wnd--2020-10-20--The dangerous threat of court-packing

The dangerous threat of court-packing

One of the most substantial issues of Election 2020 is the left 's pledge to pack the Supreme Court ( SCOTUS ) if they win – a scheme neither Joe Biden nor Kamala Harris will disavow .
Most people do n't realize how seriously this could undermine our entire democratic republic .
In one fell swoop , they could undermine the United States , which President Lincoln labeled the `` the last best hope of mankind . ''
The founders gave us checks and balances in the government so that no one group would have too much power .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ half of the last century an abuse of power by one branch of government , the Supreme Court – until ( for the most part ) William Rehnquist became chief justice in 1986 , thanks to Ronald Reagan .
Rehnquist was able to at least slow the tyranny to some degree .
Beginning in the 1950s , the court of Earl Warren ( appointed by Eisenhower ) and the court of Warren Burger ( appointed by Nixon ) , often trumped the will of the people in many significant cases .
TRENDING : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on national television • They outlawed school prayer and Bible-reading as devotions ( which has had the effect of outlawing the Bible in the schools – thus , banning the very book that historically gave birth to schools in America ) .
• They removed the Ten Commandments from the schools and later were shocked when kids without any values violated the `` Thou shalt not kill '' command that they never were exposed to .
• The runaway Supreme Court unleashed pornography on society and ordered by judicial fiat abortion on demand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ still a controversial issue because we the people did not make this ruling .
• Another whopping example of judicial tyranny ( post-Burger Court ) was the 2015 same-sex marriage ruling .
The Supreme Court has made many key decisions impacting our lives in ways that ran contrary to the will of the people .
Now that the Senate is presumably poised to confirm , as the next Supreme Court justice the brilliant , unflappable , role-model-of-a-human-being named Amy Coney Barrett , the left threatens that if they win the election , they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ add more members to the Supreme Court , commonly known as court-packing .
This would buck a trend of the last 152 years of the court consisting of nine members and ensure that the left has an overwhelming majority that could do their bidding for years to come .
Even liberal icon FDR tried to pack the court – turning a fawning electorate against him on that point .
A colleague of mine told me : `` The SCOTUS already wields outsized power because it has become a lawmaking body rather than an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ensure that this lawmaking power remains in liberal hands .
Originalists like Amy Coney Barrett ( and Justice Antonin Scalia before her ) want to return the SCOTUS to a proper position of interpreting law rather than making it . ''
And he added , `` It 's two fundamentally different approaches .
Packing the court was n't necessary for judicial activism on steroids when the left held the majority .
The left wants to pack the court because they see the court as a way of accomplishing political ends without having to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ electorate . ''
So much for `` we the people . ''
James Madison – a key architect of the Constitution – was taught well by Presbyterian minister Rev .
John Witherspoon , the Scottish president of Princeton , on the sinfulness of man .
Madison said , `` All men having power ought not to be trusted . ''
He and the other founders carefully worked to separate power into separate branches – not allowing any one of them to lord it over the others .
Of course , the three branches @ @ @ @ @ @ @ House and Senate ) , the executive and the judicial – as opposed to what AOC ( Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ) said : the three branches are the president and the House and the Senate .
The court-packing scheme would ensure that SCOTUS becomes a super-legislative body of the left .
Madison warned us , `` The accumulation of all powers , legislative , executive , and judiciary , in the same hands , whether of one , a few , or many , and whether hereditary , self-appointed , or elective , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of tyranny . ''
Packing the court would have that effect .
The idea that the courts would rule our lives in the first place was anathema to early generations of Americans .
Even four score years into the republic , President Lincoln said in his First Inaugural Address ( 1861 ) that if we accept the premise that the Supreme Court would make `` irrevocably fixed '' decisions contrary to the will of the people , then `` the people will have ceased to be their own rulers . ''
Court-packing is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and undermines our system of self-government .
If enough Christians and people of good will vote in a way that reflects biblical and traditional American values , we can stop this unhealthy scheme of the left .

One of the most substantial issues of Election 2020 is the left's pledge to pack the Supreme Court (SCOTUS) if they win – a scheme neither Joe Biden nor Kamala Harris will disavow. Most people don't realize how seriously this could undermine our entire democratic republic.
In one fell swoop, they could undermine the United States, which President Lincoln labeled the "the last best hope of mankind."
The founders gave us checks and balances in the government so that no one group would have too much power.
But we have already seen in the last half of the last century an abuse of power by one branch of government, the Supreme Court – until (for the most part) William Rehnquist became chief justice in 1986, thanks to Ronald Reagan. Rehnquist was able to at least slow the tyranny to some degree.
Beginning in the 1950s, the court of Earl Warren (appointed by Eisenhower) and the court of Warren Burger (appointed by Nixon), often trumped the will of the people in many significant cases.
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They outlawed school prayer and Bible-reading as devotions (which has had the effect of outlawing the Bible in the schools – thus, banning the very book that historically gave birth to schools in America).
They removed the Ten Commandments from the schools and later were shocked when kids without any values violated the "Thou shalt not kill" command that they never were exposed to.
The runaway Supreme Court unleashed pornography on society and ordered by judicial fiat abortion on demand. To this day, abortion is still a controversial issue because we the people did not make this ruling.
Another whopping example of judicial tyranny (post-Burger Court) was the 2015 same-sex marriage ruling.
The Supreme Court has made many key decisions impacting our lives in ways that ran contrary to the will of the people.
Now that the Senate is presumably poised to confirm, as the next Supreme Court justice the brilliant, unflappable, role-model-of-a-human-being named Amy Coney Barrett, the left threatens that if they win the election, they will pull out all the stops to add more members to the Supreme Court, commonly known as court-packing.
This would buck a trend of the last 152 years of the court consisting of nine members and ensure that the left has an overwhelming majority that could do their bidding for years to come. Even liberal icon FDR tried to pack the court – turning a fawning electorate against him on that point.
A colleague of mine told me: "The SCOTUS already wields outsized power because it has become a lawmaking body rather than an umpire. Packing the court would simply ensure that this lawmaking power remains in liberal hands. Originalists like Amy Coney Barrett (and Justice Antonin Scalia before her) want to return the SCOTUS to a proper position of interpreting law rather than making it."
And he added, "It's two fundamentally different approaches. Packing the court wasn't necessary for judicial activism on steroids when the left held the majority. The left wants to pack the court because they see the court as a way of accomplishing political ends without having to actually do the work of convincing the electorate." So much for "we the people."
James Madison – a key architect of the Constitution – was taught well by Presbyterian minister Rev. John Witherspoon, the Scottish president of Princeton, on the sinfulness of man. Madison said, "All men having power ought not to be trusted." He and the other founders carefully worked to separate power into separate branches – not allowing any one of them to lord it over the others.
Of course, the three branches are the legislative (comprised of the House and Senate), the executive and the judicial – as opposed to what AOC (Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez) said: the three branches are the president and the House and the Senate. The court-packing scheme would ensure that SCOTUS becomes a super-legislative body of the left.
Madison warned us, "The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, self-appointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny." Packing the court would have that effect.
The idea that the courts would rule our lives in the first place was anathema to early generations of Americans. Even four score years into the republic, President Lincoln said in his First Inaugural Address (1861) that if we accept the premise that the Supreme Court would make "irrevocably fixed" decisions contrary to the will of the people, then "the people will have ceased to be their own rulers."
Court-packing is dangerous to the health of the republic and undermines our system of self-government.
If enough Christians and people of good will vote in a way that reflects biblical and traditional American values, we can stop this unhealthy scheme of the left.


wnd--2020-10-20--No more government 'stimulus'!

No more government 'stimulus'!

I recall several presidential elections ago , an elementary school teacher wrote a newspaper column about a mock election he held in his class .
Two students were nominated by their classmates , and then they campaigned for their votes .
Who won the election ?
One of the students presented an agenda and reasonably argued for the merits of that agenda .
The other student promised ice cream for everyone who voted for her .
She won .
It is an unusual politician who has the power and authority to give voters ice cream but wo n't use that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ particularly true when voters themselves believe that ice cream is crucial for their health and welfare .
TRENDING : Joy Behar tries to dox Trump fan on national television In a recent survey from Pew Research Center , 52 % said they prefer `` bigger government providing more services , '' compared with 45 % who said they prefer `` smaller government providing fewer services . ''
The majority of the American public have bought into the idea that government can solve their problems .
When a crisis hits , like now , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government needs to step in .
So now , rather than talking about ice cream , let 's talk about a few trillion dollars in stimulus spending .
As a result of the first round of stimulus spending , the Congressional Budget Office reports that the nation had a budget deficit of $ 3.1 trillion in fiscal year 2020 .
This is triple the nearly trillion-dollar deficit in 2019 , about which the CBO was already expressing concern .
At $ 3.1 trillion , per the CBO , the deficit now stands at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the largest percentage since 1945 , when we were fighting a world war .
It puts the deficit equal to the size of the entire economy of California , the largest state economy in the country .
So , should the government now spend another few trillion on top of this ?
The economic recovery from the initial COVID-19-lockdown shock has been remarkable .
In six months ' time , more than half of the 20 million-plus jobs that were lost have been regained .
The unemployment rate , after peaking over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 7.9 % .
Is this strong recovery the result of government pumping several trillion dollars into the economy , adding those trillions to the debt burden shouldered by American taxpayers ?
According to some economists including Casey Mulligan of the University of Chicago , former chief economist of President Donald Trump 's Council of Economic Advisers , not only did the government trillions not help , but they also arguably hindered the recovery .
The $ 600-per-week supplement to unemployment insurance , per Mulligan , resulted in most of the unemployed getting more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ job .
It just provided an incentive not to go back to work .
The PPP loans to small businesses were conditioned on those businesses keeping their standing workforce intact .
But in a crisis , you want to change the way you 're doing business , the opposite of what the government demanded for businesses to qualify for the government money .
Economist Brian Wesbury of First Trust Advisors zeros in on what has been driving this strong recovery .
`` ( T ) he sharp rebound , '' he writes , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ strength of the U.S. economy before the shutdowns happened , combined with the seemingly unlimited ingenuity of American people . ''
`` ( T ) he U.S. entered this government-mandated recession with the highest incomes and lowest poverty rate we have ever recorded , '' continues Wesbury .
Let 's recall that these great economic results were driven by the deregulation and tax cuts enacted early in the Trump administration .
So , it 's about less government , not more .
We do n't need taxpayers footing the bill for more trillions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ice cream to their constituents .
Passing mountains of debt on to our children and grandchildren while bogging down economic recovery with more government is not the way to go .

I recall several presidential elections ago, an elementary school teacher wrote a newspaper column about a mock election he held in his class.
Two students were nominated by their classmates, and then they campaigned for their votes.
Who won the election? One of the students presented an agenda and reasonably argued for the merits of that agenda. The other student promised ice cream for everyone who voted for her. She won.
It is an unusual politician who has the power and authority to give voters ice cream but won't use that power to buy votes.
This is particularly true when voters themselves believe that ice cream is crucial for their health and welfare.
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In a recent survey from Pew Research Center, 52% said they prefer "bigger government providing more services," compared with 45% who said they prefer "smaller government providing fewer services."
The majority of the American public have bought into the idea that government can solve their problems. When a crisis hits, like now, the first instinct of most is that government needs to step in.
So now, rather than talking about ice cream, let's talk about a few trillion dollars in stimulus spending.
As a result of the first round of stimulus spending, the Congressional Budget Office reports that the nation had a budget deficit of $3.1 trillion in fiscal year 2020. This is triple the nearly trillion-dollar deficit in 2019, about which the CBO was already expressing concern.
At $3.1 trillion, per the CBO, the deficit now stands at 15.2% of our gross domestic product, the largest percentage since 1945, when we were fighting a world war.
It puts the deficit equal to the size of the entire economy of California, the largest state economy in the country.
So, should the government now spend another few trillion on top of this?
The economic recovery from the initial COVID-19-lockdown shock has been remarkable. In six months' time, more than half of the 20 million-plus jobs that were lost have been regained.
The unemployment rate, after peaking over 14%, has now dropped to 7.9%.
Is this strong recovery the result of government pumping several trillion dollars into the economy, adding those trillions to the debt burden shouldered by American taxpayers?
According to some economists including Casey Mulligan of the University of Chicago, former chief economist of President Donald Trump's Council of Economic Advisers, not only did the government trillions not help, but they also arguably hindered the recovery.
The $600-per-week supplement to unemployment insurance, per Mulligan, resulted in most of the unemployed getting more income than they had in their previous job. It just provided an incentive not to go back to work.
The PPP loans to small businesses were conditioned on those businesses keeping their standing workforce intact. But in a crisis, you want to change the way you're doing business, the opposite of what the government demanded for businesses to qualify for the government money.
Economist Brian Wesbury of First Trust Advisors zeros in on what has been driving this strong recovery. "(T)he sharp rebound," he writes, "is a testament to the underlying strength of the U.S. economy before the shutdowns happened, combined with the seemingly unlimited ingenuity of American people."
"(T)he U.S. entered this government-mandated recession with the highest incomes and lowest poverty rate we have ever recorded," continues Wesbury.
Let's recall that these great economic results were driven by the deregulation and tax cuts enacted early in the Trump administration.
So, it's about less government, not more.
We don't need taxpayers footing the bill for more trillions to pay for politicians to dish out ice cream to their constituents.
Passing mountains of debt on to our children and grandchildren while bogging down economic recovery with more government is not the way to go.


wnd--2020-10-20--Nearly 2 in 3 U.S. Muslim leaders backing Trump

Muslims leaders representing some 2 million voters went for Barack Obama by a margin of nearly 2 to 1 .
Now they 're choosing President Trump by almost the same margin , arguing they trust him more than Joe Biden .
`` It 's about the trustworthy .
Obama , Clinton said good words , but they did not do what they said .
Biden is doing the same things .
Good words but no action .
Trump does what he says , '' said Yavuz Atalay , the Washington correspondent for Aksam Gazetesi , a Turkish news site , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Secrets '' column in the Washington Examiner .
President Trump has secured historic peace agreements between the United Arab Emirates and Israel , and Bahrain and Israel .
Other Arab nations are considering similar actions .
TRENDING : Joy Behar tries to dox Trump fan on national television The poll found 61.48 % of 109 Muslim leaders in the United States say they will vote for President Trump .
That 's even higher than Obama 's support in 2012 .
In 2012 , 61.46 % of Muslim leaders supported Obama , and 9.19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 44.95 % were for Hillary Clinton and 31.2 % for Trump .
This year , after Trump 's first term , during which he worked aggressively on issues that affect the Middle East , the president is getting more than 61 % .
`` Those results represent a dramatic flip of the Muslim vote , which for years has sided with the Democrat , '' Bedard wrote .
The poll asked Muslim leaders their reaction to Biden uttering the Arabic phrase for `` Allah willing '' in a video .
Only 10 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ explained : `` According to 109 opinion leaders representing approximately 2 million Muslim voters in the states participating in the study , the new candidate Joe Biden could not break the distrust of the Muslim voters who traditionally voted for Democrats , which started with Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election , but rather strengthened it .
The voting address of the Muslim electorate seems to be in favor of Republican President Donald Trump . ''
He said he wished U.S. schools taught more `` Islamic faith '' and boasted he studies theology @ @ @ @ @ @ @ repeated the debunked claim that President Trump instituted a `` Muslim ban '' on immigration .
The president 's executive order curbed travel from nation 's that foment terrorism , which comprised only about 10 % of the Muslim world .
And two of the nations were not Islamic .
Biden also condemned `` Islamicphobia '' and claimed the contributions to the U.S. from Muslims `` go back to our founding . ''

Muslims leaders representing some 2 million voters went for Barack Obama by a margin of nearly 2 to 1.
Now they're choosing President Trump by almost the same margin, arguing they trust him more than Joe Biden.
"It's about the trustworthy. Obama, Clinton said good words, but they did not do what they said. Biden is doing the same things. Good words but no action. Trump does what he says," said Yavuz Atalay, the Washington correspondent for Aksam Gazetesi, a Turkish news site, reported Paul Bedard in his "Washington Secrets" column in the Washington Examiner.
President Trump has secured historic peace agreements between the United Arab Emirates and Israel, and Bahrain and Israel. Other Arab nations are considering similar actions.
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The poll found 61.48% of 109 Muslim leaders in the United States say they will vote for President Trump.
That's even higher than Obama's support in 2012.
Current support for Democratic nominee Joe Biden is 30.27%.
In 2012, 61.46% of Muslim leaders supported Obama, and 9.19% Mitt Romney. Then in 2016, 44.95% were for Hillary Clinton and 31.2% for Trump. This year, after Trump's first term, during which he worked aggressively on issues that affect the Middle East, the president is getting more than 61%.
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"Those results represent a dramatic flip of the Muslim vote, which for years has sided with the Democrat," Bedard wrote.
The poll asked Muslim leaders their reaction to Biden uttering the Arabic phrase for "Allah willing" in a video.
Only 10% thought he was sincere.
Atalay explained: "According to 109 opinion leaders representing approximately 2 million Muslim voters in the states participating in the study, the new candidate Joe Biden could not break the distrust of the Muslim voters who traditionally voted for Democrats, which started with Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election, but rather strengthened it. The voting address of the Muslim electorate seems to be in favor of Republican President Donald Trump."
Biden addressed the Million Muslim Votes Summit in a video:
He said he wished U.S. schools taught more "Islamic faith" and boasted he studies theology as an "avocation."
He repeated the debunked claim that President Trump instituted a "Muslim ban" on immigration. The president's executive order curbed travel from nation's that foment terrorism, which comprised only about 10% of the Muslim world. And two of the nations were not Islamic.
Biden also condemned "Islamicphobia" and claimed the contributions to the U.S. from Muslims "go back to our founding."


wnd--2020-10-20--Nov. 3: Yes, it matters that much

Nov. 3: Yes, it matters that much

The foundation of civilized society is freedom of conscience .
But this core freedom is under severe assault from the left .
And that is frightening because all our constitutionally enumerated freedoms rest on the bedrock liberty of conscience .
Consider the First Amendment .
Free exercise of religion is informed and motivated by the dictates of conscience .
So also with the other planks of the First Amendment – free speech , free press , freedom of assembly and freedom to petition the government for redress of grievances .
All these liberties spring from the foundational freedom of conscience @ @ @ @ @ @ @ For James Madison , often called the Father of the Constitution , his commitment to religious freedom and the rights of conscience may have begun while standing with his father outside a Virginia jail .
There he heard Baptists preaching from the jail cell windows .
What was their crime ?
According to historian William J. Federer , they were unlicensed ministers – preaching religious opinions not approved by the government .
Prior to his work on the U.S. Constitution , Madison wrote his famous `` Memorial and Remonstrance '' against religious assessments @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In it , the man John Marshall called `` the most eloquent man I ever heard '' wrote : TRENDING : Joy Behar tries to dox Trump fan on national television '' The equal right of every citizen to the free exercise of his Religion according to the dictates of conscience is held by the same tenure with all our other rights .
If we recur to its origin , it is equally the gift of nature ( of God ) ; if we weigh its importance , it can not be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Emphasis added . ]
While his argument focused largely on religious liberty , Madison 's use of the phrase `` the dictates of conscience '' highlights the broader and more general applicability of freedom of conscience – which undergirds all our God-given freedoms .
Thomas Jefferson , whose letter to the Danbury Baptist Association was widely quoted on the question of church and state , speaks even more powerfully about freedom of conscience in that same letter : '' Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between Man & @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to none other for his faith or his worship , that the legitimate powers of government reach actions only , and not opinions . ''
[ Emphasis added . ]
Actions only .
Not opinions .
This highlights the distinction between rights and beliefs – a distinction that must be made for civil society to exist .
But that distinction is rapidly yielding to the onslaught of the radical leftists .
Today , a whole cast of leftist characters argue that their right to assume non-biological gender identities ( for example ) is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ religious convictions .
As one LGBT activist put it : `` For human rights to flourish , religious rights have to come second . ''
Chai Feldblum , the openly lesbian former member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission , agrees .
She is the architect of the so-called Employment Non-Discrimination Act , which would force religious organizations to hire people not having the same ( or any ) religious convictions .
Feldblum also writes : `` Heterosexuality , homosexuality and bisexuality are all morally neutral … but lack of gender equity is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ agenda of the left – now on full display .
Their `` rights '' must always prevail over your beliefs .
In their fevered understanding , your beliefs are `` morally bad . ''
In less than two weeks will be an election – one holding greater portent for America than at any time since the Civil War .
This election is fundamentally about whether this cornerstone freedom of conscience can endure and whether the Gospel is one of those things that must come second .
The question today is the same posed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Will government of by and for the people perish from the Earth ? ''
The answer depends largely on you .
Will you bend the knee to radical Marxists , or remain obedient to the truth of God ?
Will you be bullied into silence , or stand on your convictions ?
Will you cower in your homes for fear of the pandemic , or will you stand and defend freedom for the sake of future generations ?
Many have gone to ends of the Earth – giving their lives for the sake @ @ @ @ @ @ @ set aside an hour of your life to stand for Christ in the voting booth .
The hour is late .
The Constitution is on life support .
Our freedom to proclaim the Gospel stands in jeopardy .
Your vote can help preserve the Constitution , which guarantees rights endowed by our Creator .
The very freedoms of those yet unborn hang in the balance .
Vote .
Vote your conscience – while it 's still allowed .

The foundation of civilized society is freedom of conscience. But this core freedom is under severe assault from the left. And that is frightening because all our constitutionally enumerated freedoms rest on the bedrock liberty of conscience.
Consider the First Amendment. Free exercise of religion is informed and motivated by the dictates of conscience. So also with the other planks of the First Amendment – free speech, free press, freedom of assembly and freedom to petition the government for redress of grievances. All these liberties spring from the foundational freedom of conscience and date to America's founding.
Jailed for preaching
For James Madison, often called the Father of the Constitution, his commitment to religious freedom and the rights of conscience may have begun while standing with his father outside a Virginia jail. There he heard Baptists preaching from the jail cell windows. What was their crime? According to historian William J. Federer, they were unlicensed ministers – preaching religious opinions not approved by the government.
Prior to his work on the U.S. Constitution, Madison wrote his famous "Memorial and Remonstrance" against religious assessments (taxes imposed to support religion). In it, the man John Marshall called "the most eloquent man I ever heard" wrote:
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"The equal right of every citizen to the free exercise of his Religion according to the dictates of conscience is held by the same tenure with all our other rights. If we recur to its origin, it is equally the gift of nature (of God); if we weigh its importance, it cannot be less dear to us." [Emphasis added.]
While his argument focused largely on religious liberty, Madison's use of the phrase "the dictates of conscience" highlights the broader and more general applicability of freedom of conscience – which undergirds all our God-given freedoms.
Thomas Jefferson, whose letter to the Danbury Baptist Association was widely quoted on the question of church and state, speaks even more powerfully about freedom of conscience in that same letter:
"Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between Man & his God, that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship, that the legitimate powers of government reach actions only, and not opinions." [Emphasis added.]
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Actions only. Not opinions. This highlights the distinction between rights and beliefs – a distinction that must be made for civil society to exist. But that distinction is rapidly yielding to the onslaught of the radical leftists.
Religious rights second?
Today, a whole cast of leftist characters argue that their right to assume non-biological gender identities (for example) is superior to your right to deeply held religious convictions. As one LGBT activist put it: "For human rights to flourish, religious rights have to come second."
Chai Feldblum, the openly lesbian former member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, agrees. She is the architect of the so-called Employment Non-Discrimination Act, which would force religious organizations to hire people not having the same (or any) religious convictions. Feldblum also writes: "Heterosexuality, homosexuality and bisexuality are all morally neutral … but lack of gender equity is morally bad."
This is the agenda of the left – now on full display. Their "rights" must always prevail over your beliefs. In their fevered understanding, your beliefs are "morally bad."
In less than two weeks will be an election – one holding greater portent for America than at any time since the Civil War. This election is fundamentally about whether this cornerstone freedom of conscience can endure and whether the Gospel is one of those things that must come second.
The question today is the same posed by Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg: "Will government of by and for the people perish from the Earth?" The answer depends largely on you.
Will you bend the knee to radical Marxists, or remain obedient to the truth of God? Will you be bullied into silence, or stand on your convictions? Will you cower in your homes for fear of the pandemic, or will you stand and defend freedom for the sake of future generations?
Many have gone to ends of the Earth – giving their lives for the sake of the Gospel. You need only set aside an hour of your life to stand for Christ in the voting booth.
The hour is late. The Constitution is on life support. Our freedom to proclaim the Gospel stands in jeopardy. Your vote can help preserve the Constitution, which guarantees rights endowed by our Creator. The very freedoms of those yet unborn hang in the balance.
Vote. Vote your conscience – while it's still allowed.


wnd--2020-10-21--Schumer continues campaign to shut down Senate

( FOX NEWS ) -- Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer again temporarily commandeered Senate proceedings on Tuesday , forcing votes @ @ @ @ @ $ 500 billion Republican-backed coronavirus stimulus bill and to shut down the Senate until after @ @ @ @ @ D-N.Y. , cited his objections to what he called Republicans ' `` stunt '' on @ @ @ @ @ process '' to confirm Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett before the presidential election .
@ @ @ @ @ Committee Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein , D-Calif. , calling the Barrett hearing `` one of @ @ @ @ @ I 've participated in . ''
The minority leader , who typically does not take @ @ @ @ @ in the way he did Tuesday per Senate tradition , has said that he will @ @ @ @ @ '' in the Senate because of the way Republicans are handling the Barrett confirmation with @ @ @ @ @ no respect for the institution . ''

(FOX NEWS) -- Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer again temporarily commandeered Senate proceedings on Tuesday, forcing votes to halt consideration of a $500 billion Republican-backed coronavirus stimulus bill and to shut down the Senate until after the election.
Schumer, D-N.Y., cited his objections to what he called Republicans' "stunt" on coronavirus stimulus and "illicit process" to confirm Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett before the presidential election. This is despite Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., calling the Barrett hearing "one of the best Senate hearings that I've participated in."
The minority leader, who typically does not take control of the Senate floor in the way he did Tuesday per Senate tradition, has said that he will not allow "regular order" in the Senate because of the way Republicans are handling the Barrett confirmation with what he says is "no respect for the institution."
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wnd--2020-10-21--President threatens to post Lesley Stahl interview before network

( WASHINGTON EXAMINER ) -- President Trump posted a short video of 60 Minutes correspondent Lesley Stahl without a mask @ @ @ @ @ post more footage after an interview reportedly ended early at the White House .
Trump @ @ @ @ @ News on Tuesday for a segment that is expected to air on Sunday .
It @ @ @ @ @ cut the interview short and walked out , although a source at the White House @ @ @ @ @ the interview ended following a “ natural break.
” The source also said that Stahl @ @ @ @ @ seemed ill-prepared in a wide-ranging interview , ” adding that Trump spent more than 40 @ @ @ @ @

(WASHINGTON EXAMINER) -- President Trump posted a short video of 60 Minutes correspondent Lesley Stahl without a mask on and said he may post more footage after an interview reportedly ended early at the White House.
Trump sat with Stahl of CBS News on Tuesday for a segment that is expected to air on Sunday. It was reported that the president cut the interview short and walked out, although a source at the White House told the Washington Examiner that the interview ended following a “natural break.”
The source also said that Stahl was “very antagonistic and seemed ill-prepared in a wide-ranging interview,” adding that Trump spent more than 40 minutes speaking with Stahl.
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wnd--2020-10-21--The media are now officially Biden's Communications Department

This week , the New York Post published a bombshell story .
Hunter Biden 's laptop was apparently given to a computer repairman in Delaware , and a copy of the hard drive was turned over to the Post .
The Post found several alarming emails .
The first was a communique from a Ukrainian businessman from the natural gas company Burisma – the same company from which Hunter Biden would gain a reported $ 50,000-per-month salary as a board member , despite knowing nothing about Ukraine or natural gas .
The communique contained the businessman 's thanks to Hunter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This was mildly damning , considering that Joe had blithely informed the world that he knew nothing of his ne'er-do-well son 's foreign activities .
What was more damning was an email thread that appeared to concern proposed compensation packages from the now-defunct CEFC China Energy Co. That thread identified Hunter as `` Chair/Vice Chair depending on agreement with CEFC , '' with a proposed equity split of `` 20 '' for `` H '' ( presumably Hunter ) and `` 10 held by H for the big guy . ''
A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ confirmed that the `` big guy '' was Joe Biden .
An apparent text from Hunter to one of his children contained this tantalizing suggestion : `` ( U ) nlike Pop , I wo n't make you give me half your salary . ''
All of this would , in a normal world , prompt the media to ask Biden about the emails .
Instead , the media have halfheartedly questioned Biden , who has promptly dismissed all questions , calling them a `` smear campaign '' and even suggesting that a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The New York Times ' Maggie Haberman was ripped up and down for even tweeting a link to the Post story ; Politico 's Jake Sherman abjectly apologized for having tweeted the story .
Other media members have overtly made the case that the story should n't be taken seriously .
NBC News ' Andrea Mitchell reported that the email scandal could be Russian disinformation ; Politico reported that 50 former intelligence officials posited that the story was indeed Russian disinformation .
In this , they followed the lead of Democratic Rep. Adam @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , that the Biden story was a Russian dirty trick – despite the fact that director of national intelligence John Ratcliffe openly denied such speculation .
Meanwhile , Biden has deployed his campaign surrogates to television to insist that the reports are `` unconfirmed . ''
Not one surrogate denied that the emails were authentic or bothered to explain them .
TRENDING : Joy Behar tries to dox Trump fan on national television But Biden has n't had to explain .
His protectors are n't relegated to the media .
They also encompass @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cracked down on dissemination of the Post story itself .
Twitter banned tweeting of the link and suspended accounts that tried to spread it , including that of White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany .
Facebook announced that even though the story had n't been fact-checked or found to be false , the company would suppress its reach in anticipation of such fact-checking .
There is no doubt that Big Tech 's decision was political – or that the media 's hesitancy to cover the Biden allegations is similarly political .
Both Big @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Democrats , are gun-shy about the prospect of turning the election toward President Donald Trump .
If they err , they would far rather err on the side of Joe Biden than the side of journalistic aggressiveness .
The last thing they want is getting the blame if Biden somehow blows the White House .
This is all deeply dangerous .
At a time when our trust in media is already low , the media have thoroughly debunked themselves as neutral arbiters of fact .
At a time when social media has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seen by Americans , social media overseers have decided to bottleneck information they do n't like .
Americans rightly distrust the journalistic establishment .
They are right , too , to question whether they are being allowed to read stories that cut against the priorities of Silicon Valley leftists .
The result of journalistic and social media overreach will not be Americans ' quiet acquiescence to the new Informational Elite .
It will be frustration and anger .

This week, the New York Post published a bombshell story. Hunter Biden's laptop was apparently given to a computer repairman in Delaware, and a copy of the hard drive was turned over to the Post. The Post found several alarming emails. The first was a communique from a Ukrainian businessman from the natural gas company Burisma – the same company from which Hunter Biden would gain a reported $50,000-per-month salary as a board member, despite knowing nothing about Ukraine or natural gas. The communique contained the businessman's thanks to Hunter for brokering a meeting with Joe Biden.
This was mildly damning, considering that Joe had blithely informed the world that he knew nothing of his ne'er-do-well son's foreign activities. What was more damning was an email thread that appeared to concern proposed compensation packages from the now-defunct CEFC China Energy Co. That thread identified Hunter as "Chair/Vice Chair depending on agreement with CEFC," with a proposed equity split of "20" for "H" (presumably Hunter) and "10 held by H for the big guy." A Fox News source privy to the thread confirmed that the "big guy" was Joe Biden. An apparent text from Hunter to one of his children contained this tantalizing suggestion: "(U)nlike Pop, I won't make you give me half your salary."
All of this would, in a normal world, prompt the media to ask Biden about the emails. Instead, the media have halfheartedly questioned Biden, who has promptly dismissed all questions, calling them a "smear campaign" and even suggesting that a CBS reporter was biased against him. The New York Times' Maggie Haberman was ripped up and down for even tweeting a link to the Post story; Politico's Jake Sherman abjectly apologized for having tweeted the story.
Other media members have overtly made the case that the story shouldn't be taken seriously. NBC News' Andrea Mitchell reported that the email scandal could be Russian disinformation; Politico reported that 50 former intelligence officials posited that the story was indeed Russian disinformation. In this, they followed the lead of Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff, who claimed, without evidence, that the Biden story was a Russian dirty trick – despite the fact that director of national intelligence John Ratcliffe openly denied such speculation.
Meanwhile, Biden has deployed his campaign surrogates to television to insist that the reports are "unconfirmed." Not one surrogate denied that the emails were authentic or bothered to explain them.
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But Biden hasn't had to explain. His protectors aren't relegated to the media. They also encompass the Big Tech heads, who quickly cracked down on dissemination of the Post story itself. Twitter banned tweeting of the link and suspended accounts that tried to spread it, including that of White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany. Facebook announced that even though the story hadn't been fact-checked or found to be false, the company would suppress its reach in anticipation of such fact-checking.
There is no doubt that Big Tech's decision was political – or that the media's hesitancy to cover the Biden allegations is similarly political. Both Big Tech and the media, staffed thoroughly with Democrats, are gun-shy about the prospect of turning the election toward President Donald Trump. If they err, they would far rather err on the side of Joe Biden than the side of journalistic aggressiveness. The last thing they want is getting the blame if Biden somehow blows the White House.
This is all deeply dangerous. At a time when our trust in media is already low, the media have thoroughly debunked themselves as neutral arbiters of fact. At a time when social media has consolidated unprecedented power to control the information seen by Americans, social media overseers have decided to bottleneck information they don't like. Americans rightly distrust the journalistic establishment. They are right, too, to question whether they are being allowed to read stories that cut against the priorities of Silicon Valley leftists.
The result of journalistic and social media overreach will not be Americans' quiet acquiescence to the new Informational Elite. It will be frustration and anger.


wnd--2020-10-22--Listen to the scientists? Here's a real one running for office

In this year in which `` listening to the scientists '' has become a political issue , voters in Southern Oregon will have the opportunity to put one in office .
Art Robinson , running for the state Senate in Oregon 's District 2 , worked on medical and defense issues during the Reagan Administration and energy issues during the presidencies of George H.W .
Bush and Bill Clinton .
A former colleague of Nobel-winner Linus Pauling , he was a member of the biochemistry faculty at the University of California at San Diego before becoming chairman of the Oregon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be complex , but they must always be based upon the best possible factual information , especially when it is available , '' Robinson says .
TRENDING : Joy Behar tries to dox Trump fan on national television One proposal by Oregon 's legislature that Robinson contends is not based on the best information is a 50-cent-per-gallon tax to combat `` climate change '' that he believes will destroy the economy .
A five-time Republican nominee for the U.S. House in Oregon 's Fourth District , Robinson says the state lawmakers pushing the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who want to scrap `` hydrocarbon energy . ''
He argues that nearly the entire human race depends on machines powered directly or indirectly by hydrocarbon fuels .
Robinson is known for his petition signed by more than 31,000 Amerian scientists and engineers who blow apart the claim that there is a `` scientific consensus '' that humans are causing catastrophic global warming .
He contends in a fundraising letter the choice on Nov. 3 is `` between our Federal Constitutional Republic – based on individual freedom and responsibility , which has created @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the one hand and a descent into chaos – based on socialism and ultimately communism on the other hand is stark . ''
`` The underlying political campaigns have offered a simple choice between the truth and the lie , '' he writes .
`` The ultimate result of the election is also simple .
The choice will be either freedom or slavery . ''
Robinson , a defender of the Second Amendment , property rights and individual liberties , noted on his campaign website the rebellion last year in Oregon against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that drew nationwide attention .
A resident of Southern Oregon , south of Grants Pass , citizens in his area and other rural parts of the state , he said , `` stood up and made their voices heard in a big way , and our whole nation noticed . ''
`` Liberal legislators from Portland were determined to pass a cap and trade bill that would have devastated families , businesses , farmers and ranchers all throughout Oregon , '' he said .
`` But all they ended up doing was inspiring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said someone with the proper scientific credentials must say on the Senate floor , `` You say that you are saving us from catastrophic ocean flooding .
Here is a graph of the ocean level during the past 200 years .
The level has risen steadily at a rate of 7 inches per century , and that rate did not increase at all as hydrocarbon fuels became more and more utilized .
A slightly more than one-foot rise in two centuries as the world recovers toward the 3,000-year-mean temperature from a cold snap @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is not to be feared . ''
`` There are many truths like this that I want the Senate to hear , ” Robinson told WND .
`` If truth remains silent in Salem , Oregon politics will become an even more onerous problem for Oregonians . ''
Regarding the current pandemic and the state 's shutdown , he says : `` We must return our economy to full production as soon as possible .
It is unsustainable to give Oregonians money to buy things that they are simultaneously ordered not to produce @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` would be to give Oregonians back their personal and professional freedom and simultaneously carefully monitor the progress of the coronavirus , which is already showing signs of being a rapidly diminishing threat . ''
A Robinson campaign ad features the endorsement of the late astronaut Scott Carpenter , a member of the iconic Mercury Seven who became the second American in space .
Carpenter , who became the public voice of NASA ’ s Apollo moon program , was a longtime friend of Robinson .
`` In my experience with space flight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ men of excellence .
Art Robinson is the best can-do guy I know , '' Carpenter says in the ad .
Carpenter personally campaigned for Robinson when he ran for Congress .
The astronaut traveled the district , making endorsement speeches and drawing large crowds .
See the campaign ad :

In this year in which "listening to the scientists" has become a political issue, voters in Southern Oregon will have the opportunity to put one in office.
Art Robinson, running for the state Senate in Oregon's District 2, worked on medical and defense issues during the Reagan Administration and energy issues during the presidencies of George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton.
A former colleague of Nobel-winner Linus Pauling, he was a member of the biochemistry faculty at the University of California at San Diego before becoming chairman of the Oregon Republican Party.
"Political decisions can be complex, but they must always be based upon the best possible factual information, especially when it is available," Robinson says.
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One proposal by Oregon's legislature that Robinson contends is not based on the best information is a 50-cent-per-gallon tax to combat "climate change" that he believes will destroy the economy.
A five-time Republican nominee for the U.S. House in Oregon's Fourth District, Robinson says the state lawmakers pushing the legislation are informed by "pseudo-scientists" who want to scrap "hydrocarbon energy."
He argues that nearly the entire human race depends on machines powered directly or indirectly by hydrocarbon fuels.
Robinson is known for his petition signed by more than 31,000 Amerian scientists and engineers who blow apart the claim that there is a "scientific consensus" that humans are causing catastrophic global warming.
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He contends in a fundraising letter the choice on Nov. 3 is "between our Federal Constitutional Republic – based on individual freedom and responsibility, which has created the greatest nation in human history, on the one hand and a descent into chaos – based on socialism and ultimately communism on the other hand is stark."
"The underlying political campaigns have offered a simple choice between the truth and the lie," he writes. "The ultimate result of the election is also simple. The choice will be either freedom or slavery."
Robinson, a defender of the Second Amendment, property rights and individual liberties, noted on his campaign website the rebellion last year in Oregon against a "cap and trade" bill that drew nationwide attention.
A resident of Southern Oregon, south of Grants Pass, citizens in his area and other rural parts of the state, he said, "stood up and made their voices heard in a big way, and our whole nation noticed."
"Liberal legislators from Portland were determined to pass a cap and trade bill that would have devastated families, businesses, farmers and ranchers all throughout Oregon," he said. "But all they ended up doing was inspiring the Timber Unity movement."
He said someone with the proper scientific credentials must say on the Senate floor, "You say that you are saving us from catastrophic ocean flooding. Here is a graph of the ocean level during the past 200 years. The level has risen steadily at a rate of 7 inches per century, and that rate did not increase at all as hydrocarbon fuels became more and more utilized. A slightly more than one-foot rise in two centuries as the world recovers toward the 3,000-year-mean temperature from a cold snap called the ‘Little Ice Age’ is not to be feared."
"There are many truths like this that I want the Senate to hear,” Robinson told WND. "If truth remains silent in Salem, Oregon politics will become an even more onerous problem for Oregonians."
Regarding the current pandemic and the state's shutdown, he says: "We must return our economy to full production as soon as possible. It is unsustainable to give Oregonians money to buy things that they are simultaneously ordered not to produce."
He said his public policy "would be to give Oregonians back their personal and professional freedom and simultaneously carefully monitor the progress of the coronavirus, which is already showing signs of being a rapidly diminishing threat."
A Robinson campaign ad features the endorsement of the late astronaut Scott Carpenter, a member of the iconic Mercury Seven who became the second American in space.
Carpenter, who became the public voice of NASA’s Apollo moon program, was a longtime friend of Robinson.
"In my experience with space flight, I have come to know many men of excellence. Art Robinson is the best can-do guy I know," Carpenter says in the ad.
Carpenter personally campaigned for Robinson when he ran for Congress. The astronaut traveled the district, making endorsement speeches and drawing large crowds.
See the campaign ad:


wnd--2020-10-22--Biden's fawning speech in Moscow – down the memory hole

In 2015 , no one would have predicted that within a year Russia would emerge as a monstrously subversive country hellbent on throwing the 2016 election to Donald Trump .
No one would have predicted this scenario because it defied common sense .
Russia had proven pawns in Obama and Biden and a friend in Hillary .
It did not need an unpredictable Donald Trump .
`` Putin has eaten Obama 's lunch , therefore our lunch , for a long period of time , '' said Trump in 2014 , but to frame Trump , the White House had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump as a Putin puppet on the 2020 campaign trail , as Biden and his media proxies continue to do , they have had to overlook Biden 's excellent Moscow adventures and shove his 2011 speech at Moscow State University down the memory hole .
`` I want to publicly as well thank President Medvedev and Prime Minister Putin for their hospitality , '' said Biden at the speech 's beginning .
`` We have very good meetings , very long meetings , and I hope , productive . ''
Yes , that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tries to dox Trump fan on national television Biden reminded his audience that it was he who in 2009 proposed the now notorious `` reset button . ''
Said Biden , `` We wanted to literally reset this relationship , reset it in a way that reflected our mutual interests , so that our countries could move forward together . ''
Move forward they did .
`` That 's why President Obama has met nearly a dozen times with President Medvedev , '' Biden continued , `` and why together we established a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ key issues like arms control and energy , broadening the contacts between our two governments . ''
Russian citizens got the picture .
They had friends in Barry and Joe .
As Biden pointed out , in December of 2008 , polling showed that only 17 percent of all Russians had a positive opinion of the United States .
`` This year , '' said Biden triumphantly , `` that number has jumped to over 60 percent .
Our goal is to have it continue to climb . ''
Biden was on a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he said , `` only 2 percent of the entire American population say they view Russia as a threat . ''
By 2019 , after four years of a massive disinformation campaign to subvert the Trump presidency , 52 percent of Americans told Gallup that Russia was a `` critical threat . ''
During the speech , Biden boasted of visiting a high-tech hub on the outskirts of Moscow called Skolkovo .
Biden thought Skolkovo held the potential to become Russia 's Silicon Valley .
With a proven talent for taking care of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he would hone in China and Ukraine , Biden encouraged American venture capitalists to invest there .
Always on the prowl for a quick buck , Bill Clinton secured State 's permission to meet with Skolkovo honcho Vekselberg .
Clinton happened to be in Russia at the time to give his infamous $ 500,000 speech , paid for by a Russian investment bank with ties to the Kremlin .
On that same trip , Clinton met with senior Rosatom official Arkady Dvorkovich .
The media scarcely noticed .
Rosatom was the entity that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ including the arsenal .
At the time , Rosatom was seeking the State Department 's permission to buy Uranium One , a Canadian company with vast U.S. uranium reserves .
This deal raised eyebrows even at the New York Times .
As Jo Becker and Mike McIntire reported in April 2015 , too late to make a difference , the Russians took control of Uranium One in three discrete transactions from 2009 to 2013 , during which time `` a flow of cash made its way to the Clinton Foundation . ''
For @ @ @ @ @ @ @ One was like finding a pony under his tree on Christmas morning .
As Rosatom CEO Sergei Kiriyenko told Putin in a staged interview , `` Few could have imagined in the past that we would own 20 percent of U.S .
reserves . ''
Said Biden , `` Unleashing Russia 's full potential will be a boon and an opportunity not only for the United States and for Russians , but again for international commerce and peace and justice . ''
It was certainly a boon for Russia .
`` Putin 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' observed author Diana West , `` from those infamous U.S. uranium stocks , to Obama 's 'flexibility , ' to hypersonic missile engine technology to WTO membership and more . ''
In retrospect , the comic highlight of Biden 's speech was his call for greater transparency – in Russia .
As Biden today hides in his basement bunker , ducking questions about his and his son Hunter 's corrupt dealings , using his media proxies to blame Russia for their predicament , his words ring spectacularly hollow .
`` Courts must @ @ @ @ @ @ @ law and protect those playing by the rules , '' said Biden .
`` Non-governmental watchdogs should be applauded as patriots , not traitors . ''
Biden continued , '' As a famous American jurist once said , a Supreme Court justice , he said , sunlight is the best disinfectant – sunlight is the best disinfectant .
In today 's society , we 'd probably say transparency is the best lubricant .
Journalists must be able to publish without fear of retribution . ''
Sure , Joe , now say that with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the New York Post .
Cashill 's new book , `` Unmasking Obama : The Fight to Tell the True Story of a Failed Presidency , '' is widely available .
See also www.cashill.com .

In 2015, no one would have predicted that within a year Russia would emerge as a monstrously subversive country hellbent on throwing the 2016 election to Donald Trump.
No one would have predicted this scenario because it defied common sense. Russia had proven pawns in Obama and Biden and a friend in Hillary. It did not need an unpredictable Donald Trump.
"Putin has eaten Obama's lunch, therefore our lunch, for a long period of time," said Trump in 2014, but to frame Trump, the White House had to frame Russia too.
To position Trump as a Putin puppet on the 2020 campaign trail, as Biden and his media proxies continue to do, they have had to overlook Biden's excellent Moscow adventures and shove his 2011 speech at Moscow State University down the memory hole.
"I want to publicly as well thank President Medvedev and Prime Minister Putin for their hospitality," said Biden at the speech's beginning. "We have very good meetings, very long meetings, and I hope, productive." Yes, that Vladimir Putin.
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Biden reminded his audience that it was he who in 2009 proposed the now notorious "reset button." Said Biden, "We wanted to literally reset this relationship, reset it in a way that reflected our mutual interests, so that our countries could move forward together."
Move forward they did. "That's why President Obama has met nearly a dozen times with President Medvedev," Biden continued, "and why together we established a Bilateral Presidential Commission with working groups on key issues like arms control and energy, broadening the contacts between our two governments."
Russian citizens got the picture. They had friends in Barry and Joe. As Biden pointed out, in December of 2008, polling showed that only 17 percent of all Russians had a positive opinion of the United States. "This year," said Biden triumphantly, "that number has jumped to over 60 percent. Our goal is to have it continue to climb."
Biden was on a roll. "This year," he said, "only 2 percent of the entire American population say they view Russia as a threat." By 2019, after four years of a massive disinformation campaign to subvert the Trump presidency, 52 percent of Americans told Gallup that Russia was a "critical threat."
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During the speech, Biden boasted of visiting a high-tech hub on the outskirts of Moscow called Skolkovo. Biden thought Skolkovo held the potential to become Russia's Silicon Valley.
With a proven talent for taking care of those close to him, a talent he would hone in China and Ukraine, Biden encouraged American venture capitalists to invest there.
Always on the prowl for a quick buck, Bill Clinton secured State's permission to meet with Skolkovo honcho Vekselberg. Clinton happened to be in Russia at the time to give his infamous $500,000 speech, paid for by a Russian investment bank with ties to the Kremlin.
On that same trip, Clinton met with senior Rosatom official Arkady Dvorkovich. The media scarcely noticed. Rosatom was the entity that controlled all things nuclear in Russia, including the arsenal.
At the time, Rosatom was seeking the State Department's permission to buy Uranium One, a Canadian company with vast U.S. uranium reserves.
This deal raised eyebrows even at the New York Times. As Jo Becker and Mike McIntire reported in April 2015, too late to make a difference, the Russians took control of Uranium One in three discrete transactions from 2009 to 2013, during which time "a flow of cash made its way to the Clinton Foundation."
For Russian President Vladimir Putin, securing Uranium One was like finding a pony under his tree on Christmas morning. As Rosatom CEO Sergei Kiriyenko told Putin in a staged interview, "Few could have imagined in the past that we would own 20 percent of U.S. reserves."
Said Biden, "Unleashing Russia's full potential will be a boon and an opportunity not only for the United States and for Russians, but again for international commerce and peace and justice."
It was certainly a boon for Russia. "Putin's Russia got what it paid for," observed author Diana West, "from those infamous U.S. uranium stocks, to Obama's 'flexibility,' to hypersonic missile engine technology to WTO membership and more."
In retrospect, the comic highlight of Biden's speech was his call for greater transparency – in Russia. As Biden today hides in his basement bunker, ducking questions about his and his son Hunter's corrupt dealings, using his media proxies to blame Russia for their predicament, his words ring spectacularly hollow.
"Courts must be empowered to uphold the rule of law and protect those playing by the rules," said Biden. "Non-governmental watchdogs should be applauded as patriots, not traitors."
Biden continued,"As a famous American jurist once said, a Supreme Court justice, he said, sunlight is the best disinfectant – sunlight is the best disinfectant. In today's society, we'd probably say transparency is the best lubricant. Journalists must be able to publish without fear of retribution."
Sure, Joe, now say that with a straight face to the folks at the New York Post.
Cashill's new book, "Unmasking Obama: The Fight to Tell the True Story of a Failed Presidency," is widely available. See also www.cashill.com.


wnd--2020-10-22--Leftist celebrities: Childish to the end

Over the last couple of months , I 've focused on some of the philosophical fundamentals particular to leftism , and how these have played into the dramatic social upheaval and civil unrest we 've seen in recent months .
On Sept. 2 , I began with a discussion around how liberalism has always been the soft socialist wedge through which radical leftists intended to gain ascendency in America incrementally .
On Sept. 9 , I followed up with an examination of the ongoing violent demonstrations we 've witnessed in some of our larger , Democrat-controlled cities , characterizing their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ emerging communist revolution .
On Sept. 30 , I detailed how the political left systematically subverted the history of our nation through media and education , thereby producing a number of propagandized ignoramuses sufficient to fuel such a revolution .
Finally , on Oct. 7 , I discussed the left 's murderous proclivities and the danger these represent to all Americans .
Over the last couple of weeks , we 've seen news items discussing celebrity music artists who have threatened to leave the country if President Donald Trump is reelected .
We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on many previous occasions , only to disappoint us when they do n't follow through .
Recently , rock musician Bruce Springsteen told The Daily Telegraph he 'll `` see you on the next plane '' if President Trump is reelected .
Metal band Motley Crue 's drummer Tommy Lee made a similar statement to another media venue .
If threats like these seem laughable , you 're not alone : Springsteen and Lee 's declarations were so silly that they elicited the ridicule of comedian Michael Loftus , who condemned their rhetoric @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we know that egos figure prominently in the entertainment industry , but today I 'd like to touch on another characteristic shared by those on the left , and one that 's handily illustrated by liberal celebrities who threaten to leave the country if they do n't get their way – and this would be their profoundly juvenile nature .
TRENDING : Joy Behar tries to dox Trump fan on national television As Mr. Loftus indicated , there 's definitely a great deal of self-importance involved in making public threats to leave the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ elected , but such statements are far more indicative of these individuals being cases of arrested emotional development .
It 's an archetypal anecdote : The child playing with friends who becomes angry over some trifle and leaves the sandbox , stomping away with the armload of toys he brought with him .
Adults who act out childishly are often likened to such children .
As we 've seen time and again , the very premises of liberal positions and political arguments are often so bereft of thought and deliberation that non-liberals evaluate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they are .
Take the view of the American left on economics and immigration , just to pull two topics out of the air .
The idea that we can simply gift resources to groups or nations the left deems deserving , in perpetuity and without consequence , reflects a marked immaturity in their processing of economic concepts .
The idea that we can allow every dispossessed foreign national into the country to benefit from America 's prosperity and opportunity just because it 'd be nice to do so is profoundly juvenile .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pentagon , such as we 've been hearing from the left for months , are so infantile that they defy analysis .
Guys like Springsteen and Lee are admittedly at something of a disadvantage .
Like so many mega-famous entertainers , they were swept into that culture when they were very young .
Consequently , they have been out of touch regarding how the rest of us live for a very long time .
Decades of living in the extremely insular bubble of the entertainment industry and associating exclusively with the like-minded have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ view in America .
Celebrities are n't spoiled because they 're rich , or even because they 're famous .
They 're spoiled because they 've been coddled , much in the way we 've increasingly coddled young people over the last 50 years .
So , Springsteen , Lee and many celebrities were recipients of an unfortunate double-whammy , if you 're inclined to feel sorry for them .
To be fair , there are some eminently sensible celebrities in the entertainment industry , though they tend to be few and far @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it is our enemy ; I probably do n't have to remind my readers that its overall influence over the last 50 years has been driven by dedicated leftists and has been demonstrably harmful to our nation .
We should be mindful that , like most liberals , celebrity entertainers have been manipulated into harboring these imprudent views by politicos with an agenda .
Still , one has to be receptive to such views to some degree to start with , which would tend to explain those celebrities who do n't succumb @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the entertainment industry .
As conservative commentators have said for years , the viewpoints of the rank-and-file left are rooted in emotion rather than reason – and who among us are more emotional than children ?

Over the last couple of months, I've focused on some of the philosophical fundamentals particular to leftism, and how these have played into the dramatic social upheaval and civil unrest we've seen in recent months. On Sept. 2, I began with a discussion around how liberalism has always been the soft socialist wedge through which radical leftists intended to gain ascendency in America incrementally.
On Sept. 9, I followed up with an examination of the ongoing violent demonstrations we've witnessed in some of our larger, Democrat-controlled cities, characterizing their participants as the foot soldiers of an emerging communist revolution. On Sept. 30, I detailed how the political left systematically subverted the history of our nation through media and education, thereby producing a number of propagandized ignoramuses sufficient to fuel such a revolution. Finally, on Oct. 7, I discussed the left's murderous proclivities and the danger these represent to all Americans.
Over the last couple of weeks, we've seen news items discussing celebrity music artists who have threatened to leave the country if President Donald Trump is reelected. We've heard celebrity entertainers level these threats on many previous occasions, only to disappoint us when they don't follow through.
Recently, rock musician Bruce Springsteen told The Daily Telegraph he'll "see you on the next plane" if President Trump is reelected. Metal band Motley Crue's drummer Tommy Lee made a similar statement to another media venue. If threats like these seem laughable, you're not alone: Springsteen and Lee's declarations were so silly that they elicited the ridicule of comedian Michael Loftus, who condemned their rhetoric as being completely ego-driven.
Well, we know that egos figure prominently in the entertainment industry, but today I'd like to touch on another characteristic shared by those on the left, and one that's handily illustrated by liberal celebrities who threaten to leave the country if they don't get their way – and this would be their profoundly juvenile nature.
TRENDING: Is this the 'Final Battle'?
As Mr. Loftus indicated, there's definitely a great deal of self-importance involved in making public threats to leave the country if one's candidate isn't elected, but such statements are far more indicative of these individuals being cases of arrested emotional development. It's an archetypal anecdote: The child playing with friends who becomes angry over some trifle and leaves the sandbox, stomping away with the armload of toys he brought with him. Adults who act out childishly are often likened to such children.
As we've seen time and again, the very premises of liberal positions and political arguments are often so bereft of thought and deliberation that non-liberals evaluate them as childish. Why? Because they are.
Take the view of the American left on economics and immigration, just to pull two topics out of the air. The idea that we can simply gift resources to groups or nations the left deems deserving, in perpetuity and without consequence, reflects a marked immaturity in their processing of economic concepts. The idea that we can allow every dispossessed foreign national into the country to benefit from America's prosperity and opportunity just because it'd be nice to do so is profoundly juvenile. Calls to defund the police and the Pentagon, such as we've been hearing from the left for months, are so infantile that they defy analysis.
Guys like Springsteen and Lee are admittedly at something of a disadvantage. Like so many mega-famous entertainers, they were swept into that culture when they were very young. Consequently, they have been out of touch regarding how the rest of us live for a very long time. Decades of living in the extremely insular bubble of the entertainment industry and associating exclusively with the like-minded have convinced them that theirs is the prevailing view in America.
Celebrities aren't spoiled because they're rich, or even because they're famous. They're spoiled because they've been coddled, much in the way we've increasingly coddled young people over the last 50 years. So, Springsteen, Lee and many celebrities were recipients of an unfortunate double-whammy, if you're inclined to feel sorry for them.
To be fair, there are some eminently sensible celebrities in the entertainment industry, though they tend to be few and far between. As an industry, however, it is our enemy; I probably don't have to remind my readers that its overall influence over the last 50 years has been driven by dedicated leftists and has been demonstrably harmful to our nation.
We should be mindful that, like most liberals, celebrity entertainers have been manipulated into harboring these imprudent views by politicos with an agenda. Still, one has to be receptive to such views to some degree to start with, which would tend to explain those celebrities who don't succumb to leftist orthodoxy despite the prevailing culture of the entertainment industry.
As conservative commentators have said for years, the viewpoints of the rank-and-file left are rooted in emotion rather than reason – and who among us are more emotional than children?


wnd--2020-10-21--The racist left must always paint blacks as victims

The recent brutal killing of 21-year-old South African farmer Brendin Horner has unleashed new racial conflicts and upheaval in South Africa .
The ongoing murder pandemic of white farmers has been silently happening for a long time , while the Western mainstream media do not report much on the atrocities .
The reason : The media can not address it .
It is impossible due to the left-wing , neo-Marxist philosophy that has permeated Western thinking since the 1960s .
Hanne Herland 's latest book , `` Trump : The Battle for America , '' cuts through the media fog @ @ @ @ @ @ @ intent to get rid of the president .
The left has sadly implemented a very racist theory ( racism : the evaluation of a person only based on the person 's ethnic origin or skin color ) that does not permit equal treatment regardless of race and ethnic origin .
Rather , it seems to automatically prescribe the role of the victim to anyone with darker skin colors .
This form for racism is now at the core of left-wing thought .
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This narrative , how widely unjust it may sound , asserts that certain ethnic groups – among them blacks – are not to be held accountable in the same way one would do with a white person .
With its remarkable rebellion against Christian traditional values , leftists insist that individuals who are black should not be treated the same way one would with a white person @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the historic Western , conservative principle and ideal of equality regardless of race , ethnic origin , gender , creed or class – which asserts that you should be evaluated on the basis of your character , not skin color .
Sadly , it has come to this , that skin color again is front and central .
The very same happened to Jews , Gypsies and other unwanted ethnic groups during World War II and was at the core of Nazi ideology .
The neo-Marxist philosopher Jacques Derrida ( 1930-2004 ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ type of racism .
He is considered the father of the deconstruction of traditional Western values , which has been a left-wing goal since the 1960s .
Derrida famously spoke about power structures as pairs , one weak and the other strong , male-female , `` white '' versus `` black , '' majority versus minority and so on .
The `` male '' is always considered the strong in the pair , and the `` female '' the weak .
The `` white American '' is always the strong , and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , helpless victim .
The `` white man '' is at the top , the `` black man '' at the bottom .
The `` black man '' needs to be helped , since it is assumed that he can not help himself .
This theory applied means that one should `` always feel sorry for '' blacks , but not for whites , as they are automatically considered `` the strong '' in the power pair .
The racist thinking of Derrida perfected post-modernism , yet again a Marxist derived class-struggle philosophy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ describe this in `` New Left Tyranny . ''
Derrida sought to find other solutions than the classic , Christian principles , joining forces with atheist thinkers .
His theories ended up legitimizing the focus on ethnic origin as determent of how to treat people .
Yet , the color of someone 's skin does not determine who is right or wrong , evil or good .
Why were philosophers such as Derrida eager to embrace the racism innate in such a theory ?
Why did the left include – without criticism – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nazi notion of grading citizens according to color , the attitude that now permeate the mainstream media ?
Instead of pushing for the classical , Western concept of equality , regardless of race , ethnic origin , gender , creed or class , the left has ended up producing theories that assign superiority according to race .
So , while white farmers in South Africa are being murdered , the media keep silent about it , since whites are not to be protected against injustice , only those with darker skin tones .

The recent brutal killing of 21-year-old South African farmer Brendin Horner has unleashed new racial conflicts and upheaval in South Africa. The ongoing murder pandemic of white farmers has been silently happening for a long time, while the Western mainstream media do not report much on the atrocities.
The reason: The media cannot address it. It is impossible due to the left-wing, neo-Marxist philosophy that has permeated Western thinking since the 1960s.
Hanne Herland's latest book, "Trump: The Battle for America," cuts through the media fog and explains why the globalists are so intent to get rid of the president.
The left has sadly implemented a very racist theory (racism: the evaluation of a person only based on the person's ethnic origin or skin color) that does not permit equal treatment regardless of race and ethnic origin. Rather, it seems to automatically prescribe the role of the victim to anyone with darker skin colors. This form for racism is now at the core of left-wing thought.
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My recent book, "New Left Tyranny: The Authoritarian Destruction of Our Way of Life," describes in detail how this race-oriented philosophy took hold in the West.
This narrative, how widely unjust it may sound, asserts that certain ethnic groups – among them blacks – are not to be held accountable in the same way one would do with a white person. With its remarkable rebellion against Christian traditional values, leftists insist that individuals who are black should not be treated the same way one would with a white person.
It represents a total breaking away from the historic Western, conservative principle and ideal of equality regardless of race, ethnic origin, gender, creed or class – which asserts that you should be evaluated on the basis of your character, not skin color.
Sadly, it has come to this, that skin color again is front and central. The very same happened to Jews, Gypsies and other unwanted ethnic groups during World War II and was at the core of Nazi ideology.
The neo-Marxist philosopher Jacques Derrida (1930-2004) was one of those who implemented this type of racism. He is considered the father of the deconstruction of traditional Western values, which has been a left-wing goal since the 1960s.
Derrida famously spoke about power structures as pairs, one weak and the other strong, male-female, "white" versus "black," majority versus minority and so on.
The "male" is always considered the strong in the pair, and the "female" the weak. The "white American" is always the strong, and the "black American" always the weak, helpless victim. The "white man" is at the top, the "black man" at the bottom. The "black man" needs to be helped, since it is assumed that he cannot help himself.
This theory applied means that one should "always feel sorry for" blacks, but not for whites, as they are automatically considered "the strong" in the power pair.
The racist thinking of Derrida perfected post-modernism, yet again a Marxist derived class-struggle philosophy strongly opposing traditional Western values. I describe this in "New Left Tyranny."
Derrida sought to find other solutions than the classic, Christian principles, joining forces with atheist thinkers. His theories ended up legitimizing the focus on ethnic origin as determent of how to treat people.
Yet, the color of someone's skin does not determine who is right or wrong, evil or good. Why were philosophers such as Derrida eager to embrace the racism innate in such a theory?
Why did the left include – without criticism – the race theory that kept alive the Nazi notion of grading citizens according to color, the attitude that now permeate the mainstream media?
Instead of pushing for the classical, Western concept of equality, regardless of race, ethnic origin, gender, creed or class, the left has ended up producing theories that assign superiority according to race. So, while white farmers in South Africa are being murdered, the media keep silent about it, since whites are not to be protected against injustice, only those with darker skin tones.


wnd--2020-10-21--There'll be no return to post-election normalcy this time

Every four years in the fall , a common exclamation from Americans everywhere is `` I ca n't wait for this election to be over ! ''
People want daily life to get back to normal , to watch television without nonstop political ads and go to the mailbox without having to pick through a stack of political direct mail .
Donald Trump 's 2016 election sent shock waves through the political and media establishment , who then forced the country to endure a furious , nonstop campaign of destruction against the Trump administration and everyone associated with it .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ wing of the Republican Party 's 24/7 news cycle of breathless outrage and fake news has transformed every day of the past four years into a nonstop , rage-fueled political campaign .
While the political advertisements are scheduled to stop after Election Day , many Americans are resigned to the realization that there will likely be no chance to catch our breath after Nov. 3 .
Democrats have set the table to drag out the election as long as possible in the event Joe Biden does not win on Election Day , in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their relentless attacks over the past four years .
On Monday , the U.S. Supreme Court 's 4-4 deadlock allowed a Pennsylvania ruling to stand that effectively gives Democrats three days after the election to come up with sufficient ballots to flip the result to Joe Biden in the event he loses on Election Day .
Pennsylvania is one of the largest electoral prizes , with the winner earning 20 electoral votes .
President Trump won Pennsylvania in 2016 by slightly more than 1 % , so Democrats see the state as key @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the popular vote by getting overwhelming margins in states like California and New York .
Democrats have also repeatedly telegraphed their plan to deny a Trump victory , regardless of the election outcome .
I previously wrote in this column at WND of Democrats and never-Trump Republicans conducting a wargaming session this summer where they worked through scenarios of potential election outcomes .
The anti-Trump meeting was noteworthy because John Podesta , standing in for Biden , and others explored options for refusing to concede defeat and attacking the Electoral College by bringing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ having the House of Representatives refuse to certify the Electoral College vote and even having Democratic states secede from the U.S. rather than accept another Trump victory .
This wargaming session was followed by a Hillary Clinton interview in August in which she publicly warned Biden to `` not concede under any circumstances '' and that Democrats have `` got to have a massive legal operation , and I know the Biden campaign is working on that . ''
This lines up with the position of Democrat favorite Stacey Abrams , who still @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Georgia governor 's race despite losing by over 50,000 votes .
In spite of these high-profile Democratic discussions of refusing to accept defeat no matter what the voters say , nobody in media will broach the topic with Joe Biden , even as they relentlessly harangue President Trump to admit he will concede defeat if he loses .
TRENDING : Joy Behar tries to dox Trump fan on national television To add to the confusion , Democrats have promoted every conceivable new way to vote .
Not only do the tangled web @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , legal challenges to voter ID laws , automated ballot generation and nonstop complaints of `` voter suppression '' help Democrats create confusion , they provide exponentially more opportunities to cheat .
An argument could be made that America is at a place where we need a return to paper ballots , voting only on Election Day and absentee voting strictly limited ( i.e .
military and civilians working abroad or people confined to health care facilities ) .
It also makes sense to follow the practices used in other nations where a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in national elections .
To discourage multiple votes , we can require voters to dip their fingers in indelible ink after casting their ballot .
Will we get a break from politics after Election Day ?
Probably not .
Democrats have promised they will either win or create chaos until they find a way to overturn the election results .
Essentially , their plan is simply to continue what they have been doing all year .
From their impeachment fiasco to the coronavirus shutdowns , lockdowns and riots , Democrats can be expected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pitch after the election in the event of another Trump victory .
We can also expect a continuation of the wild accusations President Trump and his supporters somehow stopped people from voting ( remember the absurd accusations Republicans were stealing mailboxes , accompanied by pictures of stacks of old mailboxes at a contractor who refurbishes and repaints them for the U.S .
Postal Service ? )
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In addition , the Biden campaign announced it has assembled an `` unprecedented army of attorneys '' to join former Obama official Eric Holder in using @ @ @ @ @ @ @ America .
The prospect of renewed or increased rioting by Antifa street fighters can be expected , too .
Democrats and major media are working every angle to add complication and confusion to the election to give Democrats a chance to delay , stall or delegitimize the outcome if they lose .
If Democrats win , many have called for vengeance against President Trump and his supporters .
Unfortunately , a post-election return to normalcy will not happen .

Every four years in the fall, a common exclamation from Americans everywhere is "I can't wait for this election to be over!" People want daily life to get back to normal, to watch television without nonstop political ads and go to the mailbox without having to pick through a stack of political direct mail.
Donald Trump's 2016 election sent shock waves through the political and media establishment, who then forced the country to endure a furious, nonstop campaign of destruction against the Trump administration and everyone associated with it. The media, Democrats and the never-Trump wing of the Republican Party's 24/7 news cycle of breathless outrage and fake news has transformed every day of the past four years into a nonstop, rage-fueled political campaign. While the political advertisements are scheduled to stop after Election Day, many Americans are resigned to the realization that there will likely be no chance to catch our breath after Nov. 3. Democrats have set the table to drag out the election as long as possible in the event Joe Biden does not win on Election Day, in a more formal and coordinated version of their relentless attacks over the past four years.
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court's 4-4 deadlock allowed a Pennsylvania ruling to stand that effectively gives Democrats three days after the election to come up with sufficient ballots to flip the result to Joe Biden in the event he loses on Election Day. Pennsylvania is one of the largest electoral prizes, with the winner earning 20 electoral votes. President Trump won Pennsylvania in 2016 by slightly more than 1%, so Democrats see the state as key to overcoming their electoral shortfall despite winning the popular vote by getting overwhelming margins in states like California and New York.
Democrats have also repeatedly telegraphed their plan to deny a Trump victory, regardless of the election outcome. I previously wrote in this column at WND of Democrats and never-Trump Republicans conducting a wargaming session this summer where they worked through scenarios of potential election outcomes. The anti-Trump meeting was noteworthy because John Podesta, standing in for Biden, and others explored options for refusing to concede defeat and attacking the Electoral College by bringing pressure on states to switch Electors, having the House of Representatives refuse to certify the Electoral College vote and even having Democratic states secede from the U.S. rather than accept another Trump victory.
This wargaming session was followed by a Hillary Clinton interview in August in which she publicly warned Biden to "not concede under any circumstances" and that Democrats have "got to have a massive legal operation, and I know the Biden campaign is working on that." This lines up with the position of Democrat favorite Stacey Abrams, who still refuses to concede her 2018 defeat in the Georgia governor's race despite losing by over 50,000 votes. In spite of these high-profile Democratic discussions of refusing to accept defeat no matter what the voters say, nobody in media will broach the topic with Joe Biden, even as they relentlessly harangue President Trump to admit he will concede defeat if he loses.
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To add to the confusion, Democrats have promoted every conceivable new way to vote. Not only do the tangled web of mail-in ballots, ever-expanding in-person voting, legal challenges to voter ID laws, automated ballot generation and nonstop complaints of "voter suppression" help Democrats create confusion, they provide exponentially more opportunities to cheat. An argument could be made that America is at a place where we need a return to paper ballots, voting only on Election Day and absentee voting strictly limited (i.e. military and civilians working abroad or people confined to health care facilities). It also makes sense to follow the practices used in other nations where a standardized voter identification is required to vote in national elections. To discourage multiple votes, we can require voters to dip their fingers in indelible ink after casting their ballot.
Will we get a break from politics after Election Day? Probably not. Democrats have promised they will either win or create chaos until they find a way to overturn the election results. Essentially, their plan is simply to continue what they have been doing all year. From their impeachment fiasco to the coronavirus shutdowns, lockdowns and riots, Democrats can be expected to maintain their outrage at a fever pitch after the election in the event of another Trump victory. We can also expect a continuation of the wild accusations President Trump and his supporters somehow stopped people from voting (remember the absurd accusations Republicans were stealing mailboxes, accompanied by pictures of stacks of old mailboxes at a contractor who refurbishes and repaints them for the U.S. Postal Service?). In addition, the Biden campaign announced it has assembled an "unprecedented army of attorneys" to join former Obama official Eric Holder in using the courts to contest election results across America. The prospect of renewed or increased rioting by Antifa street fighters can be expected, too.
Democrats and major media are working every angle to add complication and confusion to the election to give Democrats a chance to delay, stall or delegitimize the outcome if they lose. If Democrats win, many have called for vengeance against President Trump and his supporters. Unfortunately, a post-election return to normalcy will not happen.