and the counting process, as guaranteed by Michigan law, so they filed suit to halt counting until meaningful access has been granted. Trump legal is also demanding to review those ballots which were opened and counted while Republicans did not have meaningful access to observe.
Pennsylvania Lawsuits
PA GOP v. Boockvar, SCOTUS:
Pennsylvania’s radical left, unhinged Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar has tried her hardest to bake in a backdoor to victory for Joe Biden with late, illegal ballots in collusion with the partisan state supreme court.
The United States Constitution is clear on this: the legislature sets the time, place, and manner of elections in America, not state courts or executive officials.
As President Trump has rightly said, the Supreme Court must resolve this crucial contested legal question, so President Trump’s Campaign has moved to intervene in this Supreme Court litigation over the Pennsylvania court’s unlawful extension of the mail-in ballot receipt deadline.
On Friday night, Supreme Court Justice Alito upheld the rule of law and ordered Pennsylvania Secretary of State to keep all late-arriving ballots separate and keep any late-ballot counts separate if they are counted at all. This is far from settled.
Trump v. Boockvar, Helping America Vote Act (HAVA) violations:
The Trump Campaign is suing to stop Pennsylvania Democrats from breaking the very law that helps America vote – the Help America Vote Act (HAVA).
President Trump won a preliminary victory for election integrity and the rule of law in Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court on Thursday.
In a suit filed this week, the campaign made clear that Pennsylvania law, in compliance with the federal Help America Vote Act (HAVA), requires certain first-time voters provide a copy of identification by November 9 for their ballots to be valid.
Radical left Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar attempted to use executive fiat and unilaterally change the deadline in the law to accept identification mailed for three extra days, until November 12.
The Commonwealth Court ordered that mail in ballots without a copy of identification must be kept separate if received after November 9 but before November 12.
The court also noted that this order to segregate late-ID ballots is in addition to the order to segregate ballots received after November 3 while the U.S. Supreme Court suit remains pending.
It is clear that Democrats are trying to rewrite the rules to steal the election for Joe Biden.
This special injunction maintains the status quo while the court considers the merits of President Trump’s fight against this unlawful change of the identification deadline.
Georgia Lawsuit:
President Trump’s team is fighting to stop Democrat election officials from stealing this election with late, illegal ballots.
Republican poll watchers found evidence that ballots were mishandled during Georgia’s count, so Trump filed suit.
A Republican poll observer in Georgia witnessed 53 late absentee ballots illegally added to a stack of on-time absentee ballots in Chatham County. The court in a heavily Democrat area in Georgia denied the Trump campaign’s petition without explanation, despite the clear lack of evidence that election workers are complying with law and ensuring only on-time ballots are being counted. This will likely be appealed.
Stay tuned…
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John Fredericks is the publisher and Editor-in-Chief of The Virginia Star. He is also a Trump 2020 delegate and the chairman of the Trump Virginia Delegation.
Photo “Rudy Giuliani” by Rudy Giuliani.


thetennesseestar--2020-11-09--County Records Show Milwaukee Felons Cast Absentee Ballots in 2020 Election

Marshall Winters ( L ) and David Harmon ( R ) are both felons on community supervision who voted Tuesday , according to county records .
| Wisconsin Department of Corrections Preliminary Milwaukee County election records show at least four felons ineligible to vote cast absentee ballots in the Nov. 3 general election between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joseph Biden .
The four include a convicted rapist , a convicted burglar and a man who served prison time for suffocating and strangling a woman , according to Department of Corrections and elections data obtained by the Milwaukee @ @ @ @ @ @ @ David L. Harmon , Corey J. Thomas and Marshall A. Winters requested absentee ballots and voted by mail .
They show felon Kirk A. Jones , Sr. requested an absentee ballot , then cast it in person before Election Day .
All four are currently under active community supervision and live in the city of Milwaukee .
The Milwaukee City Wire analysis was of absentee ballot requests and returns from felons in the city of Milwaukee living in a single zip code , 53209 , on the city ’ s northeast side .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ requests and returns , but not Nov. 3 in-person voting , which is yet to be released by the Wisconsin Elections Commission .
According to the ACLU , persons with criminal felony convictions in Wisconsin can register and vote unless they are currently in jail or prison , or on probation , parole , or extended supervision for a felony , like Harmon , Thomas , Winter and Jones .
Harmon , 50 , of 2739 W. Bobolink Ave. in the city 's Thurston Woods neighborhood and 20th voting ward , was convicted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in prison in 1998 .
He 's been out of prison since Jan. and on active community supervision .
According to county officials , the 20th voting ward voted 800-93 for Biden over Trump .
Thomas , 40 , of 5565 N. 40th St. in the city 's Old North Milwaukee neighborhood and 52nd voting ward , pled guilty to felony burglary in 1998 and felony throwing or discharging of bodily fluids at a public safety worker in 2018 .
He was released from prison in July and is under active community supervision @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ward voted 643-45 for Biden over Trump .
Winters , 46 , 4747 N 19th Pl .
in the city 's Lincoln Park neighborhood and 58th voting ward , pled guilty to two counts of felony strangulation and suffocation as well as 4th degree sexual assault in 2013 .
He was released from prison in Nov. 2018 and is under active community supervision Preliminary results show the 58th voting ward voted 602-25 for Biden over Trump .
Jones , 51 , 5812 N 42nd St , also in Thurston Woods but in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ second degree reckless endangerment in 2011 and served prison time .
He was arrested again for misdemeanor domestic abuse in 2018 , sentenced to more prison time and remains under active community supervision .
County records show Jones applied for an absentee ballot on Oct. 27 , received it on Oct. 27 and is reported to have returned it in person at the county on Oct. 27 .
Preliminary results show the 22nd voting ward voted 612-81 for Biden over Trump .
This isn ’ t the first time there have been reports @ @ @ @ @ @ @ News reports that the Wisconsin Elections Commission discovered 53 cases of ineligible felons voting , including one case in Eau Claire County , from the Nov. 2018 election .
In a tweet on Twitter , Ben Wikler , chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin , criticized Republicans complaining about voter fraud in the state .
“ Unions fought back .
Black Wisconsinites organized .
Young people rose like a wave .
The movement grew & grew—lifelong Democrats , new Democrats , and so many skeptical of both parties but ready for change @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The Wisconsin Department of Corrections reported there are nearly 46,000 ex-convict felons in Wisconsin are no longer in prison as of April 2020 who are ineligible to vote as they are still on supervision .

Marshall Winters (L) and David Harmon (R) are both felons on community supervision who voted Tuesday, according to county records. | Wisconsin Department of Corrections
Preliminary Milwaukee County election records show at least four felons ineligible to vote cast absentee ballots in the Nov. 3 general election between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joseph Biden.
The four include a convicted rapist, a convicted burglar and a man who served prison time for suffocating and strangling a woman, according to Department of Corrections and elections data obtained by the Milwaukee City Wire.
County records show felons David L. Harmon, Corey J. Thomas and Marshall A. Winters requested absentee ballots and voted by mail. They show felon Kirk A. Jones, Sr. requested an absentee ballot, then cast it in person before Election Day. All four are currently under active community supervision and live in the city of Milwaukee.
The Milwaukee City Wire analysis was of absentee ballot requests and returns from felons in the city of Milwaukee living in a single zip code, 53209, on the city’s northeast side. The elections data includes pre-election day vote-by-mail requests and returns, but not Nov. 3 in-person voting, which is yet to be released by the Wisconsin Elections Commission.
According to the ACLU, persons with criminal felony convictions in Wisconsin can register and vote unless they are currently in jail or prison, or on probation, parole, or extended supervision for a felony, like Harmon, Thomas, Winter and Jones.
Harmon, 50, of 2739 W. Bobolink Ave. in the city's Thurston Woods neighborhood and 20th voting ward, was convicted of rape and sentenced to 20 years in prison in 1998. He's been out of prison since Jan. and on active community supervision.
According to county officials, the 20th voting ward voted 800-93 for Biden over Trump.
Thomas, 40, of 5565 N. 40th St. in the city's Old North Milwaukee neighborhood and 52nd voting ward, pled guilty to felony burglary in 1998 and felony throwing or discharging of bodily fluids at a public safety worker in 2018. He was released from prison in July and is under active community supervision.
Preliminary results show the 52nd voting ward voted 643-45 for Biden over Trump.
Winters, 46, 4747 N 19th Pl. in the city's Lincoln Park neighborhood and 58th voting ward, pled guilty to two counts of felony strangulation and suffocation as well as 4th degree sexual assault in 2013. He was released from prison in Nov. 2018 and is under active community supervision
Preliminary results show the 58th voting ward voted 602-25 for Biden over Trump.
Jones, 51, 5812 N 42nd St, also in Thurston Woods but in the 22nd voting ward, pled guilty to second degree reckless endangerment in 2011 and served prison time. He was arrested again for misdemeanor domestic abuse in 2018, sentenced to more prison time and remains under active community supervision.
County records show Jones applied for an absentee ballot on Oct. 27, received it on Oct. 27 and is reported to have returned it in person at the county on Oct. 27.
Preliminary results show the 22nd voting ward voted 612-81 for Biden over Trump.
This isn’t the first time there have been reports of ineligible Wisconsin felons voting. NBC News reports that the Wisconsin Elections Commission discovered 53 cases of ineligible felons voting, including one case in Eau Claire County, from the Nov. 2018 election.
In a tweet on Twitter, Ben Wikler, chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, criticized Republicans complaining about voter fraud in the state.
“Unions fought back. Black Wisconsinites organized. Young people rose like a wave. The movement grew & grew—lifelong Democrats, new Democrats, and so many skeptical of both parties but ready for change,” Wikler’s tweet stated.
The Wisconsin Department of Corrections reported there are nearly 46,000 ex-convict felons in Wisconsin are no longer in prison as of April 2020 who are ineligible to vote as they are still on supervision.


thetennesseestar--2020-11-09--Commentary: How Pennsylvania Citizens Can Be Voter Fraud ‘Prosecutors’ for Trump

Tens of thousands of Trump voters in Pennsylvania angry they were disenfranchised by voter fraud in Philadelphia and other parts of the state have an option for justice through what is called a “ Private Criminal Complaint.
” Pennsylvania is one of the states that allows citizens to file criminal complaints .
A Rule 506 complaint must be submitted to a PA District Attorney , who may reject it .
Rejections of Private Criminal Complaints by PA District Attorneys may be appealed to a court , but rarely does an appeal succeed .
Therefore , it is important Private Criminal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pennsylvanians should send a copy of their Private Criminal Complaints to their state representatives and the PA Speaker of the House .
More information about that is provided at the end of this article .
Rule 504 sets forth the requirements of what must be stated in the Complaint , including : ( 1 ) the name of the affiant ; ( 2 ) the name and address of the defendant , or if unknown , a description of the defendant as nearly as may be ; ( 3 ) a direct accusation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s knowledge , or information and belief , that the defendant violated the penal laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ; ( 4 ) the date when the offense is alleged to have been committed ; provided , however : ( a ) if the specific date is unknown , or if the offense is a continuing one , it shall be sufficient to state that it was committed on or about any date within the period of limitations ; and ( b ) if the date or day of the week is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , such date or day must be specifically set forth ; ( 5 ) the place where the offense is alleged to have been committed ; ( 6 ) ( a ) in a court case , a summary of the facts sufficient to advise the defendant of the nature of the offense charged , but neither the evidence nor the statute allegedly violated need be cited in the complaint .
However , a citation of the statute allegedly violated , by itself , shall not be sufficient for compliance with this subsection @ @ @ @ @ @ @ summary case , a citation of the specific section and subsection of the statute or ordinance allegedly violated , together with a summary of the facts sufficient to advise the defendant of the nature of the offense charged ; ( 7 ) a statement that the acts of the defendant were against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or in violation of an ordinance of a political subdivision ; The Private Criminal Complaint form shows the information needed to file .
Complaints alleging criminal voter fraud , of course , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as if the government were suing .
In the coming days we expect there will be more publicly available evidence of voter fraud , and conspiracy to commit voter fraud .
Keep your eyes here for that information .
Pennsylvania election law criminal violations found at Title 25 , § 3527 include interference with elections , frauds , and conspiracy when violators : These violations of law should constitute grounds for filing a Private Criminal Complaint , and may be “ overt acts ” for conspiracy to commit voter fraud if there is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in concert to commit these crimes .
Title 18 , Section 903 of the Pennsylvania Code covers criminal conspiracy .
Venue is proper where there is an “ overt act , ” which in the context of conspiracy to commit voter fraud would include acts such as destruction of Trump ballots , or falsifying votes for Biden .
Merely participating in a call to plan the voter fraud is not enough to be considered an overt act for purposes of criminal conspiracy , but is considered an element of conspiracy when an overt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ actually executing the crime .
It is being reported that Hammer and Scorecard ( allegedly linked to Dominion software ) used in Pennsylvania may have changed 3 percent of the vote .
As news develops , that may constitute an overt act for venue purposes .
The PA District Attorneys to whom these Private Criminal Complaints must be submitted work under PA Attorney General Josh Shapiro , and many will be inclined to reject them for political reasons .
You may recall Shapiro Tweeted three days before the election , “ Trump is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ counted.
” That is not per se evidence of intent to commit voter fraud , but does seem to qualify as grounds to name him as a defendant .
Shapiro ’ s tweet should disqualify him from influencing these cases .
Besides filing a Private Criminal Complaint to enforce the Pennsylvania voter fraud conspiracy laws , these Complaints may want to include federal charges of criminal conspiracy .
One of the federal crimes found in Title 18 of the U.S. Code is the federal conspiracy against rights statute , found at 18 U.S. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in part : I am told 18 USC § 241 is being used by the Trump legal team in their litigation efforts , but my wise colleague thinks it will be ineffective , perhaps because the statute has been watered down in election matters by the courts , but certainly because the U.S. Justice Department is loaded with Obama lawyers who would ultimately be deciding to bring charges .
And they won ’ t .
This makes the use of Private Criminal Complaint all-the-more important .
Pennsylvanians may be able to bypass the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ IMPORTANT : Some 46 years ago Justice Thurgood Marshall writing in Anderson v. United States said that the § 241 criminal statute applied in voter fraud cases .
The “ injury ” under § 241 is the dilution of votes .
Justice Marshall wrote : It has long been settled that § 241 embraces a conspiracy to stuff the ballot box at an election for federal officers , and thereby to dilute the value of votes of qualified voters … .
That petitioners may have had no purpose to change the outcome of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ specific intent required under § 241 is not the intent to change the outcome of a federal election , but rather the intent to have false votes cast and thereby to injure the right of all voters in a federal election to express their choice of a candidate and to have their expressions of choice given full value and effect , without being diluted or distorted by the casting of fraudulent ballots … .
“ The deposit of forged ballots in the ballot boxes , no matter how small or great their number @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in an election , and whether in greater or less degree is immaterial .
The right to an honest [ count ] is a right possessed by each voting elector , and to the extent that the importance of his vote is nullified , wholly or in part , he has been injured in the free exercise of a right or privilege secured to him by the laws and Constitution of the United States.
” ( emphasis added ) Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro ’ s own website admits his office ( therefore @ @ @ @ @ @ @ advances the rights of Pennsylvanians through the enforcement of state and federal civil rights laws.
” That , of course , is not “ law ” that a Private Criminal Complaint may extend to federal crimes , but let him try to justify it does not .
Now , the Private Criminal Complaint rule says nothing about venue of where these complaints may be filed .
The general rule about venue for criminal complaints is that they be filed in the venue where the crime was committed .
Most of the voter fraud @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the District Attorneys in those areas will almost certainly decline to move forward with Private Criminal Complaints .
Here is where citizens , like private lawyers would need to “ earn their money , ” would argue the venue of a Private Criminal Complaint for voter fraud should be where the victim resides , because like victims of cybercrimes , the crime is where the injury occurred .
The voter fraud taking place in Philadelphia or other venues such as Luzerne County had the effect of criminally disenfranchising Trump voters elsewhere .
Following @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Anderson v. United States , the voter fraud need not be “ widespread ” to have had criminal effect on the right of your vote to count in a Presidential election .
Especially if there is credible evidence of fraud cause by voting machines , restrictive criminal venue under normal standards just further disenfranchises our rights .
Also , as facts become publicly known , whether through the Trump legal team , or Project Veritas and other whistleblower outlets , this information may show voter fraud occurred in your voting district , making @ @ @ @ @ @ @ If thousands or tens of thousands of Private Criminal Complaints are filed , even the most establishment-protecting judges will have a harder time dismissing them .
Plus , these issues could end up in the package of cases heading to the Supreme Court .
Expect this strategy to be widely criticized , of course , but don ’ t let that deter you .
President Trump fought for us like no elected official ever has , and we owe him , America , and our families a duty to do whatever we can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in this past election need not be “ widespread ” to make it the most consequential criminal conspiracy in American history , with no close second .
Send copies of your Private Criminal Complaint to the Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives : And send a copy to your state representative , whom you may find here .
Mark J. Fitzgibbons is an attorney and senior contributor to ConservativeHQ .

by Mark J. Fitzgibbons
Tens of thousands of Trump voters in Pennsylvania angry they were disenfranchised by voter fraud in Philadelphia and other parts of the state have an option for justice through what is called a “Private Criminal Complaint.”
(This article is not to be construed as legal advice. Some patriotic Pennsylvania lawyers are preparing to assist citizens with this Private Criminal Complaint project, and in the coming days we and other news outlets will provide more information about how they may be assisting.)
Pennsylvania is one of the states that allows citizens to file criminal complaints. A Rule 506 complaint must be submitted to a PA District Attorney, who may reject it. Rejections of Private Criminal Complaints by PA District Attorneys may be appealed to a court, but rarely does an appeal succeed. Therefore, it is important Private Criminal Complaints be submitted correctly.
Also, Pennsylvanians should send a copy of their Private Criminal Complaints to their state representatives and the PA Speaker of the House. More information about that is provided at the end of this article. Rule 504 sets forth the requirements of what must be stated in the Complaint, including:
(1) the name of the affiant;
(2) the name and address of the defendant, or if unknown, a description of the defendant as nearly as may be;
(3) a direct accusation to the best of the affiant’s knowledge, or information and belief, that the defendant violated the penal laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania;
(4) the date when the offense is alleged to have been committed; provided, however:
(a) if the specific date is unknown, or if the offense is a continuing one, it shall be sufficient to state that it was committed on or about any date within the period of limitations; and
(b) if the date or day of the week is an essential element of the offense charged, such date or day must be specifically set forth;
(5) the place where the offense is alleged to have been committed;
(6) (a) in a court case, a summary of the facts sufficient to advise the defendant of the nature of the offense charged, but neither the evidence nor the statute allegedly violated need be cited in the complaint. However, a citation of the statute allegedly violated, by itself, shall not be sufficient for compliance with this subsection; or
(b) in a summary case, a citation of the specific section and subsection of the statute or ordinance allegedly violated, together with a summary of the facts sufficient to advise the defendant of the nature of the offense charged;
(7) a statement that the acts of the defendant were against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or in violation of an ordinance of a political subdivision;
The Private Criminal Complaint form shows the information needed to file. Complaints alleging criminal voter fraud, of course, require high-level evidence of voter fraud just as if the government were suing. In the coming days we expect there will be more publicly available evidence of voter fraud, and conspiracy to commit voter fraud. Keep your eyes here for that information.
Pennsylvania election law criminal violations found at Title 25, § 3527 include interference with elections, frauds, and conspiracy when violators:
shall prepare or present to any election officer a fraudulent voter’s certificate not signed in the polling place by the elector whose certificate it purports to be; or shall deposit fraudulent ballots in the ballot box; or shall register fraudulent votes upon any voting machine; or shall tamper with any district register, voting check list, numbered lists of voters, ballot box or voting machine; or shall conspire with others to commit any of the offenses herein mentioned, or in any manner to prevent a free and fair primary or election.
These violations of law should constitute grounds for filing a Private Criminal Complaint, and may be “overt acts” for conspiracy to commit voter fraud if there is evidence of two or more people acting in concert to commit these crimes.
Title 18, Section 903 of the Pennsylvania Code covers criminal conspiracy. Venue is proper where there is an “overt act,” which in the context of conspiracy to commit voter fraud would include acts such as destruction of Trump ballots, or falsifying votes for Biden. Merely participating in a call to plan the voter fraud is not enough to be considered an overt act for purposes of criminal conspiracy, but is considered an element of conspiracy when an overt act occurs, which are the acts actually executing the crime.
It is being reported that Hammer and Scorecard (allegedly linked to Dominion software) used in Pennsylvania may have changed 3 percent of the vote. As news develops, that may constitute an overt act for venue purposes.
The PA District Attorneys to whom these Private Criminal Complaints must be submitted work under PA Attorney General Josh Shapiro, and many will be inclined to reject them for political reasons.
You may recall Shapiro Tweeted three days before the election, “Trump is going to lose if every vote is counted.” That is not per se evidence of intent to commit voter fraud, but does seem to qualify as grounds to name him as a defendant. Shapiro’s tweet should disqualify him from influencing these cases.
Besides filing a Private Criminal Complaint to enforce the Pennsylvania voter fraud conspiracy laws, these Complaints may want to include federal charges of criminal conspiracy.
One of the federal crimes found in Title 18 of the U.S. Code is the federal conspiracy against rights statute, found at 18 U.S. Code § 241. It says, in part:
If two or more persons conspire to injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate any person in any State, Territory, Commonwealth, Possession, or District in the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured to him by the Constitution or laws of the United States, or because of his having so exercised the same. *** They shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both …
I am told 18 USC § 241 is being used by the Trump legal team in their litigation efforts, but my wise colleague thinks it will be ineffective, perhaps because the statute has been watered down in election matters by the courts, but certainly because the U.S. Justice Department is loaded with Obama lawyers who would ultimately be deciding to bring charges. And they won’t.
This makes the use of Private Criminal Complaint all-the-more important. Pennsylvanians may be able to bypass the Deep State to help save America.
IMPORTANT: Some 46 years ago Justice Thurgood Marshall writing in Anderson v. United States said that the § 241 criminal statute applied in voter fraud cases. The “injury” under § 241 is the dilution of votes. Justice Marshall wrote:
It has long been settled that § 241 embraces a conspiracy to stuff the ballot box at an election for federal officers, and thereby to dilute the value of votes of qualified voters …. That petitioners may have had no purpose to change the outcome of the federal election is irrelevant. The specific intent required under § 241 is not the intent to change the outcome of a federal election, but rather the intent to have false votes cast and thereby to injure the right of all voters in a federal election to express their choice of a candidate and to have their expressions of choice given full value and effect, without being diluted or distorted by the casting of fraudulent ballots …. “The deposit of forged ballots in the ballot boxes, no matter how small or great their number, dilutes the influence of honest votes in an election, and whether in greater or less degree is immaterial. The right to an honest [count] is a right possessed by each voting elector, and to the extent that the importance of his vote is nullified, wholly or in part, he has been injured in the free exercise of a right or privilege secured to him by the laws and Constitution of the United States.” (emphasis added)
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro’s own website admits his office (therefore his District Attorneys) “protects and advances the rights of Pennsylvanians through the enforcement of state and federal civil rights laws.” That, of course, is not “law” that a Private Criminal Complaint may extend to federal crimes, but let him try to justify it does not.
Now, the Private Criminal Complaint rule says nothing about venue of where these complaints may be filed. The general rule about venue for criminal complaints is that they be filed in the venue where the crime was committed. Most of the voter fraud occurred in big-city Blue areas, and the District Attorneys in those areas will almost certainly decline to move forward with Private Criminal Complaints.
Here is where citizens, like private lawyers would need to “earn their money,” would argue the venue of a Private Criminal Complaint for voter fraud should be where the victim resides, because like victims of cybercrimes, the crime is where the injury occurred. The voter fraud taking place in Philadelphia or other venues such as Luzerne County had the effect of criminally disenfranchising Trump voters elsewhere.
Following Justice Thurgood Marshall’s reasoning in Anderson v. United States, the voter fraud need not be “widespread” to have had criminal effect on the right of your vote to count in a Presidential election. Especially if there is credible evidence of fraud cause by voting machines, restrictive criminal venue under normal standards just further disenfranchises our rights.
Also, as facts become publicly known, whether through the Trump legal team, or Project Veritas and other whistleblower outlets, this information may show voter fraud occurred in your voting district, making venue an easier issue to address.
If thousands or tens of thousands of Private Criminal Complaints are filed, even the most establishment-protecting judges will have a harder time dismissing them. Plus, these issues could end up in the package of cases heading to the Supreme Court.
Expect this strategy to be widely criticized, of course, but don’t let that deter you. President Trump fought for us like no elected official ever has, and we owe him, America, and our families a duty to do whatever we can to protect our vote. Voter fraud in this past election need not be “widespread” to make it the most consequential criminal conspiracy in American history, with no close second.
Send copies of your Private Criminal Complaint to the Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives:
Hon. Bryan Cutler
139 Main Capitol Building
PO Box 202100
Harrisburg, PA 17120-2100
And send a copy to your state representative, whom you may find here.
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Mark J. Fitzgibbons is an attorney and senior contributor to ConservativeHQ.


thetennesseestar--2020-11-10--Commentary: Democrat Socialists Are Coming for You

If you thought that the Democrats and their Far Left allies might put you out of work through their job-destroying policies – they will .
But they also have a plan to in effect cut out the middleman and go straight after the livelihoods of Trump supporters .
On Friday afternoon , Socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wrote on Twitter : “ Is anyone archiving these Trump sycophants for when they try to downplay or deny their complicity in the future ?
I foresee decent probability of many deleted Tweets , writings , photos in the future.
” Washington Post columnist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tweeting , “ Any R now promoting rejection of an election or calling to not to follow the will of voters or making baseless allegations of fraud should never serve in office , join a corporate board , find a faculty position or be accepted into ‘ polite ’ society .
We have a list.
” Got that – we have a “ list.
” And for a while the list of those to be deprived of the opportunity to have a job or “ be accepted into ‘ polite ’ society ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or TAP .
Hari Sevugan , former national press secretary for the Democratic National Committee and senior spokesman for the Barack Obama presidential campaign , promoted the registry of Trump allies by writing , “ We just launched the Trump Accountability Project to make sure anyone who took a paycheck to help Trump undermine America is held responsible for what they did.
” The site had a spreadsheet of donors , staff , and judicial appointees of President Donald Trump on a Google Drive , which has since been made private and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an archived early version of the targeting list can be viewed through this link .
Attorney Leslie McAdoo Gordon was one of the first to blow the whistle on the Democrats ’ totalitarian project by identifying former Barack Obama administration staffer and campaign analytics guru Michael B. Simon as one of the architects of the Socialist enemies list website .
As Ms. McAdoo Gordon pointed out in a must-read Twitter thread “ they are doing this all out in the open , because they are totalitarian thugs.
” And what is truly amazing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doing this out in the open , they are even targeting federal judges , which on its face is a felony punishable by up to 10-years in prison .
K. Bhattacharjee , writing for opIndia.com found this disturbing threat from a Far Left activist on Twitter @ ClimateWarrior7 : Conservatives were quick to tear into AOC , Michael B. Simon , Jennifer Rubin and others who promoted the Trump Accountability Project as Nazis , and point out TAP looks like the kind of enemies list dictators compile .
As Mr. Bhattacharjee observed , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will not limit itself to Trump administration officials and will include everyone who voted for Donald Trump as well .
In the run-up to the elections , harassment of Trump supporters was a familiar sight .
One Trump supporter was even murdered by a far-left goon .
Thus , even if Donald Trump eventually loses the elections , the war against Trumpians will certainly continue .
In such a scenario , the chaos in the United States appears to be far from over.
” From our perspective , while the Trump Accountability Project @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nazi Nuremburg laws , that deprived Jewish Germans of their livelihoods and property , and even the right to marry , in its Orwellian synthesis of high technology and brutal totalitarianism it looks strikingly similar to the Communist Chinese system of “ social credit ” through which the Chinese Communist Party allocates the rights and privileges of society .
As the Business Insider explained , like private credit scores , a person ’ s social score can move up and down depending on their behavior .
The exact methodology is a secret — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , smoking in non-smoking zones , buying too many video games , posting fake news online , practicing religion or Falun Gong or doing anything else proscribed by the Chinese Communist Party .
Here are some ways the Chinese Communist Party uses social credit scores to diminish the quality of life of non-compliant citizens : And finally , in a parallel to the threats posted by those behind the Trump Accountability Project that is both frightening and expected , a 2016 Chinese government notice encouraged companies to consult the blacklist before hiring people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if you are one of the millions of Americans who put a Trump sticker on your car , a yard sign in your yard , or made a $ 25 online donation to President Trump ’ s reelection , be forewarned – it ’ s not just the judges , the Cabinet members and the White House staff the Left is gunning for , they ’ re coming for you , too .
George Rasley is the Editor of Conservative HQ .

A 17-year-old student allegedly opened fire Friday at a high school in Santa Fe, Texas, killing 10 people and wounding another 10, authorities said.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott said police found explosive devices, including a Molotov cocktail, at the suspected shooter’s home and a vehicle, as well as around the Santa Fe High School where the shooting took place.
Law enforcement officials said the suspect, Dimitrios Pagourtzis, a junior at the school, was being held without bond on a capital murder charge.
Abbott said the suspect originally intended to commit suicide following the shooting but told law enforcement officials after he was arrested that he didn’t have the courage to go through with killing himself.
The governor said two guns were used in the attack — a shotgun and a .38-caliber revolver. He said the suspect’s father legally owned both guns.It was not clear whether the father knew his son had taken the weapons.
Abbott said there were “one or two” other people of interest being interviewed about the shooting.
Galveston County Sheriff Henry Trochesset said, “Injured students and staff have been transported to local hospitals.” He also said an officer from the Santa Fe Independent School District was among those shot.
U.S. President Donald Trump described the shooting as an “absolutely horrific attack,” one of many that have “been going on too long in this country.” Trump told the victims and their families that “we’re with you in this tragic hour and we will be with you forever.” He vowed to get guns “out of the hands of those who pose a threat to themselves and to others.”
An unidentified male student described fleeing the school during an interview with KHOU-TV in Houston. He said that after he heard three shots, “we all took off in the back, and I tried to get into the trees. I didn’t want to be in sight. I heard four more shots, and then we jumped the fence to somebody’s house.”
An unidentified female student said tearfully on cable channel CNN, “Nobody should have to go through this. Nobody should have to feel that pain.”
Facebook post
Pagourtzis had posted an image on Facebook of himself wearing a “Born to Kill” shirt, but the motive for Friday’s attack wasn’t known.
Abbott saidthat unlike previous school shootings, “there were not those types of warning signs” about the Santa Fe suspect. The governor saidthe early investigation had found no prior criminal history for Pagourtzis.
“The red-flag warnings were either nonexistent or very imperceptible,” Abbott said, though he acknowledged Pagourtzis’ posting of the photo on Facebook.
That same Facebook profile described Pagourtzis as planning to enter the U.S. Marine Corps next year, but the Marine Corps told The Associated Press it had reviewed its records and had found no one by that name as either a recruit or a person in their delayed entry pool.
Classmates described Pagourtzis as quiet and an avid video game player who routinely wore a black trench coat and black boots to class. He had played football on the school’s junior varsity squad and danced as part of a church group. Those who know him expressed shock he might be involved in the killings.
Calls for action
The latest incident came about three months after a shooter with a semiautomatic rifle killed 17 students and school staff members at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. It was the third-deadliest school shooting in American history.
The Democratic leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, said urgent action was needed to prevent gun violence.
“Congress must show as much courage as they have, and act now to ensure that no other community or family must endure the unthinkable horror of gun violence. Our children deserve real leadership: a vote to prevent gun violence now.”
Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin said Congress must implement reforms that lawmakers recently passed “to make schools safer and keep deadly weapons away from those who should not have them.”
“Our hearts are filled with grief over this horrific loss of life,” he added.
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thetennesseestar--2020-11-10--Music Spotlight: Jenny Leigh Miller

Music Spotlight: Jenny Leigh Miller

It seemed only fitting to feature an actual veteran for Veteran ’ s Day , so I waited to tell Jenny Leigh Miller ’ s story until that time .
Not only that , her newest single is a patriotic , nostalgia-infused tune , “ God and Country ” , released on November 6th .
Jenny Leigh Miller was a shy , skinny kid with low self-confidence who never dreamt of being a performer .
She recalls once when her mother was playing Sheryl Crow and she inadvertently sang along .
Her mom was so impressed , she asked Miller @ @ @ @ @ @ @ She ’ s like , “ Hey , you can sing !
” As a teen , she thought about pursuing music as a career but chickened out because it was a lot of pressure .
People were telling her that you really ought to be a singer , but she was too shy .
She states , “ I still didn ’ t really believe in myself.
” She surprised everyone by joining the Army at eighteen .
Miller recalls , “ I ’ ve always wanted to serve since I was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to people in the Military .
I thought it was really special when they served.
” She was raised by blue-collar parents to understand American History and the Constitution .
Her mom was a teacher and her father was a firefighter .
She had family in the military and she knew it was the path she wanted to take .
How Miller got back to music was that when she overseas , the Army Intelligence Sergeant started playing the guitar for the first time in between missions .
“ I picked it up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ request songs.
” She became her unit ’ s entertainment .
After becoming so popular among the soldiers , she finally decided to pursue singing as a career .
Even though Miller was from New England , a guy noticed she had sort of a twang and he recommended that she pursue country music .
She exclaimed , “ I just loved what country stood for , everything it ’ s about , the values.
” After the military , Miller went to college .
After college , she started doing shows and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some music in Nashville , but when COVID hit and touring became impossible , she moved back to Connecticut .
Miller made her debut in the country scene in 2019 with the single “ Driving With The Top Down.
” The New Englander has since performed at Jamfest in Hawkinsville , GA , Sail Fest , and Boston Green Fest .
Committed to fellow veterans as a priority , she made a guest appearance at the Yellow Ribbon Fund in Knoxville , TN , and at the Nashville VA Medical Center .
Miller @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in November 2019 .
Besides “ God and Country , ” and “ Driving with the Top Down ” Miller has previously released two other singles which she penned , “ American Heart , ” and “ Love Endures ” which were recorded in Nashville .
Since she can not tour now , Miller has been writing music .
She discovered a country artist in the UK , Danny McMahon , and they will be releasing a single in the spring .
She is married , has four golden retrievers , and has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ while she is waiting for the world to open back up .
She states , “ Some [ aspiring artists ’ ] parents are so rich that they can afford [ to pursue music full-time ] .
Good for them .
I don ’ t have that lifestyle.
” Naturally , a lot of her followers on Instagram are military .
But with lyrics like Freedom paid by the selfless and the brave , “ American Heart ” garnered the attention of the police force .
With her latest single , “ God @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I broke my daddy ’ s heart/When I went to war/His little girl was strong/But this is not what he asked for/And I ’ m nothing compared to those who died/Those who gave all , who gave their lives , Miller is sure to amass even more followers with her heartfelt , patriotic anthem .
Veterans and their families are sure to become fans as well .
In music , country music to be precise , Jenny Leigh Miller has found the vehicle that transported a shy , self-conscience little girl into a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The words in her strong vocals draw listeners in , making them want to hear more .
You can follow Jenny Leigh Miller on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and YouTube .
Bethany Bowman is a freelance entertainment writer .
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thetennesseestar--2020-11-10--Senators Ask DOJ to Investigate Segregation at Colleges

Senators Tom Cotton ( R-AR ) and Kelly Loeffler ( R-GA ) sent a letter to US Attorney General William Barr , asking him to investigate instances of racial segregation on college campuses .
Citing numerous examples of an “ alarming trend of apparent racial segregation ” at American universities , the Senators asked Barr to “ investigate these and similar cases.
” Sen. Cotton and Sen. Loeffler note that the incidents appear to violate Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act , which “ prohibits discrimination on the basis of race in federally funded programs or activities.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s “ virtual cafes , ” which split participants and moderators on the basis of race .
Participants were encouraged to view the world as “ members of a particular racial group.
” The authors compared this phenomenon to instances addressed by the landmark Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education .
The authors also mentioned an RA training at the University of Kentucky , which segregated trainees into white and non-white groupings .
Campus Reform reported on the incident in October .
One individual who was subjugated to the training @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told how privileged we were and how we needed to do everything we could to make the staff of color feel accepted and welcome.
” However , the training “ never mentioned racism towards White people.
” Campus Reform has reported on the incidents at the University of Michigan and the University of Kentucky , as well as several others .
The authors referred Barr to a report by the National Association of Scholars , which noted hundreds of similar incidents .
“ Racial segregation is antithetical to our nation ’ s creed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that ‘ all men are created equal , ’ ” concluded the Senators .
Campus Reform has reached out to Sen. Cotton but did not receive a response .
Benjamin Ziesloft is a Pennsylvania Senior Correspondent reporting on liberal bias and abuse for Campus Reform .


thetennesseestar--2020-11-10--Crom Carmichael Discusses the Concept of Democratic Losses That Leaned Too Left

Live from Music Row Monday morning on The Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast on Nashville ’ s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. – host Leahy welcomed the original all-star panelist Crom Carmichael to the studio to discuss the institutional constraints afflicted upon some Democrat legislation that went to far left .
Leahy : We are joined now by the original All-Star panelists Crom Carmichael .
Crom , there were a few other things going on on Election Day you wanted to talk about .
Carmichael : Yes .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , you have heard an audio of the phone call that the Democrat House members had and the language that the lady – the gentle lady from Virginia .
( Leahy laughs ) Carmichael : Who on the phone call dropped the F-bomb to all of her other Democrat members .
Now here ’ s my question .
Shouldn ’ t CNN and MSNBC play that audio clip in full without beeping it or anything ?
Play the whole thing because that was a private conversation , but it was private in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on it .
Just as when President Trump had a private conversation in the Oval Office and called Haiti a blank hole .
Beginning with the word S. And that was reported .
I believe that that was actually recorded .
No , it wasn ’ t either .
They just ran it as if it were true , even though there was no wait for this Carl , there was no proof .
There was evidence that Trump had said it .
Okay .
But it also shows the great consternation of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : ( Spanish accent ) Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez .
She says that the Democrats are upset and that the Democrats are going to lose it look like 10 seats .
Leahy : I think 10 is about right .
Carmichael : Rather than pick up 15 which is what Pelosi promised they are angry as they can be but Ocasio-Cortez has doubled down on the word socialism .
She wants the Democrats to continue to use the word socialism , even though the person from Virginia is essentially saying I know we ’ re @ @ @ @ @ @ @ m paraphrasing here .
I know we ’ re all a bunch of socialists .
We just can ’ t admit it .
Yeah , we have to lie in order to win .
But Ocasio-Cortez says , no you don ’ t .
Carmichael : At least she ’ s honest .
She ’ s brainless , but she ’ s an honest person .
Leahy : Here ’ s a new phrase .
Vote for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez .
She ’ s brainless , but she ’ s honest about it .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Crom .
That one is very good .
Carmichael : So anyway , she puts out a Tweet , Ocasio-Cortez , AOC puts out a Tweet .
There are folks running around on TV blaming progressivism for Democrat underperformance .
I was curious , so I decided to open the hood on the struggling campaigns of candidates , who are blaming progressives for their problems .
Almost all have awful execution on digital during a pandemic .
She then goes on to say that every single Democrat running on the progressive platform on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , that ’ s if I guess that ’ s if you ’ re selective on who you say ran all those things .
Because a whole bunch of Democrats ran on those things and lost .
Leahy : Donna Shalala who is the former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and former president of the Clinton Foundation who won nearly her seat in Miami in the House in 2018 Was Defeated ?
Lost by three percent .
Carmichael : Okay , and that ’ s that ’ s a pretty big percentage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ way out of that one .
Now here ’ s another big flopper and that ’ s the Lincoln Project .
I ’ ll tell you what .
Carmichael : They will go down in history as great con artists .
Carmichael : They are grifters .
They raised 67 million dollars .
Probably kept at least 10 percent of it .
Leahy : Probably more than that .
I ’ m saying that ’ s six-point seven million .
Carmichael : And they promised to win when Senate seats for the Democrats @ @ @ @ @ @ @ off to them on how many people they tricked out of millions of dollars , but it ’ s still they are just they are really bums as people as human beings .
They are just bums .
There are two there were two things that happened that were also interesting from a voting standpoint .
In California , there was a voter initiative to allow for discrimination based on race at institutions of higher education .
It was the money that was spent backing that initiative was huge it lost and it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hats off to the people from California .
That discrimination is just fundamentally wrong .
Then the last one was in Illinois .
In Illinois , the mainstream Democrats and the Pritzker the multi-billionaire and who inherited his money governor pushed a repeal of the constitutional flat tax and wanted to replace it with a progressive tax .
He put 56 million dollars of his own money behind that initiative and the media reported that it was going to win and it lost by a full 10 percent in Illinois .
Carmichael : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And by the way , that ’ s called an institutional constraint .
Now the Democrats in Illinois are going to have to face the fact that they ’ re going to have to cut spending and that they can ’ t just rob the public .
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thetennesseestar--2020-11-10--Crom Carmichael: Education is the Civil Rights Issue of Our Time

Live from Music Row Monday morning on The Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast on Nashville ’ s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. – host Leahy welcomed the original all-star panelist Crom Carmichael to the studio .
During the show , Carmichael weighed in on the recent Breitbart article where teachers ’ unions have cheered for no more school choice .
He was convinced that should Joe Biden decide to do away with charter schools it would only enrage Black and Hispanic parents of students who are stuck in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tax for charter schools be put upon the super-wealthy .
Leahy : We are here in the studio with us now Crom Carmichael .
Crom , so the teachers ’ unions there ’ s a story at Breitbart News by my good friend Dr. Susan Berry .
Headline : Teachers ’ Unions Gleeful : ‘ Bye Betsy , ’ End to School Choice .
There ’ s going to be an end to school choice they say .
What do you think of this ?
Carmichael : Well , I forgot to mention @ @ @ @ @ @ @ your question , but I need to add something to what I said before .
Leahy : You got it .
Carmichael : And that is those other things that happened in the election .
Donald Trump has changed the Republican Party .
He has fundamentally changed it .
And he ’ s done it by making the Republican Party the party of the working men and women of this country and the party of opportunity for Blacks and Hispanics and Asians .
Of course , Asians don ’ t need a lot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so well .
And that ’ s because they are very smart and they ’ ve got a great work ethic .
But the reason Trump mentions them all the time for some reason and I can ’ t tell you what it is but Asians have historically voted for Democrats , even though they live completely like Republicans .
They are very very self-sufficient blah blah blah .
But Trump , the Black vote now , and the Hispanic vote now are very much up in the air because Donald Trump has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ land of opportunity .
If you work hard you can do well regardless of your race .
The Democrats want to say the opposite is true .
They want to tell Black and Hispanic students that the only way you ’ re going to do well is to put us in charge and let us make government great and big .
And , by the way , we ’ ll throw you a few crumbs along the way .
So that ’ s changed .
Now getting back to your point , education @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Civil Rights issue of our time .
If the Democrats try to close down charter schools , that is the most racist and bigoted thing a party can do because it is telling Black people and Hispanic people that we are going to force you to go to the lousy schools that we control .
Carmichael : And you might as well go ahead and finish it and say and we ’ re going to do that because we want you to remain uneducated and in poverty so that you ’ ll @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I don ’ t think that ’ s a winning message .
Leahy : I agree with you .
And the beneficiaries of all these efforts and Biden has basically said I ’ ll stop new charter schools .
He ’ s kind of tried to thread the needle but he ’ s going to stop them .
Carmichael : By the way , he can ’ t do that .
I know but he ’ s he could do that if he packed the Supreme Court with a bunch of fellow racists @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he can ’ t with this Supreme Court because this Supreme Court will rule that charter schools are a state issue because it always has been .
Leahy : They ’ ll cut off federal funding for the charter schools and they ’ re going to do a lot of things to shut them down .
Carmichael : How do they cut off the federal funding ?
You ’ ve got to pass a law .
Leahy : He ’ ll do that by executive order .
Carmichael : And then the Supreme @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : What I ’ m saying is is that this Supreme Court is not a bunch of racists just like Joe Biden is .
But his cronies are a bunch of racists .
And by the way , we can say that and I ’ m going to say that over and over and over again .
And to my friends who support Biden , please reconsider !
Because if Biden says I ’ m going to make sure that Black and Hispanic children do not have an opportunity to get a quality @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : This is what his policy is going to be .
Carmichael : And by the way , Black Lives Matter is a hundred percent behind not allowing for the education of Black children .
Leahy : Well , so obviously the hypocrisy there and the inconsistency… Leahy : But here ’ s my question to you Crom .
If Biden was to be successful in closing down charter schools , what do you think the impact would be on public education ?
Because I have a theory on this .
I wanted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : Well , if you if he were successful at shutting down charter schools , then Black and Hispanic parents would be outraged .
But they still are forced to go to lousy government-run schools because you can ’ t replace them with private schools quickly enough .
You just simply can ’ t .
And that could maybe be a voting issue .
I mean how in the world could a Black member of the House support doing away with the charter schools that are helping the Black constituents that they claim @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do that and not and not be kind of the reverse of an Uncle Tom ?
Leahy : Well , that ’ s exactly what I think is likely to happen though .
Carmichael : I don ’ t .
If the Republicans control the Senate then the Supreme Court will be nine members .
And I do not believe that the Democrats can change public policy to that with only executive orders .
Leahy : Well , they ’ re going to try for sure .
Carmichael : They may try but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ believe they will succeed .
Leahy : So here ’ s what I think is going to happen .
I think we are actually at a turning point in public attitudes towards K-12 education .
I think that if the Biden administration is elected and he is inaugurated and if they begin to close down charter schools by means legal , extralegal , or whatever , you ’ re going to see a revolution in attitudes towards public education .
The support for public education is going to evaporate .
Carmichael : Please @ @ @ @ @ @ @ call them government-run schools .
Carmichael : Support for government-run schools .
Charter schools are not government run by the public .
Carmichael : So let ’ s be sure that we use that language .
Leahy : But what I think is if it was going to happen is the following .
There will be a burgeoning of great private schools that can provide high-quality affordable education .
And we have an example right here in Tennessee .
Leahy : Thales Academy .
What I think is going to happen Crom is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Wealthy people on our side who are going to say okay , now is the time .
I think there ’ s gon na be a lot of money put up and you ’ re going to see Thales Academy and Thales Academy-like schools popping up all over the country next year .
Carmichael : Now let me make an addition to what you ’ re saying .
And that is this , that Joe Biden says he wants to raise taxes on the wealthy .
He calls those people making over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what ’ s going to happen is assuming the Republicans control the Senate all bills of spending and revenue originate in the House .
Leahy : Except for Obamacare .
They ’ re supposed to .
Carmichael : So they originate in the House .
I think Mitch McConnell is going to tell Nancy Pelosi that ’ s your responsibility to go ahead and do them .
You go ahead and create your bills and pass your legislation , which will put enormous burdens on her members .
And then send it over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Then we ’ ll look at it .
Here ’ s what I would do if I were the Republicans in the Senate .
I would say we do agree that the super-rich are not paying their fair share .
But the super-rich is not based on income .
It ’ s based on net worth and publicly traded companies .
And so I am happy to tax Warren Buffett for his unrealized gains and make it so that they go back and they have a compounding effect in the negative so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the tax .
Bezos , Zuckerberg , Dorsey , and all the people who are worth over 10 billion dollars who ’ ve made all that money and do not pay taxes on it .
And have seen it grow untaxed .
And then say we ’ ll take that money and we ’ ll spend it on charter schools for Black and Hispanic people .
That ’ s our bargain .
You say you want to help Black and Hispanic people ?
Then step up and do it and we ’ ll @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Leahy : That ’ s a great idea .
And I think you ’ re getting to the point of piles of money that can be set up and put together to create alternatives to government-run schools .
Leahy : Whether it be a charter or here in Tennessee it ’ s only $ 5,000 .
a year to go to Thales Academy .
I mean , this is not like $ 20,000 .
a year .
Carmichael : And Metro spends $ 13,000 .
a year .
and there are no capital @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out there , on just how poorly run our government-run school system is .
You have $ 13,000 .
dollars per student on an operating base not a capital cost average of 20 kids in a class .
That ’ s $ 265,000 .
per classroom .
A teacher all in might make $ 80,000 .
if they are a senior teacher .
Where ’ s all that other money going ?
Leahy : If you ’ re a parent out there it ’ s time to look at government-run schools and say @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And here in Nashville , start supporting candidates for the council and anyplace else who want the freedom of choice on schools and not being forced into lousy government-run schools Listen to the full third hour here : Tune in weekdays from 5:00 – 8:00 a.m. to the Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy on Talk Radio 98.3 FM WLAC 1510 .
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