thelibertydaily--2020-01-17--Teachers File Lawsuit Against Delta After Airplane Dumps Fuel on California Playground

A group of teachers who were announced that they will be suing Delta Airlines after one of its aircraft dumped fuel above a playground .
On Tuesday , jet fuel rained down on more than 60 students and teachers in the Los Angeles area after a Boeing 777 Delta flight was forced to dump fuel to reduce the aircraft ’ s weight in order to make an emergency landing .
Most of the children and teachers showered with the fuel were from Park Avenue Elementary in Cudahy , California .
On Friday , four teachers from the school filed against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ teachers and children `` could feel the fuel on their clothes , flesh , eyes and skin , '' adding that “ fuel penetrated their mouths and noses as well producing a lasting and severe irritation and a lasting and noxious taste and smell . ''
The teachers explained that they and the students felt `` sick , dizzy and nauseated ” following the fuel dump .
One of the four teachers had to seek medical attention for persistent symptoms .
Delta explained that the aircraft , which was headed toward Shanghai , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and explained that it paid for crews to clean up the mess after the incident .
An attorney for the teachers , Gloria Allred , lauded the group for protecting the safety of students before caring for themselves , stating , “ They immediately rushed their students indoors and did their best to decontaminate the children who were screaming and crying .
Even though the teachers were also contaminated and in pain from the toxic fumes and fuel , they assisted the children first and put their own safety last . ''
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ incident but noted that they did not authorize the fuel dump .
Audio from the flight communications confirmed that the pilots said they would not need to lose fuel to safely land the aircraft .
It is not yet clear why that decision changed .

A group of teachers who were doused with jet fuel announced that they will be suing Delta Airlines after one of its aircraft dumped fuel above a playground.
On Tuesday, jet fuel rained down on more than 60 students and teachers in the Los Angeles area after a Boeing 777 Delta flight was forced to dump fuel to reduce the aircraft’s weight in order to make an emergency landing. Most of the children and teachers showered with the fuel were from Park Avenue Elementary in Cudahy, California.
On Friday, four teachers from the school filed a lawsuit against Delta. The lawsuit noted that the teachers and children "could feel the fuel on their clothes, flesh, eyes and skin," adding that “fuel penetrated their mouths and noses as well producing a lasting and severe irritation and a lasting and noxious taste and smell."
The teachers explained that they and the students felt "sick, dizzy and nauseated” following the fuel dump. One of the four teachers had to seek medical attention for persistent symptoms.
Delta explained that the aircraft, which was headed toward Shanghai, landed safely after the emergency fuel dump and explained that it paid for crews to clean up the mess after the incident.
An attorney for the teachers, Gloria Allred, lauded the group for protecting the safety of students before caring for themselves, stating, “They immediately rushed their students indoors and did their best to decontaminate the children who were screaming and crying. Even though the teachers were also contaminated and in pain from the toxic fumes and fuel, they assisted the children first and put their own safety last."
The Federal Aviation Administration has been investigating the incident but noted that they did not authorize the fuel dump. Audio from the flight communications confirmed that the pilots said they would not need to lose fuel to safely land the aircraft. It is not yet clear why that decision changed.


thelibertydaily--2020-01-17--Former NFL Star Burgess Owens: If You Run Across ‘A Black American With a MAGA Hat On, Shake Their H

Former NFL Star Burgess Owens: If You Run Across ‘A Black American With a MAGA Hat On, Shake Their Hands’

There are few people who exemplify the American dream more than former Oakland Raiders Super Bowl star Burgess Owens and he wants every American to know that despite what Democrats say , the dream is really available to anyone .
He spoke to The Sara Carter Show , where Owens discussed his life , his family , being an entrepreneur and his run as the Republican Candidate for Utah ’ s Congressional District 4 .
He also has a warning : America is in a cultural , political and educational battle against growing socialism and Marxism .
He told me @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out against the growing socialist tide and for Republicans it is necessary to reach out to impoverished communities that have been usurped by Democrats who spread false beliefs that the American dream is not for everyone .
There is an awakening in American black communities under President Donald Trump because for the first time Owens said there is a president that is actually keeping his promises to the people , he said .
“ If anyone in your audience out there runs across a black American with a MAGA hat on , shake @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ They ’ re fighting the fight .
They ’ re the ones that are now on the frontlines.
” He said , however , that groups like the NAACP , the Congressional Black Caucus and what he describes as ‘ elitists… ” are the same no matter what color they are.
” “ When I look back on our history it has not been the white supremacists that have done the most damage , it ’ s also been black elitists… the black caucus , the NAACP those who live the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of hope out of our community as they go out and live their lives of power , and fame , and fortune , ” he said .
“ Those are our enemy and what ’ s happening Black American ’ s are realizing that it ’ s not the color of skin that matters it ’ s the principals , it ’ s the values , it ’ s the love of country , family , God , flag all those kind of things.
” Owens discussed growing up in Tallahassee , Florida @ @ @ @ @ @ @ American to be offered a football scholarship at the University of Miami , Coral Cable .
He talked about earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and Chemistry and becoming an entrepreneur .
He also spoke about the lessons learned from his time in the NFL about success and hard work .
“ My community is waking up – like America is waking up out of the plantation mentality and we ’ re about to win this fight , ” he said .
Americans can not allow Marxist and socialism ideology to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Owens who added , those that spread the ideology want “ to pull our community back , my community back , our country goes back along with it.
” Karl Marx understood the concept of removing history from a nation and stressed that this is what is happening now in many universities , high schools and colleges across the country , Owens said .
He said the first battle for Marxists is the rewriting of history “ if you take away our history then we have a mess , we have a people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ don ’ t appreciate the sacrifice and the vision of our past of our ancestors .
So we have to get that back.
” “ Again , we have to remember the war we ’ re fighting now is not new , it hasn ’ t been just decades , it ’ s a war we ’ ve been fighting from the very beginning of our nation , ” he said .
Owens discussed how the black community rose from the horror and bondage of slavery to successfully become an active part of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the establishment in 1882 of Tuskegee University , in Tuskegee Alabama , by Booker T. Washington saying that by “ 1905 that little college was producing more self-made millionaires than Harvard , Yale and Princeton combined.
” “ The black community believes in the American way , ” said Owens .
“ Think about a race that came out of slavery and for the first time had a chance to experience freedom you know to have a business , to run a family , to actually have a dream that you can control @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and that mindset experiencing it for the first time , we were all in .
We were excited by the opportunity to be allowed to build our business.
” Owens spoke proudly of his father ’ s WWII service and noted that his father ’ s generation is one that should be exemplified and honored .
“ We are a country that is so awesome , in terms of every single generation gets better , and better and better , ” said Owens .
“ All we have to do is learn our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
We can be excited about a better future because we have such a great past knowing what we the people have done together.
” To learn more about Burgess Owens and his run for Congress visit his website Burgess4Utah.com .

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thelibertydaily--2020-01-17--Left Eats Itself: Breadline Bernie Bolsheviks Threaten to Boycott Election if Democrats Pick Quid Pr

Left Eats Itself: Breadline Bernie Bolsheviks Threaten to Boycott Election if Democrats Pick Quid Pro Joe Biden: ‘People Will Sit at Home’

DES MOINES , Iowa — Bernie Sanders supporters are warning that a lack of enthusiasm for Joe Biden could bring about the same result that nominating another establishment Democrat did four years ago : electing Donald Trump .
Sanders backers fret the socialist Vermont senator , 78 , is being consistently ignored and underestimated by Beltway insiders and a Washington-based press corps — the same bunch , in their view , who failed to predict Trump 's 2016 White House win and were sure Hillary Clinton , who beat Sanders for the Democratic nomination , would easily prevail .
They @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who has been in Congress since 1991 , is n't getting his due though he 's proven to have staying power in public opinion and fundraising , even after suffering a heart attack last October .
As of last week , ahead of the first-in-the-nation caucuses on Feb. 3 , raising a record figure of $ 34.5 million in the final financial quarter of 2019 for a total of $ 96 million .
Nominating a career center-left candidate such as Biden , the former vice president and 36-year Delaware senator , would dampen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sanders backers contend .
Joe Jackelen , 35 , backed Sanders in the 2016 primary and wrote him in on the ballot that fall because he didn ’ t like what Clinton “ stood for.
” He said he only regretted that decision “ to a degree , ” despite it helping give rise to Trump , who beat Clinton in Iowa 51 % to 42 % .
Jackelen , an IT professional from Ames , said Biden ’ s refusal to call billionaires “ the enemy ” was one reason his potential @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vote .
“ When I look at some of these other candidates out there , I can see them just sucking any enthusiasm from any undecided voters .
So anyone who might have been for Bernie won ’ t vote for Biden , or any of the others out there , ” Jackelen told the Washington Examiner after a Sanders town hall in Newton .
“ I think that people will sit at home because they see establishment Democrats that don ’ t really care .
The only thing that they bring to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not Trump .
That is not going to drive enough people out that will get a win over Trump , ” he said .
Kay Pence , 65 , said she 's unconcerned about the `` Red Scare '' stigma attached to socialists such as Sanders .
Yet , she believed many Iowans were still “ discouraged ” about politics because they “ didn ’ t see a lot of hope and change ” after President Barack Obama ’ s inauguration in 2009 , she said .
“ A lot of people are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ retiree from Eldridge said after a Sanders rally in Davenport .
The recalcitrance of Sanders supporters coincides with his team ’ s decision to break a nonaggression pact with ideological ally Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren , crafting campaign strategy around understood holes in her candidacy .
The pair then clashed over Warren ’ s claims Sanders questioned whether a woman could win the White House .
Sanders .
Her confrontation with him and this week ’ s Iowa debate caused pro-Sanders and unaffiliated Twitter trolls and bots to push the # NeverWarren and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the United States .
For Jon Reinish , managing director of political consulting firm SKDKnickerbocker , “ the extreme devotion combined with extreme toxicity of his diehard supporters ” had perpetuated the perception that Sanders and his fans “ kneecapped the Democrat in the general election , ” particularly in Michigan , Pennsylvania , and Wisconsin .
History seemed to be repeating itself , he said .
Reinish , however , warned about the role social media was having in “ sowing this division among Democrats ” and “ exacerbating these wedges.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ or bust ’ movement does exist out there , but there needs to be far greater scrutiny into how much of this is actually real and how much is absolutely being played into , ” he continued .
The Democratic National Committee started promoting post-primary unity last November , one year out from Election Day , when the field of hopefuls converged on Des Moines for the Liberty and Justice Celebration , an Iowa Democratic Party fundraiser .
At the time , Sanders donated to the state party but hosted a competing watch @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Meanwhile , with the vast majority of Democrats preoccupied with the issue of electability , likely caucusgoers at a Pete Buttigieg town hall in Des Moines said they hoped the party would come together to defeat Trump .
“ Bernie ’ s had his chance four years ago .
He ’ s 78 ; he had a heart attack .
Come on .
His electability is not there .
His demographic is the 20-something age group , right ?
Who are the ones who get out and vote or go caucus ?
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Washington Examiner .
Crowder , a Des Moines insurance analyst , chalked up the chatter as a tactic “ to make Bernie more appealing.
” “ ‘ If Bernie doesn ’ t get the nomination , well , I ’ m not going to vote.
’ How did that work for you last time ?
We ’ ve got to stop letting 70-year-old white men rule the presidency , and the Senate , and the House .
It ’ s time to usher in that new era we ’ ve been talking about @ @ @ @ @

DES MOINES, Iowa — Bernie Sanders supporters are warning that a lack of enthusiasm for Joe Biden could bring about the same result that nominating another establishment Democrat did four years ago: electing Donald Trump.
Sanders backers fret the socialist Vermont senator, 78, is being consistently ignored and underestimated by Beltway insiders and a Washington-based press corps — the same bunch, in their view, who failed to predict Trump's 2016 White House win and were sure Hillary Clinton, who beat Sanders for the Democratic nomination, would easily prevail.
They're particularly steamed Sanders, a socialist who has been in Congress since 1991, isn't getting his due though he's proven to have staying power in public opinion and fundraising, even after suffering a heart attack last October . As of last week, he leads a tight four-horse race in Iowa ahead of the first-in-the-nation caucuses on Feb. 3, raising a record figure of $34.5 million in the final financial quarter of 2019 for a total of $96 million.
Nominating a career center-left candidate such as Biden, the former vice president and 36-year Delaware senator, would dampen enthusiasm by the liberal populist grassroots, Sanders backers contend.
Joe Jackelen, 35, backed Sanders in the 2016 primary and wrote him in on the ballot that fall because he didn’t like what Clinton “stood for.” He said he only regretted that decision “to a degree,” despite it helping give rise to Trump, who beat Clinton in Iowa 51% to 42%.
Jackelen, an IT professional from Ames, said Biden’s refusal to call billionaires “the enemy” was one reason his potential nomination in 2020 could suppress the left-wing vote.
“When I look at some of these other candidates out there, I can see them just sucking any enthusiasm from any undecided voters. So anyone who might have been for Bernie won’t vote for Biden, or any of the others out there,” Jackelen told the Washington Examiner after a Sanders town hall in Newton.
“I think that people will sit at home because they see establishment Democrats that don’t really care. The only thing that they bring to the table is that they’re not Trump. That is not going to drive enough people out that will get a win over Trump,” he said.
Kay Pence, 65, said she's unconcerned about the "Red Scare" stigma attached to socialists such as Sanders. Yet, she believed many Iowans were still “discouraged” about politics because they “didn’t see a lot of hope and change” after President Barack Obama’s inauguration in 2009, she said.
“A lot of people are backing away from voting,” the retiree from Eldridge said after a Sanders rally in Davenport.
The recalcitrance of Sanders supporters coincides with his team’s decision to break a nonaggression pact with ideological ally , Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, crafting campaign strategy around understood holes in her candidacy. The pair then clashed over Warren’s claims Sanders questioned whether a woman could win the White House. Sanders denies her allegations . Her confrontation with him during and after this week’s Iowa debate caused pro-Sanders and unaffiliated Twitter trolls and bots to push the #NeverWarren and #WarrenIsASnake hashtags to No. 1 in the United States.
For Jon Reinish, managing director of political consulting firm SKDKnickerbocker, “the extreme devotion combined with extreme toxicity of his diehard supporters” had perpetuated the perception that Sanders and his fans “kneecapped the Democrat in the general election,” particularly in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. History seemed to be repeating itself, he said.
Reinish, however, warned about the role social media was having in “sowing this division among Democrats” and “exacerbating these wedges.”
“Yes, that ‘Bernie or bust’ movement does exist out there, but there needs to be far greater scrutiny into how much of this is actually real and how much is absolutely being played into,” he continued.
The Democratic National Committee started promoting post-primary unity last November, one year out from Election Day, when the field of hopefuls converged on Des Moines for the Liberty and Justice Celebration, an Iowa Democratic Party fundraiser. At the time, Sanders donated to the state party but hosted a competing watch party close to the main event.
Meanwhile, with the vast majority of Democrats preoccupied with the issue of electability, likely caucusgoers at a Pete Buttigieg town hall in Des Moines said they hoped the party would come together to defeat Trump.
“Bernie’s had his chance four years ago. He’s 78; he had a heart attack. Come on. His electability is not there. His demographic is the 20-something age group, right? Who are the ones who get out and vote or go caucus?” Bryan Crowder, 51, asked the Washington Examiner.
Crowder, a Des Moines insurance analyst, chalked up the chatter as a tactic “to make Bernie more appealing.”
“‘If Bernie doesn’t get the nomination, well, I’m not going to vote.’ How did that work for you last time? We’ve got to stop letting 70-year-old white men rule the presidency, and the Senate, and the House. It’s time to usher in that new era we’ve been talking about,” he said.


thelibertydaily--2020-01-17--Supreme Court Will Take Case to Protect Little Sisters of the Poor From Funding Killing Innocent Bab

Supreme Court Will Take Case to Protect Little Sisters of the Poor From Funding Killing Innocent Babies Under Obamacare

The Little Sisters of the Poor are headed back to the Supreme Court to protect themselves from being force to fund abortions under Obamacare .
The Supreme Court protected the Little Sisters once before from being compelled to pay for abortions in their health care plan but abortion advocates are trying a second time to force abortion funding on them .
In May 2016 , the Supreme Court unanimously overturned a lower court ruling against the Little Sisters of the Poor and granted them an exemption from the Obama HHS contraceptive mandate , which required the nuns to fund abortion-causing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pay millions of dollars in fines .
In 2017 , the Trump administration announced a new rule to protect religious non-profits , including the Little Sisters of the Poor , but several pro-abortion states , including Pennsylvania and California , immediately sued the federal government to remove the protection and force Christian groups like the Little Sisters to pay for abortions .
In Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Trump , Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro threatened the Little Sisters ’ ministry by challenging their religious exemption , forcing the Little Sisters to continue to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ loss in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals , the order of Catholic nuns is asking the Supreme Court to end their six year-long legal battle and let them keep their focus on serving the elderly poor .
The 3rd Circuit , placed a nationwide injunction on HHS ’ s new conscience protection rule .
On October 22 , the 9th Circuit ruled to place an injunction on the new rule for the following states : California , Delaware , Virginia , Maryland , New York , Illinois , Washington , Minnesota , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rhode Island , Hawaii , and DC .
The case consolidates two challenges , Trump v. Pennsylvania and Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home v. Pennsylvania .
Now the Supreme Court is stepping in to adjudicate .
“ It has been six long years since we began our legal battle against government mandates that threaten our ministry , ” said Mother Loraine Marie Maguire of the Little Sisters of the Poor .
“ We hope we have finally reached the end of this arduous process , that the Supreme @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and that we will soon be able to keep our focus on the elderly poor.
” SIGN THE PETITION : The Supreme Court Must Overturn Roe v. Wade In 2016 , the government admitted , before the Supreme Court , that it has ways to get abortion-causing drugs to women without forcing the Little Sisters of the Poor to participate .
In fact , California and Pennsylvania each have programs for providing tax-funded abortions to women who want them .
Yet these States sued to enforce the federal mandate on religious non-profits like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a nonsensical political battle that has dragged on six years too long .
These states have not been able to identify a single person who would lose contraceptive coverage under the new HHS rule , but they won ’ t rest until Catholic nuns are forced to pay for contraceptives , ” said Mark Rienzi , president of Becket .
“ It is time for the Supreme Court to finally put this issue to rest.
” Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh will have a chance to weigh in on the Obama abortion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ side of it as lower federal court judges .
President Trump has stood with the Little sisters in their battle .
During the Faith & Freedom Coalition conference in Washington this year , President Donald Trump defended the conscience rights of pro-life doctors and nurses .
He also stood up for the Little Sisters of the Poor , the group of Catholic nuns that is still fighting in court against being forced to pay for abortion-causing drugs .
“ When I asked for your support in 2016 , Americans of faith were under @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suppress religious believers ended the day I took the oath of office , ” the president said .
“ My administration has taken historic action to protect religious liberty .
We ’ re protecting the conscience rights of doctors and nurses and teachers and groups like the Little Sisters of the Poor .
We ’ re with them , ” Trump told the audience of hundreds of Christian voters .
Stephanie Taub , Senior Counsel to First Liberty Institute , told LifeNews.com she ’ s glad the high court is taking the case @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ The Supreme Court of the United States needs to protect once and for all the Little Sisters of the Poor and people of all faiths from government-forced violations of their religious beliefs .
We are confident the Justices will again respect the religious liberty of all religious non-profits and reverse the Third Circuit ’ s dangerous decision , ” she said .
The Obamacare mandate forces employers to provide every form of birth control , including types that may cause abortions , in their employee health plans .
Many religious employers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chain , do not oppose providing most forms of birth control , but they do oppose the types that may end an unborn baby ’ s life .
Whats more , the Obama administration carved out exemptions for huge corporations like ExxonMobil and PepsiCo but not for religious individuals .
Lawyers with the Becket Foundation , which represent the Little Sisters , pointed out that Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro did not challenge the exemptions for those big businesses .
Shapiro and other pro-abortion attorneys general have claimed that the Trump administration rules @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they put employers ’ religious rights over women ’ s and deny women equal protection under the law , Patch reports .
But even Shapiro admitted that the HHS mandate under Obama was “ extremely narrow , ” leaving little room for religious exemptions .
Trump ’ s order limits a rule created under the Obama administration ’ s Affordable Care Act that required employers , including non-church religious organizations , to cover all forms of contraception at no cost to the employees , including birth control drugs and devices that can cause @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at Becket and lead attorney for the Little Sisters , previously told LifeNews : “ Sadly Josh Shapiro and [ California Attorney General ] Xavier Becerra think attacking nuns is a way to score political points .
These men may think their campaign donors want them to sue nuns , but our guess is most taxpayers disagree .
No one needs nuns in order to get contraceptives , and no one needs these guys reigniting the last administration ’ s divisive and unnecessary culture war.
” The controversial birth control mandate has twice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it sided with both Hobby Lobby and Little Sisters .
The court ruled that Hobby Lobby and other similar businesses were protected by the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 , which states that an individual ’ s religious expression shouldn ’ t be “ substantially burdened ” by a law unless there is a “ compelling government interest.
” In the Hobby Lobby ruling , Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito wrote that the ACA birth control rule “ would put these merchants to a difficult choice : either give up the right @ @ @ @ @ @ @ liberty or forgo the benefits , available to their competitors , of operating as corporations .
”

The Little Sisters of the Poor are headed back to the Supreme Court to protect themselves from being force to fund abortions under Obamacare. The Supreme Court protected the Little Sisters once before from being compelled to pay for abortions in their health care plan but abortion advocates are trying a second time to force abortion funding on them.
In May 2016, the Supreme Court unanimously overturned a lower court ruling against the Little Sisters of the Poor and granted them an exemption from the Obama HHS contraceptive mandate, which required the nuns to fund abortion-causing drugs in their health care plans or pay millions of dollars in fines.
In 2017, the Trump administration announced a new rule to protect religious non-profits, including the Little Sisters of the Poor, but several pro-abortion states, including Pennsylvania and California, immediately sued the federal government to remove the protection and force Christian groups like the Little Sisters to pay for abortions.
In Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Trump, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro threatened the Little Sisters’ ministry by challenging their religious exemption, forcing the Little Sisters to continue to defend themselves in court. After a loss in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, the order of Catholic nuns is asking the Supreme Court to end their six year-long legal battle and let them keep their focus on serving the elderly poor.
The 3rd Circuit, placed a nationwide injunction on HHS’s new conscience protection rule. On October 22, the 9th Circuit ruled to place an injunction on the new rule for the following states: California, Delaware, Virginia, Maryland, New York, Illinois, Washington, Minnesota, Connecticut, North Carolina, Vermont, Rhode Island, Hawaii, and DC. The case consolidates two challenges, Trump v. Pennsylvania and Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home v. Pennsylvania.
Now the Supreme Court is stepping in to adjudicate.
“It has been six long years since we began our legal battle against government mandates that threaten our ministry,” said Mother Loraine Marie Maguire of the Little Sisters of the Poor. “We hope we have finally reached the end of this arduous process, that the Supreme Court will reaffirm their previous decision, and that we will soon be able to keep our focus on the elderly poor.”
SIGN THE PETITION: The Supreme Court Must Overturn Roe v. Wade
In 2016, the government admitted, before the Supreme Court, that it has ways to get abortion-causing drugs to women without forcing the Little Sisters of the Poor to participate. In fact, California and Pennsylvania each have programs for providing tax-funded abortions to women who want them. Yet these States sued to enforce the federal mandate on religious non-profits like the Little Sisters.
“This is a nonsensical political battle that has dragged on six years too long. These states have not been able to identify a single person who would lose contraceptive coverage under the new HHS rule, but they won’t rest until Catholic nuns are forced to pay for contraceptives,” said Mark Rienzi, president of Becket. “It is time for the Supreme Court to finally put this issue to rest.”
Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh will have a chance to weigh in on the Obama abortion mandate after issuing rulings on the side side of it as lower federal court judges.
President Trump has stood with the Little sisters in their battle.
During the Faith & Freedom Coalition conference in Washington this year, President Donald Trump defended the conscience rights of pro-life doctors and nurses. He also stood up for the Little Sisters of the Poor, the group of Catholic nuns that is still fighting in court against being forced to pay for abortion-causing drugs.
“When I asked for your support in 2016, Americans of faith were under assault. But the shameful attempt to suppress religious believers ended the day I took the oath of office,” the president said.
“My administration has taken historic action to protect religious liberty. We’re protecting the conscience rights of doctors and nurses and teachers and groups like the Little Sisters of the Poor. We’re with them,” Trump told the audience of hundreds of Christian voters.
Stephanie Taub, Senior Counsel to First Liberty Institute, told LifeNews.com she’s glad the high court is taking the case. her group defends religious freedom nationwide.
“The Supreme Court of the United States needs to protect once and for all the Little Sisters of the Poor and people of all faiths from government-forced violations of their religious beliefs. We are confident the Justices will again respect the religious liberty of all religious non-profits and reverse the Third Circuit’s dangerous decision,” she said.
The Obamacare mandate forces employers to provide every form of birth control, including types that may cause abortions, in their employee health plans. Many religious employers, like the Hobby Lobby craft store chain, do not oppose providing most forms of birth control, but they do oppose the types that may end an unborn baby’s life.
Whats more, the Obama administration carved out exemptions for huge corporations like ExxonMobil and PepsiCo but not for religious individuals. Lawyers with the Becket Foundation, which represent the Little Sisters, pointed out that Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro did not challenge the exemptions for those big businesses.
Shapiro and other pro-abortion attorneys general have claimed that the Trump administration rules violate the First and Fifth Amendments because they put employers’ religious rights over women’s and deny women equal protection under the law, Patch reports.
But even Shapiro admitted that the HHS mandate under Obama was “extremely narrow,” leaving little room for religious exemptions.
Trump’s order limits a rule created under the Obama administration’s Affordable Care Act that required employers, including non-church religious organizations, to cover all forms of contraception at no cost to the employees, including birth control drugs and devices that can cause abortions.
Mark Rienzi, senior counsel at Becket and lead attorney for the Little Sisters, previously told LifeNews: “Sadly Josh Shapiro and [California Attorney General] Xavier Becerra think attacking nuns is a way to score political points. These men may think their campaign donors want them to sue nuns, but our guess is most taxpayers disagree. No one needs nuns in order to get contraceptives, and no one needs these guys reigniting the last administration’s divisive and unnecessary culture war.”
The controversial birth control mandate has twice made it to the Supreme Court where it sided with both Hobby Lobby and Little Sisters.
The court ruled that Hobby Lobby and other similar businesses were protected by the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993, which states that an individual’s religious expression shouldn’t be “substantially burdened” by a law unless there is a “compelling government interest.”
In the Hobby Lobby ruling, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito wrote that the ACA birth control rule “would put these merchants to a difficult choice: either give up the right to seek judicial protection of their religious liberty or forgo the benefits, available to their competitors, of operating as corporations.”


thelibertydaily--2020-01-17--US Airstrike Kills 2 Terrorists After Attack on Military Base in Kenya

Map showing the approximate location of the terror attack in Lamu County , Kenya .
The U.S. military said an Al-Qaeda affiliated group attacked Manda Bay Airfield , Kenya , on Jan. 5 , 2020 .
( OpenStreetMaps ) US Airstrike Kills 2 Terrorists After Attack on Military Base in Kenya More than a week after an attack by al-Shabaab that killed three Americans , including a soldier , the Pentagon announced a deadly airstrike was carried out in Somalia on the designated terrorist group .
U.S. Africa Command , or AFRICOM , said the strikes were conducted in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Thursday , killing two members of the group .
The State Department has designated al-Shabaab as a Foreign Terrorist Organization affiliated with al-Qaeda .
“ Al-Shabaab presents a threat to America , the African people , and our international partners , ” said U.S. Army Maj. Gen. William Gayler of AFRICOM .
No civilians were killed or injured in the airstrikes .
During a briefing on Thursday , Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman didn ’ t elaborate when he was asked about what the agency will do in response to the attack .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kenya on efforts against al-Shabaab .
… I can ’ t speak to future operations against al-Shabaab , but we are working with our forces in Kenya and our partners there to degrade the threat that is in Kenya , ” he told the Military Times .
The Pentagon said two of its personnel and an Army soldier were killed in the early January terrorist attack on the Manda Bay base in Kenya .
The family of the slain soldier , Henry Mayfield , confirmed his death shortly after the attack .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time with his siblings , ” Carmoneta , Mayfield ’ s mother , said in a statement to local media .
“ I last spoke with him New Year ’ s Day via FaceTime .
We discussed him not having to go to Somalia and he told me everything was good and safe at his base .
He told me everything would be okay .
Those were his last words to me.
” The Manda Bay attack follows a truck bomb in Mogadishu , Somalia , on Dec. 28 that left at least @ @ @ @ @ @ @ claimed responsibility .
But this week , al-Shabaab was blamed for a terrorist attack on a primary school in Kenya that left three teachers dead .
The incident happened around 2 a.m. in Kamuthe near the Kenya-Somalia border , CNN reported .
The group also shot and killed four children at a police post in a nearby area .
The assailants also attacked a police station in the attack , wrote the National Kenya Police Service on Twitter .
Al-Shabaab has carried out several attacks on public places , including schools and a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ killed 147 people in an attack on a Kenyan university campus near the Somali border .
“ Al-Shabaab resorts to lies , coercion , and the exertion of force to bolster their reputation to create false headlines , ” Gayler said in a statement in early January .
“ It is important to counter al-Shabaab where they stand to prevent the spread of this cancer .
”

More than a week after an attack by al-Shabaab that killed three Americans, including a soldier, the Pentagon announced a deadly airstrike was carried out in Somalia on the designated terrorist group.
U.S. Africa Command, or AFRICOM, said the strikes were conducted in the area of Qunyo Barrow, Somalia, on Thursday, killing two members of the group. The State Department has designated al-Shabaab as a Foreign Terrorist Organization affiliated with al-Qaeda.
“Al-Shabaab presents a threat to America, the African people, and our international partners,” said U.S. Army Maj. Gen. William Gayler of AFRICOM. No civilians were killed or injured in the airstrikes.
During a briefing on Thursday, Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman didn't elaborate when he was asked about what the agency will do in response to the attack.
"We are continuing to work with Kenya on efforts against al-Shabaab. ... I can't speak to future operations against al-Shabaab, but we are working with our forces in Kenya and our partners there to degrade the threat that is in Kenya," he told the Military Times.
The Pentagon said two of its personnel and an Army soldier were killed in the early January terrorist attack on the Manda Bay base in Kenya. The family of the slain soldier, Henry Mayfield, confirmed his death shortly after the attack.
“He loved his family and spending quality time with his siblings,” Carmoneta, Mayfield’s mother, said in a statement to local media. “I last spoke with him New Year’s Day via FaceTime. We discussed him not having to go to Somalia and he told me everything was good and safe at his base. He told me everything would be okay. Those were his last words to me.”
The Manda Bay attack follows a truck bomb in Mogadishu, Somalia, on Dec. 28 that left at least 80 people dead, for which al-Shabaab claimed responsibility.
But this week, al-Shabaab was blamed for a terrorist attack on a primary school in Kenya that left three teachers dead. The incident happened around 2 a.m. in Kamuthe near the Kenya-Somalia border, CNN reported. The group also shot and killed four children at a police post in a nearby area.
The assailants also attacked a police station in the attack, wrote the National Kenya Police Service on Twitter.
Al-Shabaab has carried out several attacks on public places, including schools and a hotel inside of Kenya. Terrorists also killed 147 people in an attack on a Kenyan university campus near the Somali border.
“Al-Shabaab resorts to lies, coercion, and the exertion of force to bolster their reputation to create false headlines,” Gayler said in a statement in early January. “It is important to counter al-Shabaab where they stand to prevent the spread of this cancer.”


thelibertydaily--2020-01-18--Mormon Church Announces Changes to Its Ceremonial Temple Clothing

SALT LAKE CITY — The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced adjustments to the sacred ceremonial clothing worn by members in Latter-day Saint temples .
The changes were announced through a letter to local leaders Friday , which also included answers to specific questions detailing the adjustments .
The letter states that these changes are designed to make the temple clothing “ more simple , comfortable and cost-effective , ” as well as enhance the temple experience , according to a news release .
According to the frequently asked questions , the changes to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the veil and robe .
The cap will no longer come with a plastic insert or a tie from cap to veil , and the robe , cap and sash will have more durable fabric .
The robe , cap , sash and envelope will be made of the same material .
The apron will not change .
If preferred , members may still continue to use their current ceremonial clothing .
“ It need not be replaced by the new style , ” according to the letter .
“ These clothing adjustments @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but are designed to enhance members ’ experience in the temple and make the ceremonial clothing easier to put on , care for and afford , ” the letter states .
The new ceremonial clothing styles will be available to purchase on March 31 , according to the church ’ s online store .
For additional information , the letter suggests visiting store.ChurchofJesusChrist.org/ceremonialclothing or “ Improving Our Temple Experience ” in the Liahona magazine .

Update: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has decided to delay the launch of the temple ceremonial clothing until the COVID-19 pandemic calms. A new release date has not yet been set.
SALT LAKE CITY — The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced adjustments to the sacred ceremonial clothing worn by members in Latter-day Saint temples.
The changes were announced through a letter to local leaders Friday, which also included answers to specific questions detailing the adjustments.
The letter states that these changes are designed to make the temple clothing “more simple, comfortable and cost-effective,” as well as enhance the temple experience, according to a news release.
According to the frequently asked questions, the changes to sacred clothing include a simpler design for the veil and robe. The cap will no longer come with a plastic insert or a tie from cap to veil, and the robe, cap and sash will have more durable fabric.
The robe, cap, sash and envelope will be made of the same material. The apron will not change.
If preferred, members may still continue to use their current ceremonial clothing. “It need not be replaced by the new style,” according to the letter.
“These clothing adjustments do not change temple doctrine or symbolism but are designed to enhance members’ experience in the temple and make the ceremonial clothing easier to put on, care for and afford,” the letter states.
The new ceremonial clothing styles will be available to purchase on March 31, according to the church’s online store.
For additional information, the letter suggests visiting store.ChurchofJesusChrist.org/ceremonialclothing or “Improving Our Temple Experience” in the Liahona magazine.


thelibertydaily--2020-01-18--London: Police Officer Miraculously Survives Muslim Machete Attack to Head During Traffic Stop

No one likes to look in the rearview mirror to see a cruiser with flashing lights bearing down on them .
No one likes to be pulled over , and certainly no one likes getting a ticket .
But there are better and worse ways to express disappointment in such scenarios , and attacking an officer with a machete is definitely one of the worst .
When PC Stuart Outten from London was on the job last August , he and a policewoman stopped what they suspected was an uninsured vehicle .
The driver , 56-year-old Muhammad Rodwan , was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ received and allegedly retaliated by resisting the cops ’ attempts to keep him from leaving and producing a machete from the depths of his car .
A fellow cop described the scenario later on a Just Giving fundraiser for Outten , who sustained skull fractures , six deep head wounds , finger fractures and arm wounds , which all required surgery , according to the BBC .
TRENDING : Northam Declares 'State of Emergency ' as Militias Prepare To March on Richmond “ PC Stuart Outten turned up for work for a typical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on 7th August 2019 , ” Nikki Yianni wrote on the page .
“ At around midnight PC Outten , along with a female colleague have attempted to stop a vehicle which it is believed was driving with no insurance.
” After Rodwan allegedly produced the weapon , “ PC Outten has bravely fought off the attacker but not before substaining several deep laserations to his head and hands.
” “ Stuart was rushed to a London hospital where he was looked after by the amazing staff .
He underwent surgery shortly after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the attack .
He is currently being looked after by his supportive family and friends as well as his extended police family.
” It was Outten ’ s quick thinking and taser use that ultimately appeared to save his life .
Despite the fact that he was severely injured , he managed to tase his attacker and subdue him .
“ Despite the ferocity of the attack , and the seriousness of the wounds he had already received , PC Outten somehow managed to discharge his Taser weapon which disabled the defendant and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” prosecutor Jonathan Rees QC later said , according to Metro .
“ The evidence suggests that had he not managed to fire his Taser , his injuries could have been far worse and even fatal , ” he continued , describing the attack as “ savage.
” “ The defendant can be heard on those body worn video recordings making guttural sounds before he started to hack at PC Outten with a machete that he had retrieved from somewhere inside the van.
” RELATED : Popeyes Gives 'Family Feud Canada ' Contestant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mistake “ The blows themselves can not be seen on the body worn camera recordings , but we suggest there are at least four audible chopping blows that you can hear and we say they are quite shocking.
” When backup arrived , Rodwan claimed that he was merely acting in self-defense and said “ My life is worth more than his life.
” While the trial is ongoing , many people have pitched in to help raise over £5,000 for Outten to use “ as he sees fit.
” The £500 goal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ opening , and it was closed shortly afterward .
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No one likes to look in the rearview mirror to see a cruiser with flashing lights bearing down on them. No one likes to be pulled over, and certainly no one likes getting a ticket.
But there are better and worse ways to express disappointment in such scenarios, and attacking an officer with a machete is definitely one of the worst.
When PC Stuart Outten from London was on the job last August, he and a policewoman stopped what they suspected was an uninsured vehicle.
The driver, 56-year-old Muhammad Rodwan, was none too pleased with the treatment he received and allegedly retaliated by resisting the cops’ attempts to keep him from leaving and producing a machete from the depths of his car.
A fellow cop described the scenario later on a Just Giving fundraiser for Outten, who sustained skull fractures, six deep head wounds, finger fractures and arm wounds, which all required surgery, according to the BBC.
“PC Stuart Outten turned up for work for a typical night shift on a busy London borough on 7th August 2019,” Nikki Yianni wrote on the page. “At around midnight PC Outten, along with a female colleague have attempted to stop a vehicle which it is believed was driving with no insurance.”
After Rodwan allegedly produced the weapon, “PC Outten has bravely fought off the attacker but not before substaining several deep laserations to his head and hands.”
“Stuart was rushed to a London hospital where he was looked after by the amazing staff. He underwent surgery shortly after he arrived due to the injuries from the attack. He is currently being looked after by his supportive family and friends as well as his extended police family.”
It was Outten’s quick thinking and taser use that ultimately appeared to save his life. Despite the fact that he was severely injured, he managed to tase his attacker and subdue him.
“Despite the ferocity of the attack, and the seriousness of the wounds he had already received, PC Outten somehow managed to discharge his Taser weapon which disabled the defendant and brought the attack to an end,” prosecutor Jonathan Rees QC later said, according to Metro.
“The evidence suggests that had he not managed to fire his Taser, his injuries could have been far worse and even fatal,” he continued, describing the attack as “savage.”
“The defendant can be heard on those body worn video recordings making guttural sounds before he started to hack at PC Outten with a machete that he had retrieved from somewhere inside the van.”
“The blows themselves cannot be seen on the body worn camera recordings, but we suggest there are at least four audible chopping blows that you can hear and we say they are quite shocking.”
When backup arrived, Rodwan claimed that he was merely acting in self-defense and said “My life is worth more than his life.”
While the trial is ongoing, many people have pitched in to help raise over £5,000 for Outten to use “as he sees fit.” The £500 goal was doubled within hours of the fundraiser opening, and it was closed shortly afterward.
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thelibertydaily--2020-01-18--Teacher Found Dead From Hypothermia in Washington State Near Her Home

MILL CREEK , Wash. -- An elementary school teacher found dead near her home in Snohomish County this week died of hypothermia , the Medical Examiner 's Office ruled .
According to the Snohomish County Sheriff 's Office , the body of 57-year-old Kathleen E. Jenks , a teacher at Little Cedars Elementary School , was found Wednesday night by a passerby in the 6300 block of Snohomish Cascade Drive .
She 'd been missing since Monday , the sheriff 's office said .
The sheriff 's office said her death does not appear to be suspicious , but the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` It ’ s not uncommon that when folks do get the early onsets of hypothermia that they may wander or get a little disoriented , '' said Snohomish County Sheriff 's Office spokesperson Courtney O'Keefe .
`` Detectives believe that is what happened here . ''
Little Cedars Elementary Principal Lew Dickert said Jenks taught second grade .
`` We are heartbroken by this news .
Her death is a profound loss to our Little Cedars Elementary family , our school district and to the Snohomish community .
Mrs. Jenks loved kids @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their full potential , '' Dickert said in a letter to parents .
The Everett Herald reports that Jenks worked in the Shoreline School District for 27 years and had been teaching at Little Cedars since 2017 .
The school 's principal said counselors will be available at the school starting Friday ( Jan. 17 ) .

MILL CREEK, Wash. -- An elementary school teacher found dead near her home in Snohomish County this week died of hypothermia, the Medical Examiner's Office ruled.
Kathy Jenks
According to the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office, the body of 57-year-old Kathleen E. Jenks, a teacher at Little Cedars Elementary School, was found Wednesday night by a passerby in the 6300 block of Snohomish Cascade Drive. She'd been missing since Monday, the sheriff's office said.
The sheriff's office said her death does not appear to be suspicious, but the Major Crimes Unit continues to investigate.
"It’s not uncommon that when folks do get the early onsets of hypothermia that they may wander or get a little disoriented," said Snohomish County Sheriff's Office spokesperson Courtney O'Keefe. "Detectives believe that is what happened here."
Little Cedars Elementary Principal Lew Dickert said Jenks taught second grade.
"We are heartbroken by this news. Her death is a profound loss to our Little Cedars Elementary family, our school district and to the Snohomish community. Mrs. Jenks loved kids and was passionate about helping them reach their full potential," Dickert said in a letter to parents.
The Everett Herald reports that Jenks worked in the Shoreline School District for 27 years and had been teaching at Little Cedars since 2017.
The school's principal said counselors will be available at the school starting Friday (Jan. 17).


thelibertydaily--2020-01-18--Video Surfaces of Leading Democrat Senator Dianne Feinstein in 1998 Saying Impeachment Hurts US, Sho

Video Surfaces of Leading Democrat Senator Dianne Feinstein in 1998 Saying Impeachment Hurts US, Should Finish Trial ‘As Quickly As Possible’

Several Democrats have flip-flopped on how they feel about impeachment since they were involved in the Clinton impeachment in 1998 .
They ’ re on video saying entirely different things regarding the process and length of the impeachment trial .
The video below is from 1998 when Feinstein felt differently about impeachment when it was a Democrat : During the Clinton impeachment process in 1998 , Democrat Sen. Dianne Feinstein said that impeachment hurt the U.S. and the U.S. presidency and that the trial and process should be finished “ as quickly as possible.
” Feinstein is a poster girl @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democrat Jerry Nadler sure is singing a different tune about impeachment now that his party is trying to impeach Republican President Donald Trump .
Way back in 1998 when Bill Clinton was in hot water , Nadler bloviated about how impeachment is the “ undoing of a National election.
” He also said that they were mad because “ they ’ re telling us our votes don ’ t count.
” Shouldn ’ t the same thing apply to a Republican or is Nadler just a big hypocrite ?
“ An impeachment of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ National Election !
” One of the reasons we feel so angry about what they are doing is because …they ’ re telling us our votes don ’ t count !
” Nadler is on video also speaking to the House saying the same thing : Jerry Nadler spoke out about how damaging an impeachment would be during the Bill Clinton impeachment inquiry .
He claims that impeachment would cause “ damage to our nation.
” He makes a lofty claim that is beyond hypocritical in light of what he ’ s doing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ If our conduct in this matter does not earn the confidence of the American people , then any action we take especially if we seek to overturn the result of a free election it will be viewed with great suspicion and could divide a nation for years to come.
” Jerry Nadler is another poster boy for term limits !
These old videos call attention to the fact that these career politicians need to go .

Several Democrats have flip-flopped on how they feel about impeachment since they were involved in the Clinton impeachment in 1998. They’re on video saying entirely different things regarding the process and length of the impeachment trial.
The video below is from 1998 when Feinstein felt differently about impeachment when it was a Democrat:
During the Clinton impeachment process in 1998, Democrat Sen. Dianne Feinstein said that impeachment hurt the U.S. and the U.S. presidency and that the trial and process should be finished “as quickly as possible.”
Feinstein is a poster girl for term limits along with Pelosi.
Other Democrats have flip-flopped too…
Democrat Jerry Nadler sure is singing a different tune about impeachment now that his party is trying to impeach Republican President Donald Trump.
Way back in 1998 when Bill Clinton was in hot water, Nadler bloviated about how impeachment is the “undoing of a National election.” He also said that they were mad because “they’re telling us our votes don’t count.”
Shouldn’t the same thing apply to a Republican or is Nadler just a big hypocrite?
NADLER IN 1998:
“An impeachment of a President is an undoing of a National Election!”
One of the reasons we feel so angry about what they are doing is because …they’re telling us our votes don’t count!”
https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1176938897378631680?s=20
Nadler is on video also speaking to the House saying the same thing:
Jerry Nadler spoke out about how damaging an impeachment would be during the Bill Clinton impeachment inquiry.
He claims that impeachment would cause “damage to our nation.”
He makes a lofty claim that is beyond hypocritical in light of what he’s doing to President Trump in 2019:
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“If our conduct in this matter does not earn the confidence of the American people, then any action we take especially if we seek to overturn the result of a free election it will be viewed with great suspicion and could divide a nation for years to come.”
Would be a shame if everyone saw what a hypocritical, transparent gremlin Jerry Nadler is.
Please don’t share pic.twitter.com/Eumakbxo3D — Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) September 13, 2019
Jerry Nadler is another poster boy for term limits!
These old videos call attention to the fact that these career politicians need to go.


thelibertydaily--2020-01-18--Former San Francisco-Area Cop Sentenced to 81 Years in Prison for Multiple Rapes

SAN MATEO ( AP ) — A former San Mateo and Los Rios Community College police officer convicted of raping five women while on duty was sentenced on Thursday to 81 years to life in prison .
Noah Winchester , 35 , was sentenced in San Mateo , said San Mateo County Assistant District Attorney Shin-Mee Chang .
Winchester was convicted in October of raping three women between July 2013 and October 2015 while he served with the San Mateo Police Department and two others when he was an officer for the Los Rios Community College District in Sacramento .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ after he was put on leave in October when the criminal investigation was launched .
San Mateo is about 20 miles south of San Francisco .
The charges against Winchester filed in July of 2016 include kidnapping with intent to commit rape , rape , sexual penetration and oral copulation under color of authority , battery , criminal threats , and forcible sex offenses .
Winchester was accused of assaulting two victims , including a 17-year-old girl , in the Sacramento area in 2013 while he was an officer with the Los Rios @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 2015 in San Mateo County while he was a San Mateo police officer .
He quit the Los Rios department early in 2015 after more than five years to join the San Mateo department , but questions about his conduct in San Mateo arose when a distressed woman was found in Burlingame at about 5:15 a.m. on Oct. 20 .
The woman told police that she had been assaulted .
Burlingame police referred the case to San Mateo , where Winchester was swiftly placed on leave and the district attorney ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But suspicions about Winchester had already been raised in 2013 while he was still with the Los Rios department .
A woman reported an assault in 2013 to Sacramento police , who referred the case to the Los Rios Community College District , Wagstaffe said .
Los Rios district spokesman Mitchel Benson said in a July 2016 statement , after criminal charges were already filed , that the college was launching its own investigation .
He declined to say when the district knew about the 2013 report by Sacramento police or why it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , months after the allegations against Winchester had already become public .
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The Associated Press contributed to this report .

SAN MATEO (AP) — A former San Mateo and Los Rios Community College police officer convicted of raping five women while on duty was sentenced on Thursday to 81 years to life in prison.
Noah Winchester, 35, was sentenced in San Mateo, said San Mateo County Assistant District Attorney Shin-Mee Chang.
Winchester was convicted in October of raping three women between July 2013 and October 2015 while he served with the San Mateo Police Department and two others when he was an officer for the Los Rios Community College District in Sacramento.
Former San Mateo Police Officer Noah White Winchester charged with multiple counts of sexual assault. (San Mateo County District Attorney's Office)
Winchester quit the police department in February after he was put on leave in October when the criminal investigation was launched. San Mateo is about 20 miles south of San Francisco.
The charges against Winchester filed in July of 2016 include kidnapping with intent to commit rape, rape, sexual penetration and oral copulation under color of authority, battery, criminal threats, and forcible sex offenses.
Winchester was accused of assaulting two victims, including a 17-year-old girl, in the Sacramento area in 2013 while he was an officer with the Los Rios Community College Police Department and three women in 2015 in San Mateo County while he was a San Mateo police officer.
He quit the Los Rios department early in 2015 after more than five years to join the San Mateo department, but questions about his conduct in San Mateo arose when a distressed woman was found in Burlingame at about 5:15 a.m. on Oct. 20.
The woman told police that she had been assaulted. Burlingame police referred the case to San Mateo, where Winchester was swiftly placed on leave and the district attorney's office was called in to investigate.
But suspicions about Winchester had already been raised in 2013 while he was still with the Los Rios department. A woman reported an assault in 2013 to Sacramento police, who referred the case to the Los Rios Community College District, Wagstaffe said.
Los Rios district spokesman Mitchel Benson said in a July 2016 statement, after criminal charges were already filed, that the college was launching its own investigation. He declined to say when the district knew about the 2013 report by Sacramento police or why it was only launching an investigation in July, months after the allegations against Winchester had already become public.
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thelibertydaily--2020-01-18--President Trump Safeguards Students Rights to Live their Faith in School

For eight years of the previous administration Americans who value their religious freedom suffered through attacks and denials aimed at decreasing public expressions of faith and confining faith and morals within church walls .
So that government , not God , would be depended on as the provider of all needs from cradle to grave , the free expression of religion , as put forth in our 1stAmendment , would have to be stopped .
One could still believe , but living those beliefs in public life went from being old fashioned to being ignorant to being politically incorrect , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
How things have changed…for the better… with President Trump ’ s commitment to religious freedom in the military , the workplace , the public square and in our schools , in addition to his attention to international religious persecution .
On Jan. 16 , President Trump proclaimed the annual National Religious Freedom Day and announced safeguards for our children ’ s existing rights to live their faith in public schools .
The president knows it is too common that students are reprimanded , denigrated or disciplined for protected expressions of faith .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ have no one to speak up for them in situations where they did nothing wrong .
A fourth grader ’ s teacher tore up his essay about Baby Jesus and Christmas and threw it in in her wastebasket .
The teacher told the boy , “ We don ’ t write about Jesus in this school .
You will have to write another essay.
” Another student was told she could not pray the rosary at lunchtime and would be sent to the principal ’ s office if she brought her rosary to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was denied permission to start an after school religious club and a senior , reading the Bible during free reading time , was loudly mocked by his teacher who encouraged other students to join in .
These incidents are not uncommon in our schools .
President Trump has declared such mistreatment of our children must end .
The safeguards he announced on Jan. 16 , are not new laws , but a long overdue update and enforcement of Department of Education Guidelines to Religious Expression in Public Schools as first issued under President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The guidelines were to be updated every two years , but have not been revised since 2003 so this administration has done that and will notify all schools of the updated information .
To monitor compliance with the guidelines , every public school will continue to certify to their state that they have no policy that conflicts with students ’ religious freedom rights .
As before , a public school ’ s federal funding could be suspended if the school is not in compliance .
Also , the updated guidelines will make it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if they see their religious freedom denied .
States will be required to communicate these complaints to the federal government annually .
Americans who believe that increasing prayer and the presence of God in schools will , over time , reduce problems with drugs , promiscuity , bullying and even suicide should educate themselves about students ’ rights , watch their local schools for compliance with the guidelines , and encourage the children they know to bring their faith into school .
President Trump is standing on the wall to protect America ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our part .

For eight years of the previous administration Americans who value their religious freedom suffered through attacks and denials aimed at decreasing public expressions of faith and confining faith and morals within church walls. So that government, not God, would be depended on as the provider of all needs from cradle to grave, the free expression of religion, as put forth in our 1stAmendment, would have to be stopped.
One could still believe, but living those beliefs in public life went from being old fashioned to being ignorant to being politically incorrect, harmful and not acceptable for open conversations. How things have changed…for the better… with President Trump’s commitment to religious freedom in the military, the workplace, the public square and in our schools, in addition to his attention to international religious persecution.
On Jan. 16, President Trump proclaimed the annual National Religious Freedom Day and announced safeguards for our children’s existing rights to live their faith in public schools. The president knows it is too common that students are reprimanded, denigrated or disciplined for protected expressions of faith.
The incidents are chilling considering these students have no one to speak up for them in situations where they did nothing wrong. A fourth grader’s teacher tore up his essay about Baby Jesus and Christmas and threw it in in her wastebasket. The teacher told the boy, “We don’t write about Jesus in this school. You will have to write another essay.” Another student was told she could not pray the rosary at lunchtime and would be sent to the principal’s office if she brought her rosary to school again.
A high school junior was denied permission to start an after school religious club and a senior, reading the Bible during free reading time, was loudly mocked by his teacher who encouraged other students to join in. These incidents are not uncommon in our schools.
President Trump has declared such mistreatment of our children must end. The safeguards he announced on Jan. 16, are not new laws, but a long overdue update and enforcement of Department of Education Guidelines to Religious Expression in Public Schools as first issued under President Clinton’s Department of Education.
The guidelines were to be updated every two years, but have not been revised since 2003 so this administration has done that and will notify all schools of the updated information. To monitor compliance with the guidelines, every public school will continue to certify to their state that they have no policy that conflicts with students’ religious freedom rights. As before, a public school’s federal funding could be suspended if the school is not in compliance.
Also, the updated guidelines will make it clear how individuals can file a complaint if they see their religious freedom denied. States will be required to communicate these complaints to the federal government annually.
Americans who believe that increasing prayer and the presence of God in schools will, over time, reduce problems with drugs, promiscuity, bullying and even suicide should educate themselves about students’ rights, watch their local schools for compliance with the guidelines, and encourage the children they know to bring their faith into school. President Trump is standing on the wall to protect America’s children.
We must now do our part.
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thelibertydaily--2020-01-18--Fox Meet Chicken Coup: Andrew McCabe And Robert Mueller’s Pit Bull Andrew Weissmann Top Speakers On

Fox Meet Chicken Coup: Andrew McCabe And Robert Mueller’s Pit Bull Andrew Weissmann Top Speakers On Reforming FISA; Yes, Really

Just when you thought it couldn ’ t get stranger – it does .
Fired FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe and former Robert Mueller Special Counsel prosecutor Andrew Weissmann are two of four speakers at a public event Jan. 16 , on FISA reform at New York University ’ s School of Law ’ s Reiss Center on Law and Security and Just Security .
“ This event is free and open to the public , ” the website states .
“ Lunch will be served.
” Further , if you ’ re a student you can get “ 1.5 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Areas of Professional Practice category will be available.
” McCabe ’ s bio on the website omits that he was fired by former Department of Justice Attorney General Jeff Sessions for lying repeatedly to DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz about leaking information to the media .
By the way , McCabe later admitted he lied and then apologized for lying to agents who had spent weeks investigating who the source was that leaked to the Wall Street Journal , according to documents obtained by the watchdog Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ his former boss fired FBI Director James Comey that agents altered and omitted significant information the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Application on short term campaign volunteer Carter Page .
Page is now seeking legal remedies against the government .
It ’ s because of this lawmakers want to overhaul the FISA courts and reform it .
Still , NYU School of Law is asking McCabe to share his thoughts and ideas on what needs to be reform the FBI and the FISA process .
Moreover , Weissmann , who was touted as former Special @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and who has been criticized for what some have called unscrupulous antics in past cases will also be offering his two cents on FISA reform .
If you don ’ t think that ’ s interesting enough , the presiding Judge of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court appointed a FBI apologist and former Obama administration Justice Department lawyer David Kris to oversee the FBI ’ s FISA reform changes .
It ’ s the fox guarding the hen house on all fronts .
Or as one source , whose been wrapped up into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s “ Dracula guarding the blood bank.
” First , Kris ’ selection by FISA is perplexing .
He supported the FBI ’ s surveillance of Page and who openly criticized Rep. Devin Nunes ’ Russia report , which has now been vindicated by Horowitz .
After the FISC announced their selection of Kris , Republican lawmakers scrambled to understand how a biased lawyer , who openly advocated for the FBI and criticized President Trump was selected .
There was no explanation .
Rep. Mark Meadows told The Sara Carter Show Monday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are preparing to send a letter to the FISC demanding that Kris be removed .
Reforming FISA reform is now a top priority for Republicans since the release of Horowitz ’ s most recent report , which outlined “ at least 17 significant errors ” with the application process regarding Page .
After a December hearing , which Horowitz testified , Senate Republicans said they would they were willing to work on fixing the FISA abuses .
Nunes , Meadows and numerous other lawmakers have told SaraACarter.com that FISA may not be renewed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reauthorization .
Further , it may have to be dismantled and restructured all-together in an effort to clean up the corrupted practices conducted by senior government officials who openly abused the system .
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thelibertydaily--2020-01-18--FLASHBACK: America-Hating Communist Democrat Breadline Bernie Sanders’ Troubling Support for the Ira

FLASHBACK: America-Hating Communist Democrat Breadline Bernie Sanders’ Troubling Support for the Iranian Theocracy During the 444 Day-Long Iran Hostage Crisis

With Iran back in the spotlight , the Daily Beast reminds us that we–and Bernie Sanders–have been here before : On April 1 , 1979 , the theocratic Islamic Republic of Iran was proclaimed .
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini , who had returned to Iran from exile to assume command of the revolt , became Supreme Leader in December of that year .
His rise was accelerated by the seizure on Nov. 4 of 52 American diplomats and citizens , and citizens of other countries , at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran .
The hostage crisis became the means by which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Dealing with the hostage taking became the overwhelming political crisis for President Jimmy Carter .
It lasted 444 days .
Virtually all Americans—Democrats , Republicans and independents—united in support of the hostages and the international call for their freedom .
One prominent political figure on the 2020 stage , then almost completely unknown , stood apart by joining a Marxist-Leninist party that not only pledged support for the Iranian theocracy , but also justified the hostage taking by insisting the hostages were all likely CIA agents .
Who was that person ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a member of the Trotskyite Socialist Workers ’ Party .
Not just any member , either ; he was the SWP ’ s presidential elector for Vermont , and he appeared with , and campaigned for , the SWP ’ s presidential candidate .
When its presidential candidate , Andrew Pulley , came to speak at the University of Vermont in October 1980 , Sanders chaired the meeting .
*** In his standard stump speech , Pulley condemned “ Carter ’ s war drive against the Iranian people , ” and said that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of war with Iran , ” which would be fought “ to protect the oil and banking interests of the Rockefellers and other billionaires.
” Americans , he predicted , would soon “ pay on the battlefields with our very own lives.
” Their criticism of the Ayatollah was intended “ to get us ready for war.
” And , Pulley charged , the media who criticized those of us who were against “ American imperialism ” were “ declared insane.
” As for the hostages , Pulley said “ we can be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spies… or people assigned to protect the spies.
” Pulley ’ s words were a direct echo of what the Islamic Society of University Teachers and Students had declared on Nov. 4 , 1979 : “ We defend the capture of this imperialist embassy , which is a center for espionage.
” Not much has changed since 1980 .
Sanders is still a blame-America-first crank who had little or nothing to say about the Iranian-led attack on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad .
But he exploded in fury over the killing of arch-terrorist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a war with Iran , ” just as in 1980 his Socialist Workers ’ Party had no problem with the mullahs holding 52 Americans hostage for over a year , but hysterically warned that the Carter administration was leading us into war with Iran .
Which would have been all our fault .
Sanders was a nasty piece of work then , and he is equally nasty now .

With Iran back in the spotlight, the Daily Beast reminds us that we–and Bernie Sanders–have been here before:
On April 1, 1979, the theocratic Islamic Republic of Iran was proclaimed. Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, who had returned to Iran from exile to assume command of the revolt, became Supreme Leader in December of that year. His rise was accelerated by the seizure on Nov. 4 of 52 American diplomats and citizens, and citizens of other countries, at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. The hostage crisis became the means by which the Ayatollah crushed political opponents in Iran. Dealing with the hostage taking became the overwhelming political crisis for President Jimmy Carter. It lasted 444 days. Virtually all Americans—Democrats, Republicans and independents—united in support of the hostages and the international call for their freedom. One prominent political figure on the 2020 stage, then almost completely unknown, stood apart by joining a Marxist-Leninist party that not only pledged support for the Iranian theocracy, but also justified the hostage taking by insisting the hostages were all likely CIA agents. Who was that person? It was Bernie Sanders.
Sanders was a member of the Trotskyite Socialist Workers’ Party. Not just any member, either; he was the SWP’s presidential elector for Vermont, and he appeared with, and campaigned for, the SWP’s presidential candidate.
When its presidential candidate, Andrew Pulley, came to speak at the University of Vermont in October 1980, Sanders chaired the meeting.
***
In his standard stump speech, Pulley condemned “Carter’s war drive against the Iranian people,” and said that the U.S. “was on the brink of war with Iran,” which would be fought “to protect the oil and banking interests of the Rockefellers and other billionaires.” Americans, he predicted, would soon “pay on the battlefields with our very own lives.” Their criticism of the Ayatollah was intended “to get us ready for war.” And, Pulley charged, the media who criticized those of us who were against “American imperialism” were “declared insane.” As for the hostages, Pulley said “we can be sure that many of them are simply spies… or people assigned to protect the spies.” Pulley’s words were a direct echo of what the Islamic Society of University Teachers and Students had declared on Nov. 4, 1979 : “We defend the capture of this imperialist embassy, which is a center for espionage.”
Not much has changed since 1980. Sanders is still a blame-America-first crank who had little or nothing to say about the Iranian-led attack on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. But he exploded in fury over the killing of arch-terrorist Qassem Soleimani and pledged to “stop a war with Iran,” just as in 1980 his Socialist Workers’ Party had no problem with the mullahs holding 52 Americans hostage for over a year, but hysterically warned that the Carter administration was leading us into war with Iran. Which would have been all our fault.
Sanders was a nasty piece of work then, and he is equally nasty now.


thelibertydaily--2020-01-18--Florida GOP Leader Will Introduce Bill to Fight Social Media Censorship

Florida State Senator and GOP Leader Joe Gruters will announce a bill next week that will allow Floridians to sue social media companies that censor their political speech , and will restrict the ability of social media companies to use “ hate speech ” policies as a legal defense for censorship .
The bill will be announced at a press conference on January 21 at 3:00 p.m. est at the State Capitol building in Tallahassee .
The bill , which can be read in full at the Florida Senate website , awards a minimum of $ 75,000 in damages against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or censors the user ’ s religious speech or political speech ; or uses an algorithm to disfavor or censure the user ’ s religious speech or political speech.
” The bill also prohibits social media companies from using “ the social media website user ’ s alleged hate speech as a basis for justification or defense of the social media website ’ s actions at trial.
” Damages may be mitigated if a social media company “ restores from deletion or removes the censoring of a social media website user ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” The provisions of the bill only apply to religious and political speech .
It will not apply to cases where a social media user has been censored for speech that “ calls for immediate acts of violence , is obscene or pornographic in nature , is the result of operational error , is the result of a court order , comes from an inauthentic source or involves false personation , entices criminal conduct , or involves bullying minors.
” Gruters will be joined at the press conference by FL 21 Republican primary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ banned on every major social media platform , and currently has filed lawsuits in Florida against Twitter , CAIR , Facebook , and has another antitrust lawsuit against Google , Facebook , Twitter , and Apple that will be heard before the Washington D.C. circuit court of appeals .
Facebook has said that it won ’ t censor politicians and that “ freedom of expression is an absolute founding principle for Facebook , ” however Loomer is one of a number of political candidates , including England ’ s Tommy Robinson , who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The social network confirmed in November that politicians will not be allowed to use the platform if they have previously been banned .

Florida State Senator and GOP Leader Joe Gruters will announce a bill next week that will allow Floridians to sue social media companies that censor their political speech, and will restrict the ability of social media companies to use “hate speech” policies as a legal defense for censorship.
The bill will be announced at a press conference on January 21 at 3:00 p.m. est at the State Capitol building in Tallahassee.
The bill, which can be read in full at the Florida Senate website, awards a minimum of $75,000 in damages against social media companies that: “Deletes or censors the user’s religious speech or political speech; or uses an algorithm to disfavor or censure the user’s religious speech or political speech.”
The bill also prohibits social media companies from using “the social media website user’s alleged hate speech as a basis for justification or defense of the social media website’s actions at trial.”
Damages may be mitigated if a social media company “restores from deletion or removes the censoring of a social media website user’s speech in a reasonable amount of time.”
The provisions of the bill only apply to religious and political speech. It will not apply to cases where a social media user has been censored for speech that “calls for immediate acts of violence, is obscene or pornographic in nature, is the result of operational error, is the result of a court order, comes from an inauthentic source or involves false personation, entices criminal conduct, or involves bullying minors.”
Gruters will be joined at the press conference by FL 21 Republican primary candidate Laura Loomer, who has been banned on every major social media platform, and currently has filed lawsuits in Florida against Twitter, CAIR, Facebook, and has another antitrust lawsuit against Google, Facebook, Twitter, and Apple that will be heard before the Washington D.C. circuit court of appeals.
Facebook has said that it won’t censor politicians and that “freedom of expression is an absolute founding principle for Facebook,” however Loomer is one of a number of political candidates, including England’s Tommy Robinson, who have been banned by the platform. The social network confirmed in November that politicians will not be allowed to use the platform if they have previously been banned.
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thelibertydaily--2020-01-18--Migrants Scuffle with Police as Another Caravan Reaches Mexico’s Southern Border

Mexican authorities managed to hold off approximately 1,000 Central American migrants who tried to force their way through its southern border with Guatemala .
A scuffle that went on for approximately one hour took place at the midway point of one of the ports of entry on the Suchiate River .
Migrants initially tried to force their way through the international boundary .
According to Mexico ’ s Revista Proceso , Mexican National Guard troops and immigration officials using riot shields managed to hold the line and close the gates as the migrants tried to force their way in .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ media revealed the intensity of the scuffle .
Many of the male migrants used clothing or bandanas to cover their faces as they attempted to force the gates open .
During the scuffle , Mexican officials kept telling the migrants that they would only allow entry to those seeking to claim asylum or seek another immigration status in Mexico .
According to Proceso , after an hour of scuffles , the group calmed down and authorities began allowing 20 migrants at a time to enter Mexico to claim asylum .
As Breitbart Texas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s top officials announced they would provide transit visas or other forms of passage for migrants looking to reach the U.S.-Mexico border .
Mexican authorities would only allow entry migrants looking to obtain legal status in Mexico .
On Friday , the government of Mexico offered about 4,000 jobs to caravan migrants from Honduras .
Ildefonso Ortiz is an award-winning journalist with Breitbart Texas .
He co-founded Breitbart Texas ’ Cartel Chronicles project with Brandon Darby and senior Breitbart management .
You can follow him on Twitter and on Facebook .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
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He is an original member of the Breitbart Texas team .
Follow him on Twitter @ BobPriceBBTX and Facebook .

Mexican authorities managed to hold off approximately 1,000 Central American migrants who tried to force their way through its southern border with Guatemala.
A scuffle that went on for approximately one hour took place at the midway point of one of the ports of entry on the Suchiate River. Migrants initially tried to force their way through the international boundary. According to Mexico’s Revista Proceso, Mexican National Guard troops and immigration officials using riot shields managed to hold the line and close the gates as the migrants tried to force their way in.
La odisea por la que pasan nuestros compatriotas, al querer ingresar a México, por la frontera con Guatemala en Tecún Umán.#CaravanaMigrante Video Cortesía. pic.twitter.com/8lfAwuzXKU — Xochilth Rodriguez (@xrodriguezhn) January 18, 2020
A series of videos posted on social media revealed the intensity of the scuffle. Many of the male migrants used clothing or bandanas to cover their faces as they attempted to force the gates open.
#ULTIMAHORA Migrantes centroamericanos causan tumultos en la frontera México – Guatemala para intentar romper el bloqueo de la Guardia Nacional Mexicana que les impide ingresar ilegalmente a México. #CaravanaMigrante pic.twitter.com/POa6TSFgzL — Pablo Latapí Ortega (@PabloLatapi) January 18, 2020
During the scuffle, Mexican officials kept telling the migrants that they would only allow entry to those seeking to claim asylum or seek another immigration status in Mexico. According to Proceso, after an hour of scuffles, the group calmed down and authorities began allowing 20 migrants at a time to enter Mexico to claim asylum.
As Breitbart Texas reported, earlier this week, Mexico’s top officials announced they would not provide transit visas or other forms of passage for migrants looking to reach the U.S.-Mexico border. Mexican authorities would only allow entry migrants looking to obtain legal status in Mexico.
On Friday, the government of Mexico offered about 4,000 jobs to caravan migrants from Honduras.
Ildefonso Ortiz is an award-winning journalist with Breitbart Texas. He co-founded Breitbart Texas’ Cartel Chronicles project with Brandon Darby and senior Breitbart management. You can follow him on Twitter and on Facebook. He can be contacted at Iortiz@breitbart.com.
Bob Price serves as associate editor and senior political news contributor for the Breitbart Border team. He is an original member of the Breitbart Texas team. Follow him on Twitter @BobPriceBBTX and Facebook.


thelibertydaily--2020-01-18--Quid Pro Joe and Pete Buttplug Hope for Lengthy Senate Trial to Keep 2020 Democrat Senators From Cam

Quid Pro Joe and Pete Buttplug Hope for Lengthy Senate Trial to Keep 2020 Democrat Senators From Campaigning

It ’ s three days before the biggest game of the new season and the team schedule changes .
Only some of the players and going to the game , namely two .
The rest get to watch a training film that they already know ends in their defeat .
But that ’ s the situation Senators Sanders , Warren , and Klobuchar find themselves in this upcoming week , as they are confined to the Senate as jurors in the trial of President Trump .
Biden and Buttigieg are the players that get to roam free on the Iowa @ @ @ @ @ @ @ march to failure that is the Dem effort to convict the president .
Bennet of Colorado , Steyer , Patrick , and one or two other also rans are also affected .
But who cares ?
There are those in DC who posit that the entire reason Nancy Pelosi delayed the process was to help Joe Biden by keeping his main competition chained to their desks as close to the Iowa caucuses as possible .
But that assumes that more exposure to Biden garners him more votes .
A chancy proposition at best @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the ball in the court of Mitch McConnell , the shrewdest operator on Capitol Hill , watch for him to shuck and jive during the trial with tricks and jinks so arcane yet on target that the Dems are left whimpering into their indigenously-grown coffee .
Those maneuvers could keep the show going for a bit if McConnell thinks it ’ s helping the president .
True , Chuck Schumer may have some tricks of his own up his sleeve .
However , they are likely to be in the mold of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the Kavanaugh hearing to stop that confirmation .
You know , frazzled feminists alleging something or other or , in this case , unknown Ukrainians or DC mandarins spewing charges so malignant but silly that the only people who will coo in awe will be CNN .
The guy who could benefit big time by the absence of the doddering Sanders , the hysterical Warren , and the non-factor Klobuchar is Buttigieg .
He is already doing very well in Iowa and his recent solid debate performance didn ’ t hurt either @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get bigger .
Being on the bench is not a great option for Sanders and Warren .
But their enforced disappearance will help those still in the game .
This piece originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission .
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By David Kamioner | January 18, 2020
It’s three days before the biggest game of the new season and the team schedule changes. Only some of the players and going to the game, namely two.
The rest get to watch a training film that they already know ends in their defeat.
Sound fun?
But that’s the situation Senators Sanders, Warren, and Klobuchar find themselves in this upcoming week, as they are confined to the Senate as jurors in the trial of President Trump.
Biden and Buttigieg are the players that get to roam free on the Iowa campaign trail, unimpeded by the dull march to failure that is the Dem effort to convict the president.
Bennet of Colorado, Steyer, Patrick, and one or two other also rans are also affected. But who cares?
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There are those in DC who posit that the entire reason Nancy Pelosi delayed the process was to help Joe Biden by keeping his main competition chained to their desks as close to the Iowa caucuses as possible. But that assumes that more exposure to Biden garners him more votes. A chancy proposition at best.
And now that Pelosi has put the ball in the court of Mitch McConnell, the shrewdest operator on Capitol Hill, watch for him to shuck and jive during the trial with tricks and jinks so arcane yet on target that the Dems are left whimpering into their indigenously-grown coffee.
Those maneuvers could keep the show going for a bit if McConnell thinks it’s helping the president.
True, Chuck Schumer may have some tricks of his own up his sleeve. However, they are likely to be in the mold of the last-minute desperate gimmicks the Dems trotted out at the Kavanaugh hearing to stop that confirmation.
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You know, frazzled feminists alleging something or other or, in this case, unknown Ukrainians or DC mandarins spewing charges so malignant but silly that the only people who will coo in awe will be CNN.
The guy who could benefit big time by the absence of the doddering Sanders, the hysterical Warren, and the non-factor Klobuchar is Buttigieg.
He is already doing very well in Iowa and his recent solid debate performance didn’t hurt either.
As Iowa closes in the stakes get bigger. Being on the bench is not a great option for Sanders and Warren. But their enforced disappearance will help those still in the game.
This piece originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission.
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Chief Justice Roberts Mutters “Okay, Boomer” At the High Court
Senator Blackburn Calls on Presidential Candidates to Recuse Themselves From Impeachment Trial
Rob Reiner Unleashes On Republican Senators – Claims They Have ‘Collective Brain Damage’ For Wanting To Acquit Trump
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