theconservativetreehouse--2020-12-26--Rage Against The Machine – It’s Simple Really, President Trump Asks Legislative Branch to Use COVID

Rage Against The Machine – It’s Simple Really, President Trump Asks Legislative Branch to Use COVID Relief to Help Americans No-One Else

As noted yesterday , a simple COVID relief bill for American workers is really not a big problem… except it is… because the DC system is not structured around simply helping Americans first .
The legislative machinery is owned by K-Street and multinationals who pay for the outcomes they alone create .
A people ’ s president , Donald Trump , cuts through the chaff and countermeasures : President Trump wants congress to re-write the $ 900 billion COVID bill to provide $ 2,000 per person instead of $ 600 per person .
In essence Trump is asking for a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2k/person , then drop the $ 600/person payment out of the pork-laden COVID relief bill and start that economic relief bill over .
This is not a hard issue to resolve .
The only reason UniParty congress is fighting Trump is because the lobbyist and foreign government bribes are part of the $ 900 billion and will not pass the scrutiny of public opinion if standing alone .
Once you see the strings on the marionettes you can never return to that moment in time when you did not see them .
CTH @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the phrase : “ There are Trillions at Stake.
” Here we provide a reminder of what that really means , and how DC politics is not quite based on the ideas that frame many reference points .
With people taking notice of DC politics for the first time ; and with people not as familiar with the purpose of DC politics ; we end up within two different references .
Perhaps it is valuable to reset the larger frames of reference and provide clarity .
Most people think when they vote for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ representative- they are voting for a person who will go to Washington DC and write or enact legislation .
This is the old-fashioned “ schoolhouse rock ” perspective based on decades past .
There is not a single person in congress writing legislation or laws .
In modern politics not a single member of the House of Representatives or Senator writes a law , or puts pen to paper to write out a legislative construct .
This simply doesn ’ t happen .
Over the past several decades a system of constructing legislation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ resembles a business operation than a legislative body .
Understand this dynamic and you understand how politicians become multi-millionaires on much lesser salaries ; and why ‘ We The People ’ are insignificant and annoying gnats to their business model .
Here ’ s how it works right now .
Outside groups , often called “ special interest groups ” , are entities that represent their interests in legislative constructs .
These groups are often representing foreign governments , Wall Street multinational corporations , banks , financial groups or businesses ; or smaller @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who come together and form a larger group under an umbrella of interest specific to their affiliation .
Sometimes the groups are social interest groups ; activists , climate groups , environmental interests etc .
The social interest groups are usually non-profit constructs who depend on the expenditures of government to sustain their cause or need .
The for-profit groups ( mostly business ) have a purpose in Washington DC to shape policy , legislation and laws favorable to their interests .
They have fully staffed offices just like any business would – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ legislation for their unique interests .
These groups are filled with highly-paid lawyers who represent the interests of the entity and actually write laws and legislation briefs .
In the modern era this is actually the origination of the laws that we eventually see passed by congress .
Within the walls of these buildings within Washington DC is where the ‘ sausage ’ is actually made .
Again , no elected official is usually part of this law origination process .
Almost all legislation created is not ‘ high profile ’ , they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ regulations or policies that no-one pays attention to .
The passage of the general bills within legislation is not covered in media .
Ninety-nine percent of legislative activity happens without anyone outside the system even paying any attention to it .
Once the corporation or representative organizational entity has written the law they want to see passed – they hand it off to the lobbyists .
The lobbyists are people who have deep contacts within the political bodies of the legislative branch , usually former House/Senate staff or former House/Senate politicians themselves .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the legislative construct , and it ’ s their job to go to congress and sell it .
“ Selling it ” means finding politicians who will accept the brief , sponsor their bill and eventually get it to a vote and passage .
The lobbyist does this by visiting the politician in their office , or , most currently familiar , by inviting the politician to an event they are hosting .
The event is called a junket when it involves travel .
Often the lobbying “ event ” might be a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or a “ conference ” that takes place at a resort .
The actual sales pitch for the bill is usually not too long and the majority of the time is just like a mini vacation etc .
The size of the indulgence within the event , the amount of money the lobbyist is spending , is customarily related to the scale of benefit within the bill the sponsoring business entity is pushing .
If the sponsoring business or interest group can gain a lot of financial benefit from the legislation they spend @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : Corporations ( special interest group ) write the legislation .
Lobbyists take the law and go find politician ( s ) to support it .
Politicians get support from their peers using tenure and status etc .
Eventually , if things go according to norm , the legislation gets a vote .
Within every step of the process there are expense account lunches , dinners , trips , venue tickets and a host of other customary financial way-points to generate/leverage a successful outcome .
The amount of money spent is proportional to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The important part to remember is that the origination of the entire process is EXTERNAL to congress .
Congress does not write laws or legislation , special interest groups do .
Lobbyists are paid , some very well paid , to get politicians to go along with the need of the legislative group .
When you are voting for a Congressional Rep or a U.S .
Senator you are not voting for a person who will write laws .
Your rep only votes on legislation to approve or disapprove of constructs that are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them through lobbyists who work for those outside groups .
While all of this is happening the same outside groups who write the laws are providing money for the campaigns of the politicians they need to pass them .
This construct sets up the quid-pro-quo of influence , although much of it is fraught with plausible deniability .
This is the way legislation is created .
If your frame of reference is not established in this basic understanding you can often fall into the trap of viewing a politician , or political vote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ modern origin of all legislative constructs is not within congress .
Once you understand this process you can understand how politicians get rich .
When a House or Senate member becomes educated on the intent of the legislation , they have attended the sales pitch ; and when they find out the likelihood of support for that legislation ; they can then position their own ( or their families ) financial interests to benefit from the consequence of passage .
It is a process similar to insider trading on Wall Street , except @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will benefit from a legislative passage .
The legislative construct passes from K-Street into the halls of congress through congressional committees .
The law originates from the committee to the full House or Senate .
Committee seats which vote on these bills are therefore more valuable to the lobbyists .
Chairs of these committees are exponentially more valuable .
Now , think about this reality against the backdrop of the 2016 Presidential Election .
Legislation is passed based on ideology .
In the aftermath of the 2016 election the system within DC was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump presidency .
If Hillary Clinton had won the election , her Oval Office desk would be filled with legislation passed by congress which she would have been signing .
Heck , she ’ d have writer ’ s cramp from all of the special interest legislation , driven by special interest groups that supported her campaign , that would be flowing to her desk .
Simply because the authors of the legislation , the originating special interest and lobbying groups , were spending millions to fund her campaign .
Hillary Clinton would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to repay all of those donors/investors .
Congress would be fast-tracking the passage because the same interest groups also fund the members of congress .
President Donald Trump winning the election threw a monkey wrench into the entire DC system… .
In early 2017 the modern legislative machine was frozen in place .
The “ America First ” policies represented by candidate Donald Trump were not within the legislative constructs coming from the K-Street authors of the legislation .
There were no MAGA lobbyists waiting on Trump ideology to advance legislation based on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of an empty feeder system , in early 2017 congress had no bills to advance because all of the myriad of bills and briefs written were not in line with President Trump policy .
There was simply no entity within DC writing legislation that was in-line with President Trump ’ s America-First ’ economic and foreign policy agenda .
Exactly the opposite was true .
All of the DC legislative briefs and constructs were/are antithetical to Trump policy .
There were hundreds of file boxes filled with thousands of legislative constructs that became @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Those legislative constructs ( briefs ) representing tens of millions of dollars worth of time and influence were just sitting there piled up in boxes under desks and in closets amid K-Street and the congressional offices .
Legislation needed to be in-line with an entire new political perspective , and there was no-one , no special interest or lobbying group , currently occupying DC office space with any interest in synergy with Trump policy .
Think about the larger ramifications within that truism .
That is also why there was/is so much @ @ @ @ @ @ @ interests means no work for lobbyists who sell it .
No work means no money .
No money means no expense accounts .
No expenses means politicians paying for their own indulgences etc .
Politicians were not happy without their indulgences , but the issue was actually bigger .
No K-Street expenditures also means no personal benefit ; and no opportunity to advance financial benefit from the insider trading system .
Without the ability to position personal wealth for benefit , why would a politician stay in office ?
The income of many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sides of the aisle was completely disrupted by President Trump winning the election .
That is one of the key reason why so many politicians retired immediately thereafter .
When we understand the business of DC , we understand the difference between legislation with a traditional purpose and modern legislation with a financial and political agenda .
Lastly , this is why -when signing legislation- President Trump often says “ they ’ ve been trying to get this through for a long time ” etc .
Most of the legislation passed by congress @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first term is older legislative proposals , with little indulgent value , that were shelved in years past .
Example : Criminal justice reform did not carry a financial benefit to the legislative bodies , and there was no financial interest funding the politicians to pass the bill .
If you look at most of the bills President Trump has signed , with the exception of a few economic bills , they stem from congressional construction many years ago .
When you understand that any changes to this system will not be accepted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ; when you accept their willingness to deploy government institutions around themselves in order to protect them from you ; and when you realize they will use every system , including the ballot counting machines , to stop the American people from disrupting this corrupt system of self-aggrandizing elitism ; you start to realize the diminished options for removing them from office…

As noted yesterday, a simple COVID relief bill for American workers is really not a big problem… except it is… because the DC system is not structured around simply helping Americans first. The legislative machinery is owned by K-Street and multinationals who pay for the outcomes they alone create.
A people’s president, Donald Trump, cuts through the chaff and countermeasures:
President Trump wants congress to re-write the $900 billion COVID bill to provide $2,000 per person instead of $600 per person. In essence Trump is asking for a stand alone COVID relief bill for $2k/person, then drop the $600/person payment out of the pork-laden COVID relief bill and start that economic relief bill over.
This is not a hard issue to resolve. The only reason UniParty congress is fighting Trump is because the lobbyist and foreign government bribes are part of the $900 billion and will not pass the scrutiny of public opinion if standing alone. Once you see the strings on the marionettes you can never return to that moment in time when you did not see them.
Heavy sigh…
CTH often describes the background DC motives with the phrase: “There are Trillions at Stake.” Here we provide a reminder of what that really means, and how DC politics is not quite based on the ideas that frame many reference points.
With people taking notice of DC politics for the first time; and with people not as familiar with the purpose of DC politics; we end up within two different references. Perhaps it is valuable to reset the larger frames of reference and provide clarity.
Most people think when they vote for a federal politician -a House or Senate representative- they are voting for a person who will go to Washington DC and write or enact legislation. This is the old-fashioned “schoolhouse rock” perspective based on decades past. There is not a single person in congress writing legislation or laws.
In modern politics not a single member of the House of Representatives or Senator writes a law, or puts pen to paper to write out a legislative construct. This simply doesn’t happen.
Over the past several decades a system of constructing legislation has taken over Washington DC that more resembles a business operation than a legislative body. Understand this dynamic and you understand how politicians become multi-millionaires on much lesser salaries; and why ‘We The People’ are insignificant and annoying gnats to their business model. Here’s how it works right now.
Outside groups, often called “special interest groups”, are entities that represent their interests in legislative constructs. These groups are often representing foreign governments, Wall Street multinational corporations, banks, financial groups or businesses; or smaller groups of people with a similar connection who come together and form a larger group under an umbrella of interest specific to their affiliation.
Sometimes the groups are social interest groups; activists, climate groups, environmental interests etc. The social interest groups are usually non-profit constructs who depend on the expenditures of government to sustain their cause or need.
The for-profit groups (mostly business) have a purpose in Washington DC to shape policy, legislation and laws favorable to their interests.
They have fully staffed offices just like any business would – only their ‘business‘ is getting legislation for their unique interests.
These groups are filled with highly-paid lawyers who represent the interests of the entity and actually write laws and legislation briefs.
In the modern era this is actually the origination of the laws that we eventually see passed by congress. Within the walls of these buildings within Washington DC is where the ‘sausage’ is actually made.
Again, no elected official is usually part of this law origination process.
Almost all legislation created is not ‘high profile’, they are obscure changes to current laws, regulations or policies that no-one pays attention to. The passage of the general bills within legislation is not covered in media. Ninety-nine percent of legislative activity happens without anyone outside the system even paying any attention to it.
Once the corporation or representative organizational entity has written the law they want to see passed – they hand it off to the lobbyists.
The lobbyists are people who have deep contacts within the political bodies of the legislative branch, usually former House/Senate staff or former House/Senate politicians themselves. The lobbyist takes the written brief, the legislative construct, and it’s their job to go to congress and sell it.
“Selling it” means finding politicians who will accept the brief, sponsor their bill and eventually get it to a vote and passage. The lobbyist does this by visiting the politician in their office, or, most currently familiar, by inviting the politician to an event they are hosting. The event is called a junket when it involves travel.
Often the lobbying “event” might be a weekend trip to a ski resort, or a “conference” that takes place at a resort. The actual sales pitch for the bill is usually not too long and the majority of the time is just like a mini vacation etc.
The size of the indulgence within the event, the amount of money the lobbyist is spending, is customarily related to the scale of benefit within the bill the sponsoring business entity is pushing. If the sponsoring business or interest group can gain a lot of financial benefit from the legislation they spend a lot on the indulgences.
Recap: Corporations (special interest group) write the legislation. Lobbyists take the law and go find politician(s) to support it. Politicians get support from their peers using tenure and status etc. Eventually, if things go according to norm, the legislation gets a vote.
Within every step of the process there are expense account lunches, dinners, trips, venue tickets and a host of other customary financial way-points to generate/leverage a successful outcome. The amount of money spent is proportional to the benefit derived from the outcome.
The important part to remember is that the origination of the entire process is EXTERNAL to congress.
Congress does not write laws or legislation, special interest groups do. Lobbyists are paid, some very well paid, to get politicians to go along with the need of the legislative group.
When you are voting for a Congressional Rep or a U.S. Senator you are not voting for a person who will write laws. Your rep only votes on legislation to approve or disapprove of constructs that are written by outside groups and sold to them through lobbyists who work for those outside groups.
While all of this is happening the same outside groups who write the laws are providing money for the campaigns of the politicians they need to pass them. This construct sets up the quid-pro-quo of influence, although much of it is fraught with plausible deniability.
This is the way legislation is created.
If your frame of reference is not established in this basic understanding you can often fall into the trap of viewing a politician, or political vote, through a false prism. The modern origin of all legislative constructs is not within congress.
“we’ll have to pass the bill to, well, find out what is in the bill” etc. ~ Nancy Pelosi 2009 “We rely upon the stupidity of the American voter” ~ Johnathan Gruber 2011, 2012.
Once you understand this process you can understand how politicians get rich.
When a House or Senate member becomes educated on the intent of the legislation, they have attended the sales pitch; and when they find out the likelihood of support for that legislation; they can then position their own (or their families) financial interests to benefit from the consequence of passage. It is a process similar to insider trading on Wall Street, except the trading is based on knowing who will benefit from a legislative passage.
The legislative construct passes from K-Street into the halls of congress through congressional committees. The law originates from the committee to the full House or Senate. Committee seats which vote on these bills are therefore more valuable to the lobbyists. Chairs of these committees are exponentially more valuable.
Now, think about this reality against the backdrop of the 2016 Presidential Election. Legislation is passed based on ideology. In the aftermath of the 2016 election the system within DC was not structurally set-up to receive a Donald Trump presidency.
If Hillary Clinton had won the election, her Oval Office desk would be filled with legislation passed by congress which she would have been signing. Heck, she’d have writer’s cramp from all of the special interest legislation, driven by special interest groups that supported her campaign, that would be flowing to her desk.
Why?
Simply because the authors of the legislation, the originating special interest and lobbying groups, were spending millions to fund her campaign. Hillary Clinton would be signing K-Street constructed special interest legislation to repay all of those donors/investors.
Congress would be fast-tracking the passage because the same interest groups also fund the members of congress.
President Donald Trump winning the election threw a monkey wrench into the entire DC system…. In early 2017 the modern legislative machine was frozen in place.
The “America First” policies represented by candidate Donald Trump were not within the legislative constructs coming from the K-Street authors of the legislation. There were no MAGA lobbyists waiting on Trump ideology to advance legislation based on America First objectives.
As a result of an empty feeder system, in early 2017 congress had no bills to advance because all of the myriad of bills and briefs written were not in line with President Trump policy. There was simply no entity within DC writing legislation that was in-line with President Trump’s America-First’ economic and foreign policy agenda.
Exactly the opposite was true. All of the DC legislative briefs and constructs were/are antithetical to Trump policy. There were hundreds of file boxes filled with thousands of legislative constructs that became worthless when Donald Trump won the election.
Those legislative constructs (briefs) representing tens of millions of dollars worth of time and influence were just sitting there piled up in boxes under desks and in closets amid K-Street and the congressional offices. Legislation needed to be in-line with an entire new political perspective, and there was no-one, no special interest or lobbying group, currently occupying DC office space with any interest in synergy with Trump policy.
Think about the larger ramifications within that truism. That is also why there was/is so much opposition.
No legislation provided by outside interests means no work for lobbyists who sell it. No work means no money. No money means no expense accounts. No expenses means politicians paying for their own indulgences etc.
Politicians were not happy without their indulgences, but the issue was actually bigger. No K-Street expenditures also means no personal benefit; and no opportunity to advance financial benefit from the insider trading system.
Without the ability to position personal wealth for benefit, why would a politician stay in office? The income of many long-term politicians on both Republican and Democrat sides of the aisle was completely disrupted by President Trump winning the election. That is one of the key reason why so many politicians retired immediately thereafter.
When we understand the business of DC, we understand the difference between legislation with a traditional purpose and modern legislation with a financial and political agenda.
Lastly, this is why -when signing legislation- President Trump often says “they’ve been trying to get this through for a long time” etc. Most of the legislation passed by congress and signed by President Trump in his first term is older legislative proposals, with little indulgent value, that were shelved in years past.
Example: Criminal justice reform did not carry a financial benefit to the legislative bodies, and there was no financial interest funding the politicians to pass the bill. If you look at most of the bills President Trump has signed, with the exception of a few economic bills, they stem from congressional construction many years ago.
When you understand that any changes to this system will not be accepted by those who command power and affluence; when you accept their willingness to deploy government institutions around themselves in order to protect them from you; and when you realize they will use every system, including the ballot counting machines, to stop the American people from disrupting this corrupt system of self-aggrandizing elitism; you start to realize the diminished options for removing them from office…


theconservativetreehouse--2020-12-26--FBI Identifies Person of Interest in Nashville Bombing, Press Conference Video

Earlier today the FBI and local authorities held a press conference to update people on the investigation into the Nashville bombing .
[ Press Conference Video Below ] According to CBS reporting a suspect has been identified : 63-year-old Anthony Quinn Warner .
Online records for Anthony Warner , 63 , of TN , give his address in the Nashville area .
There is a similar RV in Google Maps of the address linked to Anthony Warner .
( Via AP ) – Federal investigators have identified a person of interest in connection with the explosion that rocked downtown Nashville @ @ @ @ @ @ @ home associated with that person , law enforcement officials said Saturday .
Investigators from multiple federal and local law enforcement agencies were at a home in Antioch , in suburban Nashville , after receiving information relevant to the investigation , said FBI Special Agent Jason Pack .
Another law enforcement official , who was not authorized to discuss an ongoing investigation and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity , said investigators regard a person associated with the property as a person of interest in the bombing .
( more )

Earlier today the FBI and local authorities held a press conference to update people on the investigation into the Nashville bombing. [Press Conference Video Below]
According to CBS reporting a suspect has been identified: 63-year-old Anthony Quinn Warner. Online records for Anthony Warner, 63, of TN, give his address in the Nashville area. There is a similar RV in Google Maps of the address linked to Anthony Warner.
(Via AP) – Federal investigators have identified a person of interest in connection with the explosion that rocked downtown Nashville on Christmas Day and were searching a home associated with that person, law enforcement officials said Saturday.
Investigators from multiple federal and local law enforcement agencies were at a home in Antioch, in suburban Nashville, after receiving information relevant to the investigation, said FBI Special Agent Jason Pack. Another law enforcement official, who was not authorized to discuss an ongoing investigation and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity, said investigators regard a person associated with the property as a person of interest in the bombing. (more)
…#exclusive @CBSNews has learned the name of a person of interest tied to the explosion that rocked #Nashville on #Christmas Day. Multiple sources tell us that Anthony Quinn Warner, a Nashville area resident, had a similar make and model RV. — Jeff Pegues (@jeffpeguescbs) December 26, 2020
https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1342908085476732935


theconservativetreehouse--2020-12-26--The Calm Within The Storm – President Trump Highlights January 6, 2021, Washington DC Event

Earlier today President Trump drew attention to an unofficial January 6 , 2021 , assembly of We The People planning to attend Washington DC on the date of the congressional certification of the electoral vote .
There is much discussion about the Senate vote on 1/6/21 as the culmination of a fraudulently manipulated election outcome ; there is also a great deal of foreboding and anxiety as the American electorate watch to see if any legislator will rise to contest or challenge an outcome .
The group representing “ Stop The Steal ” is working on supporting the January 6th @ @ @ @ @ @ @ insider reports indicate Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell is pressuring his GOP senators not to challenge the certification of the election .
Meanwhile President Trump is dealing with even shorter term battles surrounding COVID relief and Omnibus spending bills which put him alone against the DC legislative class .
Our nation is positioned in a very tenuous time .
On the legislative contest President Trump is looking out for the greater interests of the American people while attempting to block the special interest pork spending that benefits everyone except Americans .
The urgency @ @ @ @ @ @ @ creates a narrative contest between the executive branch and the legislative branch… and the timing of that confrontation is in advance of the January 6th certification .
Ultimately ‘ stop the steal ‘ should rest upon the ability of We The People to counteract the intransigent and corrupt intent of an entitled political class .
However , we are in this weird space where destroying a constitutional republic in order to save it has a larger appeal .
It seems unusual to say , and perhaps it is counter-intuitive in a traditional political @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be stronger leading a 100 million person army from outside DC , against this corrupt system , than he can be while waging a war -all alone- inside a system that wants to see him destroyed .
One thing is certain from my vantage point : Our President , Donald Trump , wants what is in the best interest of this nation and all of the American people within it .
Our president remains what he was from the moment he announced his intent in 2015 , an existential threat to those who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ within our government .
Metaphorically , on this exact date December 26th of 1776 General George Washington was contemplating the best interests of his own army following the battle of Trenton .
In many ways we sent President Trump across the Delaware on November 8 , 2016 , to wage a war on our behalf .
He achieved many victories , far more than any single person could ever deliver , and we remain steadfast in our support .
However , we see with new and overwhelming clarity the scale of opposition against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are few weapons available to deconstruct a network of UniParty alliances that formed over decades of entrenched graft and scheme .
The absence of an anti-corruption armory is by design… the DC infection is metastatic .
Each of us yearns for a victory against this vile and corrupt system , yet the inherent nature of the self-serving DC network is ultimately the same global corrupt system holding many nations captive to the entitled dictates and fiats of a ruling class .
For many people , it is easier to see the globalist trouble @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the U.K , than here on our own shore ; yet it is the exact same enemy carrying out the same fraud and scheme .
Regardless of whether Donald Trump ’ s legal arsenal is able to overcome the entrenched media operations drum-beating a deafening noise to distract from the 2020 fraud , hopefully the larger American “ Make America Great Again ” army will remain solidly behind the only leader who has proven his worth in this endeavor .
Now is not the time to take any action against President Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The MAGA coalition is the most diverse , widest and deepest part of the entire American electorate .
President Trump ’ s army consists of every creed , color , race , gender , ethnicity and orientation .
It is a truly color-blind coalition of middle America patriots and middle-class voters that cuts through the political special interest groups .
As CTH noted after the media manipulation of the election began… “ There is no precedent here .
Seventy-four million angry American voters resolved to a common objective is not something to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ know where this political crisis and ongoing battle is going to end ; but we do know approximately 100 million Americans will not accept the outcome of a political process transparently filled with fraud and manipulation .
That makes President Trump a very dangerous entity to the DC system , regardless of whether they admit what surrounds them .
There is no reference point for this scale of our American electorate being disenfranchised by Wall Street , bribery , corporations , media and big tech .
That MAGA-million army is fuel for a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ political landscape .

Earlier today President Trump drew attention to an unofficial January 6, 2021, assembly of We The People planning to attend Washington DC on the date of the congressional certification of the electoral vote.
There is much discussion about the Senate vote on 1/6/21 as the culmination of a fraudulently manipulated election outcome; there is also a great deal of foreboding and anxiety as the American electorate watch to see if any legislator will rise to contest or challenge an outcome.
The group representing “Stop The Steal” is working on supporting the January 6th assembly. [Link Here]
DC insider reports indicate Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell is pressuring his GOP senators not to challenge the certification of the election.
Meanwhile President Trump is dealing with even shorter term battles surrounding COVID relief and Omnibus spending bills which put him alone against the DC legislative class. Our nation is positioned in a very tenuous time.
On the legislative contest President Trump is looking out for the greater interests of the American people while attempting to block the special interest pork spending that benefits everyone except Americans. The urgency of the Omnibus and COVID relief spending creates a narrative contest between the executive branch and the legislative branch… and the timing of that confrontation is in advance of the January 6th certification.
Ultimately ‘stop the steal‘ should rest upon the ability of We The People to counteract the intransigent and corrupt intent of an entitled political class. However, we are in this weird space where destroying a constitutional republic in order to save it has a larger appeal.
It seems unusual to say, and perhaps it is counter-intuitive in a traditional political sense, but President Trump could ultimately be stronger leading a 100 million person army from outside DC, against this corrupt system, than he can be while waging a war -all alone- inside a system that wants to see him destroyed.
One thing is certain from my vantage point: Our President, Donald Trump, wants what is in the best interest of this nation and all of the American people within it. Our president remains what he was from the moment he announced his intent in 2015, an existential threat to those who thrive on the corrupt enterprises and institutions within our government.
Metaphorically, on this exact date December 26th of 1776 General George Washington was contemplating the best interests of his own army following the battle of Trenton.
…”Washington assembled all of his officers in Trenton to discuss whether they should attack another post, hold their position in Trenton, or retreat back across the Delaware River. Washington decided that because of the condition of his army, the best move was to return to their camps across the river”…
In many ways we sent President Trump across the Delaware on November 8, 2016, to wage a war on our behalf. He achieved many victories, far more than any single person could ever deliver, and we remain steadfast in our support. However, we see with new and overwhelming clarity the scale of opposition against our interests; and we note there are few weapons available to deconstruct a network of UniParty alliances that formed over decades of entrenched graft and scheme. The absence of an anti-corruption armory is by design… the DC infection is metastatic.
Each of us yearns for a victory against this vile and corrupt system, yet the inherent nature of the self-serving DC network is ultimately the same global corrupt system holding many nations captive to the entitled dictates and fiats of a ruling class. For many people, it is easier to see the globalist trouble around the world, in France and the U.K, than here on our own shore; yet it is the exact same enemy carrying out the same fraud and scheme.
Regardless of whether Donald Trump’s legal arsenal is able to overcome the entrenched media operations drum-beating a deafening noise to distract from the 2020 fraud, hopefully the larger American “Make America Great Again” army will remain solidly behind the only leader who has proven his worth in this endeavor. Now is not the time to take any action against President Trump’s intent which could divide us.
The MAGA coalition is the most diverse, widest and deepest part of the entire American electorate. President Trump’s army consists of every creed, color, race, gender, ethnicity and orientation. It is a truly color-blind coalition of middle America patriots and middle-class voters that cuts through the political special interest groups.
As CTH noted after the media manipulation of the election began… “There is no precedent here. Seventy-four million angry American voters resolved to a common objective is not something to be trifled with.”
We do not yet know where this political crisis and ongoing battle is going to end; but we do know approximately 100 million Americans will not accept the outcome of a political process transparently filled with fraud and manipulation. That makes President Trump a very dangerous entity to the DC system, regardless of whether they admit what surrounds them.
There is no reference point for this scale of our American electorate being disenfranchised by Wall Street, bribery, corporations, media and big tech. That MAGA-million army is fuel for a stunning and cataclysmic shift in the American political landscape.
12/26/1776 …”When the Continental Army returned to camp on the Pennsylvania side of the Delaware River, soldiers were exhausted. They had marched and fought for two straight days through rain, snow, sleet, and hail.” “Washington knew that his army had far exceeded expectations at Trenton and that they faced many more challenges going forward. However, he also understood that doing nothing was even more dangerous. As a result, Washington shifted his focus to planning another engagement, at Princeton.”… (link)
Steadfast!
~ Sundance


theconservativetreehouse--2020-12-27--December 27th – 2020 Presidential Politics – Trump Administration Day #1438

In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a @ @ @ @ @ Presidential Politics ” .
Please use this thread to post anything relating to the Donald @ @ @ @ @ This thread will refresh daily and appear above the Open Discussion Thread .

In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the Donald Trump Administration and Presidency.
This thread will refresh daily and appear above the Open Discussion Thread.
President Trump Twitter @POTUS / Vice President Pence Twitter @VP
Kayleigh McEnany Twitter @PressSec


theconservativetreehouse--2020-12-27--Sunday December 27th – Open Thread

Sunday December 27th – Open Thread

Our Father , who art in heaven , hallowed be thy Name .
Thy kingdom come .
THY WILL BE @ @ @ @ @ it is in heaven .
Give us this day our daily bread .
And forgive @ @ @ @ @ we forgive those who trespass against us .
And lead us not into temptation , @ @ @ @ @ .
For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory , forever and @ @ @ @

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL.
For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen †


theconservativetreehouse--2020-12-28--After Promises from House and Senate, President Trump Signs COVID-19 Relief and Omnibus Spending Bil

After Promises from House and Senate, President Trump Signs COVID-19 Relief and Omnibus Spending Bill

Sunday night President Trump signs HR 133 the $ 900 billion COVID-19 relief bill and Omnibus spending bill to fund government through September 2021 .
According to released press reports , President Trump is signing the bill with rescission requests demanding that portions of the bill be struck from final implementation by the Senate .
The President is redlining the bill and providing line-by-line instructions to congress on the provisions within the bill that need to be modified and removed .
The signing of the bill carries a statement from President Trump : “ “ As President , I have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wasteful spending and more money going to the American people in the form of $ 2,000 checks per adult and $ 600 per child.
” The statement continues : “ The senate will start the process for a vote that will increase checks to $ 2,000 , repeals Section 230 , and starts and investigation into voter fraud.
” Will the House and Senate support the rescission requests ?
The bill , containing all the pork , already carried a large veto-proof majority by those in the House and Senate who loaded it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I doubt a veto-proof bill will be modified by congress .
However , that veto-proof majority also made any veto effort by President Trump moot… so , considering the structure , the best he could do would be to take the rescission route and make the request .

Sunday night President Trump signs HR 133 the $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill and Omnibus spending bill to fund government through September 2021.
According to released press reports, President Trump is signing the bill with rescission requests demanding that portions of the bill be struck from final implementation by the Senate. The President is redlining the bill and providing line-by-line instructions to congress on the provisions within the bill that need to be modified and removed.
The signing of the bill carries a statement from President Trump: ““As President, I have told Congress that I want far less wasteful spending and more money going to the American people in the form of $2,000 checks per adult and $600 per child.”
The statement continues: “The senate will start the process for a vote that will increase checks to $2,000, repeals Section 230, and starts and investigation into voter fraud.”
Will the House and Senate support the rescission requests?
You decide….
The bill, containing all the pork, already carried a large veto-proof majority by those in the House and Senate who loaded it up with their special interest spending. I doubt a veto-proof bill will be modified by congress.
However, that veto-proof majority also made any veto effort by President Trump moot… so, considering the structure, the best he could do would be to take the rescission route and make the request.


theconservativetreehouse--2020-12-28--UNITE, Now is The Time – If Not Now, When?

Now is the time to unite , resist and push back against the unilateral decrees of local and state officials who have weaponized COVID compliance to destroy our nation .
An impassioned plea directly into the heart of patriots from coast to coast .
ENOUGH !
If not now , WHEN ?
… If WE THE PEOPLE demand freedom and stand together the control authority is useless .
Those who construct the systems of control need to weaponize fear .
Fear of arrest ; fear of losing a business ; fear of losing liberty or financial security .
Local , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
As soon as the people are no longer fearful , the control ends .
The overwhelming majority of dictates around COVID-19 mitigation are not laws .
There was no debate ; no input from representative government ; and no option for the public to weigh-in on the decisions .
It is time we hold them to account… .
Throw aside the sense of discomfort and bear witness to the evil we oppose .
Do not turn your eyes from the hatred focused in our direction .
Stand firm amid the solace of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at hand… .
It is time to disobey !

Now is the time to unite, resist and push back against the unilateral decrees of local and state officials who have weaponized COVID compliance to destroy our nation. An impassioned plea directly into the heart of patriots from coast to coast. ENOUGH!
https://youtu.be/-yMaXsR61V4
If not now, WHEN?…
If WE THE PEOPLE demand freedom and stand together the control authority is useless.
Those who construct the systems of control need to weaponize fear. Fear of arrest; fear of losing a business; fear of losing liberty or financial security. Local, regional and state officials rely on fear. As soon as the people are no longer fearful, the control ends.
The overwhelming majority of dictates around COVID-19 mitigation are not laws. There was no debate; no input from representative government; and no option for the public to weigh-in on the decisions. It is time we hold them to account….
Throw aside the sense of discomfort and bear witness to the evil we oppose. Do not turn your eyes from the hatred focused in our direction. Stand firm amid the solace of our number and resolve to the task at hand…. It is time to disobey !


theconservativetreehouse--2020-12-27--California Bar Owner Reaches Desperation Point – Blocks COVID Health Dept Enforcer, Confronts Police

( H/T Todd Starnes ) Carlos Roman is the owner of a Bread & Barley restaurant in Covina , California , who reached his breaking point with health inspectors and COVID compliance officers when a public health dept .
official ordered his restaurant to shut down .
[ Facebook Video Here – Article HERE and HERE ] Mr. Roman decided if he was going to lose everything ; if his employees were going to lose their livelihoods ; if the system was going to destroy them under the weight of unilateral decrees and fiats ; then he was going to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ job .
The police were called-in to deal with Carlos Roman ’ s act of defiance .
The situation within the video speaks for itself .
People are getting desperate… Acts of resistance are spreading .
American workers and Main Street are being destroyed… Meanwhile congress wants to send hundreds of millions of taxpayer funds to foreign shores .
Think about it .
Many people talk of a foreboding sense .
A sense that something is very close to erupting on the surface .
I believe , and have said for months , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ result of overreach by control authority in reference to COVID dictates .
We are close .
The power of government comes from the people ; or as we say in the U.S. “ from the consent of the governed.
” When the people lead , the politicians are forced to follow .
Without implied consent the municipal or state government has no power .
None .
As a result , the nonsense ends when the majority of We The People no longer give our consent .
How do We The People retract our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
When the majority of people simply refuse to comply with unilateral dictates , and laugh in the faces of those who attempt to enforce them , the government no longer has power .
If one person refuses to comply , the government or control authority can , and likely will , intervene .
However , if tens of thousands rebuke these unconstitutional decrees , there isn ’ t a damn thing govt can do to stop it… and they know it .
A non-compliant snowball becomes an unstoppable freedom avalanche .
Local @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can control the behavior of an individual .
If one barber shop opens , the owner becomes a target .
However , those officials also know they can not control the behavior of the majority .
If every barber shop and beauty salon in town opens… there is absolutely nothing the government can do about it .
If one restaurant and/or bar opens , the state can target the owner .
But if every bar and restaurant in town opens ; and if everyone ignores and dispatches the silly dictates of the local @ @ @ @ @ @ @ isn ’ t a damned thing they can do about it .
The power of the local , regional or state authority comes from the expressed consent of the people .
As soon as the majority of people in that municipality deny that consent , those officials and state authoritarians lose all of their power .
Yes , it really is that simple .
They want you to think otherwise , but it is not true .
If WE THE PEOPLE demand freedom and stand together the control authority is useless .
Those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to weaponize fear .
Fear of arrest ; fear of losing a business ; fear of losing liberty or financial security .
Local , regional and state officials rely on fear .
As soon as the people are no longer fearful , the control ends .
The overwhelming majority of dictates around COVID-19 mitigation are not laws .
There was no debate ; no input from representative government ; and no option for the public to weigh-in on the decisions .
All unilateral rules are arbitrary , and despite many proclamations to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
As soon as citizens no longer voluntarily comply , the term of the rules has expired .
If masks are so effective then why didn ’ t government give masks to prisoners , instead of releasing the inmates ?
Remember , and think carefully about it .
Amid these challenging times fellowship and a spirit of community within the common sense rebel alliance is critical .
Make sure you do not allow people to think they are ‘ on their own ’ … .
There are more of us than them .

(H/T Todd Starnes) Carlos Roman is the owner of a Bread & Barley restaurant in Covina, California, who reached his breaking point with health inspectors and COVID compliance officers when a public health dept. official ordered his restaurant to shut down.
[Facebook Video Here – Article HERE and HERE]
Mr. Roman decided if he was going to lose everything; if his employees were going to lose their livelihoods; if the system was going to destroy them under the weight of unilateral decrees and fiats; then he was going to block the health inspector from doing his job.
The police were called-in to deal with Carlos Roman’s act of defiance. The situation within the video speaks for itself. People are getting desperate… Acts of resistance are spreading. American workers and Main Street are being destroyed… Meanwhile congress wants to send hundreds of millions of taxpayer funds to foreign shores. Think about it.
Many people talk of a foreboding sense. A sense that something is very close to erupting on the surface. I believe, and have said for months, the final eruption will come as a result of overreach by control authority in reference to COVID dictates. We are close.
The power of government comes from the people; or as we say in the U.S. “from the consent of the governed.” When the people lead, the politicians are forced to follow.
Without implied consent the municipal or state government has no power. None.
As a result, the nonsense ends when the majority of We The People no longer give our consent. How do We The People retract our consent? We simply refuse to comply.
When the majority of people simply refuse to comply with unilateral dictates, and laugh in the faces of those who attempt to enforce them, the government no longer has power.
If one person refuses to comply, the government or control authority can, and likely will, intervene. However, if tens of thousands rebuke these unconstitutional decrees, there isn’t a damn thing govt can do to stop it… and they know it. A non-compliant snowball becomes an unstoppable freedom avalanche.
Local, regional and state officials know they can control the behavior of an individual. If one barber shop opens, the owner becomes a target. However, those officials also know they cannot control the behavior of the majority. If every barber shop and beauty salon in town opens… there is absolutely nothing the government can do about it.
If one restaurant and/or bar opens, the state can target the owner. But if every bar and restaurant in town opens; and if everyone ignores and dispatches the silly dictates of the local, regional or state officials; there isn’t a damned thing they can do about it.
The power of the local, regional or state authority comes from the expressed consent of the people. As soon as the majority of people in that municipality deny that consent, those officials and state authoritarians lose all of their power.
Yes, it really is that simple.
They want you to think otherwise, but it is not true. If WE THE PEOPLE demand freedom and stand together the control authority is useless.
Those who construct the systems of control need to weaponize fear. Fear of arrest; fear of losing a business; fear of losing liberty or financial security. Local, regional and state officials rely on fear. As soon as the people are no longer fearful, the control ends.
The overwhelming majority of dictates around COVID-19 mitigation are not laws. There was no debate; no input from representative government; and no option for the public to weigh-in on the decisions.
All unilateral rules are arbitrary, and despite many proclamations to the contrary, they rely upon voluntary compliance. As soon as citizens no longer voluntarily comply, the term of the rules has expired. If masks are so effective then why didn’t government give masks to prisoners, instead of releasing the inmates?
Liberty is inherent.
The removal of liberty requires consent.
..”If the public are bound to yield obedience to laws to which they cannot give their approbation, they are slaves to those who make such laws and enforce them.”.. ~Sam Adams
Remember, and think carefully about it.
Amid these challenging times fellowship and a spirit of community within the common sense rebel alliance is critical. Make sure you do not allow people to think they are ‘on their own’…. There are more of us than them.


theconservativetreehouse--2020-12-28--December 28th – 2020 Presidential Politics – Trump Administration Day #1439


theconservativetreehouse--2020-12-28--Monday December 28th – Open Thread

Monday December 28th – Open Thread


theconservativetreehouse--2020-12-28--President Trump Confirms Support for January 6th MAGA Assembly in Washington DC

President Trump tweets his support for American voters to travel to Washington DC to have their voices heard on January 6th , the same date the Senate is scheduled to certify the results of a fraudulent election result .
[ Unofficial Information – Not From POTUS ] President Trump notes more information on the DC event will be forthcoming… There are voices of patriotic Americans asking what could be achieved against the weight of the administrative state and corrupt Washington DC system standing in opposition to free and fair elections .
The goal here is to mobilize the largest gathering @ @ @ @ @ @ @ political protest .
If not now , then when ?
If not to fight for free/fair elections , then what other worthy cause holds the more righteous effort ?
Perhaps the established classes will ignore… Perhaps the greater cause for our constitutional republic can not be saved… But if we do not try then it most certainly will not be saved .
A poignant reminder from Lulu : “ And how we burned in the camps later , thinking : What would things have been like if every Security operative , when he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ arrest , had been uncertain whether he would return alive and had to say good-bye to his family ?
Or if , during periods of mass arrests , as for example in Leningrad , when they arrested a quarter of the entire city , people had not simply sat there in their lairs , paling with terror at every bang of the downstairs door and at every step on the staircase , but had understood they had nothing left to lose and had boldly set up in the downstairs hall an ambush of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hammers , pokers , or whatever else was at hand ?
… The silent majority has watched as lesser numbered activist and agitating groups have rioted , burned and destroyed cities within multiple states… This peaceful assembly , if significant enough in scale , should strike fear into the hearts of those within DC who defend their interests against the interests of the larger American electorate .
The MAGA coalition is the most diverse , widest and deepest part of the entire American electorate .
President Trump ’ s army consists of every @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ethnicity and orientation .
It is a truly color-blind coalition of middle America patriots and middle-class voters that cuts through the political special interest groups .
Fellowship is critical to defeating those who rely on our division .
Certainly there are many people -with life matters at their forefront- who will not be able to attend ; however , if we can assemble three-percent of those who support President Trump , will will overwhelm every DC venue and hold the largest gathering in history in our nation ’ s history .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the day after the January 5th special election in Georgia .
President Trump will be traveling to Georgia on January 4th to support that election effort .
Despite the duplicitous action by the GOP in the senate , perhaps if Georgia can rally to the MAGA standard and push-back against the leftist advance , we will find at least one brave senator who will defy the machine and object to the certification of a fraudulent 2020 election .
Our dear friend of the Treehouse , John Spiropoulos , will be traveling to DC @ @ @ @ @ @ @ way .
Spiropoulos does outstanding video work and will have a support unit to assist him on the ground on January 6th .
John is departing from California on Tuesday : “ My route will take us through Flagstaff , AZ ; Albuquerque , NM ; Amarillo , TX ; Oklahoma City , OK ; Little Rock , AR ; Nashville , TN and Blacksburg , VA. And , of course , I ’ ll be at the rally in DC .
Will be happy to interview any Treepers along the way .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ reports as soon as possible .
I ’ m doing the road shoots myself .
But I ’ ve hired one of my long-time cameramen to shoot at the rally in Washington .
Better situational awareness and it ’ s too massive a crowd for my wife and I to navigate on our own.
” … Spiropoulos will monitor the comment section below and will tag people along the route who wish to participate .
We will update this 1/6 event as the days get closer and we get more information from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Steal ” group is meeting as outlined in the map below .
That group has no connection to CTH and we are sharing this information caveat emptor :

President Trump tweets his support for American voters to travel to Washington DC to have their voices heard on January 6th, the same date the Senate is scheduled to certify the results of a fraudulent election result. [Unofficial Information – Not From POTUS]
President Trump notes more information on the DC event will be forthcoming…
There are voices of patriotic Americans asking what could be achieved against the weight of the administrative state and corrupt Washington DC system standing in opposition to free and fair elections. The goal here is to mobilize the largest gathering in Washington DC in the history of political protest. If not now, then when? If not to fight for free/fair elections, then what other worthy cause holds the more righteous effort?
Perhaps the established classes will ignore… Perhaps the greater cause for our constitutional republic cannot be saved… But if we do not try then it most certainly will not be saved. A poignant reminder from Lulu:
“And how we burned in the camps later, thinking: What would things have been like if every Security operative, when he went out at night to make an arrest, had been uncertain whether he would return alive and had to say good-bye to his family? Or if, during periods of mass arrests, as for example in Leningrad, when they arrested a quarter of the entire city, people had not simply sat there in their lairs, paling with terror at every bang of the downstairs door and at every step on the staircase, but had understood they had nothing left to lose and had boldly set up in the downstairs hall an ambush of half a dozen people with axes, hammers, pokers, or whatever else was at hand?…
[…] If…if… We didn’t love freedom enough. And even more – we had no awareness of the real situation…. We purely and simply deserved everything that happened afterward.” ― Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn , The Gulag Archipelago
The silent majority has watched as lesser numbered activist and agitating groups have rioted, burned and destroyed cities within multiple states… This peaceful assembly, if significant enough in scale, should strike fear into the hearts of those within DC who defend their interests against the interests of the larger American electorate.
The MAGA coalition is the most diverse, widest and deepest part of the entire American electorate. President Trump’s army consists of every creed, color, race, gender, ethnicity and orientation. It is a truly color-blind coalition of middle America patriots and middle-class voters that cuts through the political special interest groups.
Fellowship is critical to defeating those who rely on our division. Certainly there are many people -with life matters at their forefront- who will not be able to attend; however, if we can assemble three-percent of those who support President Trump, will will overwhelm every DC venue and hold the largest gathering in history in our nation’s history.
This DC event date of 1/6/21 falls on the day after the January 5th special election in Georgia. President Trump will be traveling to Georgia on January 4th to support that election effort. Despite the duplicitous action by the GOP in the senate, perhaps if Georgia can rally to the MAGA standard and push-back against the leftist advance, we will find at least one brave senator who will defy the machine and object to the certification of a fraudulent 2020 election.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKGoSr1v2r0&feature=emb_logo
Our dear friend of the Treehouse, John Spiropoulos, will be traveling to DC and will file ground reports along the way. Spiropoulos does outstanding video work and will have a support unit to assist him on the ground on January 6th.
John is departing from California on Tuesday:
“My route will take us through Flagstaff, AZ; Albuquerque,NM; Amarillo, TX; Oklahoma City, OK; Little Rock, AR; Nashville, TN and Blacksburg, VA. And, of course, I’ll be at the rally in DC. Will be happy to interview any Treepers along the way. And I’ll be sending you reports as soon as possible. I’m doing the road shoots myself. But I’ve hired one of my long-time cameramen to shoot at the rally in Washington. Better situational awareness and it’s too massive a crowd for my wife and I to navigate on our own.”…
Spiropoulos will monitor the comment section below and will tag people along the route who wish to participate. We will update this 1/6 event as the days get closer and we get more information from the Trump team.
The “Stop the Steal” group is meeting as outlined in the map below. That group has no connection to CTH and we are sharing this information caveat emptor:


theconservativetreehouse--2020-12-29--Representative Mo Brooks and Judicial Watch President, Tom Fitton, Discuss Challenges to Electoral V

Representative Mo Brooks and Judicial Watch President, Tom Fitton, Discuss Challenges to Electoral Vote Certification

Representative Mo Brooks of Alabama and Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton discuss the congressman ’ s challenge to the electoral @ @ @ @ @ voter fraud in several key states .
Within the discussion Congressman Mo Brooks outlines the @ @ @ @ @ constitution .
Interesting Discussion :

Representative Mo Brooks of Alabama and Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton discuss the congressman’s challenge to the electoral college vote based on provable voter fraud in several key states. Within the discussion Congressman Mo Brooks outlines the various possibilities outlined in the constitution. Interesting Discussion:


theconservativetreehouse--2020-12-28--COVID Madness, California State Authorities Raid Beauty Salon, Local Authorities Refuse Cooperation

A slight shift in this COVID compliance and resistance example .
The California state regulatory authorities raid a beauty salon citing COVID compliance demands ; however , the local authorities refuse to cooperate with the state intent .
Pomp Hair Salon in Stockton California was raided by state officials who cited the salon for continuing operations [ media story here ] .
The subsequent misdemeanor citation comes from the state .
However , local law enforcement and county prosecution say they will not participate in the enforcement mechanism .
This creates an unusual dynamic as the state has threatened to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ workers ; but what “ enforcement ” action could the state undertake ?
The issues highlighted here cover more than hair salons .
Restaurants and bars are facing similar threats from regulatory agencies : Dept of Health , Bureau of Alcohol , etc .
It is the regulatory issue that keeps many business owners in fear of defying COVID lock-downs .
If local officials break from state regulatory and compliance demands , there ’ s no precedent for what enforcement action a state might attempt to take unilaterally .
Would ideologically prone state @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enforce their unilateral fiats and face a showdown with local law enforcement ?
It is into this dynamic when everyone should remember the County Sheriff is the highest constitutional officer in the region .
A county sheriff can nullify any outside law enforcement agency by simply not complying .
This is a well known issue inside law enforcement .
This takes the blue state ( totalitarianism ) -vs- red state ( freedom/liberty ) issue into a more granular distinction .
Within the Blue States there are likely to be contests of power between @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an interesting dynamic .
Meanwhile… Thanks to Governor Ron DeSantis , Florida is leading the way in allowing local jurisdictions and individual businesses to make up their own mind about what COVID mitigation efforts best suit their constituents and customers .
This approach puts the accountability on the local officials who are closest to the voices of those who live there .
Until now we have noted blue state citizens fleeing the totalitarian states for red state places where freedom is more pronounced .
However , with this internal regulatory issue highlighted , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ state where citizens migrate in-state to areas where they are able to live with greater liberty .
The local -vs- state enforcement activity is an interesting dynamic to keep watching .
SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY , Calif. ( KTXL ) — A Stockton hair salon that was the focus of an enforcement visit for COVID-19 restrictions by the Department of Consumer Affairs will not be facing any charges from the county .
The San Joaquin County District Attorney said they , “ as well as local law enforcement ” , had no involvement in @ @ @

A slight shift in this COVID compliance and resistance example. The California state regulatory authorities raid a beauty salon citing COVID compliance demands; however, the local authorities refuse to cooperate with the state intent.
Pomp Hair Salon in Stockton California was raided by state officials who cited the salon for continuing operations [media story here]. The subsequent misdemeanor citation comes from the state. However, local law enforcement and county prosecution say they will not participate in the enforcement mechanism.
This creates an unusual dynamic as the state has threatened to revoke licenses for the salon and the workers; but what “enforcement” action could the state undertake?
The issues highlighted here cover more than hair salons. Restaurants and bars are facing similar threats from regulatory agencies: Dept of Health, Bureau of Alcohol, etc. It is the regulatory issue that keeps many business owners in fear of defying COVID lock-downs.
If local officials break from state regulatory and compliance demands, there’s no precedent for what enforcement action a state might attempt to take unilaterally.
Would ideologically prone state governors attempt to send State Police to enforce their unilateral fiats and face a showdown with local law enforcement?
It is into this dynamic when everyone should remember the County Sheriff is the highest constitutional officer in the region. A county sheriff can nullify any outside law enforcement agency by simply not complying. This is a well known issue inside law enforcement.
This takes the blue state (totalitarianism) -vs- red state (freedom/liberty) issue into a more granular distinction. Within the Blue States there are likely to be contests of power between local and state officials. It is an interesting dynamic.
Meanwhile… Thanks to Governor Ron DeSantis, Florida is leading the way in allowing local jurisdictions and individual businesses to make up their own mind about what COVID mitigation efforts best suit their constituents and customers. This approach puts the accountability on the local officials who are closest to the voices of those who live there.
Until now we have noted blue state citizens fleeing the totalitarian states for red state places where freedom is more pronounced. However, with this internal regulatory issue highlighted, there may be regional moves within a state where citizens migrate in-state to areas where they are able to live with greater liberty.
The local -vs- state enforcement activity is an interesting dynamic to keep watching.
SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, Calif. (KTXL) — A Stockton hair salon that was the focus of an enforcement visit for COVID-19 restrictions by the Department of Consumer Affairs will not be facing any charges from the county. The San Joaquin County District Attorney said they, “as well as local law enforcement”, had no involvement in the incident.
https://www.facebook.com/salonpomp/posts/5178884072136683


theconservativetreehouse--2020-12-28--Germany First, Angela Merkel Orders 30 Million Doses of Pfizer Vaccine Outside EU Agreement

The one constant in an ever-changing universe is the hypocrisy within the positions of the left-wing ideology .
In an earlier reference , Germany demanded the EU stay united in the Paris Climate Treaty until President Trump withdrew ; then , immediately Germany went solo and said they would not adhere to the communal climate dictates they previously demanded .
In the most recent example Angela Merkel goes rogue and orders 30 million doses of COVID vaccine from pharmaceutical company Pfizer .
Outside the EU plan for their collective distribution .
“ It is known that Germany has placed an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anti-Covid vaccine , bilaterally , with Pfizer and BioNtech ” , which will add to the quota of 55.8 million destined for the country .
in the distribution of the 300 million doses ordered by the European Union The spokesman for the German health ministry , Jens Spahn , said in response to a question during the government press conference in Berlin .
( link ) Ultimately , each leader should act according to their own nations ’ best interests ; that ’ s the essential underpinning of nationalism .
However , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to lead the collectivist argument while selectively picking and choosing which of those “ greater good ” demands they individually choose to adhere to .
I digress…

The one constant in an ever-changing universe is the hypocrisy within the positions of the left-wing ideology.
In an earlier reference, Germany demanded the EU stay united in the Paris Climate Treaty until President Trump withdrew; then, immediately Germany went solo and said they would not adhere to the communal climate dictates they previously demanded.
In the most recent example Angela Merkel goes rogue and orders 30 million doses of COVID vaccine from pharmaceutical company Pfizer. Outside the EU plan for their collective distribution.
“It is known that Germany has placed an order for 30 million doses of the anti-Covid vaccine, bilaterally, with Pfizer and BioNtech”, which will add to the quota of 55.8 million destined for the country. in the distribution of the 300 million doses ordered by the European Union The spokesman for the German health ministry, Jens Spahn, said in response to a question during the government press conference in Berlin. (link)
Ultimately, each leader should act according to their own nations’ best interests; that’s the essential underpinning of nationalism. However, it is a little beyond hypocritical for Germany to lead the collectivist argument while selectively picking and choosing which of those “greater good” demands they individually choose to adhere to. I digress…


theconservativetreehouse--2020-12-28--Officials Cannot Identify Motive for Nashville Bombing Suspect

63-year-old Anthony Quinn Warner has been identified by federal and state officials as the suspect who detonated a bomb in downtown Nashville on Christmas morning .
The explosion took place when downtown streets were essentially empty of people and activity .
Prior to the blast there was a recorded announcement warning anyone nearby that a bomb would soon detonate .
Then , for reasons that may never be known , the broadcast audio switched to a recording of Petula Clark ’ s 1964 hit “ Downtown ” shortly before the blast .
Officials now say Anthony Warner was killed in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get an answer .
Sometimes , it ’ s just not possible , ” David Rausch , the director of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation , said Monday in an interview on NBC ’ s “ Today ” show .
“ The best way to find motive is to talk to the individual .
We will not be able to do that in this case.
” Warner ’ s only arrest was for a 1978 marijuana-related charge .
On December 5 , he also told a real estate agent that he worked for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to retire , according to the newspaper .
A month before the bombing , Warner gave away the $ 160,000 home he lived in to a woman in California whose link to him remains unclear , DailyMail.com first reported Saturday .
[ … ] Warner ’ s actions leading up to the bombing are now under scrutiny as investigators try to piece together his motive in the unusual attack .
The freelance IT consultant , whom neighbors described as an ‘ oddball ’ , was ‘ heavily into conspiracy theories ’ , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Warner believed 5G cellular technology was killing people , and may have been spurred on in the conspiracy theory by the 2011 death of his father , who worked for telecom BellSouth , which later merged with AT & T .
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63-year-old Anthony Quinn Warner has been identified by federal and state officials as the suspect who detonated a bomb in downtown Nashville on Christmas morning. The explosion took place when downtown streets were essentially empty of people and activity.
Prior to the blast there was a recorded announcement warning anyone nearby that a bomb would soon detonate. Then, for reasons that may never be known, the broadcast audio switched to a recording of Petula Clark’s 1964 hit “Downtown” shortly before the blast.
Officials now say Anthony Warner was killed in the blast. “We hope to get an answer. Sometimes, it’s just not possible,” David Rausch, the director of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, said Monday in an interview on NBC’s “Today” show. “The best way to find motive is to talk to the individual. We will not be able to do that in this case.”
Warner’s only arrest was for a 1978 marijuana-related charge.
According to the Daily Mail – “A Sunday report from the New York Times details preparations Warner made in the weeks prior to his suicide attack, including telling his ex-girlfriend that he had cancer and giving her his car.


theconservativetreehouse--2020-12-28--The Guarantee Clause, The Electoral Count Act of 1887, The DNI Ratcliffe Report on Foreign Interfere

The Guarantee Clause, The Electoral Count Act of 1887, The DNI Ratcliffe Report on Foreign Interference and VP Mike Pence

Amid our national discussion and evidence of wide-spread mail-in ballot vote fraud ; and considering the January 6th role of the Senate to certify the 2020 presidential election ; and considering a report from Director of National Intelligence , John Ratcliffe , is forthcoming with previous assertions of “ foreign interference ” ; and considering five states are sending dual sets of electors ; there has been some discussion about “ The Guarantee Clause ” within the constitution and how it might uniquely apply to 2020 .
Here ’ s the discussion as best I can explain it : “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its core , the Guarantee Clause provides for majority rule .
A republican government is one in which the people govern through elections .
This is the constant refrain of the Federalist Papers .
Alexander Hamilton , for example , put it this way in The Federalist No .
57 : “ The elective mode of obtaining rulers is the characteristic policy of republican government.
” [ citation ] “ The Clause requires the United States to prevent any state from imposing rule by monarchy , dictatorship , aristocracy , or permanent military @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Instead , governing by electoral processes is constitutionally required.
” Additionally , The Electoral Count Act or the Electoral Count Act of 1887 is a US federal law stating procedures for the counting of electoral votes by Congress following a presidential election .
It was enacted in the aftermath of the disputed 1876 presidential election between Rutherford B Hayes and Samuel J Tilden .
In that election , several states submitted competing slates of electors and a divided Congress was unable to resolve the deadlock .
[ citation ] Essentially , the Electoral @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to complete their certification of electors to congress by a certain date .
The conversation prior to the November 2020 election surrounded whether the COVID pandemic would interfere with the deadlines for state elector certification given the massive numbers of ‘ mail-in ’ ballots ; and whether the counting of them would break through the deadlines imposed by the Act .
A combination of The Guarantee Clause ( constitution ) and the Electoral Count Act of 1887 ( law ) , establishes the framework for some to argue a fraudulent 2020 election result @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on January 6 , 2021 .
Thus five state legislatures -under Republican control- have sent dual-sets of electors to congress : Arizona , Nevada , Wisconsin , Georgia and Pennsylvania .
Let us be clear… There is little framework for this type of constitutional issue .
This is uncharted territory , and consequently there is no body of law or case study upon which to apply a historic reference .
However , that said , the issue of Director of National Intelligence , John Ratcliffe , producing a report about foreign election interference @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ The Guarantee Clause ” of the constitution may apply .
Here ’ s where it gets interesting… .
The Guarantee Clause puts the jurisdiction in the hands of the political bodies , executive branch and legislative branch , to decide the merit of any state vulnerability in their election outcome .
There is little , if any , place for the judicial branch to play a role .
The federal government , not the state government , ultimately holds the responsibility to protect the entire United States from foreign interference within the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ apply to foreign election interference .
“ [ B ] ecause protection against invasion or domestic violence is normally available only from Congress and the President , the structure of this section suggests that the political branches have at least the primary duty to carry out its obligations.
” If DNI Ratcliffe produces a report ( prior to January 6th ) that outlines foreign interference in the election ; and if the argument can be made the states with the contested ( dual sets ) of electors were subjects/targets of that interference ; @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the contested states is laid in congress .
In this approach the electoral nullification argument would appear to rest on The Guarantee Clause ; where the state election outcome was not valid – as it is not representative of a republican form of government , and the majority vote requirement was manipulated .
If this type of legislative challenge was to take place , there is little precedent for the judicial branch to be involved except to qualify what role The Guarantee Clause would/could play and to what extent the nullification arguments @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is all uncharted territory .
However , there are people claiming this process could work to keep President Trump in office .
The disqualification of the contested state electors under this argument would ultimately fall upon Vice President Mike Pence who is also President of the Senate and in charge of the January 6th electoral vote certification .
There is a lot of “ if-this-then ” etc within this framework , and all of it ultimately is predicated on congress challenging the election ( still unknown ) ; and VP Mike Pence then @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nullified ( long-shot ) ; but that seems to be the argument some are making .
I wonder why DNI John Ratcliffe is taking so long to produce his report ?
Last thought… I have absolutely no idea if this can work , I am just summarizing a set of theoretical arguments that appear to be surfacing .
Remember , we all want the best outcome for our nation and nerves are frayed… .
let us be kind to each-other in fellowship .

Amid our national discussion and evidence of wide-spread mail-in ballot vote fraud; and considering the January 6th role of the Senate to certify the 2020 presidential election; and considering a report from Director of National Intelligence, John Ratcliffe, is forthcoming with previous assertions of “foreign interference”; and considering five states are sending dual sets of electors; there has been some discussion about “The Guarantee Clause” within the constitution and how it might uniquely apply to 2020.
Here’s the discussion as best I can explain it:
[Article IV – Sec.4] The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened) against domestic Violence.
“The Guarantee Clause” – “At its core, the Guarantee Clause provides for majority rule. A republican government is one in which the people govern through elections. This is the constant refrain of the Federalist Papers. Alexander Hamilton, for example, put it this way in The Federalist No. 57: “The elective mode of obtaining rulers is the characteristic policy of republican government.” [citation] “The Clause requires the United States to prevent any state from imposing rule by monarchy, dictatorship, aristocracy, or permanent military rule, even through majority vote. Instead, governing by electoral processes is constitutionally required.”
Additionally, The Electoral Count Act or the Electoral Count Act of 1887 is a US federal law stating procedures for the counting of electoral votes by Congress following a presidential election. It was enacted in the aftermath of the disputed 1876 presidential election between Rutherford B Hayes and Samuel J Tilden. In that election, several states submitted competing slates of electors and a divided Congress was unable to resolve the deadlock. [citation]
Essentially, the Electoral Count Act (1887) requires states to complete their certification of electors to congress by a certain date. The conversation prior to the November 2020 election surrounded whether the COVID pandemic would interfere with the deadlines for state elector certification given the massive numbers of ‘mail-in’ ballots; and whether the counting of them would break through the deadlines imposed by the Act.
A combination of The Guarantee Clause (constitution) and the Electoral Count Act of 1887 (law), establishes the framework for some to argue a fraudulent 2020 election result can successfully be challenged during congressional certification on January 6, 2021. Thus five state legislatures -under Republican control- have sent dual-sets of electors to congress: Arizona, Nevada, Wisconsin, Georgia and Pennsylvania.
Let us be clear… There is little framework for this type of constitutional issue. This is uncharted territory, and consequently there is no body of law or case study upon which to apply a historic reference. However, that said, the issue of Director of National Intelligence, John Ratcliffe, producing a report about foreign election interference could be a fulcrum issue upon which “The Guarantee Clause” of the constitution may apply.
Here’s where it gets interesting…. The Guarantee Clause puts the jurisdiction in the hands of the political bodies, executive branch and legislative branch, to decide the merit of any state vulnerability in their election outcome. There is little, if any, place for the judicial branch to play a role.
In Luther v. Borden (1849), the Supreme Court held questions involving the Guarantee Clause nonjusticiable, meaning that any remedy for a violation would lie with Congress or the President, not the federal judiciary. Nearly one hundred years later, the Court sweepingly declared that the guarantee of a republican form of government cannot be challenged in court. Colegrove v. Green (1946). (citation)
The federal government, not the state government, ultimately holds the responsibility to protect the entire United States from foreign interference within the Guarantee Clause. This would seem to apply to foreign election interference. “[B]ecause protection against invasion or domestic violence is normally available only from Congress and the President, the structure of this section suggests that the political branches have at least the primary duty to carry out its obligations.”
If DNI Ratcliffe produces a report (prior to January 6th) that outlines foreign interference in the election; and if the argument can be made the states with the contested (dual sets) of electors were subjects/targets of that interference; then a foundation to nullify the electors from the contested states is laid in congress.
In this approach the electoral nullification argument would appear to rest on The Guarantee Clause; where the state election outcome was not valid – as it is not representative of a republican form of government, and the majority vote requirement was manipulated.
If this type of legislative challenge was to take place, there is little precedent for the judicial branch to be involved except to qualify what role The Guarantee Clause would/could play and to what extent the nullification arguments are constitutionally valid.
Again, this is all uncharted territory. However, there are people claiming this process could work to keep President Trump in office. The disqualification of the contested state electors under this argument would ultimately fall upon Vice President Mike Pence who is also President of the Senate and in charge of the January 6th electoral vote certification.
There is a lot of “if-this-then” etc within this framework, and all of it ultimately is predicated on congress challenging the election (still unknown); and VP Mike Pence then deciding which electors would be certified or nullified (long-shot); but that seems to be the argument some are making.
I wonder why DNI John Ratcliffe is taking so long to produce his report?
Last thought… I have absolutely no idea if this can work, I am just summarizing a set of theoretical arguments that appear to be surfacing. Remember, we all want the best outcome for our nation and nerves are frayed…. let us be kind to each-other in fellowship.
“One nation, under GOD“…
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