westernjournal--2020-01-25--If CNN & MSNBC Used the 9 Rules Jim Lehrer Left Behind, They’d Shut Down Tomorrow

In a busy news cycle , it ’ s sometimes difficult to notice the untimely departure of a media icon , particularly if they were known for being on public television .
And yet , a media icon is exactly what Jim Lehrer was , even if he stepped down from nightly hosting duties almost a decade ago .
I can still hum the dramatic theme to the “ The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour ” — PBS ’ nightly news show , and a favorite of my father ’ s .
Lest you think I was raised by inveterate lefties , my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s short-lived TV show , which came on right afterward , as soon as Lehrer and Co. were done .
It ’ s probably hyperbolic to say the 85-year-old Lehrer was the last of a generation , but in many ways , it ’ s also true .
It ’ s also difficult to say that an 85-year-old was gone too soon — and yet , that ’ s exactly how it felt .
I ’ ve heard plenty of great backronyms for PBS in my time , but none are quite as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Broadcast Subsidiary .
That was true back in the day , too , but not by as much as you might think .
After all , “ Firing Line ” was on there .
Now I doubt Lehrer was a covert William F. Buckley or anything , but he was certainly a man who was fair and objective , and he and brought rigor and exigency to his work .
It ’ d be easy to highlight how his career shamed our current crop of newsmen .
Instead , it might be instructive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rules for journalists and where today ’ s reporters have fallen short .
Rule 1 : Do nothing I can not defend .
Last Summer , MSNBC ’ s Lawrence O ’ Donnell claimed on the air that “ Russian oligarchs ” had cosigned Donald Trump ’ s loans , for the first time drawing a direct line between the White House and the Kremlin .
One problem : There was no evidence it was true , and O ’ Donnell was forced to apologize .
“ Last night on this show , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ready for reporting , ” O ’ Donnell said .
RELATED : Denver Post Columnist Says He Was Fired for Saying There Are Two Sexes “ I repeated statements a single source told me about the president ’ s finances and loan documents with Deutsche Bank , ” he continued .
“ Saying ‘ if true ’ – as I discussed the information — was simply not good enough .
I did not go through the rigorous verification and standards process here at MSNBC before repeating what I heard from my source .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ I would not have been permitted to report it .
I should not have said it on-air or post it on Twitter .
I was wrong to do so.
” Rule 2 : Cover , write and present every story with the care I would want if the story were about me .
Unless Jim Lehrer had a strange thing for being humiliated in public for no good reason , then no , that one hasn ’ t been carried through .
And if he did , hey — I ’ m totally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Assume there is at least one other side or version to every story .
Ahahaha , no , seriously , a newsman thought this once upon a time .
Isn ’ t that adorably charming ?
Rule 4 : Assume the viewer is as smart and caring and good a person as I am Lehrer clearly saw the rise of CNN and MSNBC and knew what it meant to his fourth dictum , but I ’ m not quite sure he realized just how much he ’ d be forcibly disillusioned of this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ same about all people on whom I report .
Do you think the mainstream media assumes Trump is “ smart , ” “ caring , ” or “ good ?
” Just the opposite , in fact .
Rule 6 : Assume personal lives are a private matter until a legitimate turn in the story absolutely mandates otherwise .
In a world where Barron Trump is considered legitimate game by CNN and MSNBC , I think we can figure out where this one went .
Rule 7 : Carefully separate opinion and analysis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ everything It ’ s as simple as putting your objective , straight news stories in the “ news ” section and your opinion pieces in the “ opinion ” or “ commentary ” section .
Plenty of supposedly straight news sites would do well to heed this advice .
Rule 8 : Do not use anonymous sources or blind quotes except on rare and monumental occasions .
No one should be allowed to attack another anonymously .
Several ambulances were called to The New York Times building in Midtown Manhattan as staffers read @ @ @ @ @ @ @ word on condition of the journalists , but early reports indicate that it will be months , I repeat , months before they can eat brie again .
Rule 9 : I am not in the entertainment business .
It was a good thing Jim Lehrer was well-established before the internet became a major force , that ’ s all I have to to say about that one .
And yet , it isn ’ t too late to realize these rules shouldn ’ t just be scoffed at as the relics of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a reason why we ’ ll remember Lehrer : He may not have lived up to all of these rules on occasion , but he tried .
It ’ s not that most of us don ’ t try .
Most of us don ’ t even think these rules are applicable in 2020 .
Jim Lehrer was a giant of journalism .
He ’ ll be missed .
Tragically , however , he just wasn ’ t made for these times — and that ’ s something that should worry us endlessly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ accuracy in all of our journalism .
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In a busy news cycle, it’s sometimes difficult to notice the untimely departure of a media icon, particularly if they were known for being on public television.
And yet, a media icon is exactly what Jim Lehrer was, even if he stepped down from nightly hosting duties almost a decade ago.
I can still hum the dramatic theme to the “The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour” — PBS’ nightly news show, and a favorite of my father’s.
Lest you think I was raised by inveterate lefties, my father would turn on Rush Limbaugh’s short-lived TV show, which came on right afterward, as soon as Lehrer and Co. were done.
It’s probably hyperbolic to say the 85-year-old Lehrer was the last of a generation, but in many ways, it’s also true.
It’s also difficult to say that an 85-year-old was gone too soon — and yet, that’s exactly how it felt.
I’ve heard plenty of great backronyms for PBS in my time, but none are quite as apt these days as Progressivism’s Broadcast Subsidiary.
That was true back in the day, too, but not by as much as you might think. After all, “Firing Line” was on there.
Now I doubt Lehrer was a covert William F. Buckley or anything, but he was certainly a man who was fair and objective, and he and brought rigor and exigency to his work.
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It’d be easy to highlight how his career shamed our current crop of newsmen. Instead, it might be instructive to look at Lehrer’s nine rules for journalists and where today’s reporters have fallen short.
Rule 1: Do nothing I cannot defend.
Last Summer, MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell claimed on the air that “Russian oligarchs” had cosigned Donald Trump’s loans, for the first time drawing a direct line between the White House and the Kremlin.
One problem: There was no evidence it was true, and O’Donnell was forced to apologize.
“Last night on this show, I discussed information that wasn’t ready for reporting,” O’Donnell said.
“I repeated statements a single source told me about the president’s finances and loan documents with Deutsche Bank,” he continued.
“Saying ‘if true’– as I discussed the information — was simply not good enough. I did not go through the rigorous verification and standards process here at MSNBC before repeating what I heard from my source. Had it gone through that process, I would not have been permitted to report it. I should not have said it on-air or post it on Twitter. I was wrong to do so.”
Whoops.
Rule 2: Cover, write and present every story with the care I would want if the story were about me.
Unless Jim Lehrer had a strange thing for being humiliated in public for no good reason, then no, that one hasn’t been carried through. And if he did, hey — I’m totally not being judgmental.
Rule 3: Assume there is at least one other side or version to every story.
Ahahaha, no, seriously, a newsman thought this once upon a time. Isn’t that adorably charming?
Rule 4: Assume the viewer is as smart and caring and good a person as I am
Lehrer clearly saw the rise of CNN and MSNBC and knew what it meant to his fourth dictum, but I’m not quite sure he realized just how much he’d be forcibly disillusioned of this principle.
Rule 5: Assume the same about all people on whom I report.
Do you think the mainstream media assumes Trump is “smart,” “caring,” or “good?” Just the opposite, in fact.
Rule 6: Assume personal lives are a private matter until a legitimate turn in the story absolutely mandates otherwise.
In a world where Barron Trump is considered legitimate game by CNN and MSNBC, I think we can figure out where this one went.
Rule 7: Carefully separate opinion and analysis from straight news stories and clearly label everything
It’s as simple as putting your objective, straight news stories in the “news” section and your opinion pieces in the “opinion” or “commentary” section. Plenty of supposedly straight news sites would do well to heed this advice.
Rule 8: Do not use anonymous sources or blind quotes except on rare and monumental occasions. No one should be allowed to attack another anonymously.
Several ambulances were called to The New York Times building in Midtown Manhattan as staffers read this one. There’s no word on condition of the journalists, but early reports indicate that it will be months, I repeat, months before they can eat brie again.
Rule 9: I am not in the entertainment business.
It was a good thing Jim Lehrer was well-established before the internet became a major force, that’s all I have to to say about that one.
And yet, it isn’t too late to realize these rules shouldn’t just be scoffed at as the relics of an earlier era.
There’s a reason why we’ll remember Lehrer: He may not have lived up to all of these rules on occasion, but he tried.
It’s not that most of us don’t try. Most of us don’t even think these rules are applicable in 2020.
Jim Lehrer was a giant of journalism. He’ll be missed. Tragically, however, he just wasn’t made for these times — and that’s something that should worry us endlessly.
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westernjournal--2020-01-25--One Year Later, Sandmann Returns to DC: ‘I Will Never Pass on an Opportunity To March for Life’

Nick Sandmann , the Covington High School student who was maligned in a viral social media firestorm last year after the March for Life , wants the world to know that a year later , he is still not backing down .
Sandmann and other students from Covington became part of a national controversy over an encounter with Native American activist Nathan Phillips .
Sandmann stood and smiled while Phillips loudly banged a drum in his face during the incident near the Lincoln Memorial .
Based upon initial social media video , liberal activists and the media portrayed Sandmann as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ later video of the encounter showed that Sandmann and his fellow Covington students did nothing inappropriate in the encounter .
Sandmann , now 17 , tweeted his thoughts both on Friday , the day of the march , and in the days leading up to it while he was in Washington .
“ I will never pass on an opportunity to March for Life , ” Sandmann wrote on Twitter .
Earlier in the week , he tweeted his thoughts on the one-year anniversary of the controversy .
“ Exactly one year ago @ @ @ @ @ @ @ March For Life in Washington , D.C. Today I stood in the exact same spot I had year ago and did my first fair interview compared to the setup @ NBC .
I won ’ t ever be bullied or surrender .
Thanks for all your support , ” he tweeted .
Others also weighed in on twitter .
RELATED : Mike Pence 's Daughter Fires Off at Abortion Crowd : 'Pro-Life Is Pro-Women' Attorney Todd McMurtry , who represents the Sandmann family , spoke for them and shared their thoughts , according @ @ @ @ @ @ @ overcome this tremendous obstacle .
And they ’ ve stuck together as a family and they continue to stand , they continue and intend to stand up for what ’ s right , ” he said .
Although the incident that catapulted Sandmann into the public eye is a year in the past , the family knows it is not forgotten .
“ [ E ] ven today I think that the family has to employ security at certain circumstances to protect them because they have , you know , real concerns about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public , ” McMurtry said .
After the 2019 confrontation , Sandmann sued a number of media outlets for misrepresenting the encounter .
One lawsuit against CNN was settled earlier this month , Fox News reported .
Other suits are pending , McMurtry said .
“ The problem is that these media outlets have forever defined who Nick Sandmann is , ” he said .
“ And , there is not much that he can do in response to that .
No matter where he goes or with whom he speaks , they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ half the people are going to think he is a terrible racist in a Make America Great Again hat.
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Nick Sandmann, the Covington High School student who was maligned in a viral social media firestorm last year after the March for Life, wants the world to know that a year later, he is still not backing down.
Sandmann and other students from Covington became part of a national controversy over an encounter with Native American activist Nathan Phillips.
Sandmann stood and smiled while Phillips loudly banged a drum in his face during the incident near the Lincoln Memorial. Based upon initial social media video, liberal activists and the media portrayed Sandmann as the villain of the confrontation, although later video of the encounter showed that Sandmann and his fellow Covington students did nothing inappropriate in the encounter.
Sandmann, now 17, tweeted his thoughts both on Friday, the day of the march, and in the days leading up to it while he was in Washington.
“I will never pass on an opportunity to March for Life,” Sandmann wrote on Twitter.
I will never pass on an opportunity to March for Life! pic.twitter.com/iU0ohmdcTJ — Nicholas Sandmann (@N1ckSandmann) January 24, 2020
Earlier in the week, he tweeted his thoughts on the one-year anniversary of the controversy.
“Exactly one year ago today, Nathan Phillips approached after the March For Life in Washington, D.C. Today I stood in the exact same spot I had year ago and did my first fair interview compared to the setup @ NBC. I won’t ever be bullied or surrender. Thanks for all your support,” he tweeted.
Exactly one year ago today, Nathan Phillips approached after the March For Life in Washington, D.C. Today I stood in the exact same spot I had year ago and did my first fair interview compared to the setup @ NBC. I won’t ever be bullied or surrender. Thanks for all your support — Nicholas Sandmann (@N1ckSandmann) January 18, 2020
Others also weighed in on twitter.
Still no apology from the MSM or Nathan Phillips for trying to destroy the life of this young man & for trying to disrupt Catholic Mass, despite CNN’s payout for losing the legal battle. It would be epic if Nick Sandmann and Covington Catholic led the March for Life this year! https://t.co/IF9Tf0wT23 — Fr. Leo Patalinghug (@FatherLeoFeeds) January 22, 2020
Out of adversity comes strength, good for you. We look forward to seeing wonderful achievements from you as an adult. — Debora Levy (@apromptdeb) January 18, 2020
Attorney Todd McMurtry, who represents the Sandmann family, spoke for them and shared their thoughts, according to WLWT.
“They’ve overcome this tremendous obstacle. And they’ve stuck together as a family and they continue to stand, they continue and intend to stand up for what’s right,” he said.
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Although the incident that catapulted Sandmann into the public eye is a year in the past, the family knows it is not forgotten.
“[E]ven today I think that the family has to employ security at certain circumstances to protect them because they have, you know, real concerns about how they might be treated out in public,” McMurtry said.
After the 2019 confrontation, Sandmann sued a number of media outlets for misrepresenting the encounter.
One lawsuit against CNN was settled earlier this month, Fox News reported. Other suits are pending, McMurtry said.
“The problem is that these media outlets have forever defined who Nick Sandmann is,” he said. “And, there is not much that he can do in response to that. No matter where he goes or with whom he speaks, they’re going to go back and half the people are going to think he is a terrible racist in a Make America Great Again hat.”
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westernjournal--2020-01-25--Under Trump Americans Are Most Satisfied with Country Since 2005, Double Obama’s Number

I don ’ t know if you watch the Democrat debates .
I do , because I ’ m paid to .
It ’ s the same way you ’ re paid to write TPS reports , though .
Is it something you ’ d do on your own ?
Probably not , unless you really love your job .
Take me , for example .
I ’ m addicted to politics , and the Democratic debates are beginning to feel like the TPS reports of the 2020 cycle for me .
However , despite the three hours of sleep @ @ @ @ @ @ @ important I learned : The Democrats are ready to take on Donald Trump on the economy .
Now , I didn ’ t quite see how they were planning to take him on , just that they were ready to take him on .
“ With regard to the economy , I can hardly wait to have that debate with him .
Where I come from , the neighborhoods I come from , they ’ re in real trouble — working-class people , middle-class people , ” former Vice President Joe Biden said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ debate because the American public is getting clobbered .
The wealthy are the only ones doing well — period.
” “ Whoever is going to beat Mr. Trump is going to have to beat him on the economy , and I have the experience and the expertise to show he ’ s a fake there and a fraud , ” billionaire tartan-tie enthusiast Tom Steyer said .
Former South Bend , Indiana , Mayor Pete Buttigieg , meanwhile , said , “ I am ready to take on this president on the economy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kind of industrial Midwestern community that he pretends to speak to and has proven to turn his back on — and guided that community through a historic transformation.
” Have fun with that , gents , since the results of a new Gallup poll found that under the current president , more Americans are “ satisfied with the way things are going in the U.S. ” since 2005 .
Perhaps most problematic for the Democrats , that ’ s more than twice the number of Americans who responded the same way at this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Obama , the president Joe Biden served under .
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Wage Across the Country -- It 's $ 16 Some Places “ Satisfaction ‘ with the way things are going ’ in the United States has reached a 15-year high , about four times better than the low points registered under President Barack Obama , ” the Washington Examiner reported First , the numbers : According to the Examiner , “ Gallup said that 41 % are satisfied with the direction of the nation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ level was in 2005 , during the administration of President George W. Bush .
“ Under Obama , it hit about 10 % in his first and third year , but it rose to the mid-30s in his last year , ” the outlet added .
Under Trump , it ’ s currently 41 percent .
For comparison ’ s sake , in January 2012 ( the last full January of Obama ’ s first term ) , just 18 percent of respondents told Gallup they were “ satisfied with the way things @ @ @ @ @ @ @ great numbers under Trump , unsurprisingly , is the good economic data .
“ The higher level of satisfaction measured in the Jan. 2-15 Gallup poll comes at a time when Americans ’ evaluations of the U.S. economy are the best they have been in nearly two decades , perhaps because of continued low unemployment and record stock values , ” Gallup ’ s analysis said .
Satisfaction reached its lowest level in 2008 — 7 percent — and has risen steadily ever since .
Fifty-eight percent were still dissatisfied in the most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ quite low .
During most of the Obama administration , the numbers for that statistic were in the 70s and 80s .
The numbers are divided , of course , with 72 percent of Republicans satisfied vs. 14 percent of Democrats .
Nevertheless , that ’ s still some pretty impressive stuff .
( Gallup conducted telephone interviews with a random sample of 1,014 adults .
The margin of error was plus- or minus-4 percentage points . )
Then you have the low unemployment rate , a high stock market , wage growth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these are very good things , and none of them sound like the bleak economic picture that the Democrats painted during their debate earlier this month .
So which is it ?
Well , for the Democrats , the answer is clear : The economy is horrible under Trump , even if the fundamentals look good .
And yet , so many Americans are satisfied with the direction the country is going .
And the reason why is simple : Deregulation , a defanged Environmental Protection Agency , a federal government that finally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ business , conservative judges , great unemployment figures — including for minorities and women — and lower taxes .
Democrats want us to believe that the days when these were good things are long since gone .
As it turns out , not so much .
Do Democrats really want to run on opposing the great things that our country currently has going for it ?
It certainly seems like this is their strategy .
If it is , I can guarantee you Donald Trump is going to be a very happy man @ @ @ @ @ @ @ accuracy in all of our journalism .
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I don’t know if you watch the Democrat debates.
I do, because I’m paid to.
It’s the same way you’re paid to write TPS reports, though.
Is it something you’d do on your own? Probably not, unless you really love your job.
Take me, for example.
I’m addicted to politics, and the Democratic debates are beginning to feel like the TPS reports of the 2020 cycle for me.
However, despite the three hours of sleep hypnosis last week, there was something important I learned: The Democrats are ready to take on Donald Trump on the economy.
Now, I didn’t quite see how they were planning to take him on, just that they were ready to take him on.
“With regard to the economy, I can hardly wait to have that debate with him. Where I come from, the neighborhoods I come from, they’re in real trouble — working-class people, middle-class people,” former Vice President Joe Biden said.
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“I’d love that debate because the American public is getting clobbered. The wealthy are the only ones doing well — period.”
“Whoever is going to beat Mr. Trump is going to have to beat him on the economy, and I have the experience and the expertise to show he’s a fake there and a fraud,” billionaire tartan-tie enthusiast Tom Steyer said.
Former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, meanwhile, said, “I am ready to take on this president on the economy, because I am from the exact kind of industrial Midwestern community that he pretends to speak to and has proven to turn his back on — and guided that community through a historic transformation.”
Have fun with that, gents, since the results of a new Gallup poll found that under the current president, more Americans are “satisfied with the way things are going in the U.S.” since 2005.
Perhaps most problematic for the Democrats, that’s more than twice the number of Americans who responded the same way at this point in the first term of Barack Obama, the president Joe Biden served under.
“Satisfaction ‘with the way things are going’ in the United States has reached a 15-year high, about four times better than the low points registered under President Barack Obama,” the Washington Examiner reported
First, the numbers: According to the Examiner, “Gallup said that 41% are satisfied with the direction of the nation. The last time it hit that level was in 2005, during the administration of President George W. Bush.
“Under Obama, it hit about 10% in his first and third year, but it rose to the mid-30s in his last year,” the outlet added.
Under Trump, it’s currently 41 percent. For comparison’s sake, in January 2012 (the last full January of Obama’s first term), just 18 percent of respondents told Gallup they were “satisfied with the way things are going.”
The reason for the great numbers under Trump, unsurprisingly, is the good economic data.
“The higher level of satisfaction measured in the Jan. 2-15 Gallup poll comes at a time when Americans’ evaluations of the U.S. economy are the best they have been in nearly two decades, perhaps because of continued low unemployment and record stock values,” Gallup’s analysis said.
Satisfaction reached its lowest level in 2008 — 7 percent — and has risen steadily ever since.
Fifty-eight percent were still dissatisfied in the most recent survey, but this is actually quite low. During most of the Obama administration, the numbers for that statistic were in the 70s and 80s.
The numbers are divided, of course, with 72 percent of Republicans satisfied vs. 14 percent of Democrats. Nevertheless, that’s still some pretty impressive stuff. (Gallup conducted telephone interviews with a random sample of 1,014 adults. The margin of error was plus- or minus-4 percentage points.)
Then you have the low unemployment rate, a high stock market, wage growth, tight labor markets — all of these are very good things, and none of them sound like the bleak economic picture that the Democrats painted during their debate earlier this month.
So which is it?
Well, for the Democrats, the answer is clear: The economy is horrible under Trump, even if the fundamentals look good.
And yet, so many Americans are satisfied with the direction the country is going.
And the reason why is simple: Deregulation, a defanged Environmental Protection Agency, a federal government that finally remembers that the business of America is business, conservative judges, great unemployment figures — including for minorities and women — and lower taxes.
Democrats want us to believe that the days when these were good things are long since gone.
As it turns out, not so much.
Do Democrats really want to run on opposing the great things that our country currently has going for it?
It certainly seems like this is their strategy.
If it is, I can guarantee you Donald Trump is going to be a very happy man.
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westernjournal--2020-01-25--Historian Scorches Condescending Greta: ‘I Don’t See Her in Beijing or Delhi’

Globetrotting Greta Thunberg may feel at home lecturing western countries about their climate impact , but the young activist just got scorched by a celebrated historian , who called the young climate change activist out for the places she hasn ’ t visited .
Stanford ’ s Hoover Institution Senior Fellow Niall Ferguson made his point during an interview on CNBC ’ s “ Squawk Box ” Wednesday .
“ The climate issue is not being dealt with in a candid way .
Because if it were there would be some acknowledgement that 60 percent of the increase in CO2 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attributable to China , ” Ferguson said , “ but nobody talks about that.
” “ They talk as if it ’ s somehow Europeans and Americans who are going to fix this problem.
” Thunberg spends much of her time campaigning for change in Europe and the United States .
Recently , the young activist has gone beyond the environment and called for complete societal change .
But notably absent from Thunberg ’ s trips are rising nations like India and China , where massive growth in industry is left largely unchecked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contributes not only a mind-boggling amount of carbon , but also dumps an unthinkable amount of plastic and other trash into the world ’ s oceans , another fact Thunberg seemingly refuses to address .
This fact did not escape Ferguson .
“ India ’ s responsible for about 18 percent of the increase of CO2 emissions in Greta Thuneberg ’ s lifetime , ” the historian said .
“ But she goes to New York and she comes to Davos , I don ’ t see her in Beijing or Delhi .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ missing link in this discussion.
” If this truly is a global catastrophe poised to change the face of the Earth as we know it , shouldn ’ t Thunberg be addressing the world ’ s biggest polluters ?
If the end of the world is approaching at such a rapid pace , Thunberg should indeed be using her impressive cultural sway to tackle pollution from India and China .
Instead , she only seems to admonish those from the West , whose countries are models of cleanliness and efficiency in comparison to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ economic forum , where participants from both India and China were present , Thunberg chose to address the delegates as a collective .
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That leaves us forced to wonder how convinced she is about the links between emissions and climate change — or even about the very existence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wonder the Swedish activist has openly stated her desire that her critics be silenced .
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Globetrotting Greta Thunberg may feel at home lecturing western countries about their climate impact, but the young activist just got scorched by a celebrated historian, who called the young climate change activist out for the places she hasn’t visited.
Stanford’s Hoover Institution Senior Fellow Niall Ferguson made his point during an interview on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” Wednesday.
“The climate issue is not being dealt with in a candid way. Because if it were there would be some acknowledgement that 60 percent of the increase in CO2 Emissions since Greta Thunberg was born is attributable to China,” Ferguson said, “but nobody talks about that.”
“They talk as if it’s somehow Europeans and Americans who are going to fix this problem.”
Thunberg spends much of her time campaigning for change in Europe and the United States. Recently, the young activist has gone beyond the environment and called for complete societal change.
But notably absent from Thunberg’s trips are rising nations like India and China, where massive growth in industry is left largely unchecked by effective environmental regulation.
China alone contributes not only a mind-boggling amount of carbon, but also dumps an unthinkable amount of plastic and other trash into the world’s oceans, another fact Thunberg seemingly refuses to address.
This fact did not escape Ferguson.
“India’s responsible for about 18 percent of the increase of CO2 emissions in Greta Thuneberg’s lifetime,” the historian said.
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“But she goes to New York and she comes to Davos, I don’t see her in Beijing or Delhi. And that’s I think the missing link in this discussion.”
If this truly is a global catastrophe poised to change the face of the Earth as we know it, shouldn’t Thunberg be addressing the world’s biggest polluters?
If the end of the world is approaching at such a rapid pace, Thunberg should indeed be using her impressive cultural sway to tackle pollution from India and China.
Instead, she only seems to admonish those from the West, whose countries are models of cleanliness and efficiency in comparison to many others.
Even at the Davos economic forum, where participants from both India and China were present, Thunberg chose to address the delegates as a collective.
“Our house is still on fire. Your inaction is fueling the flames by the hour. And we are telling you to act as if you loved your children above all else.”
Here is my full speech at the World Economic Forum in #Davos in print. https://t.co/CjQiKnAFYT — Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) January 21, 2020
Ferguson’s argument makes perfect sense — if CO2 and other pollution actually matter to Thunberg, she appears to be addressing the wrong audience. That leaves us forced to wonder how convinced she is about the links between emissions and climate change — or even about the very existence of man-made climate change itself.
No wonder the Swedish activist has openly stated her desire that her critics be silenced.
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westernjournal--2020-01-25--Christian Couple Fighting Back After Being Fined, Driven Out of Business in Gay Wedding Cake Case

Religious liberty is once again under the microscope .
A pair of Christian bakers from Gresham , Oregon , have been given another chance to fight back against a crippling $ 135,000 discrimination fine that helped put them out of business .
“ Sweet Cakes by Melissa ” owners Aaron and Melissa Klein were forced to close the doors to their shop in 2013 as they faced legal complaints stemming from their decision to decline to bake a wedding cake for a lesbian couple .
They continued baking cakes from home until 2016 , when they shut down their business @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of legal battles , the Kleins have been given renewed hope by the U.S. Supreme Court , in light of that court ’ s landmark 2018 ruling in a similar case , Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission .
This entire ordeal for the Kleins began in January 2013 , when a lesbian couple commissioned a wedding cake from them .
The Kleins initially declined to bake the cake because of their stout religious beliefs that marriage should be between a man a woman .
Aaron Klein at one point quoted a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
According to documents from the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries , the lesbian couple filed complaints with the Oregon Department of Justice and the Bureau of Labor and Industries , alleging severe emotional repercussions such as depression , embarrassment , anger and anxiety .
Then in 2015 , an administrative law judge , Alan McCullough , slapped the Kleins with a $ 135,000 fine for their supposed discrimination , The Associated Press reported .
The Kleins appealed to the Oregon Court of Appeals , which ruled against them in 2017 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , appealing all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court .
And in June , the Supreme Court ordered the Oregon appeals court to take a fresh look at the case .
Earlier this month , the appeals court heard oral arguments in the case .
The court must decide again whether the Kleins endured hostility from the state because of their religious beliefs and whether their First Amendment rights were violated , according to PJ Media .
RELATED : Movement Leader Calls Trump 'the Most Successful Pro-Life President in the History of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which includes attorneys from the nonprofit First Liberty Institute and the firm Boyden Gray & Associates , argued in court this month that the Bureau of Labor and Industries displayed anti-religious hostility toward the Kleins by basing the large fine on the lesbian couple ’ s intense reaction to learning that Aaron Klein had cited a Bible verse in defending his religious beliefs .
“ When a woman inquired about ordering a custom cake for her same-sex wedding , Klein informed her that he was sorry , but he would have to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ religious beliefs , ” The Daily Signal reported .
“ After she left the bakery , her mother returned to have a conversation with Klein about the morality of same-sex marriage .
That ’ s when he quoted a Bible verse in support of his religious beliefs , ” the outlet added .
“ The woman then took offense to her mother ’ s recounting of the story , which also happened to misquote Klein.
” The Kleins ’ attorneys brought up multiple cases where victims of physical violence and months of sexual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than the emotional damages awarded to the lesbian couple .
Furthermore , Boyden and Gray ’ s Adam Gustafson noted that then-Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian , who in 2014 determined that the couple ’ s civil rights had been violated , had made a public statement beforehand which showed he was biased against the Kleins because of their religion .
“ Everybody ’ s entitled to their own beliefs , but that doesn ’ t mean that folks have the right to discriminate , ” Avakian had said .
In the Masterpiece ruling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Colorado bakery owner Jack Phillips “ was entitled to the neutral and respectful consideration of his claims in all the circumstances of the case.
” The Kleins , Gustafson said , were entitled to the same neutral consideration from the state An attorney for the Bureau of Labor and Industries defended the state appeals court ’ s initial decision , according to The Oregonian , asserting that the emotional damages described by the lesbian couple ’ s testimonies gave warrant to the severity of the fine .
But Gustafson said that based on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the appeals court had no other option but to reverse its prior decision against the Kleins — including the fine , and end the case in the Kleins ’ favor .
“ The Kleins have been put through too much to have to endure this all over again , ” he said .
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Religious liberty is once again under the microscope.
A pair of Christian bakers from Gresham, Oregon, have been given another chance to fight back against a crippling $135,000 discrimination fine that helped put them out of business.
“Sweet Cakes by Melissa” owners Aaron and Melissa Klein were forced to close the doors to their shop in 2013 as they faced legal complaints stemming from their decision to decline to bake a wedding cake for a lesbian couple.
They continued baking cakes from home until 2016, when they shut down their business for good.
But after 7 years of legal battles, the Kleins have been given renewed hope by the U.S. Supreme Court, in light of that court’s landmark 2018 ruling in a similar case, Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission.
This entire ordeal for the Kleins began in January 2013, when a lesbian couple commissioned a wedding cake from them.
The Kleins initially declined to bake the cake because of their stout religious beliefs that marriage should be between a man a woman. Aaron Klein at one point quoted a verse from Leviticus to defend that belief.
According to documents from the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries, the lesbian couple filed complaints with the Oregon Department of Justice and the Bureau of Labor and Industries, alleging severe emotional repercussions such as depression, embarrassment, anger and anxiety.
Then in 2015, an administrative law judge, Alan McCullough, slapped the Kleins with a $135,000 fine for their supposed discrimination, The Associated Press reported.
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The Kleins appealed to the Oregon Court of Appeals, which ruled against them in 2017.
But the Kleins did not give up, appealing all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
And in June, the Supreme Court ordered the Oregon appeals court to take a fresh look at the case.
Earlier this month, the appeals court heard oral arguments in the case. The court must decide again whether the Kleins endured hostility from the state because of their religious beliefs and whether their First Amendment rights were violated, according to PJ Media.
We recently argued at the Oregon Court of Appeals on behalf of Aaron and Melissa Klein in our SweetCakes by Melissa Case. Here is an exclusive article showing you insider images of the courtroom along with a breakdown of the oral argument. #SweetJustice https://t.co/xXQAZsm9yL — First Liberty Institute (@1stLiberty) January 21, 2020
The Kleins’ legal team, which includes attorneys from the nonprofit First Liberty Institute and the firm Boyden Gray & Associates, argued in court this month that the Bureau of Labor and Industries displayed anti-religious hostility toward the Kleins by basing the large fine on the lesbian couple’s intense reaction to learning that Aaron Klein had cited a Bible verse in defending his religious beliefs.
“When a woman inquired about ordering a custom cake for her same-sex wedding, Klein informed her that he was sorry, but he would have to decline because of the family’s religious beliefs,” The Daily Signal reported.
“After she left the bakery, her mother returned to have a conversation with Klein about the morality of same-sex marriage. That’s when he quoted a Bible verse in support of his religious beliefs,” the outlet added. “The woman then took offense to her mother’s recounting of the story, which also happened to misquote Klein.”
The Kleins’ attorneys brought up multiple cases where victims of physical violence and months of sexual harassment have been awarded far less money than the emotional damages awarded to the lesbian couple.
Furthermore, Boyden and Gray’s Adam Gustafson noted that then-Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian, who in 2014 determined that the couple’s civil rights had been violated, had made a public statement beforehand which showed he was biased against the Kleins because of their religion.
“Everybody’s entitled to their own beliefs, but that doesn’t mean that folks have the right to discriminate,” Avakian had said.
In the Masterpiece ruling, the Supreme Court had ruled that Colorado bakery owner Jack Phillips “was entitled to the neutral and respectful consideration of his claims in all the circumstances of the case.”
The Kleins, Gustafson said, were entitled to the same neutral consideration from the state.
An attorney for the Bureau of Labor and Industries defended the state appeals court’s initial decision, according to The Oregonian, asserting that the emotional damages described by the lesbian couple’s testimonies gave warrant to the severity of the fine.
But Gustafson said that based on the Supreme Court’s Masterpiece ruling, the appeals court had no other option but to reverse its prior decision against the Kleins — including the fine, and end the case in the Kleins’ favor.
“The Kleins have been put through too much to have to endure this all over again,” he said.
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westernjournal--2020-01-25--Campaign Strategist in Chief: Trump Stoking Democratic Party Divisions by Defending Bernie

As tensions between Democratic presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren rose earlier this month , Sanders found himself with an unusual ally : President Donald Trump .
During a raucous campaign rally in which Trump critiqued some of his Democratic challengers , the president launched into an unprompted defense of Sanders .
Warren had accused Sanders of telling her that a woman couldn ’ t win the White House in November , but Sanders insisted he would never say such a thing .
“ I don ’ t believe that Bernie said that .
I really don ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ It ’ s not the kind of thing he would say.
” As the Democratic primary intensifies before the first contests to decide the nominee , Trump and his allies have issued a series of curiously favorable comments about Sanders .
They ’ ve played up the Vermont senator ’ s electoral strength and fundraising prowess .
And they ’ ve suggested that if Sanders doesn ’ t secure the nomination , it will be because the party rigged the primary against him .
It ’ s a sentiment that resonates with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democratic National Committee worked against him in 2016 , when Hillary Clinton won the nomination .
In offering occasional support for Sanders , Trump is taking a page out of his own playbook from the election four years ago and betting that the Democratic divisions that helped him win the White House are even deeper now .
Indeed , more moderate Democrats fear that Sanders — a self-described democratic socialist — would struggle to pull together a robust coalition in the general election .
But they also worry his supporters might not vote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nominee if Sanders fails in his second quest for the party ’ s nomination .
Both scenarios would benefit Trump .
The president is closely monitoring the Democratic race , and has taken note of Sanders ’ strong fundraising and polling , according to Republicans who have spoken with him about the election .
But if Sanders stumbles in the coming weeks , Trump is also said to see an opportunity to suppress some of the senator ’ s most ardent supporters , or even win over some of their votes .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , who have a lot of oppositional feelings about the political establishment , ” said Jennifer Palmieri , who advised Clinton ’ s 2016 campaign .
“ Sanders is appealing to them and if that doesn ’ t work for them , then the Trump team hopes they ’ ll come their way.
” Though Trump and Sanders are at odds on most major policy issues , they do have a few similarities otherwise .
Both rose to political prominence without the backing of their parties ’ establishment , but now wield significant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Both men have forged visceral connections with lower income voters , in part by pledging to revamp trade policies they say have hurt American workers .
RELATED : Mike Pence 's Daughter Fires Off at Abortion Crowd : 'Pro-Life Is Pro-Women' In 2016 , Sanders and Trump did share a small number of voters .
According to data from the Pew Research Center , 3 percent of voters who consistently backed Sanders in 2016 Democratic primary voted for Trump in the general election .
Another 11 percent of Sanders supporters voted for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Riley Campbell , 23 , was among the Sanders supported who didn ’ t back Clinton against Trump ( Campbell said he didn ’ t vote for anyone in the general election ) .
He said he ’ s learned his lesson and will be “ going blue no matter who ” in 2020 .
Still , he acknowledged he would be “ much , much less enthusiastic ” about a candidate other than Sanders .
“ There ’ s a very short list of candidates I trust , ” said Campbell , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before the Feb. 3 caucus .
It ’ s that lingering distrust of other Democrats among Sanders supporters that Trump ’ s team is eager to capitalize on if the senator falters in the coming weeks .
Trump has sent multiple tweets over the past week suggesting Democrats were “ rigging the election ” against Sanders because he was being pulled off the campaign trail to serve as a juror in the Senate impeachment trial during the final weeks before the caucus .
( Of course , three other senators– including Warren of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — were also marooned in Washington for the trial . )
On Thursday , senior Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway wrote in The Washington Post that if Democrats were serious about nominating the most electable candidate , they would side with Sanders .
He ’ s the candidate , Conway wrote , “ who actually won primary contests and proved he can play David to Goliath in key places four short years ago.
” Tim Murtaugh , a spokesman for Trump ’ s campaign , said those comments don ’ t change the fact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ someone who could be a “ complete disaster ” in the White House .
Yet Murtaugh also gave a nod to Sanders ’ supporters , saying it ’ s “ obvious the knives are out ” for the senator in the Democratic primary .
“ It would be completely understandable if the Sanders camp said , ‘ Here we go again , ’ ” Murtaugh said .
Trump used a similar strategy in 2016 .
He urged Sanders to run as an independent after Sanders fell behind Clinton in the race for delegates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and openly courted Sanders ’ supporters .
Four years later , at least some of Sanders ’ backers say they ’ re aware of Trump ’ s strategy .
“ What they ’ re trying to do is throw a wrench into the works .
They ’ re trying to do whatever they can to keep us at each other ’ s throats , ” said Randy Bryce , a Sanders supporter and former Wisconsin congressional candidate .
Sanders ’ campaign did not respond to questions about the favorable comments from the president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ month , Sanders distanced himself from Trump ’ s assertions that Democrats were rigging the 2020 primary against him .
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As tensions between Democratic presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren rose earlier this month, Sanders found himself with an unusual ally: President Donald Trump.
During a raucous campaign rally in which Trump critiqued some of his Democratic challengers, the president launched into an unprompted defense of Sanders. Warren had accused Sanders of telling her that a woman couldn’t win the White House in November, but Sanders insisted he would never say such a thing.
Trump concurred.
“I don’t believe that Bernie said that. I really don’t,” Trump told his supporters. “It’s not the kind of thing he would say.”
As the Democratic primary intensifies before the first contests to decide the nominee, Trump and his allies have issued a series of curiously favorable comments about Sanders. They’ve played up the Vermont senator’s electoral strength and fundraising prowess. And they’ve suggested that if Sanders doesn’t secure the nomination, it will be because the party rigged the primary against him.
It’s a sentiment that resonates with some Sanders’ backers who believe the Democratic National Committee worked against him in 2016, when Hillary Clinton won the nomination.
In offering occasional support for Sanders, Trump is taking a page out of his own playbook from the election four years ago and betting that the Democratic divisions that helped him win the White House are even deeper now.
Indeed, more moderate Democrats fear that Sanders — a self-described democratic socialist — would struggle to pull together a robust coalition in the general election. But they also worry his supporters might not vote in large enough numbers for any other nominee if Sanders fails in his second quest for the party’s nomination.
Both scenarios would benefit Trump. The president is closely monitoring the Democratic race, and has taken note of Sanders’ strong fundraising and polling, according to Republicans who have spoken with him about the election.
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But if Sanders stumbles in the coming weeks, Trump is also said to see an opportunity to suppress some of the senator’s most ardent supporters, or even win over some of their votes.
For some Democrats, it’s a worrisome prospect.
“There are people who are very anti-establishment, who have a lot of oppositional feelings about the political establishment,” said Jennifer Palmieri, who advised Clinton’s 2016 campaign. “Sanders is appealing to them and if that doesn’t work for them, then the Trump team hopes they’ll come their way.”
Though Trump and Sanders are at odds on most major policy issues, they do have a few similarities otherwise.
Both rose to political prominence without the backing of their parties’ establishment, but now wield significant influence over those parties’ policy positions. Both men have forged visceral connections with lower income voters, in part by pledging to revamp trade policies they say have hurt American workers.
In 2016, Sanders and Trump did share a small number of voters. According to data from the Pew Research Center, 3 percent of voters who consistently backed Sanders in 2016 Democratic primary voted for Trump in the general election. Another 11 percent of Sanders supporters voted for third party candidates over Clinton.
David Riley Campbell, 23, was among the Sanders supported who didn’t back Clinton against Trump (Campbell said he didn’t vote for anyone in the general election). He said he’s learned his lesson and will be “going blue no matter who” in 2020. Still, he acknowledged he would be “much, much less enthusiastic” about a candidate other than Sanders.
“There’s a very short list of candidates I trust,” said Campbell, who is volunteering in Iowa for Sanders before the Feb. 3 caucus.
It’s that lingering distrust of other Democrats among Sanders supporters that Trump’s team is eager to capitalize on if the senator falters in the coming weeks.
Trump has sent multiple tweets over the past week suggesting Democrats were “rigging the election” against Sanders because he was being pulled off the campaign trail to serve as a juror in the Senate impeachment trial during the final weeks before the caucus. (Of course, three other senators– including Warren of Massachusetts, Sanders’ chief progressive rival — were also marooned in Washington for the trial.)
On Thursday, senior Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway wrote in The Washington Post that if Democrats were serious about nominating the most electable candidate, they would side with Sanders.
He’s the candidate, Conway wrote, “who actually won primary contests and proved he can play David to Goliath in key places four short years ago.”
Tim Murtaugh, a spokesman for Trump’s campaign, said those comments don’t change the fact that the president sees Sanders as a someone who could be a “complete disaster” in the White House. Yet Murtaugh also gave a nod to Sanders’ supporters, saying it’s “obvious the knives are out” for the senator in the Democratic primary.
“It would be completely understandable if the Sanders camp said, ‘Here we go again,’” Murtaugh said.
Trump used a similar strategy in 2016. He urged Sanders to run as an independent after Sanders fell behind Clinton in the race for delegates, which determine the Democratic nominee, and openly courted Sanders’ supporters.
Four years later, at least some of Sanders’ backers say they’re aware of Trump’s strategy.
“What they’re trying to do is throw a wrench into the works. They’re trying to do whatever they can to keep us at each other’s throats,” said Randy Bryce, a Sanders supporter and former Wisconsin congressional candidate.
Sanders’ campaign did not respond to questions about the favorable comments from the president and his advisers, but earlier this month, Sanders distanced himself from Trump’s assertions that Democrats were rigging the 2020 primary against him.
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westernjournal--2020-01-25--Trump Admin to Pro-Abortion Calif: You’ve Got 30 Days To Stop Abortion Violations

President Donald Trump just dropped the hammer on California , a state that seems to think it can do whatever it wants to do , federal law be damned .
The Golden State has been flouting the law by requiring private insurers to cover the cost of abortion , the president said .
And he is threatening to withhold federal funding to the state if it does not stop .
The administration also hinted that it would do the same to other states , as the president seeks to establish religious exemptions to abortion laws .
“ People should not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for , or cover other people ’ s abortions , ” Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights director Roger Severino said .
The administration served notice to the state that it is violating the Weldon Amendment , which states that some funds are allowed to be withheld from local or state governments that discriminate against a “ health care entity ” if it does not provide or pay for abortions , The New York Times reported .
California has 30 days to comply before action is taken that could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Services being cut .
And with over $ 1.5 trillion in state government debt , according to the California Policy Center , including hundreds of billions in unfunded pension liabilities , California is scarcely ready to weather such a cut .
“ We ’ re sending a message that if any state has done what California has done , they should expect to be found likewise in violation , ” Severino said , in what should be a warning shot to other states like New York , Washington and Oregon , which have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the president for not allowing them to implement their far-left policy unimpeded — the way they have with sanctuary .
“ Despite a federal opinion four years ago confirming California ’ s compliance with the Weldon Amendment , the Trump Administration would rather rile up its base to score cheap political points and risk access to care for millions than do what ’ s right , ” California Gov .
Gavin Newsom said in a statement , according to the Associated Press .
“ California will continue to protect a woman ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ won ’ t back down from defending reproductive freedom for everybody — full stop , ” he said .
A “ woman ’ s right to choose , ” of course , is a much nicer way of saying a woman ’ s right to snuff out the life of an unborn child .
The president has showed strong support for the pro-life movement during his presidency , and he made history Friday when he became the first sitting president to attend the March for Life rally in Washington .
RELATED : Landslide @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Doctors Out of Business “ Together we are the voice for the voiceless .
When it comes to Democrats — and you know this — you ’ ve seen what ’ s happened .
Democrats have embraced the most radical and extreme positions taken and seen in this country for years and decades and you can even say for centuries , ” the president said at the event .
“ Nearly every top Democrat in Congress now supports taxpayer-funded abortion all the way up until the moment of birth , ” he said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is actively working to erase our God-given rights , shut down faith-based charities , ban religious believers from the public square and silence Americans who believe in the sanctity of life , ” the president said .
“ They are coming after me because I am fighting for you , and we are fighting for those who have no voice , and we will win because we know how to win , ” he said .
The right to life is guaranteed in the second sentence of the Declaration of Independence — and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the right to life all other rights are moot .
But for far too long , Democrats have not recognized this right for the most vulnerable among us .
President Trump continues to stand for their rights , and as long as the voters keep him in office , he likely will .
If California and other blue states want a showdown , he appears more than willing to give it to them .
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President Donald Trump just dropped the hammer on California, a state that seems to think it can do whatever it wants to do, federal law be damned.
The Golden State has been flouting the law by requiring private insurers to cover the cost of abortion, the president said. And he is threatening to withhold federal funding to the state if it does not stop.
The administration also hinted that it would do the same to other states, as the president seeks to establish religious exemptions to abortion laws.
“People should not be forced to participate, or pay for, or cover other people’s abortions,” Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights director Roger Severino said.
The administration served notice to the state that it is violating the Weldon Amendment, which states that some funds are allowed to be withheld from local or state governments that discriminate against a “health care entity” if it does not provide or pay for abortions, The New York Times reported.
California has 30 days to comply before action is taken that could result in funds from Health and Human Services being cut.
And with over $1.5 trillion in state government debt, according to the California Policy Center, including hundreds of billions in unfunded pension liabilities, California is scarcely ready to weather such a cut.
“We’re sending a message that if any state has done what California has done, they should expect to be found likewise in violation,” Severino said, in what should be a warning shot to other states like New York, Washington and Oregon, which have similar laws.
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Democrats are unsurprisingly furious at the president for not allowing them to implement their far-left policy unimpeded — the way they have with sanctuary.
“Despite a federal opinion four years ago confirming California’s compliance with the Weldon Amendment, the Trump Administration would rather rile up its base to score cheap political points and risk access to care for millions than do what’s right,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a statement, according to the Associated Press.
“California will continue to protect a woman’s right to choose, and we won’t back down from defending reproductive freedom for everybody — full stop,” he said.
A “woman’s right to choose,” of course, is a much nicer way of saying a woman’s right to snuff out the life of an unborn child.
The president has showed strong support for the pro-life movement during his presidency, and he made history Friday when he became the first sitting president to attend the March for Life rally in Washington.
“Together we are the voice for the voiceless. When it comes to Democrats — and you know this — you’ve seen what’s happened. Democrats have embraced the most radical and extreme positions taken and seen in this country for years and decades and you can even say for centuries,” the president said at the event.
“Nearly every top Democrat in Congress now supports taxpayer-funded abortion all the way up until the moment of birth,” he said.
“Sadly, the far left is actively working to erase our God-given rights, shut down faith-based charities, ban religious believers from the public square and silence Americans who believe in the sanctity of life,” the president said.
“They are coming after me because I am fighting for you, and we are fighting for those who have no voice, and we will win because we know how to win,” he said.
The right to life is guaranteed in the second sentence of the Declaration of Independence — and that is not be accident. Without the right to life all other rights are moot.
But for far too long, Democrats have not recognized this right for the most vulnerable among us. President Trump continues to stand for their rights, and as long as the voters keep him in office, he likely will.
If California and other blue states want a showdown, he appears more than willing to give it to them.
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westernjournal--2020-01-25--Puerto Ricans March Guillotine to Gov’s Mansion as Fury Over Hurricane Maria Revelations Explodes

While the guillotine is best known as the instrument of choice to kill dissenters during the French Revolution , it has a history spanning back to the 13th Century .
It was perfected by the Gallic people , however .
While the guillotine has generally fallen out of favor in the age of the more civilized torture — like a four-part series on Nancy Grace — it retains a certain popularity among people wishing for the good ol ’ days when heads would rule for pretty minor offenses .
The device might be making a comeback in Puerto Rico — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t be taking anyone ’ s life , it ’ s going to send a message to the island ’ s political establishment .
The move comes after another week of unrest in the United States territory , this time over Hurricane Maria .
Hurricane Maria , you may say , was over 2 years ago .
Yes , exactly .
And , as recent video showed , disaster relief supplies given to the island from the storm weren ’ t distributed among the people .
The problems for the territorial government began @ @ @ @ @ @ @ calling himself “ El León Fiscalizador ” ( translation : “ The Lion of Accountability ” ) managed to sneak into a warehouse in the southern city of Ponce and find massive amounts of Hurricane Maria-era supplies that hadn ’ t been distributed to the island ’ s residents despite the fact that the hurricane occurred over 2 years ago and the island was undergoing another catastrophe — a series of earthquakes which had left many people sleeping outdoors .
The video prompted massive outrage , and it wasn ’ t long before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ That wasn ’ t enough for many Puerto Ricans , however , since they wanted yet another governor gone — this time Gov .
Wanda Vázquez , who replaced Ricardo Rosselló after a text-message scandal forced Rosselló out last year .
According to CBS News , fired Housing Secretary Fernando Gil Enseñat has accused the governor of knowing about the warehouse in Ponce full of supplies that weren ’ t being distributed .
“ Gil Enseñat has told local news outlets his agency had ‘ nothing to do ’ with the supplies found @ @ @ @ @ @ @ agency is tasked with overseeing emergency supply warehouses in the towns of Cabo Rojo and Río Piedras , not Ponce , adding that updated information on the inventory of both warehouses was made available to the governor , ” NBC News reported .
Vázquez , for her part , said her former housing secretary “ doesn ’ t have my trust due to various circumstances.
” Whether one of those circumstances is the fact that he ’ s more than willing to go to the media to make his case that Vázquez knew @ @ @ @ @ @ @ remained unsurprisingly unclear as of Saturday morning .
There was , however , a certain clarity in whether or not the top of the Puerto Rican food chain knew where these supplies were .
“ The locations of the emergency supply warehouses situated in Ponce and in other towns are included in Puerto Rico ’ s emergency management plan , ” NBC News reported .
“ The plan was signed by Vázquez in August 2019 , suggesting that she already knew about the existence of the warehouses before outraged residents broke into the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s a problem , and the Puerto Rican people have taken to the streets to express their fury at the entire scandal .
On Thursday , a crowd of protesters assembled a crude guillotine , and ( spoiler alert ) it wasn ’ t going to Enseñat ’ s place of residence : Residente , legal name René Juan Pérez Joglar , is a Puerto Rican hip-hop artist and filmmaker who — and I ’ m spitballing here — isn ’ t on team Vázquez .
I ’ m not a guillotine expert @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wobbly and inexact to do any real damage .
It ’ s like strapping a few stripped wires to an IKEA ottoman and calling it an electric chair .
That said , there ’ s something positively Boston circa 1775 about these pictures .
As if it had to be said , I mean that in a good way .
The Puerto Rican people are learning with a decided quickness they can ’ t trust a territorial government that ’ s unresponsive when it isn ’ t completely ruthless .
When Hurricane Maria @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who was to blame for the slow response and ineffectual distribution of emergency supplies .
At the time , the general consensus was that the Trump administration was somehow to blame .
I don ’ t fault Puerto Ricans for buying that .
They shouldn ’ t buy it now , not when they see those emergency supplies from two years prior rotting away in a warehouse .
Island residents deserve better .
They don ’ t need a guillotine to get it , but they do need to hold their elected officials @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just mean a few recalls here and there .
The entire apparatus has rotted from the head on down .
It needs to be replaced .
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While the guillotine is best known as the instrument of choice to kill dissenters during the French Revolution, it has a history spanning back to the 13th Century.
It was perfected by the Gallic people, however.
While the guillotine has generally fallen out of favor in the age of the more civilized torture — like a four-part series on Nancy Grace — it retains a certain popularity among people wishing for the good ol’ days when heads would roll for pretty minor offenses.
The device might be making a comeback in Puerto Rico — and while it almost certainly won’t be taking anyone’s life, it’s going to send a message to the island’s political establishment.
The move comes after another week of unrest in the United States territory, this time over Hurricane Maria.
Hurricane Maria, you may say, was over 2 years ago. Yes, exactly.
And, as recent video showed, disaster relief supplies given to the island from the storm weren’t distributed among the people.
The problems for the territorial government began last Saturday when a social media user calling himself “El León Fiscalizador” (translation: “The Lion of Accountability”) managed to sneak into a warehouse in the southern city of Ponce and find massive amounts of Hurricane Maria-era supplies that hadn’t been distributed to the island’s residents despite the fact that the hurricane occurred over 2 years ago and the island was undergoing another catastrophe — a series of earthquakes which had left many people sleeping outdoors.
The video prompted massive outrage, and it wasn’t long before a number of officials were sacked.
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That wasn’t enough for many Puerto Ricans, however, since they wanted yet another governor gone — this time Gov. Wanda Vázquez, who replaced Ricardo Rosselló after a text-message scandal forced Rosselló out last year.
According to CBS News, fired Housing Secretary Fernando Gil Enseñat has accused the governor of knowing about the warehouse in Ponce full of supplies that weren’t being distributed.
“Gil Enseñat has told local news outlets his agency had ‘nothing to do’ with the supplies found in Ponce. He clarified that his agency is tasked with overseeing emergency supply warehouses in the towns of Cabo Rojo and Río Piedras, not Ponce, adding that updated information on the inventory of both warehouses was made available to the governor,” NBC News reported.
Vázquez, for her part, said her former housing secretary “doesn’t have my trust due to various circumstances.”
Whether one of those circumstances is the fact that he’s more than willing to go to the media to make his case that Vázquez knew full well the location of emergency supplies remained unsurprisingly unclear as of Saturday morning.
There was, however, a certain clarity in whether or not the top of the Puerto Rican food chain knew where these supplies were.
“The locations of the emergency supply warehouses situated in Ponce and in other towns are included in Puerto Rico’s emergency management plan,” NBC News reported.
“The plan was signed by Vázquez in August 2019, suggesting that she already knew about the existence of the warehouses before outraged residents broke into the Ponce warehouse last week.”
That’s a problem, and the Puerto Rican people have taken to the streets to express their fury at the entire scandal.
On Thursday, a crowd of protesters assembled a crude guillotine, and (spoiler alert) it wasn’t going to Enseñat’s place of residence:
Um, the people of Puerto Rico are carrying a guillotine to the Governor’s mansion right now. pic.twitter.com/uAeH1WoLcN — Joshua Potash (@JoshuaPotash) January 23, 2020
The guillotine has been been put up outside the Governor’s mansion in San Juan. pic.twitter.com/siTCpihlRO — Joshua Potash (@JoshuaPotash) January 23, 2020
So @Residente showed up and gave a speech behind the guillotine. pic.twitter.com/R90HDUrg4K — Joshua Potash (@JoshuaPotash) January 23, 2020
Residente, legal name René Juan Pérez Joglar, is a Puerto Rican hip-hop artist and filmmaker who — and I’m spitballing here — isn’t on team Vázquez.
I’m not a guillotine expert, but it looks a bit too wobbly and inexact to do any real damage.
It’s like strapping a few stripped wires to an IKEA ottoman and calling it an electric chair.
That said, there’s something positively Boston circa 1775 about these pictures. As if it had to be said, I mean that in a good way.
The Puerto Rican people are learning with a decided quickness they can’t trust a territorial government that’s unresponsive when it isn’t completely ruthless.
When Hurricane Maria hit, they feuded with Washington over who was to blame for the slow response and ineffectual distribution of emergency supplies.
At the time, the general consensus was that the Trump administration was somehow to blame. I don’t fault Puerto Ricans for buying that.
They shouldn’t buy it now, not when they see those emergency supplies from two years prior rotting away in a warehouse. Island residents deserve better.
They don’t need a guillotine to get it, but they do need to hold their elected officials accountable — and that doesn’t just mean a few recalls here and there.
The entire apparatus has rotted from the head on down.
It needs to be replaced.
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westernjournal--2020-01-25--Movement Leader Calls Trump ‘the Most Successful Pro-Life President in the History of This Country’

A pro-life leader has dubbed President Donald Trump “ the most successful pro-life president in the history of this country.
” The comment from Jeff Hunt , director of the Centennial Institute at Colorado Christian University , came as pro-life advocates prepared for Friday ’ s annual March for Life .
On Friday , Trump made history by becoming the first sitting president to address the march in person .
Hunt spoke about Trump on Thursday in comments to SiriusXM ’ s “ Breitbart News Tonight.
” “ This is really a historic moment , ” Hunt said .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump is the most successful pro-life president in the history of this country .
He has done a wonderful job attacking the abortion industry and their for-profit efforts to make money off of death.
” Hunt zeroed in on Trump ’ s success in nominating conservative judges to openings in the federal judiciary .
“ He has appointed judges that are going to return to a constitutional approach — the original intent of the Constitution — not taking their position as a moment to legislate from the bench , but instead returning to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
That is not all , Hunt said .
“ I am just thrilled with all that he ’ s done to defend religious freedom , the rights of conscience , to defund Planned Parenthood , to appoint these judges that are going to interpret the Constitution as it ’ s written , ” he said .
Hunt said Trump ’ s actions are encouragement for pro-life advocates who have been fighting for years to end abortion .
“ These are big moments , ” he said .
“ These are the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ waiting for to eventually end abortion in this country .
If you look at history , the way we ended the slave trade , it didn ’ t happen overnight.
” “ It took a lot of work , and people that I consider heroes , like William Wilberforce , labored for 60 years to end the slave trade and did so kind of incrementally , but they got there .
They got to abolition of the slave trade , and then emancipation and freeing the slaves , but it took some time.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fires Off at Abortion Crowd : 'Pro-Life Is Pro-Women' “ [ W ] e ’ re getting there on abortion , and this is a president that should be celebrated , and I think you ’ re going to see 100,000 people thanking this president for the work he ’ s been doing to promote the sanctity of life , ” Hunt added .
During the interview , Hunt likened Trump to former President Abraham Lincoln .
“ Lincoln also evolved during his [ presidency ] , ” Hunt said .
“ In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he was primarily concerned about keeping the Union together .
That changed as he became a very , very passionate abolitionist , and ultimately brought about the 13th Amendment , which ended slavery in this country , ” he said .
During the interview , he noted that pro-life battlers including Vice President Mike Pence and White House counselor Kellyanne Conway are major figures in the Trump administration .
“ Politicians and leaders in our country surround themselves with people that can guide and direct their thinking , and I ’ ve watched @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and I think a lot of it has to do with the openness this administration has to working with the faith community , ” he said .
“ I ’ ve got to tell you , I ’ ve worked with a number of different administrations .
This one is wide open to working with pro-life leaders , it ’ s wonderful.
” During Trump ’ s remarks Friday , he castigated pro-abortion Democrats and saluted pro-life advocates , according to a White House media pool report .
“ Sadly , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our God-given rights , shut down faith-based charities , ban religious believers from the public square and silence Americans who believe in the sanctity of life , ” Trump said .
“ They are coming after me because I am fighting for you and we are fighting for those who have no voice.
” Trump said that all children deserve the right to life .
“ We can not know what our citizens yet unborn will achieve , the dreams they will imagine , the masterpieces they will create , the discoveries they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ But we know this : Every life brings love into this world .
Every child brings joy to a family .
Every person is worth protecting .
And above all , we know that every human soul is divine , and every human life — born and unborn — is made in the holy image of Almighty God , ” he added .
“ Together , we will defend this truth all across our magnificent land .
We will set free the dreams of our people .
And with determined hope , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ blessings that will come from the beauty , talent , purpose , nobility and grace of every American child.
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A pro-life leader has dubbed President Donald Trump “the most successful pro-life president in the history of this country.”
The comment from Jeff Hunt, director of the Centennial Institute at Colorado Christian University, came as pro-life advocates prepared for Friday’s annual March for Life.
History was made today with President Trump speaking at the March for Life rally. Trump is the most pro-life president in our lifetime and a true protector of our most innocent lives. https://t.co/Jzk8JYPXFB — Newt Gingrich (@newtgingrich) January 24, 2020
On Friday, Trump made history by becoming the first sitting president to address the march in person.
Hunt spoke about Trump on Thursday in comments to SiriusXM’s “Breitbart News Tonight.”
“This is really a historic moment,” Hunt said. “From a purely policy perspective, Donald Trump is the most successful pro-life president in the history of this country. He has done a wonderful job attacking the abortion industry and their for-profit efforts to make money off of death.”
Hunt zeroed in on Trump’s success in nominating conservative judges to openings in the federal judiciary.
“He has appointed judges that are going to return to a constitutional approach — the original intent of the Constitution — not taking their position as a moment to legislate from the bench, but instead returning to co-equal branches of government,” he said.
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That is not all, Hunt said.
“I am just thrilled with all that he’s done to defend religious freedom, the rights of conscience, to defund Planned Parenthood, to appoint these judges that are going to interpret the Constitution as it’s written,” he said.
Hunt said Trump’s actions are encouragement for pro-life advocates who have been fighting for years to end abortion.
“These are big moments,” he said. “These are the stepping stones that we’ve been waiting for to eventually end abortion in this country. If you look at history, the way we ended the slave trade, it didn’t happen overnight.”
“It took a lot of work, and people that I consider heroes, like William Wilberforce, labored for 60 years to end the slave trade and did so kind of incrementally, but they got there. They got to abolition of the slave trade, and then emancipation and freeing the slaves, but it took some time.”
“[W]e’re getting there on abortion, and this is a president that should be celebrated, and I think you’re going to see 100,000 people thanking this president for the work he’s been doing to promote the sanctity of life,” Hunt added.
During the interview, Hunt likened Trump to former President Abraham Lincoln.
“Lincoln also evolved during his [presidency],” Hunt said.
“In the beginning of the Civil War, he was primarily concerned about keeping the Union together. That changed as he became a very, very passionate abolitionist, and ultimately brought about the 13th Amendment, which ended slavery in this country,” he said.
During the interview, he noted that pro-life battlers including Vice President Mike Pence and White House counselor Kellyanne Conway are major figures in the Trump administration.
“Politicians and leaders in our country surround themselves with people that can guide and direct their thinking, and I’ve watched this president become a passionate pro-life leader, and I think a lot of it has to do with the openness this administration has to working with the faith community,” he said.
“I’ve got to tell you, I’ve worked with a number of different administrations. This one is wide open to working with pro-life leaders, it’s wonderful.”
.@realDonaldTrump at the March for Life: “When we hold a newborn in our arms, we know the endless love that each child brings to a family. When we watch a child grow, we see the splendor, that radiates from each human soul. One life changes the world.” pic.twitter.com/1g0hKqmNS4 — Students For Trump (@TrumpStudents) January 24, 2020
During Trump’s remarks Friday, he castigated pro-abortion Democrats and saluted pro-life advocates, according to a White House media pool report.
“Sadly, the far left is actively working to erase our God-given rights, shut down faith-based charities, ban religious believers from the public square and silence Americans who believe in the sanctity of life,” Trump said.
“They are coming after me because I am fighting for you and we are fighting for those who have no voice.”
Trump said that all children deserve the right to life.
“We cannot know what our citizens yet unborn will achieve, the dreams they will imagine, the masterpieces they will create, the discoveries they will make,” Trump said.
“But we know this: Every life brings love into this world. Every child brings joy to a family. Every person is worth protecting. And above all, we know that every human soul is divine, and every human life — born and unborn — is made in the holy image of Almighty God,” he added.
“Together, we will defend this truth all across our magnificent land. We will set free the dreams of our people. And with determined hope, we look forward to all of the blessings that will come from the beauty, talent, purpose, nobility and grace of every American child.”
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westernjournal--2020-01-25--Joe Biden Claims DACA Recipients Are ‘More American Than Most’ Americans

The children of illegal immigrants are “ more American than most Americans , ” according to Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden .
Biden extolled the virtues of recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program during a campaign stop Thursday in Ames , Iowa , according to National Review .
“ These kids have come , they ’ ve done well , most of these kids — there ’ s a lot of them , and they ’ re not just Hispanic , they ’ re Asian-Pacific Islanders as well , and they in fact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Biden said .
“ In many cases , they ’ re more American than most Americans are because they have done well in school , ” he said .
“ They believe the basic principles that we all share .
I think they should be , in fact , put on a path to citizenship , ” Biden added .
Not everyone agreed with Biden ’ s remarks : RELATED : Campaign Strategist in Chief : Trump Stoking Democratic Party Divisions by Defending Bernie A 2018 study from the National Bureau of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2.2 percentage point increase in school attendance of Hispanic immigrants between the ages of 14 and 18 .
However , a November 2019 report from U.S .
Citizenship and Immigration Services said that in 10.38 percent of 765,166 approved DACA cases , the recipient has an arrest record .
It also noted that 38.71 percent of individuals whose application to become a DACA recipient was denied have an arrest on their record .
Biden ’ s campaign emphasizes his support for DACA , which former President Barack Obama created via executive order .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the creation and expansion of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals ( DACA ) program ; the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans ( DAPA ) program ; the Central American Minors program , which allowed parents with legal status in the U.S. to apply to bring their children up from Central America to live with them ; and the creation of a White House task force to support new Americans and help them integrate into their new homes and communities , ” his campaign website says .
The DAPA program was ended @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump announced in 2017 he was terminating DACA , though the issue is now in the courts .
“ The Trump Administration made the cruel and counterproductive decision to terminate DACA , throwing into turmoil the lives of millions of Dreamers .
Dreamers and their parents should have a roadmap to citizenship through legislative immigration reform , ” Biden ’ s website says .
“ But in the meantime , Biden will remove the uncertainty for Dreamers by reinstating the DACA program , and he will explore all legal options to protect their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will also ensure Dreamers are eligible for federal student aid ( loans , Pell grants ) and are included in his proposals to provide access to community college without debt and invest in HBCU/Hispanic Serving Institution/Minority Serving Institutions , which will help Dreamers contribute even more to our economy.
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The children of illegal immigrants are “more American than most Americans,” according to Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden.
Biden extolled the virtues of recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program during a campaign stop Thursday in Ames, Iowa, according to National Review.
“These kids have come, they’ve done well, most of these kids — there’s a lot of them, and they’re not just Hispanic, they’re Asian-Pacific Islanders as well, and they in fact have done very, very well,” Biden said.
“In many cases, they’re more American than most Americans are because they have done well in school,” he said.
“They believe the basic principles that we all share. I think they should be, in fact, put on a path to citizenship,” Biden added.
Not everyone agreed with Biden’s remarks:
I did well in school. I served in the Army MP Regiment for 24 years. I stop at stop signs. I adopt pets rather than support pet mills. So Screw You @JoeBiden. I’m an American & you’re welcome for your 1A rights. #Dumbpeopletown #USA — Linda C. Rodriguez (@LindaRodriguez3) January 23, 2020
Is this just a Biden Gaffe or does he mean it? In most cases these Daca Kids are more American than American Kids? Really Joe, I think you have a problem with Americans. How about instead of making illegals citizens you pick out kids you like the most, and move to their country? — Tim Horton (@SdaTim) January 24, 2020
I am done with DACA and Dreamers. Ungrateful, entitled, not ready for the privilege of American citizenship. Go home and submit your paperwork, wait for the process. US pays for their education and medical care and they demand more. Biden meant what he said, Demonrats’ plans! — Proud&Unaffiliated (@Ziggyfan_1) January 24, 2020
Biden claims DACA folks more American than Americans. What a disgraceful thing to say! DACA folks are illegals who Barry tried to legalize unconstitutionally. SC must so rule this term or we have no nation. — HowardH (@HH41848213) January 22, 2020
A 2018 study from the National Bureau of Economic Research claimed DACA led to a 2.2 percentage point increase in school attendance of Hispanic immigrants between the ages of 14 and 18.
However, a November 2019 report from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said that in 10.38 percent of 765,166 approved DACA cases, the recipient has an arrest record.
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It also noted that 38.71 percent of individuals whose application to become a DACA recipient was denied have an arrest on their record.
Biden’s campaign emphasizes his support for DACA, which former President Barack Obama created via executive order.
“As Vice President, Biden championed the creation and expansion of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program; the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans (DAPA) program; the Central American Minors program, which allowed parents with legal status in the U.S. to apply to bring their children up from Central America to live with them; and the creation of a White House task force to support new Americans and help them integrate into their new homes and communities,” his campaign website says.
The DAPA program was ended under the Trump administration.
President Donald Trump announced in 2017 he was terminating DACA, though the issue is now in the courts.
“The Trump Administration made the cruel and counterproductive decision to terminate DACA, throwing into turmoil the lives of millions of Dreamers. Dreamers and their parents should have a roadmap to citizenship through legislative immigration reform,” Biden’s website says.
“But in the meantime, Biden will remove the uncertainty for Dreamers by reinstating the DACA program, and he will explore all legal options to protect their families from inhumane separation.”
“Biden will also ensure Dreamers are eligible for federal student aid (loans, Pell grants) and are included in his proposals to provide access to community college without debt and invest in HBCU/Hispanic Serving Institution/Minority Serving Institutions, which will help Dreamers contribute even more to our economy.”
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