wnd--2020-06-13--Future of school choice for Americans weighs in balance with case before Supreme Court

The Supreme Court is poised to hand down a ruling regarding state K-12 tuition assistance programs that could have major implications , particularly for lower-income Americans who want their children to attend religious or other non-public schools .
Fox News reported that justices appeared `` closely split '' during oral arguments for Espinoza v. Montana Dept .
of Revenue in January .
The case centers on a law passed in 2015 that allows Montanans to receive a $ 150 tax credit for donations made to private scholarship organizations .
The organizations then turn around and award scholarships to those who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ families .
The amounts vary , but can equal part or all the cost of a full year of tuition at the private school of the recipient 's choice .
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The Montana law allowed parents to choose any private school to apply the scholarship toward , including religious schools .
Shortly after the legislation was enacted the Montana Department of Revenue put in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recipients from using `` their scholarships at religious schools , '' according to the Supreme Court petition .
( Page 6 . )
The department relied on the Montana constitution 's so-called `` Blaine amendment , '' which prohibits , “ direct or indirect appropriation or payment from any public fund or monies .
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for any sectarian purpose or to aid any church , school , academy , seminary , college , university , or other literary or scientific institution , controlled in whole or in part by any church , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Virginia-based libertarian group Institute for Justice is representing school choice activist Kendra Espinoza and the other plaintiffs in the case .
In a YouTube video produced by the institute , counsel Erica Smith explained that 37 states have Blaine amendments .
However , of those about 14 have ones `` that are actively standing in the way of school choice , '' because of how they have been interpreted by courts in those states , she said at about the 10-minute mark of the video .
In an interview with The Western @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the Espinoza case , said the issue is parental choice .
`` This case is about whether the religion clauses [ like those found in Blaine amendments ] ... can invalidate generally available and religiously neutral student aid programs , just because the program gave the choice of attending a religious school , '' David Hodges , a co-counsel in the Espinoza case with the Institute for Justice , told The Western Journal .
Blaine amendments were put in place in states starting in the late 1800s , after a drive led @ @ @ @ @ @ @ amend the Constitution at the national level fell short .
The amendments were understood as a way to block tax dollars from going toward Catholic schools .
`` Consideration of the amendment arose at a time of pervasive hostility to the Catholic Church and to Catholics in general , and it was an open secret that ‘ sectarian ’ was code for ‘ Catholic , ’ ” Justice Clarence Thomas wrote in a 2000 case before the Supreme Court .
( Page 828 of Thomas ' opinion . )
Espinoza and the other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ high court wanted to apply their scholarship toward tuition at the Stillwater Christian School , a nondenominational school in Kalispell , Montana .
They won at the trial level .
The Department of Revenue appealed the case to the Montana Supreme Court , which overturned the trial court in December 2018 , finding the scholarship program does violate the state 's Blaine amendment .
Espinoza , a single mother with two daughters , appealed her case to the U.S. Supreme Court , which is expected to issue a ruling by June .
If @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that `` when a state seeks to establish a generally available scholarship benefit , that no state will be able to rely on one of their Blaine amendments to invalidate these programs '' for religious schools , Hodges said .
The Institute for Justice video about the case is below .
`` School choice is very important to me , '' Espinoza said at the video 's opening .
`` I feel it is my responsibility and my right to be able to choose where my children go to school , where they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the influences that they have . ''
Former Rep. Trent Franks of Arizona is someone watching the case with great interest .
Franks , a former member of the Arizona House of Representatives and the United States Congress , was the original author and leading proponent of the successful passage of the Tuition Tax Credit Bill in Arizona in the 1990s .
The Grand Canyon State was the first to establish such a tuition assistance program and other states , like Montana , have since followed the model , KJZZ reported .
Franks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the tax credit program is that it does not direct money from the treasury to religious schools , and therefore , in Arizona , has not been interpreted to be a violation of the state 's Blaine Amendment .
The way it works is individuals can contribute up to $ 500 to School Tuitions Organizations , known as STOs , and then deduct that from their Arizona tax liability .
Franks argued the money in question never became public money , because like other deductions and credits , it is used to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the state .
He offered the example of tax deductions made to churches or other charitable organizations .
“ You made that donation before you ever filled out your tax return , '' Franks said .
`` Then you go and fill out your tax return two months later .
And you show that as a deduction , does the money that you gave to that church all of the sudden become public money ? ''
The answer is no , according to Franks .
`` If it does , then every dollar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because there 's potentially some demand or some claim on it by the government at some tax level . ''
Former Arizona state Sen. Steven Yarbrough currently is the director of the Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization , one of the oldest and largest in the state .
There are over 60 STOs in Arizona , religious and non-religious alike , Yarbrough said .
Since its inception in 1998 , ACSTO has awarded over $ 240 million in scholarships to 38,000 students , attending 150 Christian schools throughout the Grand Canyon State , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` We believe that the evidence is clear that there are large numbers of students who are only able to afford a form of education that is preferred by their parents as a result of scholarship tax credits , '' Yarbrough told The Western Journal .
Liz Cuhna is one of the parents who would not be able to afford to send her children to a Christian school , but for the ACSTO scholarships .
She currently has three children attending Valley Christian Schools in the Phoenix metro area .
Cuhna was n't @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's seen regarding some of her older kids ' experiences in public schools .
`` We are a faith-based family and I thought that was really important that they could mimic that in their education , '' she said .
`` You see kids from all economic backgrounds going to Valley Christian , '' she said .
The scholarship program , she said , `` is an equalizer . ''
Susie Staub , whose daughters attended Valley Christian , recalled it was the school 's principal who told her about ACSTO program after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thought they would have to pull their kids from the school .
`` We ’ re so grateful that we had that opportunity to choose the school that our children will go to , so that it would match up with our values , '' she said .
`` We just really believe in our family that having school choice is so important , and it 's really a choice that a parent should make .
That tax credit scholarship program allows that choice to happen for a lot of families in Arizona @ @ @ @ @ @ @ son was n't being challenged enough in public school , told The Western Journal , “ There is no way we could afford private education without tax credits . ''
Chelsea Oglebay and her sister both received ACSTO scholarships throughout their school years at Pusch Ridge Christian Academy in Tucson .
In an interview with The Western Journal , she recounted how her mother almost made a full-time job out of lining up donors to give to ACSTO , so her children 's entire tuition was covered .
Donors can earmark their contributions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the ACSTO scholarship awards committee takes into account .
`` Because of the tax credit program , we were able to be at a Christian school , '' Oglebay said .
`` That is what was best for us , and it ’ s shaped us into who we are now and where we 're at now , and I think our stories would be very different if we didn ’ t go to a Christian school . ''
She believes so much in the mission of ACSTO that she recently took at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` I ’ m just thrilled to be able to make that full circle , '' she explained .
ACSTO `` obviously provided so much for me growing up and now it ’ s so neat to be able to help them and to help other families who have had similar experiences as I have , or to ensure that they have similar experiences that I had . ''
Franks hopes the Supreme Court will rule in Espinoza 's favor , saying it will allow many more to have school choices available @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first occurred to me now 25 years ago , I prayed it could chart a new course in America to empower parents in their children ’ s education academically , philosophically , and spiritually , '' he wrote in an email to The Western Journal .
`` If the Supreme Court decides for the plaintiff in Espinoza , as I believe they will , it will open the path for millions of children to walk in the hopes and dreams of their parents rather than in the politically correct corridors of bureaucrats , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will have a huge impact on school choice nationwide , '' she said in the institute 's video .
`` It will wipe away the laws in states that still discriminate against religious options in school choice programs , and it will also enable legislators in many states to pass new programs . ''
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .
CORRECTION , May 11 , 2020 : The original version of this article incorrectly identified the 19th-century congressman for whom the so-called `` Blaine amendments '' are named .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We apologize to our readers for the error , and for any confusion we may have caused .

The Supreme Court is poised to hand down a ruling regarding state K-12 tuition assistance programs that could have major implications, particularly for lower-income Americans who want their children to attend religious or other non-public schools.
Fox News reported that justices appeared "closely split" during oral arguments for Espinoza v. Montana Dept. of Revenue in January.
The case centers on a law passed in 2015 that allows Montanans to receive a $150 tax credit for donations made to private scholarship organizations.
The organizations then turn around and award scholarships to those who apply, who often are from lower-income families.
The amounts vary, but can equal part or all the cost of a full year of tuition at the private school of the recipient's choice.
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Eighteen states have various forms of tax-credit scholarship programs, according to EdChoice.
The Montana law allowed parents to choose any private school to apply the scholarship toward, including religious schools.
Shortly after the legislation was enacted the Montana Department of Revenue put in place an administrative rule that precluded scholarship recipients from using "their scholarships at religious schools," according to the Supreme Court petition. (Page 6.)
The department relied on the Montana constitution's so-called "Blaine amendment," which prohibits, “direct or indirect appropriation or payment from any public fund or monies . . . for any sectarian purpose or to aid any church, school, academy, seminary, college, university, or other literary or scientific institution, controlled in whole or in part by any church, sect, or denomination.”
The Arlington, Virginia-based libertarian group Institute for Justice is representing school choice activist Kendra Espinoza and the other plaintiffs in the case. In a YouTube video produced by the institute, counsel Erica Smith explained that 37 states have Blaine amendments.
However, of those about 14 have ones "that are actively standing in the way of school choice," because of how they have been interpreted by courts in those states, she said at about the 10-minute mark of the video.
In an interview with The Western Journal, David Hodges, a co-counsel on the Espinoza case, said the issue is parental choice.
"This case is about whether the religion clauses [like those found in Blaine amendments]...can invalidate generally available and religiously neutral student aid programs, just because the program gave the choice of attending a religious school," David Hodges, a co-counsel in the Espinoza case with the Institute for Justice, told The Western Journal.
Blaine amendments were put in place in states starting in the late 1800s, after a drive led by then-Rep. James Blaine of Maine to amend the Constitution at the national level fell short.
The amendments were understood as a way to block tax dollars from going toward Catholic schools.
"Consideration of the amendment arose at a time of pervasive hostility to the Catholic Church and to Catholics in general, and it was an open secret that ‘sectarian’ was code for ‘Catholic,’” Justice Clarence Thomas wrote in a 2000 case before the Supreme Court. (Page 828 of Thomas' opinion.)
Espinoza and the other plaintiffs in the case now before the high court wanted to apply their scholarship toward tuition at the Stillwater Christian School, a nondenominational school in Kalispell, Montana.
They won at the trial level.
The Department of Revenue appealed the case to the Montana Supreme Court, which overturned the trial court in December 2018, finding the scholarship program does violate the state's Blaine amendment.
Espinoza, a single mother with two daughters, appealed her case to the U.S. Supreme Court, which is expected to issue a ruling by June.
If she prevails, the result would be that "when a state seeks to establish a generally available scholarship benefit, that no state will be able to rely on one of their Blaine amendments to invalidate these programs" for religious schools, Hodges said.
The Institute for Justice video about the case is below.
"School choice is very important to me," Espinoza said at the video's opening. "I feel it is my responsibility and my right to be able to choose where my children go to school, where they learn and how they are educated and the influences that they have."
Former Rep. Trent Franks of Arizona is someone watching the case with great interest.
Franks, a former member of the Arizona House of Representatives and the United States Congress, was the original author and leading proponent of the successful passage of the Tuition Tax Credit Bill in Arizona in the 1990s.
The Grand Canyon State was the first to establish such a tuition assistance program and other states, like Montana, have since followed the model, KJZZ reported.
Franks explained to The Western Journal the advantage of the tax credit program is that it does not direct money from the treasury to religious schools, and therefore, in Arizona, has not been interpreted to be a violation of the state's Blaine Amendment.
The way it works is individuals can contribute up to $500 to School Tuitions Organizations, known as STOs, and then deduct that from their Arizona tax liability.
Franks argued the money in question never became public money, because like other deductions and credits, it is used to calculate the individual's tax liability to the state.
He offered the example of tax deductions made to churches or other charitable organizations.
“You made that donation before you ever filled out your tax return," Franks said. "Then you go and fill out your tax return two months later. And you show that as a deduction, does the money that you gave to that church all of the sudden become public money?"
The answer is no, according to Franks.
"If it does, then every dollar in your pocket is public money, because there's potentially some demand or some claim on it by the government at some tax level."
Former Arizona state Sen. Steven Yarbrough currently is the director of the Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization, one of the oldest and largest in the state. There are over 60 STOs in Arizona, religious and non-religious alike, Yarbrough said.
Since its inception in 1998, ACSTO has awarded over $240 million in scholarships to 38,000 students, attending 150 Christian schools throughout the Grand Canyon State, according to the organization's website.
"We believe that the evidence is clear that there are large numbers of students who are only able to afford a form of education that is preferred by their parents as a result of scholarship tax credits," Yarbrough told The Western Journal.
Liz Cuhna is one of the parents who would not be able to afford to send her children to a Christian school, but for the ACSTO scholarships.
She currently has three children attending Valley Christian Schools in the Phoenix metro area.
Cuhna wasn't happy with some of the things she's seen regarding some of her older kids' experiences in public schools.
"We are a faith-based family and I thought that was really important that they could mimic that in their education," she said.
"You see kids from all economic backgrounds going to Valley Christian," she said. The scholarship program, she said, "is an equalizer."
TrackTown, AZ Valley Christian Track & Field has combined to win 31 state championships since 1985 - the most of any Arizona high school. pic.twitter.com/MJx4ULAzG2 — Valley Christian Athletics (@vctrojans) April 20, 2020
Susie Staub, whose daughters attended Valley Christian, recalled it was the school's principal who told her about ACSTO program after their family experienced a job loss and thought they would have to pull their kids from the school.
"We’re so grateful that we had that opportunity to choose the school that our children will go to, so that it would match up with our values," she said. "We just really believe in our family that having school choice is so important, and it's really a choice that a parent should make. That tax credit scholarship program allows that choice to happen for a lot of families in Arizona."
Sara Cornell, whose young son wasn't being challenged enough in public school, told The Western Journal, “There is no way we could afford private education without tax credits."
Chelsea Oglebay and her sister both received ACSTO scholarships throughout their school years at Pusch Ridge Christian Academy in Tucson.
In an interview with The Western Journal, she recounted how her mother almost made a full-time job out of lining up donors to give to ACSTO, so her children's entire tuition was covered.
Donors can earmark their contributions to certain individuals or schools, which the ACSTO scholarship awards committee takes into account.
"Because of the tax credit program, we were able to be at a Christian school," Oglebay said. "That is what was best for us, and it’s shaped us into who we are now and where we're at now, and I think our stories would be very different if we didn’t go to a Christian school."
She believes so much in the mission of ACSTO that she recently took at job with the organization as creative manager.
"I’m just thrilled to be able to make that full circle," she explained.
ACSTO "obviously provided so much for me growing up and now it’s so neat to be able to help them and to help other families who have had similar experiences as I have, or to ensure that they have similar experiences that I had."
Franks hopes the Supreme Court will rule in Espinoza's favor, saying it will allow many more to have school choices available to them.
“When this concept first occurred to me now 25 years ago, I prayed it could chart a new course in America to empower parents in their children’s education academically, philosophically, and spiritually," he wrote in an email to The Western Journal.
"If the Supreme Court decides for the plaintiff in Espinoza, as I believe they will, it will open the path for millions of children to walk in the hopes and dreams of their parents rather than in the politically correct corridors of bureaucrats," he added.
Smith, the Institute for Justice counsel, agreed.
"This victory will have a huge impact on school choice nationwide," she said in the institute's video.
"It will wipe away the laws in states that still discriminate against religious options in school choice programs, and it will also enable legislators in many states to pass new programs."
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.
CORRECTION, May 11, 2020: The original version of this article incorrectly identified the 19th-century congressman for whom the so-called "Blaine amendments" are named. He was Rep. James Blaine of Maine. We apologize to our readers for the error, and for any confusion we may have caused.


wnd--2020-06-12--Since when has appeasement ever worked?

Since when has appeasement ever worked?

So many things have happened this week , it 's hard to know where to start ; so I 'll begin with a brief history lesson .
Consider Æthelred the Unready , king of England from A.D. 978 to 1016 .
He was a weak ruler who was unable to muster either the interest or the courage to fight off the marauding `` Danes '' ( Vikings ) who were pillaging his shores .
Instead he appeased them by taxing citizens and paying enormous amounts from his treasury to the Vikings to stop pillaging .
How did this strategy work @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that they could take treasure from the king until they wanted more , after which they merely had to perform some brutal raids on coastal villages and sack a few churches to get the king to fork over more cash .
Repeat .
Repeat .
Repeat – until the Danes , led by Sweyn the Forkbeard , just took over in 1013 .
More recently , Neville Chamberlain 's appeasement policy with Nazi Germany has been blamed for allowing Hitler to grow strong enough to conduct the atrocious acts that defined World War @ @ @ @ @ @ @ references is the futility of appeasing an enemy .
Oh sure , appeasement is often a quick easy fix for short-term difficulties ; but anyone knows it 's a rotten strategy for long-term stability .
The problem is , appeasement continually shifts boundaries .
What was good enough yesterday is not good enough today .
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They know weak politicians and useful idiots when they see them .
Weakness is not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only understand one rule : Might Makes Right .
When politicians or activists attempt to appease terrorists ( domestic or otherwise ) , they simply become slaves to their demands , held hostage by guilt or political correctness or other emasculating emotions that render them helpless in the face of increased lawlessness and bullying .
The politicians and activists then make endless excuses for the bullies while concocting more elaborate ways to appease .
The ultimate results of appeasement are far worse than if strong actions were taken in the first place .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ appeasement bribes as a `` right , '' while the appeaser grows weary at the payoff 's failure to end the bad behavior .
Resentment builds .
People can only be pushed so far .
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Today we 're seeing the tactic of appeasement in spades , employed by those unable to learn from history : • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi , D-Calif. , Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer , D-N.Y. , and many of their fellow Democrats knelt in silence at the U.S. Capitol ; • FBI bends its knee to the mob ; • Universities scramble to out-do each other in appeasement ; • White protesters wash the feet of black protest organizers and beg @ @ @ @ @ @ @ result of this literal foot-kissing ?
Why , more demands , of course ( big surprise ) .
Now that some politicians and useful idiots have kissed the derrières of violent activists , what 's next ?
Are all their sins now expunged ?
Of course not .
All they 've done is admit their `` guilt . ''
As many `` woke '' people are discovering , nothing is ever good enough .
If you literally kiss the feet of a terrorist group today , what must you kiss tomorrow to keep @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there anything more disgusting than an American on his knees before a tyrant ? ''
asks Melissa Mackenzie in the American Spectator .
`` The Left ( yes , Antifa , and yes , BLM , the communist movement ) wants to see all of America cower , bow , scrape , and beg for forgiveness for their existence and for crimes they never committed .
They hate their own country .
They want , as Barack Obama said , to remake America .
To transform it into a communist society .
They @ @ @ @ @ @ @ They are willing to use the traumas of anyone , even a dead man , to fortify their power .
… They do n't care about the black business and homeowners in burned-out cities .
They breezily use these people for their political ends .
If black people and other minorities must live in razed ghettos , it 's fine so long as they possess power .
… Making people bow is icing on the cake .
It 's psychopathic and evil . ''
The latest insane demand by the domestic terrorists and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ departments – and many politicians are appeasing them .
But `` fewer than 20 percent of Americans of all parties supported any cutting of police funding – a finding consistent with decades of polling , '' reports Free Beacon , which calls this appeasement `` part of a broader shift among those in the [ Democratic ] party looking to signal their distance from or hostility to cops and prove their progressive credentials . ''
Columnist John Daniel Davidson pointed out that if you want to know what disbanding the police looks like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's say these ultra-progressive municipal governments could get their wish and abolish the police in their cities entirely , '' he writes .
`` What would happen ?
Inevitably , an armed group would emerge and impose a monopoly on the use of force . ''
And golly gee whiz , that ’ s just what ’ s happening in Seattle , where Antifa terrorists have seized control of six square blocks within the city they ’ re calling `` Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone , '' or CHAZ .
It took less than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ take over as a warlord , patrol the area with firearms , and beat the snot out of anyone he didn ’ t like .
His people are already extorting shopkeepers for money .
CHAZ residents are now experiencing rapes , robberies , and other violent acts … and police are not allowed to respond .
Antifa has now released a comprehensive list of “ demands.
” And here 's the thing : Do you think appeasing these warlords will work ?
If every single demand were met , how long before a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a heartbreaking perspective from the side of law enforcement , read this essay entitled `` America , we are leaving . ''
Read every word .
Read it and weep .
The vast , vast majority of law enforcement officers deserve our gratitude , not our hatred .
Without LEOs , America will descend into anarchy ruled by warlords .
Does anyone honestly think things will be hunky-dory without a police presence ?
Or will up-and-coming warlords , drunk with power , take advantage of the situation to rampage around the community , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ without any checks on their violence and depravity ?
But , apparently , logic is beyond the left .

So many things have happened this week, it's hard to know where to start; so I'll begin with a brief history lesson.
Consider Æthelred the Unready, king of England from A.D. 978 to 1016. He was a weak ruler who was unable to muster either the interest or the courage to fight off the marauding "Danes" (Vikings) who were pillaging his shores. Instead he appeased them by taxing citizens and paying enormous amounts from his treasury to the Vikings to stop pillaging. How did this strategy work? Well, it taught the Vikings that they could take treasure from the king until they wanted more, after which they merely had to perform some brutal raids on coastal villages and sack a few churches to get the king to fork over more cash. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat – until the Danes, led by Sweyn the Forkbeard, just took over in 1013.
More recently, Neville Chamberlain's appeasement policy with Nazi Germany has been blamed for allowing Hitler to grow strong enough to conduct the atrocious acts that defined World War II.
The point of these historical references is the futility of appeasing an enemy.
Oh sure, appeasement is often a quick easy fix for short-term difficulties; but anyone knows it's a rotten strategy for long-term stability. The problem is, appeasement continually shifts boundaries. What was good enough yesterday is not good enough today.
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Bullies and thugs aren't dumb. They know weak politicians and useful idiots when they see them. Weakness is not admired by bullies and terrorists, who only understand one rule: Might Makes Right. When politicians or activists attempt to appease terrorists (domestic or otherwise), they simply become slaves to their demands, held hostage by guilt or political correctness or other emasculating emotions that render them helpless in the face of increased lawlessness and bullying. The politicians and activists then make endless excuses for the bullies while concocting more elaborate ways to appease.
The ultimate results of appeasement are far worse than if strong actions were taken in the first place. The appease-ee begins to think of the appeasement bribes as a "right," while the appeaser grows weary at the payoff's failure to end the bad behavior. Resentment builds. People can only be pushed so far.
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Today we're seeing the tactic of appeasement in spades, employed by those unable to learn from history:
What has been the result of this literal foot-kissing? Why, more demands, of course (big surprise). Now that some politicians and useful idiots have kissed the derrières of violent activists, what's next? Are all their sins now expunged? Of course not. All they've done is admit their "guilt."
As many "woke" people are discovering, nothing is ever good enough. If you literally kiss the feet of a terrorist group today, what must you kiss tomorrow to keep in their good graces?
"Is there anything more disgusting than an American on his knees before a tyrant?" asks Melissa Mackenzie in the American Spectator. "The Left (yes, Antifa, and yes, BLM, the communist movement) wants to see all of America cower, bow, scrape, and beg for forgiveness for their existence and for crimes they never committed. They hate their own country. They want, as Barack Obama said, to remake America. To transform it into a communist society. They hate anyone who disagrees with them. They are willing to use the traumas of anyone, even a dead man, to fortify their power. … They don't care about the black business and homeowners in burned-out cities. They breezily use these people for their political ends. If black people and other minorities must live in razed ghettos, it's fine so long as they possess power. … Making people bow is icing on the cake. It's psychopathic and evil."
The latest insane demand by the domestic terrorists and their useful idiots is to defund police departments – and many politicians are appeasing them. But "fewer than 20 percent of Americans of all parties supported any cutting of police funding – a finding consistent with decades of polling," reports Free Beacon, which calls this appeasement "part of a broader shift among those in the [Democratic] party looking to signal their distance from or hostility to cops and prove their progressive credentials."
Columnist John Daniel Davidson pointed out that if you want to know what disbanding the police looks like, look at Mexico. "Let's say these ultra-progressive municipal governments could get their wish and abolish the police in their cities entirely," he writes. "What would happen? Inevitably, an armed group would emerge and impose a monopoly on the use of force."
And golly gee whiz, that’s just what’s happening in Seattle, where Antifa terrorists have seized control of six square blocks within the city they’re calling "Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone," or CHAZ. It took less than two days for a local rapper to take over as a warlord, patrol the area with firearms, and beat the snot out of anyone he didn’t like. His people are already extorting shopkeepers for money. CHAZ residents are now experiencing rapes, robberies, and other violent acts … and police are not allowed to respond.
Antifa has now released a comprehensive list of “demands.”
And here's the thing: Do you think appeasing these warlords will work? If every single demand were met, how long before a new list would be issued?
For a heartbreaking perspective from the side of law enforcement, read this essay entitled "America, we are leaving." Read every word. Read it and weep. The vast, vast majority of law enforcement officers deserve our gratitude, not our hatred. Without LEOs, America will descend into anarchy ruled by warlords.
Does anyone honestly think things will be hunky-dory without a police presence? Or will up-and-coming warlords, drunk with power, take advantage of the situation to rampage around the community, looting, raping, robbing and murdering without any checks on their violence and depravity?
But, apparently, logic is beyond the left.


wnd--2020-06-12--'Bolshevik Revolution' comes to America

'Bolshevik Revolution' comes to America

The public interest group I founded , Judicial Watch Inc. , recently wrote the mayor of the District of Columbia , Muriel Bowser , and demanded that she paint the motto I coined at during my 10 years at the organization on the city streets : `` Because No One Is Above the Law '' – this after the mayor permitted the words `` Black Lives Matter '' to be painted on 16th Street .
It was a clever publicity stunt , given that Judicial Watch does little to enforce the law , other than to mainly just obtain documents @ @ @ @ @ @ @ implores the government to do the job of We the People .
Indeed , our Founding Fathers did not ask King George III for help against his own tyrannical regime !
Instead , they took it upon themselves to enforce colonial law and the law of God and founded a new , free republic .
Today , our once-free republic is under siege , instigated by a radical cabal of communists , socialists , anarchists , atheists and other radicals of all colors , sexes ( there are in today 's world more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And , they are not only destroying private and government property , such as police stations , but also looting , burning and killing .
Last Monday I appeared before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit in a case I had filed three years ago – yes , way ahead of the current downward spiral – against members of Antifa , the University of California at Berkeley and the city itself .
I wrote about this earlier this week .
At the outset of the hearing , in providing background @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In a Freudian slip , I referred to the date that my brave gay woman client , Kiara Robles , was attacked by Antifa on the Berkeley campus , as Feb. 1 , 1917 .
When I saw the jurists wryly smiling that I had said 1917 instead of 2017 , and then poked fun at me for being 100 years off target , I responded in jest that whenever I think of the university and the city I think of the Russian Bolshevik Revolution .
My slip of the tongue rang @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sectors of Seattle , and the anti-capitalist maiming , assault and destruction that is now underway in full force in localities and states all around the nation , indeed we are in the midst of an attempted forceful takeover by the radical left .
It is the result of not only leftist financiers like George Soros and university professors who have brainwashed our youth , but also the race baiters , conmen and radical racists like the so-called Reverends Louis Farrakhan and Al Sharpton .
These hate-filled communists and socialist organizers and vigilantes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to ash and then build the country back up in Marxian style .
TRENDING : Black leader unleashes on media at White House : 'Quit lying ' about Trump We are thus living through a period not unlike what Russia experienced in 1917 , and what Ayn Rand predicted in her famous book `` Atlas Shrugged . ''
What is making matters worse , is that not only the police have been ordered to lay down their `` arms , '' but local mayors and state governors are taking an exit stage left @ @ @ @ @ @ @ traction .
Couple this with President Trump essentially dumping off responsibility to the localities and state authorities , and we have chaos , as the leftist cancer continues to spread with full force into a stage four malignant brain tumor .
Listen to my appearance today on Crowdsource , which is embedded below , to fully realize the consequences of even the president 's prevarication and lack of action , other than tweets and words , to put this revolt down .
And , here is the ever-present danger of words over deeds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enforcement vacuum is not filled , then other groups , such as neo-Nazis , the Klan and radicals posing as militias will take care of business , and what we will then see is a `` sea of blood '' running through our streets .
A violent counterrevolution will have begun , ignited by law enforcement inaction .
I am sending forth this clarion call to President Trump to man up and stop the tweeting and bloviating , replete with his classic chest pounding , to prevent this by taking `` affirmative action @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which he has power to do under his emergency authority .
He must round up and incarcerate these lawless `` Bolsheviks '' and other radicals .
He must also order his do-nothing attorney general , Bill Barr , to indict these criminals , try and convict them and send them where the sun do n't shine , in prison where they belong .
We at Freedom Watch are using our resources to also bring legal actions for police who have been victimized , such as in my birthplace and the birthplace of our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in effect reverse racism , where white cops are fired based on what the leftists falsely consider to be racist tweets and social media posts on private accounts .
And , we have other legal actions in the works to restore equal justice under the law no matter what one 's race , ethnicity , gender , or religion may be .
Our Framers wrote and enacted a Constitution on the bedrock principle that all men and women are created equal .
But in today 's warped world , some are not treated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ white male cop !
So , while I take my hat off to my former colleagues at Judicial Watch for its high-profile publicity stunt , let me take it into the real world of the moment .
What exists now is not any semblance of `` Because No One is Above the Law , '' but instead `` Because There Is No Law ! ''
In this regard , I myself have now written to Mayor Bowser and to demand that she have this `` truism '' painted on Pennsylvania Avenue right in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ District of Columbia .
And , when she refuses , the mayor can expect to be served with a complaint , as the District has an anti-discrimination law for stifling political speech in a public forum .
Now , in the words of Thomas Paine , is the time that try men 's souls .
It is not a time to push off to others what We the People must rise up to do to save our republic and preserve liberty and freedom .
Mr. President , I support you , but stop @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the American people in putting down what is in effect a modern-day Bolshevik revolution before it is too late .
Go to www.freedomwatchusa.org and enlist and support our citizens ' peaceful and legal army of patriots .
FREE SPECIAL INVESTIGATIVE REPORT ON ANTIFA !
What exactly is ANTIFA and what are its real goals ?
Why does it viciously attack America at every opportunity , prompting President Trump to label it a `` domestic terror group '' ?
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@ @ @ @ @ @ @ powerful 22,000-word e-book exposing ANTIFA , which will be delivered to you immediately !

The public interest group I founded, Judicial Watch Inc., recently wrote the mayor of the District of Columbia, Muriel Bowser, and demanded that she paint the motto I coined at during my 10 years at the organization on the city streets: "Because No One Is Above the Law" – this after the mayor permitted the words "Black Lives Matter" to be painted on 16th Street. It was a clever publicity stunt, given that Judicial Watch does little to enforce the law, other than to mainly just obtain documents under Freedom of Information Act and then implores the government to do the job of We the People. Indeed, our Founding Fathers did not ask King George III for help against his own tyrannical regime! Instead, they took it upon themselves to enforce colonial law and the law of God and founded a new, free republic.
Today, our once-free republic is under siege, instigated by a radical cabal of communists, socialists, anarchists, atheists and other radicals of all colors, sexes (there are in today's world more than two) and sexual persuasions. And, they are not only destroying private and government property, such as police stations, but also looting, burning and killing.
Last Monday I appeared before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit in a case I had filed three years ago – yes, way ahead of the current downward spiral – against members of Antifa, the University of California at Berkeley and the city itself. I wrote about this earlier this week.
At the outset of the hearing, in providing background to the three-member panel of federal judges. In a Freudian slip, I referred to the date that my brave gay woman client, Kiara Robles, was attacked by Antifa on the Berkeley campus, as Feb. 1, 1917. When I saw the jurists wryly smiling that I had said 1917 instead of 2017, and then poked fun at me for being 100 years off target, I responded in jest that whenever I think of the university and the city I think of the Russian Bolshevik Revolution.
My slip of the tongue rang true. With the current occupation of sectors of Seattle, and the anti-capitalist maiming, assault and destruction that is now underway in full force in localities and states all around the nation, indeed we are in the midst of an attempted forceful takeover by the radical left. It is the result of not only leftist financiers like George Soros and university professors who have brainwashed our youth, but also the race baiters, conmen and radical racists like the so-called Reverends Louis Farrakhan and Al Sharpton. These hate-filled communists and socialist organizers and vigilantes see an opportunity to reduce the republic to ash and then build the country back up in Marxian style.
TRENDING: Is this the 'Final Battle'?
We are thus living through a period not unlike what Russia experienced in 1917, and what Ayn Rand predicted in her famous book "Atlas Shrugged."
What is making matters worse, is that not only the police have been ordered to lay down their "arms," but local mayors and state governors are taking an exit stage left and allowing this Bolshevik revolution to gain traction. Couple this with President Trump essentially dumping off responsibility to the localities and state authorities, and we have chaos, as the leftist cancer continues to spread with full force into a stage four malignant brain tumor. Listen to my appearance today on Crowdsource, which is embedded below, to fully realize the consequences of even the president's prevarication and lack of action, other than tweets and words, to put this revolt down.
And, here is the ever-present danger of words over deeds by the president. If this law enforcement vacuum is not filled, then other groups, such as neo-Nazis, the Klan and radicals posing as militias will take care of business, and what we will then see is a "sea of blood" running through our streets. A violent counterrevolution will have begun, ignited by law enforcement inaction.
I am sending forth this clarion call to President Trump to man up and stop the tweeting and bloviating, replete with his classic chest pounding, to prevent this by taking "affirmative action" and ordering the police in, which he has power to do under his emergency authority. He must round up and incarcerate these lawless "Bolsheviks" and other radicals. He must also order his do-nothing attorney general, Bill Barr, to indict these criminals, try and convict them and send them where the sun don't shine, in prison where they belong.
We at Freedom Watch are using our resources to also bring legal actions for police who have been victimized, such as in my birthplace and the birthplace of our republic, Philadelphia, by what is in effect reverse racism, where white cops are fired based on what the leftists falsely consider to be racist tweets and social media posts on private accounts. And, we have other legal actions in the works to restore equal justice under the law no matter what one's race, ethnicity, gender, or religion may be. Our Framers wrote and enacted a Constitution on the bedrock principle that all men and women are created equal. But in today's warped world, some are not treated equally, particularly if you are a white male cop!
So, while I take my hat off to my former colleagues at Judicial Watch for its high-profile publicity stunt, let me take it into the real world of the moment. What exists now is not any semblance of "Because No One is Above the Law," but instead "Because There Is No Law!" In this regard, I myself have now written to Mayor Bowser and to demand that she have this "truism" painted on Pennsylvania Avenue right in front of the municipality building of the District of Columbia. And, when she refuses, the mayor can expect to be served with a complaint, as the District has an anti-discrimination law for stifling political speech in a public forum.
Now, in the words of Thomas Paine, is the time that try men's souls. It is not a time to push off to others what We the People must rise up to do to save our republic and preserve liberty and freedom. Mr. President, I support you, but stop just talking and join Freedom Watch and the American people in putting down what is in effect a modern-day Bolshevik revolution before it is too late. Go to www.freedomwatchusa.org and enlist and support our citizens' peaceful and legal army of patriots.
FREE SPECIAL INVESTIGATIVE REPORT ON ANTIFA! What exactly is ANTIFA and what are its real goals? Why does it viciously attack America at every opportunity, prompting President Trump to label it a "domestic terror group"? WND is offering an original, in-depth investigative report on ANTIFA – absolutely FREE! Sign-up here for your copy of this powerful 22,000-word e-book exposing ANTIFA, which will be delivered to you immediately!


wnd--2020-06-12--'Words that work': How conservatives have bowed to the left's Revolution

Every American citizen has the God-given right to sit on his front porch with a shotgun on his lap in order to defend life , liberty and property .
To enjoy our unalienable rights , we have collectively assigned to fellow citizens the authority to act in our interests and pay them for their service .
These citizens are law enforcement officers – which I was prior to going into medical practice .
In our civil society , we elect officials to administer civic affairs .
Public officials assuming this immense responsibility are required to swear a solemn oath , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and laws passed by the people 's representatives .
This oath serves the critical function of tying the office holder as a surrogate to the rights of the individual citizens .
Failure to keep this oath may be construed as treason or a high crime .
Treason it truly is , by violating the unalienable rights citizens have entrusted to their care .
As we have seen recently , this Thin Blue Line is often all that stands between we the people and the violence of anarchy .
It is the first line @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's effort to provoke their plan to make America ungovernable before November .
Now leftists call for defunding and dismantling their own police departments .
Beyond insanity , this is a brazen act of treason and a high crime against Americans .
They 're calling for the destruction and death of their communities and fellow citizens .
TRENDING : Black leader unleashes on media at White House : 'Quit lying ' about Trump Since anarchy is impossible to sustain , who will fill the vacuum of cities with no police ?
Black Lives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ defunding demand , is forming an armed Peace Officers Corps , ensuring our streets are run by American terrorists .
What we have been watching the last few weeks is not merely protests or even riots .
Rather , it is the continuing Revolution to utterly overthrow America and permanently suspend our Constitution by the Domestic Enemy .
As explained by '60s domestic terrorist and Obama booster Bill Ayers , `` Always remember the issue is never about the issue ; the issue is always about the Revolution . ''
Like Ayers , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ firmly rooted in the Communist Party with reported ties to anti-American socialist billionaire George Soros .
Do not be hornswoggled into believing this is about George Floyd , or `` words that work '' such as `` systemic racism , '' `` police racism , '' or `` police brutality . ''
America is the least racist nation on earth .
Those racist terms were first listed in Ayers ' book , `` Prairie Fire Manifesto , '' ( dedicated to Sirhan Sirhan ) and the `` Black Panther 10 point plan , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be weaponized by the left .
The wrongful and indefensible death of George Floyd has provided the operatives on the left , less interested in justice than revolution , the hoped-for trigger to fire off a well-engineered and organized domestic battle plan against America and its current top defender , President Trump .
Only through such distractions can our domestic enemies finally achieve their Maoist-Marxist `` Long march through the institution '' – a 125-year march that , if successful , will kill the `` last best hope for mankind on earth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dark age for humanity of absolute tyranny under the rule of despots .
FREE SPECIAL INVESTIGATIVE REPORT ON ANTIFA !
What exactly is ANTIFA and what are its real goals ?
Why does it viciously attack America at every opportunity , prompting President Trump to label it a `` domestic terror group '' ?
WND is offering an original , in-depth investigative report on ANTIFA – absolutely FREE !
Sign-up here for your copy of this powerful 22,000-word e-book exposing ANTIFA , which will be delivered to you immediately !
The left 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ put patriots on the defense , set the terms of the debate and demand we foolishly fight an unwinnable battle on the `` politically correct '' battlefield they create using the false weapons they provide – the `` words that work '' for their purposes .
The false battlefield , in this case , is 400 years of American `` systemic racism , '' and the false weapons include the conflation of such terms as white supremacy , white privilege , black lives matter , systemic police racism and brutality .
Are there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ micro , that there are bad people and bad police officers whose actions have targeted African Americans ?
Of course .
Any group of people has outliers who act violently and immorally .
It is the result and the ravages of sin .
But for the left to argue from the false conclusion that these bad apples spoil our Republic 's entire bunch , to claim that any defense of America is a defense of evil , is itself evil .
We must utterly reject the enemy 's premises !
In so doing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the `` Paradox of Tolerance , '' which states that in a free society , the unlimited tolerance of the intolerant ( i.e.
, the left ) will lead to the destruction of the tolerant and tolerance .
Former military intelligence operators Stephen Coughlin and Richard Higgins of Unconstrainted Analytics expose the truth of how conservatives have inadvertently supported leftist national-suicide policy .
They explain : `` Political correctness is the enforcement mechanism of the multicultural narrative that implements Neo-Marxist objectives .
It is through these narratives that the left drives policy .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Republican leaders shrink from constitutional principles for fear of being accused of racism , sexism , homophobia , etc.
, they are subordinating those principles to neo-Marxist narratives designed for that purpose .
By submitting to these narratives , establishment Republicans first become pliant , and then obedient to the left , accommodating it through 'words that work . '
'' We are witnessing the coming to fruition of Bill Ayers ' `` Prairie Fire Manifesto '' and the `` Black Panther 10 point plan . ''
Conjointly , they have converted `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the invisible battlefield of ideas into weapons used within the unconcealed Revolution against the American culture .
Millions of our fellow citizens have given the Last Full Measure of Devotion , that freedom extends to the very end of time .
We are but the stewards of the fruits of their sacrifice .
As good stewards , we must each do our part in the fight for civilization in which we find ourselves .
As good Americans , we must stand firm in the face of today 's evil Revolution .
Exposing , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ domestic is no longer an option , but a requirement for every thinking American .
`` God grants liberty only to those who love it , and are always ready to guard and defend it . ''
( Daniel Webster ) William Scott Magill , M.D.
, is the executive director of Veterans in Defense of Liberty ( ViDoL ) .
He served with the United States Marine Corp. 1965-1971 , with the United States Army Medical Corps 1981-1988 , and with the Denver Police Dept .
1970-1976 .
He obtained his bachelors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Denver , Masters of Health Care Administration Trinity University in San Antonio , and medical degree from The University of Health Sciences in Kansas City .
Dr. Magill matriculated his residency in Ob/Gyn at Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu , and served as the Chief of Ob/Gyn at Irwin Army Hospital Ft. Riley Kansas .
He was until recently a practicing obstetrician & Gynecologist in Springfield , Missouri , for 21 years .

By W. Scott Magill, M.D.
Every American citizen has the God-given right to sit on his front porch with a shotgun on his lap in order to defend life, liberty and property. To enjoy our unalienable rights, we have collectively assigned to fellow citizens the authority to act in our interests and pay them for their service. These citizens are law enforcement officers – which I was prior to going into medical practice.
In our civil society, we elect officials to administer civic affairs. Public officials assuming this immense responsibility are required to swear a solemn oath, affirming they will faithfully uphold the Constitution and laws passed by the people's representatives. This oath serves the critical function of tying the office holder as a surrogate to the rights of the individual citizens. Failure to keep this oath may be construed as treason or a high crime. Treason it truly is, by violating the unalienable rights citizens have entrusted to their care.
As we have seen recently, this Thin Blue Line is often all that stands between we the people and the violence of anarchy. It is the first line of defense between Americans and the left's effort to provoke their plan to make America ungovernable before November.
Now leftists call for defunding and dismantling their own police departments. Beyond insanity, this is a brazen act of treason and a high crime against Americans. They're calling for the destruction and death of their communities and fellow citizens.
TRENDING: Is this the 'Final Battle'?
Since anarchy is impossible to sustain, who will fill the vacuum of cities with no police? Black Lives Matter, which initially made the ludicrous defunding demand, is forming an armed Peace Officers Corps, ensuring our streets are run by American terrorists.
What we have been watching the last few weeks is not merely protests or even riots. Rather, it is the continuing Revolution to utterly overthrow America and permanently suspend our Constitution by the Domestic Enemy. As explained by '60s domestic terrorist and Obama booster Bill Ayers, "Always remember the issue is never about the issue; the issue is always about the Revolution." Like Ayers, both Antifa and Black Lives Matter are firmly rooted in the Communist Party with reported ties to anti-American socialist billionaire George Soros.
Do not be hornswoggled into believing this is about George Floyd, or "words that work" such as "systemic racism," "police racism," or "police brutality." America is the least racist nation on earth. Those racist terms were first listed in Ayers' book, "Prairie Fire Manifesto," (dedicated to Sirhan Sirhan) and the "Black Panther 10 point plan," as "words that work" to be weaponized by the left. The wrongful and indefensible death of George Floyd has provided the operatives on the left, less interested in justice than revolution, the hoped-for trigger to fire off a well-engineered and organized domestic battle plan against America and its current top defender, President Trump. Only through such distractions can our domestic enemies finally achieve their Maoist-Marxist "Long march through the institution" – a 125-year march that, if successful, will kill the "last best hope for mankind on earth" and replace it with a new dark age for humanity of absolute tyranny under the rule of despots.
FREE SPECIAL INVESTIGATIVE REPORT ON ANTIFA! What exactly is ANTIFA and what are its real goals? Why does it viciously attack America at every opportunity, prompting President Trump to label it a "domestic terror group"? WND is offering an original, in-depth investigative report on ANTIFA – absolutely FREE! Sign-up here for your copy of this powerful 22,000-word e-book exposing ANTIFA, which will be delivered to you immediately!
The left's tactics are to twist these events to put patriots on the defense, set the terms of the debate and demand we foolishly fight an unwinnable battle on the "politically correct" battlefield they create using the false weapons they provide – the "words that work" for their purposes. The false battlefield, in this case, is 400 years of American "systemic racism," and the false weapons include the conflation of such terms as white supremacy, white privilege, black lives matter, systemic police racism and brutality. Are there arguments to be made, in the micro, that there are bad people and bad police officers whose actions have targeted African Americans? Of course. Any group of people has outliers who act violently and immorally. It is the result and the ravages of sin. But for the left to argue from the false conclusion that these bad apples spoil our Republic's entire bunch, to claim that any defense of America is a defense of evil, is itself evil.
We must utterly reject the enemy's premises!
In so doing, we verify the truth contained within the "Paradox of Tolerance," which states that in a free society, the unlimited tolerance of the intolerant (i.e., the left) will lead to the destruction of the tolerant and tolerance.
Former military intelligence operators Stephen Coughlin and Richard Higgins of Unconstrainted Analytics expose the truth of how conservatives have inadvertently supported leftist national-suicide policy. They explain: "Political correctness is the enforcement mechanism of the multicultural narrative that implements Neo-Marxist objectives. It is through these narratives that the left drives policy."
They note that, "When Republican leaders shrink from constitutional principles for fear of being accused of racism, sexism, homophobia, etc., they are subordinating those principles to neo-Marxist narratives designed for that purpose. By submitting to these narratives, establishment Republicans first become pliant, and then obedient to the left, accommodating it through 'words that work.'"
We are witnessing the coming to fruition of Bill Ayers' "Prairie Fire Manifesto" and the "Black Panther 10 point plan." Conjointly, they have converted "words that work" from weapons on the invisible battlefield of ideas into weapons used within the unconcealed Revolution against the American culture.
Millions of our fellow citizens have given the Last Full Measure of Devotion, that freedom extends to the very end of time. We are but the stewards of the fruits of their sacrifice. As good stewards, we must each do our part in the fight for civilization in which we find ourselves. As good Americans, we must stand firm in the face of today's evil Revolution.
Exposing, condemning and pushing back against these enemies domestic is no longer an option, but a requirement for every thinking American.
"God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are always ready to guard and defend it." (Daniel Webster)
William Scott Magill, M.D., is the executive director of Veterans in Defense of Liberty (ViDoL). He served with the United States Marine Corps 1965-1971, with the United States Army Medical Corps 1981-1988, and with the Denver Police Dept. 1970-1976. He obtained his bachelors of Business Administration from the University of Denver, Masters of Health Care Administration Trinity University in San Antonio, and a medical degree from The University of Health Sciences in Kansas City. Dr. Magill matriculated his residency in Ob/Gyn at Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu and served as the Chief of Ob/Gyn at Irwin Army Hospital Ft. Riley Kansas. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He was until recently a practicing Obstetrician & Gynecologist in Springfield, Missouri, for 21 years.


wnd--2020-06-12--Breaking new records for hypocrisy

Breaking new records for hypocrisy

Ever since he first descended the escalator in the Trump Tower lobby , Donald J. Trump has had a way of exposing the mendacity and hypocrisy that passes for politics in America .
Or we should say the mendacious and hypocrites exposed themselves .
The candidates sharing the primary stage with him came off as wooden dummies mouthing platitudes no one believed .
The political media showed they were in on the joke by pretending to take the establishment candidates seriously , though no one else did .
The media 's wall to wall coverage of Trump 's 2016 rallies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our so-called news media .
Trump made good ratings , and that trumped the liberal media 's loathing for the man .
When Trump did win the media elite felt they were complicit by giving him all that free TV time , and they hated themselves for doing it .
But rather than admit it or change their business model , they turned their hatred on the president and doubled down on the business model .
If Orange Man Bad delivers more eyeballs , jettison any journalistic standards , hire the rankest of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ journalists '' and `` analysts . ''
TRENDING : Black leader unleashes on media at White House : 'Quit lying ' about Trump The hypocrisy and mendacity of the civil-libertarian left was exposed by the Mueller probe and Russia witch hunt .
The same liberals that condemned COINTELPRO , the FBI and CIA counterintelligence program that targeted civil rights and antiwar movements in the 1960s , for targeting domestic political opponents cheered on the intelligence community targeting Trump supporters .
Without a hint of irony , Adam Schiff sent the Pentagon a letter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ may be targeting Americans `` engaging in constitutionally-protected activity within the United States . ''
He means street protests not elections .
Schiff tells us , `` It is precisely because of past abuses of power and illegal or inappropriate activities by the IC [ intelligence community ] that Congressional oversight of the IC was established .
Ensuring that we prevent a repeat of past abuses is critical to protecting the civil liberties of the American people . ''
He should tell that to Obama administration officials who used the FBI , CIA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ man , ( try to ) rig an election and topple the elected president .
We find more falsehoods exposed in the latest spasm of protests , another manifestation of the left 's hatred of President Trump .
We learned neo-Marxist activists exploited concerns about police brutality to stoke racial division in order to overthrow the established order , aka `` systemic racism . ''
And though Joe Biden says he does n't support `` defund the police , '' no one really believes this weak old senile man is capable of stopping @ @ @ @ @ @ @ passionate intensity .
When some 1,200 doctors , nurses , med students and epidemiologists signed a letter saying `` infectious disease experts must be clear and consistent in prioritizing an anti-racist message '' and protests over the murder of George Floyd are `` vital to the national public health '' but `` should not be confused with a permissive stance on all gatherings , particularly protests against stay-home orders , '' we learned that many of our `` health experts '' are not unlike the doctors that imprisoned dissidents in Soviet psychiatric hospitals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could be against socialism .
We saw rampant hypocrisy with some Americans freely exercising their First Amendment right to petition the government even as that government prohibited others from exercising their First Amendment right to peaceably assemble at race tracks or playgrounds .
The protests put paid to the notion of mail-in ballots .
We saw Americans are ready , willing and eager to exercise their constitutional rights even at the risk of being exposed to the CCP virus .
If you will stand with thousands to protest , you can stand in @ @ @ @ @ @

Ever since he first descended the escalator in the Trump Tower lobby, Donald J. Trump has had a way of exposing the mendacity and hypocrisy that passes for politics in America. Or we should say the mendacious and hypocrites exposed themselves.
The candidates sharing the primary stage with him came off as wooden dummies mouthing platitudes no one believed.
The political media showed they were in on the joke by pretending to take the establishment candidates seriously, though no one else did.
The media's wall to wall coverage of Trump's 2016 rallies exposed the ratings-driven and celebrity-driven nature of our so-called news media. Trump made good ratings, and that trumped the liberal media's loathing for the man.
When Trump did win the media elite felt they were complicit by giving him all that free TV time, and they hated themselves for doing it. But rather than admit it or change their business model, they turned their hatred on the president and doubled down on the business model. If Orange Man Bad delivers more eyeballs, jettison any journalistic standards, hire the rankest of partisans and dress them up as "journalists" and "analysts."
TRENDING: Is this the 'Final Battle'?
The hypocrisy and mendacity of the civil-libertarian left was exposed by the Mueller probe and Russia witch hunt. The same liberals that condemned COINTELPRO, the FBI and CIA counterintelligence program that targeted civil rights and antiwar movements in the 1960s, for targeting domestic political opponents cheered on the intelligence community targeting Trump supporters.
Without a hint of irony, Adam Schiff sent the Pentagon a letter expressing "concern" the intelligence services may be targeting Americans "engaging in constitutionally-protected activity within the United States." He means street protests not elections.
Schiff tells us, "It is precisely because of past abuses of power and illegal or inappropriate activities by the IC [intelligence community] that Congressional oversight of the IC was established. Ensuring that we prevent a repeat of past abuses is critical to protecting the civil liberties of the American people." He should tell that to Obama administration officials who used the FBI, CIA and Justice Department to frame an innocent man, (try to) rig an election and topple the elected president.
We find more falsehoods exposed in the latest spasm of protests, another manifestation of the left's hatred of President Trump.
We learned neo-Marxist activists exploited concerns about police brutality to stoke racial division in order to overthrow the established order, aka "systemic racism." And though Joe Biden says he doesn't support "defund the police," no one really believes this weak old senile man is capable of stopping the radicals in his party full of passionate intensity.
When some 1,200 doctors, nurses, med students and epidemiologists signed a letter saying "infectious disease experts must be clear and consistent in prioritizing an anti-racist message" and protests over the murder of George Floyd are "vital to the national public health" but "should not be confused with a permissive stance on all gatherings, particularly protests against stay-home orders," we learned that many of our "health experts" are not unlike the doctors that imprisoned dissidents in Soviet psychiatric hospitals on the pretext that no sane person could be against socialism.
We saw rampant hypocrisy with some Americans freely exercising their First Amendment right to petition the government even as that government prohibited others from exercising their First Amendment right to peaceably assemble at race tracks or playgrounds.
The protests put paid to the notion of mail-in ballots. We saw Americans are ready, willing and eager to exercise their constitutional rights even at the risk of being exposed to the CCP virus.
If you will stand with thousands to protest, you can stand in line and vote in person.


wnd--2020-06-12--Bolton's impeachment argument already rebutted in Senate trial

News that John Bolton 's upcoming book will reveal `` Ukraine-like '' impeachable offenses across President Trump 's foreign policy seems to have elicited more negative reaction from the left than the right .
The left is angrily ripping the former Trump national security adviser for not making those claims before an impeachment committee and in the Senate trial last winter .
The president 's defenders , on the other hand , might be assuring themselves that if the Senate in January did n't think the president committed impeachable offenses , `` Ukraine-like '' may not turn out to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , prolific Trump critic Rep. Ted Lieu , D-Calif. , reacted to Simon & Schuster 's release promoting the book by describing Bolton as `` an example of a purported public servant who not only put party over country , he put his own profits over country . ''
TRENDING : Black leader unleashes on media at White House : 'Quit lying ' about Trump In `` The Room Where It Happened : A White House Memoir , '' Bolton , according to the publisher , `` argues that the House committed impeachment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Ukraine when Trump ’ s Ukraine-like transgressions existed across the full range of his foreign policy . ''
MSNBC justice and security analyst Matthew Miller , a former publicist for the Justice Department , the Senate and many campaigns , was livid .
`` I try to keep this feed PG-13 , so I 'm afraid there 's nothing I can say here about the press release John Bolton just put out , '' he wrote .
Joe Lockhart , former press secretary for President Bill Clinton , said he ca n't @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to pass judgement on the impeachment hearings and trial than John Bolton . ''
`` Your rock is waiting for you to climb back under , '' said Lockhart , now a CNN analyst .
However , based on what the publisher has disclosed , if Bolton had testified in the Senate trial , the argument for impeachment derived from his testimony might have sounded familiar to one of the president 's famous lawyers , Alan Dershowitz .
According to the publisher , Bolton writes in his book : `` I am hard-pressed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ my tenure that wasn ’ t driven by re-election calculations . ''
Simon & Schuster says Bolton `` argues that the House committed impeachment malpractice by keeping their prosecution focused narrowly on Ukraine when Trump 's Ukraine-like transgressions existed across the full range of his foreign policy . ''
However , during the Senate trial , the Harvard Law emeritus professor and the president 's legal team contended there was nothing illegal or impeachable in President Trump 's interactions with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky .
Further , on the Senate floor , Dershowitz @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump should be impeached because he would benefit politically if Ukraine announced an investigation of alleged corruption by a potential rival in the 2020 election , Joe Biden .
Dershowitz argued that even if Trump had in mind that such a probe would strengthen his re-election chances , it was not an impeachable offense .
He pointed out there also was a national interest in probing the conflict of interest concern raised by the State Department in Hunter Biden 's lucrative board position with a Ukrainian energy firm under investigation for corruption while @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the nation during a bilateral anti-corruption effort .
`` Every public official I know believes his election is in the public interest , '' Dershowitz told the senators .
`` And if a president does something which he believes will help him get elected in the public interest , that can not be the kind of quid pro quo that results in impeachment . ''
During the 2012 election campaign , President Barack Obama famously was caught on camera assuring outgoing Russian President Dmitry Medvedev that he would have `` more flexibility @ @ @ @ @ @ @ defense issue after the U.S. election .
Dershowitz , in his argument during the trial , cited President Abraham Lincoln 's ordering of Gen. William Sherman to let Indiana troops leave the front lines to vote in the presidential election in which he was running .
`` Everybody has mixed motives and for there to be a constitutional impeachment based on mixed motives would permit almost any president to be impeached , '' Dershowitz said . '
I said nothing like that' After his defense of Trump , Dershowitz was criticized for what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Paul Begala described as the `` ludicrous 'Dershowitz Doctrine . ''
`` His upside-down rule would make presidents immune from every criminal act , so long as they could plausibly claim they did it to boost their re-election effort , '' Begala wrote in an op-ed .
Firing back , Dershowitz said his argument was mischaracterized , `` as if I had said that if a president believes that his re-election was in the national interest , he can do anything . ''
`` I said nothing like that , as anyone who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' he said .
The White House , according to news reports , tried to prevent Bolton 's book from being released , claiming it divulges classified information .
Simon & Schuster said in its release that Bolton in recent months has `` worked in cooperation with the National Security Council to incorporate changes to the text that addressed NSC concerns . ''
`` The final , published version of this book reflects those changes , and Simon & Schuster is fully supportive of Ambassador Bolton 's First Amendment right to tell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump White House . ''

News that John Bolton's upcoming book will reveal "Ukraine-like" impeachable offenses across President Trump's foreign policy seems to have elicited more negative reaction from the left than the right.
The left is angrily ripping the former Trump national security adviser for not making those claims before an impeachment committee and in the Senate trial last winter.
The president's defenders, on the other hand, might be assuring themselves that if the Senate in January didn't think the president committed impeachable offenses, "Ukraine-like" may not turn out to be anything to worry about.
On Twitter, prolific Trump critic Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., reacted to Simon & Schuster's release promoting the book by describing Bolton as "an example of a purported public servant who not only put party over country, he put his own profits over country."
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"Despicable," he wrote.
In "The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir," Bolton, according to the publisher, "argues that the House committed impeachment malpractice by keeping their prosecution focused narrowly on Ukraine when Trump’s Ukraine-like transgressions existed across the full range of his foreign policy."
MSNBC justice and security analyst Matthew Miller, a former publicist for the Justice Department, the Senate and many campaigns, was livid.
"I try to keep this feed PG-13, so I'm afraid there's nothing I can say here about the press release John Bolton just put out," he wrote.
Joe Lockhart, former press secretary for President Bill Clinton, said he can't "think of a person less qualified to pass judgement on the impeachment hearings and trial than John Bolton."
"Your rock is waiting for you to climb back under," said Lockhart, now a CNN analyst.
'Re-election calculations'
However, based on what the publisher has disclosed, if Bolton had testified in the Senate trial, the argument for impeachment derived from his testimony might have sounded familiar to one of the president's famous lawyers, Alan Dershowitz.
According to the publisher, Bolton writes in his book: "I am hard-pressed to identify any significant Trump decision during my tenure that wasn’t driven by re-election calculations."
Simon & Schuster says Bolton "argues that the House committed impeachment malpractice by keeping their prosecution focused narrowly on Ukraine when Trump's Ukraine-like transgressions existed across the full range of his foreign policy."
However, during the Senate trial, the Harvard Law emeritus professor and the president's legal team contended there was nothing illegal or impeachable in President Trump's interactions with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Further, on the Senate floor, Dershowitz specifically rebutted the Democrats' claim that Trump should be impeached because he would benefit politically if Ukraine announced an investigation of alleged corruption by a potential rival in the 2020 election, Joe Biden.
Dershowitz argued that even if Trump had in mind that such a probe would strengthen his re-election chances, it was not an impeachable offense.
He pointed out there also was a national interest in probing the conflict of interest concern raised by the State Department in Hunter Biden's lucrative board position with a Ukrainian energy firm under investigation for corruption while his vice president father oversaw U.S. relations with the nation during a bilateral anti-corruption effort.
"Every public official I know believes his election is in the public interest," Dershowitz told the senators.
"And if a president does something which he believes will help him get elected in the public interest, that cannot be the kind of quid pro quo that results in impeachment."
During the 2012 election campaign, President Barack Obama famously was caught on camera assuring outgoing Russian President Dmitry Medvedev that he would have "more flexibility" to deal with the controversial missile defense issue after the U.S. election.
Dershowitz, in his argument during the trial, cited President Abraham Lincoln's ordering of Gen. William Sherman to let Indiana troops leave the front lines to vote in the presidential election in which he was running.
"Everybody has mixed motives and for there to be a constitutional impeachment based on mixed motives would permit almost any president to be impeached," Dershowitz said.
'I said nothing like that'
After his defense of Trump, Dershowitz was criticized for what CNN contributor and former Bill Clinton adviser Paul Begala described as the "ludicrous 'Dershowitz Doctrine."
"His upside-down rule would make presidents immune from every criminal act, so long as they could plausibly claim they did it to boost their re-election effort," Begala wrote in an op-ed.
Firing back, Dershowitz said his argument was mischaracterized, "as if I had said that if a president believes that his re-election was in the national interest, he can do anything."
"I said nothing like that, as anyone who actually heard what I said can attest," he said.
The White House, according to news reports, tried to prevent Bolton's book from being released, claiming it divulges classified information.
Simon & Schuster said in its release that Bolton in recent months has "worked in cooperation with the National Security Council to incorporate changes to the text that addressed NSC concerns."
"The final, published version of this book reflects those changes, and Simon & Schuster is fully supportive of Ambassador Bolton's First Amendment right to tell the story of his time in the Trump White House."


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wnd--2020-06-12--A call to the new and improved 911

A call to the new and improved 911

Picture this , he said in his best Rod Serling voice .
And now that I think about it , this is where we are in America – in an episode of `` The Twilight Zone . ''
It 's the middle of the night .
You and your family are fast asleep .
But suddenly you 're awakened by a sound outside .
You go to the window , look down and see two armed men attempting to break in .
What do you do ?
As they have yet to gain entry , you have time to arm @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an aside , if you do not own a weapon and not trained to use one , you 're probably toast anyway , as the average nationwide response to a 911 call is almost 10 minutes – an eternity when in an armed encounter .
TRENDING : Black leader unleashes on media at White House : 'Quit lying ' about Trump The phone rings and they pick up .
`` 911 – what 's your emergency ? ''
`` I think someone is breaking into my house .
Please send the police as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I 'm sorry sir , but the mayor and city council abolished the police months ago , if you recall . ''
`` Oh my God – that 's right .
So what do I do ? ''
`` Fear not sir – our benevolent city officials would never just leave you hanging .
They did n't just abolish the white , racist , nationalist police force .
It 's more like repeal and replace .
They fired all the old racist cops and replaced them . ''
`` Replaced them ?
Replace @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that 's right – they 've been replaced with our new City Revolutionary Force .
I really like the new CRF emblem .
It was designed by Keyonna Jones .
As I 'm sure you know , Keyonna was one of the main influencers and designers of the Giant Black Lives Matters street lettering in Washington , D.C. '' '' That 's right .
I recall seeing them .
But why are they all wearing brown uniforms ?
What happened to the blue ? ''
`` Studies show that blue police uniforms are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ community .
We decided on 'Brown Shirts ' because it was more representative of people of color . ''
`` OK , OK – I 'm running out of time here .
Can you please dispatch them out here as quickly as possible ? ''
`` Yes of course , sir .
May I have your name and address ? ''
`` Yes , yes .
My name is William Jackson , I live at 555 Main St .
Please send someone soon ! ''
`` That 's a fine name .
Let @ @ @ @ @ @ @ screen real quick .
Only take a second . ''
`` Oh no … I 'm so sorry .
Mr. Jackson .
It seems you are Caucasian . ''
`` That 's right – so what . ''
`` Well , as you must know , it 's been established over the last several months , since the death of Saint George , George Floyd , that only Black Lives Matter , and you are clearly not black , nor any kind of P.O.C .
for that matter .
It 's also been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is an indication of white privilege .
Additionally , the mayor has decreed it illegal for a cracker to defend his home , if a P.O.C .
wishes to loot it . ''
`` So where does that leave me ?
What the hell am I supposed to do ? ''
`` We would ask that you and your family welcome the looters in , step aside , let them take whatever they wish and hope they do n't kill you in the process .
Thank you for calling the new and improved @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It did just a few months ago .
But is it really anymore ?
Does it really sound that farfetched , with as quickly as our cities have devolved into BLM/Antifa war zones ?
Who in their right mind would have , or even could have , predicted that a section of a major United States city – Seattle , Washington – a full seven blocks , would be ceded by officials and taken over by radicals , renaming it , `` Free Capital Hill , '' ironically complete with armed border guards @ @ @ @ @ @ @ requiring IDs to enter , extorting entry payments and frisking would-be entrants .
Is it just me that would like a total 2020 do-over ?
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Picture this, he said in his best Rod Serling voice. And now that I think about it, this is where we are in America – in an episode of "The Twilight Zone."
It's the middle of the night. You and your family are fast asleep. But suddenly you're awakened by a sound outside. You go to the window, look down and see two armed men attempting to break in. What do you do?
As they have yet to gain entry, you have time to arm up and then call 911.
As an aside, if you do not own a weapon and not trained to use one, you're probably toast anyway, as the average nationwide response to a 911 call is almost 10 minutes – an eternity when in an armed encounter.
Back to the 911 call.
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The phone rings and they pick up. "911 – what's your emergency?"
"I think someone is breaking into my house. Please send the police as fast as you can."
"I'm sorry sir, but the mayor and city council abolished the police months ago, if you recall."
"Oh my God – that's right. So what do I do?"
"Fear not sir – our benevolent city officials would never just leave you hanging. They didn't just abolish the white, racist, nationalist police force. It's more like repeal and replace. They fired all the old racist cops and replaced them."
"Replaced them? Replace them with whom?"
"Yes that's right – they've been replaced with our new City Revolutionary Force. I really like the new CRF emblem. It was designed by Keyonna Jones. As I'm sure you know, Keyonna was one of the main influencers and designers of the Giant Black Lives Matters street lettering in Washington, D.C."
"That's right. I recall seeing them. But why are they all wearing brown uniforms? What happened to the blue?"
"Studies show that blue police uniforms are racist and nationalist and frighten the black community. We decided on 'Brown Shirts' because it was more representative of people of color."
"OK, OK – I'm running out of time here. Can you please dispatch them out here as quickly as possible?"
"Yes of course, sir. May I have your name and address?"
"Yes, yes. My name is William Jackson, I live at 555 Main St. Please send someone soon!"
"That's a fine name. Let me just bring you up on the screen real quick. Only take a second."
"Oh no … I'm so sorry. Mr. Jackson. It seems you are Caucasian."
"That's right – so what."
"Well, as you must know, it's been established over the last several months, since the death of Saint George, George Floyd, that only Black Lives Matter, and you are clearly not black, nor any kind of P.O.C. for that matter. It's also been well-established that being Caucasian and calling 911 is an indication of white privilege. Additionally, the mayor has decreed it illegal for a cracker to defend his home, if a P.O.C. wishes to loot it."
"So where does that leave me? What the hell am I supposed to do?"
"We would ask that you and your family welcome the looters in, step aside, let them take whatever they wish and hope they don't kill you in the process. Thank you for calling the new and improved BLM 911."
CLICK!
Sound absurd? It did just a few months ago. But is it really anymore? Does it really sound that farfetched, with as quickly as our cities have devolved into BLM/Antifa war zones?
Who in their right mind would have, or even could have, predicted that a section of a major United States city – Seattle, Washington – a full seven blocks, would be ceded by officials and taken over by radicals, renaming it, "Free Capital Hill," ironically complete with armed border guards and a border wall of sorts, requiring IDs to enter, extorting entry payments and frisking would-be entrants.
Is it just me that would like a total 2020 do-over?
FREE SPECIAL INVESTIGATIVE REPORT ON ANTIFA! What exactly is ANTIFA and what are its real goals? Why does it viciously attack America at every opportunity, prompting President Trump to label it a "domestic terror group"? WND is offering an original, in-depth investigative report on ANTIFA – absolutely FREE! Sign-up here for your copy of this powerful 22,000-word e-book exposing ANTIFA, which will be delivered to you immediately!
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