thetennesseestar--2020-12-04--Commentary: A Memorial from a Student on Walter E. Williams

In another devastating blow from 2020 , we sadly suffered the loss of Professor Walter E. Williams , a distinguished scholar of economics at George Mason University .
While his nationally syndicated Townhall columns and stints on the Rush Limbaugh Show made him a household name , I knew him personally as my graduate microeconomics professor .
As a young Ph.D. student in his classroom , I was blown away by how he reduced complex economic subject matter into easily understandable and entertaining lessons .
While expecting clarity from students , he also demanded analytical rigor .
More than once @ @ @ @ @ @ @ classroom prompts he found deficient .
His exam questions were so difficult , he openly posted them on his website , causing each new batch of graduate students to spend endless hours debating the questions with fellow students .
Even to this day , I still get in debates with my former classmates about the correct answers to some of these questions .
Williams received his formal economic training at the University of California , Los Angeles school , famous at that time for being the developers of a unique brand of economics @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the role of relative prices in driving the structure of incentives , the flow of information , and the feedback mechanisms of profit and loss .
UCLA price theorists thus develop a deep understanding – and appreciation for – the role of prices , and the underlying foundation of private property , in a free market .
While at UCLA , Williams learned from economic giants such as Armen Alchain , Axel Lejonhufvud , a young Thomas Sowell , and MTSU alum , and future Nobel laureate , James M. Buchanan .
While @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his scholarship was equally impressive .
His primary academic contributions to economics were on the topic of labor discrimination .
He found that labor regulation , such as the minimum wage and occupational licensing , often had the effect of excluding both African Americans and youth from the labor market , denying them the opportunity to acquire on-the-job experience and professional networks necessary for economic mobility and businesses ownership .
In the extreme , such as in South Africa during apartheid , these discriminatory policies were adopted by privileged whites to exclude blacks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ research was an emphasis on separating the intentions of policies from the actual effects of policies .
Well-intended policies often have unintended consequences .
Sometimes these unintended consequences , in a tragic twist , actually harm the very people or causes the policies are intended to address .
This was the case , for instance , when he examined the effects of minimum wage laws .
Williams stressed that if we actually wanted to make the world a better place , we should really care about policy consequences , not intentions .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ requires dispassionate analysis.
” Just like aerospace engineers can ’ t ignore the law of gravity in their designs , policymakers can ’ t ignore sound economics , such as the laws of supply and demand , in formulating public policy .
The failure to do so can be devastating , as can be seen by the deaths of millions of Soviet Union and Chinese citizens under communism .
Williams also played an essential leadership role in developing George Mason University ’ s economics program .
With his colleagues , he helped @ @ @ @ @ @ @ department from a community college program into one of the most prestigious and recognized economic departments in the world with two Nobel laureates to their name ( one of them being James M. Buchanan ) .
They did this by embracing a “ moneyball ” strategy , finding faculty punching above their weight in undervalued research programs , such as public choice , Austrian economics , and experimental economics .
The intellectual success experienced at George Mason is very much the model I have followed in developing the Political Economy Research Institute at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a very real way , we are building on Walter William ’ s legacy right here in Tennessee .
While we can never hope to replace Professor Williams , we can train future Ph.D. students in economics to appreciate and teach , with clarity and rigor , sound economics .
Dr. Daniel J. Smith is the Director of the Political Economy Research Institute at MTSU and an Associate Professor of Economics in the Jones College of Business .
He is also the Senior Fellow for Fiscal and Regulatory Policy at the Beacon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Twitter : @ smithdanj1 Photo “ Walter E. Williams ” by Free Market Institute at Texas Tech University .
CC BY 3.0 .

by Dr. Daniel J. Smith
In another devastating blow from 2020, we sadly suffered the loss of Professor Walter E. Williams, a distinguished scholar of economics at George Mason University. While his nationally syndicated Townhall columns and stints on the Rush Limbaugh Show made him a household name, I knew him personally as my graduate microeconomics professor.
As a young Ph.D. student in his classroom, I was blown away by how he reduced complex economic subject matter into easily understandable and entertaining lessons. While expecting clarity from students, he also demanded analytical rigor. More than once, he chided me for responses to classroom prompts he found deficient. His exam questions were so difficult, he openly posted them on his website, causing each new batch of graduate students to spend endless hours debating the questions with fellow students. Even to this day, I still get in debates with my former classmates about the correct answers to some of these questions.
Williams received his formal economic training at the University of California, Los Angeles school, famous at that time for being the developers of a unique brand of economics; UCLA price theory, which stresses the role of relative prices in driving the structure of incentives, the flow of information, and the feedback mechanisms of profit and loss. UCLA price theorists thus develop a deep understanding – and appreciation for – the role of prices, and the underlying foundation of private property, in a free market. While at UCLA, Williams learned from economic giants such as Armen Alchain, Axel Lejonhufvud, a young Thomas Sowell, and MTSU alum, and future Nobel laureate, James M. Buchanan.
While widely known for his public intellectualism, his scholarship was equally impressive. His primary academic contributions to economics were on the topic of labor discrimination. He found that labor regulation, such as the minimum wage and occupational licensing, often had the effect of excluding both African Americans and youth from the labor market, denying them the opportunity to acquire on-the-job experience and professional networks necessary for economic mobility and businesses ownership. In the extreme, such as in South Africa during apartheid, these discriminatory policies were adopted by privileged whites to exclude blacks from the labor force.
Underlying his research was an emphasis on separating the intentions of policies from the actual effects of policies. Well-intended policies often have unintended consequences. Sometimes these unintended consequences, in a tragic twist, actually harm the very people or causes the policies are intended to address. This was the case, for instance, when he examined the effects of minimum wage laws. Williams stressed that if we actually wanted to make the world a better place, we should really care about policy consequences, not intentions. “Compassionate policy,” he says, “requires dispassionate analysis.” Just like aerospace engineers can’t ignore the law of gravity in their designs, policymakers can’t ignore sound economics, such as the laws of supply and demand, in formulating public policy. The failure to do so can be devastating, as can be seen by the deaths of millions of Soviet Union and Chinese citizens under communism.
Williams also played an essential leadership role in developing George Mason University’s economics program. With his colleagues, he helped take George Mason University’s economics department from a community college program into one of the most prestigious and recognized economic departments in the world with two Nobel laureates to their name (one of them being James M. Buchanan). They did this by embracing a “moneyball” strategy, finding faculty punching above their weight in undervalued research programs, such as public choice, Austrian economics, and experimental economics.
The intellectual success experienced at George Mason is very much the model I have followed in developing the Political Economy Research Institute at Middle Tennessee State University. Thus, in a very real way, we are building on Walter William’s legacy right here in Tennessee. While we can never hope to replace Professor Williams, we can train future Ph.D. students in economics to appreciate and teach, with clarity and rigor, sound economics.
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Dr. Daniel J. Smith is the Director of the Political Economy Research Institute at MTSU and an Associate Professor of Economics in the Jones College of Business. He is also the Senior Fellow for Fiscal and Regulatory Policy at the Beacon Center of Tennessee. Follow him on Twitter: @smithdanj1
Photo “Walter E. Williams” by Free Market Institute at Texas Tech University. CC BY 3.0.


thetennesseestar--2020-12-04--Here’s Which COVID Vaccines Are Produced, Tested Using Aborted Baby Cells, According to a Pro-Life I

Here’s Which COVID Vaccines Are Produced, Tested Using Aborted Baby Cells, According to a Pro-Life Institute

The pro-life Charlotte Lozier Institute has released information on which coronavirus vaccines have been made using cells obtained from aborted babies .
The Charlotte Lozier Institute ( CLI ) released a new chart Thursday examining whether eight leading COVID vaccines were either produced or tested using cells obtained through abortions .
The institute ’ s analysis found that most of the vaccine candidates did not use cell lines derived from abortions in their production , though several used abortion-derived cell lines in laboratory testing .
The potential that the much anticipated vaccines would use cells from aborted babies poses weighty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to abortion .
Religious leaders such as Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler , Texas said earlier this year that he would refuse the vaccine if “ we use body parts of aborted children , ” saying , “ I will not kill children to live.
” “ Unfortunately , some vaccine developers have unnecessarily put American families in a difficult position by choosing to use controversial human fetal cell lines in production or testing , or by a lack of transparency , ” CLI said in a statement .
“ Many developers already @ @ @ @ @ @ @ non-fetal human cells , yeast , or chicken eggs instead.
” “ We urge all developers to avail themselves of these options going forward , ” the institute ’ s statement continued .
“ Doing so will reduce vaccine hesitancy for those who oppose the use of fetal cell lines , thereby increasing the public health impact of the vaccine.
” Both AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson use abortion-derived cell lines in development , production , and lab testing , the analysis found .
Pfizer/BioNTech , Moderna , Novavax , and Inovio use @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not use abortion-derived cells in other tests , the analysis found .
These four do not use abortion-derived cell lines in development or production of the vaccine , the analysis found .
The analysis could not determine whether Sanofi/GSK and Merck used the abortion-derived cell lines in lab testing , but noted that Sanofi/GSK and Merck do not use abortion-derived cell lines in development or production of the vaccine .
“ It remains to be seen which vaccines will be approved for emergency use and how soon they will be available to patients @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ CLI will continue to provide the public with access to timely and accurate information so that individuals and families can weigh all factors – including secular science and religious traditions – and make vaccine decisions in line with their conscience.
” CLI Vice President Dr. David Prentice explained to the Daily Caller News Foundation that when abortion-derived cell lines are used in the production of a vaccine , that means the cells are “ directly involved in making the final product , the vaccine that is injected in our arms.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the final vaccine , ” Prentice said of abortion-derived cell lines used in the production of a vaccine .
“ Although the connection is distant both in time and space , since the abortion occurred decades ago and the cells have been grown in the lab ever since , that connection to abortion remains and is of concern to many Americans .
” Laboratory testing using abortion-derived cell lines is potentially less morally problematic , since it is “ anther step removed ” Prentice said .
“ When an abortion-derived cell line is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not done within the production line , ” he explained .
“ It ’ s a confirmatory test done on the final vaccine , to validate what the scientists believe they ’ ve produced.
” “ So this is another step removed , and there was nothing touching the abortion-derived cell line that ended up in the final vaccine product , or in our arms , ” he continued .
“ For some , it doesn ’ t completely remove the concern .
It is important to note that there are testing methods @ @ @ @ @ @ @ derived from abortion.
” Prentice emphasized that CLI hopes to see developers using these methods going forward , adding that “ doing so will reduce vaccine hesitancy for those who oppose the use of fetal cell lines , thereby increasing the public health impact of the vaccine.
” Mary Margaret Olohan is a reporter for the Daily Caller News Foundation .

by Mary Margaret Olohan
The pro-life Charlotte Lozier Institute has released information on which coronavirus vaccines have been made using cells obtained from aborted babies.
The Charlotte Lozier Institute (CLI) released a new chart Thursday examining whether eight leading COVID vaccines were either produced or tested using cells obtained through abortions. The institute’s analysis found that most of the vaccine candidates did not use cell lines derived from abortions in their production, though several used abortion-derived cell lines in laboratory testing.
The potential that the much anticipated vaccines would use cells from aborted babies poses weighty moral problems for many Americans who object to abortion.
Religious leaders such as Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler, Texas said earlier this year that he would refuse the vaccine if “we use body parts of aborted children,” saying, “I will not kill children to live.”
We cannot accept a Covid-19 vaccine that was developed using the bodies of aborted babies. There are many ethical, modern alternatives. Use those! RT if you agree! — Lila Rose (@LilaGraceRose) April 23, 2020
“Unfortunately, some vaccine developers have unnecessarily put American families in a difficult position by choosing to use controversial human fetal cell lines in production or testing, or by a lack of transparency,” CLI said in a statement. “Many developers already opt to use animal cell lines, non-fetal human cells, yeast, or chicken eggs instead.”
“We urge all developers to avail themselves of these options going forward,” the institute’s statement continued. “Doing so will reduce vaccine hesitancy for those who oppose the use of fetal cell lines, thereby increasing the public health impact of the vaccine.”
CLI evaluated vaccines produced by Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna, AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson, Novavax, Sanofi/GSK, Inovio, and Merck.
Both AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson use abortion-derived cell lines in development, production, and lab testing, the analysis found.
Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna, Novavax, and Inovio use abortion-derived cells in some tests but do not use abortion-derived cells in other tests, the analysis found. These four do not use abortion-derived cell lines in development or production of the vaccine, the analysis found.
The analysis could not determine whether Sanofi/GSK and Merck used the abortion-derived cell lines in lab testing, but noted that Sanofi/GSK and Merck do not use abortion-derived cell lines in development or production of the vaccine.
“It remains to be seen which vaccines will be approved for emergency use and how soon they will be available to patients,” CLI said in the statement. “CLI will continue to provide the public with access to timely and accurate information so that individuals and families can weigh all factors – including secular science and religious traditions – and make vaccine decisions in line with their conscience.”
CLI Vice President Dr. David Prentice explained to the Daily Caller News Foundation that when abortion-derived cell lines are used in the production of a vaccine, that means the cells are “directly involved in making the final product, the vaccine that is injected in our arms.”
“It is an essential element for the final vaccine,” Prentice said of abortion-derived cell lines used in the production of a vaccine. “Although the connection is distant both in time and space, since the abortion occurred decades ago and the cells have been grown in the lab ever since, that connection to abortion remains and is of concern to many Americans. ”
Laboratory testing using abortion-derived cell lines is potentially less morally problematic, since it is “anther step removed” Prentice said.
“When an abortion-derived cell line is used in laboratory testing, that is not done within the production line,” he explained. “It’s a confirmatory test done on the final vaccine, to validate what the scientists believe they’ve produced.”
“So this is another step removed, and there was nothing touching the abortion-derived cell line that ended up in the final vaccine product, or in our arms,” he continued. “For some, it doesn’t completely remove the concern. It is important to note that there are testing methods that can be done with cells not derived from abortion.”
Prentice emphasized that CLI hopes to see developers using these methods going forward, adding that “doing so will reduce vaccine hesitancy for those who oppose the use of fetal cell lines, thereby increasing the public health impact of the vaccine.”
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Mary Margaret Olohan is a reporter for the Daily Caller News Foundation.


thetennesseestar--2020-12-04--Carol Swain Talks About Her New Show, Conversations With Dr. Carol Swain and Uniting Americans Aroun

Carol Swain Talks About Her New Show, Conversations With Dr. Carol Swain and Uniting Americans Around the Constitution

Live from Music Row Thursday 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 all-star panelist , Dr. Carol Swain , to the studio .
During the third hour , Swain discussed her new start-up company called Unity Solutions Training which would offer an alternative to the heavily racist based critical race theory being implemented nationwide in corporations and schools .
She also advised that her new show , Conversations With Dr. Carol Swain , would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Leahy : We are broadcasting live from our studios on Music Row with Carol Swain .
All-star panelist .
You know , Carol one of my themes the past month has been this .
Stolen elections have consequences .
And in that regard , I like the president I ’ m not conceding anything yet .
Swain : I agree and it all depends on the Supreme Court .
Will they uphold the Constitution ?
and I have faith that there are enough justices that care about the institution and our Constitution .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and they look at the facts and the evidence I believe that they may very well have to address how the states implemented the mail-in ballots .
Swain : And then the exclusion of the Republican poll watchers and all the other things that they did that I think were violations of the Constitution .
And what ’ s taken place in some of the states are violations of the Voting Rights Act I believe .
Leahy : I agree completely .
We ’ ll see how that plays out .
We ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But the premise is we ’ re not conceding anything .
But let ’ s play a little thought exercise .
What would happen of a Joe Biden administration ?
The Hill had a story that said Biden plans to issue executive orders reversing a number of President Trump ’ s policies as soon as he takes office .
That is within 24 hours .
Here ’ s the list .
He plans to rejoin the ill-fated and stupid Paris Climate Accords .
Those adjectives are from me not from The Hill .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ withdrawal from the World Health Organization .
Also , he would reinstate the deferred action for childhood arrivals program , which is by the way unconstitutional .
And then he would reverse the president ’ s executive order banning critical race theory training from the federal government and federal contractors .
I want to talk about that last business .
Critical race theory , which is an awful left-wing wrongheaded theory about America and about race is now being pushed everywhere by Black Lives Matter into corporate America .
Corporate Fortune 500 seems @ @ @ @ @ @ @ happen if under a President Biden that executive order is canceled ?
Would we see this very divisive critical race theory training continued to spread in Fortune 500 companies and the rest of America ?
Swain : It ’ s already in Fortune 500 companies across America and some businesses that even smaller .
What worries me is that it ’ s found its way into the church .
Into Christian academies .
And they push an agenda that ’ s totally you know , and antithetical to the beliefs of Christians .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ideology that actually produces the opposite of what it says its goals are .
That ’ s why I started my new business , Unity Training Solutions because there has to be an alternative .
And I believe that if companies want to offer their employees something extra they need to have a choice and they should not be bringing in people with ideas that will disrupt the workplace .
You know , the organization .
There is a better way .
and it starts with our Constitution ’ s equal protection clause @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of 1964 that protects everyone including White people .
And I think that we are going through a moment now we ’ re reverse racism is real .
Back in the 1980s when White people would say they were a victim of Reverse Racism people would laugh .
Now we see it .
And it ’ s no laughing matter .
The things I see being done to young White children or college-age .
If it were being done to any other group everyone would be up in arms .
There would be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
but somehow they seem to believe it ’ s okay if the victim is white .
And this is taken place at a time when White people are decreasing as a percentage of the national population .
minorities are becoming the majority .
We need to change course .
We need to move towards something that ’ s going to unite us as Americans around a set of principles and values .
Leahy : I think our entire listening audience is in agreement with you on that .
Unity Training Solutions is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ training do you do ?
Do you do it for corporations or schools churches ?
Who do you do the training for ?
Swain : Well , it ’ s a start-up .
and what you know , we ’ re taking clients for next year .
But our goal is to focus on educational institutions , corporations , churches , nonprofits .
I will be involved initially , you know with the training .
And my focus would be giving a little bit of an overview of America and then focusing again @ @ @ @ @ @ @ go back to the Constitution .
We have to look at civil rights laws .
And then we have to look at what people have been able to accomplish working together .
In America you know Whites and Blacks and people of other races , we have worked together .
And that ’ s why our country has been one of the greatest countries in the world .
That is being destroyed right before eyes .
Leahy : You know back to my theme of stolen elections having consequences , and I think @ @ @ @ @ @ @ me that this election is in the process of being stolen by the Democrats by the use of widespread fraud and cheating in Georgia and Pennsylvania .
Swain : The Democrats use minorities .
Racial and ethnic minorities .
Maybe I saw this on the Tennessee Star that Native American tribes were being given gift cards for votes .
Swain : And will anyone go to jail ?
Where did the money come from ?
You know people ought to go to jail for these things .
and we ’ ve always known @ @ @ @ @ @ @ m not so sure the Nashville we know about the Hopewell Box .
I don ’ t know how much cheating , you know takes place in elections in Nashville .
But it seems to be everywhere Democrats are that it happens .
Leahy : Yeah , I think That is not exactly what you would call a coincidence .
There may be some causality there , right ?
Swain : Right .
But one of the most important things , you know , I ’ ve always , you know , love @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what he ’ s doing for America by pushing back and exposing what ’ s been going on in elections .
It didn ’ t just happen in 2020 .
It got worse in 2020 .
It ’ s been going on for a long time .
And this is our moment to hold them accountable .
And what ’ s very unfortunate is unless you ’ re watching One America News or Newsmax or reading the Tennessee Star you probably don ’ t know what ’ s taking place .
And for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , you know , The Epoch Times is a great source .
They ’ re doing a great job .
But the Tennessee Star is covering all these issues and you should be sending articles to your Democrat friends that are not getting the news from CNN and MSNBC and CBS and even Fox .
And I ’ m taking a fast from Fox News .
Leahy : You are taking a fast from Fox News .
A Fox News fast .
Swain : And even from some of the commentators I liked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to turn them on .
And One America News is kind of growing on me because they do old-fashioned news .
They do real news and then they cover the stories I care about .
Leahy : Yeah .
One America News they ’ ve been pretty good .
The challengers to Fox now are One America News and Newsmax .
But it ’ s difficult for a media startup to get the platform right because of those that are on cable right now .
The good news is technology is changing and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ networks .
I think we ’ re gon na see a lot of streaming networks in the near future .
Leahy : Do you have something to offer us ?
Swain : My new show , Conversations With Dr. Carol Swain .
We are posting our first show today .
And the show is an interview with Dr. Ming Wang .
And those people locally you ’ ve heard his story .
It ’ s not focused on his story .
He started an organization called Common Ground .
But what we talked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s a conversation .
It ’ s not just my guest going on and on and on .
But we talked about how at this moment in American history that racial and ethnic minorities like us who have been blessed to be in America and we have experienced the American dream that we have to speak up for the rights of other people .
We have to speak for White people like many of them fought with us alongside us during the civil rights movement .
And there are some things that we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ say .
And right now if the country is going to move in the right direction with race , it ’ s up to the racial and ethnic minorities to fight for the Constitution .
Leahy : Where can people go to see Conversations With Dr. Carol Swain ?
Swain : It ’ s going to be posted on my YouTube channel .
Leahy : What link can I send people to like right now ?
Swain : If they go to YouTube and put in Carol M Swain my channel will come @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on my website at some point .
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 .
Listen online at iHeart Radio .
Background Photo “ Conversations with Carol Swain ” by Dr. Carol M. Swain : Be the People News .

Live from Music Row Thursday 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 all-star panelist, Dr. Carol Swain, to the studio.
During the third hour, Swain discussed her new start-up company called Unity Solutions Training which would offer an alternative to the heavily racist based critical race theory being implemented nationwide in corporations and schools. She also advised that her new show, Conversations With Dr. Carol Swain, would premiere today on her YouTube channel.
Leahy: We are broadcasting live from our studios on Music Row with Carol Swain. All-star panelist. You know, Carol one of my themes the past month has been this. Stolen elections have consequences. And in that regard, I like the president I’m not conceding anything yet.
Swain: I agree and it all depends on the Supreme Court. Will they uphold the Constitution? and I have faith that there are enough justices that care about the institution and our Constitution. And if they adhere to the Constitution and they look at the facts and the evidence I believe that they may very well have to address how the states implemented the mail-in ballots.
Leahy: Yes.
Swain: And then the exclusion of the Republican poll watchers and all the other things that they did that I think were violations of the Constitution. And what’s taken place in some of the states are violations of the Voting Rights Act I believe.
Leahy: I agree completely. We’ll see how that plays out. We’ll see how that plays out. But the premise is we’re not conceding anything. But let’s play a little thought exercise. What would happen of a Joe Biden administration? The Hill had a story that said Biden plans to issue executive orders reversing a number of President Trump’s policies as soon as he takes office. That is within 24 hours.
Here’s the list. He plans to rejoin the ill-fated and stupid Paris Climate Accords. Those adjectives are from me not from The Hill. He will reverse the U.S.’s withdrawal from the World Health Organization. Also, he would reinstate the deferred action for childhood arrivals program, which is by the way unconstitutional. And then he would reverse the president’s executive order banning critical race theory training from the federal government and federal contractors. I want to talk about that last business.
Critical race theory, which is an awful left-wing wrongheaded theory about America and about race is now being pushed everywhere by Black Lives Matter into corporate America. Corporate Fortune 500 seems to be embracing it. What will happen if under a President Biden that executive order is canceled? Would we see this very divisive critical race theory training continued to spread in Fortune 500 companies and the rest of America?
Swain: It’s already in Fortune 500 companies across America and some businesses that even smaller. What worries me is that it’s found its way into the church. Into Christian academies. And they push an agenda that’s totally you know, and antithetical to the beliefs of Christians. And it’s a very dangerous ideology that actually produces the opposite of what it says its goals are.
That’s why I started my new business, Unity Training Solutions because there has to be an alternative. And I believe that if companies want to offer their employees something extra they need to have a choice and they should not be bringing in people with ideas that will disrupt the workplace. You know, the organization. There is a better way. and it starts with our Constitution’s equal protection clause as well as the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that protects everyone including White people. And I think that we are going through a moment now we’re reverse racism is real. Back in the 1980s when White people would say they were a victim of Reverse Racism people would laugh.
Now we see it. And it’s no laughing matter. The things I see being done to young White children or college-age. If it were being done to any other group everyone would be up in arms. There would be news stories. It would be intolerable. but somehow they seem to believe it’s okay if the victim is white. And this is taken place at a time when White people are decreasing as a percentage of the national population. minorities are becoming the majority. We need to change course. We need to move towards something that’s going to unite us as Americans around a set of principles and values.
Leahy: I think our entire listening audience is in agreement with you on that. Unity Training Solutions is name your company. What sort of training do you do? Do you do it for corporations or schools churches? Who do you do the training for?
Swain: Well, it’s a start-up. and what you know, we’re taking clients for next year. But our goal is to focus on educational institutions, corporations, churches, nonprofits. I will be involved initially, you know with the training. And my focus would be giving a little bit of an overview of America and then focusing again on the Constitution.
We have to go back to the Constitution. We have to look at civil rights laws. And then we have to look at what people have been able to accomplish working together. In America you know Whites and Blacks and people of other races, we have worked together. And that’s why our country has been one of the greatest countries in the world. That is being destroyed right before eyes.
Leahy: You know back to my theme of stolen elections having consequences, and I think that it’s pretty clear to me that this election is in the process of being stolen by the Democrats by the use of widespread fraud and cheating in Georgia and Pennsylvania.
Swain: And Michigan.
Leahy: And Michigan. And Nevada.
Swain: The Democrats use minorities. Racial and ethnic minorities. Maybe I saw this on the Tennessee Star that Native American tribes were being given gift cards for votes.
Leahy: Yes. They bought votes basically.
Swain: And will anyone go to jail? Where did the money come from? You know people ought to go to jail for these things. and we’ve always known that Chicago and Detroit and I’m not so sure the Nashville we know about the Hopewell Box. I don’t know how much cheating, you know takes place in elections in Nashville. But it seems to be everywhere Democrats are that it happens.
Leahy: Yeah, I think That is not exactly what you would call a coincidence. There may be some causality there, right?
Swain: Right. But one of the most important things, you know, I’ve always, you know, love Donald Trump, but I think that what he’s doing for America by pushing back and exposing what’s been going on in elections. It didn’t just happen in 2020. It got worse in 2020. It’s been going on for a long time. And this is our moment to hold them accountable. And what’s very unfortunate is unless you’re watching One America News or Newsmax or reading the Tennessee Star you probably don’t know what’s taking place.
And for the listeners that are in other states, you know, The Epoch Times is a great source. They’re doing a great job. But the Tennessee Star is covering all these issues and you should be sending articles to your Democrat friends that are not getting the news from CNN and MSNBC and CBS and even Fox. And I’m taking a fast from Fox News.
Leahy: You are taking a fast from Fox News. A Fox News fast.
Swain: And even from some of the commentators I liked. I’m just not going to turn them on. And One America News is kind of growing on me because they do old-fashioned news. They do real news and then they cover the stories I care about.
Leahy: Yeah. One America News they’ve been pretty good. The challengers to Fox now are One America News and Newsmax. But it’s difficult for a media startup to get the platform right because of those that are on cable right now. The good news is technology is changing and streaming is now replacing the old cable networks. I think we’re gonna see a lot of streaming networks in the near future.
Swain: I have news to report.
Leahy: Do you have something to offer us?
Swain: My new show, Conversations With Dr. Carol Swain. We are posting our first show today. And the show is an interview with Dr. Ming Wang. And those people locally you’ve heard his story. It’s not focused on his story. He started an organization called Common Ground. But what we talked about in this show, it’s a conversation. It’s not just my guest going on and on and on.
But we talked about how at this moment in American history that racial and ethnic minorities like us who have been blessed to be in America and we have experienced the American dream that we have to speak up for the rights of other people. We have to speak for White people like many of them fought with us alongside us during the civil rights movement. And there are some things that we can say that no one else can say. And right now if the country is going to move in the right direction with race, it’s up to the racial and ethnic minorities to fight for the Constitution.
Leahy: Where can people go to see Conversations With Dr. Carol Swain?
Swain: It’s going to be posted on my YouTube channel.
Leahy: What link can I send people to like right now?
Swain: If they go to YouTube and put in Carol M Swain my channel will come up. And it will be posted on my website at some point.
Leahy: Conversations With Dr. Carol Swain.
Listen to the full third hour here:
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thetennesseestar--2020-12-04--Commentary: Many Children Left Behind During COVID

Though some students have found learning at home relieves them of school ’ s social stresses , many others miss their teachers , classmates , and the routine of the school day .
Some of the little ones have become more defiant and have reverted to bed-wetting , while many older students suffer from depression .
In “ The Children of Quarantine : What does a year of isolation and anxiety do to a developing brain ?
” Lisa Miller cites both statistical and anecdotal evidence to demonstrate that distance learning negatively affects the mental health of pre-K through 12th @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our policy makers may have forgotten : The kids who are suffering most in this pandemic are the kids who were already suffering most .
Kids with intellectual or physical disabilities , for example , whose lives depend on reliable schedules or in-person care , are disconnected from their lifelines .
In Fisher ’ s data , their emotional difficulties are at a peak .
And there have always been children growing up in a desert of adult attention or for whom that attention was a threat .
For these children , home @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and they are not helped by Zoom .
Add to this legion the students who miss their friends , can ’ t participate in sports , drama , and musical events , and the many others who have simply given up on online learning , and we ’ re looking at millions of children deprived of their normal lives .
The Americans least susceptible to COVID-19 are among those suffering the most under quarantine .
In addition to these psychological blows , many students are also learning less .
“ How did America @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” presents the results of more than a dozen surveys conducted around the country during the spring and summer .
Though some students , generally those in higher quality school districts , kept up with their schooling at home , many others either fell behind or quit attending class altogether .
Poorer students or students in households where both parents had to work faced uphill battles in this transition .
Many schools have reopened their classrooms this fall .
Here in Warren County , Virginia , for example , school administrators instituted a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ class certain days of the week and do the remainder of their work at home online .
Students also have the option to take all of their classes at home .
Extracurricular activities like football and drama are postponed until the spring .
Government officials , public health experts , and representatives of the teachers ’ unions continue to debate the wisdom of these school closures .
Last spring , when we knew so little about the virus , shuttered schools and distance learning appeared to make more sense , and officials were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a path as possible for all Americans .
Today , however , we know that young people are far less likely than the rest of us to suffer the effects of COVID-19 , and in fact the virus may be less deadly than believed for the population at large .
As a result , schools in places as diverse as China and Sweden are open and operating with guidelines in place to allow in-person instruction .
Even Dr. Fauci is now encouraging a similar path , despite having condemned Sen. Rand Paul for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ several months ago .
As Miller reports , a growing mountain of evidence reveals the hidden and often unreported damage done to young people by these shutdowns .
The high school soccer player hoping for a college scholarship , the second grader who misses his friends , the freshman who is eager to try her hand at acting : millions of activities and plans are now on hold .
Some of our officials make much of rising COVID-19 case levels with the arrival of colder weather , and so advocate for even stronger @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
As a result , some schools that reopened this fall are once again closed .
Presidential candidate Joe Biden is calling for even tighter restrictions : mandatory masks nationwide , more lockdowns , and probably more closed schools .
These people refuse to acknowledge that such measures have failed , that they have not measurably impacted the number of cases , and that COVID-19 will still be here when the masks finally come off .
Meanwhile , those epidemiologists and scientists who point out the futility of these draconian measures find themselves @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from social media .
These people merely recommend that elderly people and those with underlying health conditions quarantine themselves , with the rest of us resuming our normal lives .
For young people , the cure for this pandemic has proven worse than the disease .
The time has come when we must do our utmost to reopen schools and return students to their classrooms and playing fields , giving them back their lives .
Jeff Minick lives in Front Royal , Virginia , and may be found online at jeffminick.com .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Amanda Bell and Dust on Their Wings , and two works of non-fiction , Learning as I Go and Movies Make the Man .

by Jeff Minick
Though some students have found learning at home relieves them of school’s social stresses, many others miss their teachers, classmates, and the routine of the school day. Some of the little ones have become more defiant and have reverted to bed-wetting, while many older students suffer from depression.
In “The Children of Quarantine: What does a year of isolation and anxiety do to a developing brain?” Lisa Miller cites both statistical and anecdotal evidence to demonstrate that distance learning negatively affects the mental health of pre-K through 12th grade students.
Miller also addresses what our policy makers may have forgotten:
The kids who are suffering most in this pandemic are the kids who were already suffering most. Kids with intellectual or physical disabilities, for example, whose lives depend on reliable schedules or in-person care, are disconnected from their lifelines. In Fisher’s data, their emotional difficulties are at a peak. And there have always been children growing up in a desert of adult attention or for whom that attention was a threat. For these children, home may never have been a refuge, and they are not helped by Zoom.
Add to this legion the students who miss their friends, can’t participate in sports, drama, and musical events, and the many others who have simply given up on online learning, and we’re looking at millions of children deprived of their normal lives. The Americans least susceptible to COVID-19 are among those suffering the most under quarantine.
In addition to these psychological blows, many students are also learning less. “How did America’s remote-learning experiment really go?” presents the results of more than a dozen surveys conducted around the country during the spring and summer. Though some students, generally those in higher quality school districts, kept up with their schooling at home, many others either fell behind or quit attending class altogether. Poorer students or students in households where both parents had to work faced uphill battles in this transition.
Many schools have reopened their classrooms this fall. Here in Warren County, Virginia, for example, school administrators instituted a hybrid system in which students physically attend class certain days of the week and do the remainder of their work at home online. Students also have the option to take all of their classes at home. Extracurricular activities like football and drama are postponed until the spring.
Government officials, public health experts, and representatives of the teachers’ unions continue to debate the wisdom of these school closures. Last spring, when we knew so little about the virus, shuttered schools and distance learning appeared to make more sense, and officials were under tremendous pressure to take as safe a path as possible for all Americans.
Today, however, we know that young people are far less likely than the rest of us to suffer the effects of COVID-19, and in fact the virus may be less deadly than believed for the population at large. As a result, schools in places as diverse as China and Sweden are open and operating with guidelines in place to allow in-person instruction. Even Dr. Fauci is now encouraging a similar path, despite having condemned Sen. Rand Paul for suggesting children could safely return to school several months ago.
As Miller reports, a growing mountain of evidence reveals the hidden and often unreported damage done to young people by these shutdowns. The high school soccer player hoping for a college scholarship, the second grader who misses his friends, the freshman who is eager to try her hand at acting: millions of activities and plans are now on hold.
Some of our officials make much of rising COVID-19 case levels with the arrival of colder weather, and so advocate for even stronger measures to protect us from the virus. As a result, some schools that reopened this fall are once again closed. Presidential candidate Joe Biden is calling for even tighter restrictions: mandatory masks nationwide, more lockdowns, and probably more closed schools.
These people refuse to acknowledge that such measures have failed, that they have not measurably impacted the number of cases, and that COVID-19 will still be here when the masks finally come off.
Meanwhile, those epidemiologists and scientists who point out the futility of these draconian measures find themselves ignored by our news outlets or banned from social media. These people merely recommend that elderly people and those with underlying health conditions quarantine themselves, with the rest of us resuming our normal lives.
For young people, the cure for this pandemic has proven worse than the disease. The time has come when we must do our utmost to reopen schools and return students to their classrooms and playing fields, giving them back their lives.
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Jeff Minick lives in Front Royal, Virginia, and may be found online at jeffminick.com. He is the author of two novels, Amanda Bell and Dust on Their Wings, and two works of non-fiction, Learning as I Go and Movies Make the Man.


thetennesseestar--2020-12-04--New Unemployment Claims Decrease to 712,000, Beating Expectations

The number of Americans filing new unemployment claims decreased to 712,000 last week as the economy continued to suffer the effects of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic , according to the Department of Labor .
The Bureau of Labor and Statistics ( BLS ) figure released Thursday represented a decrease of new jobless claims compared to the week ending Nov. 21 , in which there were 778,000 new jobless claims reported .
New jobless claims have stayed below 800,000 for more than a month .
Economists expected Thursday ’ s jobless claims number to come in around 780,000 , CNBC reported @ @ @ @ @ @ @ million in the first week of August , which was the first time the weekly claims had fallen below 1 million since March .
“ What we ’ re seeing overall is some stagnation in the labor market , ” Kathy Bostjancic , an economist at Oxford Economics , told The Wall Street Journal .
“ I think you ’ re seeing a marked cooling in demand for workers amid overall slowing in economic momentum.
” Roughly 20.2 million Americans continue to collect unemployment benefits , according to the BLS report Thursday .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the end of November , surpassing 30,000 for the first time in the index ’ s history due to positive vaccine developments , according to CNBC .
The U.S. added 638,000 jobs in October , while unemployment fell to 6.9 % , according to the Department of Labor data released Nov. 6 .
The U.S. economy surged by a record 33.1 % in the third quarter .
Jobless claims hovered around 200,000 per week before the pandemic , according to WSJ .
President Donald Trump declared a national emergency in March as coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus cases and deaths per million have been increasing steadily in the U.S. since mid-October , according to The COVID Tracking Project .
On Wednesday , the U.S. reported 2,733 new coronavirus-related deaths and 195,695 new cases while 100,226 Americans remained hospitalized from the virus .
The Department of Labor will release the November unemployment report on Friday .
Thomas Catenacci is a reporter for the Daily Caller News Foundation .
Photo “ Unemployment Insurance Claims Office ” by Bytemarks .
CC BY 2.0 .

by Thomas Catenacci
The number of Americans filing new unemployment claims decreased to 712,000 last week as the economy continued to suffer the effects of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, according to the Department of Labor.
The Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS) figure released Thursday represented a decrease of new jobless claims compared to the week ending Nov. 21, in which there were 778,000 new jobless claims reported. New jobless claims have stayed below 800,000 for more than a month.
Economists expected Thursday’s jobless claims number to come in around 780,000, CNBC reported. New jobless claims fell below 1 million in the first week of August, which was the first time the weekly claims had fallen below 1 million since March.
“What we’re seeing overall is some stagnation in the labor market,” Kathy Bostjancic, an economist at Oxford Economics, told The Wall Street Journal. “I think you’re seeing a marked cooling in demand for workers amid overall slowing in economic momentum.”
Roughly 20.2 million Americans continue to collect unemployment benefits, according to the BLS report Thursday.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged at the end of November, surpassing 30,000 for the first time in the index’s history due to positive vaccine developments, according to CNBC.
The U.S. added 638,000 jobs in October, while unemployment fell to 6.9%, according to the Department of Labor data released Nov. 6. The U.S. economy surged by a record 33.1% in the third quarter.
Jobless claims hovered around 200,000 per week before the pandemic, according to WSJ. President Donald Trump declared a national emergency in March as coronavirus spread rapidly around the world.
Average coronavirus cases and deaths per million have been increasing steadily in the U.S. since mid-October, according to The COVID Tracking Project. On Wednesday, the U.S. reported 2,733 new coronavirus-related deaths and 195,695 new cases while 100,226 Americans remained hospitalized from the virus.
The Department of Labor will release the November unemployment report on Friday.
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Thomas Catenacci is a reporter for the Daily Caller News Foundation.
Photo “Unemployment Insurance Claims Office” by Bytemarks. CC BY 2.0.


thetennesseestar--2020-12-04--Police Association Releases Number of Officers Injured During Violent Riots

A professional association of police chiefs and sheriffs from across the country announced more than 2,000 law enforcement officers were injured in the first weeks of protests that erupted over the summer following the police killing of George Floyd , according to a report released in October .
The Major Cities Chiefs Association , comprised of local law enforcement heads from the 69 largest police agencies in the United States and nine in Canada , revealed compiled data from protests between May 25 and July 31 in the association ’ s member cities .
“ Between those dates 8,700 protests @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with violence and other criminal acts .
The violence was limited to 7 % of protests , ” the report said .
“ More than half of demonstrations were peaceful and lawful while other periods of unrest that at times stretched law enforcement , ” the MCCA said .
“ In most cases , the criminal acts were the work of individuals or small groups that infiltrated larger demonstrations , ” according to the report .
“ Nonetheless , the sheer volume of protests , combined with the level of civil disobedience and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an extraordinarily challenging environment for law enforcement agencies , ” the MCCA stated .
“ The report is primarily based on law enforcement accounts of the protests from each jurisdiction .
The largest numbers of protests occurred in New York City and Los Angeles County , with each having over 1,000 gatherings , ” according to the report .
The reported also detailed nationwide looting with 2,385 incidents reported in the 10-week period , and violent clashes between protesters and authorities , arson , murder and shootings .
Around 72 % of law @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ In total , more than 624 arsons were reported and 97 police vehicles were burned , the report states .
Video of some of the protests posted to social media showed officers pelted with bricks , water bottles , fireworks and other objects , including Molotov cocktails , ” according to Fox News .
The report revealed law enforcement officers were attacked with weapons and tactics that had rarely been seen before , such as the use of lasers to target the eyes of officers , which 41 % of agencies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , trash cans , trees , furniture and vehicles being set on fire , ” the report said .
“ In many cities , city hall , as well as other iconic public buildings and federal courthouses were targets of arson.
” Other illegal acts committed during the events included the blocking of freeways , protesters disrupting outdoor dining , harassing patrons and trespassing onto private property .
More than 40 % of all protests involved some civil disobedience , the report said .
“ Over the 10 weeks cited by the report @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for protest-related crimes .
More than half of the law enforcement agencies said local district attorneys declined to prosecute those cases .
“ In some instances , prosecutors refused to charge those arrested for felony crimes committed during the protests despite the availability of video evidence and suspect confessions , ” the report said .

by Catherine Smith
A professional association of police chiefs and sheriffs from across the country announced more than 2,000 law enforcement officers were injured in the first weeks of protests that erupted over the summer following the police killing of George Floyd, according to a report released in October.
The Major Cities Chiefs Association, comprised of local law enforcement heads from the 69 largest police agencies in the United States and nine in Canada, revealed compiled data from protests between May 25 and July 31 in the association’s member cities.
“Between those dates 8,700 protests occurred nationwide; 574 were declared riots with violence and other criminal acts. The violence was limited to 7% of protests,” the report said.
“More than half of demonstrations were peaceful and lawful while other periods of unrest that at times stretched law enforcement,” the MCCA said.
“In most cases, the criminal acts were the work of individuals or small groups that infiltrated larger demonstrations,” according to the report.
“Nonetheless, the sheer volume of protests, combined with the level of civil disobedience and existence of some ultra-violent events, created an extraordinarily challenging environment for law enforcement agencies,” the MCCA stated.
“The report is primarily based on law enforcement accounts of the protests from each jurisdiction. The largest numbers of protests occurred in New York City and Los Angeles County, with each having over 1,000 gatherings,” according to the report.
The reported also detailed nationwide looting with 2,385 incidents reported in the 10-week period, and violent clashes between protesters and authorities, arson, murder and shootings. Around 72% of law enforcement agencies reported officers harmed during protests.
“In total, more than 624 arsons were reported and 97 police vehicles were burned, the report states. Video of some of the protests posted to social media showed officers pelted with bricks, water bottles, fireworks and other objects, including Molotov cocktails,” according to Fox News.
The report revealed law enforcement officers were attacked with weapons and tactics that had rarely been seen before, such as the use of lasers to target the eyes of officers, which 41% of agencies reported.
“One agency reported dumpsters, trash cans, trees, furniture and vehicles being set on fire,” the report said. “In many cities, city hall, as well as other iconic public buildings and federal courthouses were targets of arson.”
Other illegal acts committed during the events included the blocking of freeways, protesters disrupting outdoor dining, harassing patrons and trespassing onto private property. More than 40% of all protests involved some civil disobedience, the report said.
“Over the 10 weeks cited by the report, more than 16,200 people were arrested for protest-related crimes. More than half of the law enforcement agencies said local district attorneys declined to prosecute those cases.
“In some instances, prosecutors refused to charge those arrested for felony crimes committed during the protests despite the availability of video evidence and suspect confessions,” the report said.
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Catherine Smith reports for American Greatness.


thetennesseestar--2020-12-04--Biden’s HHS Picks Have Called Gun Laws a Matter of Public Health

Two of President-elect Joe Biden ’ s picks to lead the Department of Health and Human Services have likened gun control to a public health issue .
Vivek Murthy , the 19th Surgeon General , in 2012 criticized the National Rifle Association ( NRA ) and tweeted that firearms are a “ health care issue.
” Murthy , who ’ s the co-chair of the former vice president ’ s coronavirus task force , has been included on a Bloomberg list of possible Biden HHS appointees .
The former surgeon general was relieved of his duties by President Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Vox .
Democratic Rhode Island Gov .
Gina Raimondo , who introduced an “ assault weapons ” ban and magazine capacity limits in her state , is also a prominent possible pick for Biden ’ s HHS , according to Bloomberg .
The governor called firearms in America a “ disturbing and preventable public health crises , ” Fox News reported .
“ It is unacceptable that our children are growing up in a country where they have to worry about gun violence , ” Raimondo said , according to Fox .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ disturbing and preventable public health crises of this generation , and we owe it to our children to take action.
” Biden ’ s gun control plan includes a full-scale ban on so-called “ assault weapons ” and “ high-capacity magazines ” in addition to a red flag confiscation law and the repeal of gun manufacturer and seller liability protections , according to his campaign website .
Jake Dima is a reporter for the Daily Caller News Foundation .
Photo “ HHS Building ” by Sarah Stierch .
CC BY-SA 4.0 .

by Jake Dima
Two of President-elect Joe Biden’s picks to lead the Department of Health and Human Services have likened gun control to a public health issue.
Vivek Murthy, the 19th Surgeon General, in 2012 criticized the National Rifle Association (NRA) and tweeted that firearms are a “health care issue.” Murthy, who’s the co-chair of the former vice president’s coronavirus task force, has been included on a Bloomberg list of possible Biden HHS appointees.
Tired of politicians playing politics w/ guns, putting lives at risk b/c they're scared of NRA. Guns are a health care issue. #debatehealth — Vivek Murthy (@vivek_murthy) October 17, 2012
The former surgeon general was relieved of his duties by President Donald Trump’s administration in 2017, according to Vox.
Democratic Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo, who introduced an “assault weapons” ban and magazine capacity limits in her state, is also a prominent possible pick for Biden’s HHS, according to Bloomberg. The governor called firearms in America a “disturbing and preventable public health crises,” Fox News reported.
“It is unacceptable that our children are growing up in a country where they have to worry about gun violence,” Raimondo said, according to Fox. “This is one of the most disturbing and preventable public health crises of this generation, and we owe it to our children to take action.”
Biden’s gun control plan includes a full-scale ban on so-called “assault weapons” and “high-capacity magazines” in addition to a red flag confiscation law and the repeal of gun manufacturer and seller liability protections, according to his campaign website.
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Jake Dima is a reporter for the Daily Caller News Foundation.
Photo “HHS Building” by Sarah Stierch. CC BY-SA 4.0.


thetennesseestar--2020-12-04--During Georgia Senate Hearing, Giuliani Team Shows Video of Suitcases Filled With Ballots Processed

During Georgia Senate Hearing, Giuliani Team Shows Video of Suitcases Filled With Ballots Processed After Counting Supposedly Ended

The election was a sham , and there is “ overwhelming proof of fraud , ” Rudy Giuliani said Thursday in the second of two hearings at the Georgia Senate , and his team showed a damning video of suitcases stuffed with ballots processed once counting was supposedly finished .
The Senate Government Oversight Committee held the first hearing of the day to “ evaluate the election process to ensure the integrity of Georgia ’ s voting process , ” 11 Alive reported .
Video of the two hearings is available here .
NTD News tweeted , “ # GeorgiaHearing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ legislators to use their right to pick electors .
“ It ’ s your responsibility if a false and fraudulent count is submitted to the U.S government .
And it ’ s clear that the count you have now , is false.
” During the second hearing , at a subcommittee for the Senate Committee on Judiciary , Giuliani said this is a “ terrible , terrible constitutional crisis , ” and in such times , one must look to the Founding Fathers .
A body like the Georgia Senate is closest to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ridiculous rejection rate ” for mail-in ballots of only 0.2 percent from the 2020 election , vs. the 6.4 percent rejection rate from 2016 .
That is due to election officials not allowing Republicans to be near the ballots .
“ Why were they putting us in corrals ?
” he asked .
Giuliani singled out Democratic-led cities like Detroit , Pittsburgh , Philadelphia , Milwaukee and Phoenix .
“ It ’ s no accident , ” he said .
Giuliani tweeted , “ WATCH : Video footage from Georgia shows suitcases filled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ AFTER supervisors told poll workers to leave room and 4 people stayed behind to keep counting votes ” State Sen. William Ligon ( R-Brunswick ) chaired the subcommittee meeting .
He issued a statement about the “ unprecedented challenges .
“ We are facing unprecedented challenges to our election system and its integrity , ” stated Sen. Ligon .
“ As Georgians , we must step up to the enormous task that faces us .
I appreciate Chairman Jesse Stone appointing this subcommittee .
His charge to me is to examine the recent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the audit process , the current investigations taking place , the litigation that is moving forward , as well as address issues relating to the upcoming runoffs .
That is a broad mandate to accomplish in such short order , yet , by the grace of God , we will accomplish the task with the help of patriotic Georgia citizens.
” Hearings have previously been held in Michigan , Pennsylvania and Arizona , Breitbart said .
Jason M. Reynolds has more than 20 years ’ experience as a journalist at outlets of all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Georgia ” by NTD .

The election was a sham, and there is “overwhelming proof of fraud,” Rudy Giuliani said Thursday in the second of two hearings at the Georgia Senate, and his team showed a damning video of suitcases stuffed with ballots processed once counting was supposedly finished.
The Senate Government Oversight Committee held the first hearing of the day to “evaluate the election process to ensure the integrity of Georgia’s voting process,” 11 Alive reported.
Video of the two hearings is available here.
NTD News tweeted, “#GeorgiaHearing: Attorney @RudyGiuliani urges #Georgia legislators to use their right to pick electors. “It’s your responsibility if a false and fraudulent count is submitted to the U.S government. And it’s clear that the count you have now, is false.”
#GeorgiaHearing: Attorney @RudyGiuliani urges #Georgia legislators to use their right to pick electors. “It’s your responsibility if a false and fraudulent count is submitted to the U.S government. And it’s clear that the count you have now, is false." pic.twitter.com/si1d6rnUin — NTD News (@news_ntd) December 3, 2020
During the second hearing, at a subcommittee for the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Giuliani said this is a “terrible, terrible constitutional crisis,” and in such times, one must look to the Founding Fathers. A body like the Georgia Senate is closest to the people.
He slammed the “ridiculous rejection rate” for mail-in ballots of only 0.2 percent from the 2020 election, vs. the 6.4 percent rejection rate from 2016. That is due to election officials not allowing Republicans to be near the ballots.
“Why were they putting us in corrals?” he asked.
Giuliani singled out Democratic-led cities like Detroit, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Milwaukee and Phoenix.
“It’s no accident,” he said.
Giuliani tweeted, “WATCH: Video footage from Georgia shows suitcases filled with ballots pulled from under a table AFTER supervisors told poll workers to leave room and 4 people stayed behind to keep counting votes”
“WATCH: Video footage from Georgia shows suitcases filled with ballots pulled from under a table AFTER supervisors told poll workers to leave room and 4 people stayed behind to keep counting votes” https://t.co/zMejoys7Lc — Rudy W. Giuliani (@RudyGiuliani) December 3, 2020
State Sen. William Ligon (R-Brunswick) chaired the subcommittee meeting. He issued a statement about the “unprecedented challenges.
“We are facing unprecedented challenges to our election system and its integrity,” stated Sen. Ligon. “As Georgians, we must step up to the enormous task that faces us. I appreciate Chairman Jesse Stone appointing this subcommittee. His charge to me is to examine the recent election cycle, the recount process, the audit process, the current investigations taking place, the litigation that is moving forward, as well as address issues relating to the upcoming runoffs. That is a broad mandate to accomplish in such short order, yet, by the grace of God, we will accomplish the task with the help of patriotic Georgia citizens.”
Hearings have previously been held in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Arizona, Breitbart said.
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Jason M. Reynolds has more than 20 years’ experience as a journalist at outlets of all sizes.
Photo “Trump Legal Team Georgia” by NTD.


thetennesseestar--2020-12-04--Famed Attorney Sidney Powell Discusses Her Recently Filed Lawsuit and the Malevolence of Evil That S

Famed Attorney Sidney Powell Discusses Her Recently Filed Lawsuit and the Malevolence of Evil That She Is Uncovering Everyday

Live from Virginia Thursday morning on The John Fredericks Show – weekdays on WNTW AM 820/ FM 92.7 – Richmond , WJFN FM 100.5 – Central Virginia , WMPH AM 1010 / FM 100.1 / FM 96.9 ( 7-9 PM ) Hampton Roads , WBRG AM 1050 / FM 105.1 – Lynchburg/Roanoke and Weekdays 6-10 am and 24/7 Stream – host Fredericks welcomed famed attorney and patriot Sidney Powell to the show .
During the show , Powell described how she was overwhelmed by people ’ s reactions at Wednesday ’ s rally and the need for the entire voting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ election .
She later questioned why the DOJ , NSA , and other three-letter agencies weren ’ t all over the Dominion Software voting machine fraud allegations and suggested their complicity or involvement .
Fredericks : Joining us now is Sidney Powell .
She has done Yeoman ’ s work .
As I said she texted me at 3 a.m. today when she was going to bed and I was getting up .
And now she ’ s up with me now .
She filed a massive lawsuit in Arizona yesterday .
Hey @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Powell : Hey John , thank you for your support .
And Anita is exactly right .
One of the things that we were trying to accomplish is to get people to realize that Loeffler and Perdue among other Georgia leadership should be out there screaming right now for a special session of the legislature and to get the entire voting system fixed now .
And it can ’ t be fixed with Dominion machines .
There ’ s nothing reliable about them whatsoever .
We ’ re going to have to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we ’ re going to have to have you know a real hand count of those ballots .
Fredericks : So Sidney what they ’ re saying is well we can ’ t do that in a special session because you can ’ t change the rules in the middle of the game .
Powell : Well , they changed them all in the middle of the game last time to make sure they rigged it .
Powell : And the legislature can make the rules .
Fredericks : So you want a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ basically at the rally yesterday , and by the way , I ’ ve been on the air 10 years , Sidney .
I followed everything .
I go on the ground .
I ’ m in the middle of a 12 city tour in 12 days in Georgia .
I was in Alpharetta obviously yesterday .
I ’ m downtown today in Atlanta for the hearing .
We ’ ll be going from there .
Have you ever seen a movement like this before ever ?
Fifteen hundred people out there are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I mean they ’ re pissed .
And the phone calls I ’ m getting day after day .
People have had it .
Powell : Yes they have had it , John .
And no , I mean I was overwhelmed frankly .
I had no expectations for the event whatsoever .
And I mean I ’ m just trying to do what I can do , to be honest with respect to all the issues .
And the pushback that we have been getting is really flabbergasting except when you realize @ @ @ @ @ @ @ behind all of this .
And frankly , malevolence to do the kind of evil that we are uncovering more of every day .
This isn ’ t the first year this has been done .
These machines and algorithms have been used to rig races all over the world for I don ’ t know how many years .
At least 15 .
We know that Clinton used it .
We know that Obama used it .
I think in Florida and maybe other places .
I mean we ’ re getting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ voter and election fraud you can imagine .
But to know now that the voting machines have been rigged and it ’ s not just Dominion .
The same DNA code is in most of the machines that run across the country .
Maybe not to the extent Dominion did .
In fact , I saw a report yesterday that Dominion machines averaged six percent more for Biden than any of the others .
But that doesn ’ t mean an algorithm wasn ’ t run in the others also .
Because they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ re seeing signs of fraud in almost every state across the country .
Fredericks : So Sidney Powell did I just hear you say that the Dominion voting machines across the country averaged six percent higher vote count for Biden than the other machines ?
Fredericks : But of course if the if one machine in Massachusetts and the other that you ’ re comparing it to is in Alabama obviously there ’ s going to be a difference .
Were they comparable areas ?
Powell : Well the point is in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and sometimes the only state I think that was all Dominion or that mandated all Dominion was the state of Georgia .
Some other states for example Arizona only used Dominion in Maricopa County .
But the interesting thing is the disparity between the places where Dominion is and all other places .
And one of the things we know is from prior use and testimony that Dominion machines can flip 2.7 to three percent of the vote from Trump to Biden easily .
I mean that ’ s kind of what they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And that stands to reason that that accounts for the six percent up for Biden where Dominion machines were operating .
Fredericks : Let me ask you this .
and let ’ s start with this .
I ’ m going to start with Georgia and then go to Arizona .
so in Georgia right now you filed a 104-page lawsuit .
very detailed .
I ’ ve had a chance to read it .
It ’ s very very comprehensive .
Walk us through when you ’ re going to get a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And the time frame .
Powell : Well the state came in and argued that we had to sue every uh district and every county board person in the state of Georgia to seek the relief that we wanted .
we don ’ t think that ’ s the law .
It ’ s not the law .
The Georgia Secretary of State bought all the machines for 107 million of taxpayer money in a rushed deal .
And the governor of course also .
So we had to do an emergency appeal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the expedited review .
We ’ ve got a brief view tonight in that .
and meanwhile , we ’ ve also filed in Michigan and Wisconsin , and Arizona .
And we plan to file in Pennsylvania .
And we ’ ve got multiple other states to cover .
One of the things that ’ s important for people to realize is that many down-ballot races were affected by the fraud .
They could go in and target specific candidates .
I ’ m very upset that John James didn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should never have conceded .
And the same is true for Doug Collins .
I can ’ t imagine and I just don ’ t understand it because I ’ m 99 percent sure he won his race against Kelly Loeffler .
Congressional seats were affected .
Leon Benjamin in Virginia I think was a victim of it .
We should have won probably six more Senate seats and probably 10 more House seats .
And we ’ re going to keep looking and digging out what we can until we get to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And probably some governor races too .
I mean it wasn ’ t just the presidential race .
But of course , that ’ s the most important right now because of the electoral college issue .
But the others can continue to fight .
And we need to find out and we need to examine every race and figure out who really should have won and who perpetrated the fraud .
The Department of Justice and the NSA and the DNI should be all over this .
I don ’ t understand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I know some of our three-letter agencies are complicit in it if not behind it .
I mean Venezuela didn ’ t create the software on its own 20 years ago .
Fredericks : Sidney , let me ask you a direct question about evidence .
I mean you ’ ve been criticized now in a lot of places in Washington that you ’ ve not presented any direct evidence of real voter fraud that somebody can get their arms around and see .
How do you respond to that ?
Do you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seen that is really just like not a dotted line but a straight line ?
Real evidence of voter fraud and how this election was stolen ?
Do you have any of that ?
Powell : Yes we do .
And I don ’ t understand why people keep saying no evidence except that they want to make people believe there ’ s no evidence .
If you get up in the morning and there are six inches of snow on the ground can you tell it snowed ?
I mean that ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we have direct witnesses who know why it was created .
How it was created .
They watched it being used .
They were briefed on all its features .
Their own online manual tells people they can drag and drop votes into the trash .
They put them in this thing called an adjudication file .
However many they want to .
They can program the computer not to read signatures and therefore reject thousands of ballots .
Put them in an “ adjudication file ” and then just trash it all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to prove it .
We ’ ve got Eric Coomer in a call saying he ’ s got it fixed for Biden and Trump is not going to be president .
And he ’ s the lead engineer for Dominion .
We have the witness who watched it all work .
He was in the control room when Dominion was rigging the elections in Venezuela .
Do people really think that what happens everywhere else in the world without CIA help and nefarious interests can ’ t happen here ?
Have we learned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the lies and extents they ’ ll go to steal and cheat and control the money and power of the world ?
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Live from Virginia Thursday morning on The John Fredericks Show – weekdays on WNTW AM 820/ FM 92.7 – Richmond, WJFN FM 100.5 – Central Virginia, WMPH AM 1010 / FM 100.1 / FM 96.9 (7-9 PM) Hampton Roads, WBRG AM 1050 / FM 105.1 – Lynchburg/Roanoke and Weekdays 6-10 am and 24/7 Stream – host Fredericks welcomed famed attorney and patriot Sidney Powell to the show.
During the show, Powell described how she was overwhelmed by people’s reactions at Wednesday’s rally and the need for the entire voting system to be immediately remedied before another election. She later questioned why the DOJ, NSA, and other three-letter agencies weren’t all over the Dominion Software voting machine fraud allegations and suggested their complicity or involvement.
Fredericks: Joining us now is Sidney Powell. She has done Yeoman’s work. As I said she texted me at 3 a.m. today when she was going to bed and I was getting up. And now she’s up with me now. She filed a massive lawsuit in Arizona yesterday. Hey Sidney, thanks for being with us.
Powell: Hey John, thank you for your support. And Anita is exactly right. One of the things that we were trying to accomplish is to get people to realize that Loeffler and Perdue among other Georgia leadership should be out there screaming right now for a special session of the legislature and to get the entire voting system fixed now. And it can’t be fixed with Dominion machines. There’s nothing reliable about them whatsoever. We’re going to have to go to real paper ballots. And we’re going to have to have you know a real hand count of those ballots.
Fredericks: So Sidney what they’re saying is well we can’t do that in a special session because you can’t change the rules in the middle of the game.
Powell: Well, they changed them all in the middle of the game last time to make sure they rigged it.
Fredericks: Exactly. Exactly.
Powell: And the legislature can make the rules.
Fredericks: So you want a special session to do this. So basically at the rally yesterday, and by the way, I’ve been on the air 10 years, Sidney. I followed everything. I go on the ground. I’m in the middle of a 12 city tour in 12 days in Georgia. I was in Alpharetta obviously yesterday. I’m downtown today in Atlanta for the hearing. We’ll be going from there. Have you ever seen a movement like this before ever? Fifteen hundred people out there are now cheering on your every word. I mean they’re pissed. And the phone calls I’m getting day after day. People have had it.
Powell: Yes they have had it, John. And no, I mean I was overwhelmed frankly. I had no expectations for the event whatsoever. And I mean I’m just trying to do what I can do, to be honest with respect to all the issues. And the pushback that we have been getting is really flabbergasting except when you realize that there is so much global money behind all of this. And frankly, malevolence to do the kind of evil that we are uncovering more of every day.
This isn’t the first year this has been done. These machines and algorithms have been used to rig races all over the world for I don’t know how many years. At least 15. We know that Clinton used it. We know that Obama used it. I think in Florida and maybe other places. I mean we’re getting evidence of every manner and means of voter and election fraud you can imagine.
But to know now that the voting machines have been rigged and it’s not just Dominion. The same DNA code is in most of the machines that run across the country. Maybe not to the extent Dominion did. In fact, I saw a report yesterday that Dominion machines averaged six percent more for Biden than any of the others. But that doesn’t mean an algorithm wasn’t run in the others also. Because they all have that capability. And we’re seeing signs of fraud in almost every state across the country.
Fredericks: So Sidney Powell did I just hear you say that the Dominion voting machines across the country averaged six percent higher vote count for Biden than the other machines?
Powell: Yes.
Fredericks: But of course if the if one machine in Massachusetts and the other that you’re comparing it to is in Alabama obviously there’s going to be a difference. Were they comparable areas?
Powell: Well the point is in places where the other machines were used and sometimes the only state I think that was all Dominion or that mandated all Dominion was the state of Georgia. Some other states for example Arizona only used Dominion in Maricopa County. But the interesting thing is the disparity between the places where Dominion is and all other places.
And one of the things we know is from prior use and testimony that Dominion machines can flip 2.7 to three percent of the vote from Trump to Biden easily. I mean that’s kind of what they’ve run many times before. And that stands to reason that that accounts for the six percent up for Biden where Dominion machines were operating.
Fredericks: Let me ask you this. and let’s start with this. I’m going to start with Georgia and then go to Arizona. so in Georgia right now you filed a 104-page lawsuit. very detailed. I’ve had a chance to read it. It’s very very comprehensive. Walk us through when you’re going to get a hearing. What your expectations are. And the time frame.
Powell: Well the state came in and argued that we had to sue every uh district and every county board person in the state of Georgia to seek the relief that we wanted. we don’t think that’s the law. It’s not the law. The Georgia Secretary of State bought all the machines for 107 million of taxpayer money in a rushed deal. And the governor of course also. So we had to do an emergency appeal to the 11th circuit and they granted the expedited review.
We’ve got a brief view tonight in that. and meanwhile, we’ve also filed in Michigan and Wisconsin, and Arizona. And we plan to file in Pennsylvania. And we’ve got multiple other states to cover. One of the things that’s important for people to realize is that many down-ballot races were affected by the fraud. They could go in and target specific candidates. I’m very upset that John James didn’t join our suit in Michigan. He should never have conceded.
And the same is true for Doug Collins. I can’t imagine and I just don’t understand it because I’m 99 percent sure he won his race against Kelly Loeffler. Congressional seats were affected. Leon Benjamin in Virginia I think was a victim of it. We should have won probably six more Senate seats and probably 10 more House seats. And we’re going to keep looking and digging out what we can until we get to everything that should have been won. And probably some governor races too. I mean it wasn’t just the presidential race. But of course, that’s the most important right now because of the electoral college issue.
But the others can continue to fight. And we need to find out and we need to examine every race and figure out who really should have won and who perpetrated the fraud. The Department of Justice and the NSA and the DNI should be all over this. I don’t understand what’s going on other than I know some of our three-letter agencies are complicit in it if not behind it. I mean Venezuela didn’t create the software on its own 20 years ago.
Fredericks: Sidney, let me ask you a direct question about evidence. I mean you’ve been criticized now in a lot of places in Washington that you’ve not presented any direct evidence of real voter fraud that somebody can get their arms around and see. How do you respond to that? Do you have any direct evidence that you have seen that is really just like not a dotted line but a straight line? Real evidence of voter fraud and how this election was stolen? Do you have any of that?
Powell: Yes we do. And I don’t understand why people keep saying no evidence except that they want to make people believe there’s no evidence. If you get up in the morning and there are six inches of snow on the ground can you tell it snowed? I mean that’s how stupid it is. Plus we have direct witnesses who know why it was created. How it was created. They watched it being used. They were briefed on all its features. Their own online manual tells people they can drag and drop votes into the trash.
They put them in this thing called an adjudication file. However many they want to. They can program the computer not to read signatures and therefore reject thousands of ballots. Put them in an “adjudication file” and then just trash it all. It’s their own admissions to prove it. We’ve got Eric Coomer in a call saying he’s got it fixed for Biden and Trump is not going to be president. And he’s the lead engineer for Dominion.
We have the witness who watched it all work. He was in the control room when Dominion was rigging the elections in Venezuela. Do people really think that what happens everywhere else in the world without CIA help and nefarious interests can’t happen here? Have we learned nothing in the last four years and the lies and extents they’ll go to steal and cheat and control the money and power of the world?
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Photo “Sidney Powell” by Sidney Powell.
Editor’s note: Eric Coomer filed a defamation lawsuit in December 2020 against several defendants, including Sidney Powell, in which his attorneys stated that any allegations claiming that he, a Dominion Voting Systems employee, made statements that “Trump is not going to win,” are false and defamatory.


thetennesseestar--2020-12-04--Three Percent of Audited Arizona Ballots Found Altered, Could Be Enough to Change Election Results

With three percent of a small sampling of 100 ballots audited in Maricopa County , Arizona found to be altered , similar results across the more than two million votes cast there would be enough to change the outcome of the presidential election in the state .
With 11 electoral college votes at stake , Arizona certified the results of the presidential election in favor of Biden on Monday with a margin of about 10,000 votes over President Trump .
In her daily update Tuesday , Dr. Kelli Ward , chairwoman of the Arizona Republican Party said there was “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ward filed a petition in Arizona ’ s Superior Court for Maricopa County on November 24 to examine a sampling of mail-in ballots along with the signed envelopes for comparison against the signatures on file .
The petition also requested an inspection to compare “ duplicate ” ballots to the original ballots from which they were duplicated .
Duplicate ballots are re-created or duplicated by election workers for the voter , when an original ballot is damaged or can not be read by the machine , explained Ward in her Twitter video of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ case , Randall Warner , wanted to err on the side of transparency and allowed an audit of 100 ballots .
This , despite the fact that Arizona ’ s Secretary of State Katie Hobbs – who has said Trump supporters are neo-Nazis , according to Ward – called a special emergency hearing with the judge to make the case that the duplicate ballots should only be examined by their attorneys and be privileged .
Judge Warner questioned the reasoning for keeping the information secret from the public and denied the defendants ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that one ballot was changed from Trump to Biden and another was just taken away from Trump without any apparent reason or explanation .
On Thursday , Ward broke down in her daily update that with one ballot being taken from Trump and given to Biden and another ballot being discarded , it amounted to a three percent swing away from Trump .
President Trump reacted Wednesday on Twitter to the news about three percent of the 100 count sampling being “ tainted or worse.
” He pointed out that if the results @ @ @ @ @ @ @ approximately 90,000 more votes than needed for him to win the state .
Ward said that Maricopa County had agreed to a larger sampling of 2,500 duplicate ballots , but appeared to be backing out of that deal .
The parties were headed back to court Thursday , and Ward posted an update to Twitter .
Ward committed to keeping up the fight for election integrity , to make sure that the true person who won the election is awarded the electoral votes and to keep America great and encouraged all Republicans to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a senior reporter at The Tennessee Star .
Photo “ Ballot Worker ” by Phil Roeder .
CC BY 2.0 .

With three percent of a small sampling of 100 ballots audited in Maricopa County, Arizona found to be altered, similar results across the more than two million votes cast there would be enough to change the outcome of the presidential election in the state.
With 11 electoral college votes at stake, Arizona certified the results of the presidential election in favor of Biden on Monday with a margin of about 10,000 votes over President Trump.
In her daily update Tuesday, Dr. Kelli Ward, chairwoman of the Arizona Republican Party said there was “explosive news” about her lawsuit.
In today's update, Chairwoman @kelliwardaz announces the findings from our investigation of 100 duplicate ballots, in which TWO votes were discovered to have been altered and removed from President @realDonaldTrump's total. pic.twitter.com/6Dg9zd2XGd — Arizona Republican Party (@AZGOP) December 2, 2020
Ward filed a petition in Arizona’s Superior Court for Maricopa County on November 24 to examine a sampling of mail-in ballots along with the signed envelopes for comparison against the signatures on file.
The petition also requested an inspection to compare “duplicate” ballots to the original ballots from which they were duplicated.
Duplicate ballots are re-created or duplicated by election workers for the voter, when an original ballot is damaged or cannot be read by the machine, explained Ward in her Twitter video of Tuesday.
The Judge presiding over the case, Randall Warner, wanted to err on the side of transparency and allowed an audit of 100 ballots.
This, despite the fact that Arizona’s Secretary of State Katie Hobbs – who has said Trump supporters are neo-Nazis, according to Ward – called a special emergency hearing with the judge to make the case that the duplicate ballots should only be examined by their attorneys and be privileged.
Judge Warner questioned the reasoning for keeping the information secret from the public and denied the defendants’ request.
On Wednesday, Ward revealed that one ballot was changed from Trump to Biden and another was just taken away from Trump without any apparent reason or explanation.
On Thursday, Ward broke down in her daily update that with one ballot being taken from Trump and given to Biden and another ballot being discarded, it amounted to a three percent swing away from Trump.
In today's update, Chairwoman @kelliwardaz outlines the next legal steps we are taking in our investigation of duplicate ballots and reaffirms her strong support for all elected Republicans who are fighting for election integrity. pic.twitter.com/UUU6SGt3Ar — Arizona Republican Party (@AZGOP) December 3, 2020
President Trump reacted Wednesday on Twitter to the news about three percent of the 100 count sampling being “tainted or worse.” He pointed out that if the results were carried forward, it would be approximately 90,000 more votes than needed for him to win the state.
In Arizona, it turns out that 3% of the votes cast in the 100 count vote sampling were tainted or worse. This would be, if carried forward, approximately 90,000 votes more than we would need to win the State. Now we were granted a much larger sample to work with. Wow! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 2, 2020
Ward said that Maricopa County had agreed to a larger sampling of 2,500 duplicate ballots, but appeared to be backing out of that deal.
The parties were headed back to court Thursday, and Ward posted an update to Twitter.
Listening to the Election Contest trial in #Arizona. Observations: 1.Attorneys are rather annoying. Especially some of their voices.
2.The attorneys for Maricopa County appear to want any “eyes on ballots” to be prevented at all costs. Why? 🤔 1/6 — Dr. Kelli Ward 🇺🇸 (@kelliwardaz) December 3, 2020
Ward committed to keeping up the fight for election integrity, to make sure that the true person who won the election is awarded the electoral votes and to keep America great and encouraged all Republicans to do the same.
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Laura Baigert is a senior reporter at The Tennessee Star.
Photo “Ballot Worker” by Phil Roeder. CC BY 2.0.