westernjournal--2020-10-13--Biden Dodges Court-Packing Question Again, But Adds a Deceptive New Spin

Joe Biden may have forgotten a lot , but when it comes to lying to the American people , he remembers how to do it just fine .
During an interview Monday in Ohio , the Democratic presidential nominee was asked — yet again — where he stands on proposals by radical members of his own party to destroy the independence of the judicial branch of government by “ packing ” the Supreme Court in the event he wins the November election .
Biden ’ s response was the latest lie from the Democratic Party — that President Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , merely by fulfilling his responsibilities under the United States Constitution .
“ Look what I want them to focus on , as I ’ ve respectfully suggested , court packing is going on now , ” Biden told WKRC-TV in Cincinnati .
The reference , of course , was to the nomination of Seventh Circuit Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg .
If Barrett is confirmed , it would solidify a conservative majority on the court , with three of the justices @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to that prospect by threatening , if they gain power in the November election , to expand the size of the Supreme Court enabling a Democratic President Biden to appoint more justices amenable to the “ progressive ” agenda .
It ’ s a proposal so radical not even Franklin Delano Roosevelt could get it passed in 1937 with firm Democratic control of both houses of Congress .
In his Senate days , Biden opposed it vocally , but has this year been unwilling — or too cowardly — to condemn it , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ position until after the election .
Obviously , that ’ s not an answer a self-governing , freedom-loving people can accept , so Biden is working a new dodge — trying to divert attention from the question by lying about what ’ s happening with the court now .
“ I ’ ve already spoken on it .
I ’ m not a fan of court packing .
I don ’ t want to get off on that whole issue , ” Biden told WKR ’ s Kyle Inskeep .
“ I want @ @ @ @ @ @ @ love nothing better than to fight about whether or not I would , in fact , pack the court or not pack the court , etc .
“ The focus is , why is he doing what he ’ s doing now .
Why now ?
With less than 24 days to go in the election ?
“ And the hearing ’ s going to take place , and there ’ s only going to be 10 days or whatever it is before the vote takes place .
That ’ s the court @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” That would be an acceptable answer – if it were remotely true .
First of all , in much of the mainstream media — and even some conservative news sites — Biden ’ s statement that he ’ s “ not a fan of court packing ” is being played as some sort of hint that he opposes expanding the court to suit progressive political needs .
At best , that ’ s an overly optimistic read .
At worst , it ’ s either hopelessly naive or outright deception .
RELATED @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Coup ' and 'Disrupt ' America if Election Is Close As Jordan Davidson put it at The Federalist on Tuesday : “ Despite Biden ’ s rhetorical spin , the term court packing does not refer to the president ’ s or the Senate ’ s constitutional duty to appoint and confirm justices to fill existing vacancies in the judiciary .
It refers to the act of adding additional justices , beyond the existing nine … “ While Biden actively evades answering directly whether he has any intentions to add more justices @ @ @ @ @ @ @ media refuses to hold him accountable and have instead run with his false accusations that Republicans are packing the Court by simply moving forward with Barrett ’ s confirmation process to fill an existing empty seat.
” Biden was simply using the Democrats ’ typical deception of trying to change the meaning of words when the argument is not in their favor .
When logic isn ’ t working , they appeal to emotion — a tactic that ’ s only necessary when your argument is wrong .
What Trump is doing is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ duly elected president , with a duly elected Senate made up of members of his own party , Trump is filling a Supreme Court vacancy as the Constitution mandates .
Biden ’ s vice presidential candidate , Kamala Harris , tried a similar trick in her debate last week with Vice President Mike Pence , trying to describe Trump ’ s appointments of hundreds of lower court judges as “ court packing.
” What Biden , Harris and Democrats are doing is trying to change the terms of the debate because they know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ goals of remaking the United States into a larger version of the countries where socialism has been tried before — at horrendous cost to human life and the liberties that are the birthright of American citizens .
No , there ’ s nothing in the Constitution that says the Supreme Court has to have nine judges , but it ’ s a number that has stood the country in good stead for 150 years now , there ’ s no reason to change it .
If Joe Biden were the straight-talking , lunch-bucket @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is , he would have no problem saying that out loud .
But he ’ s not .
So he resorts to word games and duplicity to try to avoid a question he claims Americans don ’ t “ deserve ” to know the answer to .
In one sense , the Monday performance might have been reassuring to Biden backers .
As he ’ s recently demonstrated , their presidential candidate is sometimes unaware of what state he ’ s actually in .
He ’ s apparently forgotten what office he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s been unable to name his 2012 Republican opponent , Mitt Romney , who ’ s not only one of the more prominent names in American politics , but was one of the Republicans libs were counting on to stop Trump ’ s Supreme Court nomination .
( “ The senator who was a Mormon , ” Biden called Romney , which is more or less true .
Romeny ’ s a Mormon , though he wasn ’ t a senator during the 2012 campaign . )
Those are all the kind @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to remember , but Biden has forgotten them all , in public .
( It ’ s even more worrisome to think of what he ’ s slipping on when the cameras are off . )
But that interview Monday made one thing clear : Joe Biden hasn ’ t forgotten how to lie to the American people .
The only way to keep that from being important for the next four years is to make sure Donald Trump stays in the White House .
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Joe Biden may have forgotten a lot, but when it comes to lying to the American people, he remembers how to do it just fine.
During an interview Monday in Ohio, the Democratic presidential nominee was asked — yet again — where he stands on proposals by radical members of his own party to destroy the independence of the judicial branch of government by “packing” the Supreme Court in the event he wins the November election.
Biden’s response was the latest lie from the Democratic Party — that President Donald Trump is “packing” the court already, merely by fulfilling his responsibilities under the United States Constitution.
“Look what I want them to focus on, as I’ve respectfully suggested, court packing is going on now,” Biden told WKRC-TV in Cincinnati.
The reference, of course, was to the nomination of Seventh Circuit Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. If Barrett is confirmed, it would solidify a conservative majority on the court, with three of the justices appointed by Trump.
Democrats have responded to that prospect by threatening, if they gain power in the November election, to expand the size of the Supreme Court enabling a Democratic President Biden to appoint more justices amenable to the “progressive” agenda.
It’s a proposal so radical not even Franklin Delano Roosevelt could get it passed in 1937 with firm Democratic control of both houses of Congress. In his Senate days, Biden opposed it vocally, but has this year been unwilling — or too cowardly — to condemn it, telling voters he would not reveal his position until after the election.
Obviously, that’s not an answer a self-governing, freedom-loving people can accept, so Biden is working a new dodge — trying to divert attention from the question by lying about what’s happening with the court now.
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“I’ve already spoken on it. I’m not a fan of court packing. I don’t want to get off on that whole issue,” Biden told WKR’s Kyle Inskeep. “I want to keep focused. The president would love nothing better than to fight about whether or not I would, in fact, pack the court or not pack the court, etc.
“The focus is, why is he doing what he’s doing now. Why now? With less than 24 days to go in the election?
“And the hearing’s going to take place, and there’s only going to be 10 days or whatever it is before the vote takes place. That’s the court packing the public should be focused on.”
That would be an acceptable answer – if it were remotely true.
First of all, in much of the mainstream media — and even some conservative news sites — Biden’s statement that he’s “not a fan of court packing” is being played as some sort of hint that he opposes expanding the court to suit progressive political needs.
At best, that’s an overly optimistic read. At worst, it’s either hopelessly naive or outright deception.
Media Dutifully Runs With Biden’s Faulty Redefinition Of Court Packinghttps://t.co/XgheloFxUh — The Federalist (@FDRLST) October 13, 2020
As Jordan Davidson put it at The Federalist on Tuesday:
“Despite Biden’s rhetorical spin, the term court packing does not refer to the president’s or the Senate’s constitutional duty to appoint and confirm justices to fill existing vacancies in the judiciary. It refers to the act of adding additional justices, beyond the existing nine …
“While Biden actively evades answering directly whether he has any intentions to add more justices any time he is asked, the media refuses to hold him accountable and have instead run with his false accusations that Republicans are packing the Court by simply moving forward with Barrett’s confirmation process to fill an existing empty seat.”
Biden was simply using the Democrats’ typical deception of trying to change the meaning of words when the argument is not in their favor. When logic isn’t working, they appeal to emotion — a tactic that’s only necessary when your argument is wrong.
What Trump is doing is not “court packing.” As the duly elected president, with a duly elected Senate made up of members of his own party, Trump is filling a Supreme Court vacancy as the Constitution mandates.
Biden’s vice presidential candidate, Kamala Harris, tried a similar trick in her debate last week with Vice President Mike Pence, trying to describe Trump’s appointments of hundreds of lower court judges as “court packing.”
What Biden, Harris and Democrats are doing is trying to change the terms of the debate because they know Americans don’t support their actual goals of remaking the United States into a larger version of the countries where socialism has been tried before — at horrendous cost to human life and the liberties that are the birthright of American citizens.
No, there’s nothing in the Constitution that says the Supreme Court has to have nine judges, but it’s a number that has stood the country in good stead for 150 years now, there’s no reason to change it.
If Joe Biden were the straight-talking, lunch-bucket Joe from Scranton his campaign pretends he is, he would have no problem saying that out loud.
But he’s not. So he resorts to word games and duplicity to try to avoid a question he claims Americans don’t “deserve” to know the answer to.
In one sense, the Monday performance might have been reassuring to Biden backers.
As he’s recently demonstrated, their presidential candidate is sometimes unaware of what state he’s actually in.
He’s apparently forgotten what office he’s actually running for.
And he’s been unable to name his 2012 Republican opponent, Mitt Romney, who’s not only one of the more prominent names in American politics, but was one of the Republicans libs were counting on to stop Trump’s Supreme Court nomination. (“The senator who was a Mormon,” Biden called Romney, which is more or less true. Romeny’s a Mormon, though he wasn’t a senator during the 2012 campaign.)
Those are all the kind of things Americans should expect their president to remember, but Biden has forgotten them all, in public. (It’s even more worrisome to think of what he’s slipping on when the cameras are off.)
But that interview Monday made one thing clear: Joe Biden hasn’t forgotten how to lie to the American people.
The only way to keep that from being important for the next four years is to make sure Donald Trump stays in the White House.
Remember that.
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westernjournal--2020-10-13--NBA Ratings Collapse Continues as Closing Game Gets Trounced by ’60 Minutes’

The NBA Finals on ABC concluded Sunday with Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James winning his fourth championship , but James and the league seem to have paid a heavy price for their embrace of leftist politics .
The Lakers won Game 6 against the Miami Heat to capture the NBA title , but it was the lowest-rated Finals series recorded .
The Wrap reported that the 106-93 blowout of the Heat attracted only 5.6 million viewers , according to early Nielsen data .
The elimination game couldn ’ t compete with “ Sunday Night Football ” on NBC , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Seattle Seahawks and attracted 11.4 million viewers .
The NBA couldn ’ t even keep up on Sunday with “ 60 Minutes ” on CBS .
The long-running news program , which has lost significant credibility with many viewers in its own right , bested the Lakers-Heat game by drawing 9.5 million viewers .
The NBA season , since its return following a hiatus from the coronavirus pandemic , has been a complete and utter disaster , as the league rushed to embraced the anti-police Black Lives Matter movement and other leftist causes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other basketball figures turned fans off to the sport in droves after the season reset inside the league ’ s Orlando , Florida , bubble .
They embraced leftist politics on the courts , on the sidelines , in their interviews and on their jerseys .
NBA players nearly unanimously disrespected the country ’ s flag and anthem .
But fans also had their say , and they spoke loudly by tuning out .
James was seeking his fourth ring since his Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Golden State Warriors in the 2016 NBA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ million Game 6 viewers and 31.02 million Game 7 viewers , according to ratings archived by Sports Media Watch .
Last year ’ s Game 6 elimination matchup between the Toronto Raptors and the Golden State Warriors attracted 18.7 million viewers .
James did not play in that Finals series .
When the 35-year-old , who has become the face of the league , finally won his elusive fourth championship ring Sunday , millions of basketball fans had tuned out .
RELATED : After Ratings Tank , NBA Is Finally Giving Up on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last week he doesn ’ t expect to see the leftist on-court activism return next season .
If the league ’ s players have instincts for financial self-preservation , they will take the 2020 NBA Finals as a message from fans and return the game to an apolitical format .
If James did anything positive for the sport of basketball this year , it ’ s that he put the NBA season out of its misery on Sunday night .
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The NBA Finals on ABC concluded Sunday with Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James winning his fourth championship, but James and the league seem to have paid a heavy price for their embrace of leftist politics.
The Lakers won Game 6 against the Miami Heat to capture the NBA title, but it was the lowest-rated Finals series recorded.
The Wrap reported that the 106-93 blowout of the Heat attracted only 5.6 million viewers, according to early Nielsen data.
The elimination game couldn’t compete with “Sunday Night Football” on NBC, which matched the Minnesota Vikings against the Seattle Seahawks and attracted 11.4 million viewers.
The NBA couldn’t even keep up on Sunday with “60 Minutes” on CBS.
The long-running news program, which has lost significant credibility with many viewers in its own right, bested the Lakers-Heat game by drawing 9.5 million viewers.
The NBA season, since its return following a hiatus from the coronavirus pandemic, has been a complete and utter disaster, as the league rushed to embraced the anti-police Black Lives Matter movement and other leftist causes.
James, the NBA and numerous other basketball figures turned fans off to the sport in droves after the season reset inside the league’s Orlando, Florida, bubble.
They embraced leftist politics on the courts, on the sidelines, in their interviews and on their jerseys.
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NBA players nearly unanimously disrespected the country’s flag and anthem.
But fans also had their say, and they spoke loudly by tuning out.
James was seeking his fourth ring since his Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Golden State Warriors in the 2016 NBA Finals, a series that drew 20.7 million Game 6 viewers and 31.02 million Game 7 viewers, according to ratings archived by Sports Media Watch.
Last year’s Game 6 elimination matchup between the Toronto Raptors and the Golden State Warriors attracted 18.7 million viewers. James did not play in that Finals series.
When the 35-year-old, who has become the face of the league, finally won his elusive fourth championship ring Sunday, millions of basketball fans had tuned out.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said last week he doesn’t expect to see the leftist on-court activism return next season.
If the league’s players have instincts for financial self-preservation, they will take the 2020 NBA Finals as a message from fans and return the game to an apolitical format.
If James did anything positive for the sport of basketball this year, it’s that he put the NBA season out of its misery on Sunday night.
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westernjournal--2020-10-13--Supreme Court Smacks Down Democrats’ Attack on Trump

The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear a lawsuit case brought by congressional Democrats who alleged President Donald Trump was illegally profiting from his business interests in violation of the anti-corruption provisions in the U.S. Constitution .
The justices refused to hear an appeal by 215 Democrats in the Senate and House of Representatives of a February ruling by a lower court that lawmakers had no standing to bring their suit , which pointed to Trump profiting from foreign government officials choosing to spend money at Trump hotels as violations of the Constitution ’ s Emoluments Clause , Reuters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , D.C. is the primary property Democrats have singled out as one some foreign officials choose to patronize while they are in the nation ’ s capital .
The hotel is located blocks away from the White House and was opened shortly before Trump was elected in 2016 .
The emoluments lawsuits have accused Trump of making himself vulnerable to bribery by foreign governments because he has retained ownership of his business interests .
The Supreme Court ’ s denial to hear the case means the petition failed to get the support of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ place the lower court ruling , according to The Hill .
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit judges found in February that the lawsuit is really a political matter for Congress and the president to work out , not the judiciary .
“ The Members can , and likely will , continue to use their weighty voices to make their case to the American people , their colleagues in the Congress and the President himself , all of whom are free to engage that argument as they see @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ But we will not — indeed we can not — participate in this debate.
” “ The Constitution permits the Judiciary to speak only in the context of an Article III case or controversy and this lawsuit presents neither , ” they added .
The case alleged Trump violated Article I , Section 9 , Clause 8 of the Constitution , The Hill reported .
The provision reads , “ No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States : And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Consent of the Congress , accept of any present , Emolument , Office , or Title , of any kind whatever , from any King , Prince , or foreign State.
” The Democrats ’ lawsuit argued “ that foreign diplomats ’ patronage of the president ’ s hotels opens Trump up to the kind of foreign influence that the framers had sought to avoid , and that the president had not consulted Congress on his business dealings , ” according to The Hill .
The D.C .
Circuit judges noted that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ represented a minority in both chambers , and therefore the lawmakers had no standing to bring the case .
“ [ O ] ur conclusion is straightforward because the Members — 29 Senators and 186 Members of the House of Representatives — do not constitute a majority of either body and are , therefore , powerless to approve or deny the President ’ s acceptance of foreign emoluments , ” the court decision reads .
In their appeal , lawmakers said that the D.C .
Circuit misapplied the 1997 precedent set by a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Congress lacked the legal standing to challenge the constitutionality of the law .
Justice Department lawyers countered that the lower court correctly ruled that “ federal legislators generally lack standing to sue to enforce the asserted institutional interests of Congress.
” Trump faces two similar lawsuits brought by the liberal nonprofit Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington and the attorneys general for Washington , D.C. , and Maryland .
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear a lawsuit case brought by congressional Democrats who alleged President Donald Trump was illegally profiting from his business interests in violation of the anti-corruption provisions in the U.S. Constitution.
The justices refused to hear an appeal by 215 Democrats in the Senate and House of Representatives of a February ruling by a lower court that lawmakers had no standing to bring their suit, which pointed to Trump profiting from foreign government officials choosing to spend money at Trump hotels as violations of the Constitution’s Emoluments Clause, Reuters reported.
The Trump International Hotel Washington, D.C. is the primary property Democrats have singled out as one some foreign officials choose to patronize while they are in the nation’s capital.
The hotel is located blocks away from the White House and was opened shortly before Trump was elected in 2016.
The emoluments lawsuits have accused Trump of making himself vulnerable to bribery by foreign governments because he has retained ownership of his business interests.
The Supreme Court’s denial to hear the case means the petition failed to get the support of at least four judges and leaves in place the lower court ruling, according to The Hill.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit judges found in February that the lawsuit is really a political matter for Congress and the president to work out, not the judiciary.
“The Members can, and likely will, continue to use their weighty voices to make their case to the American people, their colleagues in the Congress and the President himself, all of whom are free to engage that argument as they see fit,” the judges wrote. “But we will not — indeed we cannot — participate in this debate.”
“The Constitution permits the Judiciary to speak only in the context of an Article III case or controversy and this lawsuit presents neither,” they added.
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The case alleged Trump violated Article I, Section 9, Clause 8 of the Constitution, The Hill reported.
The provision reads, “No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.”
The Democrats’ lawsuit argued “that foreign diplomats’ patronage of the president’s hotels opens Trump up to the kind of foreign influence that the framers had sought to avoid, and that the president had not consulted Congress on his business dealings,” according to The Hill.
The D.C. Circuit judges noted that the Senate and House Democrats who sued Trump represented a minority in both chambers, and therefore the lawmakers had no standing to bring the case.
“[O]ur conclusion is straightforward because the Members — 29 Senators and 186 Members of the House of Representatives — do not constitute a majority of either body and are, therefore, powerless to approve or deny the President’s acceptance of foreign emoluments,” the court decision reads.
In their appeal, lawmakers said that the D.C. Circuit misapplied the 1997 precedent set by a Supreme Court decision that six members of Congress lacked the legal standing to challenge the constitutionality of the law.
Justice Department lawyers countered that the lower court correctly ruled that “federal legislators generally lack standing to sue to enforce the asserted institutional interests of Congress.”
Trump faces two similar lawsuits brought by the liberal nonprofit Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington and the attorneys general for Washington, D.C., and Maryland.
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westernjournal--2020-10-15--Ben Shapiro: There’s More to Democrats’ Hatred of ACB Than Just Her Pro-Life Values

This week , Democrats struggled to explain why Judge Amy Coney Barrett should not be confirmed to serve on the Supreme Court .
They trotted out hackneyed arguments , suggesting that some political norm had been broken by a Republican president nominating a judge to be confirmed as a justice by a Republican Senate in an election year .
There have been 19 times where a seat became vacant in an election year and both the presidency and Senate were controlled by the same party , resulting in 17 judicial confirmations .
They suggested that Ruth Bader Ginsburg ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ until a Democrat takes power represented a sort of binding legal commitment .
They fumed that Barrett refuses to pledge fealty to their political priorities .
TRENDING : New Poll Finds Support for Amy Coney Barrett Confirmation Keeps Rising They fumed that Barrett has stated that the role of the judiciary is not to achieve moral ends but to enforce the law .
They fumed that Barrett had the temerity to state that “ courts are not designed to solve every problem or right every wrong in our public life , ” that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of government must be made by the political branches ” and that she has done her utmost to “ reach the result required by the law , ” whatever her preferences might be .
That ’ s because , in the view of the political left , the court ought to be merely another weapon in its political arsenal .
Conservatives see the judiciary as Alexander Hamilton characterized it in Federalist No .
78 : as the “ least dangerous ” branch , capable of “ neither force nor will , but merely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rests on its unwillingness to “ exercise WILL instead of JUDGMENT.
” Liberals see the court as a super-legislature , designed to act as moral arbiters on behalf of progressive values .
That ’ s why former President Barack Obama said that judges ought to be selected for the quality of “ empathy , of understanding and identifying with people ’ s hopes and struggles , as an essential ingredient for arriving at just decisions and outcomes.
” Critical legal theorists have suggested that conservatives are fibbing — that their view of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ merely cover for the reinforcement of their political priorities .
But the data suggest otherwise .
During the 2019 Supreme Court term , for example , out of some 67 decisions , the four justices appointed by Democrats voted together 51 times ; Republican appointees only voted together 37 times .
As Ilya Shapiro of the Cato Institute has pointed out , “ it ’ s the [ Ruth Bader ] Ginsburg Four that represent a bloc geared toward progressive policy outcomes.
” Republican appointees , in other words , are politically heterodox @ @ @ @ @ @ @ That ’ s because , on a fundamental level , they take their job — and the constitutional separation of powers — seriously .
Democrats do not .
That ’ s why they see as the glories of the Supreme Court those moments in which the Supreme Court seized power on behalf of progressive ideals .
Roe v. Wade has become holy writ on the political left , specifically because it robbed the American people of their right to vote on the issue of abortion .
Democrats see nothing but glory in Supreme @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on behalf of defining “ one ’ s own concept of existence , of meaning , of the universe , and of the mystery of human life ” ( Planned Parenthood v. Casey , 1992 ) .
They see nothing but wonder in Supreme Court justices declaring that the judiciary has been delegated enforcement of “ a charter protecting the right of all persons to enjoy liberty as we learn its meaning ” ( Obergefell v. Hodges , 2015 ) .
They see nothing but cause for celebration in the Supreme Court cramming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sense of our “ evolving standards of decency ” ( Trop v. Dulles , 1958 ) or the importance of never-before-defined “ emanations ” and “ penumbras ” ( Griswold v. Connecticut , 1965 ) .
They want the court to act as an oligarchy .
And they are angry that Barrett ’ s nomination has moved the court away from that progressive , oligarchic rule .
That ’ s why they ’ re threatening to pack the court — because they wish to restore that oligarchy to power .
And that ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all the talk about Donald Trump ’ s threats to core American institutions , he can ’ t hold a candle to even mainstream Democratic willingness to trash checks and balances on behalf of power .
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This week, Democrats struggled to explain why Judge Amy Coney Barrett should not be confirmed to serve on the Supreme Court.
They trotted out hackneyed arguments, suggesting that some political norm had been broken by a Republican president nominating a judge to be confirmed as a justice by a Republican Senate in an election year. There have been 19 times where a seat became vacant in an election year and both the presidency and Senate were controlled by the same party, resulting in 17 judicial confirmations.
They suggested that Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s dying wish to leave her seat open until a Democrat takes power represented a sort of binding legal commitment.
And they fumed.
They fumed that Barrett refuses to pledge fealty to their political priorities.
They fumed that Barrett has stated that the role of the judiciary is not to achieve moral ends but to enforce the law.
They fumed that Barrett had the temerity to state that “courts are not designed to solve every problem or right every wrong in our public life,” that “the policy decisions and value judgments of government must be made by the political branches” and that she has done her utmost to “reach the result required by the law,” whatever her preferences might be.
That’s because, in the view of the political left, the court ought to be merely another weapon in its political arsenal.
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Conservatives see the judiciary as Alexander Hamilton characterized it in Federalist No. 78: as the “least dangerous” branch, capable of “neither force nor will, but merely judgment,” an institution whose legitimacy rests on its unwillingness to “exercise WILL instead of JUDGMENT.”
Liberals see the court as a super-legislature, designed to act as moral arbiters on behalf of progressive values. That’s why former President Barack Obama said that judges ought to be selected for the quality of “empathy, of understanding and identifying with people’s hopes and struggles, as an essential ingredient for arriving at just decisions and outcomes.”
Critical legal theorists have suggested that conservatives are fibbing — that their view of the judiciary as relegated to judgment alone is merely cover for the reinforcement of their political priorities. But the data suggest otherwise.
During the 2019 Supreme Court term, for example, out of some 67 decisions, the four justices appointed by Democrats voted together 51 times; Republican appointees only voted together 37 times. As Ilya Shapiro of the Cato Institute has pointed out, “it’s the [Ruth Bader] Ginsburg Four that represent a bloc geared toward progressive policy outcomes.”
Republican appointees, in other words, are politically heterodox significantly more often than Democratic appointees. That’s because, on a fundamental level, they take their job — and the constitutional separation of powers — seriously.
Democrats do not. That’s why they see as the glories of the Supreme Court those moments in which the Supreme Court seized power on behalf of progressive ideals.
Roe v. Wade has become holy writ on the political left, specifically because it robbed the American people of their right to vote on the issue of abortion. Democrats see nothing but glory in Supreme Court justices seizing authority to protect abortion on behalf of defining “one’s own concept of existence, of meaning, of the universe, and of the mystery of human life” (Planned Parenthood v. Casey, 1992).
They see nothing but wonder in Supreme Court justices declaring that the judiciary has been delegated enforcement of “a charter protecting the right of all persons to enjoy liberty as we learn its meaning” (Obergefell v. Hodges, 2015).
They see nothing but cause for celebration in the Supreme Court cramming down on the American people their own sense of our “evolving standards of decency” (Trop v. Dulles, 1958) or the importance of never-before-defined “emanations” and “penumbras” (Griswold v. Connecticut, 1965). They want the court to act as an oligarchy.
And they are angry that Barrett’s nomination has moved the court away from that progressive, oligarchic rule.
That’s why they’re threatening to pack the court — because they wish to restore that oligarchy to power.
And that’s just another reason why, for all the talk about Donald Trump’s threats to core American institutions, he can’t hold a candle to even mainstream Democratic willingness to trash checks and balances on behalf of power.
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westernjournal--2020-10-14--Biden Campaign Responds to Explosive Email Report

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden circled the wagons Wednesday afternoon in light of an October surprise revelation the candidate may have , in 2015 , been personally introduced to a controversial foreign business partner of his son , Hunter .
In a vague Wednesday statement to Politico , campaign spokesman Andrew Bates admonished reports on the topic , claiming no such meeting ever appeared on the then-vice president ’ s “ official schedules.
” “ The New York Post never asked the Biden campaign about the critical elements of this story , ” Bates said .
“ They certainly never @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conspiracy theories and alliance with figures connected to Russian intelligence have been widely reported — claimed to have such materials.
” “ Moreover , we have reviewed Joe Biden ’ s official schedules from the time and no meeting , as alleged by the New York Post , ever took place , ” he added .
However , the campaign would not , according to Politico , “ rule out the possibility that the former VP had some kind of informal interaction with Pozharskyi , which wouldn ’ t appear on Biden ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any meeting would have been “ cursory.
” TRENDING : New Poll Finds Support for Amy Coney Barrett Confirmation Keeps Rising Long-standing questions were revived Wednesday morning about whether close family members leveraged Joe Biden ’ s political positions for personal gain , as a bombshell New York Post exposé brought to light emails revealing Hunter allegedly granted United States vice-presidential access to Ukrainian energy executives at Burisma Holdings .
The emails in question , sent between May 2014 and mid-April 2015 , were reportedly found on a computer in Delaware that carried @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Foundation .
They were obtained by the Post in the form of a copied hard drive delivered by Trump ally and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani — who claims to have procured it from the owner of a local computer repair shop — after the Post was told of its existence by former White House adviser Steve Bannon .
The Burisma connection has plagued Biden for several years , with many political opponents questioning how his son had been hired to a six-figure role at Burisma with major substance abuse problems and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Joe Biden ’ s self-professed 2016 play to force the firing of a Ukrainian prosecutor whose office had investigated Burisma only led to more questions , though the former vice president now claims there was not a hint of impropriety on his part .
However , a 2014 email reportedly found on the copied hard drive revealed this may not be the case , with Burisma adviser Vadym Pozharskyi logged asking Hunter Biden for “ advice on how you could use your influence ” on the company ’ s behalf roughly one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the board .
“ Dear Hunter , thank you for inviting me to DC and giving an opportunity to meet your father and spent some time together , ” the correspondence read .
Quick to deny any allegations of wrongdoing on the part of his family , Biden has , on numerous occasions since the Ukraine drama began in earnest last fall , grown irritable with reporters and rally attendees willing to raise the question .
In one instance this past February , Biden raised his voice with NBC News reporter Savannah Guthrie @ @ @ @ @ @ @ asked if his son was wrong in taking “ that position , knowing that it was really because that company wanted access ” to the White House .
“ That ’ s not true , ” Biden responded .
“ You ’ re saying things you do not know what you ’ re talking about .
No one said that .
Who said that ?
” It remains worthy of note that , while a Biden campaign spokesman denied the controversial meeting ’ s appearance on any official vice-presidential itinerary , the campaign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ emails leaked Wednesday morning by the Post .
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Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden circled the wagons Wednesday afternoon in light of an October surprise revelation the candidate may have, in 2015, been personally introduced to a controversial foreign business partner of his son, Hunter.
In a vague Wednesday statement to Politico, campaign spokesman Andrew Bates admonished reports on the topic, claiming no such meeting ever appeared on the then-vice president’s “official schedules.”
“The New York Post never asked the Biden campaign about the critical elements of this story,” Bates said. “They certainly never raised that Rudy Giuliani — whose discredited conspiracy theories and alliance with figures connected to Russian intelligence have been widely reported — claimed to have such materials.”
“Moreover, we have reviewed Joe Biden’s official schedules from the time and no meeting, as alleged by the New York Post, ever took place,” he added.
However, the campaign would not, according to Politico, “rule out the possibility that the former VP had some kind of informal interaction with Pozharskyi, which wouldn’t appear on Biden’s official schedule,” but said any meeting would have been “cursory.”
New: Biden campaign responds to NY Post story. “The New York Post never asked the Biden campaign about the critical elements of this story…moreover, we have reviewed Joe Biden’s official schedules from the time and no meeting, as alleged by the New York Post, ever took place.” pic.twitter.com/yB2N5mvsXb — Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) October 14, 2020
Long-standing questions were revived Wednesday morning about whether close family members leveraged Joe Biden’s political positions for personal gain, as a bombshell New York Post exposé brought to light emails revealing Hunter allegedly granted United States vice-presidential access to Ukrainian energy executives at Burisma Holdings.
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The emails in question, sent between May 2014 and mid-April 2015, were reportedly found on a computer in Delaware that carried an identifying sticker from the Beau Biden Foundation.
They were obtained by the Post in the form of a copied hard drive delivered by Trump ally and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani — who claims to have procured it from the owner of a local computer repair shop — after the Post was told of its existence by former White House adviser Steve Bannon.
The Burisma connection has plagued Biden for several years, with many political opponents questioning how his son had been hired to a six-figure role at Burisma with major substance abuse problems and no prior experience in the energy sector.
Joe Biden’s self-professed 2016 play to force the firing of a Ukrainian prosecutor whose office had investigated Burisma only led to more questions, though the former vice president now claims there was not a hint of impropriety on his part.
However, a 2014 email reportedly found on the copied hard drive revealed this may not be the case, with Burisma adviser Vadym Pozharskyi logged asking Hunter Biden for “advice on how you could use your influence” on the company’s behalf roughly one month after Biden’s elevation to the board.
“Dear Hunter, thank you for inviting me to DC and giving an opportunity to meet your father and spent some time together,” the correspondence read.
“It’s realty an honor and pleasure.”
Joe Biden becomes agitated when Savannah Guthrie asks him about his son Hunter: “You’re saying things you don’t know what you’re talking about!”pic.twitter.com/cuNAgYgX98 — Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) February 3, 2020
Quick to deny any allegations of wrongdoing on the part of his family, Biden has, on numerous occasions since the Ukraine drama began in earnest last fall, grown irritable with reporters and rally attendees willing to raise the question.
In one instance this past February, Biden raised his voice with NBC News reporter Savannah Guthrie of the “Today” show when asked if his son was wrong in taking “that position, knowing that it was really because that company wanted access” to the White House.
“That’s not true,” Biden responded. “You’re saying things you do not know what you’re talking about. No one said that. Who said that?”
It remains worthy of note that, while a Biden campaign spokesman denied the controversial meeting’s appearance on any official vice-presidential itinerary, the campaign did not question the authenticity of the emails leaked Wednesday morning by the Post.
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westernjournal--2020-10-14--Walter Williams: Let Me Tell You About the Time I Pretended To Be White

During slavery , many black women , often in a forcible union with a white man , bore mixed-race children .
Based on their percentage of white blood , they were deemed “ mulattos , ” “ quadroons , ” “ octoroons ” or even “ hexadecaroons.
” Depending on skin color , they could pass as white and avoid the gross racial discrimination suffered by their darker-skinned brothers and sisters .
This was portrayed in a 1949 motion picture titled “ Pinky ” that highlighted “ passing ” for white .
Now the tables have been turned , with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
For years , Rachel Dolezal claimed that she was black .
As a result of her deception , she became president of the Spokane , Washington , office of the NAACP and an instructor of Africana studies at Eastern Washington University .
Her two white parents outed her .
Just recently , Jessica Krug , George Washington University professor of history , who for years claimed that she was black , confessed that she was white .
Her faculty bio listed her as a scholar in African-American history , imperialism and colonialism @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contrition , apologized for her “ continued appropriation of a black Caribbean identity.
” She confessed : “ I am not a culture vulture .
I am a culture leech.
” After Krug ’ s confession , she resigned from the GWU faculty .
TRENDING : New Poll Finds Support for Amy Coney Barrett Confirmation Keeps Rising An Indianapolis activist for Black Lives Matter , Satchuel Paigelyn Cole , born to two white parents , has admitted to pretending to be black for years .
CV Vitolo-Haddad , a graduate student at UW @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Communications , after faking her race , has resigned from her teaching position and stepped down as co-president of the school ’ s chapter of the Teaching Assistants ’ Association .
One can not be sure about race these days because of “ blackfishing , ” a trend in which people alter their appearance to present themselves as black .
Dolezal , Krug , Cole and others are not the only white women who have benefited from racial fakery .
Sen. Elizabeth Warren , sometimes called “ Pocahontas , ” claimed that she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ helped her land a job at diversity-hungry Harvard University as a professor of law and was paid $ 400,000 to teach two courses .
She described herself as a minority in the Harvard Law School directory and claimed that her great-grandfather was Cherokee .
Not only was her great-grandfather not a Cherokee as she claimed , but he was a white man who boasted of shooting a Cherokee Indian .
By the way , as it has now become acceptable to call oneself a woman when one has the anatomical equipment of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it OK to claim that one is black , Latino or Asian when one is really Caucasian ?
According to the Census Bureau , people self-identify their race or ethnicity .
Personally , I do not hold Dolezal , Krug , Cole , Warren or other undiscovered university professors at fault for racial fakery .
I am guilty of the same during my troubled time in the Army .
In 1960 , landing in Incheon harbor in Korea , I tried to fake my race .
Arriving soldiers were required to fill out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ type , religion and next of kin .
I checked off “ Caucasian ” where it asked for race .
A chief warrant officer in charge of inspecting the forms noticed the entry and told me I should have checked off “ Negro.
” I told him that if I put down “ Negro , ” I would get the worst job over there .
The warrant officer probably changed the designation .
Some years ago , I declared myself a springbok trapped in a human body .
A springbok is a highly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ resides in southern and southwestern African .
RELATED : Victor Davis Hanson : California Officially Explores Reparations , But There 's 1 Humiliating Problem for Leftists Some people suggested that I suffered from a condition known as species dysphoria , in which one thinks he is a wild animal trapped in a human body .
Species dysphoria is similar to gender dysphoria , a condition in which a person believes he is a woman trapped in a male body or a man trapped in a female body .
Psychological counseling was recommended , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nothing less than animal phobia .
One might ask , “ Williams , why in the world would you want to call yourself a springbok ?
” The reason is quite simple .
There is nothing in the Internal Revenue Code that says springboks have a federal tax obligation .
If IRS officials were to demand that a springbok pay taxes , they could be referred to the U.S. Department of Justice for prosecution and reported to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals .
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During slavery, many black women, often in a forcible union with a white man, bore mixed-race children. Based on their percentage of white blood, they were deemed “mulattos,” “quadroons,” “octoroons” or even “hexadecaroons.”
Depending on skin color, they could pass as white and avoid the gross racial discrimination suffered by their darker-skinned brothers and sisters. This was portrayed in a 1949 motion picture titled “Pinky” that highlighted “passing” for white.
Now the tables have been turned, with some white women claiming they are black. For years, Rachel Dolezal claimed that she was black. As a result of her deception, she became president of the Spokane, Washington, office of the NAACP and an instructor of Africana studies at Eastern Washington University. Her two white parents outed her.
Just recently, Jessica Krug, George Washington University professor of history, who for years claimed that she was black, confessed that she was white. Her faculty bio listed her as a scholar in African-American history, imperialism and colonialism.
Krug, in a fit of contrition, apologized for her “continued appropriation of a black Caribbean identity.” She confessed: “I am not a culture vulture. I am a culture leech.” After Krug’s confession, she resigned from the GWU faculty.
An Indianapolis activist for Black Lives Matter, Satchuel Paigelyn Cole, born to two white parents, has admitted to pretending to be black for years. CV Vitolo-Haddad, a graduate student at UW’s School of Journalism and Mass Communications, after faking her race, has resigned from her teaching position and stepped down as co-president of the school’s chapter of the Teaching Assistants’ Association.
One cannot be sure about race these days because of “blackfishing,” a trend in which people alter their appearance to present themselves as black.
Dolezal, Krug, Cole and others are not the only white women who have benefited from racial fakery.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, sometimes called “Pocahontas,” claimed that she was of Cherokee Indian ancestry. That helped her land a job at diversity-hungry Harvard University as a professor of law and was paid $400,000 to teach two courses.
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She described herself as a minority in the Harvard Law School directory and claimed that her great-grandfather was Cherokee. Not only was her great-grandfather not a Cherokee as she claimed, but he was a white man who boasted of shooting a Cherokee Indian.
By the way, as it has now become acceptable to call oneself a woman when one has the anatomical equipment of a male, then why isn’t it OK to claim that one is black, Latino or Asian when one is really Caucasian? According to the Census Bureau, people self-identify their race or ethnicity.
Personally, I do not hold Dolezal, Krug, Cole, Warren or other undiscovered university professors at fault for racial fakery. I am guilty of the same during my troubled time in the Army.
In 1960, landing in Incheon harbor in Korea, I tried to fake my race. Arriving soldiers were required to fill out a form containing information such as blood type, religion and next of kin. I checked off “Caucasian” where it asked for race. A chief warrant officer in charge of inspecting the forms noticed the entry and told me I should have checked off “Negro.” I told him that if I put down “Negro,” I would get the worst job over there. The warrant officer probably changed the designation.
Some years ago, I declared myself a springbok trapped in a human body. A springbok is a highly agile, cute, deer-like animal that resides in southern and southwestern African.
Some people suggested that I suffered from a condition known as species dysphoria, in which one thinks he is a wild animal trapped in a human body. Species dysphoria is similar to gender dysphoria, a condition in which a person believes he is a woman trapped in a male body or a man trapped in a female body.
Psychological counseling was recommended, which, in my opinion, is nothing less than animal phobia.
One might ask, “Williams, why in the world would you want to call yourself a springbok?” The reason is quite simple. There is nothing in the Internal Revenue Code that says springboks have a federal tax obligation. If IRS officials were to demand that a springbok pay taxes, they could be referred to the U.S. Department of Justice for prosecution and reported to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
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westernjournal--2020-10-14--Superstar Black Celeb Teams Up with President Trump To Empower Black Americans

The Trump campaign announced Tuesday that rapper/actor Ice Cube , whose legal name is O ’ Shea Jackson Jr. , has been working with President Donald Trump ’ s team to build out its Platinum Plan to economically empower African-Americans .
“ So @ icecube has officially given the Trump campaign permission to reveal that he has been helping us develop President Trump ’ s groundbreaking black Trump platform : The Platinum Plan !
” tweeted Black Conservative Federation founder Diante Johnson , who also serves as a Black Voices for Trump advisory board member .
“ Leaders gon na @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Thank you for leading , ” Trump campaign senior adviser Katrina Pierson added .
TRENDING : New Poll Finds Support for Amy Coney Barrett Confirmation Keeps Rising Black Voices for Trump board member Paris Dennard tweeted in response that The Platinum Plan “ will be life changing for so many people in the Black Community.
” “ Pres .
@ realDonaldTrump is an inspirational leader and it ’ s great to see more seemingly unlikely allies like @ icecube willing to work w/ him to # MAGA for everyone !
” Ice Cube @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he “ can ’ t wait ” to see Trump in handcuffs during a March interview to suggesting in a TMZ interview last month that he could vote to re-elect the president if Trump backs the rapper ’ s Contract with Black America .
“ Facts : I put out the CWBA .
Both parties contacted me , ” he tweeted Wednesday .
“ Dems said we ’ ll address the CWBA after the election .
Trump campaign made some adjustments to their plan after talking to us about the CWBA.
” Last @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Platinum Plan ” for black economic empowerment , which does include of some of the policy concepts found in Ice Cube ’ s contract .
The Platinum Plan is a $ 500 billion initiative aimed at bringing 3 million new jobs to the black community and helping create 500,000 new black-owned businesses .
It also calls for universal school choice and criminal justice reform .
Black conservative commentators Lynnette Hardaway and Rochelle Richardson — better known by their stage names , Diamond and Silk — explained on a recent episode of The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Live ” why they chose to support Trump .
“ We can no longer vote for a system that keeps handing us crumbs , that wants to hand us tyranny , that wants to put socialism and communism down our throat , ” Hardaway said .
An Investors Business Daily/TIPP poll conduced following last month ’ s presidential debate between Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden showed Trump ’ s support among black respondents had nearly doubled since 2016 to 15 percent .
CNN exit polling from the 2016 election showed Trump with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
A Hill-HarrisX poll released in late August found the president ’ s approval rating among black registered voters had jumped 9 percentage points from a survey taken earlier that same month to 24 percent .
All this bodes well for Trump to garner the highest percentage of the black vote of any Republican nominee going back to the 1960 election between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon .
Nixon , who served as vice president under Dwight Eisenhower , was probably riding in part on the goodwill African-Americans had for his World @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a strong record on civil rights .
Ike garnered 39 percent of the black vote in his 1956 re-election bid , which is the high water mark for any Republican presidential candidate in post-World War II America .
Nixon won 32 percent of the black vote in 1960 , and it has been downhill since for the GOP .
Trump ’ s 8 percent in 2016 topped Mitt Romney ’ s 6 percent in 2012 and John McCain ’ s 4 percent in 2008 as they faced off against Barack Obama , who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ W. Bush secured 11 percent of the African-American vote in 2004 , which helped make the difference in states like Ohio , where he actually won an even higher 16 percent of the demographic .
Ice Cube has been promoting his Black Contract with America since unveiling it in July .
“ Instead of looking for incremental reform , the Contract with Black America tries to address the root causes of racism in our society and develop a roadmap for a comprehensive solution , ” the artist wrote in an Op-Ed for The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we need to focus on the areas of banking and finance , justice , policing , education , Hollywood depictions , as well as a system of reparations .
None of these work in isolation , this plan looks at the systemic core of racism as a whole , and only in that way can a true solution be born.
” “ The objective is not handouts to assuage white guilt , nor do we want White ’ s equality diminished either , ” Ice Cube continued .
“ We need [ Whites @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about how they benefit from white privilege , and always will , unless our society reimagines what America should have looked like in the beginning and does the hard work of reform to get our country where it should be.
” The goal , the celebrity explained , is equal justice for all and harmony for the country .
The Platinum Plan does not call for reparations , but it does build on some of the major Trump accomplishments for African-Americans during his first term , including the lowest unemployment rate ever recorded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ universities , opportunity zones and criminal justice reform .
Though Democrats consistently try to label Trump a racist , the truth is his record in support of black America is the strongest of any president going back to the Civil Rights era of the 1960s .
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The Trump campaign announced Tuesday that rapper/actor Ice Cube, whose legal name is O’Shea Jackson Jr., has been working with President Donald Trump’s team to build out its Platinum Plan to economically empower African-Americans.
“So @icecube has officially given the Trump campaign permission to reveal that he has been helping us develop President Trump’s groundbreaking black Trump platform: The Platinum Plan!” tweeted Black Conservative Federation founder Diante Johnson, who also serves as a Black Voices for Trump advisory board member.
So @icecube has officially given the Trump campaign permission to reveal that he has been helping us develop President Trump’s groundbreaking black Trump platform: The Platinum Plan! “Leaders gonna lead, haters gonna hate! Thank you for leading,”- @KatrinaPierson pic.twitter.com/gutHEMqSAv — Diante Johnson (@BCFPresident) October 14, 2020
“Leaders gonna lead, haters gonna hate. Thank you for leading,” Trump campaign senior adviser Katrina Pierson added.
Shoutout to @icecube for his willingness to step up and work with @realDonaldTrump Administration to help develop the #PlatinumPlan ICYMI: https://t.co/V0qOAp0lwR Leaders gonna lead, haters gonna hate. Thank you for leading! ✊? — Katrina Pierson (@KatrinaPierson) October 13, 2020
Black Voices for Trump board member Paris Dennard tweeted in response that The Platinum Plan “will be life changing for so many people in the Black Community.”
“Pres. @realDonaldTrump is an inspirational leader and it’s great to see more seemingly unlikely allies like @icecube willing to work w/ him to #MAGA for everyone!”
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The #PlatinumPlan for Black Economic Empowerment will be life changing for so many people in the Black Community! Pres. @realDonaldTrump is an inspirational leader and it’s great to see more seemingly unlikely allies like @icecube willing to work w/ him to #MAGA for everyone! https://t.co/87jAv050wF pic.twitter.com/PaNjJXt3CI — PARIS (@PARISDENNARD) October 13, 2020
Ice Cube has come a long way from saying he “can’t wait” to see Trump in handcuffs during a March interview to suggesting in a TMZ interview last month that he could vote to re-elect the president if Trump backs the rapper’s Contract with Black America.
“Facts: I put out the CWBA. Both parties contacted me,” he tweeted Wednesday. “Dems said we’ll address the CWBA after the election. Trump campaign made some adjustments to their plan after talking to us about the CWBA.”
Facts: I put out the CWBA. Both parties contacted me. Dems said we’ll address the CWBA after the election. Trump campaign made some adjustments to their plan after talking to us about the CWBA. — Ice Cube (@icecube) October 14, 2020
Every side is the Darkside for us here in America. They’re all the same until something changes for us. They all lie and they all cheat but we can’t afford not to negotiate with whoever is in power or our condition in this country will never change. Our justice is bipartisan. https://t.co/xFIXXpOs8B — Ice Cube (@icecube) October 14, 2020
Last month in Atlanta, Trump unveiled his “Platinum Plan” for black economic empowerment, which does include of some of the policy concepts found in Ice Cube’s contract.
The Platinum Plan is a $500 billion initiative aimed at bringing 3 million new jobs to the black community and helping create 500,000 new black-owned businesses. It also calls for universal school choice and criminal justice reform.
Black conservative commentators Lynnette Hardaway and Rochelle Richardson — better known by their stage names, Diamond and Silk — explained on a recent episode of The Western Journal’s podcast “WJ Live” why they chose to support Trump.
“We can no longer vote for a system that keeps handing us crumbs, that wants to hand us tyranny, that wants to put socialism and communism down our throat,” Hardaway said.
An Investors Business Daily/TIPP poll conduced following last month’s presidential debate between Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden showed Trump’s support among black respondents had nearly doubled since 2016 to 15 percent.
CNN exit polling from the 2016 election showed Trump with just 8 percent support among black voters.
A Hill-HarrisX poll released in late August found the president’s approval rating among black registered voters had jumped 9 percentage points from a survey taken earlier that same month to 24 percent.
All this bodes well for Trump to garner the highest percentage of the black vote of any Republican nominee going back to the 1960 election between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon.
Nixon, who served as vice president under Dwight Eisenhower, was probably riding in part on the goodwill African-Americans had for his World War II hero boss, who had a strong record on civil rights.
Ike garnered 39 percent of the black vote in his 1956 re-election bid, which is the high water mark for any Republican presidential candidate in post-World War II America.
Nixon won 32 percent of the black vote in 1960, and it has been downhill since for the GOP.
Trump’s 8 percent in 2016 topped Mitt Romney’s 6 percent in 2012 and John McCain’s 4 percent in 2008 as they faced off against Barack Obama, who became the first black president.
George W. Bush secured 11 percent of the African-American vote in 2004, which helped make the difference in states like Ohio, where he actually won an even higher 16 percent of the demographic.
Ice Cube has been promoting his Black Contract with America since unveiling it in July.
“Instead of looking for incremental reform, the Contract with Black America tries to address the root causes of racism in our society and develop a roadmap for a comprehensive solution,” the artist wrote in an Op-Ed for The Hill.
“Beyond the obvious, we need to focus on the areas of banking and finance, justice, policing, education, Hollywood depictions, as well as a system of reparations. None of these work in isolation, this plan looks at the systemic core of racism as a whole, and only in that way can a true solution be born.”
“The objective is not handouts to assuage white guilt, nor do we want White’s equality diminished either,” Ice Cube continued.
“We need [Whites] to look within and be honest about how they benefit from white privilege, and always will, unless our society reimagines what America should have looked like in the beginning and does the hard work of reform to get our country where it should be.”
The goal, the celebrity explained, is equal justice for all and harmony for the country.
The Platinum Plan does not call for reparations, but it does build on some of the major Trump accomplishments for African-Americans during his first term, including the lowest unemployment rate ever recorded, funding for historically black colleges and universities, opportunity zones and criminal justice reform.
Though Democrats consistently try to label Trump a racist, the truth is his record in support of black America is the strongest of any president going back to the Civil Rights era of the 1960s.
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westernjournal--2020-10-14--Ad Exposing LeBron James’ China Hypocrisy Reportedly Rejected Over Fear of Upsetting the NBA Star

An advertisement exposing NBA star LeBron James ’ silence on human rights abuses in China was reportedly refused by a billboard company over fears the sign would anger the basketball player .
The ad , created by the National Legal and Policy Center , was to be posted earlier this month near the entrance to the NBA bubble in Orlando , Florida , according to the New York Post .
Riffing on James ’ refusal to call out injustices by the Chinese government , the ad features his picture with the country ’ s red banner blocking his mouth .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the NLPC .
TRENDING : New Poll Finds Support for Amy Coney Barrett Confirmation Keeps Rising “ We can not accept the ad as it is right now , ” a representative for billboard company Outfront Media reportedly told NLPC .
“ The Chinese flag is Ok , and the silence is violence is ok. ” The problem was with James ’ image , which Outfront refused to publish in the attack ad .
With the ad ’ s planned location being so close to the bubble , it would have certainly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Several different versions of the ad were delivered , but the media company rejected every single one .
Eventually , Outfront dropped contact with the advertising company behind the billboard ’ s design .
“ They just stopped returning our calls and emails , ” Tim Cramer , an executive with the advertising firm Mosaic , told the Post .
“ They thought that we were singling him out and were afraid that the ad would hurt LeBron ’ s feelings .
But we were never going after LeBron James the person .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ The physical billboard appears to be the latest attempt by the NLPC to advocate for the freedom of people living under communist rule in China .
Started in August , the Freedom4China campaign delivers targeted advertisements through social media directed towards NBA stars and the Orlando bubble .
The Asian superpower has been a lucrative source of income for the NBA , with league officials and players bending over backward to avoid offending the delicate sensibilities of the censorship-loving Communist Party .
James and other stars found themselves in the center of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ China for the country ’ s creeping totalitarian takeover of Hong Kong .
The issues with China range from human rights abuses in Hong Kong to outright slave labor and cultural genocide .
With world focus again returning to China and its misdeeds , it seems LeBron James will have to publicly face his stance on communist brutality sooner rather than later .
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An advertisement exposing NBA star LeBron James’ silence on human rights abuses in China was reportedly refused by a billboard company over fears the sign would anger the basketball player.
The ad, created by the National Legal and Policy Center, was to be posted earlier this month near the entrance to the NBA bubble in Orlando, Florida, according to the New York Post.
Riffing on James’ refusal to call out injustices by the Chinese government, the ad features his picture with the country’s red banner blocking his mouth.
A simple message, “Silence is violence,” accompanies the picture.
That’s where the trouble started for the NLPC.
“We cannot accept the ad as it is right now,” a representative for billboard company Outfront Media reportedly told NLPC. “The Chinese flag is Ok, and the silence is violence is ok.”
The problem was with James’ image, which Outfront refused to publish in the attack ad.
With the ad’s planned location being so close to the bubble, it would have certainly been seen by the NBA superstar.
Several different versions of the ad were delivered, but the media company rejected every single one. Eventually, Outfront dropped contact with the advertising company behind the billboard’s design.
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“They just stopped returning our calls and emails,” Tim Cramer, an executive with the advertising firm Mosaic, told the Post.
“They thought that we were singling him out and were afraid that the ad would hurt LeBron’s feelings. But we were never going after LeBron James the person. We were going after his brand.”
The physical billboard appears to be the latest attempt by the NLPC to advocate for the freedom of people living under communist rule in China.
Started in August, the Freedom4China campaign delivers targeted advertisements through social media directed towards NBA stars and the Orlando bubble.
The Asian superpower has been a lucrative source of income for the NBA, with league officials and players bending over backward to avoid offending the delicate sensibilities of the censorship-loving Communist Party.
James and other stars found themselves in the center of a firestorm last year after refusing to condemn China for the country’s creeping totalitarian takeover of Hong Kong.
The issues with China range from human rights abuses in Hong Kong to outright slave labor and cultural genocide.
With world focus again returning to China and its misdeeds, it seems LeBron James will have to publicly face his stance on communist brutality sooner rather than later.
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westernjournal--2020-10-14--Alex Trebek Left Stunned When Final ‘Jeopardy!’ Round Has Only One Contestant

“ Jeopardy !
” has been a game show for the ages — all ages .
Some of us were raised on it , others have spent a good deal of their later years following along and flexing their own trivia muscles alongside contestants .
Season 37 started in September , and as with many perennial ventures that started this fall , things looked a little different than they used to .
“ I feel good , and I feel excited because once again Jeopardy !
has demonstrated that it ’ s at the forefront of television programming , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in early September , according to People .
“ I believe we are the first quiz show to come back on the air in the COVID-19 era.
” “ On a personal level , I ’ m excited because it gets me out of the house .
It gives me something to do on a regular basis , and I was missing that.
” The changes were addressed during the opening of the first episode of Season 37 .
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begins its 37th season of original quiz programming , with a few changes having been made to adjust for COVID-19 , ” Trebek said .
“ We are trying to provide as safe an environment as possible as we produce these new programs for your enjoyment.
” “ The productions have protocols in place in accordance with current government guidelines to protect contestants , staff , crew , and talent from the spread of COVID-19 , ” a spokesperson for “ Jeopardy !
” and “ Wheel of Fortune ” shared @ @ @ @ @ @ @ changed behind the scenes and on the set to keep everyone safe , fans can expect to see the same Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy !
they have come to love when the season starts.
” One way safety has been kept in mind is to keep the guest podiums a reasonable distance apart and a reasonable distance from Trebek , who is still battling cancer .
The most recent episode that aired on Tuesday , Oct. 13 , was perhaps the safest by far , as there was only a single contestant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Final Jeopardy !
.
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Returning champion Kevin Walsh remained , and he alone entered the Final Jeopardy !
round .
“ The stage looks like a very lonely place right now , ” Trebek remarked upon seeing only Walsh remaining .
“ I can not recall the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Final Jeopardy !
” The category was “ Literary Pronouns , ” and the question was “ Thanks to a horror film , this novel returned to the bestseller lists in 2017 , some 30 years after reaching No .
1.
” Walsh answered correctly with “ It , ” by Stephen King , ending the episode with $ 18,800 and bringing his four-day total to $ 81,700 .
While this is not the only time a single contestant has ended up in the final round , it is certainly unusual — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comment on it !
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“Jeopardy!” has been a game show for the ages — all ages. Some of us were raised on it, others have spent a good deal of their later years following along and flexing their own trivia muscles alongside contestants.
Season 37 started in September, and as with many perennial ventures that started this fall, things looked a little different than they used to.
“I feel good, and I feel excited because once again Jeopardy! has demonstrated that it’s at the forefront of television programming,” Alex Trebek said in a news release in early September, according to People. “I believe we are the first quiz show to come back on the air in the COVID-19 era.”
“On a personal level, I’m excited because it gets me out of the house. It gives me something to do on a regular basis, and I was missing that.”
The changes were addressed during the opening of the first episode of Season 37.
“Welcome, welcome, welcome, as Jeopardy! begins its 37th season of original quiz programming, with a few changes having been made to adjust for COVID-19,” Trebek said. “We are trying to provide as safe an environment as possible as we produce these new programs for your enjoyment.”
“The productions have protocols in place in accordance with current government guidelines to protect contestants, staff, crew, and talent from the spread of COVID-19,” a spokesperson for “Jeopardy!” and “Wheel of Fortune” shared.
“While some things may have changed behind the scenes and on the set to keep everyone safe, fans can expect to see the same Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! they have come to love when the season starts.”
One way safety has been kept in mind is to keep the guest podiums a reasonable distance apart and a reasonable distance from Trebek, who is still battling cancer.
The most recent episode that aired on Tuesday, Oct. 13, was perhaps the safest by far, as there was only a single contestant by the time the show got around to Final Jeopardy!.
Today’s Final Jeopardy! was no contest. Congrats on the 4th win, Kevin! pic.twitter.com/1OAwgg5Woc — Jeopardy! (@Jeopardy) October 14, 2020
Contestants Natt Supab and Alex Switzky took gambles that did not pay off, and took themselves out of the game with their zero or sub-zero scores. Returning champion Kevin Walsh remained, and he alone entered the Final Jeopardy! round.
“The stage looks like a very lonely place right now,” Trebek remarked upon seeing only Walsh remaining. “I cannot recall the last time we had only one player in Final Jeopardy!”
The category was “Literary Pronouns,” and the question was “Thanks to a horror film, this novel returned to the bestseller lists in 2017, some 30 years after reaching No. 1.”
Walsh answered correctly with “It,” by Stephen King, ending the episode with $18,800 and bringing his four-day total to $81,700.
While this is not the only time a single contestant has ended up in the final round, it is certainly unusual — unusual enough that Trebek was compelled to comment on it!
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westernjournal--2020-10-14--Obama’s White House Doc: I’m Convinced Biden Isn’t Mentally Capable of Being President

Former White House physician Ronny Jackson believes that former Vice President Joe Biden lacks the “ mental capacity ” required to be commander in chief .
“ He is not up to the job , ” Jackson told reporters Tuesday in a conference call organized by President Donald Trump ’ s re-election campaign , The Washington Times reported .
“ I ’ ve watched Joe Biden on the campaign trail and I ’ m concerned that he does not have the mental capacity , the cognitive ability , to serve as our commander in chief .
He routinely gets lost @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can ’ t recalibrate.
” TRENDING : New Poll Finds Support for Amy Coney Barrett Confirmation Keeps Rising “ I ’ m not making a medical assessment , ” Jackson went on .
“ I never took care of Vice President Biden .
I ’ m not trying to remotely diagnose him with anything .
I ’ m saying it as a concerned citizen .
“ We can all see … something ’ s going on here .
He is having some extremely bad days .
This is serious .
We ’ re @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ] has to be at the top of their game cognitively .
And he ’ s really not , ” said the former Navy doctor , who is a Republican candidate for Congress in Texas ’ 13th Congressional District .
The observation comes after Biden made a series of gaffes on Monday , including saying he ’ s running for U.S. Senate .
It was not the first time he has made that proclamation , though he has not run for Senate since 2008 .
In February at a campaign event in South @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the Senate , Fox News reported .
The candidate apparently also could not remember Mitt Romney ’ s name , though the Obama/Biden ticket faced off against Romney and Paul Ryan on the Republican side in 2012 .
Biden referred to him as the “ senator who was a Mormon , the governor.
” Asked about the issue of packing the Supreme Court during a campaign stop in Nevada last week , the Democratic nominee responded by saying Senate Republicans were failing to meet the needs of the people of Arizona by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Amy Coney Barrett .
The former VP has failed to remember what state he is in multiple times .
Jackson , who served as White House physician for both Obama and Trump and also worked in the George W. Bush administration , reiterated his belief Biden is not up to the job during an appearance on Fox News ’ “ Hannity ” on Tuesday night .
“ I know exactly what ’ s required to sit in that seat at the Resolute Desk and make those decisions , both mentally and physically and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Jackson said .
“ He ’ s not prepared for that.
” “ You know he has good days and he has bad days and that ’ s kind of how this usually transitions , ” the Navy veteran added .
“ All of us have seen something like this .
It doesn ’ t just happen overnight , you don ’ t just wake up one morning and you ’ re completely cognitively impaired .
It kind of happens over time.
” “ And that ’ s what ’ s going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He went on to state his belief the reason House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is trying to get a mechanism in place to remove a president from office under the 25th Amendment is not so much for Trump , but rather if Biden should win in November .
Given the Congress can not move under the 25th Amendment without the consent of the vice president , Biden , not Trump , does appear the far more likely Pelosi target .
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Former White House physician Ronny Jackson believes that former Vice President Joe Biden lacks the “mental capacity” required to be commander in chief.
“He is not up to the job,” Jackson told reporters Tuesday in a conference call organized by President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign, The Washington Times reported.
“I’ve watched Joe Biden on the campaign trail and I’m concerned that he does not have the mental capacity, the cognitive ability, to serve as our commander in chief. He routinely gets lost in the middle of a thought and can’t recalibrate.”
Being President is the most mentally strenuous job in the world. Anyone can see that former VP Biden isn’t mentally capable of being our Commander in Chief. He’s not there cognitively, and he won’t be able to handle the mental vigors of being President. https://t.co/oCfmU8s2yz — Ronny Jackson (@RonnyJackson4TX) October 13, 2020
“I’m not making a medical assessment,” Jackson went on. “I never took care of Vice President Biden. I’m not trying to remotely diagnose him with anything. I’m saying it as a concerned citizen.
“We can all see … something’s going on here. He is having some extremely bad days. This is serious. We’re picking a commander in chief [who] has to be at the top of their game cognitively. And he’s really not,” said the former Navy doctor, who is a Republican candidate for Congress in Texas’ 13th Congressional District.
The observation comes after Biden made a series of gaffes on Monday, including saying he’s running for U.S. Senate.
After saying he’s running for Senate, a confused Joe Biden tells voters to go to https://t.co/TTd1C2F56c, which is not a real website. pic.twitter.com/wYnlQ3AE9E — Trump War Room – Text TRUMP to 88022 (@TrumpWarRoom) October 12, 2020
It was not the first time he has made that proclamation, though he has not run for Senate since 2008.
In February at a campaign event in South Carolina, Biden said he was running for the Senate, Fox News reported.
The candidate apparently also could not remember Mitt Romney’s name, though the Obama/Biden ticket faced off against Romney and Paul Ryan on the Republican side in 2012.
Biden referred to him as the “senator who was a Mormon, the governor.”
Biden forgets Romney’s name “I got in trouble when we were running against that senator who was a Mormon, the governor” pic.twitter.com/h2oE4IBw4G — Jewish Deplorable ?? (@TrumpJew) October 12, 2020
Asked about the issue of packing the Supreme Court during a campaign stop in Nevada last week, the Democratic nominee responded by saying Senate Republicans were failing to meet the needs of the people of Arizona by considering Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett.
The former VP has failed to remember what state he is in multiple times.
Jackson, who served as White House physician for both Obama and Trump and also worked in the George W. Bush administration, reiterated his belief Biden is not up to the job during an appearance on Fox News’ “Hannity” on Tuesday night.
“I know exactly what’s required to sit in that seat at the Resolute Desk and make those decisions, both mentally and physically and something’s going on here,” Jackson said. “He’s not prepared for that.”
“You know he has good days and he has bad days and that’s kind of how this usually transitions,” the Navy veteran added.
“All of us have seen something like this. It doesn’t just happen overnight, you don’t just wake up one morning and you’re completely cognitively impaired. It kind of happens over time.”
“And that’s what’s going on here,” Jackson said.
He went on to state his belief the reason House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is trying to get a mechanism in place to remove a president from office under the 25th Amendment is not so much for Trump, but rather if Biden should win in November.
Given the Congress cannot move under the 25th Amendment without the consent of the vice president, Biden, not Trump, does appear the far more likely Pelosi target.
Biden is not up to the task of being president and should not even be running.
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westernjournal--2020-10-14--California’s Male Inmates Can Now Choose To Stay in Women’s Prisons

Biological males who find themselves on the wrong side of the California justice system will now be given the choice to serve their sentence in either a men ’ s or a women ’ s prison .
Under a new law , a prisoner ’ s claimed gender identity will determine what type of facility they end up at .
Prison officials will be forced to address inmates by their chosen pronoun and “ honorific ” title .
Worse yet , authorities will seemingly be stripped of any real power to stop these transfers .
The Transgender Respect , Agency @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) , which gives state inmates this new power , was signed into law by California Gov .
Gavin Newsom on Sept. 26 .
The provisions of the law go into effect Jan. 1 , 2021 , according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation .
The law allows prisoners to choose from a “ broad and inclusive ” pool of gender identities , including male , female , “ two-spirit , ” “ mahu ” and everything in between .
TRENDING : New Poll Finds Support for Amy Coney Barrett Confirmation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about their identity during processing , and those already behind bars will be allowed to alert corrections officers to their claimed gender at any time .
The identity will determine how prisoners are addressed and even how searches are performed on them .
Most importantly , the new law mandates that inmates be “ housed at a correctional facility designated for men or women based on the individual ’ s preference , including , if eligible , at a residential program for individuals under the jurisdiction of the department.
” Although officials can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ heavy restrictions on any response .
Officials denying the rehousing of an inmate must submit a written “ specific and articulable ” reason for the refusal .
The law mandates that a prisoner ’ s anatomy , genitalia or physical appearance can not be used as grounds to deny a transfer .
The sexual orientation of inmates is also not considered a valid reason for denial .
With those constraints , it ’ s unclear how lawmakers intend prison officials to realistically combat exploitation of the new system .
Despite the confusion , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ implementation of policies and procedures for handling transgender inmates .
CDCR Secretary Ralph Diaz assured the public that the new act would not weaken anti-rape laws already in effect across the prison system .
RELATED : Pastor of Church Targeted by California Has a Powerful Message for Believers “ No one deserves to be treated disrespectfully because of their gender identity or expression .
And it is our sworn duty to protect people from sexual assault and violence , ” Diaz said in a news release .
“ Senate Bill 132 will bolster @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and complex needs the incarcerated transgender , non-binary and intersex community faces and codify our policies for the screening , treatment , and housing of this population as required by the Prison Rape Elimination Act.
” This devastatingly progressive bill only serves as the latest example of the leftism in California that is driving a mass exodus from the state .
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Biological males who find themselves on the wrong side of the California justice system will now be given the choice to serve their sentence in either a men’s or a women’s prison.
Under a new law, a prisoner’s claimed gender identity will determine what type of facility they end up at.
Prison officials will be forced to address inmates by their chosen pronoun and “honorific” title. Worse yet, authorities will seemingly be stripped of any real power to stop these transfers.
The Transgender Respect, Agency and Dignity Act (S.B. 132), which gives state inmates this new power, was signed into law by California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sept. 26. The provisions of the law go into effect Jan. 1, 2021, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
The law allows prisoners to choose from a “broad and inclusive” pool of gender identities, including male, female, “two-spirit,” “mahu” and everything in between.
Incoming inmates will be asked about their identity during processing, and those already behind bars will be allowed to alert corrections officers to their claimed gender at any time.
The identity will determine how prisoners are addressed and even how searches are performed on them.
Most importantly, the new law mandates that inmates be “housed at a correctional facility designated for men or women based on the individual’s preference, including, if eligible, at a residential program for individuals under the jurisdiction of the department.”
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Although officials can interrupt this process, the bill places heavy restrictions on any response.
Officials denying the rehousing of an inmate must submit a written “specific and articulable” reason for the refusal.
The law mandates that a prisoner’s anatomy, genitalia or physical appearance cannot be used as grounds to deny a transfer. The sexual orientation of inmates is also not considered a valid reason for denial.
With those constraints, it’s unclear how lawmakers intend prison officials to realistically combat exploitation of the new system.
Despite the confusion, the CDCR is moving ahead with the implementation of policies and procedures for handling transgender inmates.
CDCR Secretary Ralph Diaz assured the public that the new act would not weaken anti-rape laws already in effect across the prison system.
“No one deserves to be treated disrespectfully because of their gender identity or expression. And it is our sworn duty to protect people from sexual assault and violence,” Diaz said in a news release.
“Senate Bill 132 will bolster our ongoing efforts to address the inequalities and complex needs the incarcerated transgender, non-binary and intersex community faces and codify our policies for the screening, treatment, and housing of this population as required by the Prison Rape Elimination Act.”
This devastatingly progressive bill only serves as the latest example of the leftism in California that is driving a mass exodus from the state.
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