pamelagellerreport--2020-12-09--Joint Terrorism Task Force members who shot jihad terrorist who plotted to behead Pamela Geller lose

Joint Terrorism Task Force members who shot jihad terrorist who plotted to behead Pamela Geller loses qualified immunity thanks to Boston judge

U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani is a national security threat .
Usaamah Rahim attacked Boston police en route to a beheading terror plot in New York .
A grand jury has already reviewed all facts and video evidence of the shooting and determined the shooting was justified , but Judge Talwani does not believe that investigation was enough to justify the shooting .
Joint Terrorism Task Force members who shot domestic terrorist lose qualified immunity thanks to Boston judge BOSTON , MA – In 2015 , officers on the Joint Terrorism Task Force ( JTTF ) made contact with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the encounter , Rahim drew a knife and was shot and killed by members of the task force .
Although the shooting was ruled justified self-defense in 2016 , a federal judge has just allowed the officers to be sued , denying them qualified immunity .
Rahimah Rahim , the mother of Usaamah Rahim , has been working to sue the police officers who killed her son .
Rahimah intends to sue the FBI agent and the Boston police officer for unreasonable search and seizure , a move that was blocked until December @ @ @ @ @ @ @ judge denied the officers qualified immunity and allowed the lawsuit to move forward .
The ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani allows the lawsuit to move forward to a discovery phase where both sides can request evidence from the other as they prepare for a potential jury .
Talwani , in her decision , said that it was important that the officers considered “ less hurried decisions made leading up to that moment.
” Talwani believes that Rahimah was not given the opportunity to question the officers or review any facts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Usaamah was justified .
A grand jury has already reviewed all facts and video evidence of the shooting and determined the shooting was justified , but Talwani does not believe that investigation was enough to justify the shooting .
After hearing of the decision , Rahimah said : “ It gave me hope that if she ’ s looking at it that closely and giving us a chance to see some of the things or question some of the things and find those missing pieces and bring them to light , that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to get justice for Usaamah.
” The incident stemmed from a terrorism investigation in which Usaamah and another person had plotted to behead conservative blogger Pamela Geller .
They allegedly wanted to kill her because of a cartoon contest on her site featuring Muhammad .
Instead of following through on finding and beheading Geller , Usaamah focused on killing police officers because he did not want to wait any longer to commit bloodshed .
One of Usaamah ’ s accomplices , David Wright , AKA Dawud Sharif Abdul Khaliq , allegedly told the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s intentions to kill police officers .
When members of the JTTF , which was comprised of federal and local officers , became aware of threats made to law enforcement and murders of police officers planned to occur within two days of their receiving the information , they decided time was of the essence and Usaamah Rahim needed to be interviewed .
Officers conducted surveillance and located him as he was walking near a CVS in Boston .
When officers approached him and identified who they were , Usaamah pulled what was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to face them .
Officers drew their firearms and gave Usaamah repeated orders to stand down and to drop the knife , all of which he ignored .
Mediavine Officers attempted to retreat before they were ultimately forced to fire .
A Boston officer and an FBI agent struck Usaamah three times in the chest .
Usaamah died from his injuries .
Usaamah ’ s brother , Ibrahim Rahim , claimed on social media claiming the officers had shot his brother in the back in cold blood .
After hearing this misinformation , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ domestic terrorist , in fact , armed and advancing towards officers before he was shot .
The video was shown to Darnell Williams of the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts , who agreed that the video footage showed the officers ’ account of the situation was correct .
Other leaders in the area , like Abdullah Faaruuq , would not admit that the shooting appeared justified , but did admit that it did not appear that Usaamah was following officer ’ s commands .

U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani is a national security threat. Usaamah Rahim attacked Boston police en route to a beheading terror plot in New York.
A grand jury has already reviewed all facts and video evidence of the shooting and determined the shooting was justified, but Judge Talwani does not believe that investigation was enough to justify the shooting.
Joint Terrorism Task Force members who shot domestic terrorist lose qualified immunity thanks to Boston judge
By: Chris Elliot| Law Enforcement Today | December 8, 2020 |
BOSTON, MA – In 2015, officers on the Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) made contact with suspected domestic terrorist Usaamah Rahim.
During the encounter, Rahim drew a knife and was shot and killed by members of the task force. Although the shooting was ruled justified self-defense in 2016, a federal judge has just allowed the officers to be sued, denying them qualified immunity.
Rahimah Rahim, the mother of Usaamah Rahim, has been working to sue the police officers who killed her son. Rahimah intends to sue the FBI agent and the Boston police officer for unreasonable search and seizure, a move that was blocked until December 2. That is when a federal judge denied the officers qualified immunity and allowed the lawsuit to move forward.
The ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani allows the lawsuit to move forward to a discovery phase where both sides can request evidence from the other as they prepare for a potential jury. Talwani, in her decision, said that it was important that the officers considered “less hurried decisions made leading up to that moment.”
Talwani believes that Rahimah was not given the opportunity to question the officers or review any facts related to whether or not the shooting of Usaamah was justified.
A grand jury has already reviewed all facts and video evidence of the shooting and determined the shooting was justified, but Talwani does not believe that investigation was enough to justify the shooting.
After hearing of the decision, Rahimah said:
“It gave me hope that if she’s looking at it that closely and giving us a chance to see some of the things or question some of the things and find those missing pieces and bring them to light, that there’s a chance for us to get justice for Usaamah.”
The incident stemmed from a terrorism investigation in which Usaamah and another person had plotted to behead conservative blogger Pamela Geller. They allegedly wanted to kill her because of a cartoon contest on her site featuring Muhammad.
Instead of following through on finding and beheading Geller, Usaamah focused on killing police officers because he did not want to wait any longer to commit bloodshed. One of Usaamah’s accomplices, David Wright, AKA Dawud Sharif Abdul Khaliq, allegedly told the FBI that he was aware of Usaamah’s intentions to kill police officers.
When members of the JTTF, which was comprised of federal and local officers, became aware of threats made to law enforcement and murders of police officers planned to occur within two days of their receiving the information, they decided time was of the essence and Usaamah Rahim needed to be interviewed. Officers conducted surveillance and located him as he was walking near a CVS in Boston.
When officers approached him and identified who they were, Usaamah pulled what was described as a military-styled knife and turned to face them. Officers drew their firearms and gave Usaamah repeated orders to stand down and to drop the knife, all of which he ignored.
Mediavine
Officers attempted to retreat before they were ultimately forced to fire. A Boston officer and an FBI agent struck Usaamah three times in the chest. Usaamah died from his injuries.
Usaamah’s brother, Ibrahim Rahim, claimed on social media claiming the officers had shot his brother in the back in cold blood. After hearing this misinformation, authorities released video surveillance of the suspected domestic terrorist, in fact, armed and advancing towards officers before he was shot.
The video was shown to Darnell Williams of the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts, who agreed that the video footage showed the officers’ account of the situation was correct. Other leaders in the area, like Abdullah Faaruuq, would not admit that the shooting appeared justified, but did admit that it did not appear that Usaamah was following officer’s commands.


pamelagellerreport--2020-12-09--Trump Administration Will Join Texas Lawsuit Against Battleground States

The Trump administration will be intervening in a lawsuit in front of the Supreme Court filed by Texas against four other states over alleged violations of election law .
President Donald Trump announced that the federal government would be intervening in the case on the side of Texas on Wednesday morning , claiming that Texas ’ suit is “ the big one.
” “ We will be INTERVENING in the Texas ( plus many other states ) case .
This is the big one .
Our Country needs a victory !
” Trump said .
Earlier in the morning , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit from a Pennsylvania GOP lawmaker to stop the state from certifying its election , a blow to the Trump campaign and its efforts to challenge election results in the battleground state .
“ This was not my case as has been so incorrectly reported .
The case that everyone has been waiting for is the State ’ s case with Texas and numerous others joining .
It is very strong , ALL CRITERIA MET .
How can you have a presidency when a vast majority think the election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against Georgia , Michigan , Pennsylvania , and Wisconsin arguing that the states should be blocked from voting in the electoral college over alleged violations of election law .
The Supreme Court ordered the states to respond to the suit by Thursday .
“ Trust in the integrity of our election processes is sacrosanct and binds our citizenry and the States in this Union together , ” Paxton said in a statement .
“ Georgia , Michigan , Pennsylvania and Wisconsin destroyed that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the 2020 election .
The states violated statutes enacted by their duly elected legislatures , thereby violating the Constitution.
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Related – Multiple States Throw Support Behind Texas’ Election Lawsuit Against GA, WI, MI, PA
From Texas: “Our Country stands at an important crossroads. Either the Constitution matters and it must be followed, even when some officials consider it inconvenient or out of date, or it is simply a piece of parchment on display… We ask the Court to choose the former.” ???????????? pic.twitter.com/hPpWfXWq4y — Jenna Ellis (@JennaEllisEsq) December 8, 2020
BREAKING: Trump Administration Will Join Texas Lawsuit Against Battleground States By Daily Wire, December 9, 2020 The Trump administration will be intervening in a lawsuit in front of the Supreme Court filed by Texas against four other states over alleged violations of election law. President Donald Trump announced that the federal government would be intervening in the case on the side of Texas on Wednesday morning, claiming that Texas’ suit is “the big one.” “We will be INTERVENING in the Texas (plus many other states) case. This is the big one. Our Country needs a victory!” Trump said.
We will be INTERVENING in the Texas (plus many other states) case. This is the big one. Our Country needs a victory! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 9, 2020
Earlier in the morning, Trump hyped the Texas lawsuit after the Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit from a Pennsylvania GOP lawmaker to stop the state from certifying its election, a blow to the Trump campaign and its efforts to challenge election results in the battleground state. “This was not my case as has been so incorrectly reported. The case that everyone has been waiting for is the State’s case with Texas and numerous others joining. It is very strong, ALL CRITERIA MET. How can you have a presidency when a vast majority think the election was RIGGED?” Trump said.
This was not my case as has been so incorrectly reported. The case that everyone has been waiting for is the State’s case with Texas and numerous others joining. It is very strong, ALL CRITERIA MET. How can you have a presidency when a vast majority think the election was RIGGED? https://t.co/ZKu9sNVz2U — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 9, 2020
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin arguing that the states should be blocked from voting in the electoral college over alleged violations of election law. The Supreme Court ordered the states to respond to the suit by Thursday. [the_ad id=”110283″] “Trust in the integrity of our election processes is sacrosanct and binds our citizenry and the States in this Union together,” Paxton said in a statement. “Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin destroyed that trust and compromised the security and integrity of the 2020 election. The states violated statutes enacted by their duly elected legislatures, thereby violating the Constitution.”
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pamelagellerreport--2020-12-09--Fact-checkers’ ignore facts presented by Republican figures, fail to debunk Georgia vote-counting vi

Fact-checkers’ ignore facts presented by Republican figures, fail to debunk Georgia vote-counting video

Here ’ s what we do know : On Election Night , ABC News reported that the election department sent the ballot counters at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta home at 10:30 pm .
Newly-discovered security footage supported this live coverage in addition to witness testimony presented at the State Judiciary Committee hearing in Georgia on Thursday .
Attorney Jackie Pick , a volunteer aiding the case , testified that GOP poll watchers were instructed to leave for the night under false pretenses while the vote counting process continued after hours unmonitored .
The surveillance tapes verified Pick ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ counters , members of the press , and Republican observers leaving at the same time from the designated area .
After the mass exodus , a small remnant of about four workers are then seen on-camera revealing trunks containing thousands of ballots from underneath a table and running those through the tabulation machines .
President Donald Trump ’ s campaign account circulated One America News Network ’ s live coverage of the event with Georgia state legislators online .
Immediately after Team Trump uploaded the video evidence on Thursday , Twitter labeled the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ slapped on the tweet read : “ This claim about election fraud is disputed.
” Social media posts sharing the video to Facebook and Instagram were flagged as part of “ efforts to combat false news and misinformation ” on news feeds , Politifact argued : “ We rate these Facebook posts False.
” Disregarding Politifact ’ s track record of right-wing prejudice , Facebook had partnered with Politifact , appointing the Poynter Institute project as one of the site ’ s chief policing powers .
Then on Friday morning , Lead Stories @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ending his 26-year CNN career—published an expose that purportedly debunked the security video .
The Washington Post , Newsweek , and other left-wing outlets followed suit , criticizing journalists across the aisle who helped the clip gain traction .
The Federalist ‘ s Mollie Hemingway penned the conservative take on the fact-checking ring .
“ In fact , none of the claims made by the Republicans were debunked , ” she wrote on Monday .
Ironically , Hemingway herself was fact checked by the same fact-checkers she intended to fact check .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now using Lead Stories to censor this story critical of Lead Stories , ” Hemingway noted at the piece ’ s conclusion .
According to the company ’ s “ About ” page , Lead Stories is funded by Facebook , Google , and ByteDance—the China Communist Party-linked owner of TikTok .
Facebook and Google have suppressed journalism deemed harmful to Democratic nominee Joe Biden ’ s presidential chances while the Trump administration has contended that TikTok ’ s ties to the CCP poses a data-related security threat to the nation at-large .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Georgia Vote-Counting Video Was Not ‘ Debunked.
’ Not Even Close , ” she reported that government officials told Lead Stories the disputed ballots were placed in “ standard containers ” —not suitcases—and that “ [ t ] he media and party observers were never told to leave because counting was over for the night.
” “ Leaving aside whether relying solely and uncritically on government officials ’ claims constitutes anything close to ” the so-called “ fact check , ” Hemingway quipped , Lead Stories just regurgitated talking points from election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who open absentee ballot envelopes were dismissed for the night while ballot counters and scanners were retained .
“ [ Reporters ] just followed the ‘ cutters ’ as they left , ” Lead Stories asserted .
“ Nobody told them to stay .
Nobody told them to leave .
Nobody gave them any advice on what they should do , ” Georgia Secretary of State chief investigator Frances Watson stated via phone , positioning that the area was “ still open for them or the public to come back in to view @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as long as they were still working.
” Georgia Republican Party chairman David Shafer has consistently alleged the opposite , insisting that their exit was under order .
“ Fulton County told our observers last night to go home because they were closing up and then continued to count ballots in secret , ” he tweeted the afternoon following Election Day .
On Nov. 9 , Shafer reiterated his initial allegation .
“ Let me repeat .
Fulton County elections officials told the media and our observers that they were shutting down the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 10:30 p.m. on election night only to continue counting ballots in secret until 1:00 a.m. ” Shafer ’ s claim is supported by the sworn affidavits of two state-level GOP field organizers , Cherokee County resident Mitchell Harrison and Cobb County resident Michelle Branton , who further allege they were kept an unreasonable distance from the ballot-counting process .
The video , which displays the room from four different angles , shows that the poll watchers were deterred from meaningful observation of the ballot handling .
In the first half of the 10 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with blonde braids who appeared to be a supervisor “ yelled out ” to the room occupants that counting would resume in the morning .
On at least three separate occasions , the Republican poll watchers said they asked Fulton County elections spokesperson Regina Waller about the status of the ballot count but she refused to answer their questions .
Watson—who was informed by the media liaison “ present ” on Nov. 3—later told Lead Stories that “ [ t ] here was never an announcement made to the media and other observers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ night and them needing to leave.
” Although Lead Stories does not name the media liaison , Hemingway pointed out that Waller , the Fulton County public affairs manager for elections , was identified according to the affidavits .
“ OK , so on the one hand you have sworn affidavits from observers saying that supervisors told ballot counters to go home for the evening shortly after 10 p.m. and a video showing everyone leaving en masse at that time .
And on the other hand , you have two government officials promising @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was over .
Is there any other evidence to consider ?
” Hemingway probed .
Moreover , Hemingway highlighted how the Republican observers ’ timeline matched up with what ABC News had reported .
“ Their source ?
Regina Waller , ” Hemingway snapped .
Numerous local news outlets also cited counting delays , including Atlanta ’ s WGCL-TV and North Fulton Neighbor .
“ Fulton County officials say employees have tabulated all in-person votes and ceased counting absentee ballots for the night .
Employees have been sent home and will finish counting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” the latter reported .
NBC journalists on-site confirmed “ they were told counting was done for the night ” and were given no indication that it would proceed again before the next morning .
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution even reported an unexplained “ plan ” to stop scanning ballots at the same time the poll watchers said the operation was shut down : “ No official could explain before press time why Fulton was stopping its count of absentee ballots at that time , only saying that was the procedure.
” Incidentally , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ articles mention the major pipe burst story that prompted the evacuation direction .
The most recent Dec. 5 affidavit from the Secretary of State ’ s office double downed : vote monitors were not told to leave and all just left spontaneously , conservative commentator Mike Cernovich cited the persisting argument .
Watson testified in the document that the cause “ initially reported as a water leak ” late on Election Night was “ actually a urinal that had overflowed early ” in the morning of Nov. 3 .
Her investigation allegedly discovered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not asked to leave ” and “ simply left on their own.
” However , the ballots “ that had already been opened but not counted ” were placed in boxes , sealed up , and stored under the table , Watson went on .
“ This was done because employees thought that they were done for the night and were closing up and ready to leave , ” she claimed .
“ When the counting continued into later in the night , those boxes were opened so that the ballots inside could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that while partisan observers were absent , an unidentified “ state election board monitor ” was in attendance “ who asked for his name not to be used due to safety concerns.
” The anonymous source said that he was present at the vote counting location beginning at 11:52 p.m. and stayed until approximately 12:45 a.m. “ That means there were neither partisan monitors nor the state election board monitor for more than an hour after ballots began being scanned at 10:35 p.m. , ” Hemingway specified .
According to Hemingway , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ present for much of the time in question , despite claims maintained by the Secretary of State ’ s office .
“ Contrary to the media impression that a state monitor is sufficient oversight , the press and partisan observers are just as if not more important , ” Hemingway declared .
“ The false public claims about a pause in counting led to the departure of the press and Republican observers.
” As for the Secretary of State ’ s deputy chief investigator who arrived at the scene around 12:15 a.m. on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nearly completed , the video shows the person entering the large room , glancing around , and speaking on his phone .
Hemingway lambasted fact-checkers and other media giants for not inquiring what prompted an investigator to be dispatched to the State Farm Arena at that time .
Another “ fact check ” by Lead Stories alleged that the Republican campaign staffers assigned to observe the ballot counting did not swear under oath in affidavits that they were instructed to leave before vote tabulations ended on Election Night .
“ The observers said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but they never claimed they were told to go , prevented from staying , or banned from returning , ” Lead Stories circumvented what had occurred .
Hemingway also fired back at Lead Stories for “ falsely stating ” that these accusations were the “ cornerstone ” of Trump ’ s challenge of Georgia despite the fact that the legal claim filed by president ’ s attorneys only existed on one page of the 64-page complaint , she volleyed .
“ Again , those claims have been corroborated , not debunked , by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Hemingway concluded .

“Independent fact-checkers” backed by Big Tech have ignored facts presented by Republican figures to justify their own biased narratives.
By: Mia Cathell The Post Millennial, December 8, 2020:
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Here’s what we do know:
On Election Night, ABC News reported that the election department sent the ballot counters at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta home at 10:30 pm.
NEW: The election department sent the ballot counters at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta home at 10:30 p.m., Regina Waller, the Fulton County public affairs manager for elections, tells ABC News. https://t.co/HgCtcXEka3 — ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) November 4, 2020
Newly-discovered security footage supported this live coverage in addition to witness testimony presented at the State Judiciary Committee hearing in Georgia on Thursday.
Attorney Jackie Pick, a volunteer aiding the case, testified that GOP poll watchers were instructed to leave for the night under false pretenses while the vote counting process continued after hours unmonitored.
The surveillance tapes verified Pick’s claim, showing dozens of ballot counters, members of the press, and Republican observers leaving at the same time from the designated area.
After the mass exodus, a small remnant of about four workers are then seen on-camera revealing trunks containing thousands of ballots from underneath a table and running those through the tabulation machines.
President Donald Trump’s campaign account circulated One America News Network’s live coverage of the event with Georgia state legislators online.
Immediately after Team Trump uploaded the video evidence on Thursday, Twitter labeled the post “disputed.” The warning label slapped on the tweet read: “This claim about election fraud is disputed.”
WATCH: Video footage from Georgia shows suitcases filled with ballots pulled from under a table AFTER supervisors told poll workers to leave room and 4 people stayed behind to keep counting votes pic.twitter.com/AcbTI1pxn4 — Team Trump (Text TRUMP to 88022) (@TeamTrump) December 3, 2020
Social media posts sharing the video to Facebook and Instagram were flagged as part of “efforts to combat false news and misinformation” on news feeds, Politifact argued: “We rate these Facebook posts False.”
Disregarding Politifact’s track record of right-wing prejudice, Facebook had partnered with Politifact, appointing the Poynter Institute project as one of the site’s chief policing powers.
Then on Friday morning, Lead Stories editor-in-chief Alan Duke—who co-founded the group after ending his 26-year CNN career—published an expose that purportedly debunked the security video. The Washington Post, Newsweek, and other left-wing outlets followed suit, criticizing journalists across the aisle who helped the clip gain traction.
The Federalist‘s Mollie Hemingway penned the conservative take on the fact-checking ring. “In fact, none of the claims made by the Republicans were debunked,” she wrote on Monday.
Ironically, Hemingway herself was fact checked by the same fact-checkers she intended to fact check. “In a Kafka-esque twist, Facebook is now using Lead Stories to censor this story critical of Lead Stories,” Hemingway noted at the piece’s conclusion.
According to the company’s “About” page, Lead Stories is funded by Facebook, Google, and ByteDance—the China Communist Party-linked owner of TikTok.
Facebook and Google have suppressed journalism deemed harmful to Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s presidential chances while the Trump administration has contended that TikTok’s ties to the CCP poses a data-related security threat to the nation at-large.
In Hemingway’s takedown entitled “The Georgia Vote-Counting Video Was Not ‘Debunked.’ Not Even Close,” she reported that government officials told Lead Stories the disputed ballots were placed in “standard containers”—not suitcases—and that “[t]he media and party observers were never told to leave because counting was over for the night.”
“Leaving aside whether relying solely and uncritically on government officials’ claims constitutes anything close to” the so-called “fact check,” Hemingway quipped, Lead Stories just regurgitated talking points from election talking heads.
The “cutters” who open absentee ballot envelopes were dismissed for the night while ballot counters and scanners were retained. “[Reporters] just followed the ‘cutters’ as they left,” Lead Stories asserted.
Transcribed soundbite of Georgia’s voting system implementation manager Gabriel Sterling’s Dec. 3 phone call with Lead Stories
“Nobody told them to stay. Nobody told them to leave. Nobody gave them any advice on what they should do,” Georgia Secretary of State chief investigator Frances Watson stated via phone, positioning that the area was “still open for them or the public to come back in to view at whatever time they wanted to, as long as they were still working.”
Georgia Republican Party chairman David Shafer has consistently alleged the opposite, insisting that their exit was under order. “Fulton County told our observers last night to go home because they were closing up and then continued to count ballots in secret,” he tweeted the afternoon following Election Day.
Fulton County told our observers last night to go home because they were closing up and then continued to count ballots in secret. — David Shafer (@DavidShafer) November 4, 2020
On Nov. 9, Shafer reiterated his initial allegation. “Let me repeat. Fulton County elections officials told the media and our observers that they were shutting down the tabulation center at State Farm Arena at 10:30 p.m. on election night only to continue counting ballots in secret until 1:00 a.m.”
No one disputes that Fulton County elections officials falsely announced that the counting of ballots would stop at 10:30 p.m. No one disputes that Fulton County elected officials unlawfully resumed the counting of ballots after our observers left the center. — David Shafer (@DavidShafer) November 10, 2020
Shafer’s claim is supported by the sworn affidavits of two state-level GOP field organizers, Cherokee County resident Mitchell Harrison and Cobb County resident Michelle Branton, who further allege they were kept an unreasonable distance from the ballot-counting process.
The video, which displays the room from four different angles, shows that the poll watchers were deterred from meaningful observation of the ballot handling.
In the first half of the 10 o’clock hour, a woman with blonde braids who appeared to be a supervisor “yelled out” to the room occupants that counting would resume in the morning.
On at least three separate occasions, the Republican poll watchers said they asked Fulton County elections spokesperson Regina Waller about the status of the ballot count but she refused to answer their questions.
Georgia state Republican field organizer Mitchell Harrison’s sworn affidavit
Watson—who was informed by the media liaison “present” on Nov. 3—later told Lead Stories that “[t]here was never an announcement made to the media and other observers about the counting being over for the night and them needing to leave.”
Transcribed soundbite of Georgia Secretary of State chief investigator Frances Watson’s Dec. 3 phone call with Lead Stories
Although Lead Stories does not name the media liaison, Hemingway pointed out that Waller, the Fulton County public affairs manager for elections, was identified according to the affidavits.
“OK, so on the one hand you have sworn affidavits from observers saying that supervisors told ballot counters to go home for the evening shortly after 10 p.m. and a video showing everyone leaving en masse at that time. And on the other hand, you have two government officials promising that no one was told that counting was over. Is there any other evidence to consider?” Hemingway probed.
Moreover, Hemingway highlighted how the Republican observers’ timeline matched up with what ABC News had reported. “Their source? Regina Waller,” Hemingway snapped.
Numerous local news outlets also cited counting delays, including Atlanta’s WGCL-TV and North Fulton Neighbor. “Fulton County officials say employees have tabulated all in-person votes and ceased counting absentee ballots for the night. Employees have been sent home and will finish counting in the morning, Nov. 4,” the latter reported.
NBC journalists on-site confirmed “they were told counting was done for the night” and were given no indication that it would proceed again before the next morning. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution even reported an unexplained “plan” to stop scanning ballots at the same time the poll watchers said the operation was shut down: “No official could explain before press time why Fulton was stopping its count of absentee ballots at that time, only saying that was the procedure.”
Incidentally, Hemingway remarked, most of the linked articles mention the major pipe burst story that prompted the evacuation direction.
The most recent Dec. 5 affidavit from the Secretary of State’s office double downed: vote monitors were not told to leave and all just left spontaneously, conservative commentator Mike Cernovich cited the persisting argument.
Georgia Secretary of State / Brad Raffensperger’s office: – Pipe didn’t burst it was just a urinal. – Vote monitors weren’t told to leave; they all just left spontaneously. pic.twitter.com/6VEj6HA4e9 — Cerno (@Cernovich) December 7, 2020
Watson testified in the document that the cause “initially reported as a water leak” late on Election Night was “actually a urinal that had overflowed early” in the morning of Nov. 3.
Article #5 | Georgia Secretary of State chief investigator Frances Watson’s Dec. 5 sworn affidavit
Her investigation allegedly discovered that the press and observers were “not asked to leave” and “simply left on their own.” However, the ballots “that had already been opened but not counted” were placed in boxes, sealed up, and stored under the table, Watson went on.
“This was done because employees thought that they were done for the night and were closing up and ready to leave,” she claimed. “When the counting continued into later in the night, those boxes were opened so that the ballots inside could then be counted.”
Article #7 | Georgia Secretary of State chief investigator Frances Watson’s Dec. 5 sworn affidavit
Lead Stories emphasized that while partisan observers were absent, an unidentified “state election board monitor” was in attendance “who asked for his name not to be used due to safety concerns.”
The anonymous source said that he was present at the vote counting location beginning at 11:52 p.m. and stayed until approximately 12:45 a.m. “That means there were neither partisan monitors nor the state election board monitor for more than an hour after ballots began being scanned at 10:35 p.m.,” Hemingway specified.
Summary of unidentified state election board monitor’s Dec. 3 phone call with Lead Stories
According to Hemingway, the monitor admitted that he wasn’t present for much of the time in question, despite claims maintained by the Secretary of State’s office.
“Contrary to the media impression that a state monitor is sufficient oversight, the press and partisan observers are just as if not more important,” Hemingway declared. “The false public claims about a pause in counting led to the departure of the press and Republican observers.”
As for the Secretary of State’s deputy chief investigator who arrived at the scene around 12:15 a.m. on Nov. 4 when the ballot-scanning activities were nearly completed, the video shows the person entering the large room, glancing around, and speaking on his phone.
Hemingway lambasted fact-checkers and other media giants for not inquiring what prompted an investigator to be dispatched to the State Farm Arena at that time.
Another “fact check” by Lead Stories alleged that the Republican campaign staffers assigned to observe the ballot counting did not swear under oath in affidavits that they were instructed to leave before vote tabulations ended on Election Night.
“The observers said they eventually followed those workers out, but they never claimed they were told to go, prevented from staying, or banned from returning,” Lead Stories circumvented what had occurred.
Hemingway also fired back at Lead Stories for “falsely stating” that these accusations were the “cornerstone” of Trump’s challenge of Georgia despite the fact that the legal claim filed by president’s attorneys only existed on one page of the 64-page complaint, she volleyed.
“Again, those claims have been corroborated, not debunked, by multiple press accounts from election night,” Hemingway concluded.


pamelagellerreport--2020-12-09--SCOTUS: Tennessee Seeks To Join Texas Election Fraud Lawsuit

I have requested through our Attorney General that TN join the lawsuit filed by TX .
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pamelagellerreport--2020-12-09--Missouri Attorney General Says He Will Help ‘Lead the Effort’ in Texas Case

• Supreme Court Adds Texas Election Fraud Lawsuit Against GA , MI , PA , WI to the Docket And Rejects GOP Pennsylvania Lawsuit NEW : Missouri Attorney General Says He Will Help ‘ Lead the Effort ’ in Texas Case Late Tuesday evening , Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt took to Twitter to say he would help Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in his election lawsuit against four swing states .
Schmitt had the following to say : Election integrity is central to our republic .
And I will defend it at every turn .
As I have in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the effort in support of Texas ’ # SCOTUS filing today .
Missouri is in the fight .
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The central purpose of #SCOTUS’s “original” jurisdiction is for disputes between states that can’t be resolved elsewhere. Successful intervention by another party would prove that the dispute *could* be resolved elsewhere — and that there’s nothing unique about Texas’s claims. pic.twitter.com/lZ1AB9kNWE — Steve Vladeck (@steve_vladeck) December 9, 2020
NEW: Missouri Attorney General Says He Will Help ‘Lead the Effort’ in Texas Case By: Election Wiz, December 9, 2020 | Late Tuesday evening, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt took to Twitter to say he would help Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in his election lawsuit against four swing states. Schmitt had the following to say: Election integrity is central to our republic. And I will defend it at every turn. As I have in other cases – I will help lead the effort in support of Texas’ #SCOTUS filing today. Missouri is in the fight. https://t.co/V3aLHrYnOF — Eric Schmitt (@Eric_Schmitt) December 9, 2020 Related: https://twitter.com/AGRutledge/status/1336452654982160392?s=20
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pamelagellerreport--2020-12-09--WATCH: Israeli PM Netanyahu Dedicates Display in Honor of President Trump

Thank you President Trump for being the most pro-Israel and most pro-Jewish POTUS ever .
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“ President Trump , Donald , exactly three years ago , you became the first world leader to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
” the Prime Minister emphatically stated in his speech .
Netanyahu continued his praise stating , ” Thanks to you , Mr. President , we , the descendants of the Maccabees , can celebrate that that alliance between the reborn Jewish state and the most powerful country on earth , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also named a town after President Trump , honoring his decision to recognize Israeli sovereignty in the Golan Heights .
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Thank you President Trump for being the most pro-Israel and most pro-Jewish POTUS ever. Watch Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s statement below.
It will be displayed alongside President Harry S. Truman’s 1948 proclamation recognizing the newly established State of Israel. These two historic proclamations will never be forgotten. >> — Benjamin Netanyahu (@netanyahu) December 6, 2020
WATCH: Israeli PM Netanyahu Dedicates Display in Honor of President Trump Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dedicated a display in Israel’s Cabinet meeting room on Sunday in honor of President Donald J Trump and his decision to move the US Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. By Patriot Gazette, December 7, 2020 The historic plaque is displayed next to a similar one dedicated to President Harry Truman, who quickly recognized Israel upon its original declaration of independence in 1948. Prime Minister Netanyahu’s speech is embedded below:
“President Trump, Donald, exactly three years ago, you became the first world leader to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.” the Prime Minister emphatically stated in his speech. Netanyahu continued his praise stating, ”Thanks to you, Mr. President, we, the descendants of the Maccabees, can celebrate that that alliance between the reborn Jewish state and the most powerful country on earth, is stronger than ever.” Israel has also named a town after President Trump, honoring his decision to recognize Israeli sovereignty in the Golan Heights. Many conservative pundits have declared President Trump as the most pro-Israel President in US History.
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pamelagellerreport--2020-12-11--Pennsylvania House Leaders File Brief to Support Texas in Supreme Court Lawsuit Against Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania House Leaders File Brief to Support Texas in Supreme Court Lawsuit Against Pennsylvania Pennsylvania ’ s House speaker and majority leader on Thursday filed an amici curiae brief with the Supreme Court against the state of Pennsylvania and in favor of Texas ’ s lawsuit against the commonwealth and three other states .
A brief ( pdf ) filed by Pennsylvania House Speaker Bryan Cutler and Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff , both Republicans , requests that the Supreme Court “ carefully consider the procedural issues and questions raised by the Plaintiff concerning the administration of the 2020 General Election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our elections requires clear procedures of administration so that everyone gets a fair shake .
Unfortunately , outside actors have so markedly twisted and gerrymandered the Commonwealth ’ s Election Code to the point that amici find it unrecognizable from the laws that they enacted , ” they wrote , adding that the state of Texas “ raised important questions about how this procedural malfeasance affected the 2020 General Election.
” In the lawsuit , Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton alleged that Pennsylvania , Georgia , Michigan , and Wisconsin introduced changes to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The suit also contends that by doing so , those states treated voters unequally and created significant voting irregularities by rescinding certain ballot-integrity measures .
Filed on Monday night , the lawsuit is requesting the Supreme Court to declare the four states carried out their respective elections in violation of the U.S. Constitution .
“ The states violated statutes enacted by their duly elected legislatures , thereby violating the Constitution .
By ignoring both state and federal law , these states have not only tainted the integrity of their own citizens ’ vote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ state that held lawful elections , ” Paxton said in a statement announcing the legal petition .
Cutler and Benninghoff , in support of Paxton ’ s lawsuit , further stipulated that “ under the pretextual guise of COVID-19 , special interests began attempting to use Pennsylvania courts ” to carry out “ election procedures of their own choosing , ” citing mail-in ballot extensions implemented by Kathy Boockvar , the Pennsylvania secretary of state .
Also on Thursday , Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro filed a brief with the court , arguing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and an attempt to “ disenfranchise voters ” in the commonwealth .
“ Its request for this Court to exercise its original jurisdiction and then anoint Texas ’ s preferred candidate for President is legally indefensible and is an [ affront ] to principles of constitutional democracy , ” Shapiro ’ s brief read .
He further argued that Texas hasn ’ t suffered harm “ simply because it dislikes the result of the election , and nothing in the text , history , or structure of the Constitution supports Texas ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in which four other states run their elections .
”

Yes, even Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania House Leaders File Brief to Support Texas in Supreme Court Lawsuit Against Pennsylvania
By Jack Phillips, The Epoch Times, December 10, 2020:
Pennsylvania’s House speaker and majority leader on Thursday filed an amici curiae brief with the Supreme Court against the state of Pennsylvania and in favor of Texas’s lawsuit against the commonwealth and three other states.
A brief (pdf) filed by Pennsylvania House Speaker Bryan Cutler and Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff, both Republicans, requests that the Supreme Court “carefully consider the procedural issues and questions raised by the Plaintiff concerning the administration of the 2020 General Election in Pennsylvania.”
“The unimpeachability of our elections requires clear procedures of administration so that everyone gets a fair shake. Unfortunately, outside actors have so markedly twisted and gerrymandered the Commonwealth’s Election Code to the point that amici find it unrecognizable from the laws that they enacted,” they wrote, adding that the state of Texas “raised important questions about how this procedural malfeasance affected the 2020 General Election.”
In the lawsuit, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton alleged that Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan, and Wisconsin introduced changes to election laws, deeming them unconstitutional. The suit also contends that by doing so, those states treated voters unequally and created significant voting irregularities by rescinding certain ballot-integrity measures.
Filed on Monday night, the lawsuit is requesting the Supreme Court to declare the four states carried out their respective elections in violation of the U.S. Constitution.
“The states violated statutes enacted by their duly elected legislatures, thereby violating the Constitution. By ignoring both state and federal law, these states have not only tainted the integrity of their own citizens’ vote, but of Texas and every other state that held lawful elections,” Paxton said in a statement announcing the legal petition.
Cutler and Benninghoff, in support of Paxton’s lawsuit, further stipulated that “under the pretextual guise of COVID-19, special interests began attempting to use Pennsylvania courts” to carry out “election procedures of their own choosing,” citing mail-in ballot extensions implemented by Kathy Boockvar, the Pennsylvania secretary of state.
Also on Thursday, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro filed a brief with the court, arguing that Paxton’s assertions are frivolous and an attempt to “disenfranchise voters” in the commonwealth.
“Its request for this Court to exercise its original jurisdiction and then anoint Texas’s preferred candidate for President is legally indefensible and is an [affront] to principles of constitutional democracy,” Shapiro’s brief read. He further argued that Texas hasn’t suffered harm “simply because it dislikes the result of the election, and nothing in the text, history, or structure of the Constitution supports Texas’s view that it can dictate the manner in which four other states run their elections.”


pamelagellerreport--2020-12-10--Hers’ the List of 106 HOUSE GOP LAWMAKERS Who Support Texas (and President Trump’s) Efforts to Inval

Hers’ the List of 106 HOUSE GOP LAWMAKERS Who Support Texas (and President Trump’s) Efforts to Invalidate the Election

ii Amicus U.S. Representative Jack Bergman represents the First Congressional District of Michigan in the United States House of Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative Andy Biggs represents the Fifth Congressional District of Arizona in the United States House of Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative Gus Bilirakis represents the Twelfth Congressional District of Florida in the United States House of Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative Dan Bishop represents the Ninth Congressional District of North Carolina in the United States House of Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative Mike Bost represents the Twelfth Congressional District of Illinois in the United States House of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ represents the Eighth Congressional District of Texas in the United States House of Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative Mo Brooks represents the Fifth Congressional District of Alabama in the United States House of Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative Ken Buck represents the Fourth Congressional District of Colorado in the United States House of Representatives .
iii Amicus U.S. Representative Ted Budd represents the Thirteenth Congressional District of North Carolina in the United States House of Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative Tim Burchett represents the Second Congressional District of Tennessee in the United States @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Michael C. Burgess represents the Twenty-Sixth Congressional District of Texas in the United States House of Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative Bradley Byrne represents the First Congressional District of Alabama in the United States House of Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative Ken Calvert represents the Forty-Second Congressional District of California in the United States House of Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative Earl L. “ Buddy ” Carter represents the First Congressional District of Georgia in the United States House of Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative Ben Cline represents the Sixth Congressional District of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative Michael Cloud represents the Twenty-Seventh Congressional District of Texas in the United States House of Representatives .
iv Amicus U.S. Representative Mike Conaway represents the Eleventh Congressional District of Texas in the United States House of Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative Rick Crawford represents the First Congressional District of Arkansas in the United States House of Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative Dan Crenshaw represents the Second Congressional District of Texas in the United States House of Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative Mario Diaz-Balart represents the Twenty-Fifth Congressional District @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative Jeff Duncan represents the Third Congressional District of South Carolina in the United States House of Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative Neal P. Dunn , M.D .
represents the Second Congressional District of Florida in the United States House of Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative Tom Emmer represents the Sixth Congressional District of Minnesota in the United States House of Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative Ron Estes represents the Fourth Congressional District of Kansas in the United States House of Representatives .
v Amicus U.S. Representative A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Third Congressional District of Georgia in the United States House of Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann represents the Third Congressional District of Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative Bill Flores represents the Seventeenth Congressional District of Texas in the United States House of Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative Jeff Fortenberry represents the First Congressional District of Nebraska in the United States House of Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative Virginia Foxx represents the Fifth Congressional District of North Carolina in the United States House of Representatives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the First Congressional District of Idaho in the United States House of Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative Matt Gaetz represents the First Congressional District of Florida in the United States House of Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative Greg Gianforte represents the At Large Congressional District of Montana in the United States House of Representatives .
xi Amicus U.S. Representative Tom Rice represents the Seventh Congressional District of South Carolina in the United States House of Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative John Rose represents the Sixth Congressional District of Tennessee in the United States @ @ @ @ @ @ @ David Rouzer represents the Seventh Congressional District of North Carolina in the United States House of Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative John Rutherford represents the Fourth Congressional District of Florida in the United States House of Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative Austin Scott represents the Eighth Congressional District of Georgia in the United States House of Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative Mike Simpson represents the Second Congressional District of Idaho in the United States House of Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative Adrian Smith represents the Third Congressional District of Nebraska in the United @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Representative Jason Smith represents the Eighth Congressional District of Missouri in the United States House of Representatives .
xii Amicus U.S. Representative Ross Spano represents the Fifteenth Congressional District of Florida in the United States House of Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative Elise Stefanik represents the Twenty-First Congressional District of New York in the United States House of Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative Glenn “ GT ” Thompson represents the Fifteenth Congressional District of Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative Tom Tiffany represents the Seventh Congressional District @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative William Timmons represents the Fourth Congressional District of South Carolina in the United States House of Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative Ann Wagner represents the Second Congressional District of Missouri in the United States House of Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative Tim Walberg represents the Seventh Congressional District of Michigan in the United States House of Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative Michael Waltz represents the Sixth Congressional District of Florida in the United States House of Representatives .
xiii Amicus U.S. Representative Randy Weber represents the Fourteenth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ States House of Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative Daniel Webster represents the Eleventh Congressional District of Florida in the United States House of Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative Brad Wenstrup represents the Second Congressional District of Ohio in the United States House of Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative Bruce Westerman represents the Fourth Congressional District of Arkansas in the United States House of Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative Roger Williams represents the Twenty-Fifth Congressional District of Texas in the United States House of Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative Joe Wilson represents the Second @ @ @ @ @ @ @ United States House of Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative Rob Wittman represents the First Congressional District of Virginia in the United States House of Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative Ron Wright represents the Sixth Congressional District of Texas in the United States House of Representatives .
xiv Amicus U.S. Representative Ted S. Yoho represents the Third Congressional District of Florida in the United States House of Representatives.Amicus U.S. Representative Lee Zeldin represents the First Congressional District of New York in the United States House of Representatives .
No .
155 , Original════════════════════════════════════════IN THESupreme @ @ @ @ @ @ @ TEXAS , Plaintiff , v. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA , STATE OF GEORGIA , STATE OF MICHIGAN , AND STATE OF WISCONSIN , Defendants .
____________________ Motion for Leave to File Brief Amicus Curiae____________________Pursuant to subparagraph 2 ( b ) of Rule 37 , amici U.S. Representative Mike Johnson , et al.
, hereby move the Court for leave to file a brief amicus curiaein support of Plaintiff Texas ’ Motion for Leave to File a Bill of Complaint and Motion for Preliminary Injunction .
This brief is being filed timely , as it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as Defendants response to Plaintiff ’ s motions .
In support of their motion , these amici state : Identity of Amici CuriaeAs members of the federal legislature , Amici seek to protect the constitutional role of state legislatures in establishing the manner by which Presidential Electors are appointed to ensure the Electoral College selects the candidate for President of the United States that was chosen by counting only lawful votes .
Amici include 106 U.S .
Representatives currently serving in the 116th Congress , listed above.Relevance of Amicus Brief to Motion for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This brief amicus curiae presents the concern of amici as Members of Congress , shared by untold millions of their constituents , that the unconstitutional irregularities involved in the 2020 presidential election cast doubt upon its outcome and the integrity of the American system of elections .
Amici respectfully aver that the broad scope and impact of the various irregularities in the Defendant states necessitate careful and timely review by this Court .
2 On the merits , this amicus brief defends the constitutional authority of state legislatures as the only bodies duly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ presidential electors are appointed , one of the central issues in the pending litigation .
As members of the federal legislature , these amici seek to protect the constitutional role of state legislatures in determining the manner by which states choose their electors .
The Positions of the Parties Due to the press of time to file this amicus brief before the deadline given to Defendants and the need to coordinate among the amici , the position of the parties on this motion is unknown .
Conclusion For the foregoing reasons , amici @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leave to file the brief amicus curiae which is appended hereto .
3 vi Amicus U.S. Representative Bob Gibbs represents the Seventh Congressional District of Ohio in the United States House of Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative Louie Gohmert represents the First Congressional District of Texas in the United States House of Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative Lance Gooden represents the Fifth Congressional District of Texas in the United States House of Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative Sam Graves represents the Sixth Congressional District of Missouri in the United States House of Representatives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Seventh Congressional District of Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative Michael Guest represents the Third Congressional District of Mississippi in the United States House of Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative Andy Harris , M.D .
represents the First Congressional District of Maryland in the United States House of Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative Vicky Hartzler represents the Fourth Congressional District of Missouri in the United States House of Representatives .
vii Amicus U.S. Representative Kevin Hern represents the First Congressional District of Oklahoma in the United @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Representative Clay Higgins represents the Third Congressional District of Louisiana in the United States House of Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative Trey Hollingsworth represents the Ninth Congressional District of Indiana in the United States House of Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative Richard Hudson represents the Eighth Congressional District of North Carolina in the United States House of Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative Bill Huizenga represents the Second Congressional District of Michigan in the United States House of Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative Bill Johnson represents the Sixth Congressional District of Ohio in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U.S. Representative John Joyce represents the Thirteenth Congressional District of Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative Fred Keller represents the Twelfth Congressional District of Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives .
viii Amicus U.S. Representative Mike Kelly represents the Sixteenth Congressional District of Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative Trent Kelly represents the First Congressional District of Mississippi in the United States House of Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative Steve King represents the Fourth Congressional District of Iowa in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Amicus U.S. Representative David Kustoff represents the Eighth Congressional District of Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative Darin LaHood represents the Eighteenth Congressional District of Illinois in the United States House of Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative Doug LaMalfa represents the First Congressional District of California in the United StatesHouse of Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative Doug Lamborn represents the Fifth Congressional District of Colorado in the United States House of Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative Robert E. Latta represents the Fifth Congressional District of Ohio in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ix Amicus U.S. Representative Debbie Lesko represents the Eighth Congressional District of Arizona in the United States House of Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative Blaine Leutkemeyer represents the Third Congressional District of Missouri in the United States House of Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative Kenny Marchant represents the Twenty-Fourth Congressional District of Texas in the United States House of Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative Roger Marshall , M.D .
represents the First Congressional District of Kansas in the United States House of Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative Tom McClintock represents the Fourth Congressional @ @ @ @ @ @ @ House of Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative Cathy McMorris Rogers represents the Fifth Congressional District of Washington in the United States House of Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative Dan Meuser represents the Ninth Congressional District of Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives .
Amicus U.S. Representative Carol D. Miller represents the Third Congressional District of West Virginia in the United States House of Representatives

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ii Amicus U.S. Representative Jack Bergman represents the First Congressional District of Michigan in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Andy Biggs represents the Fifth Congressional District of Arizona in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Gus Bilirakis represents the Twelfth Congressional District of Florida in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Dan Bishop represents the Ninth Congressional District of North Carolina in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Mike Bost represents the Twelfth Congressional District of Illinois in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Kevin Brady represents the Eighth Congressional District of Texas in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Mo Brooks represents the Fifth Congressional District of Alabama in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Ken Buck represents the Fourth Congressional District of Colorado in the United States House of Representatives.
iii Amicus U.S. Representative Ted Budd represents the Thirteenth Congressional District of North Carolina in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Tim Burchett represents the Second Congressional District of Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Michael C. Burgess represents the Twenty-Sixth Congressional District of Texas in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Bradley Byrne represents the First Congressional District of Alabama in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Ken Calvert represents the Forty-Second Congressional District of California in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Earl L. “Buddy” Carter represents the First Congressional District of Georgia in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Ben Cline represents the Sixth Congressional District of Virginia in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Michael Cloud represents the Twenty-Seventh Congressional District of Texas in the United States House of Representatives.
iv Amicus U.S. Representative Mike Conaway represents the Eleventh Congressional District of Texas in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Rick Crawford represents the First Congressional District of Arkansas in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Dan Crenshaw represents the Second Congressional District of Texas in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Mario Diaz-Balart represents the Twenty-Fifth Congressional District of Florida in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Jeff Duncan represents the Third Congressional District of South Carolina in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Neal P. Dunn, M.D. represents the Second Congressional District of Florida in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Tom Emmer represents the Sixth Congressional District of Minnesota in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Ron Estes represents the Fourth Congressional District of Kansas in the United States House of Representatives.
v Amicus U.S. Representative A. Drew Ferguson, IV represents the Third Congressional District of Georgia in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann represents the Third Congressional District of Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Bill Flores represents the Seventeenth Congressional District of Texas in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Jeff Fortenberry represents the First Congressional District of Nebraska in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Virginia Foxx represents the Fifth Congressional District of North Carolina in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Russ Fulcher represents the First Congressional District of Idaho in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Matt Gaetz represents the First Congressional District of Florida in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Greg Gianforte represents the At Large Congressional District of Montana in the United States House of Representatives.
xi Amicus U.S. Representative Tom Rice represents the Seventh Congressional District of South Carolina in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative John Rose represents the Sixth Congressional District of Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative David Rouzer represents the Seventh Congressional District of North Carolina in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative John Rutherford represents the Fourth Congressional District of Florida in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Austin Scott represents the Eighth Congressional District of Georgia in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Mike Simpson represents the Second Congressional District of Idaho in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Adrian Smith represents the Third Congressional District of Nebraska in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Jason Smith represents the Eighth Congressional District of Missouri in the United States House of Representatives.
xii Amicus U.S. Representative Ross Spano represents the Fifteenth Congressional District of Florida in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Elise Stefanik represents the Twenty-First Congressional District of New York in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Glenn “GT” Thompson represents the Fifteenth Congressional District of Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Tom Tiffany represents the Seventh Congressional District of Wisconsin in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative William Timmons represents the Fourth Congressional District of South Carolina in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Ann Wagner represents the Second Congressional District of Missouri in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Tim Walberg represents the Seventh Congressional District of Michigan in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Michael Waltz represents the Sixth Congressional District of Florida in the United States House of Representatives.
xiii Amicus U.S. Representative Randy Weber represents the Fourteenth Congressional District of Texas in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Daniel Webster represents the Eleventh Congressional District of Florida in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Brad Wenstrup represents the Second Congressional District of Ohio in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Bruce Westerman represents the Fourth Congressional District of Arkansas in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Roger Williams represents the Twenty-Fifth Congressional District of Texas in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Joe Wilson represents the Second Congressional District of South Carolina in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Rob Wittman represents the First Congressional District of Virginia in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Ron Wright represents the Sixth Congressional District of Texas in the United States House of Representatives.
xiv Amicus U.S. Representative Ted S. Yoho represents the Third Congressional District of Florida in the United States House of Representatives.Amicus U.S. Representative Lee Zeldin represents the First Congressional District of New York in the United States House of Representatives.
No. 155, Original════════════════════════════════════════IN THESupreme Court of the United States____________________ STATE OF TEXAS, Plaintiff, v. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA,STATE OF GEORGIA,STATE OF MICHIGAN, AND STATE OF WISCONSIN,Defendants. ____________________ Motion for Leave to File Brief Amicus Curiae____________________Pursuant to subparagraph 2(b) of Rule 37, amici U.S. Representative Mike Johnson, et al., hereby move the Court for leave to file a brief amicus curiaein support of Plaintiff Texas’ Motion for Leave to File a Bill of Complaint and Motion for Preliminary Injunction. This brief is being filed timely, as it was filed by approximately the same time as Defendants response to Plaintiff’s motions. In support of their motion, these amici state:
Identity of Amici CuriaeAs members of the federal legislature, Amici seek to protect the constitutional role of state legislatures in establishing the manner by which Presidential Electors are appointed to ensure the Electoral College selects the candidate for President of the United States that was chosen by counting only lawful votes. Amici include 106 U.S. Representatives currently serving in the 116th Congress, listed above.Relevance of Amicus Brief to Motion for Leave to File a Bill of Complaint This brief amicus curiae presents the concern of amici as Members of Congress, shared by untold millions of their constituents, that the unconstitutional irregularities involved in the 2020 presidential election cast doubt upon its outcome and the integrity of the American system of elections. Amici respectfully aver that the broad scope and impact of the various irregularities in the Defendant states necessitate careful and timely review by this Court. 2
On the merits, this amicus brief defends the constitutional authority of state legislatures as the only bodies duly authorized to establish the manner by which presidential electors are appointed, one of the central issues in the pending litigation. As members of the federal legislature, these amici seek to protect the constitutional role of state legislatures in determining the manner by which states choose their electors. The Positions of the Parties Due to the press of time to file this amicus brief before the deadline given to Defendants and the need to coordinate among the amici, the position of the parties on this motion is unknown. Conclusion For the foregoing reasons, amici respectfully request the Court to grant them leave to file the brief amicus curiae which is appended hereto. 3
vi Amicus U.S. Representative Bob Gibbs represents the Seventh Congressional District of Ohio in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Louie Gohmert represents the First Congressional District of Texas in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Lance Gooden represents the Fifth Congressional District of Texas in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Sam Graves represents the Sixth Congressional District of Missouri in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Mark Green represents the Seventh Congressional District of Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Michael Guest represents the Third Congressional District of Mississippi in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Andy Harris, M.D. represents the First Congressional District of Maryland in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Vicky Hartzler represents the Fourth Congressional District of Missouri in the United States House of Representatives.
vii Amicus U.S. Representative Kevin Hern represents the First Congressional District of Oklahoma in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Clay Higgins represents the Third Congressional District of Louisiana in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Trey Hollingsworth represents the Ninth Congressional District of Indiana in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Richard Hudson represents the Eighth Congressional District of North Carolina in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Bill Huizenga represents the Second Congressional District of Michigan in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Bill Johnson represents the Sixth Congressional District of Ohio in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative John Joyce represents the Thirteenth Congressional District of Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Fred Keller represents the Twelfth Congressional District of Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives.
viii Amicus U.S. Representative Mike Kelly represents the Sixteenth Congressional District of Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Trent Kelly represents the First Congressional District of Mississippi in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Steve King represents the Fourth Congressional District of Iowa in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative David Kustoff represents the Eighth Congressional District of Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Darin LaHood represents the Eighteenth Congressional District of Illinois in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Doug LaMalfa represents the First Congressional District of California in the United StatesHouse of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Doug Lamborn represents the Fifth Congressional District of Colorado in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Robert E. Latta represents the Fifth Congressional District of Ohio in the United States House of Representatives.
ix Amicus U.S. Representative Debbie Lesko represents the Eighth Congressional District of Arizona in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Blaine Leutkemeyer represents the Third Congressional District of Missouri in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Kenny Marchant represents the Twenty-Fourth Congressional District of Texas in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Roger Marshall, M.D. represents the First Congressional District of Kansas in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Tom McClintock represents the Fourth Congressional District of California in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Cathy McMorris Rogers represents the Fifth Congressional District of Washington in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Dan Meuser represents the Ninth Congressional District of Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives. Amicus U.S. Representative Carol D. Miller represents the Third Congressional District of West Virginia in the United States House of Representatives


Chanukah Sameach! 🕎

Jews around the world will begin to celebrate the eight-day holiday of Chanukah tonight .
We celebrate the miraculous triumph of the Maccabees , but really , we remember that whatever the odds , the righteous fight is the one worth fight for , worth dying for , no mater the odds..So pray – for our people , our nation .
And pray G-d gives our righteous President the strength and wisdom to prevail as the forces of evil surround us and work furiously to subsume free will .
Chabad : Chanukah is the Jewish eight-day , wintertime “ festival @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nightly menorah lighting , special prayers and fried foods .
The Hebrew word Chanukah means “ dedication , ” and is thus named because it celebrates the rededication of the Holy Temple ( as you ’ ll read below ) .
Also spelled Hanukkah ( or variations of that spelling ) , the Hebrew word is actually pronounced with a guttural , “ kh ” sound , kha-nu-kah , not tcha-new-kah .
Chanukah begins on the eve of Kislev 25 and continues for eight days .
On the civil calendar , it generally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Chanukah 2020 runs from Dec. 10-18 .
In the second century BCE , the Holy Land was ruled by the Seleucids ( Syrian-Greeks ) , who tried to force the people of Israel to accept Greek culture and beliefs instead of mitzvah observance and belief in G‑d .
Against all odds , a small band of faithful but poorly armed Jews , led by Judah the Maccabee , defeated one of the mightiest armies on earth , drove the Greeks from the land , reclaimed the Holy Temple in Jerusalem and rededicated it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they sought to light the Temple ’ s Menorah ( the seven-branched candelabrum ) , they found only a single cruse of olive oil that had escaped contamination by the Greeks .
Miraculously , they lit the menorah and the one-day supply of oil lasted for eight days , until new oil could be prepared under conditions of ritual purity .
To commemorate and publicize these miracles , the sages instituted the festival of Chanukah .
At the heart of the festival is the nightly menorah lighting .
The menorah holds nine flames @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( “ attendant ” ) , which is used to kindle the other eight lights .
On the first night , we light just one flame .
On the second night , an additional flame is lit .
By the eighth night of Chanukah , all eight lights are kindled .
On Friday afternoon , care must be taken to light the menorah before Shabbat candles are lit , and the following evening they are to be kindled only after Shabbat has ended .
Special blessings are recited , often to a traditional @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and traditional songs are sung afterward .
A menorah is lit in every household ( or even by each individual within the household ) and placed in a doorway or window .
The menorah is also lit in synagogues and other public places .
In recent years , thousands of jumbo menorahs have cropped up in front of city halls and legislative buildings , and in malls and parks all over the world .
We recite the special Hallel prayer daily , and add V ’ Al HaNissim in our daily prayers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to offer praise and thanksgiving to G‑d for “ delivering the strong into the hands of the weak , the many into the hands of the few … the wicked into the hands of the righteous.
” Learn what to expect at a public menorah lighting .
Since the Chanukah miracle involved oil , it is customary to eat foods fried in oil .
The Eastern-European classic is the potato latke ( pancake ) garnished with applesauce or sour cream , and the reigning Israeli favorite is the jelly-filled sufganya ( doughnut ) @

Jews around the world will begin to celebrate the eight-day holiday of Chanukah tonight. We celebrate the miraculous triumph of the Maccabees, but really, we remember that whatever the odds, the righteous fight is the one worth fighting for, worth dying for, no matter the odds. So pray – for our people, our nation. And pray G-d gives our righteous President the strength and wisdom to prevail as the forces of evil surround us and work furiously to subsume free will.
Miracles do happen.
Chabad: Chanukah is the Jewish eight-day, wintertime “festival of lights,” celebrated with a nightly menorah lighting, special prayers and fried foods.
The Hebrew word Chanukah means “dedication,” and is thus named because it celebrates the rededication of the Holy Temple (as you’ll read below). Also spelled Hanukkah (or variations of that spelling), the Hebrew word is actually pronounced with a guttural, “kh” sound, kha-nu-kah, not tcha-new-kah.
When Is Chanukah?
Chanukah begins on the eve of Kislev 25 and continues for eight days. On the civil calendar, it generally coincides with the month of December. Chanukah 2020 runs from Dec. 10-18.
View (and print) a Chanukah calendar.
What Chanukah Commemorates
Artist Dominic Alves captured this image of a snowy Chanukah in Brighton, UK.
In the second century BCE, the Holy Land was ruled by the Seleucids (Syrian-Greeks), who tried to force the people of Israel to accept Greek culture and beliefs instead of mitzvah observance and belief in G‑d. Against all odds, a small band of faithful but poorly armed Jews, led by Judah the Maccabee, defeated one of the mightiest armies on earth, drove the Greeks from the land, reclaimed the Holy Temple in Jerusalem and rededicated it to the service of G‑d.
When they sought to light the Temple’s Menorah (the seven-branched candelabrum), they found only a single cruse of olive oil that had escaped contamination by the Greeks. Miraculously, they lit the menorah and the one-day supply of oil lasted for eight days, until new oil could be prepared under conditions of ritual purity.
To commemorate and publicize these miracles, the sages instituted the festival of Chanukah.
Read the full story of Chanukah.
How Chanukah Is Observed
At the heart of the festival is the nightly menorah lighting. The menorah holds nine flames, one of which is the shamash (“attendant”), which is used to kindle the other eight lights. On the first night, we light just one flame. On the second night, an additional flame is lit. By the eighth night of Chanukah, all eight lights are kindled.
On Friday afternoon, care must be taken to light the menorah before Shabbat candles are lit, and the following evening they are to be kindled only after Shabbat has ended.
Special blessings are recited, often to a traditional melody, before the menorah is lit, and traditional songs are sung afterward.
A menorah is lit in every household (or even by each individual within the household) and placed in a doorway or window. The menorah is also lit in synagogues and other public places. In recent years, thousands of jumbo menorahs have cropped up in front of city halls and legislative buildings, and in malls and parks all over the world.
We recite the special Hallel prayer daily, and add V’Al HaNissim in our daily prayers and in the Grace After Meals, to offer praise and thanksgiving to G‑d for “delivering the strong into the hands of the weak, the many into the hands of the few … the wicked into the hands of the righteous.”
Read the full menorah-lighting guide.
Learn what to expect at a public menorah lighting.
Chanukah Foods
Since the Chanukah miracle involved oil, it is customary to eat foods fried in oil. The Eastern-European classic is the potato latke (pancake) garnished with applesauce or sour cream, and the reigning Israeli favorite is the jelly-filled sufganya (doughnut).