westernjournal--2020-12-21--Vatican Declares It ‘Morally Acceptable’ for Catholics To Receive Vaccines Derived from Aborted Fetu

Vatican Declares It ‘Morally Acceptable’ for Catholics To Receive Vaccines Derived from Aborted Fetuses

The Vatican on Monday declared that it is “ morally acceptable ” for Roman Catholics to receive COVID-19 vaccines based on research that used fetal tissue from abortions .
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith , the Vatican ’ s watchdog office for doctrinal orthodoxy , said it addressed the question after receiving several requests for “ guidance ” during recent months .
The doctrine office said that bishops , Catholic groups and experts have offered “ diverse and sometimes conflicting pronouncements ” on the matter .
Drawing on Vatican pronouncements in past years about developing vaccines prepared @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the watchdog office issued a statement it said Pope Francis had examined last week and ordered to be made public .
The Catholic Church ’ s teaching says that abortion is a grave sin .
TRENDING : MN Senator/Physician Blows Whistle : The Bizarre , Non-COVID Types of Deaths Being Blamed on COVID The Vatican concluded that “ it is morally acceptable to receive COVID-19 vaccines that have used cell lines from aborted fetuses ” in the research and production process when “ ethically irreproachable ” vaccines aren ’ t available to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the “ licit ” uses of such vaccines “ does not and should not in any way imply that there is a moral endorsement of the use of cell lines proceeding from aborted fetuses.
” The Catholic News Agency noted that the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was among those determined to be “ ethically uncontroversial ” by the Charlotte Lozier Institute , the research arm of the pro-life Susan B. Anthony List .
The Moderna vaccine is also on the “ ethically uncontroversial ” list .
Dr. John Brehany , director of institutional relations at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that “ while the company has some association with the use of cell lines from elective abortions , it is not responsible for that use , and its vaccine was not produced using those HEK-293 cells , ” the Catholic News Agency said .
On the other hand , several other vaccines — including those developed by the University of Oxford and Astrazeneca , Johnson & Johnson and Janssen , and the University of Pittsburgh — are the product of “ unethical programs , ” it said .
“ The use of cells @ @ @ @ @ @ @ makes these five COVID-19 vaccine programs potentially controversial and could reduce willingness of some to use the vaccine , ” the Lozier Institute said .
In its statement , the Vatican explained that obtaining vaccines that do not pose an ethical dilemma is not always possible .
It cited circumstances in countries “ where vaccines without ethical problems are not made available to physicians and patients ” or where special storage or transport conditions make their distribution more difficult .
In reassuring faithful Catholics that getting a COVID-19 vaccine would not violate religious @ @ @ @ @ @ @ while various vaccines might be distributed in a country , “ health authorities do not allow citizens to choose the vaccine with which to be inoculated.
” RELATED : Dem Mayor Backs Down , Eases Worship Restrictions Following Lawsuit from Religious Leader In those cases , it is morally acceptable to receive vaccines that have used cell lines from aborted fetuses , the Vatican said .
The Vatican said some of the vaccines used cell lines “ drawn from tissue obtained from two abortions that occurred in the last century.
” The Vatican @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Francis would be vaccinated nor which vaccine he might receive .
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The Vatican on Monday declared that it is “morally acceptable” for Roman Catholics to receive COVID-19 vaccines based on research that used fetal tissue from abortions.
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the Vatican’s watchdog office for doctrinal orthodoxy, said it addressed the question after receiving several requests for “guidance” during recent months.
The doctrine office said that bishops, Catholic groups and experts have offered “diverse and sometimes conflicting pronouncements” on the matter.
Drawing on Vatican pronouncements in past years about developing vaccines prepared from cells derived from aborted fetuses, the watchdog office issued a statement it said Pope Francis had examined last week and ordered to be made public.
The Catholic Church’s teaching says that abortion is a grave sin.
The Vatican concluded that “it is morally acceptable to receive COVID-19 vaccines that have used cell lines from aborted fetuses” in the research and production process when “ethically irreproachable” vaccines aren’t available to the public.
However, it stressed that the “licit” uses of such vaccines “does not and should not in any way imply that there is a moral endorsement of the use of cell lines proceeding from aborted fetuses.”
The Catholic News Agency noted that the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was among those determined to be “ethically uncontroversial” by the Charlotte Lozier Institute, the research arm of the pro-life Susan B. Anthony List.
The Moderna vaccine is also on the “ethically uncontroversial” list. Dr. John Brehany, director of institutional relations at the National Catholic Bioethics Center, said that “while the company has some association with the use of cell lines from elective abortions, it is not responsible for that use, and its vaccine was not produced using those HEK-293 cells,” the Catholic News Agency said.
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On the other hand, several other vaccines — including those developed by the University of Oxford and Astrazeneca, Johnson & Johnson and Janssen, and the University of Pittsburgh — are the product of “unethical programs,” it said.
“The use of cells from electively aborted fetuses for vaccine production makes these five COVID-19 vaccine programs potentially controversial and could reduce willingness of some to use the vaccine,” the Lozier Institute said.
In its statement, the Vatican explained that obtaining vaccines that do not pose an ethical dilemma is not always possible.
It cited circumstances in countries “where vaccines without ethical problems are not made available to physicians and patients” or where special storage or transport conditions make their distribution more difficult.
In reassuring faithful Catholics that getting a COVID-19 vaccine would not violate religious doctrine, the Vatican also noted that while various vaccines might be distributed in a country, “health authorities do not allow citizens to choose the vaccine with which to be inoculated.”
In those cases, it is morally acceptable to receive vaccines that have used cell lines from aborted fetuses, the Vatican said.
The Vatican said some of the vaccines used cell lines “drawn from tissue obtained from two abortions that occurred in the last century.”
The Vatican hasn’t said if or when Francis would be vaccinated nor which vaccine he might receive.
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westernjournal--2020-12-21--Congress Reaches Agreement To Send Second Round of Checks To Americans – But Not for $1,200

After months of debate and political posturing , Congress is set to act on a $ 900 billion pandemic relief package that would deliver long-sought cash to businesses and individuals as well as resources to vaccinate a nation confronting a surge in COVID-19 cases .
The relief package , agreed to on Sunday and expected to draw votes in Congress on Monday , would establish a temporary $ 300-per-week supplemental jobless benefit and a $ 600 direct stimulus payment to most Americans , along with a new round of subsidies for hard-hit businesses and money for schools , health care @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Senate leaders planned votes for Monday , but the final measure was still being finalized .
Lawmakers were eager to leave Washington and close out a tumultuous year .
The $ 300-per-week bonus jobless benefit was one half the supplemental federal unemployment benefit provided under the $ 1.8 trillion CARES Act in March and would be limited to 11 weeks instead of 16 weeks .
The direct $ 600 stimulus payment to most people would also be half the March payment , subject to the same income limits in which an individual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after $ 75,000 .
TRENDING : MN Senator/Physician Blows Whistle : The Bizarre , Non-COVID Types of Deaths Being Blamed on COVID “ There will be another major rescue package for the American people , ” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said in announcing the agreement for the relief bill .
“ It is packed with targeted policies to help struggling Americans who have already waited too long , ” the Kentucky Republican said .
President Donald Trump had urged lawmakers Sunday to give Americans relief in the form of direct payments .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ our people a Stimulus Bill ?
It wasn ’ t their fault , it was the fault of China , ” he said on Twitter .
“ GET IT DONE , and give them more money in direct payments.
” Democrats had pushed for a much more expensive relief package , and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi vowed more is to come once Joe Biden , the presumptive winner of the November presidential election , takes office next month .
“ It is a first step , ” the California Democrat said .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ politicians , including the president , cited debt concerns in pushing against Democratic demands .
They focused more on reopening the economy and less on taxpayer-financed steps such as supplemental jobless benefits .
Biden praised the bipartisan spirit that produced the measure , which he called “ just the beginning.
” “ This is a model for the challenging work ahead for our nation , ” he said Sunday in a statement .
A fight over Federal Reserve emergency powers was resolved Saturday night by the Senate ’ s top Democrat , Chuck @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Republican Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania .
That breakthrough led to a final round of negotiations Sunday .
RELATED : Treasury Secretary Reveals When New Round of Relief Checks Will Reach Americans Schumer and Pelosi said in a statement that the $ 900 billion bill includes $ 82 billion for local schools , colleges and universities , $ 25 billion in rental assistance , $ 15 billion for theaters and other live venues , and $ 10 billion for child care .
Delays in finalizing the agreement prompted Congress to pass a one-day stopgap @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at midnight Sunday .
The final agreement would be the largest spending measure yet , combining $ 900 billion for COVID-19 relief with a $ 1.4 trillion government-wide funding plan and lots of other unrelated measures on taxes , health , infrastructure and education .
Talks turned serious in recent days as lawmakers on both sides finally faced the deadline of acting before leaving Washington for Christmas .
“ This bill is a good bill .
Tonight is a good night .
But it is not the end of the story , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” Schumer told reporters .
“ Anyone who thinks this bill is enough does not know what ’ s going on in America.
” Progress came after a bipartisan group of about a dozen lawmakers devised a $ 908 billion plan that built a middle-ground position that the top four leaders of Congress — the GOP and Democratic leaders of both the House and Senate — used as the basis for their talks .
The lawmakers urged leaders on both sides to back off of hard-line positions .
“ We put our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for nearly a month to produce a bipartisan , bicameral bill to address the emergency needs of our country , ” the bipartisan group said in a statement .
“ Our consensus bill was the foundation of this final package.
” Republicans were most intent on reviving the Paycheck Protection Program with $ 284 billion , which would cover a second round of PPP grants to especially hard-hit businesses .
Democrats won set-asides for low-income and minority communities .
The governmentwide appropriations bill would fund agencies through next September .
That measure was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ billion installment for Trump ’ s U.S.-Mexico border wall as a condition of winning his signature .
The bill was an engine to carry much of Capitol Hill ’ s unfinished business , including an almost 400-page water resources bill that targets $ 10 billion for 46 Army Corps of Engineers flood control , environmental and coastal protection projects .
Another addition would extend a batch of soon-to-expire tax breaks , including one for craft brewers , wineries and distillers .
It also would carry numerous clean energy provisions , $ 7 billion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 4 billion to help other nations vaccinate their people , $ 14 billion for cash-starved transit systems , Amtrak and airports .
Democrats failed in a months-long battle to deliver direct fiscal relief to states and local governments , but they successfully pressed for $ 22 billion would help states and local governments with COVID-19-related health expenses such as testing and vaccines .
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After months of debate and political posturing, Congress is set to act on a $900 billion pandemic relief package that would deliver long-sought cash to businesses and individuals as well as resources to vaccinate a nation confronting a surge in COVID-19 cases.
The relief package, agreed to on Sunday and expected to draw votes in Congress on Monday, would establish a temporary $300-per-week supplemental jobless benefit and a $600 direct stimulus payment to most Americans, along with a new round of subsidies for hard-hit businesses and money for schools, health care providers and renters facing eviction.
House and Senate leaders planned votes for Monday, but the final measure was still being finalized. Lawmakers were eager to leave Washington and close out a tumultuous year.
The $300-per-week bonus jobless benefit was one half the supplemental federal unemployment benefit provided under the $1.8 trillion CARES Act in March and would be limited to 11 weeks instead of 16 weeks. The direct $600 stimulus payment to most people would also be half the March payment, subject to the same income limits in which an individual’s payment began to phase out after $75,000.
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“There will be another major rescue package for the American people,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said in announcing the agreement for the relief bill.
“It is packed with targeted policies to help struggling Americans who have already waited too long,” the Kentucky Republican said.
President Donald Trump had urged lawmakers Sunday to give Americans relief in the form of direct payments.
“Why isn’t Congress giving our people a Stimulus Bill? It wasn’t their fault, it was the fault of China,” he said on Twitter. “GET IT DONE, and give them more money in direct payments.”
Why isn’t Congress giving our people a Stimulus Bill? It wasn’t their fault, it was the fault of China. GET IT DONE, and give them more money in direct payments. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 20, 2020
Democrats had pushed for a much more expensive relief package, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi vowed more is to come once Joe Biden, the presumptive winner of the November presidential election, takes office next month.
“It is a first step,” the California Democrat said. “We have to do more.”
Republican politicians, including the president, cited debt concerns in pushing against Democratic demands. They focused more on reopening the economy and less on taxpayer-financed steps such as supplemental jobless benefits.
Biden praised the bipartisan spirit that produced the measure, which he called “just the beginning.” “This is a model for the challenging work ahead for our nation,” he said Sunday in a statement.
A fight over Federal Reserve emergency powers was resolved Saturday night by the Senate’s top Democrat, Chuck Schumer of New York, and conservative Republican Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania. That breakthrough led to a final round of negotiations Sunday.
Schumer and Pelosi said in a statement that the $900 billion bill includes $82 billion for local schools, colleges and universities, $25 billion in rental assistance, $15 billion for theaters and other live venues, and $10 billion for child care.
Delays in finalizing the agreement prompted Congress to pass a one-day stopgap spending bill to prevent a government shutdown at midnight Sunday.
The final agreement would be the largest spending measure yet, combining $900 billion for COVID-19 relief with a $1.4 trillion government-wide funding plan and lots of other unrelated measures on taxes, health, infrastructure and education.
Talks turned serious in recent days as lawmakers on both sides finally faced the deadline of acting before leaving Washington for Christmas.
“This bill is a good bill. Tonight is a good night. But it is not the end of the story, it is not the end of the job,” Schumer told reporters. “Anyone who thinks this bill is enough does not know what’s going on in America.”
Progress came after a bipartisan group of about a dozen lawmakers devised a $908 billion plan that built a middle-ground position that the top four leaders of Congress — the GOP and Democratic leaders of both the House and Senate — used as the basis for their talks. The lawmakers urged leaders on both sides to back off of hard-line positions.
“We put our heads down and worked around the clock for nearly a month to produce a bipartisan, bicameral bill to address the emergency needs of our country,” the bipartisan group said in a statement. “Our consensus bill was the foundation of this final package.”
Republicans were most intent on reviving the Paycheck Protection Program with $284 billion, which would cover a second round of PPP grants to especially hard-hit businesses. Democrats won set-asides for low-income and minority communities.
The governmentwide appropriations bill would fund agencies through next September. That measure was likely to provide a last $1.4 billion installment for Trump’s U.S.-Mexico border wall as a condition of winning his signature.
The bill was an engine to carry much of Capitol Hill’s unfinished business, including an almost 400-page water resources bill that targets $10 billion for 46 Army Corps of Engineers flood control, environmental and coastal protection projects.
Another addition would extend a batch of soon-to-expire tax breaks, including one for craft brewers, wineries and distillers.
It also would carry numerous clean energy provisions, $7 billion to increase access to broadband, $4 billion to help other nations vaccinate their people, $14 billion for cash-starved transit systems, Amtrak and airports.
Democrats failed in a months-long battle to deliver direct fiscal relief to states and local governments, but they successfully pressed for $22 billion would help states and local governments with COVID-19-related health expenses such as testing and vaccines.
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westernjournal--2020-12-22--Gingrich Says These 4 Outrages Gave Biden a Fraudulent ‘Win,’ But He’s Not Giving up

Newt Gingrich doesn ’ t believe Joe Biden ’ s win is fraudulent because of hacked Dominion voting machines .
There is no kraken to be released , he says .
But make no mistake : The former House speaker from Georgia believes Joe Biden ’ s presidential victory was absolutely helped along by fraud — and not only in the way votes were counted .
In a post to his personal website last week , Gingrich argued liberals and conservatives were living in “ alternative worlds ” — one constructed by the mainstream media and the establishment , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rebellion which believes we are being destroyed , our liberties are being cancelled , and our religions are under assault.
” “ Now , people in my world are told it is time to stop resisting and cooperate with the new president , ” Gingrich wrote .
“ But we remember that the Democrats wanted to cooperate with Trump so much that they began talking about his impeachment before he even took office.
” Gingrich ’ s screed isn ’ t a short one and contains plenty of reasons why he ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be remembered as a high point of democracy .
However , he pointed out four specific reasons why .
TRENDING : Joe Biden 's Niece Caroline Receives Zero Jail Time After Pleading Guilty to DUI The first : “ Officials in virtually every swing state broke their states ’ own laws to send out millions of ballots or ballot applications to every registered voter .
It was all clearly documented in the Texas lawsuit , which was declined by the US Supreme Court based on Texas ’ procedural standing – not the merits @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the election.
” The Texas lawsuit against swing states accused them of abrogating their own election laws in the face of the pandemic .
As Gingrich points out , the reason it was dismissed by the Supreme Court was a matter of standing .
In brief , the law requires you to have suffered some injury in order to press a suit ; if not , our already beleaguered court system would be swamped with cases .
That injury is referred to as “ standing ” — what allows you to press a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out in an article at the Cato Institute , Texas ’ argument for standing was that “ the States have a distinct interest in who is elected Vice President and thus who can cast the tiebreaking vote in the Senate.
” However , Berry wrote , “ Texas could argue only that vice president‐elect Kamala Harris might break a 50–50 tie in the Senate in the next four years , and that Texas ’ s senators might be on the losing side of that vote .
That possibility does not have the ‘ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ review is limited only to those with a particularized injury.
” This still has nothing to do with the fact swing states decided the old rules didn ’ t apply — something the high court didn ’ t rule on due to Texas ’ standing .
“ In addition , it ’ s clear that virtually every swing state essentially suspended normal requirements for verifying absentee ballots , ” Gingrich wrote .
“ Rejection rates were an order of magnitude lower than in a normal year .
In Georgia , rejection rates dropped @ @ @ @ @ @ @ percent in 2020 .
In Pennsylvania , it went from 1 percent in 2016 to .003 percent in 2020 .
Nevada fell from 1.6 percent to .75 percent .
There is no plausible explanation other than that they were counting a huge number of ballots – disproportionately for Biden – that normally would not have passed muster .
That ’ s the election.
” Gingrich cited an article at Just the News by Daniel Payne , in which Payne pointed out that “ mail-in ballots are rejected at around the rate of 1 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the rate can go as high as 3 % , the higher number reflecting the unfamiliarity first-time voters have with the mail-in process.
” Instead , rejection rates were at historic lows — unusual given the chaos surrounding the election .
The implication , of course , is that the rules went out the window when it came to what election officials would accept .
And then there were issues that went beyond how the vote was tabulated and conducted .
RELATED : Trump Ally Gingrich Comes Down Hard on Lawyers for Telling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ elite liberal media lied about the timeline of the COVID-19 vaccine , ” Gingrich wrote .
“ They blamed President Trump for the global pandemic even as he did literally everything top scientists instructed .
In multiple debates , the moderators outright stated that he was lying about the US having a vaccine before the end of the year ( note Vice President Mike Pence received it this week ) .
If Americans had known the pandemic was almost over , that too was likely the difference in the election.
” Finally , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ debate commission spiked the second debate at a critical time in order to hurt President Trump .
If there had been one more debate like the final one , it likely would have been pivotal.
” The second debate was canceled after Trump tested positive for COVID-19 .
The Commission on Presidential Debates wanted to move the debate to a virtual one ; the Trump campaign refused , given the Biden campaign ’ s conspicuous reliance on electronic aids for their candidate .
Both men were seen as healthy enough to conduct in-person @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would have been held .
While the first debate was an affair best described as unusual — the real loser seemed to be moderator Chris Wallace , who came across as a dinghy tossed about in a nor ’ easter — the final debate produced a decisive win for Trump .
“ This is just the beginning .
But any one of those things alone is enough for Trump supporters to think we have been robbed by a ruthless establishment – which is likely to only get more corrupt and aggressive if it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” he wrote .
Gingrich had other serious issues with how those in the alternative world of the media spun the 2020 election .
“ When Twitter and Facebook censored the oldest and fourth largest newspaper ( founded by Alexander Hamilton ) because it accurately reported news that could hurt Biden ’ s chances – where were The New York Times and The Washington Post ?
” Gingrich wrote , referencing the New York Post ’ s Hunter Biden story being spiked on social media and the paper being locked out of its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Hunter Biden story is now becoming impossible to avoid or conceal .
The family of the Democrat nominee for president received at least $ 5 million from an entity controlled by our greatest adversary , ” Gingrich wrote , referring to the China deal purportedly engineered , in part , by Hunter and James Biden .
“ It was a blatant payoff , and most Americans who voted for Biden never heard of it – or were told before the election it was Russian disinformation .
Once they did hear of it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ switched their votes , according to a poll by the Media Research Center .
That ’ s the entire election .
The censorship worked exactly as intended.
” And no , this isn ’ t the kind of fraud the mainstream media wants to talk about — because they perpetrated a great deal of it .
What they ’ d prefer to focus on , instead , are nefarious allegations from the fringes .
The media rigged this election .
They made sure we knew who was supposed to win and , now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ College , we ’ re all supposed to move on .
Anyone who says otherwise , according to the narrative , speaks from the fringes .
“ When I watch story after story about election fraud being spiked – without even the appearance of journalistic due diligence or curiosity – I know something is sick , ” Gingrich wrote .
“ The election process itself was the final straw in creating the crisis of confidence which is accelerating and deepening for many millions of Americans.
” As he neared his conclusion , Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have more than 74 million voters who supported President Trump despite everything – and given the election mess , the number could easily be significantly higher .
The truth is tens of millions of Americans are deeply alienated and angry , ” he added .
But , as always , hope endures : “ If Biden governs from the left – and he will almost certainly be forced to – that number will grow rapidly , and we will win a massive election in 2022.
” Of course , it would help to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to truth and accuracy in all of our journalism .
Read our editorial standards .

Newt Gingrich doesn’t believe Joe Biden’s win is fraudulent because of hacked Dominion voting machines. There is no kraken to be released, he says.
But make no mistake: The former House speaker from Georgia believes Joe Biden’s presidential victory was absolutely helped along by fraud — and not only in the way votes were counted.
In a post to his personal website last week, Gingrich argued liberals and conservatives were living in “alternative worlds” — one constructed by the mainstream media and the establishment, and the other fueled by a “populist rebellion which believes we are being destroyed, our liberties are being cancelled, and our religions are under assault.”
“Now, people in my world are told it is time to stop resisting and cooperate with the new president,” Gingrich wrote. “But we remember that the Democrats wanted to cooperate with Trump so much that they began talking about his impeachment before he even took office.”
Gingrich’s screed isn’t a short one and contains plenty of reasons why he’s convinced the 2020 election won’t be remembered as a high point of democracy. However, he pointed out four specific reasons why.
The first: “Officials in virtually every swing state broke their states’ own laws to send out millions of ballots or ballot applications to every registered voter. It was all clearly documented in the Texas lawsuit, which was declined by the US Supreme Court based on Texas’ procedural standing – not the merits of the case. That’s the election.”
The Texas lawsuit against swing states accused them of abrogating their own election laws in the face of the pandemic. As Gingrich points out, the reason it was dismissed by the Supreme Court was a matter of standing. In brief, the law requires you to have suffered some injury in order to press a suit; if not, our already beleaguered court system would be swamped with cases. That injury is referred to as “standing” — what allows you to press a lawsuit.
As Thomas A. Berry pointed out in an article at the Cato Institute, Texas’ argument for standing was that “the States have a distinct interest in who is elected Vice President and thus who can cast the tiebreaking vote in the Senate.” However, Berry wrote, “Texas could argue only that vice president‐elect Kamala Harris might break a 50–50 tie in the Senate in the next four years, and that Texas’s senators might be on the losing side of that vote. That possibility does not have the ‘imminence’ required to ensure that judicial review is limited only to those with a particularized injury.”
This still has nothing to do with the fact swing states decided the old rules didn’t apply — something the high court didn’t rule on due to Texas’ standing.
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“In addition, it’s clear that virtually every swing state essentially suspended normal requirements for verifying absentee ballots,” Gingrich wrote.
“Rejection rates were an order of magnitude lower than in a normal year. In Georgia, rejection rates dropped from 6.5 percent in 2016 to 0.2 percent in 2020. In Pennsylvania, it went from 1 percent in 2016 to .003 percent in 2020. Nevada fell from 1.6 percent to .75 percent. There is no plausible explanation other than that they were counting a huge number of ballots – disproportionately for Biden – that normally would not have passed muster. That’s the election.”
Gingrich cited an article at Just the News by Daniel Payne, in which Payne pointed out that “mail-in ballots are rejected at around the rate of 1%. For first-time absentee voters, the rate can go as high as 3%, the higher number reflecting the unfamiliarity first-time voters have with the mail-in process.”
Instead, rejection rates were at historic lows — unusual given the chaos surrounding the election. The implication, of course, is that the rules went out the window when it came to what election officials would accept.
And then there were issues that went beyond how the vote was tabulated and conducted.
“The entire elite liberal media lied about the timeline of the COVID-19 vaccine,” Gingrich wrote. “They blamed President Trump for the global pandemic even as he did literally everything top scientists instructed. In multiple debates, the moderators outright stated that he was lying about the US having a vaccine before the end of the year (note Vice President Mike Pence received it this week). If Americans had known the pandemic was almost over, that too was likely the difference in the election.”
Finally, he noted: “The unanimously never-Trump debate commission spiked the second debate at a critical time in order to hurt President Trump. If there had been one more debate like the final one, it likely would have been pivotal.”
The second debate was canceled after Trump tested positive for COVID-19. The Commission on Presidential Debates wanted to move the debate to a virtual one; the Trump campaign refused, given the Biden campaign’s conspicuous reliance on electronic aids for their candidate. Both men were seen as healthy enough to conduct in-person town halls on the day the debate would have been held.
While the first debate was an affair best described as unusual — the real loser seemed to be moderator Chris Wallace, who came across as a dinghy tossed about in a nor’easter — the final debate produced a decisive win for Trump.
“This is just the beginning. But any one of those things alone is enough for Trump supporters to think we have been robbed by a ruthless establishment – which is likely to only get more corrupt and aggressive if it gets away with these blatant acts,” he wrote.
Gingrich had other serious issues with how those in the alternative world of the media spun the 2020 election.
“When Twitter and Facebook censored the oldest and fourth largest newspaper (founded by Alexander Hamilton) because it accurately reported news that could hurt Biden’s chances – where were The New York Times and The Washington Post?” Gingrich wrote, referencing the New York Post’s Hunter Biden story being spiked on social media and the paper being locked out of its Twitter account.
“The truth of the Hunter Biden story is now becoming impossible to avoid or conceal. The family of the Democrat nominee for president received at least $5 million from an entity controlled by our greatest adversary,” Gingrich wrote, referring to the China deal purportedly engineered, in part, by Hunter and James Biden.
“It was a blatant payoff, and most Americans who voted for Biden never heard of it – or were told before the election it was Russian disinformation. Once they did hear of it, 17 percent said they would have switched their votes, according to a poll by the Media Research Center. That’s the entire election. The censorship worked exactly as intended.”
And no, this isn’t the kind of fraud the mainstream media wants to talk about — because they perpetrated a great deal of it. What they’d prefer to focus on, instead, are nefarious allegations from the fringes.
The media rigged this election. They made sure we knew who was supposed to win and, now that Biden’s won the Electoral College, we’re all supposed to move on. Anyone who says otherwise, according to the narrative, speaks from the fringes.
“When I watch story after story about election fraud being spiked – without even the appearance of journalistic due diligence or curiosity – I know something is sick,” Gingrich wrote. “The election process itself was the final straw in creating the crisis of confidence which is accelerating and deepening for many millions of Americans.”
As he neared his conclusion, Gingrich sounded an optimistic note.
“You have more than 74 million voters who supported President Trump despite everything – and given the election mess, the number could easily be significantly higher. The truth is tens of millions of Americans are deeply alienated and angry,” he added. But, as always, hope endures: “If Biden governs from the left – and he will almost certainly be forced to – that number will grow rapidly, and we will win a massive election in 2022.”
Of course, it would help to start in Georgia.
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westernjournal--2020-12-22--Triple Grammy-Winner K.T. Oslin Dead at Age 78

Music legend K.T .
Oslin died Monday after contracting COVID-19 .
She was 78 .
It has not yet been revealed whether coronavirus-related complications were responsible for her death .
Since 2016 , she has been in assisted care living and struggled with Parkinson ’ s .
Oslin spent much of her life pursuing the arts in their various forms .
While she is well-known for her singing and songwriting prowess , she got her start on the stage .
Born in Crossett , Arkansas , on May 15 , 1942 , as Kay Toinette Oslin , she grew up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's Niece Caroline Receives Zero Jail Time After Pleading Guilty to DUI She was featured in a number of musicals , including a Broadway production of “ Hello Dolly ” and a Lincoln Center revival of “ West Side Story.
” She also appeared in television commercials and talk shows over her career , according to Music Row .
Oslin wrote songs in between gigs but didn ’ t really make a name for herself in music until 1987 , when she was 45 years old and the world fell in love with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ then on , she landed hit after hit , including “ Wall of Tears , ” “ Do Ya , ” “ I ’ ll Always Come Back , ” “ Hold Me , ” “ Hey Bobby ” and “ This Woman.
” Other well-known singers picked up her songs and ran with them , too , and have continued singing her music even up until 2017 .
Oslin received many awards for her talent in the musical world , including being the first female songwriter to win CMA ’ s Song @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s Ladies.
” Over her career , she received four Academy of Country Music honors , three Grammys and CMA Female Vocalist of the Year in 1988 .
Oslin was inducted into the Texas Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2014 and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2018 .
By 2005 , she rarely performed , and several years later she was focusing on other artistic pursuits , including hand-painted tableware .
Oslin paved the way for many performers after her , and her contemporaries as well as more recent musicians have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ Mom and I are saddened to hear about the passing of yet another country music icon , K.T .
Oslin , ” the Charlie Daniels Band posted .
“ Prayers for her family and friends.
” “ K.T .
made a big impact on country music with her style , flair , and talented , unique voice during the Eighties Ladies era , ” Janie Fricke wrote .
“ My prayers go out to her family and friends.
” “ What a unique talent , ” Ray Stevens posted .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to country music .
We will miss you.
” “ I am so sad to hear that K. T. Oslin has passed , ” Ricky Skaggs shared .
“ She was truly one of the best singers I ever heard .
I loved the way she made the words come alive with the expressiveness of her unique voice .
Thank God we still have her music to learn from.
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Music legend K.T. Oslin died Monday after contracting COVID-19. She was 78.
It has not yet been revealed whether coronavirus-related complications were responsible for her death. Since 2016, she has been in assisted care living and struggled with Parkinson’s.
Oslin spent much of her life pursuing the arts in their various forms. While she is well-known for her singing and songwriting prowess, she got her start on the stage.
Born in Crossett, Arkansas, on May 15, 1942, as Kay Toinette Oslin, she grew up in Houston.
She was featured in a number of musicals, including a Broadway production of “Hello Dolly” and a Lincoln Center revival of “West Side Story.” She also appeared in television commercials and talk shows over her career, according to Music Row.
Oslin wrote songs in between gigs but didn’t really make a name for herself in music until 1987, when she was 45 years old and the world fell in love with “80’s Ladies.”
From then on, she landed hit after hit, including “Wall of Tears,” “Do Ya,” “I’ll Always Come Back,” “Hold Me,” “Hey Bobby” and “This Woman.”
Other well-known singers picked up her songs and ran with them, too, and have continued singing her music even up until 2017.
Oslin received many awards for her talent in the musical world, including being the first female songwriter to win CMA’s Song of the Year for “80’s Ladies.”
Over her career, she received four Academy of Country Music honors, three Grammys and CMA Female Vocalist of the Year in 1988.
Oslin was inducted into the Texas Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2014 and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2018.
By 2005, she rarely performed, and several years later she was focusing on other artistic pursuits, including hand-painted tableware.
Oslin paved the way for many performers after her, and her contemporaries as well as more recent musicians have taken to social media to remember her.
“Mom and I are saddened to hear about the passing of yet another country music icon, K.T. Oslin,” the Charlie Daniels Band posted. “Prayers for her family and friends.”
“K.T. made a big impact on country music with her style, flair, and talented, unique voice during the Eighties Ladies era,” Janie Fricke wrote. “My prayers go out to her family and friends.”
“What a unique talent,” Ray Stevens posted. “She was a breath of fresh air to country music. We will miss you.”
“I am so sad to hear that K. T. Oslin has passed,” Ricky Skaggs shared. “She was truly one of the best singers I ever heard. I loved the way she made the words come alive with the expressiveness of her unique voice. Thank God we still have her music to learn from.”
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westernjournal--2020-12-22--Ex-Democrat Turned Trump Advisor: 379,000 Possibly Illegal Ballots in Michigan Alone

White House adviser Peter Navarro , who recently reported research that he said “ lends credence to the claim that the election may well have been stolen from President Donald J. Trump , ” said Monday that according his research , possibly 379,000 illegal ballots were cast in Michigan .
“ My top-line number at this point for illegal , possibly illegal ballots , is 379,000 , ” Navarro said on Steve Bannon ’ s “ War Room ” podcast .
Navarro ’ s comments came on the same day that President Donald Trump promised major developments from Pennsylvania .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” Trump tweeted .
“ Very big illegal ballot drop that can not be accounted for .
Rigged Election !
” TRENDING : MN Senator/Physician Blows Whistle : The Bizarre , Non-COVID Types of Deaths Being Blamed on COVID Trump has waged an unprecedented effort to fight back against the results of the Nov. 3 election .
Although the Electoral College has declared presumptive president-elect Joe Biden the winner of the Nov. 3 presidential election , the Trump campaign has insisted that there has been voter fraud in states that include Arizona @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wisconsin , as well as Pennsylvania .
Despite numerous claims of voting irregularities , including affidavits alleging fraud sworn to by reported eyewitnesses , no court has yet ruled that widespread fraud materially affected the results of the presidential election .
Navarro recently issued a report on the election that claimed , “ [ I ] t is possible to infer what may well have been a coordinated strategy to effectively stack the election deck against the Trump-Pence ticket .
“ Indeed , the observed patterns of election irregularities are so consistent across @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a coordinated strategy to , if not steal the election outright , strategically game the election process in such a way as to ‘ stuff the ballot box ’ and unfairly tilt the playing field in favor of the Biden-Harris ticket.
” Navarro , a former Democrat who has been an economic adviser to Trump , said Monday that the extent of his findings was important .
“ That ’ s more than twice the victory margin , ” he said , noting that Biden ’ s margin of victory in the state @ @ @ @ @ @ @ got dead voters , ” he said .
“ You ’ ve got inexplicable vote switching and vote surges .
And that ’ s about 195,000.
” Navarro also said there were 174,384 votes cast without proper identification .
Citing time-stamped data on Nov. 4 from The New York Times , Navarro said that “ Trump had taken a substantial lead over Biden within a nine-hour period but within just five seconds at around 6:30 a.m. Eastern Time , Biden ’ s vote total skyrocketed by 141,258 votes , ” which was over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” “ Within that same time frame , do you know how many Trump got ?
5,968 , ” he said .
Navarro added that at 3:50 a.m. Eastern Time that day , Biden ’ s Michigan vote total leaped by 54,497 votes while Trump ’ s rose by only 4,718 votes .
He said that by comparing voters with the Social Security death index , about 9,500 dead Michigan voters “ cast ballots ” on Nov. 3 .
He said the “ big picture ” showed there was a “ coordinated strategy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ballot box with absentee and mail-in ballots , often bending the law or breaking the law to do so.
” “ These people hate Trump so much that they hate Trump more than they love the country ; they were willing to bend and sometimes break the law to get all this done , ” he said .
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White House adviser Peter Navarro, who recently reported research that he said “lends credence to the claim that the election may well have been stolen from President Donald J. Trump,” said Monday that according his research, possibly 379,000 illegal ballots were cast in Michigan.
“My top-line number at this point for illegal, possibly illegal ballots, is 379,000,” Navarro said on Steve Bannon’s “War Room” podcast.
Navarro’s comments came on the same day that President Donald Trump promised major developments from Pennsylvania.
“Big news coming out of Pennsylvania,” Trump tweeted. “Very big illegal ballot drop that cannot be accounted for. Rigged Election!”
Big news coming out of Pennsylvania. Very big illegal ballot drop that cannot be accounted for. Rigged Election! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 21, 2020
Trump has waged an unprecedented effort to fight back against the results of the Nov. 3 election.
Although the Electoral College has declared presumptive president-elect Joe Biden the winner of the Nov. 3 presidential election, the Trump campaign has insisted that there has been voter fraud in states that include Arizona, Nevada, Georgia, Michigan and Wisconsin, as well as Pennsylvania.
Despite numerous claims of voting irregularities, including affidavits alleging fraud sworn to by reported eyewitnesses, no court has yet ruled that widespread fraud materially affected the results of the presidential election.
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Navarro recently issued a report on the election that claimed, “[I]t is possible to infer what may well have been a coordinated strategy to effectively stack the election deck against the Trump-Pence ticket.
“Indeed, the observed patterns of election irregularities are so consistent across the six battleground states that they suggest a coordinated strategy to, if not steal the election outright, strategically game the election process in such a way as to ‘stuff the ballot box’ and unfairly tilt the playing field in favor of the Biden-Harris ticket.”
Navarro, a former Democrat who has been an economic adviser to Trump, said Monday that the extent of his findings was important.
“That’s more than twice the victory margin,” he said, noting that Biden’s margin of victory in the state was about 154,000 votes.
“You got dead voters,” he said. “You’ve got inexplicable vote switching and vote surges. And that’s about 195,000.”
Navarro also said there were 174,384 votes cast without proper identification.
Citing time-stamped data on Nov. 4 from The New York Times, Navarro said that “Trump had taken a substantial lead over Biden within a nine-hour period but within just five seconds at around 6:30 a.m. Eastern Time, Biden’s vote total skyrocketed by 141,258 votes,” which was over “30 times the expected vote count.”
“Within that same time frame, do you know how many Trump got? 5,968,” he said.
Navarro added that at 3:50 a.m. Eastern Time that day, Biden’s Michigan vote total leaped by 54,497 votes while Trump’s rose by only 4,718 votes.
He said that by comparing voters with the Social Security death index, about 9,500 dead Michigan voters “cast ballots” on Nov. 3.
He said the “big picture” showed there was a “coordinated strategy by the Democrat Party to stuff the ballot box with absentee and mail-in ballots, often bending the law or breaking the law to do so.”
“These people hate Trump so much that they hate Trump more than they love the country; they were willing to bend and sometimes break the law to get all this done,” he said.
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westernjournal--2020-12-22--Inexhaustible Trump Launches ‘Completely Different Strategy’ To ‘Stop the Steal’

Rudy Giuliani said over the weekend that Trump ’ s legal team is shifting its efforts to confront alleged voter fraud by focusing on irregularities seen in the Dominion Voting Systems machines .
Certainly with what ’ s already been uncovered in Michigan and Georgia related to the use of these machines , that would seem a fertile field .
“ We met pretty much on and off all day yesterday , and starting this morning , there ’ s a completely different strategy , ” Giuliani said on Steve Bannon ’ s “ War Room ” podcast on Saturday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The strategy is going to focus a great deal on some evidence we have about some of these machines that could throw off these states in a matter of maybe a one- or two-day audit , ” he added .
A Giuliani tweet on Monday referenced a 68.05 percent error rate found by election cyber expert Russell Ramsland and his team ’ s audit of Antrim County , Michigan , which flipped from a win for Democrat Joe Biden to President Donald Trump after the faulty result was discovered and corrected .
TRENDING @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bizarre , Non-COVID Types of Deaths Being Blamed on COVID That error rate generated by the Dominion Voting Systems machines was at least 85,000 times higher than the Federal Election Commission guidelines allow .
“ PA , AZ , GA , MI , and WI should agree to let us audit the Dominion machines .
If they didn ’ t cheat , what are they afraid of ?
We MUST have an audit !
” Giuliani tweeted .
In a video linked in the tweet , the former New York City mayor noted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ team ’ s efforts have been primarily directed at issues related to absentee ballots and unilateral changes to election laws made by state officials and judges .
The attorneys also gathered and presented eyewitness reports to state legislators of suspicious vote counting activities in places like Philadelphia , Detroit and Atlanta at a level that could seemingly effect enough votes to flip jurisdictions from Trump to Biden .
Giuliani acknowledged that so far , courts have been unwilling to provide hearings for these witnesses — who have come forward and provided testimonies and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be heard .
“ It ’ s very strange , ” he said .
“ It ’ s almost as if , ‘ See no evil , hear no evil .
We want to stay out of it , ’ even though the evidence is mounting.
” Giuliani then explained his team ’ s shift to looking into the voting machines themselves .
RELATED : Gingrich Says These 4 Outrages Gave Biden a Fraudulent 'Win , ' But He 's Not Giving up “ I want to focus on something you ’ re @ @ @ @ @ @ @ haven ’ t had as much time to study : the Dominion voting system , ” he said .
“ The Dominion voting system is a voting system that was used in approximately 27 states and in the critical battleground states , where rather incredibly large Trump leads were eviscerated overnight by questionable ballot counts from the Biden side that were done secretly and without inspection , ” Giuliani alleged .
The attorney pointed out that these machines were used in Michigan , Philadelphia , Milwaukee , Atlanta and Maricopa County , Arizona @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) .
Trump was ahead by large margins in Michigan , Pennsylvania and Georgia on election night , but all three swung in Biden ’ s direction particularly as more vote totals came in from Detroit , Philadelphia and Atlanta .
Giuliani accused Republican Govs .
Brian Kemp of Georgia and Doug Ducey of Arizona of covering up election irregularities but expressed optimism his team will be able to press through and gain access to audit the Dominion machines .
“ I think we can get these accomplished despite the resistance and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ guy in Arizona and the guy in Georgia — if we had their cooperation , we could have it ended by Monday , ” Giuliani told Bannon , who was Trump ’ s 2016 campaign CEO .
“ I ’ m tired of dealing with them .
We just push them aside , and I think over the weekend , you ’ ll see different strategies being employed , ” he added .
Ramsland ’ s audit team found that a “ staggering number ” of votes were digitally adjudicated in 2020 in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dominion software classifies ballots in two categories : normal and adjudicated .
Ballots sent to adjudication can be altered by administrators , as was demonstrated by an election worker in Georgia earlier this month .
On Friday , Ramsland told Newsmax , “ I think that there is going to be some information [ coming ] forth in the next few days that is going to drastically change the playing field.
” He added that there is “ tons of evidence ” of voting irregularities .
Sixty-five Michigan counties use Dominion Voting Systems @ @ @ @ @ @ @ On Monday , Arizona GOP Chairwoman Kelli Ward announced that she and her fellow alternate Trump “ electors ” ( the state ’ s official electors voted for Biden ) will be joining a suit seeking to force Maricopa County to comply with Arizona Senate subpoenas to audit Dominion Voting Systems .
The Arizona Republican Party tweeted last week , “ Maricopa County attorneys are asking a judge to ‘ quash ’ legislative subpoenas for a forensic audit of Dominion machines !
That can only mean one thing — we ’ re over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Buckle up !
These next few weeks could get very interesting !
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Rudy Giuliani said over the weekend that Trump’s legal team is shifting its efforts to confront alleged voter fraud by focusing on irregularities seen in the Dominion Voting Systems machines.
Certainly with what’s already been uncovered in Michigan and Georgia related to the use of these machines, that would seem a fertile field.
“We met pretty much on and off all day yesterday, and starting this morning, there’s a completely different strategy,” Giuliani said on Steve Bannon’s “War Room” podcast on Saturday, the Washington Examiner reported.
“The strategy is going to focus a great deal on some evidence we have about some of these machines that could throw off these states in a matter of maybe a one- or two-day audit,” he added.
A Giuliani tweet on Monday referenced a 68.05 percent error rate found by election cyber expert Russell Ramsland and his team’s audit of Antrim County, Michigan, which flipped from a win for Democrat Joe Biden to President Donald Trump after the faulty result was discovered and corrected.
That error rate generated by the Dominion Voting Systems machines was at least 85,000 times higher than the Federal Election Commission guidelines allow.
“PA, AZ, GA, MI, and WI should agree to let us audit the Dominion machines. If they didn’t cheat, what are they afraid of? We MUST have an audit!” Giuliani tweeted.
DISCOVERY: A 68% ERROR rate found in votes PROVES intentional fraud! PA, AZ, GA, MI, and WI should agree to let us audit the Dominion machines. If they didn’t cheat, what are they afraid of? We MUST have an audit! Rudy Giuliani’s analysis HERE: https://t.co/Ri9Q1GJMzF pic.twitter.com/FpTtVfS7bg — Rudy W. Giuliani (@RudyGiuliani) December 21, 2020
In a video linked in the tweet, the former New York City mayor noted that up to this point his legal team’s efforts have been primarily directed at issues related to absentee ballots and unilateral changes to election laws made by state officials and judges.
The attorneys also gathered and presented eyewitness reports to state legislators of suspicious vote counting activities in places like Philadelphia, Detroit and Atlanta at a level that could seemingly effect enough votes to flip jurisdictions from Trump to Biden.
Giuliani acknowledged that so far, courts have been unwilling to provide hearings for these witnesses — who have come forward and provided testimonies and affidavits under penalty of perjury — to be heard.
“It’s very strange,” he said. “It’s almost as if, ‘See no evil, hear no evil. We want to stay out of it,’ even though the evidence is mounting.”
Giuliani then explained his team’s shift to looking into the voting machines themselves.
“I want to focus on something you’re probably heard about, but probably we haven’t had as much time to study: the Dominion voting system,” he said.
“The Dominion voting system is a voting system that was used in approximately 27 states and in the critical battleground states, where rather incredibly large Trump leads were eviscerated overnight by questionable ballot counts from the Biden side that were done secretly and without inspection,” Giuliani alleged.
The attorney pointed out that these machines were used in Michigan, Philadelphia, Milwaukee, Atlanta and Maricopa County, Arizona (which includes the Phoenix metro area).
Trump was ahead by large margins in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Georgia on election night, but all three swung in Biden’s direction particularly as more vote totals came in from Detroit, Philadelphia and Atlanta.
Giuliani accused Republican Govs. Brian Kemp of Georgia and Doug Ducey of Arizona of covering up election irregularities but expressed optimism his team will be able to press through and gain access to audit the Dominion machines.
“I think we can get these accomplished despite the resistance and the cover-up of the Republican governors, the guy in Arizona and the guy in Georgia — if we had their cooperation, we could have it ended by Monday,” Giuliani told Bannon, who was Trump’s 2016 campaign CEO.
“I’m tired of dealing with them. We just push them aside, and I think over the weekend, you’ll see different strategies being employed,” he added.
Ramsland’s audit team found that a “staggering number” of votes were digitally adjudicated in 2020 in Antrim County.
The report explains that Dominion software classifies ballots in two categories: normal and adjudicated.
Ballots sent to adjudication can be altered by administrators, as was demonstrated by an election worker in Georgia earlier this month.
1/ Wondering how Dominion software might create the opportunity for fraud! Coffee Co., Ga Board of Elections shows how. Watch and learn. Part 1https://t.co/G6TYUuoBKW — Jenny Beth Martin (@jennybethm) December 10, 2020
On Friday, Ramsland told Newsmax, “I think that there is going to be some information [coming] forth in the next few days that is going to drastically change the playing field.”
He added that there is “tons of evidence” of voting irregularities.
Russel Ramsland says that Trump is not going to win in the courts because evidence is being dismissed before its even heard… …but thinks “that there is going to be some information coming forth in the next few days that is going to drastically change the playing field.” pic.twitter.com/G9LOzwkiqu — Naty ?? (@NatyLiy) December 19, 2020
Sixty-five Michigan counties use Dominion Voting Systems, according to WLNS-TV in Lansing.
On Monday, Arizona GOP Chairwoman Kelli Ward announced that she and her fellow alternate Trump “electors” (the state’s official electors voted for Biden) will be joining a suit seeking to force Maricopa County to comply with Arizona Senate subpoenas to audit Dominion Voting Systems.
Maricopa County attorneys are asking a judge to “quash” legislative subpoenas for a forensic audit of Dominion machines! That can only mean one thing—we’re over the target, patriots. #HoldTheLine — Arizona Republican Party (@AZGOP) December 19, 2020
The Arizona Republican Party tweeted last week, “Maricopa County attorneys are asking a judge to ‘quash’ legislative subpoenas for a forensic audit of Dominion machines! That can only mean one thing — we’re over the target, patriots. #HoldTheLine.”
Buckle up! These next few weeks could get very interesting!
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westernjournal--2020-12-23--GA Senate Report Devastates Left, Says Nov. 3 Election Results ‘Cannot Be Trusted’

A Georgia state senator renewed his call for a special session of the state legislature in a report that blasted the state ’ s “ compromised ” handling of the 2020 presidential election .
The report summarized testimony from a Dec. 3 hearing and concluded that the testimony provided , along with other evidence such as affidavits , “ ample evidence that the 2020 Georgia General Election was so compromised by systemic irregularities and voter fraud that it should not be certified.
” The report from subcommittee Chairman William T. Ligon included recommendations for improving future elections , as well @ @ @ @ @ @ @ taken “ immediately.
” “ If a majority of the General Assembly concurs with the findings of this report , the certification of the Election should be rescinded and the General Assembly should act to determine the proper Electors to be certified to the Electoral College in the 2020 presidential race , ” the report concluded .
“ Since time is of the essence , the Chairman and Senators who concur with this report recommend that the leadership of the General Assembly and the Governor immediately convene to allow further consideration by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 3 , 2020 election was chaotic and the results can not be trusted , ” it also found .
TRENDING : Joe Biden 's Niece Caroline Receives Zero Jail Time After Pleading Guilty to DUI The entire text of “ The Chairman ’ s Report of the Election Law Study Subcommittee of the Standing Senate Judiciary Committee ” can be read here — and it ’ s a fascinating read summarizing the findings of a hearing held on Dec. 3 “ to evaluate the election process to ensure the integrity of Georgia ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 3 presidential election .
Democrats and RINOs demanding that President Donald Trump concede the election argue incessantly that no evidence of fraud exists , sentiments echoed by mainstream media outlets like WXIA-TV , which claimed : “ The more adamant believers in a supposed Trump victory , including the president himself , have pressured Gov .
Brian Kemp to call a special session of the Georgia General Assembly — the state legislature composed of the House and Senate — to effectively re-write the state ’ s election laws so that hand-picked Electoral College @ @ @ @ @ @ @ state ’ s votes to Trump.
” WXIA would apparently prefer that Georgia stand by its reported election results regardless of their accuracy and ignore the constitutional imperative of the state legislature to choose the proper delegates to the Electoral College .
So would pretty much everyone else in the establishment media .
Nonetheless , Ray Smith , the lead counsel in Georgia for President Trump , listed multiple instances of election code violations and the number of votes involved in each category during the 7-hour hearing .
( His testimony begins at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Smith told participants : 2,506 felons voted ; 66,248 underage citizens registered to vote before turning 17 although state law requires individuals to be at least 17 1/2 years old to do so ; at least 2,423 who were not listed as registered , voted ; 1,043 registered to vote using a post office box as their address , which is illegal ; 4,926 registered to vote after the deadline ; 10,315 voters were deceased by the date of the election ; 395 had also voted in another state ; 15,700 voters had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Election Day ; and 40,279 had moved across county lines at least 30 days prior to the election but failed to re-register to vote in their new county .
Considering that Georgia ’ s certified election results show Biden is ahead of Trump by only 12,670 votes , there would appear to be at least a solid possibility for these numerous questionable votes to be more than sufficient to change the outcome of the presidential race in the state , and therefore the identities of the 16 individuals representing Georgia in the Electoral @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the more than 100 witnesses who have testified to voter fraud or other irregularities , and it ’ s no wonder the executive summary of the report concluded that “ The November 3 , 2020 General Election ( the ‘ Election ’ ) was chaotic and any reported results must be viewed as untrustworthy.
” Ligon told The Brunswick News that “ he heard and saw enough during ” the hearing “ to feel confident in renewing his call for a special session of the Georgia General Assembly.
” “ When you look @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contesting an election , you need to show either misconduct , irregularities or fraud which casts the result of the election in doubt , ” he said .
“ The courts have said you have to show enough votes were affected to change the outcome of the election .
I think evidence of that was presented.
” Of course it was .
Although it ’ s true that despite numerous claims of voting irregularities , including affidavits alleging fraud sworn to by reported eyewitnesses , no court has yet ruled that widespread fraud @ @ @ @ @ @ @ election , the fact remains that there is a great deal of evidence that at least some fraud occurred .
Yet the Democratic Party — and , perhaps even more importantly , its allies in the establishment media — have consistently refused to acknowledge even the possibility of any wrongdoing .
To allow the results in Georgia — as well as in other battleground states like Nevada , Arizona , Pennsylvania , Michigan and Wisconsin — to stand without even a modicum of scrutiny would be nothing less than un-American .
It ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to question the integrity of a presidential election that their man appears to have won .
But we should expect better of the mainstream media , which should be leading the charge to uncover the truth — not pooh-poohing the efforts of others to do so .
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A Georgia state senator renewed his call for a special session of the state legislature in a report that blasted the state’s “compromised” handling of the 2020 presidential election.
The report summarized testimony from a Dec. 3 hearing and concluded that the testimony provided, along with other evidence such as affidavits, “ample evidence that the 2020 Georgia General Election was so compromised by systemic irregularities and voter fraud that it should not be certified.”
The report from subcommittee Chairman William T. Ligon included recommendations for improving future elections, as well as action that Ligon said should be taken “immediately.”
“If a majority of the General Assembly concurs with the findings of this report, the certification of the Election should be rescinded and the General Assembly should act to determine the proper Electors to be certified to the Electoral College in the 2020 presidential race,” the report concluded. “Since time is of the essence, the Chairman and Senators who concur with this report recommend that the leadership of the General Assembly and the Governor immediately convene to allow further consideration by the entire General Assembly.”
“The November 3, 2020 election was chaotic and the results cannot be trusted,” it also found.
The entire text of “The Chairman’s Report of the Election Law Study Subcommittee of the Standing Senate Judiciary Committee” can be read here — and it’s a fascinating read summarizing the findings of a hearing held on Dec. 3 “to evaluate the election process to ensure the integrity of Georgia’s voting process” in the Nov. 3 presidential election.
Democrats and RINOs demanding that President Donald Trump concede the election argue incessantly that no evidence of fraud exists, sentiments echoed by mainstream media outlets like WXIA-TV, which claimed: “The more adamant believers in a supposed Trump victory, including the president himself, have pressured Gov. Brian Kemp to call a special session of the Georgia General Assembly — the state legislature composed of the House and Senate — to effectively re-write the state’s election laws so that hand-picked Electoral College voters can be chosen to award the state’s votes to Trump.”
WXIA would apparently prefer that Georgia stand by its reported election results regardless of their accuracy and ignore the constitutional imperative of the state legislature to choose the proper delegates to the Electoral College. So would pretty much everyone else in the establishment media.
Nonetheless, Ray Smith, the lead counsel in Georgia for President Trump, listed multiple instances of election code violations and the number of votes involved in each category during the 7-hour hearing. (His testimony begins at 29:04 in the video below.)
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Smith told participants: 2,506 felons voted; 66,248 underage citizens registered to vote before turning 17 although state law requires individuals to be at least 17 1/2 years old to do so; at least 2,423 who were not listed as registered, voted; 1,043 registered to vote using a post office box as their address, which is illegal; 4,926 registered to vote after the deadline; 10,315 voters were deceased by the date of the election; 395 had also voted in another state; 15,700 voters had filed a change of address prior to Election Day; and 40,279 had moved across county lines at least 30 days prior to the election but failed to re-register to vote in their new county.
Considering that Georgia’s certified election results show Biden is ahead of Trump by only 12,670 votes, there would appear to be at least a solid possibility for these numerous questionable votes to be more than sufficient to change the outcome of the presidential race in the state, and therefore the identities of the 16 individuals representing Georgia in the Electoral College.
Add all of that to the more than 100 witnesses who have testified to voter fraud or other irregularities, and it’s no wonder the executive summary of the report concluded that “The November 3, 2020 General Election (the ‘Election’) was chaotic and any reported results must be viewed as untrustworthy.”
Ligon told The Brunswick News that “he heard and saw enough during” the hearing “to feel confident in renewing his call for a special session of the Georgia General Assembly.”
“When you look at the grounds in the law for contesting an election, you need to show either misconduct, irregularities or fraud which casts the result of the election in doubt,” he said. “The courts have said you have to show enough votes were affected to change the outcome of the election. I think evidence of that was presented.”
Of course it was. Although it’s true that despite numerous claims of voting irregularities, including affidavits alleging fraud sworn to by reported eyewitnesses, no court has yet ruled that widespread fraud materially affected the results of the presidential election, the fact remains that there is a great deal of evidence that at least some fraud occurred. Yet the Democratic Party — and, perhaps even more importantly, its allies in the establishment media — have consistently refused to acknowledge even the possibility of any wrongdoing.
To allow the results in Georgia — as well as in other battleground states like Nevada, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin — to stand without even a modicum of scrutiny would be nothing less than un-American.
It’s no surprise that the Democrats refuse to question the integrity of a presidential election that their man appears to have won. But we should expect better of the mainstream media, which should be leading the charge to uncover the truth — not pooh-poohing the efforts of others to do so.
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westernjournal--2020-12-23--White House COVID Chief Announces Retirement Amid Hypocrisy Allegations

White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx announced Tuesday that she plans to retire following recent backlash to her Thanksgiving weekend trip to her Delaware vacation home , where more than one household was present .
“ I want the Biden administration to be successful , ” Birx told Newsy .
“ I will be helpful in any role that people think I can be helpful in , and then I will retire , ” she added .
“ I will have to say that this experience has been a bit overwhelming .
It ’ s been very difficult @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what was done in the last week to my family … you know , they didn ’ t choose this for me , ” Birx continued .
“ You know , they ’ ve tried to be supportive , but to drag my family into this … ” The White House official addressed the American people on Nov. 19 , in a coronavirus briefing , to warn them of the dangers the upcoming holiday season would bring during the pandemic .
In her statement , Birx asked Americans to “ remain vigilant ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ immediate households.
” Then , on the Friday after Thanksgiving , Birx reportedly traveled to a vacation property she owns on Fenwick Island in Delaware for a family gathering .
Birx , her husband , a daughter , her son-in-law and two young grandchildren were in attendance , according to The Associated Press , who reported that the three generations live in two separate households .
Birx owns several houses in the U.S. , including one in Washington , D.C. , and one in Potomac , Maryland , where her parents , along @ @ @ @ @ @ @ live .
Birx reportedly visits the Potomac house from time to time .
When asked about her Thanksgiving weekend activities , Birx revealed to the AP that she went to Delaware to winterize the property in anticipation of a potential sale .
“ I did not go to Delaware for the purpose of celebrating Thanksgiving , ” Birx said in a statement , while admitting that her family had shared a meal together at the home .
But the coronavirus response coordinator ’ s remarks fell short for many Americans , who , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not in an understanding mood .
RELATED : De Blasio Ca n't Help But Give Trump Credit for Huge Vaccine Win In response to the backlash , Birx said that her family has suffered during the pandemic .
“ My daughter hasn ’ t left that house in 10 months , my parents have been isolated for 10 months .
They ’ ve become deeply depressed as I ’ m sure many elderly have , as they ’ ve not been able to see their sons , their granddaughters .
My parents haven @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over a year .
These are all very difficult things , ” she said .
“ My parents stopped eating and drinking because they were so depressed , ” Birx revealed in the Newsy interview .
“ This is what ’ s happening in households across America .
And we ’ re going to have to take time to ensure that not only they get vaccinated , but they can recover from the trauma of the last 10 months.
” When asked about reports of her Delaware visit after warning Americans to stay @ @ @ @ @ @ @ never visited anyone , we never had anyone into the household .
It was the same situation [ as ] if we had been here at home , but because of the perception it created , we obviously will not do that through any of the holiday seasons.
” Some commentators , however , said the controversy was to be expected of a public health official flouting her own recommendations .
“ It ’ s extraordinarily important for the leaders of the coronavirus response to model the behavior that they recommend to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public health expert at Georgetown University , told the AP .
“ We lose faith in our public health officials if they are saying these are the rules but they don ’ t apply to me.
” Dr. Abraar Karan , a global health specialist at Harvard Medical School , similarly said of the situation , “ We need leadership to be setting an example , especially in terms of things they are asking average Americans to do who are far less privileged than they are.
” And one health official said Birx @ @ @ @ @ @ @ continue in her White House role .
“ To me this disqualifies her from any future government health position , ” Georgetown Center for Global Health Science and Security virologist Dr. Angela Rasmussen told the AP .
“ It ’ s a terrible message for someone in public health to be sending to the American people.
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White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx announced Tuesday that she plans to retire following recent backlash to her Thanksgiving weekend trip to her Delaware vacation home, where more than one household was present.
“I want the Biden administration to be successful,” Birx told Newsy.
EXCLUSIVE: Dr. Deborah Birx tells @newsy that she is willing to help with the #Biden transition but ultimately plans to retire, citing her family’s treatment over the past week. pic.twitter.com/yEPy9s0Tf9 — Amber Strong TV (@AmberCStrong) December 22, 2020
“I will be helpful in any role that people think I can be helpful in, and then I will retire,” she added. “I will have to say that this experience has been a bit overwhelming. It’s been very difficult on my family.
“I think what was done in the last week to my family … you know, they didn’t choose this for me,” Birx continued. “You know, they’ve tried to be supportive, but to drag my family into this …”
The White House official addressed the American people on Nov. 19, in a coronavirus briefing, to warn them of the dangers the upcoming holiday season would bring during the pandemic. In her statement, Birx asked Americans to “remain vigilant” and “really limit interactions indoors to immediate households.”
Then, on the Friday after Thanksgiving, Birx reportedly traveled to a vacation property she owns on Fenwick Island in Delaware for a family gathering. Birx, her husband, a daughter, her son-in-law and two young grandchildren were in attendance, according to The Associated Press, who reported that the three generations live in two separate households.
Birx owns several houses in the U.S., including one in Washington, D.C., and one in Potomac, Maryland, where her parents, along with her daughter’s family, live. Birx reportedly visits the Potomac house from time to time.
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When asked about her Thanksgiving weekend activities, Birx revealed to the AP that she went to Delaware to winterize the property in anticipation of a potential sale.
“I did not go to Delaware for the purpose of celebrating Thanksgiving,” Birx said in a statement, while admitting that her family had shared a meal together at the home.
But the coronavirus response coordinator’s remarks fell short for many Americans, who, frustrated by months of lockdowns, were not in an understanding mood.
Dr. Deborah Birx Visited Family Despite HER Own Travel Warning ??? The hypocrisy is chin deep! Do you understand now? Listen to RAND PAULhttps://t.co/bPIFVzozQO — GrrrGraphics Cartoons (@GrrrGraphics) December 20, 2020
What it highlights is the hypocrisy of public health authorities. https://t.co/nHF3IB76H0 — Brit Hume (@brithume) December 20, 2020
In response to the backlash, Birx said that her family has suffered during the pandemic.
“My daughter hasn’t left that house in 10 months, my parents have been isolated for 10 months. They’ve become deeply depressed as I’m sure many elderly have, as they’ve not been able to see their sons, their granddaughters. My parents haven’t seen their surviving son for over a year. These are all very difficult things,” she said.
“My parents stopped eating and drinking because they were so depressed,” Birx revealed in the Newsy interview.
“This is what’s happening in households across America. And we’re going to have to take time to ensure that not only they get vaccinated, but they can recover from the trauma of the last 10 months.”
When asked about reports of her Delaware visit after warning Americans to stay home, she said, “We never visited anyone, we never had anyone into the household. It was the same situation [as] if we had been here at home, but because of the perception it created, we obviously will not do that through any of the holiday seasons.”
Some commentators, however, said the controversy was to be expected of a public health official flouting her own recommendations.
“It’s extraordinarily important for the leaders of the coronavirus response to model the behavior that they recommend to the public,” Lawrence Gostin, a public health expert at Georgetown University, told the AP.
“We lose faith in our public health officials if they are saying these are the rules but they don’t apply to me.”
Dr. Abraar Karan, a global health specialist at Harvard Medical School, similarly said of the situation, “We need leadership to be setting an example, especially in terms of things they are asking average Americans to do who are far less privileged than they are.”
And one health official said Birx’s actions meant she could not continue in her White House role.
“To me this disqualifies her from any future government health position,” Georgetown Center for Global Health Science and Security virologist Dr. Angela Rasmussen told the AP.
“It’s a terrible message for someone in public health to be sending to the American people.”
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westernjournal--2020-12-23--Trump Pardons Former Campaign Aide George Papadopoulos

President Donald Trump granted a full pardon on Tuesday to George Papadopoulos , the former campaign aide at the center of the FBI ’ s investigation into possible collusion with Russia to influence the 2016 election .
“ Mr .
Papadopoulos was charged with a process-related crime , one count of making false statements , in connection with Special Counsel Robert Mueller ’ s investigation into possible Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election , ” the White House said in a statement about the pardon .
“ Today ’ s pardon helps correct the wrong that Mueller ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump also pardoned Alex van der Zwaan , a Dutch national convicted in the Mueller probe .
Last month , Trump pardoned Michael Flynn , his former national security adviser , who pleaded guilty to false statements charges on Dec. 1 , 2017 .
Papadopoulos was the first Trump associate to plead guilty in the Mueller probe .
TRENDING : Joe Biden 's Niece Caroline Receives Zero Jail Time After Pleading Guilty to DUI He served 12 days in prison on charges that he made false statements to the FBI in January 2017 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who claimed to have learned that the Russian government had Hillary Clinton ’ s emails .
The FBI opened Crossfire Hurricane , its counterintelligence investigation of the Trump campaign , on July 31 , 2016 , based on an Australian diplomat ’ s tip regarding a meeting he had on May 10 , 2016 with Papadopoulos .
Alexander Downer , the diplomat , claimed that Papadopoulos told him that Russia might help the Trump campaign by releasing material close to the election .
Investigators initially thought that Papadopoulos took part in a collusion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ associates who might have been .
But the FBI probe , and the Mueller investigation that followed , ultimately turned up no evidence of a conspiracy between Trump associates and the Russian government .
Papadopoulos has denied telling anyone on the Trump campaign about his conversations with the Maltese diplomat , Joseph Mifsud .
“ Notably , Mueller stated in his report that he found no evidence of collusion in connection with Russia ’ s attempts to interfere in the election .
Nonetheless , the Special Counsel ’ s team still charged Mr. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the White House said in its pardon statement .
The White House noted that Papadopoulos was not represented by an attorney during the Jan. 27 , 2017 , interview that led to charges against him .
Papadopoulos told FBI agents during that initial interview about a meeting he had with Mifsud in London on April 26 , 2016 , where the mystery professor spoke of Russians having Clinton emails .
The special counsel ’ s team accused Papadopoulos of making misleading statements about the timeline of his interactions with Mifsud , who has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plea deal was revealed in 2017 .
RELATED : De Blasio Ca n't Help But Give Trump Credit for Huge Vaccine Win Papadopoulos did not immediately respond to a request for comment .
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President Donald Trump granted a full pardon on Tuesday to George Papadopoulos, the former campaign aide at the center of the FBI’s investigation into possible collusion with Russia to influence the 2016 election.
“Mr. Papadopoulos was charged with a process-related crime, one count of making false statements, in connection with Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into possible Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election,” the White House said in a statement about the pardon.
“Today’s pardon helps correct the wrong that Mueller’s team inflicted on so many people.”
Trump also pardoned Alex van der Zwaan, a Dutch national convicted in the Mueller probe. Last month, Trump pardoned Michael Flynn, his former national security adviser, who pleaded guilty to false statements charges on Dec. 1, 2017.
Papadopoulos was the first Trump associate to plead guilty in the Mueller probe.
He served 12 days in prison on charges that he made false statements to the FBI in January 2017 regarding his interactions with a Maltese professor who claimed to have learned that the Russian government had Hillary Clinton’s emails.
The FBI opened Crossfire Hurricane, its counterintelligence investigation of the Trump campaign, on July 31, 2016, based on an Australian diplomat’s tip regarding a meeting he had on May 10, 2016 with Papadopoulos.
Alexander Downer, the diplomat, claimed that Papadopoulos told him that Russia might help the Trump campaign by releasing material close to the election.
Investigators initially thought that Papadopoulos took part in a collusion scheme with Russia or knew of Trump associates who might have been. But the FBI probe, and the Mueller investigation that followed, ultimately turned up no evidence of a conspiracy between Trump associates and the Russian government.
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Papadopoulos has denied telling anyone on the Trump campaign about his conversations with the Maltese diplomat, Joseph Mifsud.
“Notably, Mueller stated in his report that he found no evidence of collusion in connection with Russia’s attempts to interfere in the election. Nonetheless, the Special Counsel’s team still charged Mr. Papadopoulos with this process-related crime,” the White House said in its pardon statement.
The White House noted that Papadopoulos was not represented by an attorney during the Jan. 27, 2017, interview that led to charges against him.
Papadopoulos told FBI agents during that initial interview about a meeting he had with Mifsud in London on April 26, 2016, where the mystery professor spoke of Russians having Clinton emails.
The special counsel’s team accused Papadopoulos of making misleading statements about the timeline of his interactions with Mifsud, who has been in hiding since Papadopoulos’s plea deal was revealed in 2017.
Papadopoulos did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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westernjournal--2020-12-23--Catholic League Drops Brutal Truth Bomb About the Left

The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights destroyed left-wing ideology in an Op-Ed released on Tuesday .
Penned by Catholic League president Bill Donohue , the article can be summed up in six simple words : “ The left always screws the poor.
” Donohue ’ s Op-Ed began by criticizing New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio ’ s call to “ redistribute wealth ” as part of an effort to close the “ COVID achievement gap.
” “ The man is clueless .
Owing to absurdly high taxes , the rich are leaving New York in droves @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rate will only encourage more to leave .
They are taking their tax contributions and their jobs with them , ” Donohue wrote .
“ Moreover , fleecing the rich will do absolutely nothing to enhance academic achievement .
We have known for decades that there is no correlation between spending on students per capita and academic achievement .
Of the 50 states and the District of Columbia , D.C. is # 1 in spending per student and # 51 in academic achievement.
” Throughout 2020 , de Blasio and other Democrats of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ popular Black Lives Matter narrative claiming that black-white achievement gaps in education and economics must be due to the unseen forces of white “ systemic racism.
” In reality , Donohue noted in the essay , addressing the epidemic of fatherlessness within the black community would be much more productive than theorizing about the unproven notion of so-called structural racism .
“ What makes for student success is the family , not the schools .
Asians are ‘ people of color , ’ yet they have no problem succeeding in school .
That @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the typical Asian family has a father and a mother at home , ” Donohue wrote .
“ So the ‘ color ’ argument that de Blasio favors — structural racism is holding blacks back — is completely false .
Black kids from two-parent families are not failing in school .
The real issue is the family , not race.
” For decades , the left has offered under-served minority communities government subsidies as recompense for historical racism — and for decades , those policies have failed .
The last point Donohue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for school choice policies Donohue pointed out that if de Blasio “ really wanted poor kids to succeed in school , ” the mayor would support student-first policies such as school choice .
As the system currently stands , public schools maintain a near-monopoly over the education of students within their districts .
This means public schools have no incentive for increasing their performance .
Because of this , minority families are often stuck in neighborhoods with failing public schools .
RELATED : Report : Socialists Had an Alarming Success Rate in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be adopted , not only would public schools be forced to compete with private competitors , but parents in underprivileged communities would be afforded the opportunity to choose the best education for their children , whether that be at a private school , charter school or another public school outside of their area code .
Donohue continued by pointing out how , instead of adopting such policies , de Blasio “ fights every initiative that works .
“ To top things off , he is the one who opens and shuts the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the ‘ COVID achievement gap ’ he claims to bemoan , ” Donohue wrote .
“ Playing Robin Hood drives the rich out of New York , shrinks the tax base , and does nothing to help the poor succeed in school .
De Blasio is a three time loser , all in the name of championing their cause.
” While progressives claim to care for the poor , their policies have actually hurt lower-income families .
If only the party leaders would stop their incessant virtue-signaling long enough to actually examine the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this country could make some real progress .
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The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights destroyed left-wing ideology in an Op-Ed released on Tuesday.
Penned by Catholic League president Bill Donohue, the article can be summed up in six simple words: “The left always screws the poor.”
Donohue’s Op-Ed began by criticizing New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s call to “redistribute wealth” as part of an effort to close the “COVID achievement gap.”
“The man is clueless. Owing to absurdly high taxes, the rich are leaving New York in droves; taxing them at an even higher rate will only encourage more to leave. They are taking their tax contributions and their jobs with them,” Donohue wrote.
“Moreover, fleecing the rich will do absolutely nothing to enhance academic achievement. We have known for decades that there is no correlation between spending on students per capita and academic achievement. Of the 50 states and the District of Columbia, D.C. is #1 in spending per student and #51 in academic achievement.”
Throughout 2020, de Blasio and other Democrats of the same ilk have seized upon the popular Black Lives Matter narrative claiming that black-white achievement gaps in education and economics must be due to the unseen forces of white “systemic racism.”
In reality, Donohue noted in the essay, addressing the epidemic of fatherlessness within the black community would be much more productive than theorizing about the unproven notion of so-called structural racism.
“What makes for student success is the family, not the schools. Asians are ‘people of color,’ yet they have no problem succeeding in school. That’s because, unlike African Americans, the typical Asian family has a father and a mother at home,” Donohue wrote.
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“So the ‘color’ argument that de Blasio favors — structural racism is holding blacks back — is completely false. Black kids from two-parent families are not failing in school. The real issue is the family, not race.”
For decades, the left has offered under-served minority communities government subsidies as recompense for historical racism — and for decades, those policies have failed.
The last point Donohue hammered de Blasio for is his disdain for school choice policies
Donohue pointed out that if de Blasio “really wanted poor kids to succeed in school,” the mayor would support student-first policies such as school choice.
As the system currently stands, public schools maintain a near-monopoly over the education of students within their districts. This means public schools have no incentive for increasing their performance.
Because of this, minority families are often stuck in neighborhoods with failing public schools.
If school choice policies were to be adopted, not only would public schools be forced to compete with private competitors, but parents in underprivileged communities would be afforded the opportunity to choose the best education for their children, whether that be at a private school, charter school or another public school outside of their area code.
Donohue continued by pointing out how, instead of adopting such policies, de Blasio “fights every initiative that works.
“To top things off, he is the one who opens and shuts the schools like a madman, thus exacerbating the ‘COVID achievement gap’ he claims to bemoan,” Donohue wrote.
“Playing Robin Hood drives the rich out of New York, shrinks the tax base, and does nothing to help the poor succeed in school. De Blasio is a three time loser, all in the name of championing their cause.”
Donohue’s Op-Ed perfectly describes the modern-day left.
While progressives claim to care for the poor, their policies have actually hurt lower-income families.
If only the party leaders would stop their incessant virtue-signaling long enough to actually examine the effects of their policies.
Maybe then this country could make some real progress.
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