thetennesseestar--2020-11-17--Follow the Money: Attorney Lin Wood Explains His Lawsuit Against Georgia’s Secretary of State

Live from Virginia Monday 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 attorney Lin Wood to the show .
During the show , Wood explained his suit filed against Georgia ’ s Secretary of State and described the fraud that he alleges has taken place during the election process @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will not hold a runoff election but will hold a down-ballot vote .
Fredericks : Joining us now world-famous lawyer from Atlanta Lin Wood .
You know , I ’ m from the Richard Jewell case .
You know him from just getting a settlement from The Washington Post .
He ’ s filed suit here in Georgia , and he ’ s with us now .
Lin , thank you for being with us today , sir .
Wood : Well , thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ my home in Atlanta in Peach Tree Park .
Fredericks : Well , I am .
We are on the 17th floor here .
I can wave to your house and when you get back we ’ re going to have you on live so we can follow this up .
Lin , tell us about the lawsuit you filed and what exactly is it , and when you think you ’ re going to get a ruling ?
Wood : The lawsuit I filed was against the secretary of state and other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a March 2020 consent settlement that the secretary of state entered into in litigation with the Democratic Party .
The Democratic Party was represented by Perkins Coie you might also call Perkins Coie the Hillary Clinton Law Firm .
But that consent agreement made substantive changes in the absentee voting rules .
You can ’ t do that .
Only the state legislature is permitted to make a change in a federal election conducted in the state .
That ’ s been strongly suggested and will be upheld eventually by Judge Justice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a judge in California where they tried the same thing with the governor .
So they changed the rules under the guise of COVID to try to increase the ability of people to vote by mail .
And as a result , you got fraud of a massive amount through the mail-in votes and you ’ ve also got fraud in your computer voting machines .
It ’ s not the first time they ’ ve done this .
What happened this time is that Trump won by such a large margin that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these mail-in votes in the middle of the night to try to carry some of the key states .
But in Georgia , the election is void and unlawful .
It ’ s going to work through the court system unless the state legislature was to take action in advance of the courts because the election is void .
There ’ s going to have to be a new election .
They can ’ t do it for the President .
They ’ re going to do it through the electoral college .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ have to be redone .
It ’ s not going to be a runoff .
It ’ s going to have to be a new election .
Fredericks : Wow .
So look , I just had Senator Brandon Beach on .
State Senator who ’ s for a special session and he said the same thing .
He said Lin that the general assembly is the only entity according to Georgia law that can make this change .
He said the deal that Raffensperger the Secretary of State made with Stacey Abrams @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you want to call it that , he said they were not ever even told about it .
Like it never even went to them or they would have said hey , you can ’ t do this .
And now they ’ re asking for a special session and the governor is nowhere to be found .
Wood : The governor is nowhere to be found because the governor of this state and I don ’ t say things lightly because I do a lot of defamation work since the Richard Jewell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t like people making false accusations about someone else the governor of the state of Georgia is corrupt .
The lieutenant governor , I don ’ t know about him but he certainly has been quiet , and certainly the only time he spoke out he said there was no evidence of fraud .
Talk to people in the state of Georgia .
That ’ s a lie .
Raffesnsperger , Raffesnsperger is corrupt .
You can always follow the money .
And there ’ s a lot of money that went @ @ @ @ @ @ @ purchased by the state of Georgia in 2019 .
Follow the money .
There was also a lot of money that went down when Governor Kemp bought COVID supplies , masks , gowns , and COVID test kits from China .
Follow the money .
It ’ s also an interesting money trail before he appointed Kelly Loeffler as Senator and after her appointment .
Follow the money .
The governor of the state of Georgia is corrupt .
He ’ s compromised by China ’ s money .
And that ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out there fighting for the people of this state right now who are going to be outraged and they already are because they know that Trump won this state by a landslide .
He won the country by a landslide .
May have won all 50 states .
And they ’ re trying to steal our government because they ’ re going to change our government .
You going to wake up in a few months and you ’ re not going to have the United States flag over the White House .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ This is their effort to overthrow our government .
Fredericks : So Lin Wood , would you believe that Trump , let ’ s just focus on Georgia for a second , and then we ’ ll go to some of the other states .
But you believe that Trump won Georgia in a landslide .
How did they get these mail-in ballots in there in the middle of the night ?
Like how did they do that Lin ?
Wood : Georgia , they had algorithms planned in for what they thought @ @ @ @ @ @ @ votes .
Those were baked in in the computer voting system .
Wood : The system actually works in any voting machine because it ’ s software that affects the vote tallies .
All of which run through a company called Seidel and then Clarity who reports them .
They bake that into the computers and then they had their failsafe mechanism in the mail-in votes .
I know people have written me from all over the state where they got three , four , five paper ballots .
The secretary of state @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the voting roll .
The secretary of state didn ’ t send them .
They were sent out of a company in Arizona .
Why would that be the case ?
I could sit down and I could get a paper ballot .
I could sign my name for the request and my name on the ballot .
Then I can take 50 more paper ballots and sign someone else ’ s name for the request and sign somebody else ’ s name the same persons for the ballot and the vote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ match .
But it ’ s not an actual voter that signing either one of them .
Now in this recount , they are counting in the illegal votes .
They don ’ t even have and they ’ re not looking at the signatures on the request .
They claim they ’ re not and they don ’ t need to look at the letters where they came from or where they are postmarked .
They ’ re just counting the actual vote .
They ’ re going to recount the same @ @ @ @ @ @ @ election .
Somebody ’ s got it .
If you wanted to go the hard route you ’ d have to do an audit to parse out the legal from the illegal .
You would find them .
That ’ s why they ’ re trying to rush through under the guise of oh we ’ re going to do an audit canvas and recount , they are just doing a recount .
The secretary of state is lying to you .
They also had people that they did not allow Republican spotters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ made it difficult enough when they impose the six-foot rule .
If you had a mask you could sit there .
And in Fulton County at the State Farm Arena under the guise of saying everybody ’ s tired let ’ s go home , the Republican spotters went home at 10:00 pm and 10:30 pm and the counters came back and they counted votes for three hours .
1,000 ’ s votes could have been changed and miscounted during those three hours in Fulton County alone .
They claimed that it was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what happened .
You ’ re going to find that there was a urinal that overflowed in the arena .
That morning it was fixed within an hour .
The citizens of Georgia are being lied to .
They are being lied to by their governor .
They are being lied to and have been lied to by their secretary of state , maybe others .
But there ’ s been a big move to disregard what happened in the presidential election and focus on the runoff .
You are not going to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Donald Trump know that something was going wrong .
They are not going to buy that or be fooled again and vote in that runoff .
Ultimately it ’ s not going to be a runoff , it ’ s going to be an entire down-ballot revote .
Listen to the full show here :


thetennesseestar--2020-11-17--Trump Lawyers Powell and Giuliani Claim ‘Massive’ Vote Rigging By Dominion, Allege Company Link to A

Trump Lawyers Powell and Giuliani Claim ‘Massive’ Vote Rigging By Dominion, Allege Company Link to Antifa

Two members of President Trump ’ s legal team and the president himself are claiming to have discovered evidence of massive election fraud generated by software produced by Smartmatic and Dominion Voting Systems .
Sidney Powell , lead lawyer for former National Security Advisor Lt. Gen .
( Ret . )
Michael Flynn , and Trump ’ s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani are both alleging that statistical evidence shows hundreds of thousands of votes switched from Trump to the “ projected winner ” Joe Biden and that President Trump actually won the election in a landslide .
According to Giuliani @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conceding and is “ vigorously ” contesting the election in court.
” During an interview with Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo , Giuliani also revealed stunning information regarding a top officer at Dominion .
Giuliani was alluding to Eric Coomer , allegedly the Voting Systems Officer of Strategy and Security at Dominion .
The former New York mayor called him “ a big supporter of antifa ” who has written “ horrible things about the president ” on social media .
On Friday , Powell told Fox Business host Lou Dobbs that she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” to prove it , saying she could “ hardly wait to put forth all the evidence we have collected on Dominion.
” “ President Trump won this election in a landslide , ” Powell told Dobbs .
“ It ’ s going to be irrefutable .
Patriots are coming forward every day , all day , faster than we can collect their information.
” “ We ’ ve got statistical evidence of just hundreds of thousands of votes just being put in and replicated , ” she added , before calling for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which she says will “ affect millions of voters and elections.
” “ People need to come forward now and get on the right side of this issue and report the fraud they know existed in Dominion Voting Systems because that ’ s what it was created to do , ” she continued .
“ It was its sole original purpose , it has been used all over the world to defy the will of people who wanted freedom.
” Both Dominion and Smartmatic both deny the allegations .
In a statement on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that it “ categorically denies false assertions about vote switching issues.
” Smartmatic meanwhile said in a statement says it “ has never provided Dominion Voting Systems with any software , hardware or other technology .
The two companies are competitors in the marketplace.
” Powell told Fox News ’ s Maria Bartiromo on Sunday that votes cast for Trump through Dominion and Smartmatic were simply “ wiped away.
” She also revealed that retired Admiral Peter Neffenger , president and a board member of Smartmatic , has joined Biden ’ s presidential @ @ @ @ @ @ @ soon be “ nonexistent ” because “ we ’ re fixing to overturn the results of the election in multiple states.
” The attorney told Bartiromo : “ President Trump won by not just hundreds of thousands of votes , but by millions of votes that were shifted by this software that was designed expressly for that purpose .
We have sworn witness testimony of why the software was designed .
It was designed to rig elections.
” She added that the witness was “ fully briefed on it ” and “ saw @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It was exported internationally for profit by the people that are behind Smartmatic and Dominion , ” Powell told Bartiromo .
“ They did this on purpose .
It was calculated .
They have done it before.
” She said she ’ s seen overwhelming evidence of the election fraud and it keeps coming in .
“ We have evidence from 2016 in California .
We have so much evidence , I feel like it ’ s coming in through a fire hose , ” she said .
Bartiromo pointed out that Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time to prove the fraud , since the election is supposed to be certified in early December : “ Well , let me put it this way , ” Powell said .
“ First of all , I never say anything I can ’ t prove .
Secondly , the evidence is coming in so fast , I can ’ t even process it all .
Millions of Americans have written , I would say , by now .
Definitely , hundreds of thousands have stepped forward with their different experiences of voter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ election fraud , and I ’ m very concerned it involved not only Dominion and its Smartmatic software , but that the software essentially was used by other election machines also .
It ’ s the software that was the problem.
” Powell said she ’ s collecting evidence from various whistle-blowers , who are “ aware of substantial sums of money being given to family members of state officials who bought this software.
” She blasted the U.S. government for ignoring complaints , even from Democrats such as Sens .
Elizabeth Warren @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2019 about “ secretive and trouble-plagued companies that are responsible for manufacturing and maintaining voting machines and other election administration equipment , ” but have “ skimped on security…leaving voting systems across the country prone to security problems , ” including vote switching .
Powell said Dominion ’ s manual — “ if you sat down and read it , would explain how and why no honest person would use this system .
And it ’ s not just Dominion .
There are other companies in the voting machine business in this country @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and are likely using the same software .
“ We have detected voting irregularities that are inexplicable and aligned with these problems in other states that think they have valid systems .
But the people who bought the Dominion system , for sure , knew exactly what they were getting .
It should never have been installed anywhere .
“ And we are going to show the public exactly how rotten the entire state is.
” According to Powell , “ They can watch votes in real time .
They can shift votes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mathematically the exact algorithm they used and planned to use from the beginning to modify the votes , in this case , to make sure Biden won…And they can do anything they want with the votes .
They can have the machines not read the signature .
They can have the machines not read the down-ballot .
They can make the machines read and catalog only the Biden vote .
“ It ’ s like drag-and-drop whatever you want , wherever you want , upload votes.
” She called it “ massive election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to undo the entire election.
” “ In fact , we have got math in Michigan and Pennsylvania , I think it is , that , all of a sudden , hundreds of thousands of votes at a 67 percent ratio for Biden , 23 percent for Trump were uploaded multiple times into the system.
” Powell said she has a sworn statement from a witness who knows exactly how the alleged fraud worked .
President Trump , in a flurry of tweets over the weekend , wrote in all caps : “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also alluded to problems with Dominion Voting Systems , which he said was “ turned down by Texas and many others because it was not good or secure.
” “ Why does the Fake News Media continuously assume that Joe Biden will ascend to the Presidency , not even allowing our side to show , which we are just getting ready to do , how badly shattered and violated our great Constitution has been in the 2020 Election , ” Trump tweeted on Sunday .
“ It was attacked , perhaps like never @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Watchers that were thrown out of vote counting rooms in many of our States , to millions of ballots that have been altered by Democrats , only for Democrats , to voting after the Election was over , to using Radical Left owned Dominion Voting Systems , turned down by Texas and many others because it was not good or secure , those responsible for the safeguarding of our Constitution can not allow the Fake results of the 2020 Mail-In Election to stand .
The world is watching !
” Giuliani told Bartiromo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vast amount of vote rigging that went on through a foreign company that has close ties to Venezuela and China .
It ’ s way beyond what people think , ” he said .
“ It [ Dominion ] uses Venezuelan software that ’ s been used to steal elections in other countries , ” he said , stressing that the company is a national security threat .
Giuliani added that Dominion is “ a radical left company ” that employs “ a big supporter of antifa ” who has written “ horrible @ @ @ @ @ @ @ media for years .
The former New York Mayor was referring to Eric Coomer , who joined Dominion as Vice President of U.S. Engineering in 2010 and was later later promoted to Voting Systems Officer of Strategy and Security .
Coomer ’ s name was recently removed from the Dominion page of directors .
Giuliani also claimed that Dominion ’ s software is handled by Smartmatic , a company that was founded by Hugo Chavez , the former dictator of Venezuela .
“ It ’ s been used to cheat in elections in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the United States about a decade ago .
It ’ s come back now as a subcontractor to other countries , ” he explained .
“ This company has tried and true methods for fixing elections , ” he said , which includes calling a halt to the vote counting when their candidate is falling to far behind .
In a stunning interview on Friday , Joe Oltman , the founder of Faith Education Commerce United , revealed how he came to find out that an antifa radical was a top official of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ year , Oltman was named an Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2020 Mountain Desert Region Award finalist for starting PIN Business Network , “ a Data as a Service ( DaaS ) company that privatizes and leverages first-party data to enable businesses to thrive.
” He told conservative commentator Michelle Malkin that he had infiltrated Antifa and was able to get in on a call with antifa members and supporters in late September discussing the upcoming election .
He described how the leftists on the call—which included members of the corporate media—repeatedly used the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ political opponents .
“ It ’ s unbelievable how they speak to each other , ” Oltman said .
The entrepreneur told Malkin that at one point during the call , he heard someone named Eric tell the antifa members they needed to “ keep up the pressure.
” When someone asked , “ Who ’ s Eric ?
” one of the other participants answered , “ Eric , he ’ s the Dominion guy , ” he said .
Oltman said that at the time he didn ’ t know what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ information down in the notes he took during the call .
Oltman said that as the conversation continued , someone asked , “ What are we gon na do if f*cking Trump wins ?
” Oltman paraphrased how Eric from Dominion responded , “ Don ’ t worry about the election , Trump ’ s not gon na win .
I made f*cking sure of that , hahaha !
” After Oltman finished the call , he started to investigate “ Eric from Dominion , ” and realized it was Eric Coomer , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He said it seemed odd to him that an officer from a voting software company would be on an Antifa call because that at the time he knew nothing about Dominion Voting Systems .
Oltman said he was ashamed to admit that didn ’ t know the voting software was being used in multiple states .
He said it wasn ’ t until he heard more about Dominion Voting Systems in the news following the election that he remembered the remarks made by “ Eric from Dominion ” during the Antifa chat .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the worse it got , ” he said .
“ Because he had his fingerprints everywhere.
” “ If you look at some of the patents he ’ s written … and you look at the people who were associated with him in those patents , it would scare you , ” he said .
Oltman said he began digging into Coomer ’ s background , and accessed what he claims was Eric Coomer ’ s Facebook page .
He said he ’ s never seen such hate and vitriol coming from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Physics .
Oltman explained to Malkin that Coomer actually re-posted the Antifa manifesto to President Trump on his Facebook page .
Before that , he posted YouTube videos of songs that said “ f—k the police , ” and “ f—k the USA , ” Oltman said .
He pointed out that Dominion “ is in 40 states and handle most of the elections in 28 states.
” “ The market share of Dominion is why this reaches from conspiracy theory to conspiracy truth , ” Malkin remarked .
“ It is truth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” Oltman insisted .
“ I ’ m betting everything on it .
”

by Eric Lendrum
On April 7th, an amicus brief was filed in favor of Florida’s current ban on using state funds to support “transgender” treatments, with 17 state attorneys general voicing their support for the law.
According to the Daily Caller, the brief’s filing was part of an ongoing legal battle in the state of Florida, where far-left, pro-transgender activists have teamed up with several pseudo-medical organizations to file a lawsuit against the law. The groups involved include the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH), the Endocrine Society, and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). The law in question states that Medicaid funds cannot be used to cover any transgender operations, including sex change surgery, cross-sex hormones, and puberty blockers.
The 17 states that have filed in support of Florida are: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Virginia. In their filing, the AGs argue that the organizations involved in the lawsuit have “prioritized politics over science.”
“The amici States submit this brief in support of Florida’s right to regulate medicine and determine appropriate treatments for Medicaid coverage,” the brief states. “Moreover, there is particular reason to be suspicious of the interest groups in this case.”
Their brief goes on to point out that several European countries, including the United Kingdom, Finland, Norway, and Sweden have taken similar steps to crack down on transgender treatments, declaring that “transitioning treatments for minors are experimental.”
The case has already seen a judge order the three organizations to comply with subpoenas ordering them to turn over documents related to their guidance for children suffering from gender dysphoria, the official name for the condition of transgenderism. In addition, Florida’s Agency for Healthcare Administration (AHCA) submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the Biden Administration demanding access to similar internal documents related to the administration’s gender transition policies.
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Eric Lendrum graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he was the Secretary of the College Republicans and the founding chairman of the school’s Young Americans for Freedom chapter.


thetennesseestar--2020-11-17--Epoch Times’ Political Columnist Roger Simon Reflects on the Violence of Antifa After the Million MA

Epoch Times’ Political Columnist Roger Simon Reflects on the Violence of Antifa After the Million MAGA March

Live from Music Row Monday morning on The Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast on Nashville ’ s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. – host Leahy welcomed the lead political columnist at The Epoch Times , Roger Simon to the studio .
During the third hour , Simon reflected on the events he witnessed after the Million MAGA March this past Saturday when he personally encountered the violence of Antifa and the vacancy he saw in the agitators ’ eyes as he stood within three feet of them .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ studio by the original all-star panelists Crom Carmichael and my good friend and former boss at PJTV , founder of Pajamas Media , and lead political columnist now for The Epoch Times Roger Simon .
Roger , good morning .
Simon : Good morning to you .
I ’ m just back from our nation ’ s capital .
Leahy : And I want to read your story which I read with it was perfect Roger Simon .
Meaning it was clever and funny and insightful .
I ’ m going to read @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you , rather .
Leahy : “ The only thing worth writing about was the usual blather about how many people showed up .
25 or so , half of them confused tourists according to CNN .
Two-thirds of the population of India according to Breitbart.
” I love that line .
Crowd size is one of the great mythological subjects of our time .
No one can possibly say for sure but everyone has an opinion so I will state the obvious .
It was a lot of people and as noted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Now , what happened Roger ?
Simon : Well , the strange folks from Antifa came out .
And you know I was up in The Epoch Times office working and hobnobbing with my colleagues and this woman said hey , we just heard that Antifa is out on the street , meaning just below the office there .
I ’ m not going to say where .
Simon : Yeah and being , you know a suicidal or something I decided I had to go out and have a look at this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ except on television as we all have .
But when I got on the street , there didn ’ t seem like there was anybody there to throw me a false alarm .
I thought they ’ ve gone or something .
Then I heard noises and it was like a firecracker sound and I look way down the street and then right in front of my hotel , which was the J.W .
Marriott there was like a lot of action going on .
I so I ran down there and sure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ say 40 or 50 people who were damaged from the demonstration because a lot of them were wearing Trump gear .
So it was obvious .
and then they were half a dozen or more Antifa whizzing by in front of the hotel on skateboards .
And a couple of them were like being really aggressive .
They were coming at you .
Do you know what it was most like ?
It was like if you remember back to the old Stanley Kubrick movie A Clockwork Orange and they were like there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And one of them came literally within two or three feet of me and started staring at me .
I mean , I was actually quite terrified .
If I grew up in such a way that I thought that people who are like that were just disturbed .
You know , what if they only had two years of psychotherapy , they ’ d be okay .
But no .
Simon : You look at these guys and you ’ re looking at something satanic .
and whether there ’ s something @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And also you wonder what kind of drugs they ’ re really on .
I mean probably some kind of meth or something .
And then in the midst of this that you ’ re the guy looked like he went past me looked like he was going to attack the group and smash into the hotel because they were trying to get into the hotel .
And then this MAGA guy who looked like a power Ford who was a big guy just stepped forward and tossed this Antifa kid into the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Carmichael : You mean the one staring at you who was scaring you ?
He ’ s the one that got thrown into the street .
Simon : Yes .
Exactly .
And he picked himself up and it grabs the skateboard with before it went down and he but and he still looked very hostile and they ’ re calling everybody a racist .
And of course , the MAGA group was of course completely mixed .
But they don ’ t care , they ’ ll call anybody a racist .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ get me ticked off in 15 , 10 , and 12 seconds .
But while doing that they were backing up because they were obviously scared of this MAGA guy because he was like twice their size and probably schooled and stuff they didn ’ t know how to do .
The interesting thing that happened is that everyone was calling the police and they weren ’ t there .
There were just some security people .
Leahy : There was report multiple reports that the D.C. police did not provide assistance to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people .
Is that true ?
Simon : Yep .
It is scary .
That ’ s terrible .
The Dan Bongino Report that I read on Parler late last night on the plane was that the police were told to make the MAGA people look like the ones who were violent and not Antifa .
Leahy : That would not surprise me at all .
Carmichael : Oh no .
It would surprise me if it were otherwise .
That ’ s unfortunate .
But the mayor of Washington DC is , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a DemoNazi .
Carmichael : That ’ s just what it is .
Simon : And that ’ s what we ’ ve come to .
I mean , that ’ s in the capital of our country .
You don ’ t realize how weird these times are .
I was telling Michael as we were walking back into the studio that I couldn ’ t be more glad to be back in Nashville .
But I usually sort of enjoy walking around the nation ’ s capital .
Leahy : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was worrisome to you beyond that encounter ?
Carmichael : Now , we ’ re there many other encounters like that in other places ?
Carmichael : So the violence was fairly widespread ?
Simon : I can ’ t tell you exactly because you can only see what you can see .
Carmichael : Was there violence or just the intimidation ?
Simon : They were roughing you up .
Carmichael : So they made physical contact ?
So they made physical contact ?
Leahy : At PJ Media – which you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – I guess had a total media blackout as Antifa launches attacks on MAGA rally-goers in D.C. by Rick Moran .
Is that accurate ?
Simon : Yeah .
It seems to be accurate .
Carmichael : And the Antifa are the modern-day Brown Shirts .
Carmichael : When I make this comparison this kind of struck me last night when I was as I was reading through some other articles about and then I saw that vile comment by Christiane Amanpour essentially calling people who support Trump Nazis .
I said , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hitler did do .
And I just finished reading two books on Hitler .
This is exactly what he did .
And the name of his party was the National Socialist Party .
Carmichael : And the Democrats call themselves socialists .
And the ones who want to still win elections are yelling and screaming at their fellow social Democrats ’ , don ’ t refer to us with the word socialist .
Now , we can be socialists but we just can ’ t call ourselves that .
Leahy : Roger , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ career of CNN ’ s Christiane Amanpour ?
Simon : Oh for sure .
Leahy : There is a leftist if ever there was one .
And a socialist .
Simon : Yes , and also can of deeply anti-American .
Simon : Yeah , you know they just think of us as imperialist thugs and so forth .
And the fact that she ’ s been so successful , I was actually about as close as we are to her one time when I was in Moscow eating breakfast in the hotel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ walked in but Christiane Amanpour ?
And I ’ ll never forget it was a strange moment .
Leahy : Speaking of strange moments , I can ’ t quite match that one .
But in 2012 when I was in Boston covering the Romney campaign on election night , I just arrived and who comes up the elevator , but Candy Crowley of CNN .
you know now in obscurity but who asked that loaded question of Mitt Romney .
It was a false question .
And I asked her the question @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And she said , Oh , no , I ’ m absolutely positive it was the right thing to do .
Now no one has heard from her since .
Carmichael : She got her retirement bonus which I ’ m sure was a large one .
Leahy : So here ’ s the thing , guys .
Where does this go ?
Where are we as a country going ?
You study history about this Crom .
Where do you think the country is going ?
Carmichael : Well , the January @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because if the Republicans hold the Senate then they can ’ t do away with the filibuster .
They can ’ t pack the Supreme Court .
And if you can ’ t pack the Supreme Court , then they have to live under the law .
They have to live under constitutional constraints .
And they have to live under the statutes that have been passed throughout the country .
If the Democrats can do away with the filibuster and can pack the court then we ’ re in huge trouble .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ s worse I ’ m gon na answer , Crom is that they can turn D.C. into a state .
Carmichael : They would turn D.C. , Puerto Rico , and now I hear the Virgin Islands into states .
Leahy : So all of these things don ’ t bode well for the survival of our constitutional republic .
But the game is still in play .
Simon : The game is definitely in play .
We ’ re living in a historical time .
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thetennesseestar--2020-11-17--Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine 94.5 Percent Effective in Phase Three Study

Biotech company Moderna announced Monday that its new COVID-19 vaccine has proven to be 94.5 % effective .
The company said it intends to submit for an Emergency Use Authorization ( EUA ) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in the coming weeks and expects the EUA to be based on the final analysis of 151 cases and a median follow-up of more than two months .
Known as the COVE study , Moderna enrolled more than 30,000 participants in the U.S. to test the vaccine .
The study was conducted in collaboration with the National Institute of Allergy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ part of the National Institutes of Health ( NIH ) , and the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority ( BARDA ) , part of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services .
Moderna details the criteria used for the analysis of cases evaluated in its statement , including which number of volunteers received the vaccine or a placebo and how many days apart .
The vaccine combines Moderna ’ s messenger RNA delivery platform with the stabilized SARS-CoV-2 spike immunogen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ This is a pivotal moment in the development of our COVID-19 vaccine candidate , ” Stéphane Bancel , CEO of Moderna , said .
“ Since early January , we have chased this virus with the intent to protect as many people around the world as possible .
This positive interim analysis from our Phase 3 study has given us the first clinical validation that our vaccine can prevent COVID-19 disease , including severe disease.
” The NIH announced that an independent data and safety monitoring board oversaw the Phase 3 trial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that “ the vaccine is safe and effective at preventing symptomatic COVID-19 in adults.
” In its interim analysis of 95 cases of symptomatic COVID-19 volunteers , it found that after they received the vaccine , they tolerated it well .
NIH reported “ a vaccine efficacy rate of 94.5 percent , ” which it says is “ statistically significant , meaning they are likely not due to chance.
” Moderna says it expects to ship roughly 20 million doses of the vaccine to the U.S. by the end of the year .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ roughly 500 million to 1 billion doses worldwide .
Beth Blankley is a regular contributor to The Center Square .
Photo “ Moderna Vaccine Researcher ” by Moderna , Inc .


thetennesseestar--2020-11-17--Roger Simon of The Epoch Times Discusses the Changing Media Landscape

Live from Music Row Monday morning on The Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast on Nashville ’ s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. – host Leahy welcomed the founder of Pajamas Media Roger Simon to the studio to discuss the media ’ s changing landscape and claims that it is upon a revolution as people search for other outlets .
Leahy : I ’ ll start with you Roger who is the columnist for The Epoch Times and the founder of Pajamas Media .
Roger , what will the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Simon : Because we are in a flexing point in our country right now with two countries essentially and there are new media companies growing like crazy .
For example , The Epoch Times where I work just went to the number one download app for newspapers .
That ’ s above The New York Times and above The Washington Post .
I ’ m very happy to say that .
But that means that there is a hunger for something very different .
So if you are out there and haven ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it .
You can subscribe to The Epoch Times in three different ways .
Online , through the app , or through the mail .
And the reasons these things are happening is some of the normal center right organs such as The New York Post , Fox News , and even The Wall Street Journal have become infected by the left .
And they are changing in front of our eyes .
New ones are rising up .
The other interesting thing that ’ s rising up is “ Parler.
” Simon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now rising above Twitter on the app downloads .
Carmichael : Let me ask you a question about The New York Post .
The New York Post came out with the Hunter Biden story .
Carmichael : And they got spiked completely .
So why do you say… Simon : The Murdoch sons are not the same as the Senior Murdoch .
Leahy : And they own The New York Post .
Carmichael : I did not know that .
Simon : Murdoch Senior gave to his sons The New York Post , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ News which all operate out of one building in Manhattan .
And they are all sort of gradually changing .
And the current COVID gave them an excuse .
I think what you refer to in the Bobulinski story that broke in The New York Post .
I think it ’ s amazing that they did a left turn within days of publishing that .
I mean everybody was like what ’ s happened ?
It ’ s hidden now .
Leahy : I think you are exactly right .
And back to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ me that the Murdoch children are lefties and they hate the base of Fox News .
They hate those people and they are shifting Fox News and The Wall Street Journal you see as well to a degree .
Carmichael : The Wall Street Journal news section is very left .
It really is .
It just tilts everything left .
The opinion section is still and is much more ‘ conservative.
’ Leahy : But you are going to be looking for those guys to exit I think .
Simon : If @ @ @ @ @ @ @ strange changes in those areas .
And of course , on Fox News , you ’ ve got the question of how is Tucker Carlson and Laura Ingraham going to continue in this .
There is a lot of , when are they going to leave ?
Leahy : If I were a betting person which I ’ m not , but if I were a betting person I would bet that none of those people will be broadcasting on Fox on December 31st , 2021 .
That would be my guess .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ actually building his own brand .
Carmichael : Unlike Megyn Kelly .
Megyn Kelly was a popular personality on Fox but when she left Fox… Leahy : She did not have a brand .
Carmichael : Her viewers did not follow her to NBC .
Tucker Carlson ’ s viewers if he were to be hired and were to be on TV in exactly the same time slot would… Leahy : They would all go to him .
Carmichael : They would all go to him on a new channel .
Simon : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was number one on cable and justifiably so .
He ’ s a friend , so I can say that .
The other part is that his numbers went down too because people were deserting Fox like bang and going over to Newsmax .
We are in a media revolution going on right this very minute .
Leahy : And we at the Tennessee Star , although it ’ s bad for the country however for the Tennessee Star , The Ohio Star , The Michigan Star , The Virginia Star , The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , The Georgia Star News – it ’ s great for us .
We went into Georgia and everybody on the Republican side who is MAGA oriented is being interviewed with our affiliate down there at The John Fredericks Radio Network .
Leahy : For our news , it looks great .
Carmichael : We just need the Republicans to hold the Senate otherwise every conservative media outlet will be in trouble .
Leahy : I think you are probably right .
Carmichael : Not from the prospect of demand of the consumer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : Yes .
They go for the throat and they are not nice people .
Carmichael : Well they are tyrants .
They are tyrants .
Simon : They believe the end justifies the means .
Leahy : Right now the 117th Congress and U.S. Senate will be 50 Republicans and 48 Democrats if the Democrats win these two special elections between David Perdue and “ Pajama Boy ” John Ossoff .
And the other one Kelly Loeffler versus Raphael Warnock who said White people should repent of their Whiteness .
That guy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of those the Senate is 50/50 .
And if Joe Biden is inaugurated and Kamala Harris becomes Vice President she ’ s the tiebreaker .
We lose the Senate .
Carmichael : No .
We lose everything .
Leahy : Which means it ’ s all in Georgia between now and January fifth .
And it looks problematic right now Roger .
Simon : Yes .
I ’ d say .
It ’ s not simple .
And as of right now , the two Democratic candidates are especially bad although all democratic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Carmichael : It ’ s the cheating .
And one of the questions is the Secretary of State in Georgia entered into a consent decree to change the rules of the election and the Secretary of State does not have that authority .
Leahy : Lin Wood has filed suit against the Secretary of State and the Governor on that .
But we can ’ t resolve that issue today .
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thetennesseestar--2020-11-17--Georgia Approves Carter Center Founded by Democratic Ex-President to Monitor Recount But Rejects Tru

Georgia Approves Carter Center Founded by Democratic Ex-President to Monitor Recount But Rejects Trump’s Request to Do the Same

The State of Georgia approved a center founded by Democratic ex-president Jimmy Carter to monitor the recount , but will not allow President Donald Trump to do the same .
The Carter Center on Friday said Republican Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger ’ s office accredited it to “ monitor the risk-limiting audit taking place in the state of Georgia.
” Meanwhile , President Trump on Monday tweeted , “ Georgia won ’ t let us look at the all important signature match .
Without that the recount is MEANINGLESS .
Open up unconstitutional Consent Decree , NOW !
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump tweeted , “ They wouldn ’ t let our Poll Watchers and Observers into the Counting Rooms .
We win on that alone !
” This marks the first time the Carter Center has monitored an American election , although it has done so in foreign countries for decades , Fox 5 Atlanta said .
Jake Evans , a Republican election lawyer and member of Raffensperger ’ s election task force , told the TV station he welcomes the center ’ s involvement , but cautions against appearances .
The Carter Center @ @ @ @ @ @ @ guided by the principles of our Founders , Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter ” and seeks to address human rights , alleviate human suffering and resolve conflicts .
According to the center , it will send monitors to a number of county audit boards .
The center calls itself “ nonpartisan.
” As an independent , nonpartisan monitor , The Carter Center will assess the postelection audit and related processes to help bolster transparency and confidence in election results .
Audits help confirm that the winners of an electoral contest did in fact receive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which is open to the public , reinforces transparency in the electoral system .
The Carter Center ’ s statement does not address the sticky situation of mail-in ballots .
Robert Romano , vice president of public policy at Americans for Limited Government , has criticized Georgia ’ s system for handling mail-in ballots in this election — they were already separated from the envelopes , making it perhaps impossible to pull those votes if they were cast by ineligible voters .
State law requires a voter ’ s signature on the envelope @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Reynolds has more than 20 years ’ experience as a journalist at outlets of all sizes .
Photo “ The Carter Center ” by The Carter Center .


thetennesseestar--2020-11-17--Rep Ilhan Omar Cuts Ties with Husband’s Consulting Firm After Raking in Millions in Campaign Payment

Rep Ilhan Omar Cuts Ties with Husband’s Consulting Firm After Raking in Millions in Campaign Payments

Representative Ilhan Omar ( D-MN ) announced Sunday that she had severed financial ties with her husband ’ s consulting firm after her campaign had divvied out nearly $ 3 million to the company .
Omar ’ s campaign was the largest known client of Tim Mynett ’ s firm , E Street Group , having paid the firm $ 2.78 million since July 2019 , Federal Election Commission ( FEC ) records show .
Mynett co-owns the firm with Will Hailer , a former staffer for Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison .
E Street Group ’ s second-largest client @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party , which has reported payments of $ 128,000 to the firm .
Omar said in an email Sunday to her supporters that she did not cut ties with her husband ’ s firm sooner because of the spending her primary and general election opponents put up against her .
“ So we ’ ve decided to terminate our contract with Tim and Will ’ s firm , ” Omar wrote in the email , according to the Washington Free Beacon .
“ While many of our close supporters know these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them on — I want to make sure that anybody who is supporting our campaign with their time or financial support feels there is no perceived issue with that support.
” “ Because of Will and Tim ’ s decades of combined knowledge and experience in the ( 5th District ) , and the work they had done to prepare us for re-election — where our primary and general opponents spent a record-setting $ 14 million against us — we couldn ’ t part ways with this team after we got married , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s financial relationship with the firm first came under considerable scrutiny in August 2019 when both she and Mynett were married to other individuals .
Omar ’ s campaign had disbursed $ 21,547 to cover travel expenses for E Street Group from April through June 2018 .
The payments coincided with the alleged start of Omar ’ s affair with Mynett , according to an FEC complaint filed by the conservative National Legal and Policy Center arguing that the campaign funds were illegally used to further Omar ’ s romantic affair with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ respective spouses by the end of 2019 , all the while denying they were having an affair .
The couple announced they had tied the knot in March .
Omar ’ s campaign ramped up its spending with Mynett ’ s firm after they announced their marriage .
She paid the firm over $ 1 million from late July through October , FEC records show .
Omar said in March on Twitter her campaign ’ s work with her husband ’ s consulting firm was cleared by a “ top FEC campaign attorney @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is used for a legitimate expense and paid at fair market value .
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thetennesseestar--2020-11-17--Crom Carmichael Weighs in on Attorney Sidney Powell’s Voting Software Algorithm Evidence in the 2020

Crom Carmichael Weighs in on Attorney Sidney Powell’s Voting Software Algorithm Evidence in the 2020 Election

Live from Music Row Monday morning on The Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast on Nashville ’ s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. – host Leahy welcomed the original all-star panelist Crom Carmichael to the studio .
During the third hour , Carmichael discussed attorney on Trump ’ s election legal team Sidney Powell ’ s findings of fraudulent voting software algorithms and the probability that this evidence will provide proof of foul play in the 2020 Election .
Leahy : That is Sidney Powell who a word world-class @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who has now joined the Trump legal team .
That is a powerful argument .
Carmichael : Yes , and let ’ s remember that Sidney Powell also wrote the book you ’ re allowed to lie or something .
It ’ s about her defending people in the Enron case and frankly how the Bush Administration went after people who had they had no business going after .
And she finally got matters resolved on the side of her clients .
But the book is a fascinating book .
I just wish @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But she is an outstanding attorney .
And let ’ s remember something about Michael Flynn ’ s case .
He was first referred to some attorneys in Washington who told him to plea bargain .
Carmichael : Wrongly .
They were not representing him .
They were representing the government .
Leahy : The title of Sidney Powell ’ s book in 2014 is called License to Lie : Exposing Corruption in the Department of Justice .
Carmichael : Yeah , and it ’ s a great read .
I ’ ve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a wonderful book .
She is a smart smart lady Carmichael : And her quote there is she would not be saying what she just said if she could not prove it .
But the facts of it are fascinating that this software was developed to sway the election of Hugo Chavez in Venezuela .
and also then to sway the elections in Argentina .
So we literally now have the software of banana republics ’ that are permeating our country .
And here the the the Demo-Nazis what they ’ re doing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the time that they are developing a software product or bringing a software product to market that would actually do exactly what they ’ re claiming that they oppose .
Leahy : What strikes me crime about this is you were here with our election analysis team on election night on Tuesday .
And when we left at midnight on Tuesday , Donald Trump had 91 percent of the votes from precincts reporting he was leading in Wisconsin by five percent .
When I got back in the studio five hours later at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wisconsin because there had been a dump of 100,000 plus votes in Wisconsin in the middle of the night that was almost all for Joe Biden .
Carmichael : Yes , but understand what Sidney Powell is claiming .
She ’ s not claiming just that .
She ’ s also claiming that the software itself and the algorithms were set so that once Trump got to a certain point that votes for Trump would… Carmichael : Would be switched to Biden .
It would show that it was truly truly a rigged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these are the machines themselves , not the paper ballots .
Not the mail-in ballots .
These are the ways that the fact that mail-in ballots would be tallied .
And once Trump got to a certain point it didn ’ t matter what the ballot says exactly .
It would be counted for Biden .
Leahy : Exactly .
And this quote glitch was actually a feature and not a bug of the software .
Carmichael : Well , that ’ s what Sidney Powell is claiming and she says she has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we ’ ll find out .
Now , let me say this , knowing Sidney Powell , and having read her book if Sidney Powell does is not able to get her evidence in before the courts , there will be another book .
She ’ ll have another book that will cover the voter fraud of the 2020 election .
This will go down in history .
Now assuming that we can hold Georgia for the Senate and we must do that .
As long as we hold Georgia then this election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cleanse things , because it will go down as the most fraudulent election perhaps in the free world in 100 years .
Because even Hitler won his one his actual election without using voter fraud .
Now , he had used intimidation .
He used all the tactics that the Democrats have used up until this election .
But those tactics resulted in Hitler winning the election .
In this case , they didn ’ t get there .
And I use that term Michael , and I ’ m calling them out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they ’ re trying to do to people who love liberty .
And we are the opposite .
We are the opposite of a Nazi or a socialist .
And the Democrats , unfortunately , and I invite all Democrats who are not socialist to leave your party .
Leahy : You know , I think of the philosophical rule the scientific rule Crom known as Occam ’ s Razor .
and that is that it states that the simplest of competing theories is the most likely explanation of something .
I ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Razor to this .
How did all those votes change in the middle of the night to go from a likely Trump victory to a likely Biden victory ?
The explanation , that the Dominion software had an algorithm designed to kick in to make sure Joe Biden won .
Sounds like the most likely explanation to me .
Carmichael : Well , you know we have people who are on the case .
We have people like Sidney Powell .
We have many people who are trying to get to the bottom @ @ @ @ @ @ @ answer that question rather than applying just logic .
Which is completely appropriate .
When you ’ re trying to find a problem , first of all , look to where you think the problem is .
And so the software is definitely a place to look .
Now whether or not they can cover it up , who knows .
But the timing of it is what will matter .
If all of a sudden in Wisconsin 70 to 80 percent of the votes being counted went to Biden whereas right before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the vote were going to Trump if all of a sudden there was a switch to a massive change then that would be evidence .
That ’ s not proof .
But that is evidence that there ’ s foul play .
Then you try to dig deeper to find the actual proof of the foul play .
But you have plenty of evidence to support the theory and then you dig on it .
Leahy : By the way you are talking about that , now the process is going to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be certified before electors can be named .
There may be some states where they possibly aren ’ t comfortable certifying these .
Carmichael : Well we ’ ll have to see .
Leahy : There ’ s a theory out there that if some states don ’ t end up certifying by the deadline , that ’ s the other element .
You know , let ’ s say Pennsylvania or Georgia , let ’ s say this is disputed and they come to certify the results but there ’ s sufficient @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them by December the 14th… Carmichael : Well , you know who picks the electors ?
Carmichael : Yeah , let ’ s say , let ’ s just like state legislatures pick the electors .
That ’ s what the constitution requires .
Leahy : Article two section two .
It ’ s right in there .
I read it the other night to confirm it .
Carmichael : Have there been any supreme court decisions or amendments ?
Leahy : Codifies the right of state legislators to ultimately be the determinants @ @ @ @ @ @ @ while Republican leaders in the Florida legislature were threatening and considering denying the Gore electors on the legal principle that the supreme court has codified that it ’ s the state legislature that determines electors .
Leahy : Yes it would .
Carmichael : That the Democrats lust for power in 2000 and to try to overturn an election using a state supreme court to overturn the U.S. constitution .
Because that ’ s what they did do .
It was the state supreme court that kept calling for a recount .
Leahy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now .
Carmichael : No .
There the supreme court ruled you had to keep recounting until Gore won .
Leahy : Well Crom , here is the good news .
There are a lot of constitutional avenues that the Trump campaign can take between now and December 14th and perhaps , even beyond .
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thetennesseestar--2020-11-17--Smartmatic Voting Technology Firm Linked to Alleged Fraud in Elections in Philippines, Venezuela

Smartmatic , a voting technology company that Trump ’ s lawyers have called out from the Nov. 3 election , has been linked to allegedly fraudulent elections in the Philippines and socialist Venezuela , foreign outlets have previously reported .
Sidney Powell , President Donald Trump ’ s election lawyer , spoke to Fox News ’ Maria Bartiromo on Sunday on the many legal challenges that are active in several states and concerns about Smartmatic and Dominion Voting Systems , The Tennessee Star reported .
Smartmatic was the Philippines ’ technology provider that was linked to alleged fraud in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reported .
Then senator and vice presidential candidate Ferdinand “ Bongbong ” Marcos Jr. claimed he was cheated after a computer glitch in the middle of the count where he was leading abruptly put his rival , then Camarines Sur Rep. Maria Leonor “ Leni ” Robredo ahead , which eventually resulted in her victory .
A poll tribunal hearing Marcos ’ protest has yet to rule on the case .
Then there is the socialist nation of Venezuela .
Smartmatic on March 16 , 2018 announced it was ending operations in Venezuela @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The reasons for the closure are widely known .
In August of 2017 , after the elections to the National Constituency Assembly , Smartmatic publicly stated that the National Elections Council had announced results that were different from those reflected by the voting system .
This episode lead to an immediate rupture of the client-provider relationship .
Smartmatic did not participate in the last two elections ( Regional Elections of October 15 , 2017 and Municipal Elections of December 10 , 2017 ) , a fact that was timely informed .
Since the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and given the fact that the company ’ s products are not under warranty and were not certified for those elections , Smartmatic can not guarantee the integrity of the system , nor can it attest to the accuracy of the results .
In an echo of one of Trump ’ s complaints , Smartmatic in 2017 said the Venezuelan government prohibited opposition election monitors from watching the auditing process , according to a story by The New York Times .
The opposition boycotted the election .
Smartmatic accused the government of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the election to give President Nicolás Maduro almost unlimited power .
The National Electoral Council said nearly 8.1 million people had voted , just over 40 percent of voters .
Many rejected that number .
Antonio Mugica , CEO and co-founder of Smartmatic has an electronic engineering degree from the Simon Bolivar University in Caracas ( Venezuela ) .
Jason M. Reynolds has more than 20 years ’ experience as a journalist at outlets of all sizes .
Photo “ Smartmatic Voting Systems ” by Smartmatic .


thetennesseestar--2020-11-17--Washington Post Editorial Board Says the Electoral College Is ‘No Longer Tenable for American Democr

Washington Post Editorial Board Says the Electoral College Is ‘No Longer Tenable for American Democracy’

The Washington Post editorial board came out Sunday in support of abolishing the electoral college .
“ The electoral college , whatever virtues it may have had for the Founding Fathers , is no longer tenable for American democracy , ” The Post ’ s editorial board wrote .
As of Monday afternoon , President-elect Joe Biden holds a 5.6 million-vote lead over President Donald Trump and is projected to win 306 electoral college votes to Trump ’ s 232 .
Despite these large margins , The Post ’ s editorial board noted , Trump would be preparing for a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his way in the three key states of Arizona , Georgia and Pennsylvania .
“ Americans are not going to be satisfied with leaders who have been rejected by a majority of voters , and they ’ re right not to be , ” The Post ’ s editorial board wrote .
“ It ’ s time to let the majority rule.
” “ Mr .
Trump became president in 2016 despite earning 3 million fewer votes than Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton , ” the editorial board wrote .
“ Now , he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ losing the popular vote by a far greater margin.
” “ We believe Mr. Trump ’ s election was a sad event for the nation ; his reelection would have been a calamity , ” the board continued .
“ But we would be making this argument no matter which party seemed likely to benefit.
” The Post ’ s editorial board acknowledged that abolishing the electoral college could have unintended consequences , such as leading presidential candidates to ignore voters in smaller states .
The board also said a constitutional amendment that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ college “ isn ’ t about to happen.
” A movement to sidestep the electoral college has gained steam in recent years .
Fifteen states and the District of Columbia , together representing 196 electoral college votes , have signed onto the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact , agreeing to give all their presidential electors to the candidate who wins the most popular votes nationwide .
The compact would go into effect if states representing an additional 74 electoral votes sign onto the compact , bringing their combined representation to 270 electoral votes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to win the White House .


thetennesseestar--2020-11-17--Commentary: The Trump ‘CT Scanner’ Exposes the Malignancies of the Elites for All to See

These past four years , Donald Trump , intentionally or not , became a CT scanner that produced three-dimensional images of the innards of elite institutions and people , showing us what is beneath their veneers .
He had an eerie manner of replying to critics in such an upstart fashion that those who objected to his supposed crudity proved cruder in repartee than he .
And he showcased his successes for America in such a way as to make his enemies wish that successes for their country were failures instead .
If one suspected before 2017 that White House @ @ @ @ @ @ @ blowhard , be now confirmed you had been naïve in such a balanced assessment .
If you had thought Hillary Clinton was becoming unstable during the Obama years , in the Trump era she ended up hiring two-bit ex-spies to cobble together lies about her opponent , jabber about La Résistance , and urge candidates never to concede an election .
If you once concluded that over-meddlesome Twitter , Google , and Facebook were massaging accounts , searches , and postings in a partisan fashion , after Trump you saw they were creepy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Internet .
If in the old days , a busybody Michael Bloomberg seemed a whiny scold with unlimited money he intended to use to get his way , after Trump he became an obsessed politico who threw $ 100 million here , another $ 100 million there to stop Trump .
In the end , Bloomberg proved only that he knew a lot about making money but not so much about how to spend it .
So what was strange in the age of Trump was not just the Left ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had seen that before , during the George W. Bush Administration , when the president was tarred as a Brownshirt , a Nazi , and a fascist ) , but a new sanctimonious and unapologetic furor among establishmentarians of all stripes .
Trump , in their view , violated all rules of polite behavior , of presidential comportment , of beltway protocols .
So they felt no compunction in revealing their own low methods of opposing him on their own theory that only scoundrels might ferret out other alleged scoundrels .
They were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in history , ” “ never before , ” and “ unprecedented , ” to name a few—to claim there had never been anyone so bad as Trump before in the Oval Office .
Thus , he should be sued for enriching himself ( he reportedly has lost $ 1 billion in net worth since 2017 ) , declared crazy for not consulting the right experts ( he aced the Montreal Cognitive Assessment Test ) , investigated by a special prosecutor for being libeled by Hillary Clinton ’ s libelous purchased dossier , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ name to Ukrainian aid-seeking connivers ( Google the 65 million matches for an otherwise nonentity “ Hunter Biden ” ) .
The spleen , the hypocrisy , and the often unethical nature of these anti-Trump writs revealed Washington fixtures to the public as something very opposite to what they had claimed to be .
Take the obvious example of the media .
Christiane Amanpour last week claimed on CNN that the Trump years were like Kristallnacht , as she compared the Trump Administration to the genocidal Nazi assault on civilization .
In her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Amanpour—who warned us shortly after the election that she ( like Jim Rutenberg of the New York Times and Univision ’ s Jorge Ramos ) could no longer be a disinterested journalist—apparently believes Trump is an outright Nazi .
No matter that Trump earned unusual Republican support from minority voters , is likely the most popular American president in Israel since the founding of the Jewish State , achieved the lowest black and Latino peacetime unemployment on record , and did not engage in a preemptory war during his tenure .
No , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ different from the regime that liquidated 6 million Jews and plunged the world into a miasma that cost 70 million dead .
New York Times columnist Tom Friedman , at a time of civil discord over the presidential election , recently poured gasoline onto the national fire by urging his audience to subvert Georgia election law by moving there and establishing temporary residence to vote in the January 5 senatorial runoff : “ I hope everybody moves to Georgia , you know , in the next month or two , registers to vote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ senators.
” Apparently former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang is boasting that he has already marched to Georgia .
Neither seemed to worry that moving to a state for the sole purpose of establishing transitory residence to vote , and thus to help undermine an election , is a felony in most states .
Both men would have made proud the advocates of earlier mass voter movements to Kansas in order to warp the March 1855 vote on statehood , in the aftermath of the Kansas-Nebraska Act .
And we all know how @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worked out .
Jon Meacham is sometimes considered , after the downfall of admitted serial plagiarist Doris Kearns Goodwin , to be one of progressivism ’ s more popular historians .
In his paid analyst position at MSNBC , Meacham praised Joe Biden ’ s post-election oration without telling his employers or his audience that he had a hand in writing it .
Meacham is a serial critic of Trump ’ s purported lack of ethics .
I suppose we are to believe that his regular moral compass was warped by Trump as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he could not even compliment himself for free .
Reign of terror lists or post-election inquisition boards are popular all of a sudden on the civil libertarian Left .
Gone are the days when liberals used to boast of loud denunciations of McCarthyite blacklisting .
Good free-speech advocates like Washington Post ’ s Jennifer Rubin ( “ We have a list ” ) , Clintonite Berkeley professor Robert Reich ( A “ truth and reconciliation ” commission “ would name every official , politician , executive and media mogul whose greed and cowardice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ left-wing Representative Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez ( D-N.Y. ) ( “ Is anyone archiving these Trump sycophants ?
” ) apparently feel no need any longer to hide what they have become—or always were .
In good Comité de salut public fashion , the Robespierrean “ Trump Accountability Project ” briefly emerged to brag about rooting out Trump officials to make sure they were blacklisted in their post-administration lives .
They have now called off the troops , because the uniter Joe Biden ( Trump is “ sort of like Goebbels ” ) simply asked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the President-elect ’ s call to build a more united country , this project will no longer be active.
” United , remember , means to these humanitarians to unite all in their hatred of our own Emmanuel Goldstein .
These lists of liberal would-be list makers could be expanded , but again they have reminded us that it is not we conservative maniacs , but they , the caring left-wing folk , who wish to destroy the lives of people with whom they disagree .
Arch-Trump critic , CNN moralist , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , author of the True Crimes and Misdemeanors : The Investigation of Donald Trump , was until recently best remembered for suggesting that the life of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh should be destroyed ( “ If you sexually assault someone in high school , your life should be ruined ” ) .
Although now Toobin himself has been fired from The New Yorker for exposing himself and masturbating while on camera during a Zoom video conference on “ election simulation.
” Perhaps Toobin became too excited , in his rhapsodic distaste for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be called in most states the “ true ” crime of “ indecent exposure ” that requires , inter alia , inclusion on a sex-offender registry for up to 10 years .
Once upon a time , retired U.S. military personnel were among the most revered of distinguished public servants in the nation .
Now ?
Perhaps not so much .
It was one thing to violate either the spirit or letter of the Uniform Code of Military Justice by disparaging their commander in chief .
But it is quite another for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their sitting president is a veritable Mussolini , fond of Nazi-like tactics of division , and an adopter of Birkenau-like detention methods—and thus in a nation of laws and scheduled presidential elections the president should leave “ the sooner the better.
” The irony is that all these distinguished and outspoken retired officers were abjectly silent when the prior administration systematically weaponized the DOJ , CIA , and FBI to sabotage an oppositional campaign , a presidential transition , and presidency , and , in particular , unlawfully and unethically framed a fellow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mussolini-like or fascist tactics are better found in forging evidence submitted to a FISA court , unlawfully leaking the unmasked names of surveilled American citizens , and hiring foreign nationals to create a false dossier to undermine a presidential campaign .
Coup porn became a new phrase to describe these calls of ex-military and military analysts for forced removal of Trump from office .
What was the catalyst for these astounding statements ?
The revolving-door culture of Pentagon-to-defense-contractor boards ?
The insidious careerist groupthink of Washington political correctness ?
The failure of Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Brookings Institution or the Council on Foreign Relations or among the retired Joint Chiefs ?
Whatever the cause , the Trump CT scanner revealed inner pathologies in Washington military culture in the fashion that it had exposed the top echelons of the FBI , CIA , and Justice Department .
The past imbroglios and prevarications of John Brennan , James Clapper and James Comey were illuminated during the Trump years—by the collective nonstop anti-Trump hysterias of Brennan , Clapper , and Comey .
A number of officials and celebrities and leftists , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Michelle Obama , could be characterized as BT or AT—Before Trump or After Trump .
DeNiro took a somewhat controversial personal life and ensured that it would overshadow his life ’ s work of filmmaking not by the legitimate act of criticizing Trump , but by serially wishing that he could do bodily harm to the president of the United States .
James was a gifted athlete and a successful merchandiser of his name—Before Trump .
After Trump , he became emblematic of a sycophantic opportunist , who praised his racist Chinese Communist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had enriched him .
Once out of office , First Lady Michelle Obama had sought to dispel suspicions that she was race-obsessed , given her prior constant complaints about her purported unfair treatment .
Yet Mrs. Obama , despite being a multimillionaire who could teach even Hillary how to leverage real money upon exiting the White House , has spent a great deal of her newfound free time not just criticizing her successors , but , mirabile dictu , of labeling half the nation veritable racists who “ voted for the status quo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , hate , chaos , and division.
” In our new ecumenical creed , inciting division to promote “ unity ” means calling nearly 73 million American voters liars , haters , and dividers .
None of these unhinged critics offered a detailed critique of what drove them nearly insane in their hatred .
Do they object to the Trump virus travel ban , the eight-month roll-out of a new vaccination for COVID-19 , or even explain exactly how Joe Biden would differ in his coronavirus strategy other than requiring all Americans to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new Iran deal or Paris Climate Accord accomplish ?
Ease Middle-East tensions and ensure the United States meets global carbon footprint standards that it already exceeds ?
How will ending fracking , opening up the border , or détente with China make the United States richer , more unified , and safer ?
So there are few specific allegations that Trump ’ s policies failed other than the boilerplate of him supposedly being racist or cruel .
No one accuses President Trump of sexual indiscretions inside the White House in the manner of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
No one suggests that son Don or Eric Trump accompanied the president to China to cut billionaire-deals to enrich the Trump family .
Even Trump ’ s impeachers did not allege that Trump had unleashed a politicized FBI , CIA , and Justice Department against the Biden campaign or paid for a dossier to fabricate lies about the Democratic nominee and leak it before the election .
In the Trump years , the IRS may well have leaked the president ’ s tax returns ; in the Obama years , it illegally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Obama reelection campaign .
In their obsession with Trump , in their lust to return to power or regain influence or reestablish national attention , to remind us of their connections and arguments from authority , to prove that the successful upstart Trump ’ s record was a failure , and that own their dubious expertise and unappreciated commentary were seminal and invaluable , elites revealed to the nation what they were—and perhaps had always been .
And the resulting penetrating imagery showed their own growing malignancy inside and out .
Victor Davis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ columnist , former classics professor , and scholar of ancient warfare .
He was a professor of classics at California State University , Fresno , and is currently the Martin and Illie Anderson Senior Fellow at Stanford University ’ s Hoover Institution .
He has been a visiting professor at Hillsdale College since 2004 .
Hanson was awarded the National Humanities Medal in 2007 by President George W. Bush .
Hanson is also a farmer ( growing raisin grapes on a family farm in Selma , California ) and a critic of social @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He is the author most recently of The Second World Wars : How the First Global Conflict was Fought and Won ( Basic Books ) .


thetennesseestar--2020-11-17--Analysis: Conservatives Ditch Fox, Facebook, Twitter

Conservative news and social media sites appear to be the big winners from last week ’ s election .
Viewers ditched Fox News causing a massive ratings plummet after the election .
It is now No .
3 in ratings and is being bested by MSNBC and CNN in news coverage .
Fox was the top-rated cable news channel on election night , easily leading in ratings , beating both CNN and MSNBC .
Fox ’ s Election Day coverage had 14.1 million viewers during prime time on Nov. 3 , far ahead of CNN with 9.4 million viewers and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , according to Nielsen .
Fox News placed third on Saturday with 1.73 million viewers , CNN came in the top spot with 4.2 million viewers , and MSNBC came in second place with 3 million viewers , according to Nielsen data .
Longtime Fox News viewer Alice Martines of Albuquerque , New Mexico says she ’ s done with Fox .
“ The way they handled the election , and the whole year , really , it just makes me really mad , ” Martines said .
“ They kept putting out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lies .
It was a deliberate attempt to suppress the vote and suppress donations for Trump.
” Martines is joining millions of other Americans in switching to conservative news sources such as One America News and Newsmax .
Newsmax reports that it is “ seeing a terrific surge across its media properties , starting with its cable and satellite news channel.
” Streaming viewership over the internet of the channel is also up on devices like Roku , YouTube , and Xumo .
The company also saw over a half million downloads to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this week it hit the top 3 position in rankings for downloads on iPhone .
And traffic to Newsmax.com , the company ’ s flagship website , also is surging .
“ I ’ d like to ask Wolf Blitzer , ‘ Do you think we ’ re all idiots out here ?
’ For six months Biden never talked to the press , didn ’ t hold any rallies with more than a dozen people .
He never addressed the American people .
Biden mumbled his way through both debates and somehow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no way he won without cheating.
” Trump supporters are also walking away from Facebook and Twitter .
Earlier this week the top trending free apps on Google Play were Parler , MeWe , and Newsmax TV .
Parler and MeWe are conservative alternatives to Twitter and Facebook respectively .
Parler is currently the top trending free app on the Apple App Store , as well .
MeWe and Newmax are the 6th and 7th most popular apps on that site respectively .
Recent college graduate Alex Nette of King George , Virginia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ The reason I decided to move to Parler is because I want a reliable news sources , ” Nette said .
“ Facebook and Twitter only show what fits their agenda and if it doesn ’ t , they add a disclaimer of it being ‘ suspicious ’ which is declared by “ independent fact checkers.
” Nette said a lot of her friends and family are moving to Parler because they can post things without being censored or deemed a bigot .
“ It ’ s not a place for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the left are saying.
” She notes that those things clearly violate community guidelines .
“ It ’ s a place where the First Amendment is taken seriously , ” Nette added .
“ That ’ s why I already love it and respect it more than all other social media platforms like Facebook , Twitter and Instagram.
” Parler CEO John Matze said in a post on the platform that he expected a “ million or so people today… but 2 ?
You guys are crazy.
” Martines said she doesn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reporting about the election results .
“ Regardless of how this comes out , Trump and his people really need to uncover as much of this fraud as they can because we the voters , will not trust the election in four years , ” Martines concluded .
“ If we don ’ t get our election fixed , they will cheat again in four years and we ’ ll be a Banana Republic .
It will be back to business as usual or even worse in Washington , DC .
It ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Parler account , be sure to follow @ LimitGov .
Catherine Mortensen is Vice President of Communications at Americans for Limited Government .


thetennesseestar--2020-11-17--Famed Attorney Lin Wood Blows the Doors off Alleged Georgia Vote Scam; Predicts New Election

Attorney Lincoln “ Lin ” Wood Jr. stated that Georgia may undergo another election if his lawsuit succeeds .
Wood is best known for his work with high-profile clients such as Richard Jewell , JonBenet Ramsey ’ s parents , Gary Condit , Kobe Bryant ’ s alleged victim , Howard K. Stern , and Anna Nicole Smith ’ s mother .
Most recently , Wood made headlines for defending teenagers Nicholas Sandmann and Jacob Blake .
Monday , Wood appeared on the John Fredericks Radio Show to explain why he filed suit against Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger @ @ @ @ @ @ @ changes in the absentee voting rules .
You can ’ t do that .
Only the state legislature is permitted to make a change in a federal election in the state.
” In short , Wood ’ s lawsuit claims that Raffensperger made unauthorized changes to election law .
Wood filed in the capacity as a private citizen who voted in the general election .
This past March , Raffensperger agreed to modify procedures for processing absentee ballots in a settlement with the Democratic Party of Georgia , the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Wood stated that Raffensperger lacked authority to make that settlement , citing the provisions for absentee ballots outlined in the Georgia Code .
Raffensperger ’ s settlement with the Democratic parties added language to the Code which required two additional reviewers to judge signature matching whenever a dispute arises .
Prior to the settlement , Wood mentioned that judges in Pennsylvania and California handed down similar decisions .
In those cases , the judges determined that Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar and California Governor Gavin Newsom had unconstitutionally modified election laws @ @ @ @ @ @ @ changed the rules under the guise of COVID to try to increase the ability of people to vote by mail .
And as a result , you ’ ve got fraud of a massive amount through mail votes and you ’ ve also got fraud in your computer voting machines .
It ’ s not the first time they ’ ve done this .
What happened this time is Trump won by such a large margin that they had to go out and get these votes in the middle of the night .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ void and unlawful .
It ’ s going to work through the court system , unless the state legislature will take action in advance of the courts .
Because the election ’ s void , there ’ s going to have to be a new election .
They can ’ t do it through the present , they ’ re going to have to do it through the electoral college .
But every down ballot contest is going to have to be redone .
It ’ s not going to be a runoff @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be a new election.
” Additionally , Wood asserted that Georgia ’ s ongoing recount is illegitimate .
The attorney pointed out that the recount fails to audit votes properly .
According to Wood , the lack of signature matching and limited amount of monitors means that workers are just recounting the same votes on hand with little to no oversight .
“ It ’ s mass confusion with this recount .
He [ Raffensperger ] said there was going to be an audit , a canvass , and a recount .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ only ] doing a recount , and he ’ s doing it with fraudulent votes , ” asserted Wood .
“ They ’ re going to recount the same fraud that came up in the initial election .
If you want to go through the hard route , you have to do an actual audit.
” Three days after the election , Georgia Governor Brian Kemp issued a joint statement with Lieutenant Governor Geoff Duncan and Georgia House of Representatives Speaker David Ralston ( R-GA-07 ) .
The three officials stated that they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allegations .
Wood stated that Kemp is nowhere to be found currently because he “ is corrupt.
” “ The governor ’ s nowhere to be found because the governor of this state – and I don ’ t say things lightly because I do a lot of defamation work since the Richard Jewell case , so I don ’ t like people making false accusations about someone else – the governor of the state of Georgia is corrupt .
The lieutenant governor , I don ’ t know about , but he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time he spoke out said there was no evidence of fraud .
Talk to the people in the state of Georgia – that ’ s a lie.
” Since last week , Kemp hasn ’ t issued any official statements on the increasing voter fraud allegations or concerns over the recount in his state .
Kemp did issue one statement concerning temporary voters after reports came in of individuals intending to violate the state ’ s residency requirement laws .
Wood added that Kemp isn ’ t the only one who is corrupt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ top of the election investigations are suspect , too .
“ Raffensperger is corrupt .
You can always follow the money .
And there ’ s a lot of money that went down when the Dominion Voting System was purchased by the state of Georgia in 2019 .
Follow the money .
There was also a lot of money that went down when Governor Kemp bought COVID supplies , masks , gowns , COVID test kits from China .
Follow the money .
There ’ s also an interesting money trail before he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her appointment .
Follow the money.
” Financial interests govern officials ’ responses to claims of election fraud , according to Wood .
“ The governor of the state of Georgia is corrupt , he ’ s compromised by China money .
And that ’ s why you don ’ t hear him out there fighting for the people of this state right now who are going to be outraged – and they already are – because they know that Trump won this state by a landslide .
He won the country by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fifty states .
And they ’ re trying to steal our government because they ’ re going to change our government .
You ’ re going to wake up in a few months , and you ’ re not going to have the United States flag over the White House .
Might be the China flag .
This is their effort to overthrow our government.
” The Dominion Voting Systems weren ’ t too far off-topic for Wood .
The attorney shared that he knew about their faults , and how they may @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ They [ hackers ] had algorithms planned in for what they thought they would need in terms of the votes .
Those were baked in computer voting systems .
The system actually works in any voting machine because its software that affects the vote tallies , all of which runs through a company called Scytl and then Clarity , who reports them .
They bake that into their computer system , and then they have their failsafe system in their mail-in votes.
” Wood expressed confidence that President Donald Trump would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” after all of the lawsuits and investigations are finished .
“ Georgians are being lied to – they ’ re being lied to by their governor , by their secretary of state , maybe even others .
The people in this country are going to rise up , because they know they ’ ve been cheated and they ’ re not going to sit for it , they ’ re not going to stand for it.
” In response to the lawsuit and continued criticisms of his efforts , Raffensperger posted on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ team secured and strengthened absentee ballots for the first time since 2005 .
As Secretary of State the first thing I did was push legislation that – OUTLAWED – absentee ballot harvesting in Georgia .
Next , for the first time in the history of Georgia , Absentee ballots submitted through our electronic portal required photo ID .
My team – we made that happen .
Lastly , let ’ s address this disinformation about signature match .
We strengthened signature match .
We helped train election officials on GBI signature match – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is ever cast .
Failed candidate Doug Collins is a liar – but what ’ s new ?
” Raffensperger included a screenshot from President Trump that differentiated absentee from mail-in ballots , saying that the former were fine but the latter caused verification issues .
However , Wood ’ s lawsuit addressed Raffensperger ’ s authority to modify election law and the potential difficulties imposed by the changes made – not the veracity of absentee ballots .
The court may act on Wood ’ s lawsuit within a week – Wood shared @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a matter of days .
If the courts rule in favor of Wood , Raffensperger may not be permitted to certify the state ’ s election results .
Corinne Murdock is a reporter at The Tennessee Star and the Star News Network .
Follow her latest on Twitter , or email tips to [ email protected ] .
Photo “ Lincoln ‘ Lin ’ Wood ” by Lin Wood .


thetennesseestar--2020-11-17--Portsmouth Fires Police Chief Greene

Portsmouth Fires Police Chief Greene

The City of Portsmouth fired Police Chief Angela Greene on Monday morning .
In a press conference , Greene said she was fired for enforcing the law against Senator Louise Lucas ( D-Portsmouth ) and others alleged to have damaged the city ’ s Confederate monument in a June protest .
Former City Manager Lydia Pettis-Patton had placed Greene on administrative leave at the beginning of September .
“ I believe that [ I was ] wrongfully terminated for upholding the law and being retaliated against for sticking to my sworn oath that I swore to serve and protect my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officers safe , ” Greene said .
Portsmouth Public Affairs Officer Dana Woodson wouldn ’ t comment on the reason for Greene ’ s termination.
” This is a confidential personnel matter , ” Woodson said .
“ She is no longer a City of Portsmouth employee , effective today.
” Shortly after Greene was fired Monday morning , the charges against Lucas were dismissed .
Greene said she would file a lawsuit for wrongful termination against the city .
Her predecessor Tonya Chapman was the first Black woman to lead a city @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Associated Press .
Pettis-Patton , who is also Black , forced Chapman to resign in 2019 .
In a letter , Chapman blamed racism and power struggles in city government .
Greene said the city did not provide a reason for her termination , but she sees a link between her situation and the timing of the Lucas court case .
“ The day that I was put on leave was the day that there was an arraignment , and coincidentally , the day she goes to trial is the day that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
When Greene filed the charges against Lucas in August , Pettis-Patton expressed surprise in an internal email .
“ I was surprised and troubled when I was informed that despite acknowledging a Conflict of Interest , Chief Greene and members of the Police Department continued to be engaged without my knowledge.
” Greene replied in a press release , “ After all efforts were exhausted to have a special grand jury appointed or an outside agency investigate the matter , it was evident that the investigation would be left up to our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leave , the city council voted to remove Pettis-Patton and City Attorney Solomon Ashby in a vote split along racial lines that saw Black members voting to retain the officials .
In September , the Portsmouth Tea Party rallied for Greene to be reinstated .
“ [ Greene ] does exactly what she swore an oath to do , to defend and protect and apply the laws to everyone equally , including state senators , and now she ’ s no longer the police chief .
So the Black woman who actually does @ @ @ @ @ @ @ swore to do is relieved of duty , but the other Black powerful woman , who had actually violated our trust and commits felonies and releases a riot onto the very city [ where ] her constituents reside , she ’ s celebrated , ” Portsmouth Tea Party Chairman Nelson Velez said .
On a GoFundMe page set up to fund Greene ’ s legal counsel , organizer A ’ Jah Wright wrote , “ Because Chief Greene held local and state elected officials criminally accountable for their actions in the felonious destruction @ @ @ @ @ @ @ removed from her law enforcement position.
” Wright added , “ Her only recourse to clear her name is to bring to light the political motives of elected and appointed officials that targeted her for retaliation , in hopes of preventing future political leaders from destroying the careers of law enforcement professionals who are dutifully carrying out the oath they swore to enforce laws and protect their community.
” Eric Burk is a reporter at The Virginia Star and the Star News Digital Network .
Email tips to [ email protected ] .
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Background Photo “ Portsmouth Confederate Monument ” by Doug Kerr .
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thetennesseestar--2020-11-17--Michigan Republicans Call to Impeach Gov. Whitmer Over Latest Shutdown Order

Hours after Gov .
Gretchen Whitmer used her health department to shut down some businesses statewide for three weeks , State Representative Matt Maddock ( R-Milford ) and roughly nine other Republican lawmakers called for impeachment hearings for the first-term Democrat .
The following reasons for impeachment hearings , according to the Republicans , include Whitmer : • Using kids as political pawns and denying special needs students who depend on the services that occur during in-person classes .
• Causing the unnecessary death of thousands of our vulnerable elderly who died alone and scared in nursing homes.
” The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was in response to a rising number of COVID-19 cases , hospitalizations and deaths .
Whitmer hasn ’ t responded to a request for comment but has previously contended that she ’ s acting because Republicans won ’ t .
State Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey ( R-Clarklake ) described the orders as Whitmer choosing “ to go it alone , again.
” The orders were the latest blow to the relationship between Whitmer and the GOP-led Legislature , but the two have been embroiled in COVID-19 response disagreements since May .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Whitmer ’ s COVID-19 orders after April 30 were unconstitutional and recommended the governor and legislature work together to protect Michiganders .
They haven ’ t been able to find much common ground .
The groups have sparred over the “ science and data ” that Whitmer and health officials use to drive the shutdown orders .
Republicans note , for example , that restaurants statewide are ordered to shut down even though state data show the industry accounts for only about 4.4 % of all COVID-19 outbreaks .
While this new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Whitmer ’ s first shutdown was described the same way but lasted for between three and eight months for some businesses .
About 2,000 Michigan restaurants have already closed so far this year , according to the Michigan Restaurant and Lodging Association ( MRLA ) , which estimated that number will climb to about 6,000 or more by spring .
The MRLA estimates about 250,000 restaurant employees will be laid off during the holiday season without a federal or state safety net .
On a Monday media call , Whitmer called for another @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s resources are too “ strapped ” to provide much help to the businesses and employees the new order will shut down , compared to the amount available pre-pandemic , the Detroit Free Press reported .
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thetennesseestar--2020-11-17--Group Warns Second Ohio Shutdown Could be Devastating

A second business shutdown in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus would be more harmful than helpful , according to a Central Ohio think tank .
The Buckeye Institute , responding to Ohio Gov .
Mike DeWine ’ s new orders as record COVID-19 cases cover the state , believes persuading businesses , rather than penalizing them , would be more beneficial .
“ A second shutdown raises serious issues of enforcement and would be absolutely devastating to businesses which are diligently following the rules , keeping their patrons safe , yet are hanging on by their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , president and CEO of The Buckeye Institute .
“ The Buckeye Institute appreciates Gov .
DeWine ’ s genuine concern for the safety of all Ohioans , however , a second shutdown is the wrong cure for this disease .
The remedy for Ohio is moral suasion not criminal sanctions .
Ohio would be better served to focus its limited resources on truly bad actors rather than crushing whole sectors of the economy.
” Last week , DeWine addressed the state with new orders requiring retail businesses to post mask requirements , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and stronger rules for restaurants and bars , as well as social gatherings .
He also created a task force through the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation that will monitor businesses .
The first violation would be a warning .
The second could shut a business down for up to 24 hours .
He left open the possibility of closing restaurants and bars , as well as other retail establishments soon if the state doesn ’ t see a decline in virus cases .
Alt said legal challenges could come if a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said Ohio courts – as well as those around the country – have held that shutdown orders that are “ arbitrary , unreasonable or lack procedural safeguards can violate state or federal constitutions.
” Another shutdown , according to Alt , would be particularly harmful to Ohio ’ s hotels , restaurants and bars , which employ nearly 250,000 people .
He said another shutdown would push the state ’ s unemployment rate to 11 % , and a two-week shutdown would cost an average employee in the leisure and hospitality sector almost @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Davidson is Regional Editor for The Center Square and a veteran journalist with more than 30 years of experience in newspapers in Ohio , Georgia , Alabama and Texas .
He has served as a reporter , editor , managing editor and publisher .