wnd--2020-12-11--Study looks at social distancing and masks

[ Editor 's note : This story originally was published by Real Clear Science . ]
Studies suggest that wearing face masks effectively slows the spread of the coronavirus , but according to French researchers at the University of Lille , it does somewhat backfire in a key respect .
Face masks seem to lull people into a false sense of security , leading them to socially distance less .
Since distancing is arguably much better than mask-wearing at limiting the spread of the coronavirus , the net positive effect of public mask-wearing could be being blunted , though it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The researchers discerned the result from an Internet-based experiment with 457 volunteers .
Participants were presented with virtual characters on their computers screens , some wearing masks and some not , at various distances away from the subject .
Subjects were asked to judge whether the `` interpersonal distance between themselves and a virtual character was appropriate for social interaction or not . ''
TRENDING : 'The big one ' : Trump intervenes in Texas case at Supreme Court '' Each virtual character was presented twice , '' the researchers explained .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ L ” ( appropriate ) or “ S ” ( inappropriate ) keyboard keys .
Participants were instructed to respond spontaneously and as fast as possible . ''
Tallying the results , the researchers found that subjects permitted a much closer interpersonal distance for virtual characters with face masks compared to those without face masks .
Volunteers allowed mask-wearing characters to be about 15 % closer .
An obvious limitation to the study is that it was conducted online and not in a real-world context .
However , its findings do line @ @ @ @ @ @ @ late October which showed that as mask-wearing increased in the U.S. , interventions like hand-washing , staying 6 feet away from other people , and avoiding public or crowded places all decreased .
`` The mere sight of a person wearing a face mask is enough to trigger a strong feeling of safety that acts against the simplest rule of social distancing .
Accordingly , general recommendations to wear a face mask in society as an efficient barrier gesture against Covid-19 must be accompanied by a strong incentive to respect social distancing , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was published in PLoS ONE .
Source : Cartaud A , Quesque F , Coello Y ( 2020 ) `` Wearing a face mask against Covid-19 results in a reduction of social distancing . ''
PLoS ONE 15 ( 12 ) : e0243023 .
https : //doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0243023 [ Editor 's note : This story originally was published by Real Clear Science . ]

[Editor's note: This story originally was published by Real Clear Science.]
By Ross Pomeroy
Real Clear Science
Studies suggest that wearing face masks effectively slows the spread of the coronavirus, but according to French researchers at the University of Lille, it does somewhat backfire in a key respect. Face masks seem to lull people into a false sense of security, leading them to socially distance less. Since distancing is arguably much better than mask-wearing at limiting the spread of the coronavirus, the net positive effect of public mask-wearing could be being blunted, though it's difficult to gauge exactly how much.
The researchers discerned the result from an Internet-based experiment with 457 volunteers. Participants were presented with virtual characters on their computers screens, some wearing masks and some not, at various distances away from the subject. Subjects were asked to judge whether the "interpersonal distance between themselves and a virtual character was appropriate for social interaction or not."
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"Each virtual character was presented twice," the researchers explained. "Responses were provided by pressing the “L” (appropriate) or “S” (inappropriate) keyboard keys. Participants were instructed to respond spontaneously and as fast as possible."
Tallying the results, the researchers found that subjects permitted a much closer interpersonal distance for virtual characters with face masks compared to those without face masks. Volunteers allowed mask-wearing characters to be about 15% closer.
An obvious limitation to the study is that it was conducted online and not in a real-world context. However, its findings do line up with a CDC report published in late October which showed that as mask-wearing increased in the U.S., interventions like hand-washing, staying 6 feet away from other people, and avoiding public or crowded places all decreased.
"The mere sight of a person wearing a face mask is enough to trigger a strong feeling of safety that acts against the simplest rule of social distancing. Accordingly, general recommendations to wear a face mask in society as an efficient barrier gesture against Covid-19 must be accompanied by a strong incentive to respect social distancing," the researchers wrote.
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The study was published in PLoS ONE.
Source: Cartaud A, Quesque F, Coello Y (2020) "Wearing a face mask against Covid-19 results in a reduction of social distancing." PLoS ONE 15(12): e0243023. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0243023
[Editor's note: This story originally was published by Real Clear Science.]


wnd--2020-12-11--Grenell warns more are 'involved' with China than just Swalwell

Richard Grenell , for a time President Trump 's acting director of national intelligence , says top Democratic leadership was aware of Rep. Eric Swalwell 's relationship with a purported Chinese spy .
On Thursday , he called for full disclosure .
`` There must be a full classified briefing for the Senate and House intel committees about the Swalwell spy scandal , '' he wrote on Twitter .
`` Swalwell downplayed the China threat – and he says Nancy Pelosi & Adam Schiff were aware of his activities . ''
TRENDING : 'The big one ' : Trump intervenes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reported this week that Swalwell , a Democrat from California , had a relationship with Christine Fang , an alleged Chinese spy who cozied up to multiple California politicians .
Axios said she had `` romantic '' relationships with several U.S. politicians before she fled the U.S. for China in 2015 .
Swalwell has declined to disclose details of his interactions with Fang .
Instead , he has claimed to be a victim of a political hit job because of his criticism of President Trump .
“ I ’ ve been a critic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spoken out against him .
I was on both committees that worked to impeach him , ” Swalwell said .
`` The timing feels like that should be looked at.
” Axios reported U.S. counterintelligence authorities suspected Fang of working covertly in the U.S. from 2011 to 2015 on behalf of China 's Ministry of State Security , which is Beijing 's primary spy service .
The report said Fang developed relationships with several California Democrats in addition to Swalwell , who she met while he was a city councilman .
She later @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In an interview Wednesday , Fox News ' Sean Hannity noted to Grenell that while Russia is a hostile regime , the bigger threat is China .
`` Look , I think it ’ s even worse than just hypocrisy .
We are accustomed to hypocrisy in Washington , D.C .
But you said it right , Sean , that look , Russia is a problem but China is a crisis and we have known that it has been a crisis for a very long time , '' Grenell said .
`` I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of intelligent group investigations , certainly an acting chairman , Marco Rubio and chairman Schiff should immediately call the intelligence committee together .
They should get a confidential classified briefing on what Eric Swalwell knew and how much did he give away , '' he sid .
Grenell said Swalwell `` spent years downplaying the China threat and overhyping the Russian threat . ''
`` This is playing exactly into what the Chinese want people to do .
They want to be under the radar , '' he said .
`` Eric Swalwell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We need to figure out are there others .
And I can tell you without giving away too much intelligence this is the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the leverage that China is putting on our politicians .
There are many , many more . ''
Asked by Hannity if the Bidens would be in that category , Grenell sid there are `` mayors , governors , senior people . ''
He said `` a whole bunch '' of information should be coming out .
The FBI provided a `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ alerting him to Fang after Swalwell joined the House Intelligence Committee .
Swalwell confirmed in a Politico interview congressional leaders were aware of his contacts with her .
`` This goes back to the beginning of the last decade , and it ’ s something that congressional leadership knew about it , ” Swalwell said .
Swalwell among the Democrats ' top purveyors of the now-debunked claims of Trump-Russia collusion .
`` Rep. Swalwell has long been disqualified from serving on the Intel Committee , '' House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ for political gain . ''
Axios reported Fang bundled campaign contributions for Swalwell and also planted an intern in the Democrat 's congressional office .
John Ratcliffe , the director of national intelligence , said this week that Chinese agents have targeted U.S. lawmakers more than any other country , including Russia and Iran , to shape U.S. policy .
Ratcliffe said in a Sunday interview that he had briefed the House and Senate Intelligence Committees on the influence efforts .

Richard Grenell, for a time President Trump's acting director of national intelligence, says top Democratic leadership was aware of Rep. Eric Swalwell's relationship with a purported Chinese spy.
On Thursday, he called for full disclosure.
"There must be a full classified briefing for the Senate and House intel committees about the Swalwell spy scandal," he wrote on Twitter. "Swalwell downplayed the China threat – and he says Nancy Pelosi & Adam Schiff were aware of his activities."
There must be a full classified briefing for the Senate and House intel committees about the Swalwell spy scandal. Swalwell downplayed the China threat - and he says Nancy Pelosi & Adam Schiff were aware of his activities. — Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) December 10, 2020
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Axios reported this week that Swalwell, a Democrat from California, had a relationship with Christine Fang, an alleged Chinese spy who cozied up to multiple California politicians. Axios said she had "romantic" relationships with several U.S. politicians before she fled the U.S. for China in 2015.
Swalwell has declined to disclose details of his interactions with Fang. Instead, he has claimed to be a victim of a political hit job because of his criticism of President Trump.
“I’ve been a critic of the president. I’ve spoken out against him. I was on both committees that worked to impeach him,” Swalwell said. "The timing feels like that should be looked at.”
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Axios reported U.S. counterintelligence authorities suspected Fang of working covertly in the U.S. from 2011 to 2015 on behalf of China's Ministry of State Security, which is Beijing's primary spy service.
The report said Fang developed relationships with several California Democrats in addition to Swalwell, who she met while he was a city councilman. She later raised funds for his congressional bid.
In an interview Wednesday, Fox News' Sean Hannity noted to Grenell that while Russia is a hostile regime, the bigger threat is China.
"Look, I think it’s even worse than just hypocrisy. We are accustomed to hypocrisy in Washington, D.C. But you said it right, Sean, that look, Russia is a problem but China is a crisis and we have known that it has been a crisis for a very long time," Grenell said.
"I think there needs to be a gang of intelligent group investigations, certainly an acting chairman, Marco Rubio and chairman Schiff should immediately call the intelligence committee together. They should get a confidential classified briefing on what Eric Swalwell knew and how much did he give away," he sid.
Grenell said Swalwell "spent years downplaying the China threat and overhyping the Russian threat."
"This is playing exactly into what the Chinese want people to do. They want to be under the radar," he said. "Eric Swalwell did exactly what the Chinese wanted. We need to figure out are there others. And I can tell you without giving away too much intelligence this is the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the leverage that China is putting on our politicians. There are many, many more."
Asked by Hannity if the Bidens would be in that category, Grenell sid there are "mayors, governors, senior people."
He said "a whole bunch" of information should be coming out.
The FBI provided a "defensive" briefing to Swalwell in 2015 alerting him to Fang after Swalwell joined the House Intelligence Committee.
Swalwell confirmed in a Politico interview congressional leaders were aware of his contacts with her.
"This goes back to the beginning of the last decade, and it’s something that congressional leadership knew about it,” Swalwell said.
Swalwell among the Democrats' top purveyors of the now-debunked claims of Trump-Russia collusion.
"Rep. Swalwell has long been disqualified from serving on the Intel Committee," House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said. "For years he peddled Russian disinformation for political gain."
Rep. Swalwell has long been disqualified from serving on the Intel Committee. For years he peddled Russian disinformation for political gain. Now we find out he was involved in an effort by a reported spy to gather info for China. Swalwell is a national security liability. — Kevin McCarthy (@GOPLeader) December 8, 2020
Axios reported Fang bundled campaign contributions for Swalwell and also planted an intern in the Democrat's congressional office.
John Ratcliffe, the director of national intelligence, said this week that Chinese agents have targeted U.S. lawmakers more than any other country, including Russia and Iran, to shape U.S. policy.
Ratcliffe said in a Sunday interview that he had briefed the House and Senate Intelligence Committees on the influence efforts.
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wnd--2020-12-11--Sen. Marsha Blackburn warns of the Left's 'change America' vision

[ Editor 's note : This story originally was published by The Daily Signal . ]
The vow by Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer to “ change America ” is a threat to the future of the nation and to conservative values , Sen. Marsha Blackburn said Tuesday at The Heritage Foundation ’ s virtual President ’ s Club meeting .
The left ’ s “ version of ‘ change ’ is packing the Supreme Court and adding more justices ; giving statehood to D.C. , to Puerto Rico ; giving felons the right to vote ; [ and ] @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and 153 million Americans ’ ability , to have private health insurance , ” said Blackburn , R-Tenn. TRENDING : 'The big one ' : Trump intervenes in Texas case at Supreme Court The senator was one of a number of prominent conservative leaders—among them columnist and commentator Victor Davis Hanson and former White House press secretary Sean Spicer—to speak at the 2020 President ’ s Club event , an annual meeting of conservative activists and Heritage Foundation members .
With the partisan composition of the Senate in the 117th Congress uncertain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 5 runoff races , the integrity of America ’ s elections must be preserved , said Blackburn .
State leaders need to “ make certain that individuals know their vote is going to count , ” she said .
Amid the turbulence of the 2020 election , and as Americans decide between a “ move towards freedom ” or toward socialism , Blackburn recalled some of the success America has experienced under the leadership of a conservative Senate and President Donald Trump .
In the past four years , she said , America @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , improved relationships with allies , implemented tax cuts , stimulated record-breaking economic growth , and launched Operation Warp Speed to respond to the coronavirus pandemic .
As a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee , Blackburn has championed Trump ’ s judicial nominations , especially in the case of the newest Supreme Court justice , Amy Coney Barrett , and promised that even this week , the Senate will continue “ confirming more judges to the circuit courts and to the district courts.
” Regardless of partisan control of the Senate , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in her commitment to conservative values and will continue to promote policies that strengthen and secure America ’ s future .
The U.S. must push back “ on China , because what they want to do is dominate globally , ” Blackburn said , adding that China has carried out unthinkable human rights abuses and has “ taken our jobs.
” “ They sent us this virus , and China needs to be held to account , ” she said .
In the area of technology , Blackburn said her focus will remain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protected on the internet and necessary reforms are made to Section 230 , a provision of the Communications Decency Act that shields online platforms from being held liable for the content users post on them .
With regard to health care , Blackburn said , she will continue the fight to make it “ accessible and more affordable.
” Blackburn ’ s commitment to promote strong conservative ideas is also the mission of her new podcast , “ Freedom Rings.
” The podcast will discuss “ faith , family , freedom , hope @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who are seeking to advance the conservative cause and who are working to ensure every American has the opportunity to live the American Dream , ” Blackburn said , according to WVLT-TV , the CBS affiliate in Knoxville , Tenn. With America standing at a historic crossroads , Blackburn ’ s “ leadership is invaluable , ” Thomas Binion , vice president of government relations at The Heritage Foundation , said during Tuesday ’ s event .
The Tennessee lawmaker is the “ rare , authentic , and truth-telling politician ” that America @ @ @ @ @ @ @ [ Editor 's note : This story originally was published by The Daily Signal . ]

[Editor's note: This story originally was published by The Daily Signal.]
By Virginia Allen
The Daily Signal
The vow by Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer to “change America” is a threat to the future of the nation and to conservative values, Sen. Marsha Blackburn said Tuesday at The Heritage Foundation’s virtual President’s Club meeting.
The left’s “version of ‘change’ is packing the Supreme Court and adding more justices; giving statehood to D.C., to Puerto Rico; giving felons the right to vote; [and] making certain that they eliminate your ability, and 153 million Americans’ ability, to have private health insurance,” said Blackburn, R-Tenn.
TRENDING: Is this the 'Final Battle'?
The senator was one of a number of prominent conservative leaders—among them columnist and commentator Victor Davis Hanson and former White House press secretary Sean Spicer—to speak at the 2020 President’s Club event, an annual meeting of conservative activists and Heritage Foundation members.
With the partisan composition of the Senate in the 117th Congress uncertain until after Georgia’s two Jan. 5 runoff races, the integrity of America’s elections must be preserved, said Blackburn. State leaders need to “make certain that individuals know their vote is going to count,” she said.
Amid the turbulence of the 2020 election, and as Americans decide between a “move towards freedom” or toward socialism, Blackburn recalled some of the success America has experienced under the leadership of a conservative Senate and President Donald Trump.
In the past four years, she said, America has strengthened trade relationships with foreign nations, improved relationships with allies, implemented tax cuts, stimulated record-breaking economic growth, and launched Operation Warp Speed to respond to the coronavirus pandemic.
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As a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Blackburn has championed Trump’s judicial nominations, especially in the case of the newest Supreme Court justice, Amy Coney Barrett, and promised that even this week, the Senate will continue “confirming more judges to the circuit courts and to the district courts.”
Regardless of partisan control of the Senate, Blackburn says she won’t waver in her commitment to conservative values and will continue to promote policies that strengthen and secure America’s future.
The U.S. must push back “on China, because what they want to do is dominate globally,” Blackburn said, adding that China has carried out unthinkable human rights abuses and has “taken our jobs.”
“They sent us this virus, and China needs to be held to account,” she said.
In the area of technology, Blackburn said her focus will remain on ensuring American’s privacy is protected on the internet and necessary reforms are made to Section 230, a provision of the Communications Decency Act that shields online platforms from being held liable for the content users post on them.
With regard to health care, Blackburn said, she will continue the fight to make it “accessible and more affordable.”
Blackburn’s commitment to promote strong conservative ideas is also the mission of her new podcast, “Freedom Rings.”
The podcast will discuss “faith, family, freedom, hope, and opportunity, with great patriots who are seeking to advance the conservative cause and who are working to ensure every American has the opportunity to live the American Dream,” Blackburn said, according to WVLT-TV, the CBS affiliate in Knoxville, Tenn.
With America standing at a historic crossroads, Blackburn’s “leadership is invaluable,” Thomas Binion, vice president of government relations at The Heritage Foundation, said during Tuesday’s event.
The Tennessee lawmaker is the “rare, authentic, and truth-telling politician” that America needs right now, Binion added.
[Editor's note: This story originally was published by The Daily Signal.]


wnd--2020-12-11--The Thunderbolt of Justice has arrived

The Thunderbolt of Justice has arrived

About a month ago , I submitted a column to WND under the title `` Justice that arrives like a thunderbolt , '' but the editors changed it to `` Bill Barr about to drop the hammer on vote fraud , '' probably because I devoted several paragraphs to defending Barr 's apparent inaction on the election fraud scandals as a common prosecutor tactic in complex conspiracy cases .
Prosecutors and investigators need to let the conspiracy fully mature before they round up the crooks , and they ca n't tip their hand prematurely .
Letting himself look like a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Barr in the current political climate if he really intends to drop the hammer on them .
In point of fact , however , the `` justice '' I was implying would soon strike like lightning was not the Justice Department , but the U.S. Supreme Court justices , in that I knew Trump 's strategy was always to win a dramatic vindication at SCOTUS , and I 've figured out how Trump fights and wins his battles .
More on that below .
But I quietly accepted the `` Bill Barr hammer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ noisy anti-Barr conservative consensus ) as a possible Holy Spirit nudge telling me that my instinct on Barr is correct , and that he will be shown to be a White Hat , not a Black Hat when all is said and done .
I could be wrong , but I 'm still giving him the benefit of the doubt – for another week or so – because I believe as of Monday we 're beginning to see the culmination phase of the Trump shock and awe strategy , which might very well @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first explained Trump 's trap-setting strategy in my article `` President Trump 's October surprise party '' relating to the Hunter Biden laptop scandals .
And I ( correctly ) predicted in the Bill Barr hammer drop column how the same strategy would play out against the election fraud conspirators : step one being grandiose Trumpian rhetoric about a massive election fraud conspiracy , intentionally backed initially by minimal inconclusive evidence to bait the Trump haters into triumphal mockery and cockiness , and to draw all the hidden players out into the open @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had succeeded and Biden would be president .
TRENDING : 'The big one ' : Trump intervenes in Texas case at Supreme Court Then would come ( as the past four weeks has proved ) a slow , steady buildup by Trump of the quantity and quality of evidence , forcing Big Media and Big Tech to steadily increase their censorship and misrepresentation in the hope of suppressing it all long enough to run out the `` election deadlines '' clock they presumed ( based on tradition ) was legally binding – but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out further and further over the chopping block .
Then , once all the crooks were assembling for a victory toast as their conspiracy fully matured with the certification of all the fraudulent election returns ( which has only just happened ) , Trump would drop the Mother of All Bombs .
The Trump MOAB , dropped on Monday , is the Texas lawsuit against Georgia , Michigan , Pennsylvania and Wisconsin , which , as of this moment , six states have formally joined , with 17 signing on to a friend-of-the-court @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the several evidence-based lawsuits alleging criminal election fraud have finally arrived at the high court .
The Texas case itself is perfect in that it is a matter of pure constitutional law over which SCOTUS has original jurisdiction .
Indeed it is so perfect that I predict even John Roberts will vote with the conservative majority , because it solves the election crisis without the court having to take a stance on the validity of the allegations of fraud – allegations which , though absolutely true , are inextricably bound up in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that SCOTUS will rule against Trump on the other suits , but if it rules for him , those opinions will very likely be 5-4 , while the Texas case could ( conceivably ) be unanimous – and , indeed , there could be horse-trading going on even now by the liberal justices to limit the court 's action to just the Texas complaint .
The best America 's liberals might get from this mess is the chance to decry partisan politics in the state legislatures ' pick of swing state electors following @ @ @ @ @ @ @ avoiding a formal court ruling on the fraud itself .
With the 2020 election crisis resolved , it would then fall to all the legislative bodies in the coming months and years to finally reform election law so nothing like this can ever happen again .
And , of course , that would happen pretty much nationwide under a second Trump administration .
The people would NOT be happy that the court had failed to hold the crooks accountable , but if that anger were directed into forcing the legislators to make the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be a restoration of citizen rule ( a vindication of the genius of the Constitution ) – the best possible outcome .
And nothing would be able to stop the newly empowered citizenry from forcing their government to prosecute the criminals as a second step of the process – so long as the statute of limitations had not expired on their crimes .
Now , that 's putting the best possible spin on what would nevertheless be a big disappointment if SCOTUS dodged its responsibility to punish the treasonous criminals who took us @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And that disappointment would extend to Barr and Durham if the critics are right and they really are deep-state sell-outs .
But what I really expect we 're going to see – even before Christmas – is a major national house-cleaning in which all the people Trump has invested himself in , including Barr and his three Supreme Court picks , actually put America first – above all political considerations – and just do the right thing !
That would be the best-case scenario and truly the fulfillment of Donald Trump 's promise @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in his second term after that comeback we would undoubtedly be able to drain the swamp , purge the Marxists and give the nation back to the people .
It 's not over yet , but as of right now , things are looking pretty hopeful .
One last comment on Barr .
If he does drop the hammer , I predict it will come in the form of releasing the Durham report immediately after Trump 's SCOTUS win on the Texas case , just as the battle shifts to the House : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ legislatures have the highest level of motivation to distance themselves from the anti-Trump conspiracy Durham will expose in stunning detail and clarity .
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About a month ago, I submitted a column to WND under the title "Justice that arrives like a thunderbolt," but the editors changed it to "Bill Barr about to drop the hammer on vote fraud," probably because I devoted several paragraphs to defending Barr's apparent inaction on the election fraud scandals as a common prosecutor tactic in complex conspiracy cases.
Prosecutors and investigators need to let the conspiracy fully mature before they round up the crooks, and they can't tip their hand prematurely. Letting himself look like a deep-state sell-out is actually great cover for Barr in the current political climate if he really intends to drop the hammer on them.
In point of fact, however, the "justice" I was implying would soon strike like lightning was not the Justice Department, but the U.S. Supreme Court justices, in that I knew Trump's strategy was always to win a dramatic vindication at SCOTUS, and I've figured out how Trump fights and wins his battles. More on that below.
But I quietly accepted the "Bill Barr hammer drop" headline (despite the increasingly noisy anti-Barr conservative consensus) as a possible Holy Spirit nudge telling me that my instinct on Barr is correct, and that he will be shown to be a White Hat, not a Black Hat when all is said and done. I could be wrong, but I'm still giving him the benefit of the doubt – for another week or so – because I believe as of Monday we're beginning to see the culmination phase of the Trump shock and awe strategy, which might very well include action by Bill Barr.
I first explained Trump's trap-setting strategy in my article "President Trump's October surprise party" relating to the Hunter Biden laptop scandals. And I (correctly) predicted in the Bill Barr hammer drop column how the same strategy would play out against the election fraud conspirators: step one being grandiose Trumpian rhetoric about a massive election fraud conspiracy, intentionally backed initially by minimal inconclusive evidence to bait the Trump haters into triumphal mockery and cockiness, and to draw all the hidden players out into the open in the false assurance that the coup had succeeded and Biden would be president.
TRENDING: Is this the 'Final Battle'?
Then would come (as the past four weeks has proved) a slow, steady buildup by Trump of the quantity and quality of evidence, forcing Big Media and Big Tech to steadily increase their censorship and misrepresentation in the hope of suppressing it all long enough to run out the "election deadlines" clock they presumed (based on tradition) was legally binding – but in the process sticking their own necks out further and further over the chopping block.
Then, once all the crooks were assembling for a victory toast as their conspiracy fully matured with the certification of all the fraudulent election returns (which has only just happened), Trump would drop the Mother of All Bombs.
The Trump MOAB, dropped on Monday, is the Texas lawsuit against Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, which, as of this moment, six states have formally joined, with 17 signing on to a friend-of-the-court brief. The timing is perfect in that the several evidence-based lawsuits alleging criminal election fraud have finally arrived at the high court. The Texas case itself is perfect in that it is a matter of pure constitutional law over which SCOTUS has original jurisdiction. Indeed it is so perfect that I predict even John Roberts will vote with the conservative majority, because it solves the election crisis without the court having to take a stance on the validity of the allegations of fraud – allegations which, though absolutely true, are inextricably bound up in partisan politics.
This is not say that SCOTUS will rule against Trump on the other suits, but if it rules for him, those opinions will very likely be 5-4, while the Texas case could (conceivably) be unanimous – and, indeed, there could be horse-trading going on even now by the liberal justices to limit the court's action to just the Texas complaint. The best America's liberals might get from this mess is the chance to decry partisan politics in the state legislatures' pick of swing state electors following the invalidation of their elections, and avoiding a formal court ruling on the fraud itself.
With the 2020 election crisis resolved, it would then fall to all the legislative bodies in the coming months and years to finally reform election law so nothing like this can ever happen again. And, of course, that would happen pretty much nationwide under a second Trump administration. The people would NOT be happy that the court had failed to hold the crooks accountable, but if that anger were directed into forcing the legislators to make the necessary reforms, the end result would be a restoration of citizen rule (a vindication of the genius of the Constitution) – the best possible outcome.
And nothing would be able to stop the newly empowered citizenry from forcing their government to prosecute the criminals as a second step of the process – so long as the statute of limitations had not expired on their crimes.
Now, that's putting the best possible spin on what would nevertheless be a big disappointment if SCOTUS dodged its responsibility to punish the treasonous criminals who took us to the brink of national collapse. And that disappointment would extend to Barr and Durham if the critics are right and they really are deep-state sell-outs.
But what I really expect we're going to see – even before Christmas – is a major national house-cleaning in which all the people Trump has invested himself in, including Barr and his three Supreme Court picks, actually put America first – above all political considerations – and just do the right thing!
That would be the best-case scenario and truly the fulfillment of Donald Trump's promise to Make America Great Again. And in his second term after that comeback we would undoubtedly be able to drain the swamp, purge the Marxists and give the nation back to the people.
It's not over yet, but as of right now, things are looking pretty hopeful.
One last comment on Barr. If he does drop the hammer, I predict it will come in the form of releasing the Durham report immediately after Trump's SCOTUS win on the Texas case, just as the battle shifts to the House: to guarantee that all the Republican state legislatures have the highest level of motivation to distance themselves from the anti-Trump conspiracy Durham will expose in stunning detail and clarity.
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wnd--2020-12-11--Rush Limbaugh: 'Constitution is hanging in the balance'

Talk-radio host Rush Limbaugh says it should be a `` slam-dunk '' for the U.S. Supreme Court to take up the lawsuit challenging the results in four battleground states filed by Texas because the `` Constitution is hanging in the balance . ''
`` What this is about , boil it down to its essence , these four states changed election law in violation of the way election law is changed , according to the state constitutions of these states , '' he told his listeners Thursday , referring to Georgia , Pennsylvania , Michigan and Wisconsin .
`` Only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in these states , and the state legislatures have had nothing to do with the changes that took place , '' Limbaugh explained .
The Supreme Court recently has ruled , in fact , that the COVID-10 pandemic does not suspend the terms of the U.S. Constitution .
TRENDING : 'The big one ' : Trump intervenes in Texas case at Supreme Court '' In practically every state that 's in question here , the secretary of state [ or other officials ] took it upon themselves to arbitrarily change the way electors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people who actually elect the president , '' Limbaugh argued .
Texas , which filed directly with the U.S. Supreme Court because it 's a dispute between states , alleges Texas voters were injured because of the fraudulent way the 2020 presidential race was run in the four states .
Limbaugh said it `` would seem to be a slam dunk that the court would take the case because there are clear constitutional violations here . ''
Six states have asked to join Texas as plaintiffs , and 17 states have filed supportive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ meets Dec. 14 to elect the president .
`` So the bottom line here is that constitutionally , if that ’ s the focus , then the U.S. Constitution has been violated wantonly here by these states , '' he said .
`` And Texas is saying ... we ’ re not trying to do this to get you to elect Donald Trump .
We ’ re not here for you to overturn the election results .
We ’ re not doing this because we want you to throw out the election .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to penalize these states who have changed electoral law illegally .
`` The U.S. Constitution is hanging in the balance here because if these four states are allowed to get away with changing something as fundamental as how presidential electors are selected state by state , then the electors in our states are not safe , '' he said .
`` That ’ s why 17 states have joined Texas here .
It ’ s all about the United States Constitution and maintaining it , maintaining its integrity , its primacy . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the four states suspended the vote count in the early morning hours after Election Day .
`` We all know that they stopped counting at the same time .
We all know these states were scared to death what was happening with Trump ’ s lead .
They had to stop the count , '' he said .
`` They had to go find votes .
And in the process they changed election law , and the state of Texas is try to make sure the Supreme Court understands the gravity of it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not asking the court to pick a winner .
`` They ’ re not asking the court to overturn an election .
You see , they think that ’ ll happen if they get a ruling in their favor anyway , '' he said .

Talk-radio host Rush Limbaugh says it should be a "slam-dunk" for the U.S. Supreme Court to take up the lawsuit challenging the results in four battleground states filed by Texas because the "Constitution is hanging in the balance."
"What this is about, boil it down to its essence, these four states changed election law in violation of the way election law is changed, according to the state constitutions of these states," he told his listeners Thursday, referring to Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin.
"Only the state legislatures can change election law in these states, and the state legislatures have had nothing to do with the changes that took place," Limbaugh explained.
The Supreme Court recently has ruled, in fact, that the COVID-10 pandemic does not suspend the terms of the U.S. Constitution.
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"In practically every state that's in question here, the secretary of state [or other officials] took it upon themselves to arbitrarily change the way electors are chosen. The electors are the people who actually elect the president," Limbaugh argued.
Texas, which filed directly with the U.S. Supreme Court because it's a dispute between states, alleges Texas voters were injured because of the fraudulent way the 2020 presidential race was run in the four states.
Limbaugh said it "would seem to be a slam dunk that the court would take the case because there are clear constitutional violations here."
Six states have asked to join Texas as plaintiffs, and 17 states have filed supportive briefs.
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Limbaugh noted the Electoral College meets Dec. 14 to elect the president.
"So the bottom line here is that constitutionally, if that’s the focus, then the U.S. Constitution has been violated wantonly here by these states," he said. "And Texas is saying ... we’re not trying to do this to get you to elect Donald Trump. We’re not here for you to overturn the election results. We’re not doing this because we want you to throw out the election. What we want you to do is to penalize these states who have changed electoral law illegally.
"The U.S. Constitution is hanging in the balance here because if these four states are allowed to get away with changing something as fundamental as how presidential electors are selected state by state, then the electors in our states are not safe," he said. "That’s why 17 states have joined Texas here. It’s all about the United States Constitution and maintaining it, maintaining its integrity, its primacy."
He noted that Trump was leading when the four states suspended the vote count in the early morning hours after Election Day.
"We all know that they stopped counting at the same time. We all know these states were scared to death what was happening with Trump’s lead. They had to stop the count," he said. "They had to go find votes. And in the process they changed election law, and the state of Texas is try to make sure the Supreme Court understands the gravity of it."
He emphasized that Texas is not asking the court to pick a winner.
"They’re not asking the court to overturn an election. You see, they think that’ll happen if they get a ruling in their favor anyway," he said.
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wnd--2020-12-11--Trump supporters are right to doubt election integrity

Some accuse Trump supporters of manufacturing allegations of voter fraud out of whole cloth and resisting the presidential election results in response to their supposed cult leader 's wishes .
As usual , President Donald Trump is the villain and his supporters are complicit .
But again , the Trump-hating critics are wrong .
Nationwide GOP distrust and outrage over the election is a grassroots phenomenon .
Trump supporters did not take their cue from Trump .
They witnessed the numerous anomalies on election night and beyond and recognized mischief when they saw it .
Am I saying the election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ believe that massive cheating occurred , especially in the so-called swing states .
I ca n't be sure whether there was enough to change the outcome of the election , though I strongly suspect it .
Millions of Americans do n't just strongly suspect it ; they are sure of it .
You should see my emails – not from fringers but sober , reasonable people .
They are not , as some Trump haters have charged , trying to steal the election themselves by throwing out bogus claims of election fraud .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ It would be pointless for them to knowingly allege unprovable election fraud with any expectation of reversing the election in court .
Conservative , originalist judges would n't do that without compelling evidence , and even then , they may not because of the monumental gravity of such an action .
Dishonest advocates might falsely allege voter fraud for partisan reasons , such as to delegitimize President-elect Joe Biden , but not to steal back the election .
TRENDING : 'The big one ' : Trump intervenes in Texas case at Supreme Court @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a surprising percentage of Democrats , genuinely believe Democrats stole the election .
You do n't have to take my word for it , but if you have any interest in understanding the mindset of Trump supporters , you would be wise to realize they believe they were robbed .
Let me give you some of the many reasons .
We all see things through our own lens and filter them through our respective worldviews and presuppositions .
But consider what Trump supporters have observed over the past four years and on election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ media ) orchestrated and pursued a phony case of Trump-Russia collusion .
They 've investigated and harassed him from the beginning and fraudulently impeached him .
• Many leftists believe Trump is Hitler – their words , not mine – and , for that reason alone , would cheat to beat him .
• The legacy media 's reporting on Trump has been almost 100 % negative , and it has willfully covered up Democratic corruption , including that of Hunter Biden .
• Democrats ran for president a man who is clearly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ campaign and whom the media insulated from scrutiny .
They deceptively presented Joe Biden as moderate and as nothing like the extreme leftists who control his party but could n't win a national election if honest about their agenda .
Democrats knew Biden would never be the real president and would only be a stand-in for his leftist puppet masters until he could be replaced by Kamala Harris , America 's most liberal senator .
Biden unwittingly confirmed this sinister Manchurian scheme recently .
Prefacing his remarks with `` All kidding aside , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Barack '' that while he and Harris agree on most everything , if they later disagree on a matter of moral principal , he will `` develop some disease '' and resign .
This was a chilling admission from a failing loose cannon who , if inaugurated , will have access to the nuclear launch codes – unless his handlers wisely withhold them .
• Social media giants Twitter , Facebook , YouTube and Google clearly censored conservatives and overtly interfered with the election .
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg contributed $ 350 million @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1 billion – to get out the Democratic vote .
• The leftist-dominated national Democratic Party subscribes to an end-justifies-the-means philosophy , meaning it schemes and cheats to advance its agenda .
It has shown this with its fealty to liberal judicial activism ; its plan to pack the Supreme Court and add territories as states to gain more Democratic electoral votes ; and its crusade to diminish election integrity through opposing voter identification measures , grossly expanding unverifiable mail-in voting under the cover of COVID-19 and falsely accusing Republicans of suppressing the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ popularity is undeniable , as shown by his mega-rallies , which contrasts with Democrats ' utter indifference toward Biden .
Trump expanded the GOP base , especially with blacks and Hispanics .
Yes , many people hate Trump , but not enough to get millions of unengaged people who never voted before – millions more than voted for former President Barack Obama – to vote for Biden .
• On election night , Trump was way ahead .
Vote counting was stopped in the middle of the night in certain pivotal states , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Kraken aside , this is suspicious on its face and even more so considering the reported ballot drops in select cities in those states .
Statisticians have questioned the statistical unlikelihood of this dramatic vote reversal , even accounting for more mail-in ballots among Democrats .
I frankly do n't know what to make of this theory , but it certainly catches one 's eye .
• Hundreds of affidavits throughout the country allege vast voter fraud .
It 's impossible to know for sure what happened , but reasonable Trump supporters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ events most skeptically .
• Republicans performed extraordinarily well in congressional races , yet Trump fell behind them in certain swing states .
Scoffers say this is due to Trump 's off-putting manner , which we 're told particularly offends suburban women .
But these same people say Trump ruined the GOP .
OK , so how did his ruined party outperform him ?
We saw the equivalent of one of the greatest coattail effects in the modern era , and yet we are to believe that the owner of that coat did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Why would those who hated him reward his party – a party that has been extremely loyal to him ?
Truth be told , many who hate Trump are contemptuous of his supporters .
I ca n't possibly know how much the Democratic Party cheated in this election , but I have given you ample reasons to understand why millions are highly suspicious and many among them are further convinced the cheating changed the outcome of the election .
If President Trump 's challenges fail in court , it wo n't necessarily mean @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could mean any number of other things : that his lawyers could n't quantitatively prove sufficient cheating after the fact , that no viable legal remedy was available , that procedural hurdles ( like laches ) precluded consideration of the case on the merits or that the Supreme Court did n't want to inject itself into a political question .
But be assured that people are rightly concerned and brushing them off as partisan crazies will do nothing to mollify them , especially when Democrats have telegraphed their intention of rigging the system @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
What a colossal mess !
Please pray for the nation .

Some accuse Trump supporters of manufacturing allegations of voter fraud out of whole cloth and resisting the presidential election results in response to their supposed cult leader's wishes. As usual, President Donald Trump is the villain and his supporters are complicit.
But again, the Trump-hating critics are wrong. Nationwide GOP distrust and outrage over the election is a grassroots phenomenon. Trump supporters did not take their cue from Trump. They witnessed the numerous anomalies on election night and beyond and recognized mischief when they saw it.
Am I saying the election was stolen? Well, I firmly believe that massive cheating occurred, especially in the so-called swing states. I can't be sure whether there was enough to change the outcome of the election, though I strongly suspect it.
Millions of Americans don't just strongly suspect it; they are sure of it. You should see my emails – not from fringers but sober, reasonable people. They are not, as some Trump haters have charged, trying to steal the election themselves by throwing out bogus claims of election fraud.
That doesn't even make sense. It would be pointless for them to knowingly allege unprovable election fraud with any expectation of reversing the election in court. Conservative, originalist judges wouldn't do that without compelling evidence, and even then, they may not because of the monumental gravity of such an action. Dishonest advocates might falsely allege voter fraud for partisan reasons, such as to delegitimize President-elect Joe Biden, but not to steal back the election.
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A large percentage of Republicans, and a surprising percentage of Democrats, genuinely believe Democrats stole the election. You don't have to take my word for it, but if you have any interest in understanding the mindset of Trump supporters, you would be wise to realize they believe they were robbed.
Let me give you some of the many reasons. We all see things through our own lens and filter them through our respective worldviews and presuppositions. But consider what Trump supporters have observed over the past four years and on election night.
Democrats (and the media) orchestrated and pursued a phony case of Trump-Russia collusion. They've investigated and harassed him from the beginning and fraudulently impeached him.
Many leftists believe Trump is Hitler – their words, not mine – and, for that reason alone, would cheat to beat him.
The legacy media's reporting on Trump has been almost 100% negative, and it has willfully covered up Democratic corruption, including that of Hunter Biden.
Democrats ran for president a man who is clearly in cognitive decline, who didn't campaign and whom the media insulated from scrutiny. They deceptively presented Joe Biden as moderate and as nothing like the extreme leftists who control his party but couldn't win a national election if honest about their agenda. Democrats knew Biden would never be the real president and would only be a stand-in for his leftist puppet masters until he could be replaced by Kamala Harris, America's most liberal senator. Biden unwittingly confirmed this sinister Manchurian scheme recently. Prefacing his remarks with "All kidding aside," he said that he told "Barack" that while he and Harris agree on most everything, if they later disagree on a matter of moral principal, he will "develop some disease" and resign. This was a chilling admission from a failing loose cannon who, if inaugurated, will have access to the nuclear launch codes – unless his handlers wisely withhold them.
Social media giants Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Google clearly censored conservatives and overtly interfered with the election. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg contributed $350 million – that's a third of $1 billion – to get out the Democratic vote.
Mainstream liberal polling outfits showed Biden with absurd leads over Trump.
The leftist-dominated national Democratic Party subscribes to an end-justifies-the-means philosophy, meaning it schemes and cheats to advance its agenda. It has shown this with its fealty to liberal judicial activism; its plan to pack the Supreme Court and add territories as states to gain more Democratic electoral votes; and its crusade to diminish election integrity through opposing voter identification measures, grossly expanding unverifiable mail-in voting under the cover of COVID-19 and falsely accusing Republicans of suppressing the black vote.
Trump's explosive popularity is undeniable, as shown by his mega-rallies, which contrasts with Democrats' utter indifference toward Biden. Trump expanded the GOP base, especially with blacks and Hispanics. Yes, many people hate Trump, but not enough to get millions of unengaged people who never voted before – millions more than voted for former President Barack Obama – to vote for Biden.
On election night, Trump was way ahead. Vote counting was stopped in the middle of the night in certain pivotal states, and Biden surged way ahead by morning. Kraken aside, this is suspicious on its face and even more so considering the reported ballot drops in select cities in those states. Statisticians have questioned the statistical unlikelihood of this dramatic vote reversal, even accounting for more mail-in ballots among Democrats. I frankly don't know what to make of this theory, but it certainly catches one's eye.
Hundreds of affidavits throughout the country allege vast voter fraud. It's impossible to know for sure what happened, but reasonable Trump supporters – and many Democrats – view these events most skeptically.
Republicans performed extraordinarily well in congressional races, yet Trump fell behind them in certain swing states. Scoffers say this is due to Trump's off-putting manner, which we're told particularly offends suburban women. But these same people say Trump ruined the GOP. OK, so how did his ruined party outperform him? We saw the equivalent of one of the greatest coattail effects in the modern era, and yet we are to believe that the owner of that coat didn't benefit from his own coat? Why would those who hated him reward his party – a party that has been extremely loyal to him? Truth be told, many who hate Trump are contemptuous of his supporters.
I can't possibly know how much the Democratic Party cheated in this election, but I have given you ample reasons to understand why millions are highly suspicious and many among them are further convinced the cheating changed the outcome of the election.
If President Trump's challenges fail in court, it won't necessarily mean massive cheating didn't occur. It could mean any number of other things: that his lawyers couldn't quantitatively prove sufficient cheating after the fact, that no viable legal remedy was available, that procedural hurdles (like laches) precluded consideration of the case on the merits or that the Supreme Court didn't want to inject itself into a political question.
But be assured that people are rightly concerned and brushing them off as partisan crazies will do nothing to mollify them, especially when Democrats have telegraphed their intention of rigging the system to make future GOP victories increasingly difficult. What a colossal mess!
Please pray for the nation.


wnd--2020-12-11--Supreme Court rules people can sue government agents for damages

The Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that individuals may personally seek damages from a federal officer who violates their civil rights and causes harm .
The case centered on FBI officials putting three Muslims on the no-fly list after they `` refused to cooperate with the FBI by spying on their own communities . ''
According to the Institute for Justice , which submitted arguments in the case , because of their refusal to spy , `` these individuals were placed on the No-Fly List , which caused significant hardship , such as the inability to travel to visit family @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and now the Supreme Court has ruled the federal officials responsible could be liable for damages .
TRENDING : 'The big one ' : Trump intervenes in Texas case at Supreme Court '' We first have to determine if injured parties can sue government officials in their personal capacities .
[ The Religious Freedom Restoration Act ] 's text provides a clear answer : They can .
Persons may sue and obtain relief 'against a government , ' which is defined to include ' a branch , department , agency , instrumentality @ @ @ @ @ @ @ acting under color of law ) of the United States , '' the opinion said .
New Justice Amy Coney Barrett did not participate in the ruling , but it was decided unanimously by the other eight .
`` Not surprisingly , in the lawsuit against the FBI agents , the government argued that the words 'appropriate relief ' do not include damages , '' the Institute for Justice said .
`` According to the government , damages might be an appropriate remedy against private actors , but damages should not be allowed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ happens to work for the government . ''
Its friend-of-the-court brief argued damages against government officials are the historical cornerstone of government accountability .
It contended damages are often the only way to vindicate constitutional rights and that none of the government ’ s policy justifications against damages have a basis in reality .
That essentially was the ruling of the court .
`` In the context of suits against government officials , damages have long been awarded as appropriate relief , '' the ruling said , including local , state and federal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pointed out damages are often the only remedy available .
`` The court today has provided its full-throated endorsement of damages as a necessary and historic mechanism for constitutional accountability , '' noted Scott Bullock , IJ ’ s president and general counsel .
`` In doing so , the court also reiterated its support for the foundational principles of this country , such as that damages can be awarded to check the government ’ s power and that it is Congress ' job to engage in policy making .
The court 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not to do policy . ''
The plaintiffs were Muhammad Tanvir , Jameel Algibhah and Naveed Shinwari .
They alleged the FBI put them on a No-Fly List for refusing to act as informants against their religious communities .
They lost money , wasted airline tickets and lost income from job opportunities .

The Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that individuals may personally seek damages from a federal officer who violates their civil rights and causes harm.
The case centered on FBI officials putting three Muslims on the no-fly list after they "refused to cooperate with the FBI by spying on their own communities."
According to the Institute for Justice, which submitted arguments in the case, because of their refusal to spy, "these individuals were placed on the No-Fly List, which caused significant hardship, such as the inability to travel to visit family or for work."
They sued, and now the Supreme Court has ruled the federal officials responsible could be liable for damages.
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"We first have to determine if injured parties can sue government officials in their personal capacities. [The Religious Freedom Restoration Act]'s text provides a clear answer: They can. Persons may sue and obtain relief 'against a government,' which is defined to include 'a branch, department, agency, instrumentality, and official (or other person acting under color of law) of the United States," the opinion said.
New Justice Amy Coney Barrett did not participate in the ruling, but it was decided unanimously by the other eight.
Justice Clarence Thomas authored the opinion.
"Not surprisingly, in the lawsuit against the FBI agents, the government argued that the words 'appropriate relief' do not include damages," the Institute for Justice said. "According to the government, damages might be an appropriate remedy against private actors, but damages should not be allowed if the person who violated your rights happens to work for the government."
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Its friend-of-the-court brief argued damages against government officials are the historical cornerstone of government accountability. It contended damages are often the only way to vindicate constitutional rights and that none of the government’s policy justifications against damages have a basis in reality.
That essentially was the ruling of the court.
"In the context of suits against government officials, damages have long been awarded as appropriate relief," the ruling said, including local, state and federal officials in the decision.
The court pointed out damages are often the only remedy available.
"The court today has provided its full-throated endorsement of damages as a necessary and historic mechanism for constitutional accountability," noted Scott Bullock, IJ’s president and general counsel. "In doing so, the court also reiterated its support for the foundational principles of this country, such as that damages can be awarded to check the government’s power and that it is Congress' job to engage in policy making. The court's job is to interpret the law, not to do policy."
The plaintiffs were Muhammad Tanvir, Jameel Algibhah and Naveed Shinwari. They alleged the FBI put them on a No-Fly List for refusing to act as informants against their religious communities.
They lost money, wasted airline tickets and lost income from job opportunities.
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wnd--2020-12-11--It's official: We're now a 'Covidemocracy'

We are in a war between nationalist President Donald Trump and the globalist coup d'etat plotters whose Trojan horse is Joe Biden .
We are in a struggle over whether America remains a democratic republic of free individuals or is transformed into a `` Covidemocracy '' shaped by the pandemic politics of fear and authoritarian control .
`` Epidemic diseases are not random events that afflict societies capriciously , '' writes Frank M. Snowden , emeritus professor of the history of medicine at Yale University .
`` Every society , '' Snowden writes in his 2020 book `` Epidemics and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Present , '' `` produces its own specific vulnerabilities .
To study them is to understand that society 's structure , its standard of living , and its political priorities . ''
`` You never want a serious crisis to go to waste , '' said Rahm Emanuel , chief of staff in the Barack Obama-Joe Biden administration .
`` It 's an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before . ''
TRENDING : 'The big one ' : Trump intervenes in Texas case at Supreme Court The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ politicians ' ever-changing , unscientific whims to lock down businesses and customers in order to shatter the record-high Trump economy .
This has given Democrat Biden what in 2019 seemed a near-zero chance to become president .
But what will a plague-governed America become ?
Emanuel 's older brother Ezekiel is a Biden adviser on the pandemic who suggests that those age 75 or more should die to make the world a better place for the young ; these most vulnerable oldsters , he says , should be denied vaccine for COVID-19 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ governors of New York , New Jersey and Pennsylvania deliberately sent COVID-infected patients into nursing homes filled with senior citizens , more than 10,000 of whom likely died because of exposure to the disease .
Individual lives mean little to globalist , collectivist leftists .
Democratic Gov .
Gavin Newsom of California is already using vaccines in political ways , giving preference to felons and racial minorities .
Newsom , meanwhile , ordered most of his state 's people to stay home and have few if any guests over on Thanksgiving – and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most hypocritical leftist politicians , Newsom then went partying with powerful lobbyists at a posh restaurant , because their authoritarian lockdown rules apply to us , not them .
Godless New York Mayor Bill De Blasio and Gov .
Andrew Cuomo threatened to close churches and especially synagogues that did not obey their arbitrary pandemic executive orders .
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has held millions thrown out of work by COVID-19 shutdowns as hostages to extort trillions of bailout dollars for Democrat-looted states .
Critics of Democrats ' coronavirus-invoking ideological power grabs are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ many cases threatened with loss of their jobs or with physical violence .
But when mobs of masked leftist looters , thugs and arsonists ravaged several liberal-run cities , the leftist double-standard media defended their `` right '' to do so , describing them as `` peaceful protesters . ''
Eric Holder , an Obama-Biden administration attorney general , declared that the pandemic gave Democrats a perfect opportunity to create what I call a `` Covidemocracy , '' spreading voting over months by mail and dismantling virtually every safeguard meant to prevent vote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ used to confine and corrupt our once-free and open democratic republic , shredded our rights and destroyed whatever trust we once had in those who now claim that their pseudoscience can sweep aside our Constitution .
In 2013 , then-Vice President Joe Biden asked China 's new dictator , Xi Jinping , to help him become president of the United States .
Four months later , Biden was in China with his son Hunter , who received $ 1.5 billion to help the Chinese military acquire key U.S. companies .
The strange pandemic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weeks came from Wuhan , China , near one of the Communist government 's biggest virus-engineering labs .
Whether the COVID-19 bug `` accidentally got loose '' or was weaponized to cripple the U.S. , it arrived at exactly the right time to wreck the Trump economy prior to the November 2020 election .
This `` China virus '' is deadly enough to produce fear , lockdowns and the weakening of our society – but not deadly enough to be an obvious mass weapon of biowarfare .
The resulting Covidemocracy has made America @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have `` elected '' a Chinese puppet as our president , guaranteeing China 's fast-approaching world domination .
Lowell Ponte is a former think tank futurist and retired Roving Editor at Reader 's Digest .
He is coauthor , with Craig R. Smith , of `` Money , Morality & the Machine : Smith 's Law in a Lawless , Over-Governed Age . ''
Ponte 's articles have appeared in the Wall Street Journal , the New York Times and major other publications .

We are in a war between nationalist President Donald Trump and the globalist coup d'etat plotters whose Trojan horse is Joe Biden.
We are in a struggle over whether America remains a democratic republic of free individuals or is transformed into a "Covidemocracy" shaped by the pandemic politics of fear and authoritarian control.
"Epidemic diseases are not random events that afflict societies capriciously," writes Frank M. Snowden, emeritus professor of the history of medicine at Yale University.
"Every society," Snowden writes in his 2020 book "Epidemics and Society: From the Black Death to the Present," "produces its own specific vulnerabilities. To study them is to understand that society's structure, its standard of living, and its political priorities."
"You never want a serious crisis to go to waste," said Rahm Emanuel, chief of staff in the Barack Obama-Joe Biden administration. "It's an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before."
TRENDING: Is this the 'Final Battle'?
The COVID-19 pandemic has opportunistically been used through politicians' ever-changing, unscientific whims to lock down businesses and customers in order to shatter the record-high Trump economy. This has given Democrat Biden what in 2019 seemed a near-zero chance to become president. But what will a plague-governed America become?
Emanuel's older brother Ezekiel is a Biden adviser on the pandemic who suggests that those age 75 or more should die to make the world a better place for the young; these most vulnerable oldsters, he says, should be denied vaccine for COVID-19. Biden just turned 78.
The Democratic governors of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania deliberately sent COVID-infected patients into nursing homes filled with senior citizens, more than 10,000 of whom likely died because of exposure to the disease. Individual lives mean little to globalist, collectivist leftists.
Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom of California is already using vaccines in political ways, giving preference to felons and racial minorities.
Newsom, meanwhile, ordered most of his state's people to stay home and have few if any guests over on Thanksgiving – and the same goes for Christmas. Like most hypocritical leftist politicians, Newsom then went partying with powerful lobbyists at a posh restaurant, because their authoritarian lockdown rules apply to us, not them.
Godless New York Mayor Bill De Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo threatened to close churches and especially synagogues that did not obey their arbitrary pandemic executive orders. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has held millions thrown out of work by COVID-19 shutdowns as hostages to extort trillions of bailout dollars for Democrat-looted states.
Critics of Democrats' coronavirus-invoking ideological power grabs are being silenced on the internet and in many cases threatened with loss of their jobs or with physical violence. But when mobs of masked leftist looters, thugs and arsonists ravaged several liberal-run cities, the leftist double-standard media defended their "right" to do so, describing them as "peaceful protesters."
Eric Holder, an Obama-Biden administration attorney general, declared that the pandemic gave Democrats a perfect opportunity to create what I call a "Covidemocracy," spreading voting over months by mail and dismantling virtually every safeguard meant to prevent vote fraud.
This tiny virus has been used to confine and corrupt our once-free and open democratic republic, shredded our rights and destroyed whatever trust we once had in those who now claim that their pseudoscience can sweep aside our Constitution.
In 2013, then-Vice President Joe Biden asked China's new dictator, Xi Jinping, to help him become president of the United States. Four months later, Biden was in China with his son Hunter, who received $1.5 billion to help the Chinese military acquire key U.S. companies.
(The Polling Company found that 17% of those who voted for Biden in 2020 would have voted for Trump if they had known of Biden's corruption, news suppressed by the leftist media; a Rasmussen poll found that 30% of Democrats (and 75% of Republicans) think the Democratic Party likely stole 2020's election.)
The strange pandemic virus that mutates on average every two weeks came from Wuhan, China, near one of the Communist government's biggest virus-engineering labs.
Whether the COVID-19 bug "accidentally got loose" or was weaponized to cripple the U.S., it arrived at exactly the right time to wreck the Trump economy prior to the November 2020 election. This "China virus" is deadly enough to produce fear, lockdowns and the weakening of our society – but not deadly enough to be an obvious mass weapon of biowarfare.
The resulting Covidemocracy has made America much more like Red China and may have "elected" a Chinese puppet as our president, guaranteeing China's fast-approaching world domination.
Lowell Ponte is a former think tank futurist and retired Roving Editor at Reader's Digest. He is coauthor, with Craig R. Smith, of "Money, Morality & the Machine: Smith's Law in a Lawless, Over-Governed Age." Ponte's articles have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times and major other publications.
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wnd--2020-12-11--Swalwell's defense to China spy scandal: Personal attacks on GOP

( WASHINGTON EXAMINER ) -- Rep. Eric Swalwell turned to personal attacks on Republicans as he faces intense scrutiny for @ @ @ @ @ The Democratic congressman took jabs at Sen. Ted Cruz and Jason Miller , a top @ @ @ @ @ reelection campaign , in a flurry of tweets that began late Thursday .
Swalwell did @ @ @ @ @ about his relationship with Christine Fang , a Chinese national believed to be working with @ @ @ @ @ State Security .
`` Ted will fully defend this lawsuit ... until it attacks his @ @ @ @ @ in one tweet responding to a CNN report about Trump asking Cruz to argue the @ @ @ @ @ reached the Supreme Court .
`` ALT : Ted will fully defend this lawsuit ... @ @ @ @ @ , '' he said in another .

(WASHINGTON EXAMINER) -- Rep. Eric Swalwell turned to personal attacks on Republicans as he faces intense scrutiny for his China spy scandal.
The Democratic congressman took jabs at Sen. Ted Cruz and Jason Miller, a top strategist for President Trump's reelection campaign, in a flurry of tweets that began late Thursday. Swalwell did so as he avoids questions about his relationship with Christine Fang, a Chinese national believed to be working with China’s Ministry of State Security.
"Ted will fully defend this lawsuit...until it attacks his wife," Swalwell said in one tweet responding to a CNN report about Trump asking Cruz to argue the Texas election lawsuit if it reached the Supreme Court. "ALT: Ted will fully defend this lawsuit...until it attacks his dad," he said in another.
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wnd--2020-12-11--CNN anchor's 'facts first' claim called 'ill-timed'

( FOX NEWS ) -- CNN anchor Kate Bolduan raised eyebrows on Thursday over an ill-timed fashion statement promoting her @ @ @ @ @ Bolduan sported a cashmere sweater with the phrase `` facts first '' embroidered in a @ @ @ @ @ sweater was made by the high-end fashion line Lingua Franca and can be purchased for @ @ @ @ @ According to Lingua Franca 's website , $ 100 of each purchase will be donated @ @ @ @ @ Journalists .

(FOX NEWS) -- CNN anchor Kate Bolduan raised eyebrows on Thursday over an ill-timed fashion statement promoting her network's Trump-era mantra.
Bolduan sported a cashmere sweater with the phrase "facts first" embroidered in a pink cursive font.
The sweater was made by the high-end fashion line Lingua Franca and can be purchased for a whopping $380. According to Lingua Franca's website, $100 of each purchase will be donated to the Committee to Protect Journalists.
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wnd--2020-12-11--Prosecutor booted from McCloskey gun case

( FOX NEWS ) -- The circuit attorney for the city of St. Louis has been disqualified from prosecuting Mark @ @ @ @ @ local couple facing felony charges after defending their home with weapons when protesters marched through @ @ @ @ @ according to reports .
The content of some campaign fundraising emails by Circuit Attorney Kim @ @ @ @ @ ’ right to receive a fair trial , Circuit Judge Thomas Clark II ruled Thursday @ @ @ @ @ Louis Post Dispatch .
Gardner ’ s emails suggested that by charging the McCloskeys in @ @ @ @ @ have “ initiated a criminal prosecution for political purposes , ” the judge wrote , @ @ @ @ @

(FOX NEWS) -- The circuit attorney for the city of St. Louis has been disqualified from prosecuting Mark and Patricia McCloskey, a local couple facing felony charges after defending their home with weapons when protesters marched through their neighborhood in June, according to reports.
The content of some campaign fundraising emails by Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner infringed on the McCloskeys’ right to receive a fair trial, Circuit Judge Thomas Clark II ruled Thursday, according to the St. Louis Post Dispatch.
Gardner’s emails suggested that by charging the McCloskeys in July, she appeared to have “initiated a criminal prosecution for political purposes,” the judge wrote, according to the newspaper.
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wnd--2020-12-12--Survey: 41% say Biden puts media opinion ahead of voters

Forty-one percent of likely voters say Joe Biden puts the opinion of the media ahead of the opinion of voters , according to a Rasmussen poll .
In contrast , the poll found 52 % believe Trump is more concerned about what voters think than what media think .
Thirty-five percent said the president cares more about what the media think .
Just 34 % of voters believe the average member of Congress cares more about what voters think .
A plurality , 49 % , says the average congressional representative puts what the media think first .
But Rasmussen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last year .
TRENDING : 'The big one ' : Trump intervenes in Texas case at Supreme Court The survey of 1,000 likely voters was conducted Dec. 7-8 .
`` Men and middle-aged voters say Biden is a lot more concerned about what the media thinks than Trump is .
Women and voters in other age groups disagree , '' Rasmussen said .
`` Blacks see Trump as much more media responsive than Biden , but whites and other minority voters don ’ t see it that way .
White voters also see @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and other minorities do , '' said Rasmussen .
The poll found 76 % of Republicans , and unaffiliated voters by a 45 % to 38 % margin , say Trump puts what voters think first .
In addition , 75 % of Republicans and 47 % of voters not affiliated with either major party expected the media to try to help Biden more than Trump during the campaign .
Rasmussen said voters in mid-September indicted the media were `` a lot more interested in selling Biden ’ s positions than it was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was the key when it comes to media coverage of Trump , the voters said .

Forty-one percent of likely voters say Joe Biden puts the opinion of the media ahead of the opinion of voters, according to a Rasmussen poll.
In contrast, the poll found 52% believe Trump is more concerned about what voters think than what media think. Thirty-five percent said the president cares more about what the media think.
Just 34% of voters believe the average member of Congress cares more about what voters think.
A plurality, 49%, says the average congressional representative puts what the media think first. But Rasmussen said that's down from 53% last year.
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The survey of 1,000 likely voters was conducted Dec. 7-8.
"Men and middle-aged voters say Biden is a lot more concerned about what the media thinks than Trump is. Women and voters in other age groups disagree," Rasmussen said.
"Blacks see Trump as much more media responsive than Biden, but whites and other minority voters don’t see it that way. White voters also see Congress as much more media-obsessed than blacks and other minorities do," said Rasmussen.
The poll found 76% of Republicans, and unaffiliated voters by a 45% to 38% margin, say Trump puts what voters think first.
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In addition, 75% of Republicans and 47% of voters not affiliated with either major party expected the media to try to help Biden more than Trump during the campaign.
Only 29% of Democrats agreed.
Rasmussen said voters in mid-September indicted the media were "a lot more interested in selling Biden’s positions than it was in Trump’s."
Controversy was the key when it comes to media coverage of Trump, the voters said.
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wnd--2020-12-12--FDA advisory panel approves Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine

The FDA ’ s vaccine advisory panel voted 17-4 to approve Pfizer ’ s coronavirus vaccine for use , clearing the way for its approval and distribution nationwide .
After scouring over Pfizer ’ s data during the multi-hour meeting Thursday , the panel ensured that it was safe for the hundreds of million Americans expected to receive it in the coming months and voted to recommend approval .
Though the panel ’ s decision is merely an advisory one , the FDA is expected to heed its recommendation and approve Pfizer ’ s vaccine as early as Friday .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ clinical trial data Tuesday touting the vaccine ’ s safety and effectiveness , a sign that it is prepared to swiftly grant emergency authorization following the panel ’ s recommendation .
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Pfizer said that insulated containers containing its vaccine could be shipped “ within hours ” of being granted approval , and is standing by to distribute @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kalamazoo , Michigan , the Detroit Free Press reported Thursday .
The panel ’ s meeting was live-streamed in hopes that full transparency would increase public confidence in an eventual vaccine .
Confidence in possible coronavirus vaccines hit a low-point in late summer but has steadily increased throughout the fall , with 63 % of Americans surveyed in November saying that they would receive a vaccine once available to them .
Earlier in December , the United Kingdom and Canada authorized Pfizer ’ s vaccine for emergency use , and on Tuesday the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on its mass vaccination campaign in an effort to end the coronavirus pandemic .
Though health officials in the U.K. reported some temporary allergic reactions to the vaccine , they reaffirmed that it was safe and encouraged everybody with a history of severe allergies to receive it once available .
Pfizer and BioNTech ’ s vaccine will likely secure governmental approval only 11 months after the drug makers began working on it , shattering all records relating to vaccine development , authorization and distribution .
Pfizer released the results of its clinical trials @ @ @ @ @ @ @ % effective in November , reporting that the vaccine presented no major safety issues , though some trial participants reported experiencing minor , temporary side effects .
In the United States the virus ’ s surge has exacerbated the need for a vaccine , public health officials say , as the country has seen record case counts , hospitalizations and deaths in recent days .
The virus has infected nearly 15.5 million Americans to date and killed over 290,000 , according to a Johns Hopkins University database .
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By Andrew Trunsky
Daily Caller News Foundation
The FDA’s vaccine advisory panel voted 17-4 to approve Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine for use, clearing the way for its approval and distribution nationwide.
After scouring over Pfizer’s data during the multi-hour meeting Thursday, the panel ensured that it was safe for the hundreds of million Americans expected to receive it in the coming months and voted to recommend approval. Though the panel’s decision is merely an advisory one, the FDA is expected to heed its recommendation and approve Pfizer’s vaccine as early as Friday.
The agency released over 100 pages of clinical trial data Tuesday touting the vaccine’s safety and effectiveness, a sign that it is prepared to swiftly grant emergency authorization following the panel’s recommendation.
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Distribution could begin within 24 hours of the FDA authorization, and vaccinations could begin as soon as next week. Pfizer said that insulated containers containing its vaccine could be shipped “within hours” of being granted approval, and is standing by to distribute millions of doses from its plant outside Kalamazoo, Michigan, the Detroit Free Press reported Thursday.
The panel’s meeting was live-streamed in hopes that full transparency would increase public confidence in an eventual vaccine. Confidence in possible coronavirus vaccines hit a low-point in late summer but has steadily increased throughout the fall, with 63% of Americans surveyed in November saying that they would receive a vaccine once available to them.
Earlier in December, the United Kingdom and Canada authorized Pfizer’s vaccine for emergency use, and on Tuesday the U.K. became the first country to embark on its mass vaccination campaign in an effort to end the coronavirus pandemic.
Though health officials in the U.K. reported some temporary allergic reactions to the vaccine, they reaffirmed that it was safe and encouraged everybody with a history of severe allergies to receive it once available.
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Pfizer and BioNTech’s vaccine will likely secure governmental approval only 11 months after the drug makers began working on it, shattering all records relating to vaccine development, authorization and distribution. Pfizer released the results of its clinical trials showing its vaccine to be over 90% effective in November, reporting that the vaccine presented no major safety issues, though some trial participants reported experiencing minor, temporary side effects.
In the United States the virus’s surge has exacerbated the need for a vaccine, public health officials say, as the country has seen record case counts, hospitalizations and deaths in recent days. The virus has infected nearly 15.5 million Americans to date and killed over 290,000, according to a Johns Hopkins University database.
This story originally was published by the Daily Caller News Foundation.
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wnd--2020-12-12--Tony Dungy challenges religion of radical pro-abortion 'Pastor' Warnock

Hall of Fame football coach and Christian leader Tony Dungy has challenged Raphael Warnock over the Democratic Senate candidate 's claim to be a `` pro-choice pastor . ''
Warnock is seeking a Senate seat in Georgia , where two runoff elections are scheduled Jan. 5 .
Warnock is facing Republican incumbent Sen. Kelly Loeffler in one race and Democrat Jon Ossoff is challenging Republican incumbent Sen. David Perdue in the other .
Warnock , pastor of Atlanta 's Ebenezer Baptist Church , recently promoted his pro-abortion views on Twitter , calling himself `` pro-choice . ''
TRENDING : 'The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Texas case at Supreme Court That did n't sit well with Dungy , the first black NFL coach to win a Super Bowl and a legend in Indianapolis , where he never won fewer than 12 games a season during his tenure , except for his inaugural year when he won 10 .
`` Rev Warner may be a pastor .
My question would be 'Is he a Christian ? '
That is , does he follow the teachings of Jesus and does he believe that the Bible is the absolute word of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I would think it would be difficult for someone who believes that God sees us when we are in the womb ( Psalm 139:13-16 ) to think that it is OK to choose not to bring that life to fruition , '' he said .
On Twitter , Dungy pointed critics of his response to Warnock to the Bible .
`` Please read Psalm 139:13-16 .
Then tell me if you think God puts babies in the womb or man does ?
If you believe they randomly get there , then I have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ God puts them there , then how does anyone have a right to 'choose ' which ones survive ? ''
Dungy won 148 games in 13 seasons as a coach .
Known for his advocacy for strong fathers , he and his wife have 10 children , including seven who were adopted .
He 's been active in many charities , including All Pro Dada , Fellowship of Christian Athletes , The Boys and Girls Club , Big Brothers and Big Sisters and the Prison Crusade Ministry .
And he 's the author @ @ @ @ @ @ @ You Can Do It , '' `` Uncommon , '' `` The Mentor Leader , '' `` You Can Be a Friend '' and `` The Soul of a Team . ''
Warnock , on the other hand , has a history of attacking Christians .
Breitbart reported Warnock mocked Christians several years ago for advocating carrying guns for self-defense .
It came during discussion of a Georgia law allowing allowing people with concealed carry licenses to carry in places that previously were off-limits , such as churches .
Warnock , the Daily @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that it is the `` moral bankruptcy of the American church '' that put President Trump in office .
`` Perhaps more than anything else we have seen in modern times , a rise of Trump and Trumpism on the shoulders of Christians brings into sharp focus the moral bankruptcy of the American church , ” Warnock said after Trump was elected .
He also declared America needed to `` repent '' for supporting Trump 's political rise .

Hall of Fame football coach and Christian leader Tony Dungy has challenged Raphael Warnock over the Democratic Senate candidate's claim to be a "pro-choice pastor."
Warnock is seeking a Senate seat in Georgia, where two runoff elections are scheduled Jan. 5. Warnock is facing Republican incumbent Sen. Kelly Loeffler in one race and Democrat Jon Ossoff is challenging Republican incumbent Sen. David Perdue in the other.
Warnock, pastor of Atlanta's Ebenezer Baptist Church, recently promoted his pro-abortion views on Twitter, calling himself "pro-choice."
I am a pro-choice pastor. — Reverend Raphael Warnock (@ReverendWarnock) December 9, 2020
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That didn't sit well with Dungy, the first black NFL coach to win a Super Bowl and a legend in Indianapolis, where he never won fewer than 12 games a season during his tenure, except for his inaugural year when he won 10.
"Rev Warner may be a pastor. My question would be 'Is he a Christian?' That is, does he follow the teachings of Jesus and does he believe that the Bible is the absolute word of God?" Dungy wrote.
"I would think it would be difficult for someone who believes that God sees us when we are in the womb (Psalm 139:13-16) to think that it is OK to choose not to bring that life to fruition," he said.
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Rev Warner may be a pastor. My question would be “Is he a Christian?” That is, does he follow the teachings of Jesus and does he believe that the Bible is the absolute word of God? https://t.co/cabHEGB2XX — Tony Dungy (@TonyDungy) December 9, 2020
On Twitter, Dungy pointed critics of his response to Warnock to the Bible.
"Please read Psalm 139:13-16. Then tell me if you think God puts babies in the womb or man does? If you believe they randomly get there, then I have no argument. But if you believe God puts them there, then how does anyone have a right to 'choose' which ones survive?"
Dungy won 148 games in 13 seasons as a coach. Known for his advocacy for strong fathers, he and his wife have 10 children, including seven who were adopted. He's been active in many charities, including All Pro Dada, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, The Boys and Girls Club, Big Brothers and Big Sisters and the Prison Crusade Ministry. And he's the author of "Quiet Strength," "You Can Do It," "Uncommon," "The Mentor Leader," "You Can Be a Friend" and "The Soul of a Team."
Warnock, on the other hand, has a history of attacking Christians. Breitbart reported Warnock mocked Christians several years ago for advocating carrying guns for self-defense.
It came during discussion of a Georgia law allowing allowing people with concealed carry licenses to carry in places that previously were off-limits, such as churches.
Warnock, the Daily Caller News Foundation reported, also charged that it is the "moral bankruptcy of the American church" that put President Trump in office.
"Perhaps more than anything else we have seen in modern times, a rise of Trump and Trumpism on the shoulders of Christians brings into sharp focus the moral bankruptcy of the American church,” Warnock said after Trump was elected.
He also declared America needed to "repent" for supporting Trump's political rise.
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