westernjournal--2020-12-02--Catholic League Denounces Biden Nominee as Enemy to People of Faith

Presumptive president-elect Joe Biden continues to present himself as a devout Roman Catholic , but you wouldn ’ t know it from his politics .
As if being pro-abortion and supporting the decidedly unbiblical radical transgender agenda wasn ’ t enough to create skepticism of that claim , he has also tapped the morally repugnant Neera Tanden to direct the Office of Management and Budget .
The problem with Tanden isn ’ t just the usual right-versus-left issues that could arguably go either way for Catholics , such as the fact that she heads the liberal thinktank Center for American @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hillary Clinton .
The issue instead is that some of her crowning achievements directly targeted Catholics and the Roman Catholic Church , which is precisely why Catholic League president Bill Donahue denounced Tanden as a “ bad choice ” whom the faithful “ can not trust ” in a statement released Tuesday .
Tanden helped craft the infamous Health and Human Services contraceptive mandate during the Obama administration , which Donohue said “ sought to force Catholic non-profit organizations , such as the Little Sisters of the Poor , to pay for abortion-inducing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ healthcare plans.
” TRENDING : NASCAR 's William 'Rowdy ' Harrell and Wife Die While on Honeymoon Then , when Catholic bishops objected to such a “ flagrant violation of conscience ” that would require the faithful to pay for what they consider objective moral evils , she dismissed the religious liberty violation , wielding the usual “ health care ” argument for forcing nuns to pay for birth control .
Donohue further claimed that Tanden was a “ close associate ” of CAP founder John Podesta , who , according to leaked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sort of revolution within the church .
“ At the time , Podesta was chairman of Hillary Clinton ’ s presidential campaign , ” Donohue said .
“ He was responsible for creating two phony Catholic groups , Catholics United and Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good , both of which falsely argued that Catholic teachings on abortion and sexuality could be rejected by Catholics in good standing.
” Tanden was also in that email thread and concocted the “ misogyny ” angle to deal with the church ’ s objections in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is exactly the way the foes of the Catholic Church talk — any objection to mandating that abortion-inducing drugs must be funded by Catholic taxpayers is anti-women , ” Donohue pointed out .
Donohue also took Tanden to task over her wholesale belief in questionable allegations against Justice Brett Kavanaugh , at the time a nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court .
“ She reflexively believed the fanciful tales of Christine Blasey Ford , the distraught professor who could never find a single person to verify her claims of sexual assault against Kavanaugh @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even smeared Senator Susan Collins for supporting the Catholic nominee .
She criticized the Republican senator for what she called a ‘ pathetically bad faith argument as cover for President Trump ’ s vicious attacks on survivors of sexual assault.
’ Despite her zeal for fighting against such allegations — even false ones — Tanden herself has a checkered past when it comes to dealing with them in her own organization .
RELATED : Biden Steals Trump 's 'America First ' Slogan in New Interview “ After it made the news that allegations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ place at CAP , ” Donohue said , “ Tanden , the president , called a staff meeting to assure everyone that there was nothing to worry about .
It was at this meeting when she disclosed who the anonymous person was — Tanden made sure everyone knew the identity of the victim.
” Donohue said when the victim finally resigned , she sent a memo explaining how she experienced retaliation and mistreatment by superiors for reporting the allegations despite CAP ’ s supposed mission against sexual misconduct .
One of Tanden ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the victim several times throughout a company meeting , proving that it was “ impossible to trust her.
” “ If it is impossible for the public to trust Neera Tanden , it is doubly impossible for Catholics to trust her , ” Donahue concluded , calling upon Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to block her nomination .
Donohue is spot on that Tanden can ’ t be trusted , either from a Catholic standpoint or a strictly political one .
“ Neera Tanden is a big-government , big-spending radical liberal who ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” Florida Sen. Rick Scott tweeted .
“ It ’ s just more proof that @ JoeBiden and the Democrats will continue to move further and further to the Left.
” Tanden is a raging leftist , but she is more so a problematic pick for a politician who himself claims to be Catholic — and Biden couldn ’ t have done much worse than someone who is so vehemently opposed to the teachings and the institution itself .
As a Catholic , Biden should know that the church ’ s objections @ @ @ @ @ @ @ abortion are staunchly pro-woman and part of the unchangeable dogma .
In his landmark 1968 “ Humane Vitae ” encyclical reiterating the church ’ s prohibition on artificial birth control , Pope Paul VI foretold how widespread acceptance of contraception would cause men to “ forget the reverence due to a woman ” and “ reduce her to being a mere instrument for the satisfaction of his own desires.
” ( Teenage girls feeling the need to twerk on TikTok or pose half-naked on Instagram demonstrate exactly what society now believes about the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the objection to abortion , it may be convenient for the women having them , but it certainly does no favors to the baby girls whose lives are sacrificed for that convenience .
Protection of the dignity of women and the sanctity of life can hardly be called “ misogyny ” when taken in context .
There are many reasons to object to both Biden and Tanden for their radical leftist economics and race-baiting agenda , but Donohue is right about Tanden : She ’ s not someone Catholics can trust , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ picked her .
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Presumptive president-elect Joe Biden continues to present himself as a devout Roman Catholic, but you wouldn’t know it from his politics.
As if being pro-abortion and supporting the decidedly unbiblical radical transgender agenda wasn’t enough to create skepticism of that claim, he has also tapped the morally repugnant Neera Tanden to direct the Office of Management and Budget.
The problem with Tanden isn’t just the usual right-versus-left issues that could arguably go either way for Catholics, such as the fact that she heads the liberal thinktank Center for American Progress and was formerly an aide to Hillary Clinton.
The issue instead is that some of her crowning achievements directly targeted Catholics and the Roman Catholic Church, which is precisely why Catholic League president Bill Donahue denounced Tanden as a “bad choice” whom the faithful “cannot trust” in a statement released Tuesday.
Tanden helped craft the infamous Health and Human Services contraceptive mandate during the Obama administration, which Donohue said “sought to force Catholic non-profit organizations, such as the Little Sisters of the Poor, to pay for abortion-inducing drugs, contraception and sterilization in their healthcare plans.”
Then, when Catholic bishops objected to such a “flagrant violation of conscience” that would require the faithful to pay for what they consider objective moral evils, she dismissed the religious liberty violation, wielding the usual “health care” argument for forcing nuns to pay for birth control.
Donohue further claimed that Tanden was a “close associate” of CAP founder John Podesta, who, according to leaked emails, was trying to start a sort of revolution within the church.
“At the time, Podesta was chairman of Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign,” Donohue said. “He was responsible for creating two phony Catholic groups, Catholics United and Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good, both of which falsely argued that Catholic teachings on abortion and sexuality could be rejected by Catholics in good standing.”
Tanden was also in that email thread and concocted the “misogyny” angle to deal with the church’s objections in an email to Clinton.
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“That is exactly the way the foes of the Catholic Church talk — any objection to mandating that abortion-inducing drugs must be funded by Catholic taxpayers is anti-women,” Donohue pointed out.
Donohue also took Tanden to task over her wholesale belief in questionable allegations against Justice Brett Kavanaugh, at the time a nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court.
“She reflexively believed the fanciful tales of Christine Blasey Ford, the distraught professor who could never find a single person to verify her claims of sexual assault against Kavanaugh,” Donohue continued.
“Tanden even smeared Senator Susan Collins for supporting the Catholic nominee. She criticized the Republican senator for what she called a ‘pathetically bad faith argument as cover for President Trump’s vicious attacks on survivors of sexual assault.’
Despite her zeal for fighting against such allegations — even false ones — Tanden herself has a checkered past when it comes to dealing with them in her own organization.
“After it made the news that allegations of sexual harassment and retaliation had taken place at CAP,” Donohue said, “Tanden, the president, called a staff meeting to assure everyone that there was nothing to worry about. It was at this meeting when she disclosed who the anonymous person was — Tanden made sure everyone knew the identity of the victim.”
Donohue said when the victim finally resigned, she sent a memo explaining how she experienced retaliation and mistreatment by superiors for reporting the allegations despite CAP’s supposed mission against sexual misconduct.
One of Tanden’s coworkers said she’d outed the victim several times throughout a company meeting, proving that it was “impossible to trust her.”
“If it is impossible for the public to trust Neera Tanden, it is doubly impossible for Catholics to trust her,” Donahue concluded, calling upon Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to block her nomination.
Donohue is spot on that Tanden can’t be trusted, either from a Catholic standpoint or a strictly political one.
“Neera Tanden is a big-government, big-spending radical liberal who’s a terrible choice for OMB Director,” Florida Sen. Rick Scott tweeted. “It’s just more proof that @JoeBiden and the Democrats will continue to move further and further to the Left.”
Neera Tanden is a big-government, big-spending radical liberal who’s a terrible choice for OMB Director. It’s just more proof that @JoeBiden and the Democrats will continue to move further and further to the Left. https://t.co/94knG0xpQl — Rick Scott (@SenRickScott) November 30, 2020
Tanden is a raging leftist, but she is more so a problematic pick for a politician who himself claims to be Catholic — and Biden couldn’t have done much worse than someone who is so vehemently opposed to the teachings and the institution itself.
As a Catholic, Biden should know that the church’s objections to the HHS mandate and contraception and abortion are staunchly pro-woman and part of the unchangeable dogma.
In his landmark 1968 “Humane Vitae” encyclical reiterating the church’s prohibition on artificial birth control, Pope Paul VI foretold how widespread acceptance of contraception would cause men to “forget the reverence due to a woman” and “reduce her to being a mere instrument for the satisfaction of his own desires.” (Teenage girls feeling the need to twerk on TikTok or pose half-naked on Instagram demonstrate exactly what society now believes about the value of women.)
As for the objection to abortion, it may be convenient for the women having them, but it certainly does no favors to the baby girls whose lives are sacrificed for that convenience.
Protection of the dignity of women and the sanctity of life can hardly be called “misogyny” when taken in context.
There are many reasons to object to both Biden and Tanden for their radical leftist economics and race-baiting agenda, but Donohue is right about Tanden: She’s not someone Catholics can trust, but neither is the supposedly Catholic president who picked her.
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westernjournal--2020-12-02--Barack Obama Complains About ‘Same Old Folks’ Leading Dem Party

Former President Barack Obama criticized Democrats this week for being too “ old ” and for failing to allow younger people to take on meaningful roles leading the party .
Despite campaigning for Biden , who is the epitome of the Democratic establishment , the former president complained about the party ’ s aging leadership during an interview with Snapchat ’ s “ Good Luck America ” host Peter Hamby posted to YouTube on Wednesday .
Obama complained to Hamby that the same “ old folks ” are running the party .
“ Now one thing I will say about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is really important , ” Obama said .
“ We stick so long with the same old folks and don ’ t make room for new voices , ” he complained .
TRENDING : NASCAR 's William 'Rowdy ' Harrell and Wife Die While on Honeymoon That ’ s rich , to say the least .
Obama , who campaigned for Biden the swamp dweller , now says he wants the voices of those young Democrats to be heard .
“ Let the young people lead ” is a convenient message , now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cycle .
Obama appears to be playing to both sides of the party he led for eight years .
That makes sense , as he ’ s now hawking yet another book he authored about himself .
He apparently still knows how to play the D.C. game , which is to appease as many people as possible in a party dealing with growing pains as young elected Democrats begin to take prominence in a party they will soon shape policy for .
But young Democrats are mostly policy radicals , and in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mostly by de facto leader Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York .
AOC and her “ squad ” ilk have a losing message , and reasonable Democrats seem to understand that — especially as they reconcile with the aftermath of the party ’ s losing ground in the House this year as they were defeated down the ballot all over the country .
RELATED : Ilhan Omar and the 'Squad ' Turn Against Obama Over His 'Defund the Police ' Comments It ’ s arguably why he waited until after the election — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for younger Democrats to have a larger role in shaping the direction of the party .
The Democrats now hold the House only by a thread , and party infighting suggests that moderate Democrats understand that many voters simply aren ’ t on board with the policy positions of young elected Democrats .
Obama even specifically referred to Ocasio-Cortez and her limited speaking time at the Democratic National Convention during his interview with Hamby .
“ The fact that an AOC only got , what ?
Three minutes or five minutes ?
When @ @ @ @ @ @ @ young people who are interested in what she has to say , even if they don ’ t agree with everything she says , ” Obama said .
But the former president wasn ’ t complaining about AOC ’ s limited role in August , September or October .
Are we to believe that his suggestions are empty ?
It ’ s entirely appropriate to speculate that Obama knows what other establishment Democrats know , and that is that young Democrats are likely only to alienate voters with their radical positions , as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Obama also commented on the elephant in the room — and that elephant wasn ’ t the GOP mascot .
“ Socialism is still a loaded term for a lot of folks , ” Obama said .
“ Once again , instead of talking labels and ideology , we should focus on talking about getting certain things done , ” he said , arguing that young Democrats should work together with the party establishment to achieve the party ’ s goals .
He also said something to Hamby that drew the ire @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was that “ snappy ” slogans like “ defund the police ” were damaging to the party in 2020 .
“ You ’ ve lost a big audience the minute you say it , which makes it a lot less likely that you ’ re actually going to get the changes you want done , ” he told Hamby .
“ The key is deciding , do you want to actually get something done , or do you want to feel good among the people you already agree with ?
” Obama , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the poor messaging from Democrats in 2020 .
Unlike younger liberals , Obama was always much more subdued and disciplined in his packaging of radicalism .
We can probably guess why the voices of young Democrats were drowned out by party elders such as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi , 80 , Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer , 70 , and the man anointed by the Democratic establishment to become the presidential nominee last winter , now-78-year-old Biden .
It ’ s arguably because establishment Democrats , including Obama , have the political acumen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , for the time being , a losing proposition in a country that is more or less center-right .
But conservatives should join Obama in championing the voices of young Democrats , even if his words on the subject are hollow .
The Democratic Party should absolutely pass the torch on to AOC and her House colleagues .
Not even the establishment media could spin their extreme statements and positions into something positive , and voters on the fence might finally see just how out of touch the new Democratic Party has become @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now the big-tent party , and young elected Democrats , the more they talk , are likely to keep driving voters toward the Republican Party .
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Former President Barack Obama criticized Democrats this week for being too “old” and for failing to allow younger people to take on meaningful roles leading the party.
Despite campaigning for Biden, who is the epitome of the Democratic establishment, the former president complained about the party’s aging leadership during an interview with Snapchat’s “Good Luck America” host Peter Hamby posted to YouTube on Wednesday.
Obama complained to Hamby that the same “old folks” are running the party.
“Now one thing I will say about the Democratic Party: Promoting young people is really important,” Obama said.
“We stick so long with the same old folks and don’t make room for new voices,” he complained.
That’s rich, to say the least.
Obama, who campaigned for Biden the swamp dweller, now says he wants the voices of those young Democrats to be heard.
“Let the young people lead” is a convenient message, now that voting has concluded for this election cycle.
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Obama appears to be playing to both sides of the party he led for eight years.
That makes sense, as he’s now hawking yet another book he authored about himself.
He apparently still knows how to play the D.C. game, which is to appease as many people as possible in a party dealing with growing pains as young elected Democrats begin to take prominence in a party they will soon shape policy for.
But young Democrats are mostly policy radicals, and in the media and online, they are represented mostly by de facto leader Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York.
AOC and her “squad” ilk have a losing message, and reasonable Democrats seem to understand that — especially as they reconcile with the aftermath of the party’s losing ground in the House this year as they were defeated down the ballot all over the country.
Obama sees the bigger picture.
It’s arguably why he waited until after the election — after he supported Biden — to call for younger Democrats to have a larger role in shaping the direction of the party.
The Democrats now hold the House only by a thread, and party infighting suggests that moderate Democrats understand that many voters simply aren’t on board with the policy positions of young elected Democrats.
Obama even specifically referred to Ocasio-Cortez and her limited speaking time at the Democratic National Convention during his interview with Hamby.
“The fact that an AOC only got, what? Three minutes or five minutes? When she speaks to a broad section of young people who are interested in what she has to say, even if they don’t agree with everything she says,” Obama said.
“New blood’s always good,” he added.
But the former president wasn’t complaining about AOC’s limited role in August, September or October.
Are we to believe that his suggestions are empty?
It’s entirely appropriate to speculate that Obama knows what other establishment Democrats know, and that is that young Democrats are likely only to alienate voters with their radical positions, as they arguably did throughout this past year.
Obama also commented on the elephant in the room — and that elephant wasn’t the GOP mascot.
“Socialism is still a loaded term for a lot of folks,” Obama said.
“Once again, instead of talking labels and ideology, we should focus on talking about getting certain things done,” he said, arguing that young Democrats should work together with the party establishment to achieve the party’s goals.
He also said something to Hamby that drew the ire of some young party radicals, which was that “snappy” slogans like “defund the police” were damaging to the party in 2020.
“You’ve lost a big audience the minute you say it, which makes it a lot less likely that you’re actually going to get the changes you want done,” he told Hamby. “The key is deciding, do you want to actually get something done, or do you want to feel good among the people you already agree with?”
Obama, to his credit, is right about the poor messaging from Democrats in 2020.
Unlike younger liberals, Obama was always much more subdued and disciplined in his packaging of radicalism.
We can probably guess why the voices of young Democrats were drowned out by party elders such as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, 80, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, 70, and the man anointed by the Democratic establishment to become the presidential nominee last winter, now-78-year-old Biden.
It’s arguably because establishment Democrats, including Obama, have the political acumen to recognize that outright embracing socialism is, for the time being, a losing proposition in a country that is more or less center-right.
But conservatives should join Obama in championing the voices of young Democrats, even if his words on the subject are hollow.
The Democratic Party should absolutely pass the torch on to AOC and her House colleagues.
Not even the establishment media could spin their extreme statements and positions into something positive, and voters on the fence might finally see just how out of touch the new Democratic Party has become with working-class Americans.
The GOP is now the big-tent party, and young elected Democrats, the more they talk, are likely to keep driving voters toward the Republican Party.
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westernjournal--2020-12-02--‘WJ Live’: Worst Leftist Hypocrisy Yet, Voter Fraud Claims Mean ‘Evidence’ Now Matters To Them

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westernjournal--2020-12-02--Amazon Driver Hears Screams, Runs Into Burning Home To Save Elderly Man Trapped Inside

On Friday afternoon , Tim West of New Smyrna Beach , Florida , almost lost his parents , his house and his dog while he was out .
But his neighbors and even a random deliveryman in the area weren ’ t about the let that happen .
Amazon deliverer Sean Campbell was doing his rounds on Black Friday in the Century Woods Subdivision when he heard screaming in the distance .
“ I heard the screaming and when you hear something like that you have to go to it , ” Campbell told WESH-TV .
Without a second thought @ @ @ @ @ @ @ carrying and raced to the source of the screams .
When he got there , he saw a house on fire .
An elderly woman had been escorted from the home , but when Campbell got there an elderly man was still trapped inside , apparently unaware of the blaze steadily consuming the home .
TRENDING : NASCAR 's William 'Rowdy ' Harrell and Wife Die While on Honeymoon Campbell entered the house and saw the elderly gentleman in the kitchen .
“ He was in the kitchen , just , you know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” Campbell explained .
“ I don ’ t think he truly knew what was going on , so I was like , ‘ Sir , c ’ mon .
I need to help you .
C ’ mon , let ’ s get out . '
” “ He was trying to grab his walker and cane and I ’ m like , ‘ No , we got to move … you ’ ve got to see another day ! '
” When firefighters arrived , they were able to rescue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The house was badly damaged , but not destroyed , and the family will be staying with a relative who lives nearby while the home is repaired .
Campbell was glad to be of assistance , and West is aware that Campbell and the others who risked harm to save his family are heroes .
“ Thankful that I got the people inside out , ” Campbell said .
“ It was fantastic that he was both here and able to go inside and brave enough to go inside , ” West said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ RELATED : Here 's How This 12-Year-Old Boy Donated Thousands To Storm Relief Funds Amazon has also given Campbell a nod , and company spokeswoman Deborah Bass said Amazon just as proud of its driver .
“ We love hearing stories about drivers being everyday heroes for our customers and the communities they serve , ” she told People .
“ Everyone at Amazon was touched by Sean going above and beyond to help someone in need , and we ’ re excited to celebrate and thank him for his great efforts.
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On Friday afternoon, Tim West of New Smyrna Beach, Florida, almost lost his parents, his house and his dog while he was out.
But his neighbors and even a random deliveryman in the area weren’t about the let that happen. Amazon deliverer Sean Campbell was doing his rounds on Black Friday in the Century Woods Subdivision when he heard screaming in the distance.
“I heard the screaming and when you hear something like that you have to go to it,” Campbell told WESH-TV.
Without a second thought, he dropped the packages he was carrying and raced to the source of the screams. When he got there, he saw a house on fire.
An elderly woman had been escorted from the home, but when Campbell got there an elderly man was still trapped inside, apparently unaware of the blaze steadily consuming the home.
Campbell entered the house and saw the elderly gentleman in the kitchen.
“He was in the kitchen, just, you know, with his walker just standing there,” Campbell explained. “I don’t think he truly knew what was going on, so I was like, ‘Sir, c’mon. I need to help you. C’mon, let’s get out.'”
“He was trying to grab his walker and cane and I’m like, ‘No, we got to move … you’ve got to see another day!'”
When firefighters arrived, they were able to rescue the family dog, as well. The house was badly damaged, but not destroyed, and the family will be staying with a relative who lives nearby while the home is repaired.
Campbell was glad to be of assistance, and West is aware that Campbell and the others who risked harm to save his family are heroes.
“Thankful that I got the people inside out,” Campbell said.
“It was fantastic that he was both here and able to go inside and brave enough to go inside,” West said. “We really appreciate that.”
Amazon has also given Campbell a nod, and company spokeswoman Deborah Bass said Amazon just as proud of its driver.
“We love hearing stories about drivers being everyday heroes for our customers and the communities they serve,” she told People.
“Everyone at Amazon was touched by Sean going above and beyond to help someone in need, and we’re excited to celebrate and thank him for his great efforts.”
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westernjournal--2020-12-02--Ilhan Omar and the ‘Squad’ Turn Against Obama Over His ‘Defund the Police’ Comments

The “ squad ” is getting snippy with Barack Obama .
Hours after an interview went public Tuesday with the 44th president criticizing the “ defund the police ” movement as costing Democratic candidates dearly in the November election , the infamous Ilhan Omar of Minnesota took to Twitter with her own response .
And the spat doesn ’ t bode well for Joe Biden ’ s presumptive future at the head of the Democratic Party .
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In an interview with the Snapchat documentary series “ Good Luck America , ” Obama said the radical leftist view of law enforcement is alienating many Americans .
“ If you believe , as I do , that we should be able to reform the criminal justice system so that it ’ s not biased , and treats everybody fairly , I guess you can use a snappy slogan like ‘ Defund the Police , ’ but you know you ’ ve lost a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” Obama said , according to National Review .
“ Which makes it a lot less likely that you ’ re actually going to get the changes you want done.
” When even the “ pen and phone ” the president thinks you ’ re not doing enough to gather political support , it ’ s a good chance you ’ re not doing enough to gather political support .
But the likes of Ilhan Omar and the “ squad ” of radical Democrats in the House aren ’ t interested in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back with the implication that American police forces are a clear and present danger to the African-American community .
RELATED : Lindsey Graham Fires Back After Far-Left Reps Call for His Resignation “ We lose people in the hands of police , ” she wrote .
“ It ’ s not a slogan but a policy demand .
And centering the demand for equitable investments and budgets for communities across the country gets us progress and safety.
” There ’ s no doubt that black Americans are “ lost ” in the hands @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Americans , and Americans of every stripe are “ lost ” to police every day — mainly as a result of criminal conduct that makes their “ loss ” a gain to the safety and security of their neighbors .
What Omar was doing was spreading the now depressingly familiar , and thoroughly debunked , idea that armed police officers make it a habit to kill unarmed black men .
This isn ’ t a question of opinion .
It ’ s not a question of perspective .
It ’ s a statement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s some kind of carnage being inflicted by law enforcement in black communities is simply false .
As the inestimable Heather Mac Donald wrote in The Wall Street Journal in June : “ A solid body of evidence finds no structural bias in the criminal-justice system with regard to arrests , prosecution or sentencing .
Crime and suspect behavior , not race , determine most police actions.
” ( emphasis added . )
That ’ s not the lie leftists peddle , and it ’ s not the “ narrative ” the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It ’ s just the inconvenient truth that ’ s studiously ignored by every Democratic politician who wants to keep his or her reputation intact when it comes to coverage by biased reporters .
And politicians like Omar and her squadmates , Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Ayana Pressley of Massachusetts , must want very much to keep those reputations intact .
They want it so much they ’ re willing to attack a man who has achieved demigod status on the largely godless left .
In a tweet published late Tuesday , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or his comment , but managed to cite the civil rights icon Rosa Parks while attacking “ racist police systems.
” “ Rosa Parks was vilified & attacked for her civil disobedience , ” Tlaib wrote .
“ She was targeted .
It ’ s hard seeing the same people who uplift her courage , attack the movement for Black lives that want us to prioritize health , funding of schools & ending poverty , rather than racist police systems.
” OK .
So , according to the “ squad , ” Obama @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the crowd that attacked Rosa Parks , the seamstress whose quiet defiance in Jim Crow Alabama kicked off the Montgomery Bus Boycott , a landmark , yearlong battle in 1955-56 that became a milestone in the civil rights movement .
Pressley , meanwhile , checked in with a post that , in figurative language , held modern-day police forces accountable for the actions of the past .
If that wasn ’ t bad enough , she literally declared that truth itself is subject to the beholder : “ The murders of generations of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ horrific .
Lives are at stake daily so I ’ m out of patience with critiques of the language of activists .
“ Whatever a grieving family says is their truth .
“ And I ’ ll never stop fighting for their justice & healing.
“ So , whatever a grieving family says is “ their truth , ” not to be gainsaid by paltry matters like evidence or the commission of a crime .
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York , for her part , was a late arrival to the spat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the “ defund the police ” slogan was a success because it got the attention of the American public .
“ It wasn ’ t until they made folks uncomfortable that there was traction to do ANYTHING even if it wasn ’ t their full demands , ” she wrote .
Yeah , well , they made enough “ folks ” uncomfortable that the Democratic Party likely lost any hope it had of regaining power in the Senate , and managed to lose seats in the House of Representatives against all expectations .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ count the presidential election , where President Donald Trump , running on a “ law and order ” platform , increased his votes by at least 11 million over the 2016 total .
However that election is ultimately decided , it was not a smashing win for the window-smashing , police-defunding left ) .
And all of this — the restive “ squad ” and the millions of restless Democrats its members represent — is supposed to be managed by the putative party leader , former Vice President Joe Biden ?
The man @ @ @ @ @ @ @ play with a dog without injuring his ankle , so how does the country or the Democratic Party expect him to be able to handle the warring factions in his own political base ?
If the “ squad ” is snippy with Obama , its guiding light , it ’ s going to be worse with Biden — the Jerry Lewis to Obama ’ s Dean Martin , the hapless Ernie to Obama ’ s Bert , the ham-fisted incompetent Nicolas Maduro to Obama ’ s socialist Hugo Chavez .
The lawless Democratic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cares nothing for the truth about America ’ s cops , and clearly doesn ’ t care what either Barack Obama or the American people have to say about the subject .
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The “squad” is getting snippy with Barack Obama.
Hours after an interview went public Tuesday with the 44th president criticizing the “defund the police” movement as costing Democratic candidates dearly in the November election, the infamous Ilhan Omar of Minnesota took to Twitter with her own response.
And the spat doesn’t bode well for Joe Biden’s presumptive future at the head of the Democratic Party.
Democrat members of the “Squad” in the House of Representatives slammed former President Barack Obama for coming out against the “defund the police” slogan. Read more here: https://t.co/T4VGZECZjz — Henry Rodgers (@henryrodgersdc) December 2, 2020
As National Review reported, the intraparty feuding kicked off after Obama criticized the “defund-the-police” Democrats as detrimental to the progressive project.
In an interview with the Snapchat documentary series “Good Luck America,” Obama said the radical leftist view of law enforcement is alienating many Americans.
“If you believe, as I do, that we should be able to reform the criminal justice system so that it’s not biased, and treats everybody fairly, I guess you can use a snappy slogan like ‘Defund the Police,’ but you know you’ve lost a big audience the minute you say it,” Obama said, according to National Review.
“Which makes it a lot less likely that you’re actually going to get the changes you want done.”
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When even the “pen and phone” the president thinks you’re not doing enough to gather political support, it’s a good chance you’re not doing enough to gather political support.
But the likes of Ilhan Omar and the “squad” of radical Democrats in the House aren’t interested in hearing it.
Instead, Omar slapped back with the implication that American police forces are a clear and present danger to the African-American community.
We lose people in the hands of police. It’s not a slogan but a policy demand. And centering the demand for equitable investments and budgets for communities across the country gets us progress and safety. https://t.co/Vu6inw4ms7 — Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) December 2, 2020
“We lose people in the hands of police,” she wrote. “It’s not a slogan but a policy demand. And centering the demand for equitable investments and budgets for communities across the country gets us progress and safety.”
There’s no doubt that black Americans are “lost” in the hands of police. White Americans, Asian Americans, and Americans of every stripe are “lost” to police every day — mainly as a result of criminal conduct that makes their “loss” a gain to the safety and security of their neighbors.
What Omar was doing was spreading the now depressingly familiar, and thoroughly debunked, idea that armed police officers make it a habit to kill unarmed black men.
This isn’t a question of opinion. It’s not a question of perspective. It’s a statement of fact that the idea that there’s some kind of carnage being inflicted by law enforcement in black communities is simply false.
As the inestimable Heather Mac Donald wrote in The Wall Street Journal in June:
“A solid body of evidence finds no structural bias in the criminal-justice system with regard to arrests, prosecution or sentencing. Crime and suspect behavior, not race, determine most police actions.” (emphasis added.)
That’s not the lie leftists peddle, and it’s not the “narrative” the mainstream media is so invested in. It’s just the inconvenient truth that’s studiously ignored by every Democratic politician who wants to keep his or her reputation intact when it comes to coverage by biased reporters.
And politicians like Omar and her squadmates, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Ayana Pressley of Massachusetts, must want very much to keep those reputations intact. They want it so much they’re willing to attack a man who has achieved demigod status on the largely godless left.
In a tweet published late Tuesday, Tlaib didn’t mention Obama directly or his comment, but managed to cite the civil rights icon Rosa Parks while attacking “racist police systems.”
Rosa Parks was vilified & attacked for her civil disobedience. She was targeted. It’s hard seeing the same people who uplift her courage, attack the movement for Black lives that want us to prioritize health, funding of schools & ending poverty, rather than racist police systems. — Rashida Tlaib (@RashidaTlaib) December 2, 2020
“Rosa Parks was vilified & attacked for her civil disobedience,” Tlaib wrote. “She was targeted. It’s hard seeing the same people who uplift her courage, attack the movement for Black lives that want us to prioritize health, funding of schools & ending poverty, rather than racist police systems.”
OK. So, according to the “squad,” Obama is apparently on the same side as the crowd that attacked Rosa Parks, the seamstress whose quiet defiance in Jim Crow Alabama kicked off the Montgomery Bus Boycott, a landmark, yearlong battle in 1955-56 that became a milestone in the civil rights movement.
(Many don’t remember that in 1994, Parks was beaten and robbed in her home in Detroit. The guy who did it was arrested and sentenced to eight-to-15 years in prison, according to The Associated Press. In 2020, according to MLive, the same man was arrested and charged with a similar crime against an elderly woman in Grand Rapids, Michigan. If anyone’s curious, he wasn’t a cop.)
Pressley, meanwhile, checked in with a post that, in figurative language, held modern-day police forces accountable for the actions of the past. If that wasn’t bad enough, she literally declared that truth itself is subject to the beholder:
“The murders of generations of unarmed Black folks by police have been horrific. Lives are at stake daily so I’m out of patience with critiques of the language of activists.
“Whatever a grieving family says is their truth.
“And I’ll never stop fighting for their justice & healing.“
The murders of generations of unarmed Black folks by police have been horrific. Lives are at stake daily so I’m out of patience with critiques of the language of activists. Whatever a grieving family says is their truth. And I’ll never stop fighting for their justice & healing. — Ayanna Pressley (@AyannaPressley) December 2, 2020
So, whatever a grieving family says is “their truth,” not to be gainsaid by paltry matters like evidence or the commission of a crime.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, for her part, was a late arrival to the spat, but published a tweet Wednesday claiming the “defund the police” slogan was a success because it got the attention of the American public.
The thing that critics of activists don’t get is that they tried playing the “polite language” policy game and all it did was make them easier to ignore. It wasn’t until they made folks uncomfortable that there was traction to do ANYTHING even if it wasn’t their full demands. — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) December 2, 2020
“It wasn’t until they made folks uncomfortable that there was traction to do ANYTHING even if it wasn’t their full demands,” she wrote.
Yeah, well, they made enough “folks” uncomfortable that the Democratic Party likely lost any hope it had of regaining power in the Senate, and managed to lose seats in the House of Representatives against all expectations.
(And that doesn’t even count the presidential election, where President Donald Trump, running on a “law and order” platform, increased his votes by at least 11 million over the 2016 total. However that election is ultimately decided, it was not a smashing win for the window-smashing, police-defunding left).
And all of this — the restive “squad” and the millions of restless Democrats its members represent — is supposed to be managed by the putative party leader, former Vice President Joe Biden?
The man apparently can’t even manage to play with a dog without injuring his ankle, so how does the country or the Democratic Party expect him to be able to handle the warring factions in his own political base?
If the “squad” is snippy with Obama, its guiding light, it’s going to be worse with Biden — the Jerry Lewis to Obama’s Dean Martin, the hapless Ernie to Obama’s Bert, the ham-fisted incompetent Nicolas Maduro to Obama’s socialist Hugo Chavez.
The lawless Democratic base cares nothing for American cops, cares nothing for the truth about America’s cops, and clearly doesn’t care what either Barack Obama or the American people have to say about the subject.
That’s a formula for political disaster.
And that’s bad, bad news for Joe Biden.
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westernjournal--2020-12-02--Dem Mayor Caught Telling Residents To ‘Stay Home’ After Boarding Private Jet to Mexico

The mayor of Austin , Texas , flew in a private jet to Mexico where he filmed himself telling citizens to “ stay home.
” Democratic Austin Mayor Steve Adler hosted 20 guests at an outdoor wedding and reception for his daughter at a hotel in downtown Austin in early November , the American-Statesman reported .
The following day he boarded a private jet with seven of the wedding guests and flew to Cabo San Lucas , Mexico , for a vacation at the family timeshare .
“ We need to stay home if you can , ” Adler said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ residents .
“ This is not the time to relax .
We are going to be looking really closely .
… We may have to close things down if we are not careful.
” TRENDING : NASCAR 's William 'Rowdy ' Harrell and Wife Die While on Honeymoon Adler filmed the Facebook video message from Mexico , according to the Statesman .
The mayor told the Statesman that his family carefully considered how to host the wedding and vacation safely and consulted with interim health director Dr. Mark Escott before the wedding .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ distanced , he said .
“ At that point , I am with my family group and people who just tested , ” Adler told the publication .
“ It is not perfect .
Obviously , there are infections that could happen , but I think all of us should be minimizing risks as best we can.
” Escott said at a news briefing the day after the mayor ’ s party went to Mexico : “ If you ’ re going out to a restaurant , go out with your family , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , not with family and friends outside your household and start to decrease those travels outside of your home that are not necessary.
” The mayor told the Statesman that he did not violate his own regulations and that his trip to Mexico was not inconsistent with his message at the time .
Adler did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation .
RELATED : The Likely Date for Nationwide COVID Vaccine Rollout Has Just Been Revealed “ Everyday since March , I repeat that being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be , ” Adler said in a Wednesday statement .
“ Only at our most trying moments , like around Thanksgiving , have I asked people not to travel as part of extra precautions .
It is safest to stay home .
However , we aren ’ t asking people to never venture out .
We ask everyone to be as safe as possible when they do.
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The mayor of Austin, Texas, flew in a private jet to Mexico where he filmed himself telling citizens to “stay home.”
Democratic Austin Mayor Steve Adler hosted 20 guests at an outdoor wedding and reception for his daughter at a hotel in downtown Austin in early November, the American-Statesman reported.
The following day he boarded a private jet with seven of the wedding guests and flew to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, for a vacation at the family timeshare.
“We need to stay home if you can,” Adler said in a Facebook video message to Austin residents.
“This is not the time to relax. We are going to be looking really closely. … We may have to close things down if we are not careful.”
EXCLUSIVE: Austin Mayor Steve Adler told the public to “stay home if you can…this is not the time to relax” in a Nov. 9 Facebook video. He did not disclose that he was at a timeshare in Cabo San Lucas after flying on a private jet with eight family members and guests. pic.twitter.com/w1uZahGfpM — Tony Plohetski (@tplohetski) December 2, 2020
Adler filmed the Facebook video message from Mexico, according to the Statesman.
The mayor told the Statesman that his family carefully considered how to host the wedding and vacation safely and consulted with interim health director Dr. Mark Escott before the wedding. Guests underwent rapid COVID-19 tests and socially distanced, he said.
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“At that point, I am with my family group and people who just tested,” Adler told the publication.
“It is not perfect. Obviously, there are infections that could happen, but I think all of us should be minimizing risks as best we can.”
Escott said at a news briefing the day after the mayor’s party went to Mexico: “If you’re going out to a restaurant, go out with your family, the people who live in your household, not with family and friends outside your household and start to decrease those travels outside of your home that are not necessary.”
The mayor told the Statesman that he did not violate his own regulations and that his trip to Mexico was not inconsistent with his message at the time.
Adler did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.
“Everyday since March, I repeat that being home is the safest place for people to be,” Adler said in a Wednesday statement.
“Only at our most trying moments, like around Thanksgiving, have I asked people not to travel as part of extra precautions. It is safest to stay home. However, we aren’t asking people to never venture out. We ask everyone to be as safe as possible when they do.”
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westernjournal--2020-12-02--The Likely Date for Nationwide COVID Vaccine Rollout Has Just Been Revealed

The first shipments of Pfizer ’ s coronavirus vaccine will be delivered on Dec. 15 , according to an Operation Warp Speed document .
CNN obtained the document — which also predicted the first shipment of Moderna ’ s vaccine will be delivered on Dec. 22 — that was provided to governors before a call with Vice President Mike Pence Monday .
The vaccine rollout depends on if the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorizes each vaccine for emergency use .
Pfizer submitted an emergency-use authorization application on Nov. 20 and Moderna submitted one on Nov. 30 .
The FDA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Advisory Committee will meet on Dec. 10 to review Pfizer ’ s vaccine data and make a recommendation to the FDA .
TRENDING : NASCAR 's William 'Rowdy ' Harrell and Wife Die While on Honeymoon Following that meeting , the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ’ s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and the FDA will meet from Dec. 11-14 and make recommendations about who should receive the vaccine first .
After that review , the first doses of Pfizer ’ s vaccine will be delivered and then the process will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vaccine starting on Dec. 17 .
The Operation Warp Speed document estimated 22.5 million doses of Pfizer ’ s vaccine and 18 million doses of Moderna ’ s vaccine will be produced in December .
New York Gov .
Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday that his state will receive enough doses of Pfizer ’ s vaccine for 170,000 people in its first delivery .
“ New York ’ s first delivery of the Pfizer vaccine will be enough for 170,000 New Yorkers , ” the Democrat tweeted .
“ We expect , if all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to receive these doses on December 15.
” The CDC ’ s ACIP recommends health care workers and residents of long-term care facilities should be the first to receive the vaccine , according to The Hill .
RELATED : NFL Player Unveils Incredible Way He Will Honor Fallen Police Officer During Game The recommendations will be sent to CDC Director Robert Redfield for approval before they become official CDC guidance .
Once the recommendations are adopted , other groups including people older than 65 , essential workers and people with underlying medical conditions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ phase of the vaccine rollout before they can receive it .
States have until Friday to submit vaccination distribution plans to the federal government , but they don ’ t necessarily have to follow the CDC ’ s recommendations .
Governors are supposed to complete other “ essential tasks ” by Dec. 4 , including pre-ordering Pfizer ’ s vaccine and enrolling providers in the COVID-19 vaccine program , according to CNN .
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The first shipments of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine will be delivered on Dec. 15, according to an Operation Warp Speed document.
CNN obtained the document — which also predicted the first shipment of Moderna’s vaccine will be delivered on Dec. 22 — that was provided to governors before a call with Vice President Mike Pence Monday.
The vaccine rollout depends on if the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorizes each vaccine for emergency use.
Pfizer submitted an emergency-use authorization application on Nov. 20 and Moderna submitted one on Nov. 30.
The FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee will meet on Dec. 10 to review Pfizer’s vaccine data and make a recommendation to the FDA.
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Following that meeting, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and the FDA will meet from Dec. 11-14 and make recommendations about who should receive the vaccine first.
After that review, the first doses of Pfizer’s vaccine will be delivered and then the process will begin again to consider Moderna’s vaccine starting on Dec. 17.
The Operation Warp Speed document estimated 22.5 million doses of Pfizer’s vaccine and 18 million doses of Moderna’s vaccine will be produced in December.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday that his state will receive enough doses of Pfizer’s vaccine for 170,000 people in its first delivery.
“New York’s first delivery of the Pfizer vaccine will be enough for 170,000 New Yorkers,” the Democrat tweeted.
“We expect, if all safety & efficacy approvals are granted, to receive these doses on December 15.”
New York’s first delivery of the Pfizer vaccine will be enough for 170,000 New Yorkers. We expect, if all safety & efficacy approvals are granted, to receive these doses on December 15. — Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) December 2, 2020
The CDC’s ACIP recommends health care workers and residents of long-term care facilities should be the first to receive the vaccine, according to The Hill.
The recommendations will be sent to CDC Director Robert Redfield for approval before they become official CDC guidance.
Once the recommendations are adopted, other groups including people older than 65, essential workers and people with underlying medical conditions will have to wait for the second phase of the vaccine rollout before they can receive it.
States have until Friday to submit vaccination distribution plans to the federal government, but they don’t necessarily have to follow the CDC’s recommendations.
Governors are supposed to complete other “essential tasks” by Dec. 4, including pre-ordering Pfizer’s vaccine and enrolling providers in the COVID-19 vaccine program, according to CNN.
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westernjournal--2020-12-02--Abrams-Founded Group Under Investigation for Allegedly Soliciting Voter Registrations from Dead and

Abrams-Founded Group Under Investigation for Allegedly Soliciting Voter Registrations from Dead and Out-of-State Individuals

A organization founded by failed Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams , as well as several other groups , is being investigated by Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger for allegedly looking to “ aggressively ” register “ ineligible , out-of-state , or deceased voters ” in the weeks leading up to the state ’ s Jan. 5 Senate runoff elections .
Raffensperger ’ s office said Wednesday that it is investigating America Votes , Vote Forward and The New Georgia Project , which was founded by Abrams and previously chaired by Democratic Senate candidate Raphael Warnock , Fox News reported @ @ @ @ @ @ @ several times to groups and individuals working to undermine the integrity of elections in Georgia through false and fraudulent registrations , ” Raffensperger said in a statement on his website that is no longer available .
“ The security of Georgia ’ s elections is of the utmost importance.
” The Republican secretary of state said his office “ received specific evidence that these groups have solicited voter registrations from ineligible individuals who have passed away or live out of state.
” TRENDING : NASCAR 's William 'Rowdy ' Harrell and Wife Die @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these claims thoroughly and take action against anyone attempting to undermine our elections , ” Raffensperger said .
During a news conference on Monday , Raffensperger said that America Votes has been “ sending absentee ballot applications to people at addresses where they have not lived since 1994.
” Vote Forward tried to register a deceased Alabama voter , and The New Georgia Project sent voter registration applications to residents in New York City , according to Raffensperger .
Authorities are also looking into “ Operation New Voter Registration Georgia , who is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can change their residency to Georgia and then change it back after the election , ” Raffensperger said .
“ Let me be very clear again , voting in Georgia when you are not a resident of Georgia is a felony , and encouraging college kids to commit felonies with no regard for what it might mean for them is despicable.
” The secretary of state ’ s office detailed several instances of The New Georgia Project allegedly soliciting registrations from people who live out of state or who are deceased , according @ @ @ @ @ @ @ resident reported receiving five postcards from the group seeking to register “ the same dead person , ” and a Cherokee County resident said his spouse , who is ineligible to vote , received a registration solicitation .
A resident of New York City said she received a “ package of postcards ” from The New Georgia Project encouraging people to register to vote in the Georgia Senate runoffs , Fox reported .
“ These third-party groups have a responsibility to not encourage illegal voting .
If they do so , they will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
According to Georgia Code , false registration is a felony and can be punished for up to 10 years in prison and/or a $ 100,000 fine .
Georgia ’ s runoff elections will decide the balance of power in the incoming Senate .
The current balance of power is 50 Republicans and 46 Democrats ( as well as two independents who caucus with the Democrats ) .
Democrats need to win both of the runoff elections to make it 50-50 tie , in which case presumptive Vice President-elect Kamala Harris would be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Joe Biden win the presidential election .
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A organization founded by failed Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, as well as several other groups, is being investigated by Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger for allegedly looking to “aggressively” register “ineligible, out-of-state, or deceased voters” in the weeks leading up to the state’s Jan. 5 Senate runoff elections.
Raffensperger’s office said Wednesday that it is investigating America Votes, Vote Forward and The New Georgia Project, which was founded by Abrams and previously chaired by Democratic Senate candidate Raphael Warnock, Fox News reported.
“I have issued clear warnings several times to groups and individuals working to undermine the integrity of elections in Georgia through false and fraudulent registrations,” Raffensperger said in a statement on his website that is no longer available.
“The security of Georgia’s elections is of the utmost importance.”
The Republican secretary of state said his office “received specific evidence that these groups have solicited voter registrations from ineligible individuals who have passed away or live out of state.”
“I will investigate these claims thoroughly and take action against anyone attempting to undermine our elections,” Raffensperger said.
During a news conference on Monday, Raffensperger said that America Votes has been “sending absentee ballot applications to people at addresses where they have not lived since 1994.”
Vote Forward tried to register a deceased Alabama voter, and The New Georgia Project sent voter registration applications to residents in New York City, according to Raffensperger.
Authorities are also looking into “Operation New Voter Registration Georgia, who is telling college students in Georgia that they can change their residency to Georgia and then change it back after the election,” Raffensperger said.
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“Let me be very clear again, voting in Georgia when you are not a resident of Georgia is a felony, and encouraging college kids to commit felonies with no regard for what it might mean for them is despicable.”
The secretary of state’s office detailed several instances of The New Georgia Project allegedly soliciting registrations from people who live out of state or who are deceased, according to Fox News.
One Fulton County resident reported receiving five postcards from the group seeking to register “the same dead person,” and a Cherokee County resident said his spouse, who is ineligible to vote, received a registration solicitation.
A resident of New York City said she received a “package of postcards” from The New Georgia Project encouraging people to register to vote in the Georgia Senate runoffs, Fox reported.
“These third-party groups have a responsibility to not encourage illegal voting. If they do so, they will be held responsible,” Raffensperger said.
According to Georgia Code, false registration is a felony and can be punished for up to 10 years in prison and/or a $100,000 fine.
Georgia’s runoff elections will decide the balance of power in the incoming Senate.
The current balance of power is 50 Republicans and 46 Democrats (as well as two independents who caucus with the Democrats). Democrats need to win both of the runoff elections to make it 50-50 tie, in which case presumptive Vice President-elect Kamala Harris would be the tie-breaking vote, should she and Joe Biden win the presidential election.
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westernjournal--2020-12-02--Suspicious? Republican Congressional Candidate May Now Lose After 55 Uncounted Ballots Were Found

A newly discovered batch of 55 uncounted ballots in an upstate New York congressional race could swing the race from a Republican pick-up to a Democratic hold .
Just 12 votes separated incumbent Rep. Anthony Brindisi from former GOP Rep. Claudia Tenney as of Monday , when the 55 ballots were found , The Associated Press reported .
Brindisi , a freshman lawmaker who defeated Tenney in 2018 , represents New York ’ s 22nd Congressional District , which includes the city of Utica .
The 55 uncounted ballots were cast in Chenango County during New York ’ s early @ @ @ @ @ @ @ judge , according to the AP .
“ Those ballots were apparently mislaid and never counted , ” Chenango County Attorney Alan Gordon wrote to state Supreme Court Justice Scott DelConte .
TRENDING : NASCAR 's William 'Rowdy ' Harrell and Wife Die While on Honeymoon The discovery came on Tuesday , a day after county officials were supposed to deliver their final tally to DelConte .
“ I have advised our Board of Elections to not open any of those ballots and to secure them in their offices , ” Gordon said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ court ’ s instructions on how to proceed .
Of the 55 ballots , 11 appear to be from unregistered votes , he said .
The remaining 44 could reverse Tenney ’ s lead ; however , DelConte still must rule on over 2,000 contested absentee and provisional ballots , the New York Post reported .
The newly discovered ballots are just the latest twist in a roller coaster of a rematch between Tenney and Brindisi .
Election results posted by The New York Times showed Tenney taking a healthy 9,000-vote lead with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to see that lead evaporate once the absentee ballots were counted .
Sound familiar ?
That scenario played out in multiple swing states in the presidential race .
“ Brindisi appeared to take a lead of a few votes last week , only to see his advantage disappear last weekend after two counties said they had made tabulation errors , ” according to the AP .
WKTV-TV reported that Tenney moved back into her current 12-vote lead Monday after eight county boards reported new vote totals , making the unofficial tally 155,492 for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
RELATED : Biden Steals Trump 's 'America First ' Slogan in New Interview Democrats currently hold a much thinner 222 to 210 lead in the House , with New York ’ s 22nd Congressional District still undecided and Iowa ’ s 2nd Congressional District registering a 6-vote win for the Republican , but that race is likely heading to court , according to the political site FiveThirtyEight .
The GOP will have at least 211 House members because Louisiana ’ s 5th Congressional District is heading to a Republican versus Republican runoff @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and wins already logged in all but one race ( Tenney v. Brindisi ) deemed a toss-up by The Cook Political Report going into Nov. 3 , the GOP has much to celebrate .
The astounding wins in a wide variety of states , including Democratic strongholds , raises the question : What happened at the presidential level ?
History stands against the idea that an incumbent president would lose while his party gains seats in the House .
The only example of this occurring was 1992 , when George H.W .
Bush @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ross Perot was in the mix .
Clinton won with a plurality of just 43 percent of the vote , with Bush and Perot taking a combined 57 percent .
In other words , the conservative vote , or at least the right-of-center vote , actually won the majority of the electorate .
Evidence is being uncovered and whistleblowers are coming forward to provide ample reason to believe foul play occurred in the metro areas of key swing states like Pennsylvania , Michigan , Nevada , Georgia , Arizona and Wisconsin .
Let @ @ @ @ @ @ @ legal vote is counted and fraud is exposed .
Elections , of course , are at the center of our democratic republic and Americans must have confidence they truly represent the will of the people .
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A newly discovered batch of 55 uncounted ballots in an upstate New York congressional race could swing the race from a Republican pick-up to a Democratic hold.
Just 12 votes separated incumbent Rep. Anthony Brindisi from former GOP Rep. Claudia Tenney as of Monday, when the 55 ballots were found, The Associated Press reported.
Brindisi, a freshman lawmaker who defeated Tenney in 2018, represents New York’s 22nd Congressional District, which includes the city of Utica.
The 55 uncounted ballots were cast in Chenango County during New York’s early voting period, officials informed a state judge, according to the AP.
“Those ballots were apparently mislaid and never counted,” Chenango County Attorney Alan Gordon wrote to state Supreme Court Justice Scott DelConte.
The discovery came on Tuesday, a day after county officials were supposed to deliver their final tally to DelConte.
“I have advised our Board of Elections to not open any of those ballots and to secure them in their offices,” Gordon said, adding that he is awaiting the court’s instructions on how to proceed.
Of the 55 ballots, 11 appear to be from unregistered votes, he said.
The remaining 44 could reverse Tenney’s lead; however, DelConte still must rule on over 2,000 contested absentee and provisional ballots, the New York Post reported.
The newly discovered ballots are just the latest twist in a roller coaster of a rematch between Tenney and Brindisi.
Election results posted by The New York Times showed Tenney taking a healthy 9,000-vote lead with 92 percent of precincts reporting, only to see that lead evaporate once the absentee ballots were counted.
Sound familiar? That scenario played out in multiple swing states in the presidential race.
“Brindisi appeared to take a lead of a few votes last week, only to see his advantage disappear last weekend after two counties said they had made tabulation errors,” according to the AP.
WKTV-TV reported that Tenney moved back into her current 12-vote lead Monday after eight county boards reported new vote totals, making the unofficial tally 155,492 for the Republican to Brindisi’s 155,480.
It’s been four weeks since Election Day, and they’re still counting votes in California and New York. Will they be done before Inauguration Day? — Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) December 1, 2020
Democrats currently hold a much thinner 222 to 210 lead in the House, with New York’s 22nd Congressional District still undecided and Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District registering a 6-vote win for the Republican, but that race is likely heading to court, according to the political site FiveThirtyEight.
The GOP will have at least 211 House members because Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District is heading to a Republican versus Republican runoff on Saturday.
With 14 seats flipped and wins already logged in all but one race (Tenney v. Brindisi) deemed a toss-up by The Cook Political Report going into Nov. 3, the GOP has much to celebrate.
The astounding wins in a wide variety of states, including Democratic strongholds, raises the question: What happened at the presidential level?
History stands against the idea that an incumbent president would lose while his party gains seats in the House.
The only example of this occurring was 1992, when George H.W. Bush lost to Bill Clinton, but independent Ross Perot was in the mix.
Clinton won with a plurality of just 43 percent of the vote, with Bush and Perot taking a combined 57 percent.
In other words, the conservative vote, or at least the right-of-center vote, actually won the majority of the electorate.
Evidence is being uncovered and whistleblowers are coming forward to provide ample reason to believe foul play occurred in the metro areas of key swing states like Pennsylvania, Michigan, Nevada, Georgia, Arizona and Wisconsin.
Let’s keep pressing forward until every legal vote is counted and fraud is exposed.
Elections, of course, are at the center of our democratic republic and Americans must have confidence they truly represent the will of the people.
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westernjournal--2020-12-02--Larry Elder: Trump Won Huge in His Campaign To Expose the Corrupt Establishment Media

Convinced that President Donald Trump lost his bid for re-election , the media suddenly became less hysterical .
Just like that , the media , at least to some degree , rediscovered concepts such as fairness and perspective , AWOL the last four years .
Two weeks after the election , New York Times Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Nicholas Kristof haltingly , grudgingly and reluctantly admitted that yes , Trump was right .
Banning in-person school education to fight COVID-19 was and is bad policy .
Kristof wrote : “ Some things are true even though President Trump says them .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ schools reopen , and on that he seems to have been largely right .
Schools , especially elementary schools , do not appear to have been major sources of coronavirus transmission , and remote learning is proving to be a catastrophe for many low-income children.
” Kristof , of course , could not acknowledge Trump ’ s correct judgment without the “ some things are true even though Trump says them ” snark .
But remember , this is The New York Times , a paper that has not endorsed a Republican for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kristof even took a Trump-like swipe at Democrat-run cities .
And , whether inadvertently or not , he made the case for K-12 vouchers for inner-city kids : “ So Democrats helped preside over school closures that have devastated millions of families and damaged children ’ s futures .
Cities such as Boston , Philadelphia , Baltimore and Washington , D.C. , have closed schools while allowing restaurants to operate .
… School closures magnify these inequities , as many private schools remain open and affluent parents are better able to help kids @ @ @ @ @ @ @ same time , low-income children fall even further behind.
” TRENDING : NASCAR 's William 'Rowdy ' Harrell and Wife Die While on Honeymoon The New York Times again , after the media awarded the election to former Vice President Joe Biden , even questioned the science behind a ban on outdoor dining , like most counties in California recently enacted .
In “ Small Gatherings Spread the Virus , but Are They Causing the Surge ?
” the Times wrote : “ But are dinners and backyard barbecues really the engine driving @ @ @ @ @ @ @ available data do not support that contention , scientists say .
Still , the idea has been repeated so often it has become conventional wisdom , leading to significant restrictions in many states .
“ But many epidemiologists are far less certain , saying there is little evidence to suggest that household gatherings were the source of the majority of infections since the summer .
Indeed , it has become much harder to pinpoint any source of any outbreak , now that the virus is so widespread and Americans may be exposed in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ drumbeat about the dangers of social gatherings may help to convey the seriousness of the current surge , [ Harvard University infectious disease epidemiologist Julia Marcus ] said .
On the other hand , in some states the misperception has led to draconian policies that don ’ t square with science.
” Goodness !
If Pulitzer gave a prize for “ Fair and Balanced Coronavirus Stories in the Post-Trump Era , ” The New York Times might actually deserve this one .
Former Washington Post reporter Carl Bernstein shared the mood of much @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump of “ homicidal negligence ” in his handling of the coronavirus .
But Dr. Anthony Fauci , post-election , also sounds Trumpian .
On the possibility of further lockdowns , Fauci recently said : “ There is no appetite for locking down in the American public , but I believe that we can do it without a lockdown .
I really do .
… You could still get businesses going .
You could still have economic forward thinking while you ’ re doing that .
You don ’ t necessarily have to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t have to do that.
” No “ appetite ” for another lockdown ?
What happened to “ follow the science ” ?
This is yet another tacit admission that , as Trump insisted , we must consider the unintended consequences of shutting down the economy , including increased rates of suicide , depression , homicide , drug abuse , alcoholism and domestic violence .
Finally , did serial Trump CNN critic Jake Tapper praise — literally praise and credit — Trump for the speed with which drug manufacturers have apparently developed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did .
RELATED : Victor Davis Hanson : If Trump Takes a Lesson from Andrew Jackson , 2024 Will Be Interesting Indeed Tapper said : “ We should take a moment , as we always have when discussing vaccine and Operation Warp Speed , that this is — you know , putting aside all of the failures of the Trump administration when it comes to the coronavirus , and there are lots — this is an unmitigated success and we should acknowledge that.
” For four years , major media , along with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bring down Trump .
They appear to have succeeded .
But as to Trump ’ s campaign to expose the media ’ s blatant , often vicious anti-Republican bias so that much of America will never again trust it , Trump won .
Huge .
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Convinced that President Donald Trump lost his bid for re-election, the media suddenly became less hysterical. Just like that, the media, at least to some degree, rediscovered concepts such as fairness and perspective, AWOL the last four years.
Two weeks after the election, New York Times Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Nicholas Kristof haltingly, grudgingly and reluctantly admitted that yes, Trump was right.
Banning in-person school education to fight COVID-19 was and is bad policy. Kristof wrote: “Some things are true even though President Trump says them. Trump has been demanding for months that schools reopen, and on that he seems to have been largely right. Schools, especially elementary schools, do not appear to have been major sources of coronavirus transmission, and remote learning is proving to be a catastrophe for many low-income children.”
Kristof, of course, could not acknowledge Trump’s correct judgment without the “some things are true even though Trump says them” snark. But remember, this is The New York Times, a paper that has not endorsed a Republican for president since 1956. Little steps.
Kristof even took a Trump-like swipe at Democrat-run cities. And, whether inadvertently or not, he made the case for K-12 vouchers for inner-city kids: “So Democrats helped preside over school closures that have devastated millions of families and damaged children’s futures. Cities such as Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C., have closed schools while allowing restaurants to operate. … School closures magnify these inequities, as many private schools remain open and affluent parents are better able to help kids adjust to remote learning. At the same time, low-income children fall even further behind.”
The New York Times again, after the media awarded the election to former Vice President Joe Biden, even questioned the science behind a ban on outdoor dining, like most counties in California recently enacted. In “Small Gatherings Spread the Virus, but Are They Causing the Surge?” the Times wrote:
“But are dinners and backyard barbecues really the engine driving the current surge of infections? The available data do not support that contention, scientists say. Still, the idea has been repeated so often it has become conventional wisdom, leading to significant restrictions in many states.
“But many epidemiologists are far less certain, saying there is little evidence to suggest that household gatherings were the source of the majority of infections since the summer. Indeed, it has become much harder to pinpoint any source of any outbreak, now that the virus is so widespread and Americans may be exposed in so many ways.
“A constant drumbeat about the dangers of social gatherings may help to convey the seriousness of the current surge, [Harvard University infectious disease epidemiologist Julia Marcus] said. On the other hand, in some states the misperception has led to draconian policies that don’t square with science.”
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Goodness! If Pulitzer gave a prize for “Fair and Balanced Coronavirus Stories in the Post-Trump Era,” The New York Times might actually deserve this one.
Former Washington Post reporter Carl Bernstein shared the mood of much of the Trump-hating left when he accused Trump of “homicidal negligence” in his handling of the coronavirus. But Dr. Anthony Fauci, post-election, also sounds Trumpian.
On the possibility of further lockdowns, Fauci recently said: “There is no appetite for locking down in the American public, but I believe that we can do it without a lockdown. I really do. … You could still get businesses going. You could still have economic forward thinking while you’re doing that. You don’t necessarily have to shut everything down. Hopefully we won’t have to do that.”
No “appetite” for another lockdown? What happened to “follow the science”? This is yet another tacit admission that, as Trump insisted, we must consider the unintended consequences of shutting down the economy, including increased rates of suicide, depression, homicide, drug abuse, alcoholism and domestic violence.
Finally, did serial Trump CNN critic Jake Tapper praise — literally praise and credit — Trump for the speed with which drug manufacturers have apparently developed vaccines for COVID-19? Yes, he did.
Tapper said: “We should take a moment, as we always have when discussing vaccine and Operation Warp Speed, that this is — you know, putting aside all of the failures of the Trump administration when it comes to the coronavirus, and there are lots — this is an unmitigated success and we should acknowledge that.”
For four years, major media, along with their Democratic comrades, banded together to bring down Trump. They appear to have succeeded.
But as to Trump’s campaign to expose the media’s blatant, often vicious anti-Republican bias so that much of America will never again trust it, Trump won. Huge.
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westernjournal--2020-12-02--Trump Vows Major Veto If Congress Doesn’t Eliminate Protections for Tech Giants

President Donald Trump said it was time to “ take back America ” Tuesday as he announced plans to veto the National Defense Authorization Act if safeguards remained in place to protect entities such as Google , Facebook and Twitter from lawsuits .
Big Tech platforms have angered conservatives by censoring Trump and others on the right while allowing false posts from leftist leaders to go unchecked .
Most notably , they have labeled or limited posts by the president questioning the security of mail-in ballots before the Nov. 3 general election and making allegations of voter irregularities and fraud @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s labeling practice — placing a warning notification that reads , “ This claim about election fraud is disputed ” — occurred with an article Trump tweeted Tuesday shortly after he mentioned the potential veto .
TRENDING : NASCAR 's William 'Rowdy ' Harrell and Wife Die While on Honeymoon In his comments Tuesday on Twitter , Trump called for the elimination of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 , a provision that protects tech companies from the legal risk of hosting third-party content .
The president called it “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shielding gift from the U.S. to ‘ Big Tech ' ” and “ a serious threat to our National Security and Election Integrity.
” “ Our Country can never be safe and secure if we allow it to stand , ” he said .
“ Therefore , if the very dangerous & unfair Section 230 is not completely terminated as part of the National Defense Authorization Act ( NDAA ) , I will be forced to unequivocally VETO the Bill when sent to the very beautiful Resolute desk , ” Trump said in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have come under fire in Senate Judiciary Committee hearings , with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Facebook ’ s Mark Zuckerberg being grilled about how their platforms handled particular subjects and articles .
RELATED : Trump at White House Christmas Party : ' I 'll See You in Four Years' Dorsey admitted in an October hearing that his platform erred in blocking New York Post tweets pertaining to Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden ’ s son Hunter , blaming fact-checkers who incorrectly assumed the publication ’ s stories were sourced from hacked materials @ @ @ @ @ @ @ However , the Twitter CEO fiercely defended the provision that shields his company from lawsuits .
“ Section 230 is the most important law protecting internet speech , and removing section 230 will remove speech from the internet , ” he told lawmakers , according to Yahoo News .
Dorsey instead called for expanding Section 230 protections for Twitter and other platforms .
Trump , on the other hand , announced an executive order in May relaxing Big Tech ’ s legal safeguards .
“ Today I ’ m signing an executive order @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and rights of the American people , ” he said , according to a White House transcript .
“ Currently , social media giants , like Twitter , receive an unprecedented liability shield based on the theory that they ’ re a neutral platform — which they ’ re not — not an editor with a viewpoint .
“ My executive order calls for new regulations , under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act , to make it that social media companies that engage in censoring or any political conduct will not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ That ’ s a big deal .
They have a shield ; they can do what they want .
They have a shield .
They ’ re not going to have that shield.
” The president asked the Federal Communications Commission and Federal Trade Commission to explore ways to further regulate social media platforms .
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President Donald Trump said it was time to “take back America” Tuesday as he announced plans to veto the National Defense Authorization Act if safeguards remained in place to protect entities such as Google, Facebook and Twitter from lawsuits.
Big Tech platforms have angered conservatives by censoring Trump and others on the right while allowing false posts from leftist leaders to go unchecked.
Most notably, they have labeled or limited posts by the president questioning the security of mail-in ballots before the Nov. 3 general election and making allegations of voter irregularities and fraud afterward.
One example of Twitter’s labeling practice — placing a warning notification that reads, “This claim about election fraud is disputed” — occurred with an article Trump tweeted Tuesday shortly after he mentioned the potential veto.
In his comments Tuesday on Twitter, Trump called for the elimination of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996, a provision that protects tech companies from the legal risk of hosting third-party content.
The president called it “corporate welfare,” “a liability shielding gift from the U.S. to ‘Big Tech'” and “a serious threat to our National Security and Election Integrity.”
“Our Country can never be safe and secure if we allow it to stand,” he said.
Section 230, which is a liability shielding gift from the U.S. to “Big Tech” (the only companies in America that have it – corporate welfare!), is a serious threat to our National Security & Election Integrity. Our Country can never be safe & secure if we allow it to stand….. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 2, 2020
“Therefore, if the very dangerous & unfair Section 230 is not completely terminated as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), I will be forced to unequivocally VETO the Bill when sent to the very beautiful Resolute desk,” Trump said in a follow-up tweet.
…..Therefore, if the very dangerous & unfair Section 230 is not completely terminated as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), I will be forced to unequivocally VETO the Bill when sent to the very beautiful Resolute desk. Take back America NOW. Thank you! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 2, 2020
Social media companies have come under fire in Senate Judiciary Committee hearings, with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg being grilled about how their platforms handled particular subjects and articles.
Dorsey admitted in an October hearing that his platform erred in blocking New York Post tweets pertaining to Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s son Hunter, blaming fact-checkers who incorrectly assumed the publication’s stories were sourced from hacked materials, a conflict with Twitter rules.
Our communication around our actions on the @nypost article was not great. And blocking URL sharing via tweet or DM with zero context as to why we’re blocking: unacceptable. https://t.co/v55vDVVlgt — jack (@jack) October 14, 2020
However, the Twitter CEO fiercely defended the provision that shields his company from lawsuits.
“Section 230 is the most important law protecting internet speech, and removing section 230 will remove speech from the internet,” he told lawmakers, according to Yahoo News.
Dorsey instead called for expanding Section 230 protections for Twitter and other platforms.
Trump, on the other hand, announced an executive order in May relaxing Big Tech’s legal safeguards.
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“Today I’m signing an executive order to protect and uphold the free speech and rights of the American people,” he said, according to a White House transcript. “Currently, social media giants, like Twitter, receive an unprecedented liability shield based on the theory that they’re a neutral platform — which they’re not — not an editor with a viewpoint.
“My executive order calls for new regulations, under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, to make it that social media companies that engage in censoring or any political conduct will not be able to keep their liability shield.
“That’s a big deal. They have a shield; they can do what they want. They have a shield. They’re not going to have that shield.”
The president asked the Federal Communications Commission and Federal Trade Commission to explore ways to further regulate social media platforms.
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