wnd--2020-04-20--How could Dems stick with Biden as their nominee?

C'mon ; I know that politicians , and Democrats specifically , have less than no respect for the American people , but do they really think we 're dumb enough to believe they 're actually going to permit Joe Biden to be their candidate against President Trump ?
Biden ca n't tell you how many fingers he 's holding up while standing in front of a mirror .
He is stunningly incoherent , a pitiful example of diminished capacity .
Additionally , he 's not far from being indicted for allegedly sexually molesting Tara Reade , his former aide .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but even the most brazen liars in the Democratic political hierarchy can not say Biden is capable of being a competent , viable candidate with a straight face .
Are they conceding the race as Republicans did in 1996 when the GOP leadership orchestrated a Bob Dole presidential bid to stave off Ross Perot ?
The Republican National Committee ( RNC ) no more wanted Ross Perot as the party candidate than the Democratic National Committee ( DNC ) wants Bernie Sanders to be theirs .
Presidential politics is an incestuous , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anointed by the elite upper echelon of a party 's sanctioning body are eligible to be chosen .
Outsiders are not welcome .
And , let there be no doubt about it – Democratic Rulers despise Sanders as much as Republican elites hate President Trump .
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There has been not so quiet speculation around the Capitol Hill dinner circuit that New York Gov @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that candidate .
But Cuomo has made a hot mess with his handling of New York during the COVID-19 saga ; plus , contrary to what he and CNN believe , he would be a hard sell to the nation .
A particularly astute friend and colleague who has had his finger on the political pulse of the nation , and specifically Capitol Hill , insists that Democrats are going to parachute in Pete Buttigieg to replace Biden .
Buttigieg 's single claim to fame is that he 's a flaming homosexual married @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will replace Biden with either Virginia Gov .
Ralph `` blackface '' Northam or Gavin Newsom , the governor of California .
I do n't see either of them playing that role .
Northam is hated in Virginia , and the voters of California are waging a recall battle to oust Newsom .
So , no , I do n't agree with my esteemed colleagues .
Hillary Clinton still believes it 's her divine right to be the Democratic nominee .
However , I do n't think Americans agree .
Back to my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden staying on the ticket until November .
The phrase `` non compos mentis '' originated with someone like him in mind .
Everyone in my position knew the primary goal for Democrats this political go-round was to stop Sanders without giving the appearance they had anything to do with it .
Part 2 of that plan includes successfully ridding the party of the Halloween sisters : Rashida Tlaib , Ilhan Omar , Ayanna Pressley and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , along with whatever other Fabian Democratic socialists who are as politically suicidal as those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unblemished record of racism , anti-Semitism and anti-Americanism since the formation of the party in the early 1800s – but they do n't want racists and anti-Semites who are n't Harvard or Princeton white blue-bloods , especially if they 're uncontrollable .
The old-guard racist , bigoted , anti-Semitic and anti-America Democrat has a veneer the party financiers are comfortable with .
There 's another ipso facto consideration that I believe has the Democratic power brokers secretly concerned .
Every day Ruth Bader Ginsburg sits on the Supreme Court is a borrowed day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ President Trump another seat on the high court .
It should also be noted that the witch 's brew of congressional Democrats form the prolepsis of a massive power vacuum brought about by the not to be ignored aggregate ages of Democratic leadership .
Nancy Pelosi is n't just the face that affixes to the behind of the genus Equus that is the official logo of the Democratic Party ; she and the entire cabal that comprise Democratic leadership are literally living on borrowed time based upon chronological age .
That was added @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nomination because to the winner go the spoils .
Had Sanders won , the Halloween sisters and every crazed Fabian Democratic socialist lurking like cockroaches in the dust and dirt of the shadows would form a phalanx right up the party food chain .
And nothing they could be done to stop them .
For those wondering why I have n't mentioned Obama , it 's because he 's a toothless dog that was long ago neutered .
Even when he was in office he was being handled from behind the curtains off @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Obama woman running for office was nothing more than internet chatter .
She wants to live high on the hog provided by usufruct sans accountability .
The only way that happens without public scrutiny would be as chair of the DNC .
And as long as either Clinton is alive , that will never happen .
Which brings us back to where I started .
Who 's going to replace Biden ?
Order Mychal Massie 's new book , `` I Feel the Presence of the Lord , '' a collection of devotions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and see the Lord in every aspect of life .

C'mon; I know that politicians, and Democrats specifically, have less than no respect for the American people, but do they really think we're dumb enough to believe they're actually going to permit Joe Biden to be their candidate against President Trump?
Biden can't tell you how many fingers he's holding up while standing in front of a mirror. He is stunningly incoherent, a pitiful example of diminished capacity. Additionally, he's not far from being indicted for allegedly sexually molesting Tara Reade, his former aide.
"Honest politician" is an oxymoron, but even the most brazen liars in the Democratic political hierarchy cannot say Biden is capable of being a competent, viable candidate with a straight face.
Are they conceding the race as Republicans did in 1996 when the GOP leadership orchestrated a Bob Dole presidential bid to stave off Ross Perot? The Republican National Committee (RNC) no more wanted Ross Perot as the party candidate than the Democratic National Committee (DNC) wants Bernie Sanders to be theirs.
Presidential politics is an incestuous, private political construct by which only those anointed by the elite upper echelon of a party's sanctioning body are eligible to be chosen. Outsiders are not welcome. And, let there be no doubt about it – Democratic Rulers despise Sanders as much as Republican elites hate President Trump.
TRENDING: Is this the 'Final Battle'?
The question is: Who do the Democrats plan to parachute in at their convention to replace Biden? There has been not so quiet speculation around the Capitol Hill dinner circuit that New York Gov. Mario Cuomo was going to be that candidate. But Cuomo has made a hot mess with his handling of New York during the COVID-19 saga; plus, contrary to what he and CNN believe, he would be a hard sell to the nation.
A particularly astute friend and colleague who has had his finger on the political pulse of the nation, and specifically Capitol Hill, insists that Democrats are going to parachute in Pete Buttigieg to replace Biden. Buttigieg's single claim to fame is that he's a flaming homosexual married to another.
Another colleague thinks Democrats will replace Biden with either Virginia Gov. Ralph "blackface" Northam or Gavin Newsom, the governor of California. I don't see either of them playing that role. Northam is hated in Virginia, and the voters of California are waging a recall battle to oust Newsom. So, no, I don't agree with my esteemed colleagues.
Hillary Clinton still believes it's her divine right to be the Democratic nominee. However, I don't think Americans agree.
Back to my opening point: I don't see Biden staying on the ticket until November. The phrase "non compos mentis" originated with someone like him in mind.
Everyone in my position knew the primary goal for Democrats this political go-round was to stop Sanders without giving the appearance they had anything to do with it. Part 2 of that plan includes successfully ridding the party of the Halloween sisters: Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, along with whatever other Fabian Democratic socialists who are as politically suicidal as those four.
The Democratic Party has an unblemished record of racism, anti-Semitism and anti-Americanism since the formation of the party in the early 1800s – but they don't want racists and anti-Semites who aren't Harvard or Princeton white blue-bloods, especially if they're uncontrollable. The old-guard racist, bigoted, anti-Semitic and anti-America Democrat has a veneer the party financiers are comfortable with.
There's another ipso facto consideration that I believe has the Democratic power brokers secretly concerned. Every day Ruth Bader Ginsburg sits on the Supreme Court is a borrowed day. Democrats don't want to give President Trump another seat on the high court.
It should also be noted that the witch's brew of congressional Democrats form the prolepsis of a massive power vacuum brought about by the not to be ignored aggregate ages of Democratic leadership. Nancy Pelosi isn't just the face that affixes to the behind of the genus Equus that is the official logo of the Democratic Party; she and the entire cabal that comprise Democratic leadership are literally living on borrowed time based upon chronological age.
That was added incentive to prevent Sanders from winning the nomination because to the winner go the spoils. Had Sanders won, the Halloween sisters and every crazed Fabian Democratic socialist lurking like cockroaches in the dust and dirt of the shadows would form a phalanx right up the party food chain. And nothing they could be done to stop them.
For those wondering why I haven't mentioned Obama, it's because he's a toothless dog that was long ago neutered. Even when he was in office he was being handled from behind the curtains off stage. The occasional talk of the Obama woman running for office was nothing more than internet chatter. She wants to live high on the hog provided by usufruct sans accountability. The only way that happens without public scrutiny would be as chair of the DNC. And as long as either Clinton is alive, that will never happen.
Which brings us back to where I started. Who's going to replace Biden?
Order Mychal Massie's new book, "I Feel the Presence of the Lord," a collection of devotions intended to encourage the reader to seek and see the Lord in every aspect of life.


wnd--2020-04-20--Our last chance to restore our constitutional republic

Ironically , it was the Marxist Pete Seeger who ( in the 1950s ) wrote The Byrds ' popular 1960s antiwar song `` To Everything There is a Season . ''
The lyrics are simply the stanzas of King Solomon 's poem in Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 , separated by the phrase ( and alternate title ) `` Turn-Turn-Turn . ''
The profound truth of the poem is that all life in God 's creation – and all human endeavors – follow seasonal cycles , and each aspect of that cycle has its own natural place .
Just as there is a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in His Word , there is a time for war .
Indeed , war is a natural part of the cycle of nations , and one of several aspects of human life where Christian guidance comes almost exclusively from the Old Testament , tempered by the New Testament .
Remember what Paul taught in his second letter to Timothy : `` From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures … All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction , for conviction , for correction , and for training in righteousness . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Testament , since most of the New Testament had not been written during Timothy 's youth .
And , it must logically include the biblical justification for war .
America 's Christian founders understood and applied this truth in the Declaration of Independence , first acknowledging that our unalienable rights are a gift from God to justify sedition against the tyrannical British government , writing `` whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends , it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it , and to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on such principles and organizing its powers in such form , as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness . ''
This was not just sedition , but in practical terms a declaration of war , which then ensued .
Importantly , `` sedition '' means `` conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch . ''
This is a word that can not apply to citizens in the form of government our founders created , because we citizens are the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an especially critical distinction for Christians because of the oft-cited admonition in Romans 13 to `` submit … to the governing authorities . ''
In the real constitution-bound United States of America , we are the governing authorities , because our government 's authority is delegated to it by us .
The whole point of the Bill of Rights was to put an exclamation point on that most essential fact !
But America is not following that model today because our constitutional republic has been hijacked and transformed by the Marxists .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but the more disturbing truth is it 's been trending this way for over a century .
Like the proverbial frog in the stew pot , Americans steadily acclimated to incremental leftward change until the narcissist Obama who , believing he could complete the transformation during his presidency , turned the heat to maximum , resulting in the populists jumping out and creating the tea party movement , which in turn triggered a worldwide anti-globalist revolution : literally , a post nation-state version of world war .
TRENDING : Lockdowns may have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ four figureheads of today 's revolutionary war are Protestant Christian Nationalist Donald Trump , Brexit heir and Anglican Nationalist Boris Johnson , Jewish Nationalist Benjamin Netanyahu and ( notwithstanding relentless Deep State propaganda ) Orthodox Christian Nationalist Vladimir Putin .
Arrayed against them are all the powers of the earth : from the Obamas , Clintons , Bushes , Soroses , Deep State and Media of the U.S. , to the oligarchs of the European Union , to the Vatican Empire 's Pope Francis , to the WHO and entire alphabet soup of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ caliphate-awaiting warlords of Islam , to the great dragon , Communist China – and all the lesser `` principalities '' across the world .
The success of the nationalist leaders in defeating every counter-attack to their siege on globalism is , in my view , why the elites unleashed COVID-19 as the vehicle for triggering global economic collapse and justifying police state lockdowns .
Do n't get me wrong : The disease is real and deadly ( as is the attendant fear-mongering propaganda ) , but it is only a tactic in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our present situation in America .
The great former-Marxist cultural analyst David Horowitz perhaps said it best : `` Inside every progressive is a totalitarian screaming to get out . ''
That used to be a funny line , until COVID-19 freed the progressive state governors and blue city mayors from constitutional restraints .
I wo n't repeat the list of abuses here , but it is long and growing , reflecting the very-real totalitarian mindset of the Marxists .
Here 's a question for Americans .
Having tasted dictatorial powers , will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a two-year delay in a `` necessary '' vaccine roll-out and drunk with the vision of this crisis having justified their socialist `` solutions '' – voluntarily relinquish their power back to the people ?
No way .
Here 's a question for anti-globalists everywhere .
After watching the steady escalation of the `` total war '' strategy deployed against Trump and the other nationalist leaders , do you think the elites are now going stand down ?
For them , this is a fight to the death .
I predict another @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it looks like we might recover our social equilibrium .
So , what are patriots to do ?
I say there has never been a better time to rise up in revolt against Marxist rule and drive the usurpers from power across this country – without hesitancy or compromise – even if it requires civil disobedience .
This is our last chance to restore our constitutional republic .
Here is where the New Testament `` golden rule '' ( a synthesis of Matthew 5 ) tempers the Old Testament justification for war .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ have them do unto you . ''
If you had been enslaved to a mind-controlling cult that convinced you that evil was good and good evil , and turned you into a civilization-destroying zombie , what would you ( the normal you ) want others to `` do unto you '' ?
If it were me , I would want the non-enslaved to disarm me without harming me , remove me from any position of influence or control , and keep me neutralized until I returned to my right mind – while looking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's all , right now , wage war like that !

Ironically, it was the Marxist Pete Seeger who (in the 1950s) wrote The Byrds' popular 1960s antiwar song "To Everything There is a Season." The lyrics are simply the stanzas of King Solomon's poem in Ecclesiastes 3:1-8, separated by the phrase (and alternate title) "Turn-Turn-Turn." The profound truth of the poem is that all life in God's creation – and all human endeavors – follow seasonal cycles, and each aspect of that cycle has its own natural place.
Just as there is a time for peace, God tells us in His Word, there is a time for war. Indeed, war is a natural part of the cycle of nations, and one of several aspects of human life where Christian guidance comes almost exclusively from the Old Testament, tempered by the New Testament. Remember what Paul taught in his second letter to Timothy: "From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures … All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness." That's clearly referring to the Old Testament, since most of the New Testament had not been written during Timothy's youth. And, it must logically include the biblical justification for war.
America's Christian founders understood and applied this truth in the Declaration of Independence, first acknowledging that our unalienable rights are a gift from God to justify sedition against the tyrannical British government, writing "whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness." This was not just sedition, but in practical terms a declaration of war, which then ensued.
Importantly, "sedition" means "conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch." This is a word that cannot apply to citizens in the form of government our founders created, because we citizens are the government in that model. That's an especially critical distinction for Christians because of the oft-cited admonition in Romans 13 to "submit … to the governing authorities." In the real constitution-bound United States of America, we are the governing authorities, because our government's authority is delegated to it by us. The whole point of the Bill of Rights was to put an exclamation point on that most essential fact!
But America is not following that model today because our constitutional republic has been hijacked and transformed by the Marxists. The orchestrated COVID-19 Pandemic has made this clear, but the more disturbing truth is it's been trending this way for over a century. Like the proverbial frog in the stew pot, Americans steadily acclimated to incremental leftward change until the narcissist Obama who, believing he could complete the transformation during his presidency, turned the heat to maximum, resulting in the populists jumping out and creating the tea party movement, which in turn triggered a worldwide anti-globalist revolution: literally, a post nation-state version of world war.
TRENDING: Is this the 'Final Battle'?
The four figureheads of today's revolutionary war are Protestant Christian Nationalist Donald Trump, Brexit heir and Anglican Nationalist Boris Johnson, Jewish Nationalist Benjamin Netanyahu and (notwithstanding relentless Deep State propaganda) Orthodox Christian Nationalist Vladimir Putin.
Arrayed against them are all the powers of the earth: from the Obamas, Clintons, Bushes, Soroses, Deep State and Media of the U.S., to the oligarchs of the European Union, to the Vatican Empire's Pope Francis, to the WHO and entire alphabet soup of the United Nations hydra, to the caliphate-awaiting warlords of Islam, to the great dragon, Communist China – and all the lesser "principalities" across the world.
The success of the nationalist leaders in defeating every counter-attack to their siege on globalism is, in my view, why the elites unleashed COVID-19 as the vehicle for triggering global economic collapse and justifying police state lockdowns. Don't get me wrong: The disease is real and deadly (as is the attendant fear-mongering propaganda), but it is only a tactic in a larger strategy.
Now let's consider our present situation in America. The great former-Marxist cultural analyst David Horowitz perhaps said it best: "Inside every progressive is a totalitarian screaming to get out." That used to be a funny line, until COVID-19 freed the progressive state governors and blue city mayors from constitutional restraints. I won't repeat the list of abuses here, but it is long and growing, reflecting the very-real totalitarian mindset of the Marxists.
Here's a question for Americans. Having tasted dictatorial powers, will these rulers – armed with the pretext of a two-year delay in a "necessary" vaccine roll-out and drunk with the vision of this crisis having justified their socialist "solutions" – voluntarily relinquish their power back to the people? No way.
Here's a question for anti-globalists everywhere. After watching the steady escalation of the "total war" strategy deployed against Trump and the other nationalist leaders, do you think the elites are now going stand down? For them, this is a fight to the death. I predict another world-shaking bombshell from them as soon as it looks like we might recover our social equilibrium.
So, what are patriots to do? I say there has never been a better time to rise up in revolt against Marxist rule and drive the usurpers from power across this country – without hesitancy or compromise – even if it requires civil disobedience. This is our last chance to restore our constitutional republic.
Here is where the New Testament "golden rule" (a synthesis of Matthew 5) tempers the Old Testament justification for war. "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." If you had been enslaved to a mind-controlling cult that convinced you that evil was good and good evil, and turned you into a civilization-destroying zombie, what would you (the normal you) want others to "do unto you"?
If it were me, I would want the non-enslaved to disarm me without harming me, remove me from any position of influence or control, and keep me neutralized until I returned to my right mind – while looking after my loved ones honorably. Let's all, right now, wage war like that!


wnd--2020-04-20--Disinfection services: A vital recovery tool media ignore

The government is telling us to wash our hands and use disinfectant on surfaces around us to kill the coronavirus .
While that may help somewhat , most people can not possibly hit every area .
That is where disinfection companies are coming in to save the day .
They are desperately needed because the coronavirus can survive for hours or days depending on the type of surface .
These companies ' work is one of the necessary steps toward the end of the lockdowns and businesses reopening .
But will the biased media spread the message of how important @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a big help in turning the tide ?
Or are they too interested in running shock headlines and doomsday scenarios ?
Disinfection companies are already quietly spraying hospitals , light rail , airplanes , trucks , buses , residences , assisted living , day care facilities , schools , gyms , police and fire departments and emergency services .
The media will run scare articles about how filthy subways and airplanes are , but neglect to mention that they 're regularly being sprayed down .
The coronavirus would have spread far more without @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trafficked areas .
With the exception of local newspapers , the media have ignored this important service .
I talked to Eric Vomfell , the CEO of Full Spectrum Disinfection , and his vice president and CFO , Chris Holderead , to find out more .
Interestingly , they saw a rapid increase of infection in the health care industry and so decided to start the company in 2018 .
They use a patented technology from TOMI Environmental Solutions .
This technology uses hydrogen peroxide liquid , turning it into a dense dry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plasma arch .
The Department of Defense and DARPA developed it after the anthrax attacks and used it to combat SARS and other viruses .
Known as SteraMist , it kills 99.9999 % of pathogens and bacteria .
It 's non-corrosive to medical equipment and other electronics , unlike chlorine .
It is not necessary to wipe off afterward , and unlike products used by most other disinfectant companies , the area is safe for occupying just 45 minutes after spraying .
They are already spraying Phoenix light rail every weekend due to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people use Clorox wipes to sanitize .
But there is a problem : human error .
A lot of people do n't read what the bottle says , which is to saturate and leave on .
They actually could be spreading contaminants more .
They miss areas .
Some mix it with other compounds , unknowingly creating a potential bomb .
Bleach is not a good solution either because it can be dangerous to people 's health .
In addition , it damages materials and stains fabrics .
TRENDING : Lockdowns may have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Spectrum also distributes ultraviolet lighting .
It mimics the sun , penetrating the cells of pathogens and damaging the DNA or RNA that contain their genetic code .
The CDC recommends it .
One owner of a cleaning company sprayed his own hotel room before he would stay in it ; that 's how serious he views the pandemic .
A chef and a bar manager in Denver , whose jobs were obviously suffering , opened up a temporary disinfecting company .
Many companies that did not offer disinfectant before the pandemic have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Convergence Technologies Corporation , a company in Little River , South Carolina , has shifted from installing hospital equipment to focus on producing and providing a sanitary solution called Hydrolyte , a hypochlorous acid-based product .
Two women who were laid off from a nearby restaurant were hired to package the disinfectant .
Full Spectrum Disinfection recommends that businesses disinfect now , because if they wait too long , there will be no openings left for companies to service them in a timely fashion .
The area will remain clean if no one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is permitted to open .
The company is operated out of Arizona but can service the whole country with the TOMI Service Network and other partnerships .
Unfortunately , if a new person comes into an area that has been treated , he or she can infect it .
Full Spectrum Disinfection believes that disinfection will be forever changed due to the pandemic .
Many businesses that thought they were fine with just one treatment will need to start regularly disinfecting .
Let 's just hope the media finally covers this , because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ solution , and if businesses are n't aware of it , it could seriously hurt the recovery from this terrible time .

The government is telling us to wash our hands and use disinfectant on surfaces around us to kill the coronavirus. While that may help somewhat, most people cannot possibly hit every area. That is where disinfection companies are coming in to save the day. They are desperately needed because the coronavirus can survive for hours or days depending on the type of surface. These companies' work is one of the necessary steps toward the end of the lockdowns and businesses reopening.
But will the biased media spread the message of how important this service is and how it's a big help in turning the tide? Or are they too interested in running shock headlines and doomsday scenarios? Disinfection companies are already quietly spraying hospitals, light rail, airplanes, trucks, buses, residences, assisted living, day care facilities, schools, gyms, police and fire departments and emergency services. The media will run scare articles about how filthy subways and airplanes are, but neglect to mention that they're regularly being sprayed down. The coronavirus would have spread far more without these companies regularly treating dense or highly trafficked areas. With the exception of local newspapers, the media have ignored this important service.
I talked to Eric Vomfell, the CEO of Full Spectrum Disinfection, and his vice president and CFO, Chris Holderead, to find out more. Interestingly, they saw a rapid increase of infection in the health care industry and so decided to start the company in 2018. They use a patented technology from TOMI Environmental Solutions. This technology uses hydrogen peroxide liquid, turning it into a dense dry fog or mist through a cold fusion plasma arch.
The Department of Defense and DARPA developed it after the anthrax attacks and used it to combat SARS and other viruses. Known as SteraMist, it kills 99.9999% of pathogens and bacteria. It's non-corrosive to medical equipment and other electronics, unlike chlorine. It is not necessary to wipe off afterward, and unlike products used by most other disinfectant companies, the area is safe for occupying just 45 minutes after spraying. They are already spraying Phoenix light rail every weekend due to the coronavirus.
The CDC recommends that people use Clorox wipes to sanitize. But there is a problem: human error. A lot of people don't read what the bottle says, which is to saturate and leave on. They actually could be spreading contaminants more. They miss areas. Some mix it with other compounds, unknowingly creating a potential bomb. Bleach is not a good solution either because it can be dangerous to people's health. In addition, it damages materials and stains fabrics.
TRENDING: Is this the 'Final Battle'?
Full Spectrum also distributes ultraviolet lighting. It mimics the sun, penetrating the cells of pathogens and damaging the DNA or RNA that contain their genetic code. The CDC recommends it.
One owner of a cleaning company sprayed his own hotel room before he would stay in it; that's how serious he views the pandemic. A chef and a bar manager in Denver, whose jobs were obviously suffering, opened up a temporary disinfecting company. Many companies that did not offer disinfectant before the pandemic have switched to providing this service. Paradigm Convergence Technologies Corporation, a company in Little River, South Carolina, has shifted from installing hospital equipment to focus on producing and providing a sanitary solution called Hydrolyte, a hypochlorous acid-based product. Two women who were laid off from a nearby restaurant were hired to package the disinfectant.
Full Spectrum Disinfection recommends that businesses disinfect now, because if they wait too long, there will be no openings left for companies to service them in a timely fashion. The area will remain clean if no one is in the area until the business is permitted to open. The company is operated out of Arizona but can service the whole country with the TOMI Service Network and other partnerships.
Unfortunately, if a new person comes into an area that has been treated, he or she can infect it. Full Spectrum Disinfection believes that disinfection will be forever changed due to the pandemic. Many businesses that thought they were fine with just one treatment will need to start regularly disinfecting. Let's just hope the media finally covers this, because it is a key part of the solution, and if businesses aren't aware of it, it could seriously hurt the recovery from this terrible time.


wnd--2020-04-21--If half the nation's deaths were in Montana, would New York shut down?

According to The New York Times coronavirus report , as of Sunday , April 19 , 2:48 p.m. Eastern Standard Time , there were 35,676 COVID-19 deaths in the United States .
Of those deaths , 18,690 were in the New York metropolitan area .
That means that more than half ( 52 % ) of all deaths in America have occurred in the New York metropolitan area .
What makes this statistic particularly noteworthy is that the entire death toll for 41 of the other 47 states is 7,661 .
In other words , while New York has 52 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 41 states put together have only 21 % of the COVID-19 deaths .
And all the 47 states other than New York , New Jersey and Connecticut have less than half ( 48 % ) .
Now let us imagine that the reverse were true .
Imagine that Georgia and North Carolina – two contiguous states that , like the New York metro area , have a combined total of 21 million people – had 18,690 COVID-19 deaths , while metro New York had 858 deaths ( the number of deaths in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ TRENDING : Lockdowns may have been unnecessary , says Rush Limbaugh Do you think the New York metro area would close its schools , stores , restaurants and small businesses ?
Would every citizen of the New York area , with the few exceptions of those engaged in absolutely necessary work , be locked in their homes for months ?
Would New Yorkers accept the decimation of their economic and social lives because North Carolina and Georgia ( or , even more absurdly , Colorado , Montana or the rest of what most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country ) had 18,960 deaths , while they had a mere 858 ?
It is , of course , possible .
But I suspect that anyone with an open mind assumes that New Yorkers would not put up with ruining their economic and social lives and putting tens of millions of people out of work because of coronavirus deaths in North Carolina and Georgia , let alone Montana and Idaho ( and , for the record , I would have agreed with them ) .
Even more telling , the media , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other institution , including the presidency and Congress – but not churches and synagogues , which is why they loathe evangelicals , traditional Catholics , faithful Mormons and Orthodox Jews – would not be as fixated on closing down the country if it were killing far more people in some Southern , Midwestern , Mountain or Western states than in New York City .
The media are New York-based and New York-centered .
New York is America .
The rest of the country , with the partial exception of Los Angeles ( also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , is an afterthought .
Having grown up and attended college and graduate school in New York , and having lived in three of the city 's five boroughs , I know how accurate the most famous New Yorker magazine cover ever published was .
The cover 's illustration depicted a New Yorker 's map of America : New York City , the George Washington Bridge and then San Francisco .
The rest of the country essentially did n't exist .
One would have to visit people who had never left their rural @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people more insular than New York liberals , which is what nearly all New Yorkers are .
One of the turning points of my life occurred when I was 24 years old and went to give a talk in Nashville , Tennessee .
My assumption , having lived all my life in New York , was that I would be meeting and talking to what essentially amounted to country bumpkins .
Not only were they not New Yorkers ; they were Southerners .
What I found instead was a beautiful city with kind @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I met was as cynical as most New Yorkers , who confuse cynicism with sophistication .
It was on that trip that I decided to leave New York .
When I moved to California two years later , my friends , and every other New Yorker I spoke to on visits back to New York , asked why I left and when I was coming back .
To most New Yorkers , to leave New York is to leave the center of the world ; it is leaving relevance for irrelevance .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ columnist Thomas Friedman inadvertently revealed how New York-centric his view of America is .
Friedman , like virtually all his colleagues at The New York Times , opposes opening up any state in America at this time .
He writes : `` Every person will be playing Russian roulette every minute of every day : Do I get on this crowded bus to go to work or not ?
What if I get on the subway and the person next to me is not wearing gloves and a mask ? ''
Only a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In the 40 years I have lived in the second-largest city in America , I have never ridden on the subway or any other intra-urban train or bus .
In fact , it is common for New Yorkers to look at Los Angeles with disdain for our `` car culture . ''
Like the vast majority of Americans everywhere outside of New York City , in Los Angeles , most of us get to work , visit family and friends , and go to social and cultural events by car – currently @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by bus or subway , the New Yorker way of getting around .
But Friedman is a New Yorker , and because his fellow New Yorkers walk past one another on crowded streets and travel in crammed buses and subway cars , South Dakotans should be denied the ability to make a living .

According to The New York Times coronavirus report, as of Sunday, April 19, 2:48 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, there were 35,676 COVID-19 deaths in the United States. Of those deaths, 18,690 were in the New York metropolitan area.
(The New York metropolitan area is generally regarded as consisting of the five boroughs of New York City, the five New York State counties surrounding New York City – Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Rockland and Orange – and the populous parts of New Jersey and Connecticut.)
That means that more than half (52%) of all deaths in America have occurred in the New York metropolitan area.
What makes this statistic particularly noteworthy is that the entire death toll for 41 of the other 47 states is 7,661. In other words, while New York has 52% of all COVID-19 deaths in America, 41 states put together have only 21% of the COVID-19 deaths. And all the 47 states other than New York, New Jersey and Connecticut have less than half (48%).
Now let us imagine that the reverse were true. Imagine that Georgia and North Carolina – two contiguous states that, like the New York metro area, have a combined total of 21 million people – had 18,690 COVID-19 deaths, while metro New York had 858 deaths (the number of deaths in North Carolina and Georgia combined).
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Do you think the New York metro area would close its schools, stores, restaurants and small businesses? Would every citizen of the New York area, with the few exceptions of those engaged in absolutely necessary work, be locked in their homes for months? Would New Yorkers accept the decimation of their economic and social lives because North Carolina and Georgia (or, even more absurdly, Colorado, Montana or the rest of what most New Yorkers regard as "flyover" country) had 18,960 deaths, while they had a mere 858?
It is, of course, possible. But I suspect that anyone with an open mind assumes that New Yorkers would not put up with ruining their economic and social lives and putting tens of millions of people out of work because of coronavirus deaths in North Carolina and Georgia, let alone Montana and Idaho (and, for the record, I would have agreed with them).
Even more telling, the media, which controls American public opinion more than any other institution, including the presidency and Congress – but not churches and synagogues, which is why they loathe evangelicals, traditional Catholics, faithful Mormons and Orthodox Jews – would not be as fixated on closing down the country if it were killing far more people in some Southern, Midwestern, Mountain or Western states than in New York City.
The media are New York-based and New York-centered. New York is America. The rest of the country, with the partial exception of Los Angeles (also a media center) and Silicon Valley, is an afterthought.
Having grown up and attended college and graduate school in New York, and having lived in three of the city's five boroughs, I know how accurate the most famous New Yorker magazine cover ever published was. The cover's illustration depicted a New Yorker's map of America: New York City, the George Washington Bridge and then San Francisco. The rest of the country essentially didn't exist.
One would have to visit people who had never left their rural village in a developing country to find people more insular than New York liberals, which is what nearly all New Yorkers are.
One of the turning points of my life occurred when I was 24 years old and went to give a talk in Nashville, Tennessee. My assumption, having lived all my life in New York, was that I would be meeting and talking to what essentially amounted to country bumpkins. Not only were they not New Yorkers; they were Southerners.
What I found instead was a beautiful city with kind and highly sophisticated people. No one I met was as cynical as most New Yorkers, who confuse cynicism with sophistication. It was on that trip that I decided to leave New York. When I moved to California two years later, my friends, and every other New Yorker I spoke to on visits back to New York, asked why I left and when I was coming back. To most New Yorkers, to leave New York is to leave the center of the world; it is leaving relevance for irrelevance.
In his latest column, New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman inadvertently revealed how New York-centric his view of America is. Friedman, like virtually all his colleagues at The New York Times, opposes opening up any state in America at this time. He writes: "Every person will be playing Russian roulette every minute of every day: Do I get on this crowded bus to go to work or not? What if I get on the subway and the person next to me is not wearing gloves and a mask?"
Only a New Yorker would write those two sentences. In the 40 years I have lived in the second-largest city in America, I have never ridden on the subway or any other intra-urban train or bus. In fact, it is common for New Yorkers to look at Los Angeles with disdain for our "car culture." Like the vast majority of Americans everywhere outside of New York City, in Los Angeles, most of us get to work, visit family and friends, and go to social and cultural events by car – currently the life-saving way to travel – not by bus or subway, the New Yorker way of getting around.
But Friedman is a New Yorker, and because his fellow New Yorkers walk past one another on crowded streets and travel in crammed buses and subway cars, South Dakotans should be denied the ability to make a living.


wnd--2020-04-22--DOJ sends another $378 million back to Madoff victims

The Justice Department has dispatched another $ 378 million from the Madoff Victim Fund to those who were conned by Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities , regarded as the biggest Ponzi scheme ever .
The money to be sent to more than 26,000 victims is the fifth in a series of payments that have totaled more than $ 2.7 billion and is expected to reach $ 4 billion .
Madoff for years used his position to `` steal billions from his clients , '' the DOJ said .
He pleaded guilty in 2009 to 11 felonies , `` admitting that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into the world 's largest Ponzi scheme . ''
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Of the $ 4.05 billion that will be made available to victims , approximately $ 2.2 billion was collected as part of the historic civil forfeiture recovery from the estate of deceased Madoff investor Jeffry Picower .
An additional $ 1.7 billion was collected as part of a deferred prosecution agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank and civilly forfeited @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
The remaining funds were collected through a civil forfeiture action against investor Carl Shapiro and his family , and from civil and criminal forfeiture actions against Bernard Madoff , Peter Madoff and their co-conspirators .
A total of 65,000 people have submitted claims for reparations .
`` It is entirely fitting during this Crime Victims ’ Rights Week that the department is able to make the latest distribution from the Madoff Victims Fund , '' said Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department ’ s Criminal Division .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ today , the department has now returned $ 2.7 billion to Madoff ’ s victims , allowing them to recover almost 74 percent of their losses .
All of this has been made possible by the department ’ s steadfast commitment to the pursuit of the proceeds of fraud through civil forfeiture . ''
U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman of New York said : `` This office continues its efforts to seek justice for victims of history ’ s largest Ponzi scheme .
Today ’ s additional payments of more than $ 378 million @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Justice Criminal Division ’ s Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section represents the fifth in an on-going series of distributions that will leave victims with compensation for more than 73 percent of their losses .
But our work is not yet finished , and this extraordinary level of recovery represents this Office ’ s ongoing and tireless commitment to compensating the victims who suffered as a result of Madoff ’ s heinous crimes . ''
The prosecutors said the payouts would not have been accomplished without the efforts of the Criminal Division @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the U.S. attorney 's office .

The Justice Department has dispatched another $378 million from the Madoff Victim Fund to those who were conned by Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities, regarded as the biggest Ponzi scheme ever.
The money to be sent to more than 26,000 victims is the fifth in a series of payments that have totaled more than $2.7 billion and is expected to reach $4 billion.
Madoff for years used his position to "steal billions from his clients," the DOJ said.
He pleaded guilty in 2009 to 11 felonies, "admitting that he had turned his wealth management business into the world's largest Ponzi scheme."
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He was sentenced to 150 years in prison. Of the $4.05 billion that will be made available to victims, approximately $2.2 billion was collected as part of the historic civil forfeiture recovery from the estate of deceased Madoff investor Jeffry Picower. An additional $1.7 billion was collected as part of a deferred prosecution agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank and civilly forfeited in a parallel action, the government said.
The remaining funds were collected through a civil forfeiture action against investor Carl Shapiro and his family, and from civil and criminal forfeiture actions against Bernard Madoff, Peter Madoff and their co-conspirators.
A total of 65,000 people have submitted claims for reparations.
"It is entirely fitting during this Crime Victims’ Rights Week that the department is able to make the latest distribution from the Madoff Victims Fund," said Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division. "With the $378 million distributed today, the department has now returned $2.7 billion to Madoff’s victims, allowing them to recover almost 74 percent of their losses. All of this has been made possible by the department’s steadfast commitment to the pursuit of the proceeds of fraud through civil forfeiture."
U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman of New York said: "This office continues its efforts to seek justice for victims of history’s largest Ponzi scheme. Today’s additional payments of more than $378 million by this office and the U.S. Department of Justice Criminal Division’s Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section represents the fifth in an on-going series of distributions that will leave victims with compensation for more than 73 percent of their losses. But our work is not yet finished, and this extraordinary level of recovery represents this Office’s ongoing and tireless commitment to compensating the victims who suffered as a result of Madoff’s heinous crimes."
The prosecutors said the payouts would not have been accomplished without the efforts of the Criminal Division's Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section in the U.S. attorney's office.


wnd--2020-04-22--Every crisis an opportunity … for expanded government

This week , the price of oil futures collapsed catastrophically .
In fact , the prices collapsed into negative territory in the near term .
This bizarre situation , prompted by lack of consumer demand and lack of storage facility , led the irrepressible Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , D-N.Y. , to tweet : `` You absolutely love to see it .
This along with record low interest rates means it 's the right time for a worker-led , mass investment in green infrastructure to save our planet . ''
This tweet was too dumb even for her – an extraordinary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and she deleted it .
But she then reiterated the point in a follow-up tweet , characterizing the rock-bottom oil prices as a `` key opportunity '' to `` create millions of jobs transitioning to renewable and clean energy . ''
Needless to say , investing in expensive green energy at a time when oil producers can not give away oil is peak stupidity .
But the Boston University economics major 's faux pas merely underscores an uncomfortable truth regarding this pandemic and its aftermath : For the most partisan , every crisis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The most obvious agenda item for those on the political left has been the growth of government .
Dan Balz , chief correspondent of The Washington Post , drooled while saying : `` For the first time , many Americans are looking to government for their very economic survival .
In time , that could make them look at government differently . ''
Sen. Bernie Sanders , I-Vt. , wrote for The New York Times that the `` unequal impact of the pandemic and economic collapse are forcing us to rethink the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those assumptions : the free market economy ( Sanders terms the free market `` the path of greed and unfettered capitalism '' ) .
The New York Times termed the coronavirus a `` new frontier in the fight for civil rights '' and quoted race hustler the Rev .
Jesse Jackson , who is calling for a government commission to investigate the `` racism and discrimination built into public policies '' that result in racial health disparities .
Precisely this attitude – that every crisis is a new weapon in the war for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a complete rethinking of the constitutional bargain – will lead more and more Americans to view shutdown orders with skepticism .
It is one thing to lock down populations on a bipartisan basis with clear goals – goals like preventing coronavirus patients from swamping the health care system .
Most Americans will go along with that , and most Americans are willing to grant policymakers the benefit of the doubt .
But when politicians begin to reveal ulterior motives for such shutdowns , Americans begin to ask questions .
When politicians simultaneously @ @ @ @ @ @ @ combat the coronavirus – measures like locking public parks where people are social distancing , or banning Americans from buying gardening supplies but ensuring access to abortion remains fully available – Americans begin to wonder whether their politicians are trustworthy .
And when politicians meet such questions with hysterical accusations that the questioners simply do n't care about human life , Americans grow even more suspicious .
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But authorities must @ @ @ @ @ @ @ policy .
They must be transparent about what they are doing and why they are doing it .
When authorities instead suggest openly that their agenda is n't solely curbing the coronavirus but remaking America along the lines of their own political priors , they lose our trust .
And they should .

This week, the price of oil futures collapsed catastrophically. In fact, the prices collapsed into negative territory in the near term. This bizarre situation, prompted by lack of consumer demand and lack of storage facility, led the irrepressible Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., to tweet: "You absolutely love to see it. This along with record low interest rates means it's the right time for a worker-led, mass investment in green infrastructure to save our planet." This tweet was too dumb even for her – an extraordinary bar, given her past commentary – and she deleted it. But she then reiterated the point in a follow-up tweet, characterizing the rock-bottom oil prices as a "key opportunity" to "create millions of jobs transitioning to renewable and clean energy."
Needless to say, investing in expensive green energy at a time when oil producers cannot give away oil is peak stupidity. But the Boston University economics major's faux pas merely underscores an uncomfortable truth regarding this pandemic and its aftermath: For the most partisan, every crisis is an opportunity to push political priors.
The most obvious agenda item for those on the political left has been the growth of government. Dan Balz, chief correspondent of The Washington Post, drooled while saying: "For the first time, many Americans are looking to government for their very economic survival. In time, that could make them look at government differently." Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., wrote for The New York Times that the "unequal impact of the pandemic and economic collapse are forcing us to rethink the assumptions of our system." Among those assumptions: the free market economy (Sanders terms the free market "the path of greed and unfettered capitalism"). The New York Times termed the coronavirus a "new frontier in the fight for civil rights" and quoted race hustler the Rev. Jesse Jackson, who is calling for a government commission to investigate the "racism and discrimination built into public policies" that result in racial health disparities.
Precisely this attitude – that every crisis is a new weapon in the war for more expansive government, and in favor of a complete rethinking of the constitutional bargain – will lead more and more Americans to view shutdown orders with skepticism. It is one thing to lock down populations on a bipartisan basis with clear goals – goals like preventing coronavirus patients from swamping the health care system. Most Americans will go along with that, and most Americans are willing to grant policymakers the benefit of the doubt.
But when politicians begin to reveal ulterior motives for such shutdowns, Americans begin to ask questions. When politicians simultaneously take measures that obviously do nothing to combat the coronavirus – measures like locking public parks where people are social distancing, or banning Americans from buying gardening supplies but ensuring access to abortion remains fully available – Americans begin to wonder whether their politicians are trustworthy. And when politicians meet such questions with hysterical accusations that the questioners simply don't care about human life, Americans grow even more suspicious.
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Crises require trust in authority. But authorities must earn our trust with well-founded, sensible policy. They must be transparent about what they are doing and why they are doing it. When authorities instead suggest openly that their agenda isn't solely curbing the coronavirus but remaking America along the lines of their own political priors, they lose our trust. And they should.


wnd--2020-04-22--Hallmark star welcomes baby girl with 'patriotic name'

Hallmark Channel actress Jill Wagner welcomed her first baby last week , announcing the strong , patriotic name she chose for her newborn .
Wagner , 41 , gave birth to a healthy daughter on April 17 at 12:36 p.m. , People reported .
Her husband , 44-year-old David Lemanowicz , was by her side through the ordeal .
The baby is Wagner 's first child and the second for Lemanowicz , who has a 10-year-old daughter named Lija .
The couple chose their daughter 's name to honor Lemanowicz 's time in the military , Wagner told People .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ government drones now tracking Americans ' body temps without permission The couple shared a photo of their daughter wrapped in a flowered blanket with her name , Army Gray Lemanowicz , printed on a sign .
“ She was conceived on July 4 so we wanted a patriotic name and my husband is in the military so we chose her first name to be Army , ” Wagner told People .
“ We thought that was a good name to honor both .
Her middle name is Gray ( spelled the American way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have always loved that name .
It is strong , intelligent , soft and feminine all in one … which is what I want her to be.
” Big sister Lija is settling into her new family role nicely , Wagner said .
“ Lija is loving being a big sis and all of the dogs are super curious about little Army Gray , ” Wagner said .
“ I have a feeling Hank the farm dog is going to be super protective over her.
” Wagner kept an open heart and open @ @ @ @ @ @ @ play out , especially in the middle of current hospital restrictions regarding visitors .
“ Having to give birth in a mask was not ideal but the silver lining throughout was that it allowed my husband and me to have this one-on-one intimate time with [ Army ] before we brought her home with no distractions , ” Wagner said .
“ It was some of the best sleepless moments of my life.
” Wagner added that she now sees her husband of three years “ in a whole new light '' after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ He has been my rock through all of it , ” Wagner told People .
“ The most I have ever been attracted to him was when I saw him hold her for the first time .
This has definitely created a bond with us like no other . ''
As the couple adjusts to life with a newborn , Wagner reported things are going well .
`` Army has been a great baby so far , '' she said .
`` We actually got a decent block of sleep last night @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was amazing .
While I know it ’ s hard not getting my whole 8 hours , which I love . ''
`` I don ’ t mind the lack of [ sleep ] .
She is worth it all !
” This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .

Hallmark Channel actress Jill Wagner welcomed her first baby last week, announcing the strong, patriotic name she chose for her newborn.
Wagner, 41, gave birth to a healthy daughter on April 17 at 12:36 p.m., People reported. Her husband, 44-year-old David Lemanowicz, was by her side through the ordeal.
The baby is Wagner's first child and the second for Lemanowicz, who has a 10-year-old daughter named Lija.
The couple chose their daughter's name to honor Lemanowicz's time in the military, Wagner told People.
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The couple shared a photo of their daughter wrapped in a flowered blanket with her name, Army Gray Lemanowicz, printed on a sign.
“She was conceived on July 4 so we wanted a patriotic name and my husband is in the military so we chose her first name to be Army,” Wagner told People.
“We thought that was a good name to honor both. Her middle name is Gray (spelled the American way, with an A) because I have always loved that name. It is strong, intelligent, soft and feminine all in one … which is what I want her to be.”
Big sister Lija is settling into her new family role nicely, Wagner said.
“Lija is loving being a big sis and all of the dogs are super curious about little Army Gray,” Wagner said. “I have a feeling Hank the farm dog is going to be super protective over her.”
Wagner kept an open heart and open mind about how her hospital experience might play out, especially in the middle of current hospital restrictions regarding visitors.
“Having to give birth in a mask was not ideal but the silver lining throughout was that it allowed my husband and me to have this one-on-one intimate time with [Army] before we brought her home with no distractions,” Wagner said.
“It was some of the best sleepless moments of my life.”
Wagner added that she now sees her husband of three years “in a whole new light" after watching him interact with their newborn.
“He has been my rock through all of it,” Wagner told People.
“The most I have ever been attracted to him was when I saw him hold her for the first time. This has definitely created a bond with us like no other."
As the couple adjusts to life with a newborn, Wagner reported things are going well.
"Army has been a great baby so far," she said.
"We actually got a decent block of sleep last night, a whole 4-hour run, which was amazing. While I know it’s hard not getting my whole 8 hours, which I love."
"I don’t mind the lack of [sleep]. She is worth it all!”
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-04-22--Kavanaugh, Gorsuch, Thomas: Court precedent isn't sacred

Two U.S. Supreme Court justices this week challenged `` erroneous precents '' the court has used in some of its rulings , including the Roe v. Wade decision that created a right to abortion .
Even the author of the majority opinion in Roe , Harry Blackmun , admitted the ruling was on shaky ground .
He warned that if the `` personhood '' of the unborn were to be established , their right to life would then be guaranteed by the 14th Amendment .
Since the 1973 ruling , abortion rights have been upheld several times by stare decisis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to follow historical cases .
But the Washington Examiner reported President Trump 's nominees , Associate Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch , took to task the court 's `` strict adherence to precedent '' in a ruling this week .
TRENDING : As Big Brother expands , government drones now tracking Americans ' body temps without permission The court concluded state juries must be unanimous to convict defendants of major crimes , as in federal court .
The ruling overturned the court 's 1972 decision in Apodaca v. Oregon .
`` In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stare decisis arguments round to zero , '' Gorsuch wrote .
`` We have an admittedly mistaken decision , on a constitutional issue , an outlier on the day it was decided , one that ’ s become lonelier with time . ''
Kavanaugh said it is the duty of justices to reject `` erroneous precedents . ''
`` Why stick by an erroneous precedent that is egregiously wrong as a matter of constitutional law , that allows convictions of some who would not be convicted under the proper constitutional rule , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is thoroughly racist in its origins and has continuing racially discriminatory effects , '' he said .
Kavanaugh , pointing to the Roe v. Wade decision , among others , said courts have struggled to find guiding principles `` to distinguish ‘ fundamental ’ rights that warrant protection from nonfundamental rights that do not , as well as its many incorrect decisions based on this theory . ''
He also cited Obergefell v. Hodges , the 2015 ruling that created same-sex marriage .
`` Our judicial duty — not to mention the candor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ requires us to put an end to this court ’ s due process prestidigitation , which no one is willing to defend on the merits , '' he said .
The court is to hear arguments , by telephone , in cases regarding religious liberty and the Electoral College .
Several states say that are working on abortion cases to challenge Roe .

Two U.S. Supreme Court justices this week challenged "erroneous precents" the court has used in some of its rulings, including the Roe v. Wade decision that created a right to abortion.
Even the author of the majority opinion in Roe, Harry Blackmun, admitted the ruling was on shaky ground. He warned that if the "personhood" of the unborn were to be established, their right to life would then be guaranteed by the 14th Amendment.
Since the 1973 ruling, abortion rights have been upheld several times by stare decisis, the legal doctrine that obligates courts to follow historical cases.
But the Washington Examiner reported President Trump's nominees, Associate Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch, took to task the court's "strict adherence to precedent" in a ruling this week.
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The court concluded state juries must be unanimous to convict defendants of major crimes, as in federal court. The ruling overturned the court's 1972 decision in Apodaca v. Oregon.
"In the final accounting, the dissent's stare decisis arguments round to zero," Gorsuch wrote. "We have an admittedly mistaken decision, on a constitutional issue, an outlier on the day it was decided, one that’s become lonelier with time."
Kavanaugh said it is the duty of justices to reject "erroneous precedents."
"Why stick by an erroneous precedent that is egregiously wrong as a matter of constitutional law, that allows convictions of some who would not be convicted under the proper constitutional rule, and that tolerates and reinforces a practice that is thoroughly racist in its origins and has continuing racially discriminatory effects," he said.
Kavanaugh, pointing to the Roe v. Wade decision, among others, said courts have struggled to find guiding principles "to distinguish ‘fundamental’ rights that warrant protection from nonfundamental rights that do not, as well as its many incorrect decisions based on this theory."
He also cited Obergefell v. Hodges, the 2015 ruling that created same-sex marriage.
Justice Clarence Thomas raised similar questions.
"Our judicial duty — not to mention the candor we owe to our fellow citizens — requires us to put an end to this court’s due process prestidigitation, which no one is willing to defend on the merits," he said.
The court is to hear arguments, by telephone, in cases regarding religious liberty and the Electoral College. Several states say that are working on abortion cases to challenge Roe.


wnd--2020-04-22--Stanford and Yale health experts: Reopen America!

The fact that data shows the vast majority of the population has a very low chance of suffering serverely from the coronavirus is one of a number of reasons why the United States should gradually lift the lockdown orders and reopen the economy , according to two prominent health experts .
Dr. David Katz , founding director of the Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center , and Dr. John Ioannidis , a professor of medicine , statistics , epidemiology and population health at Stanford University , discussed the issue with Mark Levin on his Fox News show `` Life , Liberty , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Katz , a board-certified specialist in preventive medicine and public health , wrote an op-ed for the New York Times on March 20 when many states began issuing social-distancing measures , noted PJ Media 's Jeff Reynolds .
TRENDING : As Big Brother expands , government drones now tracking Americans ' body temps without permission Using war as a metaphor , he argued at the time that a `` surgical strike '' focused on isolating the vulnerable was preferable to `` diffuse hostilities , '' meaning the comprehensive lockdowns .
`` This can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fallout that portends , or it could be something more surgical , '' he wrote at the time .
`` The United States and much of the world so far have gone in for the former .
I write now with a sense of urgency to make sure we consider the surgical approach , while there is still time . ''
Katz 's plea was not heeded , and he explained to Levin his thinking at the time , which can still be applied as states consider how to return to normal life @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a contagion like this to hurt people .
To kill people .
I 'm also trained in social determinants of health , and how food insecurity and unemployment and social upheaval can translate into health devastation , '' Katz explained .
He noted that at the beginning of the pandemic , the global data showed there were `` massive risk differentials . ''
`` There were people at very high risk of coronavirus from infection and potential death , and there appeared to be a much greater segment of the population that was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
That meant the `` one-size-fits-all '' strategy of shutting everything down `` had potential to hurt more people than it helped . ''
It was n't the only option , he emphasized .
He advocated for the `` surgical strike '' of determining which segments of the population should be protected from infection and which segments needed to continue to operate to avoid collateral damage .
Katz argued that while any deaths from the coronavirus are tragic , 1,000 times as many people are being affected by societal disruption , `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ioannidis agreed that the nation has not adequately considered the consequences of comprehensive lockdowns to the economy , society and mental health .
In a paper on his studies of the fatality rate of COVID-19 , he found the risk for death in people under 65 years old was equivalent to the death risk from driving 415 miles per day in New York City .
`` I started looking at what type of information we had available , and how solid is the evidence that is guiding decisions that have monumental impact on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lives because of the consequences of some of the measures , '' he told Levin .
`` It became very obvious to me that the evidence that we had through the early phases of the pandemic was utterly unreliable , '' he said .
`` We had to make decisions on whatever we had . ''
Ioannidis said leaders did `` the right thing to act decisively and urgently . ''
`` However , many of the numbers that were circulating were based on how many patients we were seeing who had symptoms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of those died , '' he said .
The estimate of people infected with the virus has turned out to be only the tip of the iceberg , he said .
A study of Los Angeles County by the University of Southern California – based on the first round of antibody testing – found 4.1 % of the county 's entire adult population already come into contact with the virus and developed an antibody .
That means the number infected in the county is 28 to 55 times higher than at the time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Ioannidis noted the early estimates of the World Health Organization put the death rate at 3.4 % of those diagnosed .
Significantly , the computer models projecting millions of deaths from COVID-19 worldwide were built on those assumptions .
`` It is completely off .
It is just an astronomical error , '' he said .
`` Over the last several weeks , we have begun collecting data that show that , indeed , there is an iceberg .
We 're just seeing the tip of the iceberg .
There 's far @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virus . ''
The majority do n't even know they 've been infected .
`` They are asymptomatic , or they have very mild symptoms that they would not even bother to do anything about . ''
The data now indicate it 's not one out of 30 who will die but one out of 1,000 .
The two experts conclude it 's time to relax the social distancing orders in stages , based on a much more complete understanding of the way COVID-19 spreads .

The fact that data shows the vast majority of the population has a very low chance of suffering severely from the coronavirus is one of a number of reasons why the United States should gradually lift the lockdown orders and reopen the economy, according to two prominent health experts.
Dr. David Katz, founding director of the Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center, and Dr. John Ioannidis, a professor of medicine, statistics, epidemiology and population health at Stanford University, discussed the issue with Mark Levin on his Fox News show "Life, Liberty, and Levin, Mark Levin."
Katz, a board-certified specialist in preventive medicine and public health, wrote an op-ed for the New York Times on March 20 when many states began issuing social-distancing measures, noted PJ Media's Jeff Reynolds.
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Using war as a metaphor, he argued at the time that a "surgical strike" focused on isolating the vulnerable was preferable to "diffuse hostilities," meaning the comprehensive lockdowns.
"This can be open war, with all the fallout that portends, or it could be something more surgical," he wrote at the time. "The United States and much of the world so far have gone in for the former. I write now with a sense of urgency to make sure we consider the surgical approach, while there is still time."
Katz's plea was not heeded, and he explained to Levin his thinking at the time, which can still be applied as states consider how to return to normal life.
"I understand the potential for a contagion like this to hurt people. To kill people. I'm also trained in social determinants of health, and how food insecurity and unemployment and social upheaval can translate into health devastation," Katz explained.
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He noted that at the beginning of the pandemic, the global data showed there were "massive risk differentials."
"There were people at very high risk of coronavirus from infection and potential death, and there appeared to be a much greater segment of the population that was at massively lower risk," he said.
That meant the "one-size-fits-all" strategy of shutting everything down "had potential to hurt more people than it helped."
It wasn't the only option, he emphasized.
He advocated for the "surgical strike" of determining which segments of the population should be protected from infection and which segments needed to continue to operate to avoid collateral damage.
Katz argued that while any deaths from the coronavirus are tragic, 1,000 times as many people are being affected by societal disruption, "and that matters, too."
Evidence 'utterly unreliable'
Ioannidis agreed that the nation has not adequately considered the consequences of comprehensive lockdowns to the economy, society and mental health.
In a paper on his studies of the fatality rate of COVID-19, he found the risk for death in people under 65 years old was equivalent to the death risk from driving 415 miles per day in New York City.
"I started looking at what type of information we had available, and how solid is the evidence that is guiding decisions that have monumental impact on saving lives, and also potentially harming lives because of the consequences of some of the measures," he told Levin.
"It became very obvious to me that the evidence that we had through the early phases of the pandemic was utterly unreliable," he said. "We had to make decisions on whatever we had."
Ioannidis said leaders did "the right thing to act decisively and urgently."
"However, many of the numbers that were circulating were based on how many patients we were seeing who had symptoms or got tested and then how many of those died," he said.
The estimate of people infected with the virus has turned out to be only the tip of the iceberg, he said.
A study of Los Angeles County by the University of Southern California – based on the first round of antibody testing – found 4.1% of the county's entire adult population already come into contact with the virus and developed an antibody.
That means the number infected in the county is 28 to 55 times higher than at the time the study was conducted earlier this month.
Ioannidis noted the early estimates of the World Health Organization put the death rate at 3.4% of those diagnosed.
Significantly, the computer models projecting millions of deaths from COVID-19 worldwide were built on those assumptions.
"It is completely off. It is just an astronomical error," he said. "Over the last several weeks, we have begun collecting data that show that, indeed, there is an iceberg. We're just seeing the tip of the iceberg. There's far more people who are infected with this virus."
The majority don't even know they've been infected.
"They are asymptomatic, or they have very mild symptoms that they would not even bother to do anything about."
The data now indicate it's not one out of 30 who will die but one out of 1,000.
The two experts conclude it's time to relax the social distancing orders in stages, based on a much more complete understanding of the way COVID-19 spreads.


wnd--2020-04-22--New Christian Kanye, Chick-fil-A, L.A. Dream Center provide 11,000 meals a day during pandemic

While government officials continue to squabble about how to help those who are out of work due to the coronavirus pandemic , private charities have been busy handing out food to the hungry .
In Los Angeles , the Christian nonprofit Los Angeles Dream Center is providing 11,000 meals per day with over 300,000 distributed thus far , thanks to the help of partners like Kanye West and Chick-fil-A , Fox News reported .
Dream Center co-founder Matthew Barnett called the effort a `` miracle of biblical proportions . ''
He also credited support from West , whose recent conversion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as it is public , for the ability to now deliver meals to shut-in seniors .
`` We will change the world , '' West tweeted months before his gospel album `` Jesus Is King '' dropped in October .
`` God is on my side .
I am a Christian .
I am a tax payer .
I am myself .
God is with us . ''
TRENDING : As Big Brother expands , government drones now tracking Americans ' body temps without permission Though raised in a Christian household , West @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Beliefnet .
However , he experienced a newfound faith and began holding what he called Sunday Service in December 2018 .
He declared himself a born-again Christian in 2019 , according to The Christian Post .
Perhaps fittingly , the `` Jesus Is King '' album included `` Closed on Sunday , '' which used Chick-fil-A 's policy of remaining closed on the sabbath as an allusion to West 's own newfound appreciation for honoring the day .
The restaurant chain has been providing sandwiches every day for Dream Center clients as well @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and stand in the parking lot with our dedicated staff , I am blown away that day after day , week after week , there is enough food to provide to folks that need it , ” Barnett marveled in his statement to Fox News .
The Dream Center swooped in immediately after Los Angeles Unified School District , America 's second-largest school district , closed on March 13 and has been giving out food and other necessities every day since .
According to the school district 's website , about 84 percent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reduced meals , making this act of charity especially vital to the struggling community .
At the heart of what Dream Center and its partners are doing is the spirit of Christian charity .
The Dream Center has its own Angelus Temple , which its website identifies as a `` Pentecostal Megachurch of the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel , '' as sort of a spiritual engine that drives the charitable efforts .
The organization shared photos of the L.A. Dream Center with the caption : `` We are so grateful we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ meals , but there is nothing more powerful than prayer . ''
`` Thank you for opening up to us about some of the challenges you are facing .
God loves you and we can put our faith in him .
We are here for you , and we love you ! ''
West and Chick-fil-A are also unapologetically Christian , even in the face of backlash for doing so .
It is a testament to a deep and abiding love for Christ when a celebrity or even a fast-food chain would risk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the faith .
It has turned out well for both , thanks to the hunger of the American public still for the message of Christ , now more than ever .
While it is n't only Christians who are helping out during the COVID-19 pandemic , it certainly appears that many of those willing to get their hands dirty are driven by the love of Jesus .
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .

While government officials continue to squabble about how to help those who are out of work due to the coronavirus pandemic, private charities have been busy handing out food to the hungry.
In Los Angeles, the Christian nonprofit Los Angeles Dream Center is providing 11,000 meals per day with over 300,000 distributed thus far, thanks to the help of partners like Kanye West and Chick-fil-A, Fox News reported.
Dream Center co-founder Matthew Barnett called the effort a "miracle of biblical proportions." He also credited support from West, whose recent conversion to born-again Christianity has been as profound as it is public, for the ability to now deliver meals to shut-in seniors.
"We will change the world," West tweeted months before his gospel album "Jesus Is King" dropped in October. "God is on my side. I am a Christian. I am a tax payer. I am myself. God is with us."
We will change the world. God is on my side. I am a Christian. I am a tax payer. I am myself. God is with us. — ye (@kanyewest) January 1, 2019
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Though raised in a Christian household, West rejected his religious upbringing, according to Beliefnet. However, he experienced a newfound faith and began holding what he called Sunday Service in December 2018. He declared himself a born-again Christian in 2019, according to The Christian Post.
Perhaps fittingly, the "Jesus Is King" album included "Closed on Sunday," which used Chick-fil-A's policy of remaining closed on the sabbath as an allusion to West's own newfound appreciation for honoring the day.
The restaurant chain has been providing sandwiches every day for Dream Center clients as well.
“Every morning I wake up and stand in the parking lot with our dedicated staff, I am blown away that day after day, week after week, there is enough food to provide to folks that need it,” Barnett marveled in his statement to Fox News.
The Dream Center swooped in immediately after Los Angeles Unified School District, America's second-largest school district, closed on March 13 and has been giving out food and other necessities every day since.
According to the school district's website, about 84 percent of its students qualified for free or reduced meals, making this act of charity especially vital to the struggling community.
At the heart of what Dream Center and its partners are doing is the spirit of Christian charity. The Dream Center has its own Angelus Temple, which its website identifies as a "Pentecostal Megachurch of the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel," as sort of a spiritual engine that drives the charitable efforts.
The organization shared photos of the L.A. Dream Center with the caption: "We are so grateful we are able to support you by providing meals, but there is nothing more powerful than prayer."
"Thank you for opening up to us about some of the challenges you are facing. God loves you and we can put our faith in him. We are here for you, and we love you!"
West and Chick-fil-A are also unapologetically Christian, even in the face of backlash for doing so. It is a testament to a deep and abiding love for Christ when a celebrity or even a fast-food chain would risk so much monetary success to remain outspoken for the faith.
It has turned out well for both, thanks to the hunger of the American public still for the message of Christ, now more than ever.
While it isn't only Christians who are helping out during the COVID-19 pandemic, it certainly appears that many of those willing to get their hands dirty are driven by the love of Jesus.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-04-21--Barr threatens legal action on governors over excessive lockdowns

Governors who impose rules to deal with the coronavirus pandemic that infringe on constitutional rights can expect to face legal action , warned Attorney General William Barr .
In an interview Tuesday on `` The Hugh Hewitt Show , '' Barr urged states to enact targeted measures , citing President Trump 's guidelines .
`` We have to give businesses more freedom to operate in a way that 's reasonably safe , '' Barr said .
`` To the extent that governors do n't and impinge on either civil rights or on the national commerce – our common market that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have to address that . ''
Barr said the Justice Department could joins lawsuits by citizens or businesses against restrictions .
TRENDING : As Big Brother expands , government drones now tracking Americans ' body temps without permission He said that as `` specific cases emerge in the states , we 'll take a look at them . ''
`` We 're looking carefully at a number of these rules that are being put into place , '' Barr said .
`` And if we think one goes too far , we initially @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them back or adjusting them .
And if they ’ re not and people bring lawsuits , we file statement of interest and side with the plaintiffs . ''
Bloomberg reported a group led by former Attorney General Ed Meese alleges `` rampant abuses of constitutional rights and civil liberties , '' urging Barr `` to undertake immediate review of all the orders that have been issued by the states and local governments across the nation . ''
Barr told Hewitt on Tuesday that Americans have been subject to `` very , very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And we adopted them , we have to remember , for the limited purpose of slowing down the spread , that is bending the curve .
We didn ’ t adopt them as the comprehensive way of dealing with this disease , '' Barr said .
`` You ca n't just keep on feeding the patient chemotherapy and say well , we 're killing the cancer , because we were getting to the point where we ’ re killing the patient , '' Barr said .
`` And now is the time that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ adjusting to more targeted therapies . ''
'We 're going to keep an eye on all these actions' Earlier this month , Barr said the Justice Department has had to `` jawbone '' a few local governments for restricting religious rights in response to the the pandemic .
`` We 've seen situations even up to now where some jurisdictions impose special burdens on religion that they do n't also apply to other kinds of gatherings and events and we jawboned the local governments saying they really could n't do that , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ News ' Laura Ingraham .
`` What they were doing to churches they had to do to everyone .
They changed their rules , '' he said .
`` We 're going to keep an eye on all these actions . ''
Barr explained that restrictions on the First Amendment right to worship can be imposed if there is a `` compelling '' government interest , such as the public 's health .
However , there are many ways to interpret what is `` compelling , '' and any restrictions must be imposed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cause the least burden on First Amendment rights .
Barr said there have been occasions in which liberties have been restricted during emergencies such as war or `` in this case a potentially devastating pandemic . ''
`` But they have to be balanced , whatever steps you take have to be balanced against the civil liberties of Americans and can not be used as an excuse for broad deprivations of liberty , '' he said .
He said the Department of Justice will watch `` what the federal government is imposing ... @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' `` The states have very broad , as you know , what we call police powers , they have very broad powers that the federal government doesn ’ t have to regulate the lives of their citizens , as long as they don ’ t violate the Constitution , '' he said .
`` We 'll be keeping a careful eye on that . ''
Barr said religious liberty is the `` first liberty , the foundation of our republic . ''
`` And a free society depends on a vibrant religious @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's encroached upon by the government I 'm very concerned . ''
He said the U.S. government should , as soon as possible , lift restrictions on church assemblies and explore other options for protecting the public .
`` When this period of time at the end of April expires , I think we have to allow people to adapt more than we have , and not just tell people to go home and hide under the bed , '' he said .

Governors who impose rules to deal with the coronavirus pandemic that infringe on constitutional rights can expect to face legal action, warned Attorney General William Barr.
In an interview Tuesday on "The Hugh Hewitt Show," Barr urged states to enact targeted measures, citing President Trump's guidelines.
"We have to give businesses more freedom to operate in a way that's reasonably safe," Barr said. "To the extent that governors don't and impinge on either civil rights or on the national commerce – our common market that we have here – then we'll have to address that."
Barr said the Justice Department could joins lawsuits by citizens or businesses against restrictions.
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He said that as "specific cases emerge in the states, we'll take a look at them."
"We're looking carefully at a number of these rules that are being put into place," Barr said. "And if we think one goes too far, we initially try to jawbone the governors into rolling them back or adjusting them. And if they’re not and people bring lawsuits, we file statement of interest and side with the plaintiffs."
Bloomberg reported a group led by former Attorney General Ed Meese alleges "rampant abuses of constitutional rights and civil liberties," urging Barr "to undertake immediate review of all the orders that have been issued by the states and local governments across the nation."
Barr told Hewitt on Tuesday that Americans have been subject to "very, very burdensome impingements on liberty."
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"And we adopted them, we have to remember, for the limited purpose of slowing down the spread, that is bending the curve. We didn’t adopt them as the comprehensive way of dealing with this disease," Barr said.
"You can't just keep on feeding the patient chemotherapy and say well, we're killing the cancer, because we were getting to the point where we’re killing the patient," Barr said. "And now is the time that we have to start looking ahead and adjusting to more targeted therapies."
'We're going to keep an eye on all these actions'
Earlier this month, Barr said the Justice Department has had to "jawbone" a few local governments for restricting religious rights in response to the the pandemic.
"We've seen situations even up to now where some jurisdictions impose special burdens on religion that they don't also apply to other kinds of gatherings and events and we jawboned the local governments saying they really couldn't do that," he said in an interview with Fox News' Laura Ingraham.
"What they were doing to churches they had to do to everyone. They changed their rules," he said. "We're going to keep an eye on all these actions."
See the interview:
Barr explained that restrictions on the First Amendment right to worship can be imposed if there is a "compelling" government interest, such as the public's health.
However, there are many ways to interpret what is "compelling," and any restrictions must be imposed equally on other types of gatherings and cause the least burden on First Amendment rights.
Barr said there have been occasions in which liberties have been restricted during emergencies such as war or "in this case a potentially devastating pandemic."
"But they have to be balanced, whatever steps you take have to be balanced against the civil liberties of Americans and cannot be used as an excuse for broad deprivations of liberty," he said.
He said the Department of Justice will watch "what the federal government is imposing ... but also what the states do."
"The states have very broad, as you know, what we call police powers, they have very broad powers that the federal government doesn’t have to regulate the lives of their citizens, as long as they don’t violate the Constitution," he said.
"We'll be keeping a careful eye on that."
Barr said religious liberty is the "first liberty, the foundation of our republic."
"And a free society depends on a vibrant religious life among the people. Anytime that's encroached upon by the government I'm very concerned."
He said the U.S. government should, as soon as possible, lift restrictions on church assemblies and explore other options for protecting the public.
"When this period of time at the end of April expires, I think we have to allow people to adapt more than we have, and not just tell people to go home and hide under the bed," he said.