lewrockwell--2020-10-03--It’s Late, But There’s Still Time

It’s Late, But There’s Still Time

In their first debate , the president of the United States , challenged by the former vice president , performed poorly — even by his own estimation .
If memory serves , an instant poll showed that the American people , by 47-43 , thought Walter Mondale had bested Ronald Reagan in the Louisville debate where the president made such gaffes as citing the high cost of the military ’ s “ food and wardrobe.
” By week ’ s end , reflecting the press commentary , 80 % of the country was of the view that Mondale had crushed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ The Louisville Slugger.
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Had The Gipper “ lost it ” ?
The president blamed his staff for stuffing him like a pelican with facts that he spent much of the debate trying to regurgitate .
This set the scene for the second debate in Kansas City where Henry Trewhitt of the Baltimore Sun put to Reagan the question raised by the first debate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ want to raise an issue that I think has been lurking out there for two or three weeks and cast it specifically in national security terms .
You already are the oldest president in history .
And some of your staff say you were tired after your most recent encounter with Mr. Mondale .
I recall yet that President Kennedy had to go for days on end with very little sleep during the Cuban missile crisis .
Is there any doubt in your mind that you would be able to function in such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Mr. Trewhitt , and I want you to know that also I will not make age an issue of this campaign .
I am not going to exploit , for political purposes , my opponent ’ s youth , and inexperience.
” Came then the kicker .
“ I might add , Mr. Trewhitt … that it was Seneca , or was it Cicero … that said , ‘ If it was not for the elders correcting the mistakes of the young , there would be no state . '
” “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The cloud that had hung over Reagan ’ s campaign since Louisville lifted .
And we all knew it , even a media that wanted to see Reaganism repudiated .
Donald Trump President ... Buy New $ 29.99 Rereading Reagan ’ s reply of 36 years ago , one can see that it was not spontaneous , but a product of preparation .
And the old actor knew how to deliver the lines .
The age issue instantly vanished , and Reagan , weeks later , would sweep 49 states , losing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ brings us to that less courtly affair of Tuesday last .
It was a debacle , and , more crucially for Trump , a major lost opportunity .
His objective going in was to leave 90 minutes later with several goals achieved .
First , show , by contrast with the Joe Biden on stage beside him , that he was the stronger , superior leader to handle the pandemic and economic crises of 2020 , and the racial crisis that has erupted since the Memorial Day death of George Floyd .
Second @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Biden was too weak — and too captive to the Bernie-AOC-BLM-antifa radicals — to deal with the crisis created by the criminal elements that have ravaged the cities of Portland , Seattle and Minneapolis .
Trump ’ s need was to show that while he may have lost the Mr. Nice Guy competition of 2020 , in the situation we are in now , the nation needs a strong leader — not a good buddy .
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The insults , the interruptions , the name-calling and the yelling became the story of the debate , the “ worst in presidential history , ” a “ dumpster fire ” in which Trump , Biden and moderator Chris Wallace were all complicit , with Trump fingered as the instigator .
Millions of Americans likely walked away saying , “ What a mess !
” More difficult to imagine is that undecided or Trump-leaning voters would have come away saying , “ That ’ s the leader we ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two debates left to achieve the goals he failed to achieve in Cleveland .
He and his campaign need to tie Biden to the repellent elements of the Democratic Party and their radical agenda on remaking an America that the extreme left visibly detests , or to force Biden to repudiate those elements .
Trump ’ s rallies continue to reflect the energy , enthusiasm and affection of his followers .
But in four years , the rallies have not changed the math .
For Trump to rise into competitive range , Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the necessary and only alternative , even to folks who are not that fond of him .
Trump ’ s assignment in the next two debates : Link Biden to the people — and their agenda — in his coalition whom the national majority detests .
Make Joe repudiate both .
And let Biden ’ s performance expose his own inadequacies .
The presidency hinges upon whether Trump can succeed in this .
And the next two presidential debates will likely give us the answer .
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In their first debate, the president of the United States, challenged by the former vice president, performed poorly — even by his own estimation.
If memory serves, an instant poll showed that the American people, by 47-43, thought Walter Mondale had bested Ronald Reagan in the Louisville debate where the president made such gaffes as citing the high cost of the military’s “food and wardrobe.”
By week’s end, reflecting the press commentary, 80% of the country was of the view that Mondale had crushed Reagan.
Democrats were cheering Mondale as “The Louisville Slugger.” Nixon’s White Ho... Buchanan, Patrick J. Best Price: $2.03 Buy New $8.50 (as of 12:15 UTC - Details)
Among Republicans, there was real alarm. Had The Gipper “lost it”?
The president blamed his staff for stuffing him like a pelican with facts that he spent much of the debate trying to regurgitate. This set the scene for the second debate in Kansas City where Henry Trewhitt of the Baltimore Sun put to Reagan the question raised by the first debate:
“Mr. President, I want to raise an issue that I think has been lurking out there for two or three weeks and cast it specifically in national security terms. You already are the oldest president in history. And some of your staff say you were tired after your most recent encounter with Mr. Mondale. I recall yet that President Kennedy had to go for days on end with very little sleep during the Cuban missile crisis. Is there any doubt in your mind that you would be able to function in such circumstances?”
Reagan stepped into the pitch:
“Not at all, Mr. Trewhitt, and I want you to know that also I will not make age an issue of this campaign. I am not going to exploit, for political purposes, my opponent’s youth, and inexperience.”
Came then the kicker. “I might add, Mr. Trewhitt … that it was Seneca, or was it Cicero … that said, ‘If it was not for the elders correcting the mistakes of the young, there would be no state.'”
“Fritz” Mondale joined in the laughter. The cloud that had hung over Reagan’s campaign since Louisville lifted. And we all knew it, even a media that wanted to see Reaganism repudiated. Donald Trump President... Buy New $29.99 (as of 05:33 UTC - Details)
Rereading Reagan’s reply of 36 years ago, one can see that it was not spontaneous, but a product of preparation. And the old actor knew how to deliver the lines. The age issue instantly vanished, and Reagan, weeks later, would sweep 49 states, losing only Mondale’s Minnesota.
Which brings us to that less courtly affair of Tuesday last.
It was a debacle, and, more crucially for Trump, a major lost opportunity. His objective going in was to leave 90 minutes later with several goals achieved.
First, show, by contrast with the Joe Biden on stage beside him, that he was the stronger, superior leader to handle the pandemic and economic crises of 2020, and the racial crisis that has erupted since the Memorial Day death of George Floyd.
Second, to let the country see itself that Biden was too weak — and too captive to the Bernie-AOC-BLM-antifa radicals — to deal with the crisis created by the criminal elements that have ravaged the cities of Portland, Seattle and Minneapolis.
Trump’s need was to show that while he may have lost the Mr. Nice Guy competition of 2020, in the situation we are in now, the nation needs a strong leader — not a good buddy. The Greatest Comeback:... Buchanan, Patrick J. Best Price: $1.99 Buy New $5.74 (as of 01:35 UTC - Details)
What happened on that stage in Cleveland?
The insults, the interruptions, the name-calling and the yelling became the story of the debate, the “worst in presidential history,” a “dumpster fire” in which Trump, Biden and moderator Chris Wallace were all complicit, with Trump fingered as the instigator.
Millions of Americans likely walked away saying, “What a mess!” More difficult to imagine is that undecided or Trump-leaning voters would have come away saying, “That’s the leader we’ve been looking for.”
Trump has two debates left to achieve the goals he failed to achieve in Cleveland.
He and his campaign need to tie Biden to the repellent elements of the Democratic Party and their radical agenda on remaking an America that the extreme left visibly detests, or to force Biden to repudiate those elements.
Trump’s rallies continue to reflect the energy, enthusiasm and affection of his followers. But in four years, the rallies have not changed the math.
For Trump to rise into competitive range, Biden must fall, and Trump must appear the necessary and only alternative, even to folks who are not that fond of him.
Trump’s assignment in the next two debates: Link Biden to the people — and their agenda — in his coalition whom the national majority detests. Make Joe repudiate both. And let Biden’s performance expose his own inadequacies.
The presidency hinges upon whether Trump can succeed in this. And the next two presidential debates will likely give us the answer.
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lewrockwell--2020-10-03--To Dr. Scott Atlas: Walter Reed Doctors Are Endangering Trump’s Life

If media reports are correct , the president is receiving 2 experimental drugs : the antibody cocktail , Regeneron , and the antiviral , Remdesivir .
Aside from their individual adverse effects… THESE DRUGS HAVE NEVER BEEN STUDIED FOR THEIR COMBINED EFFECTS ON A PATIENT .
AND NOW THAT PATIENT…THE FIRST PATIENT RECEIVING THEM…IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES .
You know the adverse effects of Remdesivir , Scott .
They ’ re more than worrisome .
Acute kidney injury , for example .
And this drug has only emergency authorization , and it ’ s explicitly for patients @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is not a severe case .
What ’ s going on ?
Why are the Walter Reed doctors piling on ?
The other drug , Regeneron , the antibody cocktail , synthesized versions of mouse and human antibodies , is still in clinical trials .
There is NO authorization for its use .
In past trials of antibody drugs , highly increased infection has occurred .
Very dangerous .
And pray these doctors don ’ t suddenly opt for a ventilator .
They could do that , if Trump ’ s condition worsens @ @ @ @ @ @ @ DRUGS .
They will call those effects “ serious COVID decline.
” In a large New York study of COVID patients in Trump ’ s age group , 97 percent of the patients receiving ventilator treatment died .
Ventilator treatment , as you know , involves heavy and prolonged sedation .
The president is in a very dangerous situation .
Every damn doctor who has any ethics at all should be screaming bloody murder right now .
This is not supposition .
Would you prescribe a patient not one , but two highly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ very damaging effects ?
Would you prescribe them TOGETHER ?
EVER ?
Especially when the patient is not close to being seriously ill ?
Especially when the drugs ’ combined effects have never been studied ?
WHY ARE THE WALTER REED DOCTORS TREATING TRUMP AS IF HE WERE IN DESPERATE STRAITS ?
They ’ re going after the president as if he ’ s hanging on to life by a thread and they have to throw everything they ’ ve got at him .
Who is watching over the president ’ s life @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him ?
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If media reports are correct, the president is receiving 2 experimental drugs: the antibody cocktail, Regeneron, and the antiviral, Remdesivir.
Aside from their individual adverse effects…
THESE DRUGS HAVE NEVER BEEN STUDIED FOR THEIR COMBINED EFFECTS ON A PATIENT. AND NOW THAT PATIENT…THE FIRST PATIENT RECEIVING THEM…IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
You know the adverse effects of Remdesivir, Scott. They’re more than worrisome. Acute kidney injury, for example. And this drug has only emergency authorization, and it’s explicitly for patients who are SEVERE COVID cases. Trump is not a severe case. What’s going on? Why are the Walter Reed doctors piling on?
The other drug, Regeneron, the antibody cocktail, synthesized versions of mouse and human antibodies, is still in clinical trials. There is NO authorization for its use.
In past trials of antibody drugs, highly increased infection has occurred. Very dangerous.
And pray these doctors don’t suddenly opt for a ventilator. They could do that, if Trump’s condition worsens, because of the effects of the DRUGS. They will call those effects “serious COVID decline.”
In a large New York study of COVID patients in Trump’s age group, 97 percent of the patients receiving ventilator treatment died. Ventilator treatment, as you know, involves heavy and prolonged sedation.
The president is in a very dangerous situation.
Every damn doctor who has any ethics at all should be screaming bloody murder right now. This is not supposition. Would you prescribe a patient not one, but two highly experimental drugs, each of which has very damaging effects? Would you prescribe them TOGETHER? EVER? Especially when the patient is not close to being seriously ill? Especially when the drugs’ combined effects have never been studied?
WHY ARE THE WALTER REED DOCTORS TREATING TRUMP AS IF HE WERE IN DESPERATE STRAITS?
They’re going after the president as if he’s hanging on to life by a thread and they have to throw everything they’ve got at him.
Who is watching over the president’s life? Are these doctors trying to kill him?
GET BUSY, SCOTT. NOW.
Reprinted with permission from Jon Rappoport’s blog.
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lewrockwell--2020-10-05--The Prognostic Value of Gold & Silver Charts or Lack There of

The two charts below , at bottom , are disturbing .
They show the market price of silver on August 31 , 2020 and Oct. 1 , 2020 .
There has been a decline in the market price of silver .
The top chart also shows an even steeper predictive future decline in the value of silver , from $ 28/oz .
to $ 12/oz .
Here is what is not being said about silver .
It is out in the open now that bankers have been manipulating gold and silver prices .
Suddenly , we read news headlines about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 920 million fine for precious metals manipulation .
The fraud involved the practice of spoofing , placing an order for gold or silver , then withdrawing it before it was completed .
Deutsche Bank traders were also fingered for manipulation of gold and silver prices .
The Bank of Nova Scotia has also agreed to pay a fine to settle charges of metals market manipulation .
This may mean regulators are not going to tolerate precious metal manipulation any longer .
There must be some hidden impetus behind these punitive rulings .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Chris Buy New $ 20.65 These revelations of manipulation of precious metals prices suggest a lid is about to come off of gold and silver and allowed to find true price discovery in the marketplace .
For unknown reasons , the World Gold Council website doesn ’ t address the problem of price manipulation .
But it has long been suspected .
The primary reason why gold and silver prices have been manipulated is that central bankers can not have investors running to support gold and silver ahead of fiat paper money .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ gold , silver or some other durable , portable , divisible , acceptable and uniform asset , would be in demand ahead of unbacked paper money .
Any threat that a foreign country would introduce a gold-backed currency gets a couple of US aircraft carriers of its coastline .
That action would be destructive to the US fiat dollar which serves as the world ’ s reserve currency .
Economist Martin Armstrong teaches that as the value of the US dollar declines , gold and silver rise .
But these are not normal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thrown into world fiat currencies .
We actually have a game-changing event that is not a surprise event , but rather a stated threat from the European-based World Economic Forum – – to coerce world populations into acceptance of a global digital currency , which globalists intend to usher into use by January of 2021 in what it calls the GLOBAL RESET .
This is not a black swan anomaly , it is a planned overthrow of all governments – no sovereignty , no borders , no history , no religion , no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Monetary Fund and The World Bank in league with the World Economic Forum .
They will predictably prohibit paper money and get the masses to demand a global digital currency .
Rigged : Exposing the L ... Englert , Stuart Best Price : $ 15.32 Buy New $ 14.96 We already see paper money being shunned by retailers as a carrier of the COVID-19 coronavirus and a request for the public to turn their piggy banks with coins into banks because of a contrived shortage of coins .
I hope you are not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it be said that an abandonment of US currency and coins is already underway .
This is not an imagined event or conspiracy theory .
What is anticipated is a conjured-up report that paper money is a major source of transmission of the COVID-19 coronavirus .
Then suddenly US paper money in circulation , about $ 1.95 trillion of it , is suddenly kaka .
The US Treasury Department is talking about introduction of a digital currency of its own .
The Federal government has incentive to convert from paper to digital money @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 500 billion in taxes and it will save $ 700 million a year printing replacement dollar bills .
And of course , there would be no bank robberies as all money would be digital .
With the masses begging for digital money to replace paper money , people who hold US paper money would likely be informed they have till a certain date to return their money to the bank in exchange for the digital money .
Maybe Americans will get 80-cents on the dollar , which is the average value of currencies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who use cash will be hit hardest by this .
The unbanked , barbers , taxi drivers , hot dog street vendors , who largely accept cash as payment for their goods and services and often don ’ t report their income earned from cash , will be hit the hardest by this currency crisis .
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Economist Peter Schiff says there is no way now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ banking system .
You have to buy something .
That would be silver .
US-minted silver eagles .
Gold is a storage of wealth .
Silver is for survival .
I believe there may be staged shortages of food and other commodities .
Forget about the market price of silver .
I ’ m talking about silver being used to buy food and essentials .
If I go to an egg ranch and offer a silver dollar for $ 50 of eggs , and I negotiate that price , the value of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 50 .
I don ’ t expect to go to a chain grocery store and get anything more than face value ( $ 5 ) for a silver dollar .
But I can go to farms , and with nobody having any money , and farmers crops facing spoilage , farmers would bargain food in exchange for silver with me .
Otherwise , with no paper money , and maybe nobody having any credit left on their credit cards , there is no money to buy anything .
Forget about schemes to re-sell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ price is one thing , survival is another .
The silver charts are meaningless in a world where there is no paper money , and restricted or no credit .
Silver would then be a lifeline .

The two charts below, at bottom, are disturbing. They show the market price of silver on August 31, 2020 and Oct. 1, 2020. There has been a decline in the market price of silver. The top chart also shows an even steeper predictive future decline in the value of silver, from $28/oz. to $12/oz.
Here is what is not being said about silver.
It is out in the open now that bankers have been manipulating gold and silver prices. Suddenly, we read news headlines about JP MORGAN has paid an unprecedented $920 million fine for precious metals manipulation. The fraud involved the practice of spoofing, placing an order for gold or silver, then withdrawing it before it was completed. Deutsche Bank traders were also fingered for manipulation of gold and silver prices. The Bank of Nova Scotia has also agreed to pay a fine to settle charges of metals market manipulation.
This may mean regulators are not going to tolerate precious metal manipulation any longer. There must be some hidden impetus behind these punitive rulings. The Big Silver Short: ... Marcus, Chris Buy New $20.65 (as of 04:57 UTC - Details)
These revelations of manipulation of precious metals prices suggest a lid is about to come off of gold and silver and allowed to find true price discovery in the marketplace.
For unknown reasons, the World Gold Council website doesn’t address the problem of price manipulation. But it has long been suspected.
The primary reason why gold and silver prices have been manipulated is that central bankers cannot have investors running to support gold and silver ahead of fiat paper money. Any asset-backed currency, be it by gold, silver or some other durable, portable, divisible, acceptable and uniform asset, would be in demand ahead of unbacked paper money.
Any threat that a foreign country would introduce a gold-backed currency gets a couple of US aircraft carriers of its coastline. That action would be destructive to the US fiat dollar which serves as the world’s reserve currency.
Economist Martin Armstrong teaches that as the value of the US dollar declines, gold and silver rise. But these are not normal times. A monkey wrench is being thrown into world fiat currencies.
We actually have a game-changing event that is not a surprise event, but rather a stated threat from the European-based World Economic Forum – – to coerce world populations into acceptance of a global digital currency, which globalists intend to usher into use by January of 2021 in what it calls the GLOBAL RESET.
This is not a black swan anomaly, it is a planned overthrow of all governments – no sovereignty, no borders, no history, no religion, no racism are their mottos. The International Monetary Fund and The World Bank in league with the World Economic Forum. They will predictably prohibit paper money and get the masses to demand a global digital currency. Rigged: Exposing the L... Englert, Stuart Best Price: $15.32 Buy New $14.96 (as of 05:13 UTC - Details)
We already see paper money being shunned by retailers as a carrier of the COVID-19 coronavirus and a request for the public to turn their piggy banks with coins into banks because of a contrived shortage of coins. I hope you are not missing the meaning of this. Let it be said that an abandonment of US currency and coins is already underway. This is not an imagined event or conspiracy theory.
What is anticipated is a conjured-up report that paper money is a major source of transmission of the COVID-19 coronavirus. Then suddenly US paper money in circulation, about $1.95 trillion of it, is suddenly kaka.
The US Treasury Department is talking about introduction of a digital currency of its own. The Federal government has incentive to convert from paper to digital money. It will collect an additional $500 billion in taxes and it will save $700 million a year printing replacement dollar bills. And of course, there would be no bank robberies as all money would be digital.
With the masses begging for digital money to replace paper money, people who hold US paper money would likely be informed they have till a certain date to return their money to the bank in exchange for the digital money. Maybe Americans will get 80-cents on the dollar, which is the average value of currencies in the currency exchanges.
The masses who use cash will be hit hardest by this. The unbanked, barbers, taxi drivers, hot dog street vendors, who largely accept cash as payment for their goods and services and often don’t report their income earned from cash, will be hit the hardest by this currency crisis. The Last Gold Rushu202... Haynes, Bill Buy New $28.00 (as of 04:04 UTC - Details)
Meanwhile, withdrawal of US currency will buoy US bank reserves by $1.95 trillion.
Economist Peter Schiff says there is no way now to get your money out of the banking system. You have to buy something. That would be silver. US-minted silver eagles. Gold is a storage of wealth. Silver is for survival.
I believe there may be staged shortages of food and other commodities.
Forget about the market price of silver. I’m talking about silver being used to buy food and essentials. If I go to an egg ranch and offer a silver dollar for $50 of eggs, and I negotiate that price, the value of the silver dollar in that instance is $50.
I don’t expect to go to a chain grocery store and get anything more than face value ($5) for a silver dollar. But I can go to farms, and with nobody having any money, and farmers crops facing spoilage, farmers would bargain food in exchange for silver with me. Otherwise, with no paper money, and maybe nobody having any credit left on their credit cards, there is no money to buy anything. Forget about schemes to re-sell silver “in the market.” Market price is one thing, survival is another. The silver charts are meaningless in a world where there is no paper money, and restricted or no credit. Silver would then be a lifeline.


lewrockwell--2020-10-05--Sheriffs, Police Officers, Pastors, and Attorneys Are Fighting Covid Orders

County sheriffs , police officers , pastors and attorneys fighting Covid19 lockdowns , business closings , mask mandates and unconstitutional gun laws met in Lynchburg , Virginia on September 30 to share their strategies .
The constitutional training conference was sponsored by the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association ( CSPOA ) founded by former sheriff Richard Mack .
US citizens were also invited to attend to learn more about how their elected sheriff is the first line of defense in their county who fight for the constitutional rights of their constituents and what they can do to preserve liberty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ along with six other sheriffs , the federal government on the grounds that the Brady bill violated the US Constitution and destroyed state sovereignty .
As he puts it , “ I sued the Clintons and lived to tell about it.
” “ I feel this is the most important meeting in America since the constitutional convention , ” he said of the conference .
“ The people are the rightful masters of Congress , legislators and courts .
It is our duty to fight those who would pervert it .
There are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for instance , the “ covid dictator governors ” ) and we must make them irrelevant.
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Take action in the countryside of America , county by county , one sheriff at a time .
Work with chiefs of police , talk to health departments , and activate the churches .
Sheriff Dar Leaf of Barry County , Michigan cited the words “ a well-regulated militia ” in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before the government did , ” he said .
“ We are the chief law enforcement officers in our county .
People look to us .
Children are not getting this information.
” Referring to the policemen who tased , handcuffed and arrested Alecia Keys in Logan , Ohio for not wearing a mask as she watched her son play school football , “ Those guys never read the Constitution.
” “ We are the last stand , ” said Sheriff Mike Carpinelli of Lewis County , New York .
He didn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ signed the New York SAFE ( Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement ) Act , noting New York has the highest gun homicides in the US .
When citizens rallied at the state capital , Carpinelli said he was the only sheriff there .
The other sheriffs told him , “ Look kid , it was nice knowing you.
” But he was reelected .
When he objected to the “ covid edicts passed by the governor ” he was warned “ I am afraid your philosophy is affecting the men of your agency.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ I stand with strength , not because of my badge , but because of God and Christ.
” Sheriff Scott Jenkins of Culpepper , Virginia , in his third term serving a population of 5,200 said , “ Sheriffs are one of America ’ s last hopes.
” He could not disagree more with Second Amendment restrictions banning assault weapons .
He asked conference participants if they could recall incidents where assault weapons were used in a crime .
No hands went up .
He asked if anyone could remember one being used @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were raised .
“ The goal is to start with weapons they say are crazy.
” Americans have a right to gather and assemble , he said , and covid does not change this , yet law enforcement are charging people in parking lots .
“ It ’ s a sad day in America.
” He said thousands of citizens in his county have been screened and vetted who have concealed carried permits but he can not think of one incident where any of them have committed a crime .
Yet the state @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He said he had the right to swear in a posse and auxiliary deputy .
“ I am a sheriff thinking day and night what I can do to serve the citizens of my county .
Their rights are being treaded upon.
” The right to keep and bear arms “ is a God given right , a law of nature .
Any creature will defend their life .
It ’ s up to us to keep it.
” Most sheriffs started as police , he said .
“ Don ’ t focus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have a paycheck or title .
Think of the principles and honor to serve .
We have sheriffs elected by the people who make their own determination and not the mayor who decides what is right for people in a crisis .
We take our oath seriously.
” From My Cold Dead Fing ... Best Price : $ 10.57 Buy New $ 19.39 Sheriff J.J. Watts of Eureka County , Nevada said , “ We must not allow criminals to allow legislators to make it illegal to own firearms.
” He said he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ turned into criminals .
He filed a lawsuit challenging implementation of Nevada ’ s “ atrocious ” red flag law which violates numerous amendments .
Although his county had 10 covid “ cases ” covid regulations for mandatory masks , shutting churches down and social distancing were imposed .
He and the citizens he represents are pushing back on them .
“ No emergency declaration can take our rights from us .
You have a right to assemble .
It is up to each one of us to protect them.
” He said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Arizona also has taken this stance .
Sheriff Bob Summers , who has 50 years of law enforcement experience , said an anti-gun law was passed in his state and he would not enforce it .
“ I don ’ t give a hell what my governor has to say.
” The law restricted people from buying semi-automatic weapons until they are 21 .
Yet the same individuals can be sent to war at 18 .
He pointed out the injustice of the law charging the owner with a crime committed by a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ BLM and Antifa are terrorist organizations , he said , and that the governor and mayor support terrorism .
“ We are there to protect the First Amendment as long as protestors are peaceful .
When they step out of line they are going to gated community called a jail .
“ He said he has a posse of about 150 citizens and the number is increasing to 250 .
“ Some may think it is a militia , but people get scared about that word .
We have a right to bear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of his posse go through a background check , are sworn into office , wear a patch , blue jeans and a uniform shirt , and on their private vehicles is a placard saying Neighborhood Crime Watch .
The “ outstanding volunteerism ” includes six pilots who fly at no cost to citizens , and fire spotting looking for smoke , he said .
They are allowed to carry firearms after instruction for liability reasons .
“ We can ’ t run from liability , we have to face it and minimize it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ harass protestors , but that they have arrest authority under their badge if people get violent.
” He said he had the resources to do the job – 19 sworn deputies in reserve with total authority to arrest .
“ If BLM and Antifa show up in my county I have fire trucks with high pressure water hoses and I will knock them right off their feet.
” He said BLM has had four protests in his county but they were peaceful .
“ If I put a call out I could have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ constitutional sheriff and encourage those of you who are not to become one , ” he said .
“ We need to be constitutional sheriffs and our primary job is to protect citizen ’ s liberty.
” Resistance to Tyranny : ... Joseph P. Martino Best Price : $ 13.11 Buy New $ 18.00 Senator Amanda Chase said she was the only Virginia state legislator to not comply with wearing a mask .
In response , a plastic shield was placed around her desk .
“ This is my safe space from liberals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ running for governor to replace Democratic Governor Ralph Northam .
She is known as the Annie Oakley of the Virginia Senate .
“ I was assaulted on three occasions because I am a loud-mouthed conservative .
I got tired of being the silent majority and decided to speak out .
I am one ticked off mom and that is why I ran.
” She said she has one child getting a good education at Liberty University but many other children are being indoctrinated .
“ I attend support the blue rallies , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ constitution .
We are at war.
” The Democratic Party has been hijacked in Virginia and there is an all-out attack on 2nd Amendment rights .
“ The status quo does not work anymore .
We need elected leaders to do something to stand up to domestic terrorists who want to destroy our country .
We are freedom loving people , not racists.
” As for the call to defund the police she asks , “ When has it ever been funded ?
Police , how can you defend something that hasn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , they go somewhere else to get higher pay .
We need best practices so law enforcement can do their jobs they have been trained to do .
It is an embarrassment what Virginia pays law officers .
Law enforcement must be funded through the regular budget .
Deputies earn $ 32,000 a year with a family of four which qualifies them for public assistance .
This is an embarrassment and unacceptable , no wonder we have shortages in counties across Virginia .
We need to give law enforcement the tools to do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ As for the police reform bill , “ I am against taking away qualified immunity .
They have said it is OK to lessen the offense to misdemeanor .
You are empowering criminals .
We need to take politics out of policing.
” Sen. Dick Saslaw threatened to deny sheriffs a raise if they did not enforce the governor ’ s executive orders and unconstitutional laws against the Second Amendment .
“ This is the time to have courage .
Constitutional officers must resist this all-out attack on law-abiding citizens , whether on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ must protect the US Constitution.
” Sheriff of the year awards were given to Richard Vaughn of Grayson County , Virginia and Scott Nichols of Franklin County , Maine .
Mack gave an historical presentation about the founders and constitutional rights .
He said a posse could also be called a Community of Safety Minutemen .
He assists others around the country of any creed or race seeking strategies to fight covid regulations or unconstitutional gun laws .
The best way to combat viruses , he said , is with vitamins C and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bob Good , running for Congress in the 5th District of Virginia , warned the Democratic Party is trying to take away qualified immunity , which grants government officials performing discretionary functions immunity from civil lawsuits unless the plaintiff shows the official violated “ clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable person would have known.
” Sheriff Scott Nichols of Franklin County , Maine refused to enforce the order by the governor banning anyone from entering the county .
He said stopping vehicles and asking drivers and passengers their purpose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officers at risk .
“ We will not be setting up a police state , ” he posted on his Facebook page .
Out of the Mountains : ... Kilcullen , David Best Price : $ 9.94 Buy New $ 13.49 Conference participants were given copies of “ The Doctrine of the Lesser Magistrates : A Proper Resistance to Tyranny and a Repudiation of Unlimited Obedience to Civil Government ” by Matthew J. Trewhella , a book explaining the intent of the US Constitution .
Mack showed a clip of a deputy sheriff @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are not violating the law to tell people not to go through body scanners .
Mack has been unfairly smeared as a racist who advocates violence .
He cited Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King , Jr. as examples of Americans who engaged in civil disobedience based on their beliefs .
“ Allowing citizens to be frustrated and abused….do you think that it is not going to get violent ?
It will.
” He cited a no knock incident where a swat team was trying to collect the unpaid student loan of his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to join in this .
This should never happen in America.
” “ There are two types of laws : just and unjust , ” said Mack .
“ I would be the first to advocate obeying just laws .
One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws .
Conversely one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.
” The Nuremburg trial defense of “ I was just following orders ” does not justify following unjust covid regulations or gun laws .
The Brady bill called @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – and selected them to enforce the law .
He said he is helping pastors open their churches and mentioned how Rodney-Howard Browne was arrested by his sheriff for conducting a church service and the arrest of citizens all over America for not wearing a mask .
“ How could we pretend everything is fine ?
Don ’ t tell me you are shutting my business down and taking away my freedom and that it is for my own good .
We will unite in this holy cause of liberty .
Let your @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will be adhered to , enforced and loved.
” Michael Peroutka , former county commissioner , constitutional attorney and presidential candidate , pointed out Thomas Jefferson said the purpose of securing your liberty is so you can protect your health .
He cited Maryland Governor Hogan ’ s misuse of intended legislation .
Peroutka said gun laws are acts of pretended legislation and that the law is following your oath .
Article I of the Maryland Constitution states all rights come from the people and that no inherent authority comes from lockdowns and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people .
If he suspends the Constitution , he suspends his own authority .
By declaring some businesses to be non-essential and unlawfully closing churches , he is depriving the rights of his people .
“ If I could address law enforcement officers I would say you did not swear allegiance to the governor .
Use your police power to protect the people.
” “ For a sheriff to be successful he has to know the truth and be able to distinguish between intended legislation and law , must know he is right @ @ @ @ @ @ @ citizenry who understands these things , ” he concluded .
Pastor Ernie Sanders said he kept his church in Newbury , Ohio open since March and his congregation did not wear masks .
Regarding Romans 13 which many pastors cite as a justification to always obey the government , he said the word God was changed to government .
On masks which he said does not guarantee spreading a virus , “ When you put one on you are denying the image of God.
” Sheriff Richard Vaughan of Grayson County , Virginia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ introduced in the legislature in the spring , plans to identify people to run for office who support law enforcement and the Second Amendment .
“ You must stare legislators in the face to make a difference.
” Roger Morningstar , Police Chief of Morton City , Washington , has refused to enforce mandates to wear masks .
Antifa posted on social media they were planning to attend a City Hall meeting to demand the recall of Morningstar .
“ The covid mandates chip away at our constitutional rights and educating people on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ teaching constitutional law to area youths and enacting a replica of Trump Tower on his front lawn resulted in hatred and attacks from the left .
The City Council planned to meet to fire the Air Force veteran and Army National Guard member , but when 500 people showed up to support him , the council dropped the matter .
Steve Bukala , Police Chief of Lowell City , Michigan unfortunately was fired for supporting the 2nd Amendment .
He got a call two days after the riots in Grand Rapids from four @ @ @ @ @ @ @ carry long guns to deter any planned violence .
Bukala told them if they saw anything to not engage but to call him .
Bukala posted this on Facebook and informed the media .
“ I was activating our militia .
I didn ’ t even know I was doing that.
” Anonymous complaints from outside of Lowell City posted on Reddit .
The city hired a PR firm and he was called into the City Manager ’ s office with the mayor and an attorney and told to resign or he would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he had “ committed conduct unbecoming for an officer.
” After 24 years , Bukala was five months away from retirement and is now finished with law enforcement .
Katherine Henry , Bukala ’ s attorney , said she would fight a long battle for him .
Covid awakened her spirit to fight against tyranny .
She warned “ We are living in a time when at the governor ’ s stroke of a pen , criminal actions like terrorism are being protected.
” She said in law school she was taught the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
She had to do her own research to learn there is no such thing as case law and that “ there is no basis for the government to exercise any authority related to public health.
” Emergencies do not increase the government ’ s power , she said , and the government exists to protect our rights , even the unenumerated ones .
Article 6 , the supremacy clause , states the Constitution is the supreme law of the land .
Unconstitutional acts are not laws and oaths must be kept .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Constitution : When the government steps outside of the law , they have lost their authority .
“ Hold your elected officials accountable , do your part , read and study your state constitutions , ” she said .
Pastor Selby Volpe said his Kars Creek Baptist Church never closed .
Pastor David Whitney said his Cornerstone Evangelical Free Church in Annapolis did not close .
“ Morality is indispensable , ” he said , citing the need to recapture the sacred nature of oaths which are made to God .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ external controls imposed on them by individuals keeping their oaths .
Retired officer Rick Dalton , CSPOA also spoke .
He has noted that militarism has crept into contemporary training of recruit officers along with the idea that cops are better than the citizens and must supervise them .
Every officer ’ s training should include principles from the General Orders Manual .
The Best of Ginny Garner

County sheriffs, police officers, pastors and attorneys fighting Covid19 lockdowns, business closings, mask mandates and unconstitutional gun laws met in Lynchburg, Virginia on September 30 to share their strategies. The constitutional training conference was sponsored by the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association (CSPOA) founded by former sheriff Richard Mack. US citizens were also invited to attend to learn more about how their elected sheriff is the first line of defense in their county who fight for the constitutional rights of their constituents and what they can do to preserve liberty.
Many remember Mack successfully sued, along with six other sheriffs, the federal government on the grounds that the Brady bill violated the US Constitution and destroyed state sovereignty. As he puts it, “I sued the Clintons and lived to tell about it.”
“I feel this is the most important meeting in America since the constitutional convention,” he said of the conference. “The people are the rightful masters of Congress, legislators and courts. It is our duty to fight those who would pervert it. There are so many traitors in our midst (for instance, the “covid dictator governors”) and we must make them irrelevant.” The People’s Voi... Robinson, David E. Best Price: $7.97 Buy New $10.76 (as of 04:52 UTC - Details)
What can concerned citizens do? Take action in the countryside of America, county by county, one sheriff at a time. Work with chiefs of police, talk to health departments, and activate the churches.
Sheriff Dar Leaf of Barry County, Michigan cited the words “a well-regulated militia” in the Constitution. “A militia existed before the government did,” he said. “We are the chief law enforcement officers in our county. People look to us. Children are not getting this information.” Referring to the policemen who tased, handcuffed and arrested Alecia Keys in Logan, Ohio for not wearing a mask as she watched her son play school football, “Those guys never read the Constitution.”
“We are the last stand,” said Sheriff Mike Carpinelli of Lewis County, New York. He didn’t go along with Governor Cuomo who signed the New York SAFE (Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement) Act, noting New York has the highest gun homicides in the US. When citizens rallied at the state capital, Carpinelli said he was the only sheriff there. The other sheriffs told him, “Look kid, it was nice knowing you.” But he was reelected. When he objected to the “covid edicts passed by the governor” he was warned “I am afraid your philosophy is affecting the men of your agency.” He stood his ground. “I stand with strength, not because of my badge, but because of God and Christ.”
Sheriff Scott Jenkins of Culpepper, Virginia, in his third term serving a population of 5,200 said, “Sheriffs are one of America’s last hopes.” He could not disagree more with Second Amendment restrictions banning assault weapons. He asked conference participants if they could recall incidents where assault weapons were used in a crime. No hands went up. He asked if anyone could remember one being used in a defensive act and several hands were raised. “The goal is to start with weapons they say are crazy.” Americans have a right to gather and assemble, he said, and covid does not change this, yet law enforcement are charging people in parking lots. “It’s a sad day in America.” He said thousands of citizens in his county have been screened and vetted who have concealed carried permits but he cannot think of one incident where any of them have committed a crime. Yet the state legislature wanted to make them criminals. He said he had the right to swear in a posse and auxiliary deputy. “I am a sheriff thinking day and night what I can do to serve the citizens of my county. Their rights are being treaded upon.” The right to keep and bear arms “is a God given right, a law of nature. Any creature will defend their life. It’s up to us to keep it.” Most sheriffs started as police, he said. “Don’t focus on the day you won’t have a paycheck or title. Think of the principles and honor to serve. We have sheriffs elected by the people who make their own determination and not the mayor who decides what is right for people in a crisis. We take our oath seriously.” From My Cold Dead Fing... Best Price: $10.57 Buy New $19.39 (as of 04:52 UTC - Details)
Sheriff J.J. Watts of Eureka County, Nevada said, “We must not allow criminals to allow legislators to make it illegal to own firearms.” He said he refuses to participate while his citizens are turned into criminals. He filed a lawsuit challenging implementation of Nevada’s “atrocious” red flag law which violates numerous amendments. Although his county had 10 covid “cases” covid regulations for mandatory masks, shutting churches down and social distancing were imposed. He and the citizens he represents are pushing back on them. “No emergency declaration can take our rights from us. You have a right to assemble. It is up to each one of us to protect them.” He said Sheriff Mark Lamb of Pinal County, Arizona also has taken this stance.
Sheriff Bob Songer from Klickitat County, WA, who has 50 years of law enforcement experience, said an anti-gun law was passed in his state and he would not enforce it. “I don’t give a hell what my governor has to say.” The law restricted people from buying semi-automatic weapons until they are 21. Yet the same individuals can be sent to war at 18. He pointed out the injustice of the law charging the owner with a crime committed by a thief who had stolen his weapon. BLM and Antifa are terrorist organizations, he said, and that the governor and mayor support terrorism. “We are there to protect the First Amendment as long as protestors are peaceful. When they step out of line they are going to gated community called a jail. “ He said he has a posse of about 150 citizens and the number is increasing to 250. “Some may think it is a militia, but people get scared about that word. We have a right to bear arms and protect our homes.” Members of his posse go through a background check, are sworn into office, wear a patch, blue jeans and a uniform shirt, and on their private vehicles is a placard saying Neighborhood Crime Watch. The “outstanding volunteerism” includes six pilots who fly at no cost to citizens, and fire spotting looking for smoke, he said. They are allowed to carry firearms after instruction for liability reasons. “We can’t run from liability, we have to face it and minimize it. The posse is told not to harass protestors, but that they have arrest authority under their badge if people get violent.” He said he had the resources to do the job – 19 sworn deputies in reserve with total authority to arrest. “If BLM and Antifa show up in my county I have fire trucks with high pressure water hoses and I will knock them right off their feet.” He said BLM has had four protests in his county but they were peaceful. “If I put a call out I could have 600-700 people.”
“I am a constitutional sheriff and encourage those of you who are not to become one,” he said. “We need to be constitutional sheriffs and our primary job is to protect citizen’s liberty.”
Resistance to Tyranny:... Joseph P. Martino Best Price: $13.11 Buy New $18.00 (as of 04:52 UTC - Details) Senator Amanda Chase said she was the only Virginia state legislator to not comply with wearing a mask. In response, a plastic shield was placed around her desk. “This is my safe space from liberals,” she said. She is running for governor to replace Democratic Governor Ralph Northam. She is known as the Annie Oakley of the Virginia Senate. “I was assaulted on three occasions because I am a loud-mouthed conservative. I got tired of being the silent majority and decided to speak out. I am one ticked off mom and that is why I ran.” She said she has one child getting a good education at Liberty University but many other children are being indoctrinated. “I attend support the blue rallies, and there has been all out attack on constitution. We are at war.” The Democratic Party has been hijacked in Virginia and there is an all-out attack on 2nd Amendment rights. “The status quo does not work anymore. We need elected leaders to do something to stand up to domestic terrorists who want to destroy our country. We are freedom loving people, not racists.” As for the call to defund the police she asks, “When has it ever been funded? Police, how can you defend something that hasn’t been funded? We train them, they go somewhere else to get higher pay. We need best practices so law enforcement can do their jobs they have been trained to do. It is an embarrassment what Virginia pays law officers. Law enforcement must be funded through the regular budget. Deputies earn $32,000 a year with a family of four which qualifies them for public assistance. This is an embarrassment and unacceptable, no wonder we have shortages in counties across Virginia. We need to give law enforcement the tools to do what they are trained to do. As for the police reform bill, “I am against taking away qualified immunity. They have said it is OK to lessen the offense to misdemeanor. You are empowering criminals. We need to take politics out of policing.” Sen. Dick Saslaw threatened to deny sheriffs a raise if they did not enforce the governor’s executive orders and unconstitutional laws against the Second Amendment. “This is the time to have courage. Constitutional officers must resist this all-out attack on law-abiding citizens, whether on masks or unconstitutional gun law. We must protect the US Constitution.”
Sheriff of the year awards were given to Richard Vaughn of Grayson County, Virginia and Scott Nichols of Franklin County, Maine.
Mack gave an historical presentation about the founders and constitutional rights. He said a posse could also be called a Community of Safety Minutemen. He assists others around the country of any creed or race seeking strategies to fight covid regulations or unconstitutional gun laws. The best way to combat viruses, he said, is with vitamins C and D and whole food plant-based probiotics.
Bob Good, running for Congress in the 5th District of Virginia, warned the Democratic Party is trying to take away qualified immunity, which grants government officials performing discretionary functions immunity from civil lawsuits unless the plaintiff shows the official violated “clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable person would have known.”
Sheriff Scott Nichols of Franklin County, Maine refused to enforce the order by the governor banning anyone from entering the county. He said stopping vehicles and asking drivers and passengers their purpose for entering the county would put his officers at risk. “We will not be setting up a police state,” he posted on his Facebook page. Out of the Mountains: ... Kilcullen, David Best Price: $9.94 Buy New $13.49 (as of 04:52 UTC - Details)
Conference participants were given copies of “The Doctrine of the Lesser Magistrates: A Proper Resistance to Tyranny and a Repudiation of Unlimited Obedience to Civil Government” by Matthew J. Trewhella, a book explaining the intent of the US Constitution.
Mack showed a clip of a deputy sheriff explaining to TSA airport workers that they are not violating the law to tell people not to go through body scanners. Mack has been unfairly smeared as a racist who advocates violence. He cited Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Jr. as examples of Americans who engaged in civil disobedience based on their beliefs. “Allowing citizens to be frustrated and abused….do you think that it is not going to get violent? It will.” He cited a no knock incident where a swat team was trying to collect the unpaid student loan of his former wife. “Federal bureaucrats want to join in this. This should never happen in America.”
“There are two types of laws: just and unjust,” said Mack. “I would be the first to advocate obeying just laws. One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.” The Nuremburg trial defense of “I was just following orders” does not justify following unjust covid regulations or gun laws. The Brady bill called sheriffs CLEOs – Chief Law Enforcement Officers – and selected them to enforce the law. He said he is helping pastors open their churches and mentioned how Rodney-Howard Browne was arrested by his sheriff for conducting a church service and the arrest of citizens all over America for not wearing a mask. “How could we pretend everything is fine? Don’t tell me you are shutting my business down and taking away my freedom and that it is for my own good. We will unite in this holy cause of liberty. Let your governors know the constitution in this county will be adhered to, enforced and loved.”
Michael Peroutka, former county commissioner, constitutional attorney and presidential candidate, pointed out Thomas Jefferson said the purpose of securing your liberty is so you can protect your health. He cited Maryland Governor Hogan’s misuse of intended legislation. Peroutka said gun laws are acts of pretended legislation and that the law is following your oath. Article I of the Maryland Constitution states all rights come from the people and that no inherent authority comes from lockdowns and Hogan has broken his contract with the people. If he suspends the Constitution, he suspends his own authority. By declaring some businesses to be non-essential and unlawfully closing churches, he is depriving the rights of his people. “If I could address law enforcement officers I would say you did not swear allegiance to the governor. Use your police power to protect the people.”
“For a sheriff to be successful he has to know the truth and be able to distinguish between intended legislation and law, must know he is right, and be backed up with a citizenry who understands these things,” he concluded.
Pastor Ernie Sanders said he kept his church in Newbury, Ohio open since March and his congregation did not wear masks. Regarding Romans 13 which many pastors cite as a justification to always obey the government, he said the word God was changed to government. On masks which he said does not guarantee spreading a virus, “When you put one on you are denying the image of God.”
Sheriff Richard Vaughan of Grayson County, Virginia who predicts gun control measures would be introduced in the legislature in the spring, plans to identify people to run for office who support law enforcement and the Second Amendment. “You must stare legislators in the face to make a difference.”
Roger Morningstar, Police Chief of Morton City, Washington, has refused to enforce mandates to wear masks. Antifa posted on social media they were planning to attend a City Hall meeting to demand the recall of Morningstar. “The covid mandates chip away at our constitutional rights and educating people on their rights is our duty.” His teaching constitutional law to area youths and enacting a replica of Trump Tower on his front lawn resulted in hatred and attacks from the left. The City Council planned to meet to fire the Air Force veteran and Army National Guard member, but when 500 people showed up to support him, the council dropped the matter.
Steve Bukala, Police Chief of Lowell City, Michigan unfortunately was fired for supporting the 2nd Amendment. He got a call two days after the riots in Grand Rapids from four citizens who said they were going to carry long guns to deter any planned violence. Bukala told them if they saw anything to not engage but to call him. Bukala posted this on Facebook and informed the media. “I was activating our militia. I didn’t even know I was doing that.” Anonymous complaints from outside of Lowell City posted on Reddit. The city hired a PR firm and he was called into the City Manager’s office with the mayor and an attorney and told to resign or he would be fired. The City Manager said he had “committed conduct unbecoming for an officer.” After 24 years, Bukala was five months away from retirement and is now finished with law enforcement.
Katherine Henry, Bukala’s attorney, said she would fight a long battle for him. Covid awakened her spirit to fight against tyranny. She warned “We are living in a time when at the governor’s stroke of a pen, criminal actions like terrorism are being protected.” She said in law school she was taught the Constitution is a growing, living document. She had to do her own research to learn there is no such thing as case law and that “there is no basis for the government to exercise any authority related to public health.” Emergencies do not increase the government’s power, she said, and the government exists to protect our rights, even the unenumerated ones. Article 6, the supremacy clause, states the Constitution is the supreme law of the land. Unconstitutional acts are not laws and oaths must be kept. She cited Article 4 Section 4 of the Constitution: When the government steps outside of the law, they have lost their authority. “Hold your elected officials accountable, do your part, read and study your state constitutions,” she said.
Pastor Selby Volpe said his Kars Creek Baptist Church never closed.
Pastor David Whitney said his Cornerstone Evangelical Free Church in Annapolis did not close. “Morality is indispensable,” he said, citing the need to recapture the sacred nature of oaths which are made to God. “Every tin horned dictator” need the external controls imposed on them by individuals keeping their oaths.
Retired officer Rick Dalton, CSPOA also spoke. He has noted that militarism has crept into contemporary training of recruit officers along with the idea that cops are better than the citizens and must supervise them. Every officer’s training should include principles from the General Orders Manual.
The Best of Ginny Garner


lewrockwell--2020-10-05--The Absurdity of Covid ‘Cases’

The Absurdity of Covid ‘Cases’

Today ’ s headlines announced Donald and Melania Trump “ tested positive ” for covid-19 .
Another claims nineteen thousand Amazon workers “ got ” covid-19 on the job .
Both of these pseudostories are sure to ignite another absurd media frenzy .
As always , the story keeps changing : Remember ventilators , flatten the curve , the next two weeks are crucial , etc.
?
Remember Nancy Pelosi in Chinatown back in February , urging everyone to visit ?
Remember Fauci dismissing masks as useless ?
Why should we believe anything the political/media complex tells us now ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
What exactly is a covid “ case ” ?
Plandemic : Exposing th ... Fife , Dr. Bruce Buy New $ 8.95 Since the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak , most US media outlets have been exceedingly credulous and complicit in their reporting .
Journalists almost uniformly promote what we can call the “ prolockdown ” narrative , which is to wildly exaggerate the risks from covid-19 to serve a political agenda .
They may be motivated to hurt Trump politically , to promote a more socialist “ new normal , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ views .
Bad news sells .
But the bias is clear and undeniable .
This explains why media outlets use the terms “ case ” and “ infection ” so loosely , to the point of actively misinforming the public .
All of the endless talk about testing , testing , testing served to obscure two important facts .
First , the tests themselves are almost laughably unreliable in producing both false positives and negatives .
And what is the point ?
Are we going to test people again and again , every @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or bump into a neighbor ?
Second , detecting virus particles or droplets in a human ’ s respiratory tract tells us very little .
It certainly does not tell us they are sick , or transmitting sickness to anyone .
Take a perfectly healthy person with no particular symptoms and swab the inside of their nose .
If the culture shows the presence of staphylococcus aureus , do we insist they have a staph infection ?
When someone drives to work without incident or accident , do we create statistics about their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not a disease .
Only a very small percentage of those exposed to the virus itself—SARS-CoV-2—show any kind of acute respiratory symptoms , or what we can call “ coronavirus disease.
” COVID-19 and the Agend ... Perloff , James Best Price : $ 15.95 Buy New $ 14.57 The only meaningful statistics show the incidence of serious illness , hospitalizations , and deaths .
The single most important statistic among these is the infection fatality rate ( IFR ) .
Data collected through July shows that the IFR for those under age @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the common flu .
The covid-19 IFR rises for those over fifty , but it is hardly a death sentence .
And the data does not segregate those with preexisting health issues caused by obesity , diabetes , and heart disease .
If we could see data only for reasonably healthy people under fifty , the numbers would be even more reassuring .
Mild or asymptomatic covid cases are effectively meaningless .
The world is full of bacteria and viruses , and sometimes they make us a bit sick for a few days @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the world all around us , on our skin , in our nose and respiratory tract , in our organs .
We are meant to live with them , which is why we all have immune systems designed to help us coexist and adapt to ever-changing organisms .
We develop antibodies naturally , or we attempt to stimulate them through vaccines , but ultimately our own immune systems have to deal with covid-19 .
The virus will always be out there waiting , on the other side of any lockdown or mask—so we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Unreported Truths abou ... Berenson , Alex Buy New $ 5.99 From day one the focus should have been on boosting immunity through exercise , fresh air , sunlight , proper dietary supplementation , and the promotion of general well-being .
Instead our politicians , bureaucrats , and media insisted on business lockdowns , school closures , distancing , isolation , masks , and the mirage of a fast , effective vaccine .
As with almost everything in life , state intervention made the situation worse .
We can only hope many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by impeachment or at the next election .
Several , including Andrew Cuomo in New York and Gretchen Whitmer in Michigan , should face criminal charges for their lawless edicts .
There is no due process exception for “ public health.
” Lockdowns were never justified , either in terms of the covid-19 risk or the staggering economic tradeoffs , which will be felt for decades .
They certainly are not justified now , given seven months of additional data showing that the transmission and lethality of covid-19 are not particularly worse than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ebola pandemics .
We still don ’ t know how many of the reported two hundred thousand US covid-19 deaths were actually caused by the SARS-CoV-2 respiratory disease , or simply reflect people who died of other causes after exposure to covid-19 .
We do know that the harms caused by the lockdowns far outweigh the harms posed by the covid-19 virus .
We have had nearly eight months of life and liberty stolen from us by politicians and their hysteria-promoting accomplices in media .
How much more will we accept ?
Note @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not necessarily those of the Mises Institute .
The Best of Jeff Deist

Today’s headlines announced Donald and Melania Trump “tested positive” for covid-19. Another claims nineteen thousand Amazon workers “got” covid-19 on the job. Both of these pseudostories are sure to ignite another absurd media frenzy.
As always, the story keeps changing: Remember ventilators, flatten the curve, the next two weeks are crucial, etc.? Remember Nancy Pelosi in Chinatown back in February, urging everyone to visit? Remember Fauci dismissing masks as useless? Why should we believe anything the political/media complex tells us now?
So what do these headlines really mean? What exactly is a covid “case”?
Plandemic: Exposing th... Fife, Dr. Bruce Buy New $8.95 (as of 02:15 UTC - Details) Since the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak, most US media outlets have been exceedingly credulous and complicit in their reporting. Journalists almost uniformly promote what we can call the “prolockdown” narrative, which is to wildly exaggerate the risks from covid-19 to serve a political agenda. They may be motivated to hurt Trump politically, to promote a more socialist “new normal,” or simply to drive more clicks and views. Bad news sells. But the bias is clear and undeniable.
This explains why media outlets use the terms “case” and “infection” so loosely, to the point of actively misinforming the public. All of the endless talk about testing, testing, testing served to obscure two important facts. First, the tests themselves are almost laughably unreliable in producing both false positives and negatives. And what is the point? Are we going to test people again and again, every time they go out to the grocery or bump into a neighbor? Second, detecting virus particles or droplets in a human’s respiratory tract tells us very little. It certainly does not tell us they are sick, or transmitting sickness to anyone.
Take a perfectly healthy person with no particular symptoms and swab the inside of their nose. If the culture shows the presence of staphylococcus aureus, do we insist they have a staph infection? When someone drives to work without incident or accident, do we create statistics about their exposure to traffic?
—A virus is not a disease. Only a very small percentage of those exposed to the virus itself—SARS-CoV-2—show any kind of acute respiratory symptoms, or what we can call “coronavirus disease.” COVID-19 and the Agend... Perloff, James Best Price: $15.95 Buy New $14.57 (as of 05:16 UTC - Details)
The only meaningful statistics show the incidence of serious illness, hospitalizations, and deaths. The single most important statistic among these is the infection fatality rate (IFR). Data collected through July shows that the IFR for those under age forty-five is actually lower than that of the common flu. The covid-19 IFR rises for those over fifty, but it is hardly a death sentence. And the data does not segregate those with preexisting health issues caused by obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. If we could see data only for reasonably healthy people under fifty, the numbers would be even more reassuring.
Mild or asymptomatic covid cases are effectively meaningless. The world is full of bacteria and viruses, and sometimes they make us a bit sick for a few days. There are millions of them in the world all around us, on our skin, in our nose and respiratory tract, in our organs. We are meant to live with them, which is why we all have immune systems designed to help us coexist and adapt to ever-changing organisms. We develop antibodies naturally, or we attempt to stimulate them through vaccines, but ultimately our own immune systems have to deal with covid-19. The virus will always be out there waiting, on the other side of any lockdown or mask—so we might as well get on with it.
Unreported Truths abou... Berenson, Alex Buy New $5.99 (as of 03:17 UTC - Details) From day one the focus should have been on boosting immunity through exercise, fresh air, sunlight, proper dietary supplementation, and the promotion of general well-being. Instead our politicians, bureaucrats, and media insisted on business lockdowns, school closures, distancing, isolation, masks, and the mirage of a fast, effective vaccine. As with almost everything in life, state intervention made the situation worse. We can only hope many governors are removed from office, either by impeachment or at the next election. Several, including Andrew Cuomo in New York and Gretchen Whitmer in Michigan, should face criminal charges for their lawless edicts. There is no due process exception for “public health.”
Lockdowns were never justified, either in terms of the covid-19 risk or the staggering economic tradeoffs, which will be felt for decades. They certainly are not justified now, given seven months of additional data showing that the transmission and lethality of covid-19 are not particularly worse than previous SARS, swine flu, or Ebola pandemics. We still don’t know how many of the reported two hundred thousand US covid-19 deaths were actually caused by the SARS-CoV-2 respiratory disease, or simply reflect people who died of other causes after exposure to covid-19. We do know that the harms caused by the lockdowns far outweigh the harms posed by the covid-19 virus.
We have had nearly eight months of life and liberty stolen from us by politicians and their hysteria-promoting accomplices in media. How much more will we accept?
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The Best of Jeff Deist


lewrockwell--2020-10-05--Naked Numerators Paint Deceptive Picture of ‘Pandemic’

First appeared in The Western Standard Is there no-one in Ontario premier Doug Ford ’ s cabinet or caucus , or the entire civil service , who has two brain cells to rub together ?
Ontarians have been given another alarming statistic this week : 700 new COVID cases .
It ’ s a record high , the headlines shout , implying that the so-called pandemic is getting worse .
But that naked number by itself says nothing of the kind .
It ’ s a numerator in search of a denominator .
The only relevant statistic that would tell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” is getting worse would be the number of positive tests on a particular day divided by the total number of people tested on that day .
This ratio would then have to be compared with the equivalent ratio calculated on prior days .
Undercover Epicenter N ... Olszewski , Erin Marie Buy New $ 24.29 Here ’ s an example to illustrate the point .
We know that the province has ramped up testing recently .
The Ottawa Citizen recently reported that we were testing on average only 13,200 people per day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tested over 41,000 last Sunday .
Surely someone must know the number of tests that have been administered on each day .
If a prior week ’ s “ case ” toll of roughly 300 per day represented all the positive tests out of 10,000 tests administered that day , that would mean that 3 percent of all the people tested had tested positive .
If 700 tested positive on a different day but 100,000 tests had been administered on that day , it would mean that only 0.7 percent of the people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be cause for declaring the “ pandemic ” to be virtually over , not for declaring it to have worsened .
Why are we not being given the new “ case ” numbers as a percentage of the people tested ?
Are the people governing Ontario so stupid that they can ’ t understand this simple mathematical example ?
Or is there a deliberate policy in place to force the province back in lockdown ?
Note how appearances can be manipulated by focusing only on the number of positive test results , with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
After another forced lockdown , the province could simply stop administering as many tests , then announce that there were fewer new cases , so the lockdown policies had “ clearly worked.
” This would be utter balderdash , of course , but all mainstream news sources currently seem to be accepting government numbers at face value and not asking the proper question to put the numbers in context .
Anyone Who Tells You V ... Coleman , Dr Vernon Buy New $ 3.99 The issue is further complicated by the now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tests are false positives , and by the fact that new “ cases ” really don ’ t mean anything if they ’ re not harming anyone .
Let me illustrate again .
If there are 700 positive test results on a given day this week but not a single one of those people ends up dying or needing hospitalization , then we are clearly in a much better situation than we would be if only 100 people tested positive but 50 of them died .
But 700 still sounds scarier than 100 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ New high !
” Somebody in the Ontario government must have these numbers .
Why are they not being released to the public ?
Speak up , Premier Ford .
Are you really stupid enough to believe that a naked test toll is meaningful , or do you just believe that everyone else in Ontario is stupid enough to unquestioningly accept the sense of alarm you are trying to impart ?
The Best of Karen Selick

First appeared in The Western Standard
Is there no-one in Ontario premier Doug Ford’s cabinet or caucus, or the entire civil service, who has two brain cells to rub together?
Ontarians have been given another alarming statistic this week: 700 new COVID cases. It’s a record high, the headlines shout, implying that the so-called pandemic is getting worse.
But that naked number by itself says nothing of the kind. It’s a numerator in search of a denominator. The only relevant statistic that would tell us whether or not the “pandemic” is getting worse would be the number of positive tests on a particular day divided by the total number of people tested on that day. This ratio would then have to be compared with the equivalent ratio calculated on prior days.
Undercover Epicenter N... Olszewski, Erin Marie Buy New $24.29 (as of 02:20 UTC - Details) Here’s an example to illustrate the point. We know that the province has ramped up testing recently. The Ottawa Citizen recently reported that we were testing on average only 13,200 people per day in April and May, but we tested over 41,000 last Sunday. Surely someone must know the number of tests that have been administered on each day. If a prior week’s “case” toll of roughly 300 per day represented all the positive tests out of 10,000 tests administered that day, that would mean that 3 percent of all the people tested had tested positive. If 700 tested positive on a different day but 100,000 tests had been administered on that day, it would mean that only 0.7 percent of the people tested were testing positive. This would be cause for declaring the “pandemic” to be virtually over, not for declaring it to have worsened.
Why are we not being given the new “case” numbers as a percentage of the people tested? Are the people governing Ontario so stupid that they can’t understand this simple mathematical example? Or is there a deliberate policy in place to force the province back in lockdown?
Note how appearances can be manipulated by focusing only on the number of positive test results, with no context in which to view them. After another forced lockdown, the province could simply stop administering as many tests, then announce that there were fewer new cases, so the lockdown policies had “clearly worked.” This would be utter balderdash, of course, but all mainstream news sources currently seem to be accepting government numbers at face value and not asking the proper question to put the numbers in context.
Anyone Who Tells You V... Coleman, Dr Vernon Buy New $3.99 (as of 04:06 UTC - Details) The issue is further complicated by the now well-established fact that many of the positive tests are false positives, and by the fact that new “cases” really don’t mean anything if they’re not harming anyone.
Let me illustrate again. If there are 700 positive test results on a given day this week but not a single one of those people ends up dying or needing hospitalization, then we are clearly in a much better situation than we would be if only 100 people tested positive but 50 of them died. But 700 still sounds scarier than 100, especially when you’re shouting “New high!”
Somebody in the Ontario government must have these numbers. Why are they not being released to the public?
Speak up, Premier Ford. Are you really stupid enough to believe that a naked test toll is meaningful, or do you just believe that everyone else in Ontario is stupid enough to unquestioningly accept the sense of alarm you are trying to impart?
Reprinted with the author’s permission.
The Best of Karen Selick


lewrockwell--2020-10-05--Is the UK Heading Toward Medical Martial Law?

Martial Law and Englis ... Collins , John M. Best Price : $ 36.58 Buy New $ 27.51 On the @ @ @ @ @ Tory MP for Bournemouth East , stood up in Parliament and suggested that the British @ @ @ @ @ Defense be in charge of distributing and administering “ millions of doses ” of the @ @ @ @ @ as issuing “ vaccination certificates ” which will “ allow travel ” .
And that @ @ @ @ @ , there ’ s a lot more vaguely sinister language , camouflaged in his rather @ @ @ @ @ You can watch the whole speech here , go to 20:24 ) .
This is @ @ @ @ @ very much worth keeping an eye on .
The BBC don ’ t think so @ @ @ @ @ the call for what would easily amount to medical martial law didn ’ t even @ @ @ @ @ Today in Parliament ” programme .

Martial Law and Englis... Collins, John M. Best Price: $36.58 Buy New $27.51 (as of 04:57 UTC - Details) On the 28th September Tobias Ellwood, Tory MP for Bournemouth East, stood up in Parliament and suggested that the British Army and the Ministry of Defense be in charge of distributing and administering “millions of doses” of the Sars-Cov-2 vaccines, as well as issuing “vaccination certificates” which will “allow travel”.
And that’s just the highlights, there’s a lot more vaguely sinister language, camouflaged in his rather drab monotone voice. (You can watch the whole speech here, go to 20:24).
This is a concerning development, one very much worth keeping an eye on. The BBC don’t think so, of course, because the call for what would easily amount to medical martial law didn’t even make it into their “Today in Parliament” programme.
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lewrockwell--2020-10-05--The Corporate Media’s Shameful Ignoring of Riots and Looting

The downtowns of numerous American cities have been burned up .
Government buildings have been attacked .
Private businesses have been destroyed .
And people have even been killed .
This has been happening off and on now for many months .
And—perhaps most amazing and horrifying of all—the news media has decided to largely ignore it .
Detailed coverage would undercut the “ mostly peaceful ” narrative that many want to cling to .
When things get really out of control , the corporate media is forced to report on them in summary fashion , but they have largely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would do in virtually any other circumstance .
Reporting of that sort is coming from a relatively small number of independent publishers , none more than my own publication , the Daily Caller .
The Daily Caller has sent reporters to every hot spot in America , from Washington , D.C. , to Seattle , to Portland , Oregon , and Kenosha , Wisconsin .
The fact that this medium-sized news outlet has more gruesome footage of what ’ s really going on in our streets than huge corporate media outlets should scare @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Defense of Looting : ... Osterweil , Vicky Best Price : $ 19.95 Buy New $ 21.03 The corporate media ’ s choice to largely ignore this coverage is , in essence , a decision to distort reality .
In the face of this vacuum , we have been filling the void .
Our reporters are in the middle of many dangerous riots , and they are there with only one goal : Tell the truth about what they are seeing .
They have told stories of peaceful protesters trying to confront the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told stories of brutal attacks by rioters against police just trying to keep the peace .
They have told stories of times when police response seemed too aggressive .
They have told stories of organized radical attacks against government buildings .
They have told stories of protesters attacking journalists .
They have also told stories of right-wing vigilantes attacking innocent people .
If it happens on the ground and they see it , they tell it straight .
That ’ s the job as it ’ s supposed to be done .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ generally young ) reporters we have out on our streets .
We never force any reporter to do this coverage .
It ’ s flat-out dangerous .
We have had reporters threatened , chased , punched , and even shot at during these protests that too often turn into riots .
One thing that has never happened until now , though , is for our reporters ’ constitutional right to undertake this coverage to come under attack by government authorities .
That all changed last week in Louisville , Kentucky .
Daily Caller @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the streets of Louisville on Sept. 23 in the wake of the prosecutors ’ charging decisions in the Breonna Taylor shooting case .
As so many nights sadly do , that night turned violent in Louisville .
The Plot to Change Ame ... Gonzalez , Mike Best Price : $ 23.12 Buy New $ 17.39 Two police officers were shot at .
Our reporters were out after the protest was declared an “ unlawful assembly.
” They were still out because the protesters and rioters were still on the streets , so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the chaos that was happening .
They were also still out because the Louisville Police themselves had assured them earlier in the day that their rights would be protected .
In an official email to press titled “ MEDIA UPDATE IN REFERENCE TO CURFEW AND UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLY , ” the Louisville Police Department said : Despite this assurance , both of our reporters were arrested on the ground in Louisville .
The charges—completely contrary to the assurances from the Louisville Police earlier in the evening—are “ failure to disperse ” and “ unlawful @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Geoff Ingersoll , contacted the Louisville Police immediately .
He was surprised and relieved to get through to a real person in all the chaos .
He told an officer that there had been a mistake and two of his reporters were arrested despite following guidelines , and he offered to confirm their identities as reporters .

The downtowns of numerous American cities have been burned up. Government buildings have been attacked. Private businesses have been destroyed. And people have even been killed. This has been happening off and on now for many months. And—perhaps most amazing and horrifying of all—the news media has decided to largely ignore it.
Detailed coverage would undercut the “mostly peaceful” narrative that many want to cling to. When things get really out of control, the corporate media is forced to report on them in summary fashion, but they have largely abandoned the day-to-day, on-the-ground reporting they would do in virtually any other circumstance. Reporting of that sort is coming from a relatively small number of independent publishers, none more than my own publication, the Daily Caller.
The Daily Caller has sent reporters to every hot spot in America, from Washington, D.C., to Seattle, to Portland, Oregon, and Kenosha, Wisconsin. The fact that this medium-sized news outlet has more gruesome footage of what’s really going on in our streets than huge corporate media outlets should scare the hell out of you. In Defense of Looting:... Osterweil, Vicky Best Price: $19.95 Buy New $21.03 (as of 05:02 UTC - Details)
The corporate media’s choice to largely ignore this coverage is, in essence, a decision to distort reality. In the face of this vacuum, we have been filling the void.
Our reporters are in the middle of many dangerous riots, and they are there with only one goal: Tell the truth about what they are seeing.
They have told stories of peaceful protesters trying to confront the radical and violent elements. They have told stories of brutal attacks by rioters against police just trying to keep the peace. They have told stories of times when police response seemed too aggressive. They have told stories of organized radical attacks against government buildings. They have told stories of protesters attacking journalists. They have also told stories of right-wing vigilantes attacking innocent people.
If it happens on the ground and they see it, they tell it straight. That’s the job as it’s supposed to be done.
I could not be prouder of the (generally young) reporters we have out on our streets. We never force any reporter to do this coverage. It’s flat-out dangerous. We have had reporters threatened, chased, punched, and even shot at during these protests that too often turn into riots.
One thing that has never happened until now, though, is for our reporters’ constitutional right to undertake this coverage to come under attack by government authorities. That all changed last week in Louisville, Kentucky.
Daily Caller reporters Shelby Talcott and Jorge Ventura were on the streets of Louisville on Sept. 23 in the wake of the prosecutors’ charging decisions in the Breonna Taylor shooting case. As so many nights sadly do, that night turned violent in Louisville. The Plot to Change Ame... Gonzalez, Mike Best Price: $23.12 Buy New $17.39 (as of 04:58 UTC - Details)
Two police officers were shot at. Our reporters were out after the protest was declared an “unlawful assembly.” They were still out because the protesters and rioters were still on the streets, so they had a job to do covering the chaos that was happening.
They were also still out because the Louisville Police themselves had assured them earlier in the day that their rights would be protected. In an official email to press titled “MEDIA UPDATE IN REFERENCE TO CURFEW AND UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLY,” the Louisville Police Department said:
Media can absolutely observe and film all activity going on during these protests’ events. Media is not subject to the curfew if they are working and providing coverage to a designated audience. When a declaration of an unlawful assembly is given, media is expected to remain as a bystander/observer of the activity, not a participant, or in any way hinder the operations of officers
Despite this assurance, both of our reporters were arrested on the ground in Louisville. The charges—completely contrary to the assurances from the Louisville Police earlier in the evening—are “failure to disperse” and “unlawful assembly.”
Upon arrest, our editor-in-chief, Geoff Ingersoll, contacted the Louisville Police immediately. He was surprised and relieved to get through to a real person in all the chaos. He told an officer that there had been a mistake and two of his reporters were arrested despite following guidelines, and he offered to confirm their identities as reporters.
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lewrockwell--2020-10-05--Why Covid Kids May Grow Up To Be Libertarians

The Coronavirus crisis hit children as hard as any other segment of the population .
All familiar routines were suddenly ripped away from them .
Thousands are still doing school online .
Many state mask mandates include young children .
For children old enough to remember it in the future , the year of Coronavirus , will be a significant event in their childhoods .
They will probably tell their own children and grandchildren stories about what it was like to live through this time .
But how will they look back on this crisis when they reach adulthood ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
Justice as Fairness : A ... Rawls , John Best Price : $ 9.84 Buy New $ 28.01 For adults , the debate about handling the pandemic has been highly politicized for some time .
However , we are now moving into a phase of the reopening where different standards about what is allowed and what isn ’ t will be obvious even to children .
For example , last week a kind friend wanted to organize a picnic for my three small children .
She prepared little sandwiches and lots of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ arrived at our local park a guard approached us to tell us we couldn ’ t bring food in .
This is normally allowed , but it is forbidden during COVID-19 because eating requires removing one ’ s mask .
My children burst into tears .
My friend and I tried – in vain – to convince them that having a picnic in the living room is also fun .
The worst part of this situation , however , is that we constantly walk by restaurants in our neighborhood that are open for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seating .
What ’ s the difference between us having a picnic in the park and buying an ice cream cone and eating it on the restaurant terrace ?
Why is one a health hazard and not the other ?
I was at a loss to explain this discrepancy to my children .
It is simply unfair .
As young as they are , my kids intuit that .

The Coronavirus crisis hit children as hard as any other segment of the population. All familiar routines were suddenly ripped away from them. Thousands are still doing school online. Many state mask mandates include young children.
For children old enough to remember it in the future, the year of Coronavirus, will be a significant event in their childhoods. They will probably tell their own children and grandchildren stories about what it was like to live through this time.
But how will they look back on this crisis when they reach adulthood? And how will it shape their worldview? Justice as Fairness: A... Rawls, John Best Price: $9.84 Buy New $28.01 (as of 04:59 UTC - Details)
For adults, the debate about handling the pandemic has been highly politicized for some time. However, we are now moving into a phase of the reopening where different standards about what is allowed and what isn’t will be obvious even to children.
For example, last week a kind friend wanted to organize a picnic for my three small children. She prepared little sandwiches and lots of fun snacks, yet, when we arrived at our local park a guard approached us to tell us we couldn’t bring food in. This is normally allowed, but it is forbidden during COVID-19 because eating requires removing one’s mask. My children burst into tears. My friend and I tried – in vain – to convince them that having a picnic in the living room is also fun.
The worst part of this situation, however, is that we constantly walk by restaurants in our neighborhood that are open for business – both with indoor and outdoor seating. What’s the difference between us having a picnic in the park and buying an ice cream cone and eating it on the restaurant terrace? Why is one a health hazard and not the other? I was at a loss to explain this discrepancy to my children. It is simply unfair. As young as they are, my kids intuit that.
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