truepundit--2020-10-11--Keith Olbermann: Trump supporters ‘must be prosecuted and convicted and removed from our society’ (V

Keith Olbermann: Trump supporters ‘must be prosecuted and convicted and removed from our society’ (VIDEO)

Longtime sportscaster-turned-far-left-pundit-turned-sportscaster Keith Olbermann is a far-left pundit again , leaving ESPN for the fourth time in order to host @ @ @ @ @ helping Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden defeat President Donald Trump in the election .
But @ @ @ @ @ Thursday that the battle extends far beyond Election Day , and called for the president @ @ @ @ @ “ prosecuted and convicted and removed from our society.
” Olbermann announced Tuesday that he @ @ @ @ @ in order to launch his new political show in an effort to impact the upcoming @ @ @ @ @ show that aired Thursday , Olbermann went on a tirade , declaring that “ Trump @ @ @ @ @ be , expunged .
The hate he has triggered , Pandora ’ s boxes he @ @ @ @ @ not be so easily destroyed.
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Longtime sportscaster-turned-far-left-pundit-turned-sportscaster Keith Olbermann is a far-left pundit again, leaving ESPN for the fourth time in order to host a YouTube show dedicated to helping Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden defeat President Donald Trump in the election.
But Olbermann told his audience on Thursday that the battle extends far beyond Election Day, and called for the president and his supporters to be “prosecuted and convicted and removed from our society.”
Remove ACB fr society. @KeithOlberman in YouTube rant: “Trump can be and must be expunged….His enablers…the Mike Lee’s, the William Barr’s and the Sean Hannity’s and the Mike Pence’s…and the Amy Coney Barrett’s must be prosecuted and convicted and removed from our society” pic.twitter.com/jC0AgOhAMU — Brent Baker (@BrentHBaker) October 9, 2020
Olbermann announced Tuesday that he would be leaving ESPN amicably in order to launch his new political show in an effort to impact the upcoming election.
During his second show that aired Thursday, Olbermann went on a tirade, declaring that “Trump can be, and must be, expunged. The hate he has triggered, Pandora’s boxes he has opened, they will not be so easily destroyed.” – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-10-11--Joe Biden: Voters ‘Don’t Deserve’ To Hear Position On Court Packing Before Election

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said Friday that voters do not deserve to hear his position on expanding the Supreme Court before the head to the polls next month .
“ No , they don ’ t , ” Biden responded to a reporter when asked if voters have a right to learn his position on the hot-button issue .
While the former vice president has repeatedly refused to say whether he supports expanding the number of justices on the Supreme Court , his remarks Friday appear to be his most pointed rebuke of voters who care about the issue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thing that I ’ ve been asked about from viewers in the past couple of days , ” KTLV anchor Ross DiMattei said to Biden of the court packing issue at a campaign stop in Las Vegas .
“ Well , you ’ ve been asked by viewers who are probably Republicans who don ’ t want me to continue talking about what they ’ re doing to the court right now , ” Biden shot back .
“ Sir , don ’ t the voters deserve to know where you stand… , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ No , they don ’ t deserve , ” Biden began , before trailing off .
“ I ’ m not going to play his game , ” he said of President Trump .
Biden has accused Trump of using the court packing question to distract from the Republican effort to vote on Amy Coney Barrett as a Supreme Court justice before the election .
But liberals in the Democratic party have led the push to pack the court .
Groups like Demand Justice , which was founded by a former press @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Schumer , began calling for Supreme Court expansion during the Democratic primaries .
Biden asserted that Trump and Republicans have broken new ground by holding a vote on a Supreme Court justice just before the election .
“ He ’ s about to make a pick in the middle of an election .
First time it ’ s ever been done , ” Biden claimed .
Trump has defended the decision to vote on Barrett ’ s confirmation , noting that he has the constitutional authority to nominate a justice during his presidential @ @

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said Friday that voters do not deserve to hear his position on expanding the Supreme Court before the head to the polls next month.
“No, they don’t,” Biden responded to a reporter when asked if voters have a right to learn his position on the hot-button issue.
While the former vice president has repeatedly refused to say whether he supports expanding the number of justices on the Supreme Court, his remarks Friday appear to be his most pointed rebuke of voters who care about the issue.
“This is the number one thing that I’ve been asked about from viewers in the past couple of days,” KTLV anchor Ross DiMattei said to Biden of the court packing issue at a campaign stop in Las Vegas.
“Well, you’ve been asked by viewers who are probably Republicans who don’t want me to continue talking about what they’re doing to the court right now,” Biden shot back.
“Sir, don’t the voters deserve to know where you stand…,” the reporter began to ask.
“No, they don’t deserve,” Biden began, before trailing off. “I’m not going to play his game,” he said of President Trump.
Biden has accused Trump of using the court packing question to distract from the Republican effort to vote on Amy Coney Barrett as a Supreme Court justice before the election. But liberals in the Democratic party have led the push to pack the court.
Groups like Demand Justice, which was founded by a former press secretary for Hillary Clinton and Sen. Chuck Schumer, began calling for Supreme Court expansion during the Democratic primaries.
Biden asserted that Trump and Republicans have broken new ground by holding a vote on a Supreme Court justice just before the election.
“He’s about to make a pick in the middle of an election. First time it’s ever been done,” Biden claimed.
Trump has defended the decision to vote on Barrett’s confirmation, noting that he has the constitutional authority to nominate a justice during his presidential term.


truepundit--2020-10-11--Did The WHO Just (Accidentally) Confirm COVID Is No More Dangerous Than Flu?

The World Health Organization has finally confirmed what we ( and many experts and studies ) have been saying for months – the coronavirus is no more deadly or dangerous than seasonal flu .
The WHO ’ s top brass made this announcement during a special session of the WHO ’ s 34-member executive board on Monday October 5th , it ’ s just nobody seemed to really understand it .
In fact , they didn ’ t seem to completely understand it themselves .
At the session , Dr Michael Ryan , the WHO ’ s Head of Emergencies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the world has been infected with Sars-Cov-2 .
This is their “ best estimate ” , and a huge increase over the number of officially recognised cases ( around 35 million ) .
Dr. Margaret Harris , a WHO spokeswoman , later confirmed the figure , stating it was based on the average results of all the broad seroprevalence studies done around the world .
As much as the WHO were attempting to spin this as a bad thing – Dr Ryan even said it means “ the vast majority of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s actually good news .
And confirms , once more , that the virus is nothing like as deadly as everyone predicted .
The global population is roughly 7.8 billion people , if 10 % have been infected that is 780 million cases .
The global death toll currently attributed to Sars-Cov-2 infections is 1,061,539 .
That ’ s an infection fatality rate of roughly or 0.14 % .
Right in line with seasonal flu and the predictions of many experts from all around the world .
0.14 % is over 24 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ provisional figure ” of 3.4 % back in March .
This figure was used in the models which were used to justify lockdowns and other draconian policies .
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The World Health Organization has finally confirmed what we (and many experts and studies) have been saying for months – the coronavirus is no more deadly or dangerous than seasonal flu.
The WHO’s top brass made this announcement during a special session of the WHO’s 34-member executive board on Monday October 5th, it’s just nobody seemed to really understand it.
In fact, they didn’t seem to completely understand it themselves.
At the session, Dr Michael Ryan, the WHO’s Head of Emergencies revealed that they believe roughly 10% of the world has been infected with Sars-Cov-2.
This is their “best estimate”, and a huge increase over the number of officially recognised cases (around 35 million).
Dr. Margaret Harris, a WHO spokeswoman, later confirmed the figure, stating it was based on the average results of all the broad seroprevalence studies done around the world.
As much as the WHO were attempting to spin this as a bad thing – Dr Ryan even said it means “the vast majority of the world remains at risk.” – it’s actually good news. And confirms, once more, that the virus is nothing like as deadly as everyone predicted.
The global population is roughly 7.8 billion people, if 10% have been infected that is 780 million cases. The global death toll currently attributed to Sars-Cov-2 infections is 1,061,539.
That’s an infection fatality rate of roughly or 0.14%.
Right in line with seasonal flu and the predictions of many experts from all around the world.
0.14% is over 24 times LOWER than the WHO’s “provisional figure” of 3.4% back in March. This figure was used in the models which were used to justify lockdowns and other draconian policies. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-10-11--WHO Flip-Flops: Urges World Leaders To Stop Using Lockdowns To Fight COVID Contagion

In a stunning rebuke of the “ science ” and the “ doctors ” and leftist politicians and career bureaucrats in the US and across much of The West , The Epoch Times ’ Evan Pentchoukov reports that The World Health Organization ’ s special envoy on COVID-19 has urged world leaders to stop using lockdowns as the primary control method against the spread of the Chinese Communist Party ( CCP ) virus , commonly known as the novel coronavirus .
“ We in the World Health Organization do not advocate lockdowns as the primary means of control of this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Spectator in an interview aired on Oct. 8 .
“ The only time we believe a lockdown is justified is to buy you time to reorganize , regroup , rebalance your resources , protect your health workers who are exhausted , but by and large , we ’ d rather not do it.
” Nabarro pointed to the collateral damage that lockdowns are having worldwide , especially among poorer populations .
“ Just look at what ’ s happened to the tourism industry , for example in the Caribbean or in the Pacific @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their holidays .
Look what ’ s happened to smallholder farmers all over the world because their markets have got dented .
Look what ’ s happening to poverty levels .
It seems that we may well have a doubling of world poverty by next year .
Seems that we may well have at least a doubling of child malnutrition because children are not getting meals at school and their parents , in poor families , are not able to afford it , ” Nabarro said .
“ This is a terrible , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ added .
“ And so we really do appeal to all world leaders : Stop using lockdown as your primary control method , develop better systems for doing it , work together and learn from each other , but remember – lockdowns just have one consequence that you must never ever belittle , and that is making poor people an awful lot poorer.
” A number of medical or public health scientists and medical practitioners have signed the Great Barrington Declaration , which states that “ current lockdown policies are producing devastating effects @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The signatories include : “ Dr .
Martin Kulldorff , professor of medicine at Harvard University and a biostatistician , and epidemiologist with expertise in detecting and monitoring of infectious disease outbreaks and vaccine safety evaluations , Dr. Sunetra Gupta , professor at Oxford University , an epidemiologist with expertise in immunology , vaccine development , and mathematical modeling of infectious diseases , and Dr. Jay Bhattacharya , professor at Stanford University Medical School , a physician , epidemiologist , health economist , and public health policy expert focusing on infectious diseases and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the insightful Thomas Paine Podcast Below --

In a stunning rebuke of the “science” and the “doctors” and leftist politicians and career bureaucrats in the US and across much of The West, The Epoch Times’ Evan Pentchoukov reports that The World Health Organization’s special envoy on COVID-19 has urged world leaders to stop using lockdowns as the primary control method against the spread of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) virus, commonly known as the novel coronavirus.
“We in the World Health Organization do not advocate lockdowns as the primary means of control of this virus,” David Nabarro told The Spectator in an interview aired on Oct. 8. “The only time we believe a lockdown is justified is to buy you time to reorganize, regroup, rebalance your resources, protect your health workers who are exhausted, but by and large, we’d rather not do it.”
Nabarro pointed to the collateral damage that lockdowns are having worldwide, especially among poorer populations.
“Just look at what’s happened to the tourism industry, for example in the Caribbean or in the Pacific, because people aren’t taking their holidays. Look what’s happened to smallholder farmers all over the world because their markets have got dented. Look what’s happening to poverty levels. It seems that we may well have a doubling of world poverty by next year. Seems that we may well have at least a doubling of child malnutrition because children are not getting meals at school and their parents, in poor families, are not able to afford it,” Nabarro said. “This is a terrible, ghastly global catastrophe actually,” he added. “And so we really do appeal to all world leaders: Stop using lockdown as your primary control method, develop better systems for doing it, work together and learn from each other, but remember – lockdowns just have one consequence that you must never ever belittle, and that is making poor people an awful lot poorer.”
Nabarro isn’t the only scientist opposing lockdowns.
A number of medical or public health scientists and medical practitioners have signed the Great Barrington Declaration, which states that “current lockdown policies are producing devastating effects on short and long-term public health.”
The signatories include: “Dr. Martin Kulldorff, professor of medicine at Harvard University and a biostatistician, and epidemiologist with expertise in detecting and monitoring of infectious disease outbreaks and vaccine safety evaluations, Dr. Sunetra Gupta, professor at Oxford University, an epidemiologist with expertise in immunology, vaccine development, and mathematical modeling of infectious diseases, and Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, professor at Stanford University Medical School, a physician, epidemiologist, health economist, and public health policy expert focusing on infectious diseases and vulnerable populations.” – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-10-11--‘White Supremacist’ Narrative Unravels: Whitmer Kidnap Suspect Attended BLM Rally, Another Called Tr

‘White Supremacist’ Narrative Unravels: Whitmer Kidnap Suspect Attended BLM Rally, Another Called Trump A ‘Tyrant’

Last week , the FBI says it foiled a plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer ( D ) , @ @ @ @ @ anti-government militia and arrested 13 members who “ talked about murdering ‘ tyrants ’ or @ @ @ @ @ governor.
” And while the FBI never suggested a race-based ideology in its criminal complaint @ @ @ @ @ well as Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel ( D ) , took the ‘ white @ @ @ @ @ with it – hard .
On Friday , however , the Washington Post profiled several @ @ @ @ @ Notably absent were accusations of ‘ white supremacy ’ – perhaps after acknowledging : Another @ @ @ @ @ , called President Trump a ‘ tyrant ’ – adding ‘ Trump is not your @ @ @ @ @ Caserta notably has an anarchist flag behind him in several videos he ’ s recorded @ @ @ @ @ to the insightful Thomas Paine Podcast Below --

Last week, the FBI says it foiled a plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D), after the FBI infiltrated an anti-government militia and arrested 13 members who “talked about murdering ‘tyrants’ or ‘taking’ a sitting governor.”
And while the FBI never suggested a race-based ideology in its criminal complaint, the MSM – as well as Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel (D), took the ‘white supremacist’ ball and ran with it – hard.
On Friday, however, the Washington Post profiled several members of the group. Notably absent were accusations of ‘white supremacy’ – perhaps after acknowledging:
“One of alleged plotters, 23-year-old Daniel Harris, attended a Black Lives Matter protest in June , telling the Oakland County Times he was upset about the killing of George Floyd and police violence .”
Another alleged plotter, Brandon Caserta, called President Trump a ‘tyrant’ – adding ‘ Trump is not your friend, dude. ‘ Caserta notably has an anarchist flag behind him in several videos he’s recorded. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-10-11--One Dead After Shooting At ‘BLM-Antifa,’ ‘Patriot Rally’ Protests

One man was killed and a private security guard for a local news outlet is in custody after a shooting Saturday during a meetup between Antifa and pro-police counter protesters in Denver , according to several reports and eye witnesses .
The private guard was reportedly contracted through a company called Pinkerton by 9NEWS , the outlet reported .
Another man , who was later identified as a producer for 9NEWS , was taken into custody , but he was later released after authorities determined he wasn ’ t involved in the shooting , according to the Denver outlet .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ shooter was not affiliated with Antifa in a Saturday tweet The incident reportedly began with an argument .
The altercation escalated and one man shot the other after the second man maced the first , according to a Denver Post journalist who witnessed the event .
Photos appeared to show a possible cloud of a mace and a man with a gun drawn .
Another image showed the man on the ground lying next to what appeared to be a mace canister with another standing over him holding a handgun .
The “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for 1:30 P.M. Saturday and the counter-protest “ Patriot Rally ” was set to begin at 3 P.M. , according to 9NEWS .
Officers recovered two firearms on the scene after they responded to the shots , the local outlet reported .

One man was killed and a private security guard for a local news outlet is in custody after a shooting Saturday during a meetup between Antifa and pro-police counter protesters in Denver, according to several reports and eye witnesses.
The private guard was reportedly contracted through a company called Pinkerton by 9NEWS, the outlet reported. Another man, who was later identified as a producer for 9NEWS, was taken into custody, but he was later released after authorities determined he wasn’t involved in the shooting, according to the Denver outlet.
The Denver Police Department confirmed the alleged shooter was not affiliated with Antifa in a Saturday tweet
Update: Further investigation has determined the suspect is a private security guard with no affiliation with Antifa. Additional information will be released as it becomes available. — Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) October 11, 2020
The incident reportedly began with an argument. The altercation escalated and one man shot the other after the second man maced the first, according to a Denver Post journalist who witnessed the event.
Someone just shot someone else in front of the police in the Antifa protest/anti-Antifa counterprotest Denver. Cops made an immediate arrest. pic.twitter.com/PuE7qo4gfC — Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) October 10, 2020
Photos appeared to show a possible cloud of a mace and a man with a gun drawn.
Another image showed the man on the ground lying next to what appeared to be a mace canister with another standing over him holding a handgun.
The “BLM-Antifa Soup Drive” rally was scheduled for 1:30 P.M. Saturday and the counter-protest “Patriot Rally” was set to begin at 3 P.M., according to 9NEWS.
Officers recovered two firearms on the scene after they responded to the shots, the local outlet reported.


truepundit--2020-10-11--Pompeo: More Hillary Clinton Emails Could Be Released Before Election

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday the State Department is working to release emails from Hillary Clinton ’ s private server , and that the documents could be published before the November election .
“ We ’ ve got the emails , we ’ re getting them out .
We ’ ll get all of this information out so the American people can see them , ” Pompeo said in an interview on Fox News .
Earlier Friday , President Donald Trump called for the release of emails from Clinton ’ s server , which she used throughout her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Obama administration .
It was not immediately clear what emails are poised for release .
The State Department has already published the more than 30,000 emails that Clinton turned over to the agency in late 2014 .
Clinton said she deleted a similar number of emails from her server because they were unrelated to government business .
Hundreds of the emails stored on Clinton ’ s server contained classified information , some of it at the highest classification level .
Many of the classified emails involved correspondence with her closest aides , including @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mills .
Information in the emails is still considered classified and has not been made public .
Pompeo did not describe what new information , if any , would be disclosed in any future email dump .
But he said he expects to release some of the information before the election on Nov. 3 .
“ We ’ ll do it as far as we can .
I think there will be more to see before the election , ” he said .
The FBI investigated whether Clinton mishandled classified information by using @ @ @ @ @ @ @ case without pursuing criminal charges .
Trump ’ s renewed focus on Clinton ’ s emails comes as he has pushed for the declassification of documents related to the FBI ’ s investigation of his campaign in 2016 .
The Republican said earlier this week that he has authorized the “ total ” declassification of documents that he says will expose what he called the “ Russia hoax.
” During the 2016 campaign , Trump repeatedly questioned what happened to the emails that Clinton deleted from her server .
Trump and his allies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into the hands of foreign hackers .
In one now-infamous speech , Trump called on Russians to search for the deleted emails .
“ Russia , if you ’ re listening , I hope you ’ re able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing , ” he said at a rally on July 27 , 2016 .

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday the State Department is working to release emails from Hillary Clinton’s private server, and that the documents could be published before the November election.
“We’ve got the emails, we’re getting them out. We’ll get all of this information out so the American people can see them,” Pompeo said in an interview on Fox News.
Earlier Friday, President Donald Trump called for the release of emails from Clinton’s server, which she used throughout her tenure as secretary of state in the Obama administration.
It was not immediately clear what emails are poised for release.
The State Department has already published the more than 30,000 emails that Clinton turned over to the agency in late 2014. Clinton said she deleted a similar number of emails from her server because they were unrelated to government business.
Hundreds of the emails stored on Clinton’s server contained classified information, some of it at the highest classification level. Many of the classified emails involved correspondence with her closest aides, including Jake Sullivan, Huma Abedin and Cheryl Mills.
Information in the emails is still considered classified and has not been made public.
Pompeo did not describe what new information, if any, would be disclosed in any future email dump. But he said he expects to release some of the information before the election on Nov. 3.
“We’ll do it as far as we can. I think there will be more to see before the election,” he said.
The FBI investigated whether Clinton mishandled classified information by using the server, but ultimately closed the case without pursuing criminal charges.
Trump’s renewed focus on Clinton’s emails comes as he has pushed for the declassification of documents related to the FBI’s investigation of his campaign in 2016. The Republican said earlier this week that he has authorized the “total” declassification of documents that he says will expose what he called the “Russia hoax.”
During the 2016 campaign, Trump repeatedly questioned what happened to the emails that Clinton deleted from her server. Trump and his allies suggested that the records might have fallen into the hands of foreign hackers.
In one now-infamous speech, Trump called on Russians to search for the deleted emails.
“Russia, if you’re listening, I hope you’re able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing,” he said at a rally on July 27, 2016.


truepundit--2020-10-11--South Carolina Senate Candidate Suggests Amy Coney Barrett Might Allow Racial Segregation To Return

South Carolina Senate Candidate Suggests Amy Coney Barrett Might Allow Racial Segregation To Return (VIDEO)

South Carolina Senate candidate Jaime Harrison suggested Wednesday that Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett might allow racial segregation to return , video shows .
Harrison spoke Wednesday at a Post and Courier Pints and Politics event in Columbia , South Carolina , where he discussed whether he would vote for Barrett ’ s confirmation to the Supreme Court .
“ I would love to have an opportunity to ask her some questions , ” he said .
“ Are you going to roll back the civil rights of folks ?
” “ We need to move closer to that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and being treated equally in this country , ” he continued .
“ And if the way that you interpret the law is to roll back on those civil rights gained by folks ?
Then I can ’ t be supportive of that.
” Harrison also said that he does not support packing the court .
“ There are ramifications for what you do when you open up Pandora ’ s box , ” he said .
“ And so I don ’ t wan na change filibusters , I don ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Court at this point in time .
And so I don ’ t want to open that Pandora ’ s box.
” “ And so if folks are starting to say Plessy v. Ferguson needs to be established law again , well let me tell you , as a black man who grew up in the South , I ain ’ t gon na let that happen , ” he continued .
“ Right ?
So let ’ s be clear about that .
I don ’ t look good in chains , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to that.
” The South Carolina senate candidate added that he does not think “ we would ever go back to that.
” Harrison did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation .

South Carolina Senate candidate Jaime Harrison suggested Wednesday that Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett might allow racial segregation to return, video shows.
Harrison spoke Wednesday at a Post and Courier Pints and Politics event in Columbia, South Carolina, where he discussed whether he would vote for Barrett’s confirmation to the Supreme Court.
“I would love to have an opportunity to ask her some questions,” he said. “Are you going to roll back the civil rights of folks?”
“We need to move closer to that standard of all people being created equally and being treated equally in this country,” he continued. “And if the way that you interpret the law is to roll back on those civil rights gained by folks? Then I can’t be supportive of that.”
Harrison also said that he does not support packing the court.
“There are ramifications for what you do when you open up Pandora’s box,” he said. “And so I don’t wanna change filibusters, I don’t believe that we should change the Supreme Court at this point in time. And so I don’t want to open that Pandora’s box.”
“And so if folks are starting to say Plessy v. Ferguson needs to be established law again, well let me tell you, as a black man who grew up in the South, I ain’t gonna let that happen,” he continued. “Right? So let’s be clear about that. I don’t look good in chains, so I’m not going back to that.”
The South Carolina senate candidate added that he does not think “we would ever go back to that.”
COMPLETELY INSANE Jamie Harrison suggests putting ACB on SCOTUS could make Plessy v. Ferguson “established law again” “I don’t look good in chains so I’m not going back to that” pic.twitter.com/XAol7Iw6r6 — Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) October 9, 2020
Harrison did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.


truepundit--2020-10-11--CDC Study Says That Slowing The Spread Of The Coronavirus May Hinge On Young Adults

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study cautioned of the “ urgent need ” to combat the spread of the coronavirus among young Americans .
The study , released Friday , said young adults infected with the virus often result in older , more vulnerable Americans contracting it as well .
The CDC study “ provides evidence that among young adults , those aged 18-24 years demonstrate the earliest increases in percent positivity ; and underscore the importance of reducing transmission from younger populations to those at highest risk for severe illness or death.
” The study added that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an urgent public health priority.
” The study contradicted rhetoric from President Donald Trump and other Republican officials , who have often advocated for allowing young and low-risk Americans to get back to their lives while simultaneously vowing to “ protect the vulnerable , ” The Hill reported .
The study also found that positive cases spiked among younger Americans before older Americans within their respective communities , suggesting that the virus may have spread among asymptomatic people , especially in the southern and western parts of the country .
A separate CDC @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not only faced “ social or peer pressure to not wear a mask ” when around others , but were exposed to “ misinformation ” and “ conflicting messages ” about masks as well , and identified the factors as a “ driver of behavior ” that resulted in case spikes around the country .
Americans must emphasize “ the importance of providing clear and consistent messages about the need for and effectiveness of masks , ” the additional study said .
Nearly 7.5 million Americans have been infected with the coronavirus so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , according to a Johns Hopkins University database .

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study cautioned of the “urgent need” to combat the spread of the coronavirus among young Americans.
The study, released Friday, said young adults infected with the virus often result in older, more vulnerable Americans contracting it as well.
The CDC study “provides evidence that among young adults, those aged 18-24 years demonstrate the earliest increases in percent positivity; and underscore the importance of reducing transmission from younger populations to those at highest risk for severe illness or death.” The study added that “addressing transmission among young adults is an urgent public health priority.”
The study contradicted rhetoric from President Donald Trump and other Republican officials, who have often advocated for allowing young and low-risk Americans to get back to their lives while simultaneously vowing to “protect the vulnerable,” The Hill reported.
The study also found that positive cases spiked among younger Americans before older Americans within their respective communities, suggesting that the virus may have spread among asymptomatic people, especially in the southern and western parts of the country.
CDC study warns of “urgent need” to slow spread of coronavirus among young adults https://t.co/yR4IeX63fr pic.twitter.com/k7S1xx6dAx — The Hill (@thehill) October 9, 2020
A separate CDC study released Friday said that young Americans not only faced “social or peer pressure to not wear a mask” when around others, but were exposed to “misinformation” and “conflicting messages” about masks as well, and identified the factors as a “driver of behavior” that resulted in case spikes around the country.
Americans must emphasize “the importance of providing clear and consistent messages about the need for and effectiveness of masks,” the additional study said.
Nearly 7.5 million Americans have been infected with the coronavirus so far, and over 212,000 have died, according to a Johns Hopkins University database.


truepundit--2020-10-11--UNC Asheville Locked Down After Email Threat Demands BLM Mural Be Painted Over

The University of North Carolina Asheville locked down after an email threat demanded a Black Lives Matter mural be painted over , according to a school alert .
The first alert was sent Friday at 7:30 a.m , according to the school alert .
The email sent the night before to multiple school offices not only had sent a “ threat to the safety of members of our UNC Asheville community ” , but also demanded a Black Lives Matter mural from the campus be painted over , according to an alert update from the Office of the Chancellor .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ place , all non-essential personnel should return home .
We will provide updates as they become available , ” according to the school alert .
In-person and virtual school activities were cancelled Friday because of the threat .
The school lifted the lockdown at 7 p.m. Friday , according to an announcement from the chancellor .
The school dispatched an alert to shelter in place for “ all faculty , staff and students…until further notice , ” according to the Office of the Chancellor ’ s message .
“ A decision has been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all faculty , staff , and students to shelter in place until further notice .
We ask that employees , other than essential personnel , stay away from campus today .
We will keep the community apprised as information becomes available and we will reopen campus as soon as possible .
But no earlier than tomorrow morning , ” the message continued .
“ Chief Eric Boyce and the EoC are working with senior staff and state and local authorities and we will keep you updated .
Please discontinue any and all in-person @ @ @ @ @ @ @ throughout today , ” the message continued .
State and local authorities are currently investigating the email that sent the school into the lockdown , according to a 10:37 a.m. update .
The school was still locked down at 10 a.m and urged anyone on campus to continue being “ sheltered in place until further notice , ” according to an update .
“ While all mandatory meetings , classes , University scheduled conversations , and forums are canceled , including those to be conducted virtually , we support any optional one on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ folks want to have to support one another , ” according to the alert .
The update also provided other resources for students and expressed that the school will be sending further updates .
Manager of News & PR Steve Plever told the Daily Caller News Foundation they aren ’ t doing media interviews and that the investigation is still underway and the school is still on lock down .
Eric Boyce , assistant vice chancellor for public safety/chief of police , did not immediately respond to the DCNF .
Editor ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to reflect that UNC Asheville lifted the lockdown Friday evening .

The University of North Carolina Asheville locked down after an email threat demanded a Black Lives Matter mural be painted over, according to a school alert.
The first alert was sent Friday at 7:30 a.m, according to the school alert. The email sent the night before to multiple school offices not only had sent a “threat to the safety of members of our UNC Asheville community”, but also demanded a Black Lives Matter mural from the campus be painted over, according to an alert update from the Office of the Chancellor.
“All residential students should shelter in place, all non-essential personnel should return home. We will provide updates as they become available,” according to the school alert. In-person and virtual school activities were cancelled Friday because of the threat.
The school lifted the lockdown at 7 p.m. Friday, according to an announcement from the chancellor.
The school dispatched an alert to shelter in place for “all faculty, staff and students…until further notice,” according to the Office of the Chancellor’s message.
“A decision has been made to send a Bulldog Alert to all faculty, staff, and students to shelter in place until further notice. We ask that employees, other than essential personnel, stay away from campus today. We will keep the community apprised as information becomes available and we will reopen campus as soon as possible. But no earlier than tomorrow morning,” the message continued.
“Chief Eric Boyce and the EoC are working with senior staff and state and local authorities and we will keep you updated. Please discontinue any and all in-person and virtual classes, practices and activities throughout today,” the message continued.
On-Campus Shelter in Place – Do Not Come to Campus
Due to a threat to the safety of members of our UNC Asheville community there will be no in-person classes, practices or activities on campus today. 1/2 https://t.co/3PiGSqVKuQ — UNC Asheville News (@newsUNCA) October 9, 2020
State and local authorities are currently investigating the email that sent the school into the lockdown, according to a 10:37 a.m. update. The school was still locked down at 10 a.m and urged anyone on campus to continue being “sheltered in place until further notice,” according to an update.
“While all mandatory meetings, classes, University scheduled conversations, and forums are canceled, including those to be conducted virtually, we support any optional one on one or small group virtual connections that folks want to have to support one another,” according to the alert.
The update also provided other resources for students and expressed that the school will be sending further updates.
Manager of News & PR Steve Plever told the Daily Caller News Foundation they aren’t doing media interviews and that the investigation is still underway and the school is still on lock down. Eric Boyce, assistant vice chancellor for public safety/chief of police, did not immediately respond to the DCNF.
Editor’s note: This post has been updated to reflect that UNC Asheville lifted the lockdown Friday evening.


truepundit--2020-10-11--Former Uighur Detention Camp Teacher Describes Interrogations, Screaming, Imprisonments

• A woman who claims she formerly taught in Uighur detention camps in China said she witnessed conditions of the facilities and alleged that she heard screaming during interrogations of prisoners in an interview with Radio Free Asia .
• Fifty-one-year-old Qelbinur Sidik says she was forced to teach in the camps and that the Chinese government forced her to be sterilized at the age of 50 .
• “ Sometimes when I was teaching class , the police would come and take people away to go there , ” Sidik said .
“ We could hear them while we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ screaming voices…I wondered what kind of interrogation they were even doing .
I ’ d seen things like this on TV and wondered whether it was really so terrifying .
It was.
” A woman who claims she formerly taught in Uighur detention camps in China said she witnessed conditions of the facilities and alleged that she heard screaming during interrogations of prisoners in an interview with Radio Free Asia .
Fifty-one-year-old Qelbinur Sidik has told multiple media outlets , including RFA , that she was forced to teach classes in Uighur detention @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the Chinese government forced her to be sterilized at the age of 50 .
“ In 2017 , just because I was an official worker in a school , they gave me a wider choice to have this IUD or sterilisation operation , ” she told the Guardian .
“ But in 2019 they said there is an order from the government that every woman from 18 years to 59 years old has to be sterilised .
So they said you have to do this now.
” “ I said my body @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told me ‘ you don ’ t want children , so you have no excuse not to have the sterilisation operation , ” she told the Guardian .
Sidik formerly taught children Mandarin Chinese in elementary schools beginning in 1990 , she told RFA , before she was forced in 2017 to teach Mandarin to men interned at Camp Fangqou and to women held at a camp in the Tuquong district .
The men ’ s camp held about 3,000 people , Sidik said , and the women ’ s camp held about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 2017 , the school principal called me in and told me I needed to go to a government office , a Party office , for a meeting , ” Sidik told RFA .
“ What they told us was that there was a school for illiterate people , and we would be teaching Chinese there starting March 1 , 2017 .
They said that it was going to be secret , and that we should not tell anyone about what we saw and heard in the place where we were going to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the camp , watching the men enter the classroom with their hands and feet tied up .
Some of the men cried as they sat before her , she said .
“ Their steps were heavy , ” Sidik said .
“ I just stood and watched them…When I went into the classroom , the students were quiet .
There were no tables .
They were sitting in small chairs … Because they ’ d all just been brought in , the men still had beards .
I noticed many of them looked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I said ‘ assalamu alaykum ’ to them , and they all sat there quietly and said nothing .
I realized I ’ d said something wrong.
” The former teacher described the Chinese police as being “ very tough , ” mentioning “ horrific ” threats.
” “ The women ’ s camp was even tougher , ” she said .
“ Such fear .
It was even more closely guarded than the men ’ s , and there were fenced-off areas you had to go through as you moved between floors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even a fly could get through.
” The men ’ s camps did not have a shower , Sidik said , and each man had a minute to use the bathroom and a minute to wash their hands and faces .
Women ’ s cells had a “ partial wooden wall ” where women could go to the bathroom in a bucket , she said .
The women could shower for 10 minutes once a month in a communal shower , she added .
Sidik said she was ordered to teach political songs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ memorize the songs .
“ We might teach a couplet one day and they would test them back in the cell , ” she said .
“ They wouldn ’ t give food to someone if they couldn ’ t recite it.
” She also described over hearing interrogations in the camps , saying that men would be interrogated during lunchtime .
“ In the men ’ s camp I heard , and I saw , that there was an interrogation room underground , ” she said .
“ Sometimes when I was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and take people away to go there .
We could hear them while we were in class , the sounds of screaming voices…I wondered what kind of interrogation they were even doing .
I ’ d seen things like this on TV and wondered whether it was really so terrifying .
It was.
” She continued : “ I heard about a man who got very badly hurt in the process of interrogation .
They wouldn ’ t give him medicine or treat him , and the wounds festered .
Later , they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weren ’ t able to save him , and he died .
I also heard about people who lost their minds , who went crazy.
” Sidik said she would question a female “ police officer acquaintance ” about interrogations in the women ’ s camps .
“ We would speak occasionally in the hallways , in places on the camp grounds that didn ’ t have cameras , ” she said .
“ She told me things in secrecy , like that … the police officers would take groups of four or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ turns with them.
” “ You can ’ t see and hear these things and think they ’ re simply committing cultural genocide or that this has to do with religion , ” she said .
“ This is about eliminating the Uighurs … I ’ ve seen it with my own eyes , and I have to make sure others hear about it … I can ’ t sleep at night .
I see all of these things as if they ’ re in front of my eyes again .
It would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in peace .
I can ’ t smile anymore .
I wish I could simply wipe my heart and mind clean .
”

A woman who claims she formerly taught in Uighur detention camps in China said she witnessed conditions of the facilities and alleged that she heard screaming during interrogations of prisoners in an interview with Radio Free Asia.
Fifty-one-year-old Qelbinur Sidik says she was forced to teach in the camps and that the Chinese government forced her to be sterilized at the age of 50.
“Sometimes when I was teaching class, the police would come and take people away to go there,” Sidik said. “We could hear them while we were in class, the sounds of screaming voices…I wondered what kind of interrogation they were even doing. I’d seen things like this on TV and wondered whether it was really so terrifying. It was.”
A woman who claims she formerly taught in Uighur detention camps in China said she witnessed conditions of the facilities and alleged that she heard screaming during interrogations of prisoners in an interview with Radio Free Asia.
Fifty-one-year-old Qelbinur Sidik has told multiple media outlets, including RFA, that she was forced to teach classes in Uighur detention camps, and has told the Guardian that the Chinese government forced her to be sterilized at the age of 50.
“In 2017, just because I was an official worker in a school, they gave me a wider choice to have this IUD or sterilisation operation,” she told the Guardian. “But in 2019 they said there is an order from the government that every woman from 18 years to 59 years old has to be sterilised. So they said you have to do this now.”
“I said my body cannot take it, but they told me ‘you don’t want children, so you have no excuse not to have the sterilisation operation,” she told the Guardian.
Sidik formerly taught children Mandarin Chinese in elementary schools beginning in 1990, she told RFA, before she was forced in 2017 to teach Mandarin to men interned at Camp Fangqou and to women held at a camp in the Tuquong district.
The men’s camp held about 3,000 people, Sidik said, and the women’s camp held about 10,000 people.
“On Feb. 28, 2017, the school principal called me in and told me I needed to go to a government office, a Party office, for a meeting,” Sidik told RFA. “What they told us was that there was a school for illiterate people, and we would be teaching Chinese there starting March 1, 2017. They said that it was going to be secret, and that we should not tell anyone about what we saw and heard in the place where we were going to be working.”
Sidik described going to the camp, watching the men enter the classroom with their hands and feet tied up. Some of the men cried as they sat before her, she said.
“Their steps were heavy,” Sidik said. “I just stood and watched them…When I went into the classroom, the students were quiet. There were no tables. They were sitting in small chairs … Because they’d all just been brought in, the men still had beards [that were later cut off]. I noticed many of them looked like religious people, religious leaders. I said ‘assalamu alaykum’ to them, and they all sat there quietly and said nothing. I realized I’d said something wrong.”
The former teacher described the Chinese police as being “very tough,” mentioning “horrific” threats.”
“This is about eliminating the Uyghurs. I’ve seen it with my own eyes.” A former internment camp instructor speaks to @RadioFreeAsia about her experience in the camp system.https://t.co/7ssyu2wqGI — Uyghur Human Rights Project (@UyghurProject) October 7, 2020
“The women’s camp was even tougher,” she said. “Such fear. It was even more closely guarded than the men’s, and there were fenced-off areas you had to go through as you moved between floors, so tightly closed off that not even a fly could get through.”
The men’s camps did not have a shower, Sidik said, and each man had a minute to use the bathroom and a minute to wash their hands and faces. Women’s cells had a “partial wooden wall” where women could go to the bathroom in a bucket, she said. The women could shower for 10 minutes once a month in a communal shower, she added.
Sidik said she was ordered to teach political songs to the prisoners, who had to memorize the songs.
“We might teach a couplet one day and they would test them back in the cell,” she said. “They wouldn’t give food to someone if they couldn’t recite it.”
She also described over hearing interrogations in the camps, saying that men would be interrogated during lunchtime.
“In the men’s camp I heard, and I saw, that there was an interrogation room underground,” she said. “Sometimes when I was teaching class, the police would come and take people away to go there. We could hear them while we were in class, the sounds of screaming voices…I wondered what kind of interrogation they were even doing. I’d seen things like this on TV and wondered whether it was really so terrifying. It was.”
She continued: “I heard about a man who got very badly hurt in the process of interrogation. They wouldn’t give him medicine or treat him, and the wounds festered. Later, they finally took him to the hospital but weren’t able to save him, and he died. I also heard about people who lost their minds, who went crazy.”
Sidik said she would question a female “police officer acquaintance” about interrogations in the women’s camps.
“We would speak occasionally in the hallways, in places on the camp grounds that didn’t have cameras,” she said. “She told me things in secrecy, like that … the police officers would take groups of four or five girls in for interrogation and take turns with them.”
“You can’t see and hear these things and think they’re simply committing cultural genocide or that this has to do with religion,” she said. “This is about eliminating the Uighurs … I’ve seen it with my own eyes, and I have to make sure others hear about it … I can’t sleep at night. I see all of these things as if they’re in front of my eyes again. It would be great if I could just live in peace. I can’t smile anymore. I wish I could simply wipe my heart and mind clean.”


truepundit--2020-10-11--Man Caught On Video Stealing Mail, Ballots From California Mailboxes: Report

Video captured a man stealing absentee ballots while walking through a neighborhood in Escondido , California , a local news outlet reported .
Surveillance cameras from David Sprouse , a local resident , captured a man stealing mail from his home and houses nearby late Monday , Fox 5 San Diego reported .
“ It was a younger looking man , happened to come down the sidewalk .
He was wearing a ball cap , face mask , gloves .
He carefully opened up our mailbox and took out all of our mail , ” Sprouse told Fox 5 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the mail of additional houses , Sprouse said .
No arrests have been made as of Thursday evening , Fox 5 reported .
Sprouse said that he didn ’ t realize his mail had been tampered with until the next morning , and that this was the first time in at least a decade that somebody had stolen his mail .
“ There are two offenses going on here , ” San Diego County Registrar of Voters Michael Vu told the local outlet .
“ Number one , you can not steal anyone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ already a crime under the laws of the U.S .
Postal Service .
But then this is a federal election as well.
” Though widespread voter fraud is rare , experts say , the surge in mail-in voting due to the coronavirus pandemic has raised logistical concerns and fears that the results of the presidential election may be delayed since they take longer to tally .

Video captured a man stealing absentee ballots while walking through a neighborhood in Escondido, California, a local news outlet reported.
Surveillance cameras from David Sprouse, a local resident, captured a man stealing mail from his home and houses nearby late Monday, Fox 5 San Diego reported.
“It was a younger looking man, [who] happened to come down the sidewalk. He was wearing a ball cap, face mask, gloves. He carefully opened up our mailbox and took out all of our mail,” Sprouse told Fox 5.
The thief then continued to search through the mail of additional houses, Sprouse said.
No arrests have been made as of Thursday evening, Fox 5 reported.
We spoke with one of the residents whose ballots were stolen. Thankfully he had surveillance cameras that captured the act, but the suspect still hasn’t been found. More on what to do if your ballots are stolen. @fox5sandiego pic.twitter.com/z7aTPwwlk1 — Jacqueline Sarkissian (@JSarkissian) October 9, 2020
Sprouse said that he didn’t realize his mail had been tampered with until the next morning, and that this was the first time in at least a decade that somebody had stolen his mail.
“There are two offenses going on here,” San Diego County Registrar of Voters Michael Vu told the local outlet. “Number one, you cannot steal anyone’s mail. That’s already a crime under the laws of the U.S. Postal Service. But then this is a federal election [crime] as well.”
Though widespread voter fraud is rare, experts say, the surge in mail-in voting due to the coronavirus pandemic has raised logistical concerns and fears that the results of the presidential election may be delayed since they take longer to tally.


truepundit--2020-10-11--Some Michigan Swing Voters Cite Harris As The Reason They’re Sticking With Trump

Some Obama-Trump voters in Michigan said that Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris is driving them to vote again for President Donald Trump in November .
In a post-debate focus group with 13 voters , several invoked Harris and the large role that they expect her to have if Democratic nominee Joe Biden wins the election , emphasizing the greater importance of Biden ’ s vice-presidential pick , Axios reported .
“ Biden ’ s not going to make it four years , so Kamala Harris is going to be president and I have zero trust she can be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ picking the lesser of two evils at this point , ” one voter , identified as Shelley D , told Axios .
Her assessment of Biden ’ s fitness received unanimous support from the group , according to Axios .
Some voters also said that Harris ’ s debate performance was almost too good , making her come off as calculated and “ powerful ” and leading some voters to share their concerns that she could help Biden clinch the presidency .
“ I ’ m fearful of this woman because she knows @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of America , ” said one voter .
“ She ’ s basically utilizing everything that has happened this year to attack the Trump campaign and she does it in such a way that she ’ s making really strong points , but I don ’ t think they ’ re true.
” “ She ’ s coming across as very powerful , ” he continued .
Of the group , two voters said that they were voting for Biden , citing Trump ’ s response to the coronavirus pandemic and the economy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Michigan by fewer than 11,000 votes in 2016 , becoming the first Republican to win the state since George H.W .
Bush in 1988 .
Biden leads the president in the state by 8.4 points , according to FiveThirtyEight .

Some Obama-Trump voters in Michigan said that Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris is driving them to vote again for President Donald Trump in November.
In a post-debate focus group with 13 voters, several invoked Harris and the large role that they expect her to have if Democratic nominee Joe Biden wins the election, emphasizing the greater importance of Biden’s vice-presidential pick, Axios reported.
“Biden’s not going to make it four years, so Kamala Harris is going to be president and I have zero trust she can be president, so I’m just picking the lesser of two evils at this point,” one voter, identified as Shelley D, told Axios. Her assessment of Biden’s fitness received unanimous support from the group, according to Axios.
Some voters also said that Harris’s debate performance was almost too good, making her come off as calculated and “powerful” and leading some voters to share their concerns that she could help Biden clinch the presidency.
“I’m fearful of this woman because she knows how to strike chords with the people of America,” said one voter. “She’s basically utilizing everything that has happened this year to attack the Trump campaign and she does it in such a way that she’s making really strong points, but I don’t think they’re true.”
“She’s coming across as very powerful,” he continued.
Of the group, two voters said that they were voting for Biden, citing Trump’s response to the coronavirus pandemic and the economy, according to Axios.
Trump won Michigan by fewer than 11,000 votes in 2016, becoming the first Republican to win the state since George H.W. Bush in 1988. Biden leads the president in the state by 8.4 points, according to FiveThirtyEight.


truepundit--2020-10-11--Razor Blades In Booby-Trapped Trump Sign Slice City Worker Trying To Remove It

A booby-trapped sign in support of President Donald Trump injured a Michigan city worker Wednesday as he tried to remove it , according to the town ’ s officials .
An employee for Commerce Township , Michigan , reportedly suffered cuts to three fingers after he tried to grab a sign that was rigged with multiple razor blades , the town supervisor David Scott told CNN .
Local government officials mandated the removal of the poster due to its proximity to a roadway to abide by a local ordinance that signs must be 33 feet from the street , Scott @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 24 feet away from the road , CNN reported .
The yard poster was one of two that were rigged with razor blades , and an unidentified homeowner told the local sheriff ’ s office the display ’ s had been stolen prior to the incident , the national news outlet reported .
“ You can ’ t boobytrap them with the intent to hurt , harm or maim someone , ” Scott told CNN .
“ For whatever reason , ( someone felt the need to ) protect this like it ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
No arrest has been announced in the case , but authorities are still investigating , according to CNN .

A booby-trapped sign in support of President Donald Trump injured a Michigan city worker Wednesday as he tried to remove it, according to the town’s officials.
An employee for Commerce Township, Michigan, reportedly suffered cuts to three fingers after he tried to grab a sign that was rigged with multiple razor blades, the town supervisor David Scott told CNN.
Local government officials mandated the removal of the poster due to its proximity to a roadway to abide by a local ordinance that signs must be 33 feet from the street, Scott told CNN. The Trump sign was 24 feet away from the road, CNN reported.
Michigan worker gets 13 stitches after slicing fingers on booby-trapped Trump-Pence sign https://t.co/9aXIlPkH7L pic.twitter.com/ieU2SokqEM — The Hill (@thehill) October 9, 2020
The yard poster was one of two that were rigged with razor blades, and an unidentified homeowner told the local sheriff’s office the display’s had been stolen prior to the incident, the national news outlet reported.
“You can’t boobytrap them with the intent to hurt, harm or maim someone,” Scott told CNN. “For whatever reason, (someone felt the need to) protect this like it’s the Crown Jewels,” he said.
No arrest has been announced in the case, but authorities are still investigating, according to CNN.


truepundit--2020-10-11--Hunter Biden’s Longtime Business Partner Will Face Sentencing In Fraud Case Following Appeals Court

Hunter Biden’s Longtime Business Partner Will Face Sentencing In Fraud Case Following Appeals Court Reversal

A federal appeals court ruled this week that a former business partner of Hunter Biden ’ s must face sentencing for his role in a scheme to defraud a Native American tribe in South Dakota .
The three-judge panel overturned a lower court ’ s decision to throw out charges against Devin Archer , the former Biden business associate .
Devon Archer will face sentencing on Jan. 21 , the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Wednesday .
Archer , who advised John Kerry ’ s 2004 presidential campaign , was convicted at trial on June 28 , 2018 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to a scam involving a $ 60 million bond offering for the Wakpamni Lake Community Association , an affiliate of the Oglala Sioux Tribe .
Judge Ronnie Abrams , who handled the case , overturned Archer ’ s conviction on Nov. 15 , 2018 , saying there was insufficient evidence to show that Archer was aware of the bond fraud .
The appellate court overruled the decision , saying in their decision that “ the district court abused its discretion in vacating the judgment and granting a new trial.
” The appellate judges @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the general nature and extent of the scheme and intended to bring about its success.
” Biden and Archer were partners in Rosemont Seneca Bohai , an asset management firm .
The pair joined the board of Burisma Holdings in April 2014 .
Archer met with then-Vice President Joe Biden on April 16 , 2014 days before Hunter Biden joined the board of Burisma Holdings .
A Senate report released last month identified multiple wire transfers to bank accounts and companies co-owned by Archer and Biden that were flagged for suspicious financial transactions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more than $ 3.5 million from May 2014 to February 2016 to Biden and Archer ’ s company .
Republicans have questioned Biden ’ s role at Burisma because he joined the company shortly after his father took over as the Obama administration ’ s main liaison to Ukraine .
Burisma and its owner , Mykola Zlochevsky , were under investigation in the U.K. for bribery at the time Hunter Biden was a director for the company .
The report did not reveal evidence that Joe Biden altered U.S. policy or intervened in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ report cited testimony from two State Department officials who said they told other U.S. officials that Hunter Biden ’ s affiliation with Burisma undercut the Obama administration ’ s efforts to fight corruption in Ukraine .
Hunter Biden was not implicated in the Wakpamni investigation that ensnared Archer ’ s , but evidence released in the case showed that Archer ’ s business partners touted their connections to the former vice president ’ s son .
“ Hunter Biden works for .
So we ’ ve got the top level politicos with us @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as top tier as it gets , ” said Bevan Cooney , who was also convicted in the Wakpamni scam .
“ Well , you know — but you see that this is who we ’ re doing business with ?
You don ’ t get more politically connected and make people more comfortable than that .
”

A federal appeals court ruled this week that a former business partner of Hunter Biden’s must face sentencing for his role in a scheme to defraud a Native American tribe in South Dakota.
The three-judge panel overturned a lower court’s decision to throw out charges against Devin Archer, the former Biden business associate.
Devon Archer will face sentencing on Jan. 21, the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Wednesday.
Archer, who advised John Kerry’s 2004 presidential campaign, was convicted at trial on June 28, 2018 on conspiracy and securities fraud charges related to a scam involving a $60 million bond offering for the Wakpamni Lake Community Association, an affiliate of the Oglala Sioux Tribe.
Judge Ronnie Abrams, who handled the case, overturned Archer’s conviction on Nov. 15, 2018, saying there was insufficient evidence to show that Archer was aware of the bond fraud.
The appellate court overruled the decision, saying in their decision that “the district court abused its discretion in vacating the judgment and granting a new trial.”
The appellate judges said that Archer was aware of “the general nature and extent of the scheme and intended to bring about its success.”
Biden and Archer were partners in Rosemont Seneca Bohai, an asset management firm. The pair joined the board of Burisma Holdings in April 2014.
Archer met with then-Vice President Joe Biden on April 16, 2014 days before Hunter Biden joined the board of Burisma Holdings.
A Senate report released last month identified multiple wire transfers to bank accounts and companies co-owned by Archer and Biden that were flagged for suspicious financial transactions. The report said that Burisma wired more than $3.5 million from May 2014 to February 2016 to Biden and Archer’s company.
Republicans have questioned Biden’s role at Burisma because he joined the company shortly after his father took over as the Obama administration’s main liaison to Ukraine. Burisma and its owner, Mykola Zlochevsky, were under investigation in the U.K. for bribery at the time Hunter Biden was a director for the company.
The report did not reveal evidence that Joe Biden altered U.S. policy or intervened in order to help Burisma. But the report cited testimony from two State Department officials who said they told other U.S. officials that Hunter Biden’s affiliation with Burisma undercut the Obama administration’s efforts to fight corruption in Ukraine.
Hunter Biden was not implicated in the Wakpamni investigation that ensnared Archer’s, but evidence released in the case showed that Archer’s business partners touted their connections to the former vice president’s son.
“Hunter Biden works for [Archer]. So we’ve got the top level politicos with us. All of my guys, is as top tier as it gets,” said Bevan Cooney, who was also convicted in the Wakpamni scam.
“Well, you know — but you see that this is who we’re doing business with? You don’t get more politically connected and make people more comfortable than that.”


truepundit--2020-10-11--Ad Agency Denies ‘Get Well’ Message To Trump In New York City

A “ get well soon ” digital billboard message aimed at President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump was denied in New York City , according to Human Events .
Lamar Advertising , the group that manages the billboard , reportedly denied the submission for being a “ political ad , ” though it was not an endorsement or connected to any campaign , according to Human Events .
“ I was told that I could not run any content with the name Trump , even if it was just sending President and Mrs. Trump well-wishes and prayers after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” the submission ’ s designer and founder of pro-Trump organization Magahearts , Stephanie Lien D ’ Urso , told the Daily Caller News Foundation .
“ I have to wonder if prayers and well-wishes for President and Mrs. Obama , if they had fallen ill , would have been denied.
” D ’ Urso submitted the message through Red State Talk Radio host Scott Adams , who already owns ad space on the billboard , according to Human Events .
D ’ Urso has since submitted the content to two other national @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ Are my children really facing a world where you may not be allowed to pay to have kindhearted messages of prayer and support for an ill American President and First Lady , ” D ’ Urso said , according to Human Events .
“ When did we lose our freedom to act as kind human beings with nothing but good intentions in our hearts ?
” Adams said Trump ’ s name might have caused the denial since previous “ conservative ” submissions were approved , according to Human Events .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to post political content above a commercial tourist business , I also think it is tragic that we have devolved to the point in America where sending someone a get well wish from a serious illness is considered political , ” Adams said , according to Human Events .
Ripley ’ s Entertainment Company owns the billboard space and decides what content is displayed , according to Human Events .
“ Bottom line is that we are a family entertainment company , ” Ripley ’ s New York Vice President of Marketing & @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Human Events .
“ We have given instructions to Lamar that we do not want political messaging on our board .
In this case , they did bring the proposed sign content to our attention , ” Shuster said , according to Human Events .
“ We decided that it was not something that was appropriate for us to display given our policy.
” Magahearts was created to encourage Trump supporters to “ take the high road ” when speaking with people whose opinions differ , according to Human Events .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the media and social activists about what the supporters of the president are really like , ” D ’ Urso said , according to Human Events .
President Trump and the first lady tested positive for coronavirus and began quarantine and treatment regimens on Oct. 2 , the Daily Caller reported .
Lamar Advertising and Ripley ’ s Entertainment Company did not immediately respond to The Daily Caller News Foundation ’ s requests for comment .
Editor ’ s note : This post has been updated with additional comments from Stephanie Lien @ @ @ @

A “get well soon” digital billboard message aimed at President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump was denied in New York City, according to Human Events.
Lamar Advertising, the group that manages the billboard, reportedly denied the submission for being a “political ad,” though it was not an endorsement or connected to any campaign, according to Human Events.
“I was told that I could not run any content with the name Trump, even if it was just sending President and Mrs. Trump well-wishes and prayers after they had contracted the COVID-19 virus,” the submission’s designer and founder of pro-Trump organization Magahearts, Stephanie Lien D’Urso, told the Daily Caller News Foundation.
“I have to wonder if prayers and well-wishes for President and Mrs. Obama, if they had fallen ill, would have been denied.”
This cannot be a partisan moment. It must be an American moment. We have to come together as a nation. — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) October 2, 2020
D’Urso submitted the message through Red State Talk Radio host Scott Adams, who already owns ad space on the billboard, according to Human Events. D’Urso has since submitted the content to two other national billboard companies, she told the DCNF.
“Are my children really facing a world where you may not be allowed to pay to have kindhearted messages of prayer and support for an ill American President and First Lady,” D’Urso said, according to Human Events. “When did we lose our freedom to act as kind human beings with nothing but good intentions in our hearts?”
Adams said Trump’s name might have caused the denial since previous “conservative” submissions were approved, according to Human Events.
“While I understand ownership not wanting to post political content above a commercial tourist business, I also think it is tragic that we have devolved to the point in America where sending someone a get well wish from a serious illness is considered political,” Adams said, according to Human Events.
Ripley’s Entertainment Company owns the billboard space and decides what content is displayed, according to Human Events.
“Bottom line is that we are a family entertainment company,” Ripley’s New York Vice President of Marketing & Sales, Stacy Shuster said, according to Human Events.
“We have given instructions to Lamar that we do not want political messaging on our board. In this case, they did bring the proposed sign content to our attention,” Shuster said, according to Human Events.
“We decided that it was not something that was appropriate for us to display given our policy.”
Magahearts was created to encourage Trump supporters to “take the high road” when speaking with people whose opinions differ, according to Human Events.
“There are a lot of misconceptions created by the media and social activists about what the supporters of the president are really like,” D’Urso said, according to Human Events.
President Trump and the first lady tested positive for coronavirus and began quarantine and treatment regimens on Oct. 2, the Daily Caller reported.
Lamar Advertising and Ripley’s Entertainment Company did not immediately respond to The Daily Caller News Foundation’s requests for comment.
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional comments from Stephanie Lien D’Urso.


truepundit--2020-10-11--ATF Orders ‘Cease And Desist’ On Manufacture Of Popular ‘Honey Badger’ AR Pistol

• The Bureau of Alcohol , Tobacco , Firearms and Explosives issued gun manufacturer Q LLC a “ cease and desist ” order to halt the manufacture of their Honey Badger AR Pistol .
• The weapon , while initially sold as a pistol with an arm brace , has been reclassified as a short-barreled rifle , which requires registration and a $ 2oo tax fee .
• The thousands who already have the firearm in their possession may need to take steps to ensure they won ’ t be classified as felons following the ruling , the manufacturer said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sounded the alarm about a possible ATF pistol brace ban in June , and multiple pro-gun groups have decried the bureau ’ s decision .
The Bureau of Alcohol , Tobacco , Firearms and Explosives in August issued a “ cease and desist ” order to halt the production of the Honey Badger AR pistol , according to a letter from the bureau that surfaced this week .
The Q LLC Honey Badger pistol , which fires the .300 blackout cartridge , sports a barrel length under 16 inches and uses a pistol @ @ @ @ @ @ @ firearm to be classified as a pistol under ATF guidelines , even though it is visually similar to a rifle , according the letter .
However , the ATF decided the Honey Badger was not a pistol Aug. 3 and sent Q LLC a notice to cease production .
Pistol classification allows citizens to own rifle-style , compact pistols with short barrels without incurring a $ 200 tax stamp and registration status with the bureau , according to Silencer Central .
The ATF decided that the Honey Badger was a short barreled rifle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after countless units were purchased by the public , meaning those that own the weapon in question may be considered felons for possessing unregistered SBRs , the letter read .
SBRs are regulated by the National Firearms Act and must be registered before one can claim ownership , according to the ATF .
“ In response , Q has ceased all production of the Honey Badger Pistol , and submitted a comprehensive letter to ATF and the Department of Justice ( “ DOJ ” ) stating why we disagree with this classification , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 6 public announcement .
The ATF determined that the intent of the pistol was to be fired from the shoulder in their Aug. 3 cease and desist letter , which formed the basis of their classification of the weapon as a rifle .
Attorneys for Q responded in a letter Sept. 2 , linked in its Oct. 6 announcement , that said “ thousands of its customers have always regarded this firearm to be a pistol ” and the ATF ’ s ruling would have far-reaching implications on other companies that produce similar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ intends to fight the ruling , but advised it ’ s customers that may already own a Honey Badger to take steps to disassemble the firearm and either transfer the upper portion either onto a registered SBR lower or a compliant pistol lower or register the lower portion as an SBR until guidance is offered , according to its public letter .
They warned customers that failure to do so may result in up to 10 years imprisonment or a $ 10,000 fine , the notice read .
Republican Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ATF decision on one type of pistol brace owned by over 700,000 Americans in June , the DCNF reported .
Gaetz called the bureau ’ s actions “ secret determinations , ” in a June release .
Multiple gun groups have come out against the ATF ’ s decision .
“ Once again , gun owners , manufacturers , and dealers are subject to the whims of the anti-gun bureaucrats who run the Bureau of Alcohol , Tobacco , Firearms , and Explosives ( ATF ) , ” the Gun Owners of America @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ ATF ’ s new interpretation regarding the Q , LLC Honey Badger Pistol has created uncertainty for all gun owners , manufacturers and dealers , ” the group continued .
“ This is a relatively simple issue that ATF has complicated.
” The Firearms Policy Coalition , another prominent pro-Second Amendment group , has decried the ruling as well .
“ ATF has once again unlawfully and unconstitutionally exceeded its authority and changed the law by issuing a new determination that is devoid of logic and reason , contains no explanation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ arrived at its conclusion , conflicts with its prior determinations , and embodies the very essence of ‘ arbitrary and capricious , ’ ” the organization wrote .
Gaetz and the ATF did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the DCNF at the time of publishing .

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives issued gun manufacturer Q LLC a “cease and desist” order to halt the manufacture of their Honey Badger AR Pistol.
The weapon, while initially sold as a pistol with an arm brace, has been reclassified as a short-barreled rifle, which requires registration and a $2oo tax fee.
The thousands who already have the firearm in their possession may need to take steps to ensure they won’t be classified as felons following the ruling, the manufacturer said.
Republican Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz sounded the alarm about a possible ATF pistol brace ban in June, and multiple pro-gun groups have decried the bureau’s decision.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in August issued a “cease and desist” order to halt the production of the Honey Badger AR pistol, according to a letter from the bureau that surfaced this week.
The Q LLC Honey Badger pistol, which fires the .300 blackout cartridge, sports a barrel length under 16 inches and uses a pistol arm brace, which traditionally allowed a firearm to be classified as a pistol under ATF guidelines, even though it is visually similar to a rifle, according the letter.
However, the ATF decided the Honey Badger was not a pistol Aug. 3 and sent Q LLC a notice to cease production.
Pistol classification allows citizens to own rifle-style, compact pistols with short barrels without incurring a $200 tax stamp and registration status with the bureau, according to Silencer Central.
The ATF decided that the Honey Badger was a short barreled rifle (SBR) and not a pistol after countless units were purchased by the public, meaning those that own the weapon in question may be considered felons for possessing unregistered SBRs, the letter read. SBRs are regulated by the National Firearms Act and must be registered before one can claim ownership, according to the ATF.
“In response, Q has ceased all production of the Honey Badger Pistol, and submitted a comprehensive letter to ATF and the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) stating why we disagree with this classification,” the company wrote in an Oct. 6 public announcement.
The ATF determined that the intent of the pistol was to be fired from the shoulder in their Aug. 3 cease and desist letter, which formed the basis of their classification of the weapon as a rifle.
Attorneys for Q responded in a letter Sept. 2, linked in its Oct. 6 announcement, that said “thousands of its customers have always regarded this firearm to be a pistol” and the ATF’s ruling would have far-reaching implications on other companies that produce similar AR-style pistols.
The company said it intends to fight the ruling, but advised it’s customers that may already own a Honey Badger to take steps to disassemble the firearm and either transfer the upper portion either onto a registered SBR lower or a compliant pistol lower or register the lower portion as an SBR until guidance is offered, according to its public letter.
They warned customers that failure to do so may result in up to 10 years imprisonment or a $10,000 fine, the notice read.
Republican Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz sounded the alarm about a possible looming ATF decision on one type of pistol brace owned by over 700,000 Americans in June, the DCNF reported. Gaetz called the bureau’s actions “secret determinations,” in a June release.
Multiple gun groups have come out against the ATF’s decision.
“Once again, gun owners, manufacturers, and dealers are subject to the whims of the anti-gun bureaucrats who run the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF),” the Gun Owners of America said in a statement on their webpage.
“ATF’s new interpretation regarding the Q, LLC Honey Badger Pistol has created uncertainty for all gun owners, manufacturers and dealers,” the group continued. “This is a relatively simple issue that ATF has complicated.”
The Firearms Policy Coalition, another prominent pro-Second Amendment group, has decried the ruling as well.
“ATF has once again unlawfully and unconstitutionally exceeded its authority and changed the law by issuing a new determination that is devoid of logic and reason, contains no explanation as to the manner in which it arrived at its conclusion, conflicts with its prior determinations, and embodies the very essence of ‘arbitrary and capricious,’” the organization wrote.
Gaetz and the ATF did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the DCNF at the time of publishing.


truepundit--2020-10-11--‘A Strong Second Amendment Leaning’: Pro-Gun Group Details Why They Think Amy Coney Barrett Would De

‘A Strong Second Amendment Leaning’: Pro-Gun Group Details Why They Think Amy Coney Barrett Would Defend Firearm Rights

• The Gun Owners of America , a prominent Second Amendment group , said Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett would be a loyal defender of the right to bear arms .
• The group cited a 36-page , pro-gun dissent from Barrett in a case involving a non-violent felon seeking to restore his gun rights in Wisconsin .
Barrett repeatedly invoked the intentions of the country ’ s founders .
• An official with the group considers Barrett an ally to the Second Amendment , despite her relatively small record on the issue and said the country may be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for firearms rights pending the outcome of the November election .
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett would be a stalwart supporter of the Second Amendment if confirmed to the court , according to a gun-rights group .
The legislative counsel for the Gun Owners of America , one of the country ’ s largest pro-gun advocacy organizations , said Barrett appears to be a strict constitutionalist .
He also pointed to a dissenting opinion the judge wrote in 2019 in which she wrote in favor of a non-violent felon seeking to restore @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out , in my opinion , as a person with a strong Second Amendment leaning .
I would consider her to be as much of a constitutionalist as you can get , ” Gun Owners of America legislative counsel Michael Hammond told the Daily Caller News Foundation in a phone interview .
“ Let ’ s say Biden becomes the president and Democrats control the Senate , we ’ re going to see gun bans , ” Hammond continued .
“ I think it would be much safer in that we can determine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ way the Constitution defined.
” Hammond pointed to Kanter v. Barr , a case before the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals , which included Barrett .
The court considered whether Rickey Kanter should have his firearms rights restored , despite being a convicted felon .
Wisconsin has a statute that prohibits felons from owning firearms that includes convictions in other states that would be considered felonies in Wisconsin , the state legislature detailed .
Kanter , a Wisconsin resident , was sentenced to about a year in prison for knowingly selling diabetic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thickness , according to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel .
He continued to collect thousands in Medicaid purchases without changing the dimensions of the inserts to comply with government regulation , the case detailed .
Kanter ’ s motion to restore his gun rights was ultimately denied , but Barrett wrote a 36-page defense in favor of him and of the Second Amendment .
The judge frequently invoked the intentions of the nation ’ s founders .
“ History is consistent with common sense : it demonstrates that legislatures have the power to prohibit dangerous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ power extends only to people who are dangerous , ” Barrett wrote in her dissent .
“ Founding-era legislatures did not strip felons of the right to bear arms simply because of their status as felons , ” she continued .
“ Nor have the parties introduced any evidence that founding-era legislatures imposed virtue-based restrictions on the right.
” “ Neither Wisconsin nor the United States has introduced data sufficient to show that disarming all nonviolent felons substantially advances its interest in keeping the public safe … permanently disqualifying Kanter from possessing a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she added .
But the court sided against Kanter , noting that the state had the right to categorically disqualify all felons from owning guns in the interest of “ preventing gun violence , ” according to the majority opinion .
The majority also added that felons were more likely to abuse firearms than non-felons .
Gun Owners of America and other gun groups throughout the country have advocated for non-violent felons , including Kanter , to have their firearms rights restored , as they allege they are not a danger to themselves @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , another pro-Second Amendment organization , has asserted that certain felons should retain their gun rights , according to its webpage .
The Bureau of Alcohol , Tobacco , Firearms and Explosives used to investigate individual cases to restore firearms rights , but the practice ended in the ’ 90s after it was determined to be too costly , according to the agency ’ s webpage .
“ So the question is , if you are a serial killer in most states , you can petition for your rights … but an individual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rights restored ?
” Hammond asked .
“ What danger does he impose for selling the wrong soles ?
” Hammond , despite the outcome , was nevertheless pleased with Barrett ’ s commitment to Kanter ’ s cause .
“ I think the fact that she went to such an elaborate analysis of the Second Amendment is a good thing , and it indicates that she is going to vote as the founders intended , ” Hammond told the DCNF .
The dissent , although promising for groups like Gun Owners of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ examples of Barrett ’ s opinion on gun rights .
Despite her sparse record on the issue , Hammond considers Barrett ’ s view on guns to be even stronger than that of Chief Justice John Roberts , who has come under fire after recent court decisions cast doubt on his initial leanings .
The Supreme Court under the direction of Roberts refused to hear 10 Second Amendment cases in mid-June , according to The Atlantic .
The cases may have resulted in possible landmark decisions regarding the right to self-protection both inside @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Atlantic reported .
Hammond called the upcoming November election a possible “ turning point ” for gun rights .
Biden ’ s campaign website calls for bans on “ assault weapons ” and “ high-capacity magazines ” in addition to red flag legislation and universal background checks .
Hammond also believes the confirmation of Barrett will lead to a 5-4 pro-gun majority on the court at a minimum , which could potentially strike down sweeping gun bans if Biden were to take office , he said .

The Gun Owners of America, a prominent Second Amendment group, said Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett would be a loyal defender of the right to bear arms.
The group cited a 36-page, pro-gun dissent from Barrett in a case involving a non-violent felon seeking to restore his gun rights in Wisconsin. Barrett repeatedly invoked the intentions of the country’s founders.
An official with the group considers Barrett an ally to the Second Amendment, despite her relatively small record on the issue and said the country may be headed for a “turning point” for firearms rights pending the outcome of the November election.
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett would be a stalwart supporter of the Second Amendment if confirmed to the court, according to a gun-rights group.
The legislative counsel for the Gun Owners of America, one of the country’s largest pro-gun advocacy organizations, said Barrett appears to be a strict constitutionalist. He also pointed to a dissenting opinion the judge wrote in 2019 in which she wrote in favor of a non-violent felon seeking to restore his firearms rights.
“She comes out, in my opinion, as a person with a strong Second Amendment leaning. I would consider her to be as much of a constitutionalist as you can get,” Gun Owners of America legislative counsel Michael Hammond told the Daily Caller News Foundation in a phone interview.
“Let’s say [Democratic nominee Joe] Biden becomes the president and Democrats control the Senate, we’re going to see gun bans,” Hammond continued. “I think it would be much safer in that we can determine that Barrett is likely to vote the way the Constitution defined.”
Hammond pointed to Kanter v. Barr, a case before the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, which included Barrett. The court considered whether Rickey Kanter should have his firearms rights restored, despite being a convicted felon.
Wisconsin has a statute that prohibits felons from owning firearms that includes convictions in other states that would be considered felonies in Wisconsin, the state legislature detailed.
Kanter, a Wisconsin resident, was sentenced to about a year in prison for knowingly selling diabetic foot inserts that were not the correct thickness, according to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. He continued to collect thousands in Medicaid purchases without changing the dimensions of the inserts to comply with government regulation, the case detailed.
Kanter’s motion to restore his gun rights was ultimately denied, but Barrett wrote a 36-page defense in favor of him and of the Second Amendment. The judge frequently invoked the intentions of the nation’s founders.
“History is consistent with common sense: it demonstrates that legislatures have the power to prohibit dangerous people from possessing guns. But that power extends only to people who are dangerous,” Barrett wrote in her dissent.
“Founding-era legislatures did not strip felons of the right to bear arms simply because of their status as felons,” she continued. “Nor have the parties introduced any evidence that founding-era legislatures imposed virtue-based restrictions on the right.”
“Neither Wisconsin nor the United States has introduced data sufficient to show that disarming all nonviolent felons substantially advances its interest in keeping the public safe … permanently disqualifying Kanter from possessing a gun violates the Second Amendment,” she added.
But the court sided against Kanter, noting that the state had the right to categorically disqualify all felons from owning guns in the interest of “preventing gun violence,” according to the majority opinion. The majority also added that felons were more likely to abuse firearms than non-felons.
Gun Owners of America and other gun groups throughout the country have advocated for non-violent felons, including Kanter, to have their firearms rights restored, as they allege they are not a danger to themselves and others. The Firearms Policy Coalition, another pro-Second Amendment organization, has asserted that certain felons should retain their gun rights, according to its webpage.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives used to investigate individual cases to restore firearms rights, but the practice ended in the ’90s after it was determined to be too costly, according to the agency’s webpage.
“So the question is, if you are a serial killer in most states, you can petition for your rights … but an individual who sold soles can never have his rights restored?” Hammond asked. “What danger does he impose for selling the wrong soles?”
Hammond, despite the outcome, was nevertheless pleased with Barrett’s commitment to Kanter’s cause.
“I think the fact that she went to such an elaborate analysis of the Second Amendment is a good thing, and it indicates that she is going to vote as the founders intended,” Hammond told the DCNF.
The dissent, although promising for groups like Gun Owners of America, is one of the only examples of Barrett’s opinion on gun rights. Despite her sparse record on the issue, Hammond considers Barrett’s view on guns to be even stronger than that of Chief Justice John Roberts, who has come under fire after recent court decisions cast doubt on his initial leanings.
The Supreme Court under the direction of Roberts refused to hear 10 Second Amendment cases in mid-June, according to The Atlantic. The cases may have resulted in possible landmark decisions regarding the right to self-protection both inside and outside of the home, The Atlantic reported.
Hammond called the upcoming November election a possible “turning point” for gun rights. Biden’s campaign website calls for bans on “assault weapons” and “high-capacity magazines” in addition to red flag legislation and universal background checks.
Hammond also believes the confirmation of Barrett will lead to a 5-4 pro-gun majority on the court at a minimum, which could potentially strike down sweeping gun bans if Biden were to take office, he said.


truepundit--2020-10-11--‘You’ll Know…When The Election Is Over’: Biden Refuses Again To Say Whether He Will Pack The Court (

‘You’ll Know…When The Election Is Over’: Biden Refuses Again To Say Whether He Will Pack The Court (VIDEO)

Former Vice President Joe Biden again refused to say whether he will pack the Supreme Court Thursday , saying that media will find out where he stands on packing the court “ when the election is over.
” “ You ’ ll know my opinion on court-packing when the election is over , ” he told reporters Thursday .
“ It ’ s a great question , and I don ’ t blame you for asking , ” he continued , “ but you know the moment I answer that question , the headline in every one of your papers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ focusing on what ’ s happening now .
The election has begun .
There has never been a court appointment once an election has begun.
” The 2020 presidential candidate made these comments following the Wednesday night vice presidential debate where Vice President Mike Pence pushed Democratic California Sen. Kamala Harris to address whether the Biden administration would support adding justices to the Supreme Court if they win the election .
Harris repeatedly dodged answering the question .
Pence reminded Harris that Trump has nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett for the Supreme Court @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to know , if she is confirmed , are you and Joe Biden , if somehow you win this election , going to pack the Supreme Court to get your way , ” Pence asked .
Harris responded by saying that Americans deserve to decide “ who will serve for a lifetime.
” “ Joe and I are very clear the American people are voting right now , and it should be their decision about who will serve on this most important body for a lifetime , ” she said .
“ I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she said .
“ I have witnessed the lifetime appointments to the federal courts , the district courts , the courts of appeal , people who are purely ideological , people who have been reviewed by legal professional organizations and found to have been not competent or substandard.
” “ Do you know that of the 50 people who President Trump appointed to the court of appeals for lifetime appointments , not one is black ?
” she continued .
“ This is what they ’ ve been doing .
You want to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s have that discussion .
”

Former Vice President Joe Biden again refused to say whether he will pack the Supreme Court Thursday, saying that media will find out where he stands on packing the court “when the election is over.”
“You’ll know my opinion on court-packing when the election is over,” he told reporters Thursday.
“It’s a great question, and I don’t blame you for asking,” he continued, “but you know the moment I answer that question, the headline in every one of your papers will be about that, other than focusing on what’s happening now. The election has begun. There has never been a court appointment once an election has begun.”
The 2020 presidential candidate made these comments following the Wednesday night vice presidential debate where Vice President Mike Pence pushed Democratic California Sen. Kamala Harris to address whether the Biden administration would support adding justices to the Supreme Court if they win the election. Harris repeatedly dodged answering the question.
Pence reminded Harris that Trump has nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett for the Supreme Court.
“American people would really like to know, if she is confirmed, are you and Joe Biden, if somehow you win this election, going to pack the Supreme Court to get your way,” Pence asked.
Harris responded by saying that Americans deserve to decide “who will serve for a lifetime.”
“Joe and I are very clear the American people are voting right now, and it should be their decision about who will serve on this most important body for a lifetime,” she said.
“I sit on the Judiciary Committee,” she said. “I have witnessed the lifetime appointments to the federal courts, the district courts, the courts of appeal, people who are purely ideological, people who have been reviewed by legal professional organizations and found to have been not competent or substandard.”
“Do you know that of the 50 people who President Trump appointed to the court of appeals for lifetime appointments, not one is black?” she continued. “This is what they’ve been doing. You want to talk about packing the court? Let’s have that discussion.”