thewashingtonstandard--2020-08-22--Forget Russia, The Democrats & Republicans Have Openly Rigged The Election For Themselves For Decade

Forget Russia, The Democrats & Republicans Have Openly Rigged The Election For Themselves For Decades

The lesser of two evils is still evil .
The last time the American people were allowed to see more than two candidates for president on television was in 1992 when Ross Perot was allowed on stage with Democrat Bill Clinton and incumbent Republican President George H.W .
Bush .
Perot ran as an independent , financing his own campaign and shook up American politics .
He received more than 19 million votes as a result of being allowed on that stage with Bush and Clinton .
Perot wound up with about 19 % of the vote in an election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bush .
The fact that Perot was able to garner so much support was a direct result of his presence in the national televised debates .
Naturally , the idea of a third party stealing votes from one of the major parties is a threat to the establishment .
In 1987 , Democrats and Republicans unanimously agreed to form the Commission on Presidential Debates ( CPD ) which is a nonprofit corporation established with bipartisan support .
The CPD ’ s formation was directly recommended by the bipartisan National Commission on Elections to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ debates to the two major parties.
” The CPD was chaired by heads of the Democratic and Republican parties , Paul G. Kirk and Frank Fahrenkopf and at a press conference in 1987 , they both had no problem admitting that this commission was formed to essentially exclude third party candidates .
” We believe the Democratic and Republican Parties are making history today by assuming their rightful responsibility for the single most effective voter education project in Presidential elections , ” Kirk said at the time .
Mr. Fahrenkopf asserted , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ parties will ensure that we will reach the best possible agreement for all concerned , most importantly for the voters of this nation.
” In other words , the CPD conducted a coup that would force Americans to choose between the lesser of two evils .
” I think they ’ re trying to steal the debates from the American voters , ” the League of Women Voters ’ s president , Nancy M. Neuman said when the commission took over .
And she was right .
The league rejected the demands and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ withdrawing support for the debates because “ the demands of the two campaign organizations would perpetrate a fraud on the American voter.
” And it did .
But the CPD didn ’ t count on Ross Perot and after he shook up the 1992 debates and election , they made another ominous move to further exclude third parties .
The CPD would change the rules to require that for any candidate to be allowed on televised debates , he or she must garner at least 15 % support across five national polls .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the mainstream media , this essentially guaranteed that no third-party candidate would ever be on the stage again — and this has been the case for decades now .
It also ensured that anti-establishment candidates like Tulsi Gabbard would be shunned as well .
The two-party system is a sham that gives voters the illusion of choice when in reality the candidates are chosen by the establishment .
Former Congressman and presidential candidate Ron Paul witnessed this repeatedly throughout his political career .
“ I ’ ve come to the conclusion , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , is that our presidential elections turn out to be more of a charade than anything else , and I think that is true today .
It is a charade , ” he said in 2008 .
In the old Soviet Union , people had “ free ” elections and were “ free ” to choose any Communist candidate that had been selected for the election .
The same paradigm is used in the US once the establishment picks a right-wing puppet and left-wing puppet .
Americans are told that if they vote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a third party — the “ other bad candidate will win , ” and they eat it up .
Even if you vote , or not , and your party wins , or not , the police state will continue because no one who actually challenges it is allowed inside .
Constantly voting for the lesser of two evils has manifested into an inevitable cycle in which the government gets more powerful and the people get poorer .
But don ’ t take my word for it , just look at the current @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of people are unemployed , tens of millions more are facing eviction , all the while the politically connected elite have increased their wealth by hundreds of billions .
As the .01 % use government as their tool to fleece the masses , the masses bare the brunt of the debt , which has exponentially increased by a record 3 TRILLION in just the last five months .
“ But if Trump gets re-elected we will make America great , ” right ?
Or , “ if Biden and Kamala win , we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ right ?
Wrong .
The reality of the situation is that no matter who gets elected , these politicians have already made a Faustian bargain to keep the police and warfare state in power .
In today ’ s political climate , it is no longer a question of which party is in power , or which party will usher in totalitarianism .
Instead , we have reached a point of simply waiting for the hammer to finally fall .
Donald Trump ran on a platform to make government smaller , get America @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the chaotic and out of control spending , and rein in the overreaching executive .
Instead , he ’ s continued wars , increased spending , and followed in his predecessor ’ s footsteps in using his position of president like a dictatorship with executive order after executive order—acting more like a dictator than a president .
Even when Trump tries to pull troops out of the Middle East , the government refuses to allow him to do it .
the military industrial complex rolls on regardless of who is in the White @ @ @ @ @ @ @ speeding toward the edge of a perilous cliff , but arguing over who should steer the wheel — leaving no one competent enough available to man the brakes .
The ruling elite has no problem flaunting this in front of our faces either .
In fact , one Congressman even spoke out in a book , bragging about how voting doesn ’ t matter and that the US government views the citizens as “ sheep.
” In 2016 , as TFTP reported , the internet exploded when the book Congressman X was published @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or former congressman explained that voting is what keeps assholes like him in power .
“ My main job is to keep my job , to get reelected , ” Congressman X asserts in the book .
“ It takes precedence over everything.
” In regard to how the political class views the citizens , Congressman X did not hold back .
In case you haven ’ t noticed yet , voting changes nothing in regard to the status quo .
If it did have any chance of changing anything significant , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ things is disobedience to tyrants and pushing back against government corruption by refusing to be silenced .
Seeking a lesser ignorance changes things—not repeating the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result .
So , how do we do it ?
How do we shift the scales to favor freedom and liberty instead of the police state and tyranny ?
Well , it ’ s not easy , but it is possible—and necessary .
We get organized .
We get educated .
We get active .
If you feel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if all you do is vote , “ we the people ” are going to lose .
If you abstain from voting and still do nothing , “ we the people ” are going to lose .
If you give your proxy to some third-party individual or group to fix what ’ s wrong with the country and that ’ s all you do , then “ we the people ” are going to lose .
If , however , you ’ re prepared to shake off the doldrums , wipe the sleep @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the television , tune out the talking heads , untether yourself from whatever piece of technology you ’ re affixed to , wean yourself off the teat of the nanny state , and start flexing those unused civic muscles , then there might be hope for us all .
For starters , get back to basics .
Get to know your neighbors , your community , and your local officials .
This is the first line of defense when it comes to securing your base : fortifying your immediate lines .
Second , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ local government is structured .
Who serves on your city council and school boards ?
Who runs your local jail : has it been coopted by private contractors ?
What recourse does the community have to voice concerns about local problems or disagree with decisions by government officials ?
Third , know the people you ’ re entrusting with your local government .
Are your police chiefs being promoted from within your community ?
Are your locally elected officials accessible and , equally important , are they open to what you have to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
Does your newspaper report on local events ?
Who are your judges ?
Are their judgments fair and impartial ?
How are prisoners being treated in your local jails ?
Finally , don ’ t get so trusting and comfortable that you stop doing the hard work of holding your government accountable .
Now , instead of sitting idly by and complaining about those in power , let ’ s fix this .
You can start by sharing this article .
It ’ s not that people want this leviathan to continue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this is not readily available to them and they don ’ t know there are other options .
Once you wake someone up to the reality of the status quo , they will never go back to sleep again .
The individuals will continue to enlighten and awaken their fellow humans with the message of peace and liberty until these individuals become the sleeping giant that is the idea whose time has come .
And as Ron Paul famously said , “ no army can stop an idea whose time has come.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in this world .
Get off your ass .
Spread peace .
And take the advice of Dylan Thomas when he says to “ rage , rage against the dying of the light .
”

The lesser of two evils is still evil. The last time the American people were allowed to see more than two candidates for president on television was in 1992 when Ross Perot was allowed on stage with Democrat Bill Clinton and incumbent Republican President George H.W. Bush. Perot ran as an independent, financing his own campaign and shook up American politics. He received more than 19 million votes as a result of being allowed on that stage with Bush and Clinton.
Perot wound up with about 19% of the vote in an election that Clinton won by 6 points over Bush. The fact that Perot was able to garner so much support was a direct result of his presence in the national televised debates. Naturally, the idea of a third party stealing votes from one of the major parties is a threat to the establishment.
In 1987, Democrats and Republicans unanimously agreed to form the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) which is a nonprofit corporation established with bipartisan support. The CPD’s formation was directly recommended by the bipartisan National Commission on Elections to turn “over the sponsorship of presidential debates to the two major parties.”
The CPD was chaired by heads of the Democratic and Republican parties, Paul G. Kirk and Frank Fahrenkopf and at a press conference in 1987, they both had no problem admitting that this commission was formed to essentially exclude third party candidates.
”We believe the Democratic and Republican Parties are making history today by assuming their rightful responsibility for the single most effective voter education project in Presidential elections,” Kirk said at the time.
Mr. Fahrenkopf asserted, ”The extremely competitive nature of the two parties will ensure that we will reach the best possible agreement for all concerned, most importantly for the voters of this nation.”
In other words, the CPD conducted a coup that would force Americans to choose between the lesser of two evils.
”I think they’re trying to steal the debates from the American voters,” the League of Women Voters’s president, Nancy M. Neuman said when the commission took over. And she was right. The league rejected the demands and released a statement saying that it was withdrawing support for the debates because “the demands of the two campaign organizations would perpetrate a fraud on the American voter.”
And it did.
But the CPD didn’t count on Ross Perot and after he shook up the 1992 debates and election, they made another ominous move to further exclude third parties. The CPD would change the rules to require that for any candidate to be allowed on televised debates, he or she must garner at least 15% support across five national polls. As third party candidates are already shunned in the mainstream media, this essentially guaranteed that no third-party candidate would ever be on the stage again — and this has been the case for decades now. It also ensured that anti-establishment candidates like Tulsi Gabbard would be shunned as well.
The two-party system is a sham that gives voters the illusion of choice when in reality the candidates are chosen by the establishment. Former Congressman and presidential candidate Ron Paul witnessed this repeatedly throughout his political career.
“I’ve come to the conclusion, after having spent many years in politics, is that our presidential elections turn out to be more of a charade than anything else, and I think that is true today. It is a charade,” he said in 2008.
In the old Soviet Union, people had “free” elections and were “free” to choose any Communist candidate that had been selected for the election. The same paradigm is used in the US once the establishment picks a right-wing puppet and left-wing puppet. Americans are told that if they vote outside of these two evils — for a third party — the “other bad candidate will win,” and they eat it up.
Even if you vote, or not, and your party wins, or not, the police state will continue because no one who actually challenges it is allowed inside. Constantly voting for the lesser of two evils has manifested into an inevitable cycle in which the government gets more powerful and the people get poorer. But don’t take my word for it, just look at the current state of America.
Tens of millions of people are unemployed, tens of millions more are facing eviction, all the while the politically connected elite have increased their wealth by hundreds of billions. As the .01% use government as their tool to fleece the masses, the masses bare the brunt of the debt, which has exponentially increased by a record 3 TRILLION in just the last five months.
“But if Trump gets re-elected we will make America great,” right? Or, “if Biden and Kamala win, we can finally have nice things,” right? Wrong. The reality of the situation is that no matter who gets elected, these politicians have already made a Faustian bargain to keep the police and warfare state in power.
In today’s political climate, it is no longer a question of which party is in power, or which party will usher in totalitarianism. Instead, we have reached a point of simply waiting for the hammer to finally fall.
Donald Trump ran on a platform to make government smaller, get America out of these endless wars, cease the chaotic and out of control spending, and rein in the overreaching executive. Instead, he’s continued wars, increased spending, and followed in his predecessor’s footsteps in using his position of president like a dictatorship with executive order after executive order—acting more like a dictator than a president.
Even when Trump tries to pull troops out of the Middle East, the government refuses to allow him to do it. the military industrial complex rolls on regardless of who is in the White House.
We’re not only speeding toward the edge of a perilous cliff, but arguing over who should steer the wheel — leaving no one competent enough available to man the brakes.
The ruling elite has no problem flaunting this in front of our faces either. In fact, one Congressman even spoke out in a book, bragging about how voting doesn’t matter and that the US government views the citizens as “sheep.”
In 2016, as TFTP reported, the internet exploded when the book Congressman X was published. In it, the supposed current or former congressman explained that voting is what keeps assholes like him in power.
“My main job is to keep my job, to get reelected,” Congressman X asserts in the book. “It takes precedence over everything.”
In regard to how the political class views the citizens, Congressman X did not hold back.
“Voters are incredibly ignorant and know little about our form of government and how it works,” he says. “It’s far easier than you think to manipulate a nation of naive, self-absorbed sheep who crave instant gratification.” “Voters claim they want substance and detailed position papers, but what they really crave are cutesy cat videos, celebrity gossip, top 10 lists, reality TV shows, tabloid tripe, and the next f**king Twitter message,” he rants.
In case you haven’t noticed yet, voting changes nothing in regard to the status quo. If it did have any chance of changing anything significant, it would be illegal.
What really changes things is disobedience to tyrants and pushing back against government corruption by refusing to be silenced. Seeking a lesser ignorance changes things—not repeating the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.
So, how do we do it? How do we shift the scales to favor freedom and liberty instead of the police state and tyranny? Well, it’s not easy, but it is possible—and necessary.
As Constitutional Attorney John Whitehead notes:
We get organized. We get educated. We get active. If you feel led to vote, fine, but if all you do is vote, “we the people” are going to lose. If you abstain from voting and still do nothing, “we the people” are going to lose. If you give your proxy to some third-party individual or group to fix what’s wrong with the country and that’s all you do, then “we the people” are going to lose. If, however, you’re prepared to shake off the doldrums, wipe the sleep out of your eyes, turn off the television, tune out the talking heads, untether yourself from whatever piece of technology you’re affixed to, wean yourself off the teat of the nanny state, and start flexing those unused civic muscles, then there might be hope for us all. For starters, get back to basics. Get to know your neighbors, your community, and your local officials. This is the first line of defense when it comes to securing your base: fortifying your immediate lines. Second, understand your rights. Know how your local government is structured. Who serves on your city council and school boards? Who runs your local jail: has it been coopted by private contractors? What recourse does the community have to voice concerns about local problems or disagree with decisions by government officials? Third, know the people you’re entrusting with your local government. Are your police chiefs being promoted from within your community? Are your locally elected officials accessible and, equally important, are they open to what you have to say? Who runs your local media? Does your newspaper report on local events? Who are your judges? Are their judgments fair and impartial? How are prisoners being treated in your local jails? Finally, don’t get so trusting and comfortable that you stop doing the hard work of holding your government accountable.
Now, instead of sitting idly by and complaining about those in power, let’s fix this. You can start by sharing this article. It’s not that people want this leviathan to continue, it’s that information like this is not readily available to them and they don’t know there are other options.
Once you wake someone up to the reality of the status quo, they will never go back to sleep again. The individuals will continue to enlighten and awaken their fellow humans with the message of peace and liberty until these individuals become the sleeping giant that is the idea whose time has come. And as Ron Paul famously said, “no army can stop an idea whose time has come.”
Be the change you want to see in this world. Get off your ass. Spread peace. And take the advice of Dylan Thomas when he says to “rage, rage against the dying of the light.”
Article posted with permission from Matt Agorist


thewashingtonstandard--2020-08-23--Not Just Brutality – Cops Continue To Be Arrested For Child Sex Crimes While On Duty

Not Just Brutality – Cops Continue To Be Arrested For Child Sex Crimes While On Duty Police brutality in America is an undeniable problem which is seen in every city in every state across the country .
On a daily basis , video after video surfaces proving this point .
But many American cops have another dirty secret — their disgusting desire to prey on children .
In only the last few weeks , TFTP has reported on multiple officers who were caught distributing child sexual abuse material , also referred to as child pornography , as well as sexually @ @ @ @ @ @ @ law enforcement officers were committing these horrifying crimes while on the taxpayer ’ s dime .
While the aforementioned officers were caught running child porn networks , other cops are caught physically raping children .
One of the most glaring instances of this problem was brought to light last week when the former Boston Police Patrolmen ’ s Association President Pat Rose was arrested on child rape charges .
According to WBZ-TV , Rose was arrested last Wednesday by State Police on multiple charges in connection with rape of a child , according @ @ @ @ @ @ @ assault and battery on a child under 14 .
The potential also exists that Rose committed crimes against children while on duty as Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins told reporters the allegations against Rose raises questions about his conduct as a member of the department , particularly his encounters with children and teens and the arrests he conducted , the Globe reports .
In a statement , to WBZ , Boston Mayor Marty Walsh said , “ I am deeply disturbed by these horrific allegations , which must be investigated to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the city ’ s top cop is arrested for raping children , there might be a problem .
Judging by the sheer number of reports from local media outlets across the country , there is indeed a problem .
As we reported last week , Elmore police officer Samuel T. Kurp , 26 , was the latest sicko whose tarnished the badge with his desires to prey on society ’ s most vulnerable .
Last Thursday , Kurp was arrested and charged with receiving and distributing child pornography .
Kurp was literally being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
According to the complaint , he used the company network to receive and distribute child porn , regularly .
He is accused of sending disturbing images of prepubescent boys and girls using police department resources .
The criminal complaint states that the content was received or distributed while Mr. Kurp was at his parents ’ residence , as well as at the Elmore Police Department .
The offenses are believed to have started in April and continued through Tuesday when he was arrested .
Mr. Kurp is accused of using on at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s Wi-Fi service , meaning he was at work during those times the content was shared or received , according to court records .
Mr. Kurp viewed or received several documents with inappropriate material on April 12 while at the department , prosecutors allege .
On April 13 , he ’ s accused of receiving or sending an image of four nude prepubescent boys and one nude prepubescent girl , which came back to the police department ’ s IP address , records show .
Last week , he posted bond and was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ custody of his mother — with active GPS monitoring , a prohibition against accessing any computer or the Internet , and no contact with minors .
After he was released from jail , he resigned his position at the police department .
Over the last few weeks , many on the right have been pushing the # savethechildren tag on social media , claiming that Hillary Clinton and her cronies are kidnapping and eating children to harvest their adrenacrome—which can be purchased online—all the while ignoring the larger problem .
While we can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is true , child sex trafficking is rife among the elite , but when we look at it on the lower levels of citizens , politicians and law enforcement , it is at epidemic levels .
We are less than 240 days into 2020 and the FBI database already contains more than 530 entries for sex crimes against children .
None of those entries involve any high-level politically elite characters but many of them involve police officers .
Yet still , the # savethechildren crowd shamefully looks the other way when it is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ write this off to the “ bad apple ” fallacy , the fact remains that cops are some of the worst offenders when it comes to preying on children .
Their badges , authority , and protection from the law afford child predator cops abilities regular child predators do not have .
In fact , just days before we reported on Kurp , a cop in Dallas who was doing the exact same thing — running a child porn network , while on the job .
This cop was even using the government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ As we reported , Sr. Cpl .
Daniel Lee Collins allegedly uploaded sexual photos of underage girls to various Google accounts using the City of Dallas internet network , according to the Department of Justice .
One week before Collins , TFTP reported on Sgt .
James Robert Wissmann IV , 35 , of the Baltimore Police Department who has been collecting a six figure annual salary over the years , on the taxpayer ’ s dime , all the while he ’ s been running a sophisticated child porn network .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ month despite facing 5 times that sentence .

Not Just Brutality – Cops Continue To Be Arrested For Child Sex Crimes While On Duty
Police brutality in America is an undeniable problem which is seen in every city in every state across the country. On a daily basis, video after video surfaces proving this point. But many American cops have another dirty secret — their disgusting desire to prey on children. In only the last few weeks, TFTP has reported on multiple officers who were caught distributing child sexual abuse material, also referred to as child pornography, as well as sexually assaulting children. Many of these disgusting law enforcement officers were committing these horrifying crimes while on the taxpayer’s dime.
While the aforementioned officers were caught running child porn networks, other cops are caught physically raping children. One of the most glaring instances of this problem was brought to light last week when the former Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association President Pat Rose was arrested on child rape charges.
According to WBZ-TV, Rose was arrested last Wednesday by State Police on multiple charges in connection with rape of a child, according to sources. The charges include indecent assault and battery on a child under 14.
The potential also exists that Rose committed crimes against children while on duty as Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins told reporters the allegations against Rose raises questions about his conduct as a member of the department, particularly his encounters with children and teens and the arrests he conducted, the Globe reports.
In a statement, to WBZ, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh said, “I am deeply disturbed by these horrific allegations, which must be investigated to the fullest extent of the law.”
When the city’s top cop is arrested for raping children, there might be a problem. Judging by the sheer number of reports from local media outlets across the country, there is indeed a problem.
As we reported last week, Elmore police officer Samuel T. Kurp, 26, was the latest sicko whose tarnished the badge with his desires to prey on society’s most vulnerable. Last Thursday, Kurp was arrested and charged with receiving and distributing child pornography.
Kurp was literally being paid by taxpayers to prey on children. According to the complaint, he used the company network to receive and distribute child porn, regularly. He is accused of sending disturbing images of prepubescent boys and girls using police department resources.
As the Toledo Blade reports:
The criminal complaint states that the content was received or distributed while Mr. Kurp was at his parents’ residence, as well as at the Elmore Police Department. The offenses are believed to have started in April and continued through Tuesday when he was arrested. Mr. Kurp is accused of using on at least 12 occasions the police department’s Wi-Fi service, meaning he was at work during those times the content was shared or received, according to court records. Mr. Kurp viewed or received several documents with inappropriate material on April 12 while at the department, prosecutors allege. On April 13, he’s accused of receiving or sending an image of four nude prepubescent boys and one nude prepubescent girl, which came back to the police department’s IP address, records show.
Last week, he posted bond and was released under house arrest — in the custody of his mother — with active GPS monitoring, a prohibition against accessing any computer or the Internet, and no contact with minors.
After he was released from jail, he resigned his position at the police department.
Over the last few weeks, many on the right have been pushing the #savethechildren tag on social media, claiming that Hillary Clinton and her cronies are kidnapping and eating children to harvest their adrenacrome—which can be purchased online—all the while ignoring the larger problem. While we can’t prove that the above claim is true, child sex trafficking is rife among the elite, but when we look at it on the lower levels of citizens, politicians and law enforcement, it is at epidemic levels.
We are less than 240 days into 2020 and the FBI database already contains more than 530 entries for sex crimes against children. None of those entries involve any high-level politically elite characters but many of them involve police officers.
Yet still, the #savethechildren crowd shamefully looks the other way when it is blue lives involved. As most people write this off to the “bad apple” fallacy, the fact remains that cops are some of the worst offenders when it comes to preying on children.
Their badges, authority, and protection from the law afford child predator cops abilities regular child predators do not have. In fact, just days before we reported on Kurp, a cop in Dallas who was doing the exact same thing — running a child porn network, while on the job. This cop was even using the government’s network to do it.
As we reported, Sr. Cpl. Daniel Lee Collins allegedly uploaded sexual photos of underage girls to various Google accounts using the City of Dallas internet network, according to the Department of Justice.
One week before Collins, TFTP reported on Sgt. James Robert Wissmann IV, 35, of the Baltimore Police Department who has been collecting a six figure annual salary over the years, on the taxpayer’s dime, all the while he’s been running a sophisticated child porn network. He was sentenced to just 4 years last month despite facing 5 times that sentence.
Article posted with permission from Matt Agorist


thewashingtonstandard--2020-08-23--Here’s How a Cashless Society Would Affect Day to Day Life

Have you ever thought about the ramifications of a cashless society ?
I ’ m talking about the real , first-person effects , not some ephemeral conspiracy theory or possible biblical prophecy .
This is bad news for a lot of reasons , not the least of which are the ways it would affect day-to-day life .
Here ’ s my definition of a cashless society , so we ’ re all singing from the same songbook : Cash would no longer be legal tender , therefore you could not make purchases with it , pay bills with it , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ You would not be able to deposit cash into your bank account so you wouldn ’ t be able to accept cash for an exchange of goods or services .
Therefore , cash would be nothing more than a worthless piece of paper .
( I know , I know .
Debt-based currency is a totally different article though . )
We ’ re heading this way .
Jose recently wrote that Venezuela is rapidly becoming cashless and here in the United States a concerning early sign is that there is a “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stores to give you your change on a store loyalty card or invite you to donate that change to some cause .
Think of all the times that cash is an appropriate gift .
I ’ ve always given money , like stuffing a child ’ s birthday card with a $ 20 bill or giving a new graduate some cash to put toward college expenses .
When I got married , we received quite a bit of money from various loved ones .
My dad always gave my daughters some spending money @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and they were surprised and delighted every single time .
However , in a cashless society , there are two problems with this .
First of all , the recipient would not be able to use the cash .
He or she would not be able to spend or deposit it .
Secondly , if a monetary gift is given , it would have to be done with a check or electronic transfer .
This means that the government ( and the Tax Man ) would know precisely how much money any person @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a big deal for the 7-year-old who got $ 20 from grandpa , but what about the graduate who raked in a couple thousand in gifts from family members to celebrate his or her accomplishments ?
At what point will the government have their hands out for “ their fair share ?
” A lot of folks are really struggling right now with the COVID shutdowns .
Jobs have been lost , hours have been cut , and financial problems abound .
One of the ways that these people are making ends meet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cutting grass , cleaning houses , driving for Uber , delivering food , babysitting – they ’ re coming up with all sorts of ways to make some extra money .
A huge percentage of these people are being paid in cash .
But if suddenly you can no longer spend your cash , you ’ d need to be paid electronically .
How many people who don ’ t already have a business have a merchant account for taking credit or debit cards ?
There are options like Paypal and Venmo , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they ’ re going to have to figure out something .
And then , as above , every single bit of this side gig money is traceable and trackable .
This could quickly turn your 20 bucks from lawn mowing into $ 15 after taxes .
Raise your hand if you ’ ve ever sold something to pay a bill .
Me too !
I ’ ve sold jewelry , furniture , exercise equipment – all sorts of stuff to meet an obligation when in a pinch .
Not only that , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ year to downsize the things that I found I don ’ t really use , which often brings in a few hundred dollars .
How will this work in a cashless society ?
Well , if you are selling just one larger item , you ’ d probably end up using some kind of payment app like Venmo or Paypal .
On the other hand , a yard sale would be nearly impossible to conduct electronically .
Who is really going to be able to sit there and do Paypal transactions all day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that cost 25 cents ?
And there we are , down another way of making some quick money .
Lots of folks who work in food service and the beauty industry , just to name two niches , depend on tips to make a living .
Generally , tips are collected from tables or paid out at the end of the shift if they were put on a debit card .
But…once there is no cash , these tips will have to end up going on a regular paycheck .
One hundred percent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ payroll withholdings .
This will mean that a lot of people see a sharp decrease in their earnings , plus they ’ ll have to wait for their checks to get the money .
It puts a lot of power into the hands of the management and it would not be difficult at all for someone to manipulate the amounts the workers have earned .
I ’ ve written many times about the importance of allowing children to handle their own money .
It teaches them responsibility and life skills that will serve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Learn more about talking to your kids about money in this article . )
My daughters have had access to money since they were in kindergarten , and possibly before .
Now , how are you going to give a five-year-old access to money if it ’ s all electronic ?
Are they going to end up with their own bank accounts and debit cards ?
That hardly seems realistic .
There is also the option of gift cards , but that means the money can only be spent at certain places , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ saving your money to put it toward a Big Goal .
Forget lemonade stands , gifts from Grandpa , or putting change in a piggy bank – these will all be things of the past .
Eight million households in the United States are “ underbanked ” or “ unbanked.
” This means that they don ’ t have any kind of bank account due to fees , bad credit , or other obstacles .
These people rely on check-cashing businesses that already take a hefty fee to give them the pay they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do when this is no longer an option ?
Most of the people who are unbanked or underbanked are living under the poverty line already .
This would mean that they can no longer pick up side-gigs to make ends meet , they can ’ t do odd jobs , and getting them any kind of assistance will be more difficult .
Slate reports how the coin shortage is affecting these Americans : And this is just a coin shortage .
Imagine how difficult it would be if our society became completely cashless @ @ @ @ @ @ @ power in access .
So , we can see this isn ’ t an ideal situation for any of us .
But even these things are relatively minor in comparison to the potential for abuse against citizens in a cashless society .
If every single dime you bring in is tracked and recorded , you will have no financial privacy , and you ’ ll also be at far more risk .
Many of us keep some cash savings around the house for emergencies .
Even if there is a bank holiday , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have the money sitting around to take care of any incidentals while we are unable to access our banked money .
But what happens when things are cashless ?
All that money we ’ ve stashed away over the years would have to go into the coffers and we ’ d lose a certain amount of control .
It ’ s all well and good when times are okay , but what happens when there ’ s a Cyprus-style event and the government decides a bail-in is in order ?
If you don @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , billions of dollars were seized from depositors to protect the small country ’ s banking system .
This was done to make good on an $ 11.6 billion dollar debt owed to creditors outside the country .
If you think that sounds far-fetched – like something that could “ never happen here , ” it ’ s incredibly important to note that we already have language that allows for bail-ins here in the United States .
After the bailouts for the economic crisis of 2008 , Congress passed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which prohibits government bailouts but allows bail-ins .
So , yes , the money in your account could indeed be used to save a floundering bank .
Not only that , but think about the outrageous phenomenon of civil asset forfeiture .
If you aren ’ t familiar with it , that means that an entity can seize your property or money even when you have not been convicted of a crime .
Civil asset forfeiture provides billions of dollars to the US Government and local police departments every single year .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ if your wealth was all in one place .
And let me take it just one step further before I take off the tinfoil – think about how many websites , YouTube channels , and social media accounts have been purged and demonetized over the past few years .
Is it that much of a stretch of the imagination that this could be taken a step further ?
That perhaps unpopular opinions could be fined and money immediately be withdrawn from the accounts of those who dissent with the status quo ?
Maybe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ theorist .
But are you actually paranoid when “ they ” are really out to control you ?

Have you ever thought about the ramifications of a cashless society? I’m talking about the real, first-person effects, not some ephemeral conspiracy theory or possible biblical prophecy. This is bad news for a lot of reasons, not the least of which are the ways it would affect day-to-day life.
Here’s my definition of a cashless society, so we’re all singing from the same songbook:
Cash would no longer be legal tender, therefore you could not make purchases with it, pay bills with it, or spend it in any way. You would not be able to deposit cash into your bank account so you wouldn’t be able to accept cash for an exchange of goods or services.
Therefore, cash would be nothing more than a worthless piece of paper. (I know, I know. Debt-based currency is a totally different article though.)
We’re heading this way. Jose recently wrote that Venezuela is rapidly becoming cashless and here in the United States a concerning early sign is that there is a “change shortage” which is causing many stores to give you your change on a store loyalty card or invite you to donate that change to some cause.
Gifts
Think of all the times that cash is an appropriate gift. I’ve always given money, like stuffing a child’s birthday card with a $20 bill or giving a new graduate some cash to put toward college expenses. When I got married, we received quite a bit of money from various loved ones. My dad always gave my daughters some spending money of their own each time we visited and they were surprised and delighted every single time.
However, in a cashless society, there are two problems with this.
First of all, the recipient would not be able to use the cash. He or she would not be able to spend or deposit it.
Secondly, if a monetary gift is given, it would have to be done with a check or electronic transfer. This means that the government (and the Tax Man) would know precisely how much money any person is given. That might not be a big deal for the 7-year-old who got $20 from grandpa, but what about the graduate who raked in a couple thousand in gifts from family members to celebrate his or her accomplishments? At what point will the government have their hands out for “their fair share?”
Side Gigs
A lot of folks are really struggling right now with the COVID shutdowns. Jobs have been lost, hours have been cut, and financial problems abound. One of the ways that these people are making ends meet is with side gigs. Folks are cutting grass, cleaning houses, driving for Uber, delivering food, babysitting – they’re coming up with all sorts of ways to make some extra money. A huge percentage of these people are being paid in cash.
But if suddenly you can no longer spend your cash, you’d need to be paid electronically. How many people who don’t already have a business have a merchant account for taking credit or debit cards? There are options like Paypal and Venmo, which take a percentage fee, but they’re going to have to figure out something.
And then, as above, every single bit of this side gig money is traceable and trackable. This could quickly turn your 20 bucks from lawn mowing into $15 after taxes.
Selling Secondhand Goods
Raise your hand if you’ve ever sold something to pay a bill. Me too! I’ve sold jewelry, furniture, exercise equipment – all sorts of stuff to meet an obligation when in a pinch. Not only that, but I have a yard sale every single year to downsize the things that I found I don’t really use, which often brings in a few hundred dollars.
How will this work in a cashless society? Well, if you are selling just one larger item, you’d probably end up using some kind of payment app like Venmo or Paypal. On the other hand, a yard sale would be nearly impossible to conduct electronically. Who is really going to be able to sit there and do Paypal transactions all day, especially when folks are buying things that cost 25 cents?
And there we are, down another way of making some quick money.
Tips
Lots of folks who work in food service and the beauty industry, just to name two niches, depend on tips to make a living. Generally, tips are collected from tables or paid out at the end of the shift if they were put on a debit card. But…once there is no cash, these tips will have to end up going on a regular paycheck. One hundred percent of this money will be subject to payroll withholdings.
This will mean that a lot of people see a sharp decrease in their earnings, plus they’ll have to wait for their checks to get the money. It puts a lot of power into the hands of the management and it would not be difficult at all for someone to manipulate the amounts the workers have earned.
Children
I’ve written many times about the importance of allowing children to handle their own money. It teaches them responsibility and life skills that will serve them well in the future. (Learn more about talking to your kids about money in this article.) My daughters have had access to money since they were in kindergarten, and possibly before.
Now, how are you going to give a five-year-old access to money if it’s all electronic? Are they going to end up with their own bank accounts and debit cards? That hardly seems realistic. There is also the option of gift cards, but that means the money can only be spent at certain places, taking away the vital learning curve of saving your money to put it toward a Big Goal. Forget lemonade stands, gifts from Grandpa, or putting change in a piggy bank – these will all be things of the past.
The unbanked or underbanked
Eight million households in the United States are “underbanked” or “unbanked.” This means that they don’t have any kind of bank account due to fees, bad credit, or other obstacles. These people rely on check-cashing businesses that already take a hefty fee to give them the pay they’ve earned. What will they do when this is no longer an option?
Most of the people who are unbanked or underbanked are living under the poverty line already. This would mean that they can no longer pick up side-gigs to make ends meet, they can’t do odd jobs, and getting them any kind of assistance will be more difficult.
Slate reports how the coin shortage is affecting these Americans:
To the average American, this shortage may only cause minor headaches—a harder time paying at a parking meter or exact change required at a coffee shop. But some 8 million American households, or 6 percent of Americans, are “unbanked,” meaning that because of fees and other financial hurdles, they have no checking, savings, or money market account. Many rely instead on services such as money orders, pawn shop loans, or payday loans. According to Venky Shankar, a marketing professor at the Center for Retailing Studies at Texas A&M University, Americans who make $25,000 a year or less use cash for around 45 percent of their purchases. So those Americans might struggle to pay for essential services without change on hand. They also might find it more stressful to round up or donate their change, should stores ask for it. “For an unbanked or underbanked person, it could leave them in a horrible situation if they don’t have access to the cards,” saidAngela Lyons, a professor of economics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. (source)
And this is just a coin shortage. Imagine how difficult it would be if our society became completely cashless.
There is an alarming amount of power in access.
So, we can see this isn’t an ideal situation for any of us.
But even these things are relatively minor in comparison to the potential for abuse against citizens in a cashless society. If every single dime you bring in is tracked and recorded, you will have no financial privacy, and you’ll also be at far more risk. Many of us keep some cash savings around the house for emergencies. Even if there is a bank holiday, we’ll be okay because we have the money sitting around to take care of any incidentals while we are unable to access our banked money.
But what happens when things are cashless? All that money we’ve stashed away over the years would have to go into the coffers and we’d lose a certain amount of control.
It’s all well and good when times are okay, but what happens when there’s a Cyprus-style event and the government decides a bail-in is in order? If you don’t recall, back in 2013, billions of dollars were seized from depositors to protect the small country’s banking system. This was done to make good on an $11.6 billion dollar debt owed to creditors outside the country.
If you think that sounds far-fetched – like something that could “never happen here,” it’s incredibly important to note that we already have language that allows for bail-ins here in the United States. After the bailouts for the economic crisis of 2008, Congress passed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Act of January 2010, which prohibits government bailouts but allows bail-ins. So, yes, the money in your account could indeed be used to save a floundering bank.
Not only that, but think about the outrageous phenomenon of civil asset forfeiture. If you aren’t familiar with it, that means that an entity can seize your property or money even when you have not been convicted of a crime. Civil asset forfeiture provides billions of dollars to the US Government and local police departments every single year. Imagine how much easier that would be if your wealth was all in one place.
And let me take it just one step further before I take off the tinfoil – think about how many websites, YouTube channels, and social media accounts have been purged and demonetized over the past few years. Is it that much of a stretch of the imagination that this could be taken a step further? That perhaps unpopular opinions could be fined and money immediately be withdrawn from the accounts of those who dissent with the status quo?
Maybe I’m just another paranoid conspiracy theorist. But are you actually paranoid when “they” are really out to control you?
Article posted with permission from Daisy Luther


thewashingtonstandard--2020-08-23--First Spygate Conviction:  Former FBI Lawyer Kevin Clinesmith Pleads Guilty In Federal Court

Well , it ’ s taken a bit , but there has at least been one conviction in Spygate , and that is a guilty plea from former FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith to falsifying a FISA court document .
U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia James Boasberg accepted the plea .
Clinesmith ’ s sentencing date has been set for Dec. 10 at 11 a.m .
ET .
Clinesmith was referred for potential prosecution by the Justice Department ’ s inspector general ’ s office , which conducted its own review of the Russia investigation .
The inspector @ @ @ @ @ @ @ name , of altering an email about former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page to say that he was ‘ not a source ’ for another government agency .
Page has said he was a source for the CIA .
The Justice Department relied on Clinesmith ’ s assertion as it submitted a third and final renewal application in 2017 to eavesdrop on Page under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act .
During the plea hearing , Boasberg asked Clinesmith to affirm that he “ intentionally altered an email , and added language ” that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not a source…and you knew that statement was in fact not true.
” Clinesmith replied , “ At the time I thought the information I was providing was accurate , but I am agreeing the information I inserted was not originally there , and I inserted the information.
” Boasberg then asked : “ You intentionally altered the email to insert information that was not originally in the email ?
” “ Kevin deeply regrets having altered the email .
It was never his intent to mislead the court or his colleagues as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ accurate .
But Kevin understands what he did was wrong and accepts responsibility , ” Clinesmith ’ s attorney Justin Shur said in a statement .
OK , so this is actually good news .
However , because I am very cynical in all of this , and considering the timing of this conviction as being just a couple of months before the election , let ’ s see whether or not this administration will bring the promised justice against those higher up politicians such as Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton , and @ @ @ @ @

Well, it’s taken a bit, but there has at least been one conviction in Spygate, and that is a guilty plea from former FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith to falsifying a FISA court document.
FOX News reports:
U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia James Boasberg accepted the plea. Clinesmith’s sentencing date has been set for Dec. 10 at 11 a.m. ET.
Clinesmith was referred for potential prosecution by the Justice Department’s inspector general’s office, which conducted its own review of the Russia investigation.
The inspector general accused Clinesmith, though not by name, of altering an email about former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page to say that he was ‘not a source’ for another government agency.
Page has said he was a source for the CIA.
The Justice Department relied on Clinesmith’s assertion as it submitted a third and final renewal application in 2017 to eavesdrop on Page under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
During the plea hearing, Boasberg asked Clinesmith to affirm that he “intentionally altered an email, and added language” that “individual number one” was “not a source…and you knew that statement was in fact not true.”
Clinesmith replied, “At the time I thought the information I was providing was accurate, but I am agreeing the information I inserted was not originally there, and I inserted the information.”
Boasberg then asked: “You intentionally altered the email to insert information that was not originally in the email?”
“Yes, your honor,” replied Clinesmith.
“Kevin deeply regrets having altered the email. It was never his intent to mislead the court or his colleagues as he believed the information he relayed was accurate. But Kevin understands what he did was wrong and accepts responsibility,” Clinesmith’s attorney Justin Shur said in a statement.
OK, so this is actually good news. However, because I am very cynical in all of this, and considering the timing of this conviction as being just a couple of months before the election, let’s see whether or not this administration will bring the promised justice against those higher up politicians such as Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, and bureaucrats like James Comey.


thewashingtonstandard--2020-08-23--More COVID-1984:  Bill Gates Blames “Freedom” For Spread Of Unproven “Virus”

More COVID-1984 : Bill Gates Blames “ Freedom ” For Spread Of Unproven “ Virus ” Why Bill Gates has not been targeted and investigated for what is clearly a money-making snake oil sale with vaccines , as well as what appears to be a fascist joining with governments around the world to perpetrate a massive hoax to insure making that money is beyond me .
Yet , the man who believes in population control with among other things , vaccines , is now blaming people ’ s individual liberties for the spread of an unproven “ virus.
” • @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Vaccine ( Video ) • We Are The Virus : COVID-19 Genetic Material Is Identical To Human Genome 8 Recently , Bill Gates gave an interview to the Rothschild partially owned Economist .
In this interview , Gates was asked about how he views the U.S. response to the outbreak .
His reply was… Gates proceeded to directly blame the poor response on lack of preparation , but also freedom .
Yes , Bill Gates blamed our freedoms for the spread of the virus .
Bill Gates then went on to praise China @ @ @ @ @ @ @ despite the fact that people ’ s rights were violated , China ’ s response was really amazing !
This is right out of the 2010 Rockefeller Lock Step document that laid out a scenario for a world of tighter top-down government control and more authoritarian leadership .
In this video report , we examine how we seem to be living out a scenario very similar to a Rockefeller Foundation document from a decade ago .
We also explore several examples of how what was initially considered to be basic , fundamental freedoms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ current crisis .
At the end of the day , one must always ask … who benefits ?
• Bill Gates Predicts Corona Vaccination Will Produce 700,000 Victims – Why Is There No Talk Of Social Distancing From Vaccines ?
• Business Owner Clay Clark : “ Bill Gates Is A Pedophile , He Hangs With Pedophiles – Why Would You Listen To A Pedophile About What To Do With Your Kids ?
” – We Must Shut Down The Shutdown !
• Bill Gates Admits The Problem With A Vaccine Is Convincing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who profits : tyrants and Bill Gates .
In fact , Gate has told us with his own mouth this .
• Bill Gates Admits That He ’ s Looking At A 20 To 1 Return On His $ 10 Billion Investment In Vaccines ( Video ) • Bill Gates Claims Coronavirus Will End “ For The Rich World ” By End Of 2021″ • Bill Gates : “ You Don ’ t Have a Choice – Normalcy Only Returns When We Largely Vaccinate the Entire Population ” ( Video ) Bill Gates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the current administration , I ’ m really skeptical just as I have been with others .
Fascism runs deep here .
The covid-19 pandemic will be over by the end of 2021 , says Bill Gates https : //www.economist.com/international/2020/08/18/the-covid-19-pandemic-will-be-over-by-the-end-of-2021-says-bill-gates Bill Gates : US fumbled coronavirus response because ‘ we believe in freedom ’ https : //www.foxnews.com/health/bill-gates-us-masks-freedom You Can Be Jailed If You Refuse Coronavirus Vaccine Says US Attorney https : //greatgameindia.com/jailed-refuse-vaccine/ No jab , no JOB : Bosses demand the right to sack their workers if they refuse to get a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Call the Cops on Parents Whose Kids Skip Their Zoom Classes https : //reason.com/2020/08/17/teachers-zoom-classes-parents-child-services-coronavirus/ Michigan College Will Digitally Track Students ’ Movements At All Times https : //freebeacon.com/campus/michigan-college-will-digitally-track-students-movements-at-all-times/ Vaccines mandatory for all Texas students , even those learning virtually https : //www.ksat.com/news/local/2020/08/05/vaccines-mandatory-for-all-texas-students-even-those-learning-virtually/ States have authority to fine or jail people who refuse coronavirus vaccine , attorney says https : //www.10news.com/news/local-news/states-have-authority-to-fine-or-jail-people-who-refuse-coronavirus-vaccine-attorney-says New York City will set up checkpoints to enforce quarantine for travelers https : //www.politico.com/states/new-york/albany/story/2020/08/05/new-york-city-will-set-up-checkpoints-to-enforce-quarantine-for-travelers-1305021 HERE IT COMES : BILL GATES AND HIS GAVI VACCINE ALLIANCE LAUNCHING AI-POWERED ‘ TRUST STAMP ’ COMBINING @ @ @ @ @ @ @ WEST AFRICA https : //www.nowtheendbegins.com/bill-gates-gavi-vaccine-alliance-mastercard-truststamp-biometric-digital-identification-combined-with-vaccine-west-africa/ New COVID-19 restrictions will be needed for anti-vaxxers https : //www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/new-covid-19-restrictions-will-be-needed-for-anti-vaxxers-20200616-p55330.html Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media

Why Bill Gates has not been targeted and investigated for what is clearly a money-making snake oil sale with vaccines, as well as what appears to be a fascist joining with governments around the world to perpetrate a massive hoax to insure making that money is beyond me. Yet, the man who believes in population control with among other things, vaccines, is now blaming people’s individual liberties for the spread of an unproven “virus.”
Spiro Skouras has the story.
Recently, Bill Gates gave an interview to the Rothschild partially owned Economist. In this interview, Gates was asked about how he views the U.S. response to the outbreak. His reply was…
Aside from the high ‘risk money’ the US ponied up for vaccine research and development, he think the U.S. is doing a poor job overall.
Gates proceeded to directly blame the poor response on lack of preparation, but also freedom. Yes, Bill Gates blamed our freedoms for the spread of the virus.
Bill Gates then went on to praise China’s authoritarian response and said, despite the fact that people’s rights were violated, China’s response was really amazing!
This is right out of the 2010 Rockefeller Lock Step document that laid out a scenario for a world of tighter top-down government control and more authoritarian leadership.
In this video report, we examine how we seem to be living out a scenario very similar to a Rockefeller Foundation document from a decade ago.
We also explore several examples of how what was initially considered to be basic, fundamental freedoms are being erased in response to this current crisis.
At the end of the day, one must always ask … who benefits?
We already know who profits: tyrants and Bill Gates.
In fact, Gate has told us with his own mouth this.
Bill Gates needs to be dealt with, but in the current administration, I’m really skeptical just as I have been with others. Fascism runs deep here.
Here’s additional resources provided by Skouras.
The covid-19 pandemic will be over by the end of 2021, says Bill Gates
https://www.economist.com/international/2020/08/18/the-covid-19-pandemic-will-be-over-by-the-end-of-2021-says-bill-gates
Rockefeller Lock Step Document
https://norberthaering.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Scenarios-for-the-Future-ofTechnology-and-International-Development.pdf
Bill Gates: US fumbled coronavirus response because ‘we believe in freedom’
https://www.foxnews.com/health/bill-gates-us-masks-freedom
You Can Be Jailed If You Refuse Coronavirus Vaccine Says US Attorney
https://greatgameindia.com/jailed-refuse-vaccine/
No jab, no JOB: Bosses demand the right to sack their workers if they refuse to get a coronavirus vaccine
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8647255/No-jab-no-job-Bosses-demand-right-sack-workers-refuse-coronavirus-vaccine.html
When Teachers Call the Cops on Parents Whose Kids Skip Their Zoom Classes
https://reason.com/2020/08/17/teachers-zoom-classes-parents-child-services-coronavirus/
Australia Order To Remove Children Page 33
https://www.legislation.sa.gov.au/LZ/C/A/COVID-19%20EMERGENCY%20RESPONSE%20ACT%202020/CURRENT/2020.7.AUTH.PDF
Michigan College Will Digitally Track Students’ Movements At All Times
https://freebeacon.com/campus/michigan-college-will-digitally-track-students-movements-at-all-times/
Vaccines mandatory for all Texas students, even those learning virtually
https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2020/08/05/vaccines-mandatory-for-all-texas-students-even-those-learning-virtually/
States have authority to fine or jail people who refuse coronavirus vaccine, attorney says
https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/states-have-authority-to-fine-or-jail-people-who-refuse-coronavirus-vaccine-attorney-says
New York City will set up checkpoints to enforce quarantine for travelers
https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/albany/story/2020/08/05/new-york-city-will-set-up-checkpoints-to-enforce-quarantine-for-travelers-1305021
HERE IT COMES: BILL GATES AND HIS GAVI VACCINE ALLIANCE LAUNCHING AI-POWERED ‘TRUST STAMP’ COMBINING A VACCINE AND DIGITAL BIOMETRIC ID IN WEST AFRICA
https://www.nowtheendbegins.com/bill-gates-gavi-vaccine-alliance-mastercard-truststamp-biometric-digital-identification-combined-with-vaccine-west-africa/
New COVID-19 restrictions will be needed for anti-vaxxers
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/new-covid-19-restrictions-will-be-needed-for-anti-vaxxers-20200616-p55330.html
CDC-Promoted Training Materials Say: Quarantine CHILDREN of Sick Parents
https://nationalfile.com/cdc-promoted-training-materials-say-quarantine-children-of-sick-parents/
Scott Morrison walks back mandatory coronavirus vaccination comments
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-19/pm-walks-back-mandatory-coronavirus-vaccination-comments/12575600Article
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media


thewashingtonstandard--2020-08-23--Employer Mandated Vaccines Coming?

Employer Mandated Vaccines Coming?

Irrational fear is still gripping the American public .
Cities across the country increasingly continue to enforce mask mandates despite the admitted low fatality rate of .26 % .
City governments are not the only enforcers of these unconstitutional dictates .
Local businesses , as well as national chain stores are also requiring people to mask up before patronizing their establishments .
A good example is the Oklahoma grocery chain , Reasors .
Shortly after Tulsa and Oklahoma City imposed their mask policy , Reasors announced statewide , their stores would do the same .
Sadly , this is a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like Walmart , Lowe ’ s , Kohl ’ s , and Target are also buying into the hype .
Most people , even if they realize the ridiculousness of mask mandates , willingly comply because they need to get on with everyday life .
There are , however , larger implications to this to whichi many are blissfully unaware .
In my last article , I discussed the 2014 mask compliance study which determined how easily people could be persuaded into wearing masks based on The Health Belief Model .
Looking at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ constantly being studied , it is important to understand that there is always a larger agenda and , a purpose for everything .
Many people , for example , believe that the masks are merely a means to an end , and that they are being used to condition the public for mandatory vaccinations .
This is true but it goes much deeper than that .
The reason major businesses have been co-opted into complying with this nonsense is that they are one of the possible routes of ensuring everyone complies with vaccination @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will seem like a no-brainer .
The idea of having to prove you are immune to Covid-19 through vaccinations has been discussed since the beginning .
It is very much becoming a situation where you will not be able to buy or sell without proof of vaccination .
The question is , what is the best method of enforcing compliance ?
The New England Journal of Medicine , the same journal where Dr. Fauci admitted that Covid-19 has an extremely low fatality rate back in March , has some interesting insight on this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 , they discuss some of the possible ways of ensuring vaccine compliance .
The authors acknowledge the “ constitutional ” difficulties of legally pushing vaccine requirements and makes suggestions on how to achieve the best results .
They say that the imposition of fines and other legal penalties face to much risk of being challenged on due process grounds ; therefore , other methods should be used .
Neither fines nor criminal penalties should be used , however ; fines disadvantage the poor , and criminal penalties invite legal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are bad public health policy for a Covid-19 vaccine because they may stoke distrust without improving uptake .
( New England Journal of Medicine ) One of these methods is through employer directives .
Employers , for example , could suspend employees who refuse vaccinations , and ultimately , even fire them .
Another method would be state-directed stay at home orders or forced quarantines of those in so-called̶ ̶ ̶ high-risk groups who refuse vaccinations .
You have not been vaccinated ; therefore , you pose a danger to society .
Of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would one pose a danger if everyone else is vaccinated ?
In any case , these are the things that are literally being discussed .
This is not some conspiracy theory .
Although state vaccination mandates are usually tied to school and day care entry , that approach is not appropriate for SARS-CoV-2 because children won ’ t be a high priority group .
In addition , state mandates should not be structured as compulsory vaccination ( absolute requirements ) ; instead , noncompliance should incur a penalty .
Nevertheless , because of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , relatively substantive penalties could be justified , including employment suspension or stay-at-home orders for persons in designated high-priority groups who refuse vaccination .
( New England Journal of Medicine ) To be clear , I am not suggesting that the New England Journal of Medicine is in on some grand conspiracy to force vaccines .
There are , however , some other correlations that deserve some attention .
For instance , there are several criteria which the journal suggests need to be met before even recommending mandatory vaccines .
There is a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of interest .
One , the virus must present an ongoing threat .
It must be proven reasonable that forcing vaccines is a necessary step .
Has this been proven ?
As mentioned earlier , the CDC , and even Dr. Fauci both admitted that Covid-19 has a miniscule fatality rate and , over ninety-eight percent of the people infected , survive .
Throughout the past six months there have been some interesting developments where the CDC admitted that case numbers were inflated due to hospitals receiving funding from the government .
Furthermore @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the inaccuracy of the tests being used to diagnose Covid-19 .
This is because , according to Dr. Kevin P. Corbett , the FDA dropped the standards in developing the test .
Data sheets ( e.g .
Roche , 2020 ) rushed out from the test manufacturers and fast-tracked for clinical use by the US Federal Drug Administration under Emergency Use Authorization have dropped the requisite caveats that such tests MUST be confirmed by comparison with purified infectious virus – and not just from bits of RNA , the so-called ‘ RNAaemia ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) assumed to come from a ‘ novel Coronavirus ’ based only on molecular/genetic similarity .
( Kevin P. Corbett , MSc PhD ) What Dr. Corbett is arguing is that the test fast-tracked for approval by the FDA is not testing for an isolated virus , but RNA particles that suggests a similarity to the virus .
In other words , any coronavirus could potentially be mistaken for Covid-19 .
Given this information , is the criteria for an ongoing threat being met ?
Not even close .
So according to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no need to mandate vaccines at all .
Another interesting criterion suggests that mechanisms be put in place in the event of mandatory vaccines , that enable those injured from the vaccines to collect just compensation .
The authors cite the Smallpox Vaccine Injury Compensation Program as a potential example .
This is interesting because it acknowledges the potential danger of vaccines while also bringing into question who is responsible for paying out the compensation .
The smallpox compensation program was administered by the federal government , meaning the American taxpayer flipped the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , are protected from prosecution due to the injuries their vaccines cause .
No vaccine manufacturer shall be liable in a civil action for damages arising from a vaccine-related injury or death associated with the administration of a vaccine after October 1 , 1988 , if the injury or death resulted from side effects that were unavoidable even though the vaccine was properly prepared and was accompanied by proper directions and warnings .
( https : //www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/300aa-22 ) Americans must decide how much more of this they are willing to put up with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are working on a vaccine and if they could , would mandate it for everyone .
They are keenly watching how people are willingly complying with mask mandates and are not anticipating any major resistance to the vaccine at all .
This will be especially true if major employers require the vaccine to stay gainfully employed .
This is a possible route as it has been determined that requiring school children to receive mandatory vaccines for entry into public schools has been effective .
If there is going to be any resistance to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the unnecessary mask mandates right now .

Irrational fear is still gripping the American public. Cities across the country increasingly continue to enforce mask mandates despite the admitted low fatality rate of .26%. City governments are not the only enforcers of these unconstitutional dictates. Local businesses, as well as national chain stores are also requiring people to mask up before patronizing their establishments. A good example is the Oklahoma grocery chain, Reasors. Shortly after Tulsa and Oklahoma City imposed their mask policy, Reasors announced statewide, their stores would do the same. Sadly, this is a reality across the country as major retailers like Walmart, Lowe’s, Kohl’s, and Target are also buying into the hype. Most people, even if they realize the ridiculousness of mask mandates, willingly comply because they need to get on with everyday life. There are, however, larger implications to this to whichi many are blissfully unaware.
In my last article, I discussed the 2014 mask compliance study which determined how easily people could be persuaded into wearing masks based on The Health Belief Model. Looking at this from the perspective that we are constantly being studied, it is important to understand that there is always a larger agenda and, a purpose for everything. Many people, for example, believe that the masks are merely a means to an end, and that they are being used to condition the public for mandatory vaccinations. This is true but it goes much deeper than that. The reason major businesses have been co-opted into complying with this nonsense is that they are one of the possible routes of ensuring everyone complies with vaccination policies. This, to some, will seem like a no-brainer. The idea of having to prove you are immune to Covid-19 through vaccinations has been discussed since the beginning. It is very much becoming a situation where you will not be able to buy or sell without proof of vaccination. The question is, what is the best method of enforcing compliance?
The New England Journal of Medicine, the same journal where Dr. Fauci admitted that Covid-19 has an extremely low fatality rate back in March, has some interesting insight on this. In an article entitled Ensuring Uptake of Vaccines against SARS-CoV-2, they discuss some of the possible ways of ensuring vaccine compliance. The authors acknowledge the “constitutional” difficulties of legally pushing vaccine requirements and makes suggestions on how to achieve the best results. They say that the imposition of fines and other legal penalties face to much risk of being challenged on due process grounds; therefore, other methods should be used.
Neither fines nor criminal penalties should be used, however; fines disadvantage the poor, and criminal penalties invite legal challenges on procedural due-process grounds. Both are bad public health policy for a Covid-19 vaccine because they may stoke distrust without improving uptake. (New England Journal of Medicine)
One of these methods is through employer directives. Employers, for example, could suspend employees who refuse vaccinations, and ultimately, even fire them. Another method would be state-directed stay at home orders or forced quarantines of those in so-called̶ ̶ ̶ high-risk groups who refuse vaccinations. You have not been vaccinated; therefore, you pose a danger to society. Of course, the question here is why would one pose a danger if everyone else is vaccinated? In any case, these are the things that are literally being discussed. This is not some conspiracy theory.
Although state vaccination mandates are usually tied to school and day care entry, that approach is not appropriate for SARS-CoV-2 because children won’t be a high priority group. In addition, state mandates should not be structured as compulsory vaccination (absolute requirements); instead, noncompliance should incur a penalty. Nevertheless, because of the infectiousness and dangerousness of the virus, relatively substantive penalties could be justified, including employment suspension or stay-at-home orders for persons in designated high-priority groups who refuse vaccination. (New England Journal of Medicine)
To be clear, I am not suggesting that the New England Journal of Medicine is in on some grand conspiracy to force vaccines. There are, however, some other correlations that deserve some attention. For instance, there are several criteria which the journal suggests need to be met before even recommending mandatory vaccines. There is a total of six, but two are of interest. One, the virus must present an ongoing threat. It must be proven reasonable that forcing vaccines is a necessary step. Has this been proven? As mentioned earlier, the CDC, and even Dr. Fauci both admitted that Covid-19 has a miniscule fatality rate and, over ninety-eight percent of the people infected, survive. Throughout the past six months there have been some interesting developments where the CDC admitted that case numbers were inflated due to hospitals receiving funding from the government. Furthermore, there have been many stories concerning the inaccuracy of the tests being used to diagnose Covid-19. This is because, according to Dr. Kevin P. Corbett, the FDA dropped the standards in developing the test.
Data sheets (e.g. Roche, 2020) rushed out from the test manufacturers and fast-tracked for clinical use by the US Federal Drug Administration under Emergency Use Authorization have dropped the requisite caveats that such tests MUST be confirmed by comparison with purified infectious virus – and not just from bits of RNA, the so-called ‘RNAaemia’ of Huang et al (2020 p499) assumed to come from a ‘novel Coronavirus’ based only on molecular/genetic similarity. (Kevin P. Corbett, MSc PhD)
What Dr. Corbett is arguing is that the test fast-tracked for approval by the FDA is not testing for an isolated virus, but RNA particles that suggests a similarity to the virus. In other words, any coronavirus could potentially be mistaken for Covid-19. Given this information, is the criteria for an ongoing threat being met? Not even close. So according to the Journal of New England Medicine there is no need to mandate vaccines at all.
Another interesting criterion suggests that mechanisms be put in place in the event of mandatory vaccines, that enable those injured from the vaccines to collect just compensation. The authors cite the Smallpox Vaccine Injury Compensation Program as a potential example. This is interesting because it acknowledges the potential danger of vaccines while also bringing into question who is responsible for paying out the compensation. The smallpox compensation program was administered by the federal government, meaning the American taxpayer flipped the bill. Vaccine companies, by law, are protected from prosecution due to the injuries their vaccines cause.
No vaccine manufacturer shall be liable in a civil action for damages arising from a vaccine-related injury or death associated with the administration of a vaccine after October 1, 1988, if the injury or death resulted from side effects that were unavoidable even though the vaccine was properly prepared and was accompanied by proper directions and warnings. (https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/300aa-22)
Americans must decide how much more of this they are willing to put up with. It is no secret that they are working on a vaccine and if they could, would mandate it for everyone. They are keenly watching how people are willingly complying with mask mandates and are not anticipating any major resistance to the vaccine at all. This will be especially true if major employers require the vaccine to stay gainfully employed. This is a possible route as it has been determined that requiring school children to receive mandatory vaccines for entry into public schools has been effective. If there is going to be any resistance to mandatory vaccination it needs to start against the unnecessary mask mandates right now.
Article posted with permission from David Risselada


thewashingtonstandard--2020-08-23--The Media Is Trying To Keep A Lid On The Biggest Scandal In A Generation

The Media Is Trying To Keep A Lid On The Biggest Scandal In A Generation The body of a junkie ex-con who had robbed a pregnant woman at gunpoint was placed in a golden coffin on a horse-drawn hearse while a nation whose cities were burning watched .
Cannon Hinnant was laid to rest quietly in a small funeral home across the street from a gas station .
The mourners , some driving pickup trucks , parked out front and made their way through the puddles to hear his youth pastor eulogize the 5-year-old boy who had been shot in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Floyd , a 46-year-old Minneapolis black ex-con strung out on drugs , and Cannon Hinnant , a 5-year-old white boy from a small city in North Carolina , are both symbols .
Floyd ’ s death during a struggle with police led to nationwide race riots , the destruction of statues and stores , hundreds of millions in damage , severe injuries and deaths , and a political inquisition .
Hinnant ’ s death has been ignored outside the local and conservative media .
The out-of-context video of Floyd dying of cardiac arrest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ police racism , not just by the white officer restraining him , but across the country .
And Cannon Hinnant ’ s murder at the hands of a black felon while riding his bike on a grassy winding street became evidence of a racist double standard and out of control crime .
The truth is that Floyd and Hinnant ’ s deaths were symptoms of the same crisis .
After Floyd ’ s death , it became fashionable to speak of crime and policing as inventions of white supremacists and symptoms of white @ @ @ @ @ @ @ proved fragile when he was shot , but Hinnant ’ s father regularly invited Darius Sessoms , his killer , for meals or a beer .
Sessoms had been in and out of prison .
The common theme was drugs and guns .
Year after year , he would go in for 3 months for possession , and then out again , he appeared to have stolen a gun , and then he had begun maintaining a house for drug activity .
It ’ s a familiar story in Wilson , North Carolina @ @ @ @ @ @ @ under 50,000 which has seen huge drug busts over the years and where the crime logs focus on drug-related crimes by men with three names and no future .
In the age of drug apps , a former president who casually mentioned using cocaine , and a partnership between leftists , libertarians , and some GOPers to decriminalize drugs , focusing on the drug angle is considered politically incorrect .
And yet it ’ s always lurking there anyway .
No one familiar with street-level crime was surprised to find drugs in Floyd @ @ @ @ @ @ @ charges .
This is the world inhabited by police officers who patrol the streets and answer calls , knowing each time what they ’ ll see before they even arrive at the scene .
The Defund Police movement is right in one regard .
We ’ ve outsourced managing the collapse of our society to men willing to deal with the worst elements of it for $ 28,000 a year .
We have , justly , spent a great deal of time talking about the psychological traumas of veterans , but very little @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the men and women fighting the war on our own streets .
But the Defund Police movement and its allies , including top Democrats , insist that there is no crisis .
Everything from the drug war to the concept of private property was invented by old white men to keep young black men down .
There is no crime problem , only an enforcement problem .
After trying out this theory for a few months , freeing thousands of criminals , refusing to arrest or imprison new criminals , and tying the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ skyrocketed .
And black elected officials , from the moderates to the radicals , have come out for law enforcement .
Every poll shows solid majorities of black people want the police to stay right where they are .
The drug war and its massive police presence were not invented by white racists , they were lobbied for and demanded by black communities who wanted to end the violence .
That painful lesson is being relearned at a great cost in human lives .
And it ’ s a long way from over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and success , too many people forgot what made us safe .
The unhappy truth is that Cannon Hinnant is dead because his killer wasn ’ t in jail .
And George Floyd is dead and a nation is on fire because he wasn ’ t safely tucked away in prison .
Criminal justice reform didn ’ t do anyone any favors .
Not the criminals or their victims .
Instead of dealing with the disaster , the Democrats continue to treat dead criminals like saints while ignoring their victims .
They feed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ white ’ perpetrators and ‘ black ’ victims while ignoring stories like Cannon ’ s murder that don ’ t fit their racial narrative .
The media is pumping out a steady diet of black victims and white perpetrators .
Even if the perpetrating usually seems to involve calling the police in a potentially dangerous situation .
But the police forces , many of them run by or filled with minorities , aren ’ t oppressing black communities , they ’ re protecting them .
Because there are plenty of black Cannons .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ week in Philly .
The cops aren ’ t shooting them .
In under a decade , criminal justice reform turned the country ’ s biggest cities into hellholes .
The Democrat media is frantically trying to keep a lid on the biggest scandal in a generation .
Even while gang members are racking up a body count that we haven ’ t seen before in this century , the media keeps shouting that black people are being terrorized by white cops .
That must be why , in a recent Gallup poll @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more or the same amount of police .
But just having the police patrol neighborhoods isn ’ t the answer .
Arrests are meaningless unless the perpetrators are held until trial , instead of being put back on the streets .
Trials have to end in serious prison time for violent offenders , gang members , and drug dealers .
Bail reform , drug decriminalization , and the rest of the criminal justice reform disaster must go .
Organized crime in America is largely controlled by gangs , some foreign and some domestic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ believing the lies that they ’ re socially deprived oppressed youth , and started treating them like Al Qaeda , instead of a bunch of social welfare cases .
America has to go back to the hoary cliche of the drug war that liberals and libertarians hate so much .
And the southern border has to be secured against the cartels and China .
George Floyd was high on fentanyl .
The source of the deadly drug is often China .
If Obama hadn ’ t given China ’ s drug trade a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ID to buy cough syrup , the entire Floyd case might never have happened .
The more America goes after foreign drug industries , the less it needs to spend time policing Americans .
Just like Islamic terrorism , we can fight it at the source , or we can try controlling it at home .
If China were shipping IEDs to America that were killing 30,000 people a year , we would have a national response .
But it ’ s just pushing chemicals that are killing 30,000 Americans a year .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ on terror , is a two way street .
Unilaterally surrendering doesn ’ t work .
We gave up on the war on drugs .
And the People ’ s Republic of China is winning the war on us .
None of this is what the media wants to talk about because it strikes at the heart of the governance failures of their political party .
Instead , it wants to convince Americans to double down on the same policies that killed Cannon Hinnant , that killed George Floyd , and that are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ single year with bullets , knives , and overdoses .
The Democrats embraced criminals , championing their voting rights , their employment rights , and their right not to be locked up for committing crimes .
They need to be held accountable .
America can belong to the criminals or to the citizens .
We ’ ve seen what a country that belongs to the criminals looks like .
In Chicago , the city is raising bridges to keep the mobs of looters out of downtown .
In Portland , armed mobs besieged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ City , the streets are empty at night .
In Minneapolis , the only security comes from private security .
Everywhere in the big cities there is fear and death .
The answer lies with the same old three Ps : police , prosecutors , and prisons .
It begins with the simple truth that if Sessoms hadn ’ t been living on Archers Road , Cannon Hinnant would still be alive .
The justice system exists to protect children like Cannon from criminals like Sessoms .
The Democrats have reversed the equation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ victims .
America will belong to its people again when the criminals are back in prison .

The Media Is Trying To Keep A Lid On The Biggest Scandal In A Generation
The body of a junkie ex-con who had robbed a pregnant woman at gunpoint was placed in a golden coffin on a horse-drawn hearse while a nation whose cities were burning watched.
Cannon Hinnant was laid to rest quietly in a small funeral home across the street from a gas station. The mourners, some driving pickup trucks, parked out front and made their way through the puddles to hear his youth pastor eulogize the 5-year-old boy who had been shot in the head.
The deaths of George Floyd,a 46-year-old Minneapolis black ex-con strung out on drugs, and Cannon Hinnant, a 5-year-old white boy from a small city in North Carolina, are both symbols.
Floyd’s death during a struggle with police led to nationwide race riots, the destruction of statues and stores, hundreds of millions in damage, severe injuries and deaths, and a political inquisition. Hinnant’s death has been ignored outside the local and conservative media.
The out-of-context video of Floyd dying of cardiac arrest while high on Fentanyl became evidence of police racism, not just by the white officer restraining him, but across the country. And Cannon Hinnant’s murder at the hands of a black felon while riding his bike on a grassy winding street became evidence of a racist double standard and out of control crime.
The truth is that Floyd and Hinnant’s deaths were symptoms of the same crisis.
After Floyd’s death, it became fashionable to speak of crime and policing as inventions of white supremacists and symptoms of white fragility. Cannon’s small head proved fragile when he was shot, but Hinnant’s father regularly invited Darius Sessoms, his killer, for meals or a beer.
Sessoms had been in and out of prison. The common theme was drugs and guns. Year after year, he would go in for 3 months for possession, and then out again, he appeared to have stolen a gun, and then he had begun maintaining a house for drug activity.
It’s a familiar story in Wilson, North Carolina, a half-black and half-white city of under 50,000 which has seen huge drug busts over the years and where the crime logs focus on drug-related crimes by men with three names and no future.
In the age of drug apps, a former president who casually mentioned using cocaine, and a partnership between leftists, libertarians, and some GOPers to decriminalize drugs, focusing on the drug angle is considered politically incorrect. And yet it’s always lurking there anyway.
No one familiar with street-level crime was surprised to find drugs in Floyd’s system or Sessoms’ drug charges. This is the world inhabited by police officers who patrol the streets and answer calls, knowing each time what they’ll see before they even arrive at the scene.
The Defund Police movement is right in one regard. We’ve outsourced managing the collapse of our society to men willing to deal with the worst elements of it for $28,000 a year. We have, justly, spent a great deal of time talking about the psychological traumas of veterans, but very little dealing with the state of mind of the men and women fighting the war on our own streets.
But the Defund Police movement and its allies, including top Democrats, insist that there is no crisis. Everything from the drug war to the concept of private property was invented by old white men to keep young black men down. There is no crime problem, only an enforcement problem.
After trying out this theory for a few months, freeing thousands of criminals, refusing to arrest or imprison new criminals, and tying the hands of police, the crime rate skyrocketed. And black elected officials, from the moderates to the radicals, have come out for law enforcement. Every poll shows solid majorities of black people want the police to stay right where they are.
The drug war and its massive police presence were not invented by white racists, they were lobbied for and demanded by black communities who wanted to end the violence. That painful lesson is being relearned at a great cost in human lives. And it’s a long way from over.
After twenty years of hard work and success, too many people forgot what made us safe.
The unhappy truth is that Cannon Hinnant is dead because his killer wasn’t in jail. And George Floyd is dead and a nation is on fire because he wasn’t safely tucked away in prison.
Criminal justice reform didn’t do anyone any favors. Not the criminals or their victims.
Democrats killed Cannon Hinnant, they killed George Floyd, and they’re killing American cities.
Instead of dealing with the disaster, the Democrats continue to treat dead criminals like saints while ignoring their victims. They feed racial narratives, filling headlines with ‘white’ perpetrators and ‘black’ victims while ignoring stories like Cannon’s murder that don’t fit their racial narrative.
The media is pumping out a steady diet of black victims and white perpetrators. Even if the perpetrating usually seems to involve calling the police in a potentially dangerous situation. But the police forces, many of them run by or filled with minorities, aren’t oppressing black communities, they’re protecting them. Because there are plenty of black Cannons.
Three children are shot on average every week in Philly. The cops aren’t shooting them.
In under a decade, criminal justice reform turned the country’s biggest cities into hellholes. The Democrat media is frantically trying to keep a lid on the biggest scandal in a generation. Even while gang members are racking up a body count that we haven’t seen before in this century, the media keeps shouting that black people are being terrorized by white cops.
That must be why, in a recent Gallup poll, 81% of black people wanted more or the same amount of police. But just having the police patrol neighborhoods isn’t the answer. Arrests are meaningless unless the perpetrators are held until trial, instead of being put back on the streets. Trials have to end in serious prison time for violent offenders, gang members, and drug dealers.
Bail reform, drug decriminalization, and the rest of the criminal justice reform disaster must go.
Organized crime in America is largely controlled by gangs, some foreign and some domestic, it’s time we stopped believing the lies that they’re socially deprived oppressed youth, and started treating them like Al Qaeda, instead of a bunch of social welfare cases.
America has to go back to the hoary cliche of the drug war that liberals and libertarians hate so much. And the southern border has to be secured against the cartels and China.
George Floyd was high on fentanyl. The source of the deadly drug is often China.
If Obama hadn’t given China’s drug trade a pass while making sure Americans needed an ID to buy cough syrup, the entire Floyd case might never have happened. The more America goes after foreign drug industries, the less it needs to spend time policing Americans.
Just like Islamic terrorism, we can fight it at the source, or we can try controlling it at home.
If China were shipping IEDs to America that were killing 30,000 people a year, we would have a national response. But it’s just pushing chemicals that are killing 30,000 Americans a year.
The drug war, like the war on terror, is a two way street. Unilaterally surrendering doesn’t work.
We gave up on the war on drugs. And the People’s Republic of China is winning the war on us.
None of this is what the media wants to talk about because it strikes at the heart of the governance failures of their political party. Instead, it wants to convince Americans to double down on the same policies that killed Cannon Hinnant, that killed George Floyd, and that are killing tens of thousands of Americans every single year with bullets, knives, and overdoses.
The Democrats embraced criminals, championing their voting rights, their employment rights, and their right not to be locked up for committing crimes. They need to be held accountable.
America can belong to the criminals or to the citizens.
We’ve seen what a country that belongs to the criminals looks like. In Chicago, the city is raising bridges to keep the mobs of looters out of downtown. In Portland, armed mobs besieged a federal courthouse. In New York City, the streets are empty at night. In Minneapolis, the only security comes from private security. Everywhere in the big cities there is fear and death.
The answer lies with the same old three Ps: police, prosecutors, and prisons.
It begins with the simple truth that if Sessoms hadn’t been living on Archers Road, Cannon Hinnant would still be alive. The justice system exists to protect children like Cannon from criminals like Sessoms. The Democrats have reversed the equation, fighting to protect criminals from their victims. America will belong to its people again when the criminals are back in prison.
Article posted with permission from Daniel Greenfield