thewashingtonstandard--2020-08-21--Tennessee:  Cop Admits To Kidnapping, Tasering & Raping Multiple Women While On The Job

Chattanooga , TN — A serial rapist police officer , who admitted to using his badge and cruiser to prey on innocent women — by raping them while on duty — was handed down a 20-year sentence this week .
This sentence is extremely high for rapist cops and highlights the serious nature of his crimes .
As TFTP regularly reports , almost no one feels “ protected ” when they see flashing red and blue lights behind them while driving .
But the women pulled over by Chattanooga police officer Desmond Ladon Logan were getting far more than a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them got raped , and one even abused with a taser .
Logan pleaded guilty to two counts of deprivation of civil rights for the rapes of two women as part of a plea agreement and also admitted to two additional assaults .
In court this week , Logan stood before U.S. District Judge Curtis Collier and tried claiming that he never hurt anyone , saying , “ I ’ d like to apologize for all the trouble it ’ s caused … I am not a bad person .
I made mistakes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ face mask muffled his words as he claimed to have never hurt anyone again .
“ I ’ ve done things wrong — moral things wrong , [ but ] I never hurt anyone.
” His victims , however , do not agree .
“ I was barely afraid of anything before this happened to me , and now I am afraid to get out on the street by myself , ” wrote one woman , identified as D.H. , who Logan assaulted in a parking lot near the University of Tennessee at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Times Free Press .
According to the Times Free Press : Victim impact statements by her and one other woman were attached to a sentencing memorandum filed by prosecutors earlier this month .
D.H. stopped cooking for her family , she wrote .
She ’ s afraid to go on walks alone .
She ’ s afraid of law enforcement , a group she was raised to trust and respect , she said , and Logan took that trust away from her .
She sometimes falls into deep pits of depression , her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t always afford her medication , so she ’ s had to go on Medicare .
Another victim , identified as N.S.
, has said she lives with guilt for not reporting him when she says he raped her in 2015 .
During Logan ’ s trial , another victim came forward and said Logan raped her too — she ’ s now a cop .
Despite Logan attempting to claim he didn ’ t hurt anyone , Chattanooga police Chief David Roddy let this rapist know that he is “ an absolute @ @ @ @ @ @ @ To stand in front of a judge and say he never hurt anyone is despicable and reprehensible , ” he said in a statement to the Times Free Press .
“ Desmond Logan has hurt many , his family , officers , friends outside the department , but none more than the women he ’ s raped.
” “ The actions of Desmond Logan jeopardized public safety and violated the trust of the citizens of Chattanooga he swore to protect , ” J. Douglas Overbey , U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ This case exhibits our continued efforts to prosecute those who would abuse their authority to commit acts of violence and injustice against members of our community .
Our office will continue to stand by and protect the victims of such crimes.
” Collier said the U.S. is also a victim in this case .
“ It is all of your fellow citizens and on their behalf that the charges were brought , ” he said .
“ The state of Tennessee and city of Chattanooga cloaked Logan in the authority of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ arrest citizens accused of crimes when he was given the badge of law enforcement , ” Collier said .
And when those charged with enforcing the law turn around and break the law , it “ breeds disrespect of law and anarchy , ” he said .
It certainly does breed disrespect and no amount of pandering by police chiefs and judges claiming it was this “ one bad apple ” will ever reverse that disrespect as Logan ’ s case is one of many .
Indeed , one need only browse through @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that is police sexual misconduct .
Arguably , the reason it is so pervasive is the fact that they can get away with it with little to no consequences .
Fortunately , in this instance , the rapist cop received far more time than other officers .

Chattanooga, TN — A serial rapist police officer, who admitted to using his badge and cruiser to prey on innocent women — by raping them while on duty — was handed down a 20-year sentence this week. This sentence is extremely high for rapist cops and highlights the serious nature of his crimes.
As TFTP regularly reports, almost no one feels “protected” when they see flashing red and blue lights behind them while driving. But the women pulled over by Chattanooga police officer Desmond Ladon Logan were getting far more than a simple promise of extortion. Several of them got raped, and one even abused with a taser.
Logan pleaded guilty to two counts of deprivation of civil rights for the rapes of two women as part of a plea agreement and also admitted to two additional assaults.
In court this week, Logan stood before U.S. District Judge Curtis Collier and tried claiming that he never hurt anyone, saying, “I’d like to apologize for all the trouble it’s caused … I am not a bad person. I made mistakes. I never hurt anyone.”
His face mask muffled his words as he claimed to have never hurt anyone again. “I’ve done things wrong — moral things wrong, [but] I never hurt anyone.”
His victims, however, do not agree.
“I was barely afraid of anything before this happened to me, and now I am afraid to get out on the street by myself,” wrote one woman, identified as D.H., who Logan assaulted in a parking lot near the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in 2016, according to the Times Free Press.
According to the Times Free Press:
Victim impact statements by her and one other woman were attached to a sentencing memorandum filed by prosecutors earlier this month. D.H. stopped cooking for her family, she wrote. She’s afraid to go on walks alone. She’s afraid of law enforcement, a group she was raised to trust and respect, she said, and Logan took that trust away from her. She sometimes falls into deep pits of depression, her statement says, and she can’t always afford her medication, so she’s had to go on Medicare. Another victim, identified as N.S., has said she lives with guilt for not reporting him when she says he raped her in 2015.
During Logan’s trial, another victim came forward and said Logan raped her too — she’s now a cop.
Despite Logan attempting to claim he didn’t hurt anyone, Chattanooga police Chief David Roddy let this rapist know that he is “an absolute disgrace of a human being.”
“To stand in front of a judge and say he never hurt anyone is despicable and reprehensible,” he said in a statement to the Times Free Press. “Desmond Logan has hurt many, his family, officers, friends outside the department, but none more than the women he’s raped.”
“The actions of Desmond Logan jeopardized public safety and violated the trust of the citizens of Chattanooga he swore to protect,” J. Douglas Overbey, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee, said in a statement. “This case exhibits our continued efforts to prosecute those who would abuse their authority to commit acts of violence and injustice against members of our community. Our office will continue to stand by and protect the victims of such crimes.”
Collier said the U.S. is also a victim in this case.
“It is all of your fellow citizens and on their behalf that the charges were brought,” he said.
“The state of Tennessee and city of Chattanooga cloaked Logan in the authority of the state to use force, detain and arrest citizens accused of crimes when he was given the badge of law enforcement,” Collier said.
And when those charged with enforcing the law turn around and break the law, it “breeds disrespect of law and anarchy,” he said.
It certainly does breed disrespect and no amount of pandering by police chiefs and judges claiming it was this “one bad apple” will ever reverse that disrespect as Logan’s case is one of many.
Indeed, one need only browse through our archives to see the brutal reality that is police sexual misconduct. Arguably, the reason it is so pervasive is the fact that they can get away with it with little to no consequences.
Fortunately, in this instance, the rapist cop received far more time than other officers.
Article posted with permission from Matt Agorist


thewashingtonstandard--2020-08-22--Professor Suggests Adding “Psychoactive” Drugs To Water To Keep People Docile

One professor has suggested that the water supply be laced with psilocybin to make sure people are drugged into compliance with the lockdowns measures .
Because Americans aren ’ t being good little sheep and complying with the New World Order ’ s insistence of enslavement , Parker Crutchfield thinks we should all be drugged .
Apparently , the fluoride they already put in the water supply isn ’ t doing a good enough job of churning out obedient little order followers .
My research in bioethics focuses on questions like how to induce those who are noncooperative to get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ best for the public good .
To me , it seems the problem of coronavirus defectors could be solved by moral enhancement : like receiving a vaccine to beef up your immune system , people could take a substance to boost their cooperative , pro-social behavior .
Could a psychoactive pill be the solution to the pandemic ?
-Parker Crutchfield , The Conversation This authoritarian approach to pacifying the public when atrocities are committed against them was published earlier this week in The Conversation , a news site focusing on content “ sourced @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and supported by universities from around the world .
The Conversation lists a number of U.K. universities as its “ founding partners.
” “ To me , it seems the problem of coronavirus defectors could be solved by moral enhancement : like receiving a vaccine to beef up your immune system , people could take a substance to boost their cooperative , pro-social behavior .
Could a psychoactive pill be the solution to the pandemic ?
” Crutchfield writes .
In order to make sure people follow the commands of tyrants , even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ morality , Crutchfield says the “ psychoactive pill ” that would manufacture and ensure lockdown compliance should be “ covertly administered ” in the water supply .
As some have argued , a solution would be to make moral enhancement compulsory or administer it secretly , perhaps via the water supply .
These actions require weighing other values , ” he writes .
But that ’ s been done to the public before by the government they were brainwashed to trust : The TRUE History Of Fluoridation : Toxicity Was Hidden And LIED @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a good chance that this is already bein done , considering not many have stood up to it .
If you don ’ t have a good water filter , I suggest you get one and start using it all the time .
We all need to stop trusting that the water is safe .
If this as even suggested with little backlash , it ’ s safe to say it ’ s either been tried before or already being done .
Apparently , when the public doesn ’ t like acting like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ release the authoritarian grip on their throats , but to drug them .
Welcome to the New World Order , comrades .
Brace yourself , because the tyranny has only just begun .
Stay alert , and don ’ t live your life in fear .

One professor has suggested that the water supply be laced with psilocybin to make sure people are drugged into compliance with the lockdowns measures. Because Americans aren’t being good little sheep and complying with the New World Order’s insistence of enslavement, Parker Crutchfield thinks we should all be drugged.
Apparently, the fluoride they already put in the water supply isn’t doing a good enough job of churning out obedient little order followers.
My research in bioethics focuses on questions like how to induce those who are noncooperative to get on board with doing what’s best for the public good. To me, it seems the problem of coronavirus defectors could be solved by moral enhancement: like receiving a vaccine to beef up your immune system, people could take a substance to boost their cooperative, pro-social behavior. Could a psychoactive pill be the solution to the pandemic? -Parker Crutchfield, The Conversation
This authoritarian approach to pacifying the public when atrocities are committed against them was published earlier this week in The Conversation, a news site focusing on content “sourced from the academic and research community” and supported by universities from around the world. The Conversation lists a number of U.K. universities as its “founding partners.”
In the article, Parker Crutchfield argues that “[w]hen someone chooses not to follow public health guidelines around the coronavirus, they’re defecting from the public good” and that such “defectors” require chemical “moral enhancement” substances to help them “reason about what the right thing to do is.” -CFNews
“To me, it seems the problem of coronavirus defectors could be solved by moral enhancement: like receiving a vaccine to beef up your immune system, people could take a substance to boost their cooperative, pro-social behavior. Could a psychoactive pill be the solution to the pandemic?” Crutchfield writes.
In order to make sure people follow the commands of tyrants, even against all evidence, logic, and morality, Crutchfield says the “psychoactive pill” that would manufacture and ensure lockdown compliance should be “covertly administered” in the water supply.
As some have argued, a solution would be to make moral enhancement compulsory or administer it secretly, perhaps via the water supply. These actions require weighing other values,” he writes.
But that’s been done to the public before by the government they were brainwashed to trust:
The TRUE History Of Fluoridation: Toxicity Was Hidden And LIED ABOUT By The Government
There’s a good chance that this is already bein done, considering not many have stood up to it. If you don’t have a good water filter, I suggest you get one and start using it all the time. We all need to stop trusting that the water is safe. If this as even suggested with little backlash, it’s safe to say it’s either been tried before or already being done. Apparently, when the public doesn’t like acting like slaves, the solution is not to release the authoritarian grip on their throats, but to drug them. Welcome to the New World Order, comrades.
Brace yourself, because the tyranny has only just begun. Stay alert, and don’t live your life in fear.
Article posted with permission from Mac Slavo


thewashingtonstandard--2020-08-22--Sweden’s Senior Epidemiologist Warns Wearing Face Masks Is “Very Dangerous”

Andres Tengell , Sweden ’ s top epidemiologist , warns against people wearing face masks , saying it is “ very dangerous , ” but not because of health risks , but instead , they provide a false sense of security .
“ It is very dangerous to believe face masks would change the game when it comes to COVID-19 , ” said Anders Tengell , who has overseen Sweden ’ s response to the pandemic while resisting any form of lockdown or mask mandate .
“ Face masks can be a complement to other things when other things are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ But to start with having face masks and then think [ ing ] you can crowd your buses or your shopping malls — that ’ s definitely a mistake , ” he further urged .
Tegnell has consistently spoken out against the use of masks , last month declaring that “ With numbers diminishing very quickly in Sweden , we see no point in wearing a face mask in Sweden , not even on public transport.
” “ The findings that have been produced through face masks are astonishingly weak , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ world wear them , ” Tengell has urged .
“ I ’ m surprised that we don ’ t have more or better studies showing what effect masks actually have .
Countries such as Spain and Belgium have made their populations wear masks but their infection numbers have still risen , ” the epidemiologist also declared .
Sweden , which didn ’ t enforce any mandatory lockdown order , has seen its coronavirus cases and deaths slow to a trickle .
“ That Sweden has come down to these levels is very promising @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ The curves are going down and the curves for the seriously ill are beginning to approach zero.
” The one thing we can agree on is that face masks are of no help to the people wearing them .
However , they are indeed a threat to your own health as well as a symbol of your submission to your fears and to liars preying on those fears .
As we have reported previously , Ohio Rep. Nino Vitale demonstrated that wearing a face mask does reduce oxygen levels , and though @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , who claimed it was somehow misinformation , the fact is it has been demonstrated to fall even below OSHA standards .
Ohio Rep. Nino Vitale Tests Mask Use , Which Shows Oxygen Levels Drop Into Danger Zone 5 Seconds After Putting It On ( Video ) For those of you who actually believe this alleged “ virus ” escaped a biolab in Wuhan and made it ’ s way here and is threatening us at every turn rather than those in authority usurping authority to put you in a constant state of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you really should stop , take a step back and look at what has been going on for months in Wuhan .
America has been had !
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media

Andres Tengell, Sweden’s top epidemiologist, warns against people wearing face masks, saying it is “very dangerous,” but not because of health risks, but instead, they provide a false sense of security.
Summit News reports:
“It is very dangerous to believe face masks would change the game when it comes to COVID-19,” said Anders Tengell, who has overseen Sweden’s response to the pandemic while resisting any form of lockdown or mask mandate.
“Face masks can be a complement to other things when other things are safely in place,” Tengell added.
“But to start with having face masks and then think[ing] you can crowd your buses or your shopping malls — that’s definitely a mistake,” he further urged.
Tegnell has consistently spoken out against the use of masks, last month declaring that “With numbers diminishing very quickly in Sweden, we see no point in wearing a face mask in Sweden, not even on public transport.”
“The findings that have been produced through face masks are astonishingly weak, even though so many people around the world wear them,” Tengell has urged.
“I’m surprised that we don’t have more or better studies showing what effect masks actually have. Countries such as Spain and Belgium have made their populations wear masks but their infection numbers have still risen,” the epidemiologist also declared.
Sweden, which didn’t enforce any mandatory lockdown order, has seen its coronavirus cases and deaths slow to a trickle.
“That Sweden has come down to these levels is very promising,” Tegnell has said, adding “The curves are going down and the curves for the seriously ill are beginning to approach zero.”
The one thing we can agree on is that face masks are of no help to the people wearing them. However, they are indeed a threat to your own health as well as a symbol of your submission to your fears and to liars preying on those fears.
As we have reported previously, Ohio Rep. Nino Vitale demonstrated that wearing a face mask does reduce oxygen levels, and though his video was pulled down by YouTube, who claimed it was somehow misinformation, the fact is it has been demonstrated to fall even below OSHA standards.
For those of you who actually believe this alleged “virus” escaped a biolab in Wuhan and made it’s way here and is threatening us at every turn rather than those in authority usurping authority to put you in a constant state of fear to take advantage of you, you really should stop, take a step back and look at what has been going on for months in Wuhan. America has been had!
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media


thewashingtonstandard--2020-08-22--The Dirty Little Secret About The COVID Vaccine (Video)

The one person in the US that is out in front on the entire COVID scam is Del Bigtree of The High Wire .
In a recent interview with Dr. James Neuenschwander , M.D .
of the Bio Energy Medical Center , and immune dysfunction expert , who has raised awareness of a side effect that has proven to be a serious problem in SARS vaccines .
While Big Pharma races to get a Covid19 vaccine on the market , prominent vaccine experts can ’ t help but raise red flags surrounding a well-known , but hushed , side effect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ serious problem in SARS vaccines .
Sit down for an important lesson in immune enhancement with Dr. “ Neu.
” Take a listen to this brief interview and consider the danger you put yourself in by listening to the lying media and politicians advancing the notion that you should take such a vaccine , and this is but one of many problems with vaccines .
If that isn ’ t enough , this is going beyond the absurd when it comes to alleged “ preventions ” of spreading a non-proven “ virus.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are now taking place to push the narrative .
Del tries out new PPE requirements for front-of-house restaurant workers in Maine , and a wave of new nurses inundate Twitter this week revealing what they are really seeing on the COVID19 front lines .
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media

The one person in the US that is out in front on the entire COVID scam is Del Bigtree of The High Wire. In a recent interview with Dr. James Neuenschwander, M.D. of the Bio Energy Medical Center, and immune dysfunction expert, who has raised awareness of a side effect that has proven to be a serious problem in SARS vaccines.
While Big Pharma races to get a Covid19 vaccine on the market, prominent vaccine experts can’t help but raise red flags surrounding a well-known, but hushed, side effect that has already proven to be a serious problem in SARS vaccines. Sit down for an important lesson in immune enhancement with Dr. “Neu.”
Take a listen to this brief interview and consider the danger you put yourself in by listening to the lying media and politicians advancing the notion that you should take such a vaccine, and this is but one of many problems with vaccines.
THE COVID VACCINE’S DIRTY SECRET While Big Pharma races to get a #Covid19 vaccine on the market, prominent vaccine… Posted by The HighWire with Del Bigtree on Thursday, August 20, 2020
If that isn’t enough, this is going beyond the absurd when it comes to alleged “preventions” of spreading a non-proven “virus.” Del also demonstrated the ridiculous things that are now taking place to push the narrative.
Del tries out new PPE requirements for front-of-house restaurant workers in Maine, and a wave of new nurses inundate Twitter this week revealing what they are really seeing on the COVID19 front lines.
NURSE WHISTLEBLOWERS, DOG CONES & OTHER COVID ABSURDITIES Del tries out new PPE requirements for front-of-house… Posted by The HighWire with Del Bigtree on Friday, August 21, 2020
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media


thewashingtonstandard--2020-08-22--Should Edward Snowden & Julian Assange Pardon The US Government?

Or more to the point : Should the citizens of the united States pardon any criminal politician or bureaucrat that has violated our Constitution ?
Still , in a recent piece by Jacob G. Hornberger of The Future of Freedom Foundation , the question is posed as to whether or not Edward Snowden and Julian Assange should pardon the government of the US .
Here ’ s what Hornberger has to say , and I think it worthy of your time to read and contemplate .
President Trump is saying that he might issue a pardon to Edward Snowden .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ t said the same thing about Julian Assange .
But a pardon suggests that the person being pardoned has done something wrong .
Neither Snowden and Assange has done anything wrong — at least not in a moral sense .
It is the US government — and specifically the national-security state branch of the federal government — that has engaged in terrible wrongdoing — wrongdoing that Snowden and Assange revealed to the American people and the people of the world .
Therefore , the real question is : Should Snowden and Assange pardon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ part of their lives and liberty ?
Oh , sure , the two of them technically violated the federal government ’ s national-security laws , rules , and regulations against revealing the dark-side , sordid policies and practices of the national-security establishment .
Big deal .
Those laws , rules , and regulations are illegitimate , at least in a moral sense .
Why should the dark-side , sordid policies and practices of a government be immune from disclosure ?
The American people have now become so accustomed to living under a national-security @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of them tend toward deferring to the laws , rules , and regulations that come with a national-security state .
Thus , when the Pentagon , the CIA , and the NSA refer to Snowden and Assange as “ enemies of the state ” or “ traitors , ” the tendency of many Americans is to blindly accept their assessment .
Of course , it works that way under every national-security state .
Look at China , North Korea , Vietnam , Cuba , Venezuela , Russia , Egypt , or Saudi Arabia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Like the US national-security state , they all engage in dark-side , sordid policies and practices .
And like the US national-security state , they go after anyone who discloses such policies and practices with a vengeance .
And most of their citizens blindly and loyally go along with it all .
The real question , however , is not whether Snowden and Assange should pardon the US government .
In fact , the real question isn ’ t even whether it should be a crime for people to disclose the dark-side @ @ @ @ @ @ @ national-security state .
The real question — one that unfortunately will not be discussed in the presidential race — is whether it ’ s time to end America ’ s 75-year experiment as a national-security state .
A national-security state is a totalitarian form of governmental structure , one that empowers a government to engage , either secretly or openly , in dark-side , sordid policies and practices , such as torture , assassination , coups , murder , regime-change operations , invasions , bribery , kidnappings , indefinite detention , denial of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ jury , and denial of speedy trial .
Keep in mind that the United States was founded as a limited-government republic , not a national-security state .
In fact , if the Constitution had proposed a national-security state , there is no possibility that the American people would have approved the Constitution .
That would have meant that the nation would have continued operating under the Articles of Confederation , a third type of governmental system under which the federal government ’ s powers were so weak and limited that it didn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people .
It wasn ’ t until the end of World War II that the federal government was converted into a national-security state .
The rationale was that in order to prevent the communists , especially those that governed the Soviet Union ( which , ironically , had been America ’ s wartime ally and Nazi Germany ’ s enemy ) from taking over the United States , it would be necessary to become a national-security state , just like the communist regimes were .
A limited-government republic , it was said , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ regime that wielded omnipotent dark-side , sordid powers .
I challenge that notion .
The best way to have opposed communism would have been to remain a free society and a limited-government republic , not by adopting the governmental structure and dark-side , sordid policies and practices of the communists .
Nonetheless , one thing is crystal clear : The Cold War ended in 1989 and so did the justification for converting the federal government into a national-security state in the first place .
By disclosing the dark-side , sordid policies and practices @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Assange and Edward Snowden have performed an invaluable service to the American people .
They have helped remind us that this is not what America is supposed to be all about .
Assange and Snowden deserve the praise and thanks of every American .
The best way we can honor them is by dismantling America ’ s Cold War legacy of a national-security state and restoring America ’ s founding system of a limited-government republic .
Honestly , it isn ’ t a crime to expose the criminals and their crimes against the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in many cases have been complicit in demonizing both Snowden and Assange rather than doing their constitutional duty and revealing the documents they have released and seeking to hold agencies , bureaucrats and politicians accountable and bring them to justice .

Or more to the point: Should the citizens of the united States pardon any criminal politician or bureaucrat that has violated our Constitution? Still, in a recent piece by Jacob G. Hornberger of The Future of Freedom Foundation, the question is posed as to whether or not Edward Snowden and Julian Assange should pardon the government of the US.
Here’s what Hornberger has to say, and I think it worthy of your time to read and contemplate.
President Trump is saying that he might issue a pardon to Edward Snowden. For some reason, he hasn’t said the same thing about Julian Assange.
But a pardon suggests that the person being pardoned has done something wrong. Neither Snowden and Assange has done anything wrong — at least not in a moral sense. It is the US government — and specifically the national-security state branch of the federal government — that has engaged in terrible wrongdoing — wrongdoing that Snowden and Assange revealed to the American people and the people of the world.
Therefore, the real question is: Should Snowden and Assange pardon the US for having destroyed a large part of their lives and liberty?
Oh, sure, the two of them technically violated the federal government’s national-security laws, rules, and regulations against revealing the dark-side, sordid policies and practices of the national-security establishment. Big deal. Those laws, rules, and regulations are illegitimate, at least in a moral sense. Why should the dark-side, sordid policies and practices of a government be immune from disclosure?
The American people have now become so accustomed to living under a national-security state form of governmental structure that many of them tend toward deferring to the laws, rules, and regulations that come with a national-security state. Thus, when the Pentagon, the CIA, and the NSA refer to Snowden and Assange as “enemies of the state” or “traitors,” the tendency of many Americans is to blindly accept their assessment.
Of course, it works that way under every national-security state. Look at China, North Korea, Vietnam, Cuba, Venezuela, Russia, Egypt, or Saudi Arabia, They too are all national-security states. Like the US national-security state, they all engage in dark-side, sordid policies and practices. And like the US national-security state, they go after anyone who discloses such policies and practices with a vengeance. And most of their citizens blindly and loyally go along with it all.
The real question, however, is not whether Snowden and Assange should pardon the US government. In fact, the real question isn’t even whether it should be a crime for people to disclose the dark-side, sordid policies and practices of a national-security state.
The real question — one that unfortunately will not be discussed in the presidential race — is whether it’s time to end America’s 75-year experiment as a national-security state.
A national-security state is a totalitarian form of governmental structure, one that empowers a government to engage, either secretly or openly, in dark-side, sordid policies and practices, such as torture, assassination, coups, murder, regime-change operations, invasions, bribery, kidnappings, indefinite detention, denial of due process, denial of trial by jury, and denial of speedy trial.
Keep in mind that the United States was founded as a limited-government republic, not a national-security state. In fact, if the Constitution had proposed a national-security state, there is no possibility that the American people would have approved the Constitution. That would have meant that the nation would have continued operating under the Articles of Confederation, a third type of governmental system under which the federal government’s powers were so weak and limited that it didn’t even have the power to tax people.
It wasn’t until the end of World War II that the federal government was converted into a national-security state. The rationale was that in order to prevent the communists, especially those that governed the Soviet Union (which, ironically, had been America’s wartime ally and Nazi Germany’s enemy) from taking over the United States, it would be necessary to become a national-security state, just like the communist regimes were. A limited-government republic, it was said, would be insufficient to defeat a foreign regime that wielded omnipotent dark-side, sordid powers.
I challenge that notion. The best way to have opposed communism would have been to remain a free society and a limited-government republic, not by adopting the governmental structure and dark-side, sordid policies and practices of the communists.
Nonetheless, one thing is crystal clear: The Cold War ended in 1989 and so did the justification for converting the federal government into a national-security state in the first place.
By disclosing the dark-side, sordid policies and practices of the US national-security state, Julian Assange and Edward Snowden have performed an invaluable service to the American people. They have helped remind us that this is not what America is supposed to be all about.
Assange and Snowden deserve the praise and thanks of every American. The best way we can honor them is by dismantling America’s Cold War legacy of a national-security state and restoring America’s founding system of a limited-government republic.
Honestly, it isn’t a crime to expose the criminals and their crimes against the people. Furthermore, the media, in many cases have been complicit in demonizing both Snowden and Assange rather than doing their constitutional duty and revealing the documents they have released and seeking to hold agencies, bureaucrats and politicians accountable and bring them to justice.


thewashingtonstandard--2020-08-22--Louisiana Attorney:  “Violent Crime” Will Reach “Epidemic” Levels

The attorney general , Jeff Landry of Louisiana says that violent crime is going to reach epidemic levels in the United States soon .
Landry warns that crime in the U.S. will get worse before it gets better , and we are going to reach a tipping point soon .
Given the current state of affairs in cities across the country , the economic terrorism committed against every person on this globe , and the constant division being propagated by the mainstream media over an election they have already promised us will be disturbing at best , things are not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the worst is yet to come .
In a phone interview with Fox News , Landry said that while he has tried to be tough on crime in his state , he realized years ago that in other parts of the country there were signs that crime would reach “ epidemic ” levels .
Humans are being backed into corners by the very people responsible for cracking down on crime , so it stands to reason that once they can not be pushed any further , they will lash out .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ waiting for too .
They want violence so they can enact martial law , treat people like cattle to be owned , and force everyone to comply .
“ When I became attorney general back in 2016 , one of the first things that we tackled was we took a very proactive fight against crime , ” Landry said .
“ I predicted four and five years ago that this country was headed towards an extreme violent crime outbreak , that it was going to become an epidemic.
” With homicides and gun @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the country , Landry said he is not surprised .
“ I called that .
And this thing is something that ’ s been building , and has only been heightened by this particular lawlessness , ” he said .
“ I do believe that there ’ s a tipping point that ’ s coming in this country because I believe that every violent crime creates an exponential number of victims.
” Could this all be further predictive programming about the left/right paradigm lie that will cause election malcontent ?
Possibly .
Or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wanting martial law to control people after the government ’ s policies destroyed their livelihoods .
There ’ s a lot of possibilities here , but the one thing left out is that this violence has been , and will continue to be the fault of the engineered destruction of the United States .
People are going to be facing starvation soon as the food supply collapses ( which is also being engineered ) and people get violent when they get hungry .
Wake up .
This is all a setup .
Don @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have no say in this election , the Federal Reserve is in charge , and they will create whichever scenario will be the most destructive to manufacture our compliance in the New World Order .
They aren ’ t even hiding this anymore .
It All Comes Back To The Federal Reserve : The NWO Is Being Shoved Down Our Throats This is all brainwashing , predictive programming , and engineering .
They own the minds of so many Americans that waking people up is going to really be an uphill battle .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the real battle is for your perception , make sure you employ critical thinking and apply it to your preparedness .

The attorney general, Jeff Landry of Louisiana says that violent crime is going to reach epidemic levels in the United States soon. Landry warns that crime in the U.S. will get worse before it gets better, and we are going to reach a tipping point soon.
Given the current state of affairs in cities across the country, the economic terrorism committed against every person on this globe, and the constant division being propagated by the mainstream media over an election they have already promised us will be disturbing at best, things are not set to get better. In fact, the worst is yet to come.
In a phone interview with Fox News, Landry said that while he has tried to be tough on crime in his state, he realized years ago that in other parts of the country there were signs that crime would reach “epidemic” levels. Humans are being backed into corners by the very people responsible for cracking down on crime, so it stands to reason that once they cannot be pushed any further, they will lash out. This is likely what the ruling class is waiting for too. They want violence so they can enact martial law, treat people like cattle to be owned, and force everyone to comply.
“When I became attorney general back in 2016, one of the first things that we tackled was we took a very proactive fight against crime,” Landry said. “I predicted four and five years ago that this country was headed towards an extreme violent crime outbreak, that it was going to become an epidemic.”
With homicides and gun violence on the rise in cities across the country, Landry said he is not surprised. “I called that. And this thing is something that’s been building, and has only been heightened by this particular lawlessness,” he said. “I do believe that there’s a tipping point that’s coming in this country because I believe that every violent crime creates an exponential number of victims.”
Could this all be further predictive programming about the left/right paradigm lie that will cause election malcontent? Possibly. Or it could be just one more politician wanting martial law to control people after the government’s policies destroyed their livelihoods. There’s a lot of possibilities here, but the one thing left out is that this violence has been, and will continue to be the fault of the engineered destruction of the United States. People are going to be facing starvation soon as the food supply collapses (which is also being engineered) and people get violent when they get hungry.
Wake up. This is all a setup. Don’t fall for it. We have no say in this election, the Federal Reserve is in charge, and they will create whichever scenario will be the most destructive to manufacture our compliance in the New World Order. They aren’t even hiding this anymore.
It All Comes Back To The Federal Reserve: The NWO Is Being Shoved Down Our Throats
This is all brainwashing, predictive programming, and engineering. They own the minds of so many Americans that waking people up is going to really be an uphill battle. Understand, this is all psychological warfare and the real battle is for your perception, make sure you employ critical thinking and apply it to your preparedness.
Article posted with permission from Mac Slavo


thewashingtonstandard--2020-08-22--Grain On The Brain: Is It Good Or Bad For You? With Kate Shemirani

Grain On The Brain : Is It Good Or Bad For You ?
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thewashingtonstandard--2020-08-22--Fighting Back against the Left’s War on Our History

If we ’ re going to make America great again , we have to know what made it great in the first place .
That ’ s why the Left went into a frenzy of vandalism in tearing down statues earlier this summer , not just of Confederates but of those notable slaveowners Lincoln , Grant , and Frederick Douglass .
To repudiate American history is to repudiate America itself .
In response , lovers of freedom have deplored the destruction and denounce the barbarians , but few are mounting a robust and informed response to their hatred of American @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anything that this orgy of destruction should have taught us , it is that we must know , know familiarly , and cherish the history of our republic .
Doing this will go a long way toward saving our free society .
It was with this in mind that I wrote Rating America ’ s Presidents : An America-First Look at Who Is Best , Who Is Overrated , and Who Was An Absolute Disaster .
The reason for this is clear : now is the time for all of us to study @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , because if we do not know what made America great , we will not be able to make it great again .
Yet it is safe to say that many , if not most , Americans who deplore what the leftist savages are doing to our monuments only have the most glancing knowledge of how the United States became a beacon of freedom for the world , such that people from all over try to get here despite the Left ’ s relentless defamation of our country as a bastion of racial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ignorance of history is a significant cause of the current outpouring of hatred for America .
To take just one of innumerable examples , leftist rioters and destroyers are enraged at Americans who were memorialized despite being slaveowners .
They ’ re heedless of the fact that slavery was not universally considered a moral evil at the time these men lived , and that there are very likely to be people in future ages who look at our times and scratch their heads and ask each other How could they not have known @ @ @ @ @ @ @ importantly , the leftists are heedless of the fact that the movement to abolish slavery arose in Britain and America because of Christian principles that they despise , while slavery persisted long into the twentieth century in several Muslim countries because of Islamic principles that they profess to respect .
Saudi Arabia , a country based strictly upon Islamic law , only abolished slavery in 1962 , and North African states including Mauritania and Niger only did so in the early twenty-first century , because of Islamic laws that the leftist rioters would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” to denounce .
Rating America ’ s Presidents is an attempt to correct this ignorance of our own history , and to arm Americans to defend the history and heritage of the United States , so as to incline people to defend our country itself .
It introduces Americans to unknown heroes of our own history that everyone should know about , including Chester Arthur , who was president from September 1881 to March 1885 .
Arthur was a champion of civil rights in an age when very few were .
When @ @ @ @ @ @ @ joined the law firm of Erastus D. Culver , at which he formed part of a legal team that argued successfully for the freedom of any slaves that their owners brought to New York .
Arthur also led the defense team for a black woman , Elizabeth Jennings Graham , who was not allowed to ride a New York City streetcar .
The future president won the case , and New York City streetcars were desegregated , one hundred years before Rosa Parks , courtesy of Chester Arthur .
Then there is General @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Francisco ’ s Golden Gate Park has already been toppled .
Grant not only fought against and destroyed the slave power and enacted civil rights laws .
From the very beginning of his presidency , he demonstrated a consistent commitment to the equality of rights of all people .
He declared : “ I have no prejudice against sect or race but want each individual to be judged by his own merit.
” Just weeks after taking office in 1869 , he approved an act stipulating that the word “ white ” be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or serve as a juror in the District of Columbia .
When Southern states resisted Reconstruction measures , denied blacks the right to vote , and allowed the Ku Klux Klan to terrorize black populations , Grant sent federal troops to restore order and enforce the law .
Grant ’ s determination to protect the rights of the freed slaves made him extremely unpopular in the South , and increasingly in the North as well , particularly among Democrats , whose 1868 campaign slogan was “ Our Motto : This is a White @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Men Rule.
” This was their guiding principle throughout Grant ’ s presidency , and when they won control of the House of Representatives in the 1874 midterm elections , the Democrats were able to stymie almost completely Grant ’ s efforts to protect the civil rights of black Americans .
Democrats stymying efforts to protect Americans — now , that sounds familiar .
Now is the time to learn and cherish this history , and teach it to our children , before leftists manage to erase it entirely .

If we’re going to make America great again, we have to know what made it great in the first place. That’s why the Left went into a frenzy of vandalism in tearing down statues earlier this summer, not just of Confederates but of those notable slaveowners Lincoln, Grant, and Frederick Douglass. To repudiate American history is to repudiate America itself.
In response, lovers of freedom have deplored the destruction and denounce the barbarians, but few are mounting a robust and informed response to their hatred of American history itself. Yet if there is anything that this orgy of destruction should have taught us, it is that we must know, know familiarly, and cherish the history of our republic. Doing this will go a long way toward saving our free society. It was with this in mind that I wrote Rating America’s Presidents: An America-First Look at Who Is Best, Who Is Overrated, and Who Was An Absolute Disaster.
The reason for this is clear: now is the time for all of us to study and become deeply familiar with American history, because if we do not know what made America great, we will not be able to make it great again. Yet it is safe to say that many, if not most, Americans who deplore what the leftist savages are doing to our monuments only have the most glancing knowledge of how the United States became a beacon of freedom for the world, such that people from all over try to get here despite the Left’s relentless defamation of our country as a bastion of racial hatred and injustice.
Ahistorical myopia and ignorance of history is a significant cause of the current outpouring of hatred for America. To take just one of innumerable examples, leftist rioters and destroyers are enraged at Americans who were memorialized despite being slaveowners. They’re heedless of the fact that slavery was not universally considered a moral evil at the time these men lived, and that there are very likely to be people in future ages who look at our times and scratch their heads and ask each other How could they not have known that was wrong?.
Even more importantly, the leftists are heedless of the fact that the movement to abolish slavery arose in Britain and America because of Christian principles that they despise, while slavery persisted long into the twentieth century in several Muslim countries because of Islamic principles that they profess to respect. Saudi Arabia, a country based strictly upon Islamic law, only abolished slavery in 1962, and North African states including Mauritania and Niger only did so in the early twenty-first century, because of Islamic laws that the leftist rioters would no doubt say it was “Islamophobic” to denounce.
Rating America’s Presidents is an attempt to correct this ignorance of our own history, and to arm Americans to defend the history and heritage of the United States, so as to incline people to defend our country itself. It introduces Americans to unknown heroes of our own history that everyone should know about, including Chester Arthur, who was president from September 1881 to March 1885. Arthur was a champion of civil rights in an age when very few were. When Arthur was twenty-five in 1854, he joined the law firm of Erastus D. Culver, at which he formed part of a legal team that argued successfully for the freedom of any slaves that their owners brought to New York.
Arthur also led the defense team for a black woman, Elizabeth Jennings Graham, who was not allowed to ride a New York City streetcar. The future president won the case, and New York City streetcars were desegregated, one hundred years before Rosa Parks, courtesy of Chester Arthur.
Then there is General Ulysses Grant, whose statue in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park has already been toppled. Grant not only fought against and destroyed the slave power and enacted civil rights laws. From the very beginning of his presidency, he demonstrated a consistent commitment to the equality of rights of all people. He declared: “I have no prejudice against sect or race but want each individual to be judged by his own merit.” Just weeks after taking office in 1869, he approved an act stipulating that the word “white” be struck from all requirements to hold office or serve as a juror in the District of Columbia. When Southern states resisted Reconstruction measures, denied blacks the right to vote, and allowed the Ku Klux Klan to terrorize black populations, Grant sent federal troops to restore order and enforce the law.
Grant’s determination to protect the rights of the freed slaves made him extremely unpopular in the South, and increasingly in the North as well, particularly among Democrats, whose 1868 campaign slogan was “Our Motto: This is a White Man’s Country; Let White Men Rule.” This was their guiding principle throughout Grant’s presidency, and when they won control of the House of Representatives in the 1874 midterm elections, the Democrats were able to stymie almost completely Grant’s efforts to protect the civil rights of black Americans.
Democrats stymying efforts to protect Americans — now, that sounds familiar. Now is the time to learn and cherish this history, and teach it to our children, before leftists manage to erase it entirely.
Article posted with permission from Robert Spencer


thewashingtonstandard--2020-08-22--Tara Reade Says Democrats ‘Complicit’ In Sexual Assault By Ignoring Biden Accusations

Not just the Democrats , but the mainstream media as well .
The MSM can always be counted on to protect the Democrats from every act of perfidy , corruption , abuse of power , and malfeasance , that they inflict on the American people every day .
They truly are the enemy of the people .
Tara Reade says Democrats ‘ complicit ’ in sexual assault by ignoring Biden accusations Joe Biden ’ s sexual assault accuser Tara Reade on Thursday accused the Democratic Party of “ gaslighting ” survivors by mishandling her claims and said the four-day convention @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , according to a Fox News report .
The California woman who went public in March with allegations that Biden shoved her against a wall and forcibly penetrated her with his fingers at a Capitol Hill office building in 1993 said she would also speak at the Republican National Convention if invited .
“ They ’ re pretending that they ’ re the upholders of the ‘ Me Too ’ like a shield but meanwhile , some of their main Democratic elites , some of the main powerful people involved with the party @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 56 , told the publication .
“ And frankly , I think the Democratic National Committee is complicit because they ’ re not just ignoring it .
They ’ re participating in it … and enabling those perpetrators , ” she continued .
In an interview with The Post last week , Reade also demanded to know why former President Bill Clinton — another Democrat accused of sexual assault — had been given a top speaking slot , calling the move “ unconscionable.
” “ It is unconscionable that Bill Clinton is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coming from someone who voted for him .
This is coming from a multi-generational Democrat , ” she said , maintaining that Clinton is a sexual predator .
Juanita Broaddrick , the woman who maintains Clinton raped her in 1978 in Arkansas , told The Post she too was disappointed by the ex-president ’ s speaking slot .
“ This leaves no doubt the Democrats are the party of rape apologists and enablers .
There are no words to express my profound revulsion at their decision , ” Broaddrick told The Post .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ accusations .
Reade disappeared from the headlines after lobbing the shocking allegations at Biden , which allies of the Democratic now-nominee said were totally out of character .
“ I lost everything coming forward .
I lost my work , housing , money , everything because I spoke out against one of the most powerful members of the Democratic Party , ” she told Fox News .

Not just the Democrats, but the mainstream media as well. The MSM can always be counted on to protect the Democrats from every act of perfidy, corruption, abuse of power, and malfeasance, that they inflict on the American people every day. They truly are the enemy of the people.
Tara Reade says Democrats ‘complicit’ in sexual assault by ignoring Biden accusations
By New York Post, August 20th, 2020
Joe Biden’s sexual assault accuser Tara Reade on Thursday accused the Democratic Party of “gaslighting” survivors by mishandling her claims and said the four-day convention had been “traumatizing” to watch, according to a Fox News report.
The California woman who went public in March with allegations that Biden shoved her against a wall and forcibly penetrated her with his fingers at a Capitol Hill office building in 1993 said she would also speak at the Republican National Convention if invited.
“They’re pretending that they’re the upholders of the ‘Me Too’ like a shield but meanwhile, some of their main Democratic elites, some of the main powerful people involved with the party are actually perpetrators themselves,” Reade, 56, told the publication.
“And frankly, I think the Democratic National Committee is complicit because they’re not just ignoring it. They’re participating in it … and enabling those perpetrators,” she continued.
In an interview with The Post last week, Reade also demanded to know why former President Bill Clinton — another Democrat accused of sexual assault — had been given a top speaking slot, calling the move “unconscionable.”
“It is unconscionable that Bill Clinton is a main speaker, and this is coming from someone who voted for him. This is coming from a multi-generational Democrat,” she said, maintaining that Clinton is a sexual predator.
Juanita Broaddrick, the woman who maintains Clinton raped her in 1978 in Arkansas, told The Post she too was disappointed by the ex-president’s speaking slot.
“This leaves no doubt the Democrats are the party of rape apologists and enablers. There are no words to express my profound revulsion at their decision,” Broaddrick told The Post.
Both Clinton and Biden have denied the accusations.
Reade disappeared from the headlines after lobbing the shocking allegations at Biden, which allies of the Democratic now-nominee said were totally out of character.
“I lost everything coming forward. I lost my work, housing, money, everything because I spoke out against one of the most powerful members of the Democratic Party,” she told Fox News.
Article posted with permission from Pamela Geller


thewashingtonstandard--2020-08-22--Our Constitution Provides Two Separate & Independent Methods For The Federal Government To “Call For

Our Constitution Provides Two Separate & Independent Methods For The Federal Government To “ Call Forth The Militia ” To Suppress Insurrections Because of its excellence and relevance to the insurrections being fomented in our cities by the Marxist organization “ Black Lives Matter ” , Antifa , and other revolutionary organizations ; I sent the recent paper by Edwin Vieira , JD.
, Ph.D. , titled , “ The President ’ s Authority To Suppress Insurrections ” [ ] , to my lists .
In response , some objected that the riots in the cities are local issues to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the State and local governments – that they are not “ federal ” issues over which the federal government has jurisdiction .
Some also asserted that Article IV , §4 , US Constitution prohibits the President from sending the National Guard into a State to quell such disturbances , unless & until the Legislature or the Governor of the State requests it .
Those objections are not well-founded .
First : What ’ s going on in our cities is not something which can be prudently brushed aside .
It is a classic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , e.g.
, article from “ Workers ’ World ” .
Furthermore , as shown below , the President of the United States has constitutional and statutory authority to exercise his own judgment as to whether he should send in the “ Militia ” to suppress the uprisings .
Second : Our Constitution provides two separate and independent methods for the federal government to suppress such uprisings .
Dr. Vieira ’ s paper sets forth the other method of “ calling forth the Militia ” – the method provided for at Article I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , US Constitution .
That provides for the intervention of the Militia within a State at the initiative of the federal government , regardless of whether the State requests it .
1 When highly knowledgeable and experienced persons , such as Dr. Vieira , speak in their area of expertise , and their words contradict our existing beliefs ; we ought to re-examine our beliefs , instead of dismissing what such persons say .
2 So let ’ s review Article I , §8 , clauses 15 & 16 , and some of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
1 .
The American Militia is 400 years old Throughout our colonial period , able-bodied free males were expected to be armed and trained and ready on short notice to defend their home , family , neighborhood and Colony .
They were the “ Militia ” .
In Mel Gibson ’ s movie , Patriot , Gibson ’ s character commanded a South Carolina Militia Company .
The Militia was not “ regular Army ” – it was comprised of farmers , pastors , shopkeepers , etc.
, trained in the use @ @ @ @ @ @ @ defense of Family and Community .
In our Constitution of 1787 , our Framers provided for a regular Army and Navy at Article I , §8 , clauses 12 , 13 & 14 .
Pursuant to Article II , §2 , clause 1 , the President is Commander in Chief ( CINC ) of the Army and Navy .
3 Our Constitution also recognized the continued existence of the Militia , and assigned to it three specific federal functions : Article I , §8 , clause 15 empowers Congress : In 1792 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ provided for ” the arming of the Militia by requiring every able-bodied male Citizen of the ages 18-45 ( with a few exceptions ) 5 to acquire a rifle , bayonet , ammo pouch , ammo , 6 and report to his local unit for training .
is the Militia Act of 1792 .
When the Militia of a State isn ’ t in the service of the United States for one of the three purposes listed in Clause 15 , its function is to help in its own State – however the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Madison says the Militia is to defend the State from the federal government in the event it becomes tyrannical .
7 2. Who has the authority to call forth the Militia into service of the United States ?
Article I , §8 , clause 15 authorizes Congress to “ provide for ” calling forth the Militia “ to execute the Laws of the Union , suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions ” .
How does Congress “ provide for ” calling forth the Militia into the service of the United States ?
In , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Supreme Court considered the Militia Act of 1795 [ ] which authorized the President to call forth the militia when he judged it necessary to repel an invasion or enforce the laws of the United States .
The Court pointed out that the power had been entrusted by Congress to the President , and said that , So !
In the Militia Act of 1795 , Congress “ provided for ” calling forth the Militia by delegating to the President the power to determine when it was advisable to call the Militia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or to execute the laws of the Union .
8 3 .
Transformation of the Militia into the federally controlled National Guard During the early 1900s , Americans elected Progressives [ Fabian socialists ] to office .
And these “ Progressives ” commenced the conquest of our Country .
They had to eliminate the threat the Militia posed to the totalitarian federal government they intended to create .
So with the “ Efficiency in Militia Act of 1903 ” ( the “ Dick Act ” ) [ ] , Congress federalized the Militia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the several States , which is the primary defense of a Free People and the States against a tyrannical federal government [ 2nd Amendment ] , was put under federal control .
And the States went along with it because their People were ignorant , short sighted , and bought off with federal appropriations for the new federalized “ National Guard ” .
So we don ’ t have an organized & trained Militia – now , we have federal troops – some on active duty in the Regular Military ; others @ @ @ @ @ @ @ National Guard .
4 .
Current Acts of Congress providing for calling forth the “ Militia ” ( federal armed forces ) Today , the provisions of the US Code which address calling forth the “ Militia ” 9 into national service are : , , , and .
Note that the President still has statutory authority to use his own Judgment respecting whether to send the “ Militia ” into any State : • None to enforce the Laws of the United States [ 10 USC § 252 ] ; • None @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the rights , privileges and immunities , and protections recognized in the Constitution and secured by Law , and the State government isn ’ t protecting those rights [ 10 USC §253 ] ; and • None to suppress uprisings which oppose or obstruct the execution of the laws of the United States or impede the course of justice under those laws [ 10 USC § 253 ] .
Our Constitution is an elegant piece of work .
Its parts are interconnected and fit together .
So we must read each clause @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clauses and by the Principles of our Founding as set forth in our Declaration of Independence .
We must never insert our own biases – no matter what they are .
One of the most valuable characteristics of our federal system is the ability of the state and federal governments to be “ checks ” on each other .
In ( 7th para ) , Alexander Hamilton says , We would be wise to celebrate the President ’ s constitutional and statutory authority to protect us from the death and destruction being brought @ @ @ @ @ @ @ & local officials – by the Marxist revolutionaries .
When State and local governments refuse to protect their people from such death and destruction , the President has a clear power to intervene .
Now , we must start electing Presidents who know and obey our Constitution .
2 One of the themes of Proverbs is that a wise man listens and increases his understanding .
Be wise .
3 To be CINC means that the President has the supreme command and direction of the military and naval forces , as first General @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
5 Pursuant to §2 of the Militia Act of 1792 , federal officers & employees were exempted from service in the Militia .
Can you figure out why they were exempted ?
6 The arms , ammunition and accouterments so acquired by the Militia Man were his personal property and were held free from claims of all creditors .
They could not be seized and sold in payment for any judgments , debts or taxes .
See last sentence of §1 of the Militia Act of 1792 .
7 This is why @ @ @ @ @ @ @ provides that the President is CINC of the Militia only when it is called into national service .
This is also why §2 of the Militia Act exempts all federal officers and employees from service in the Militia .
8 The Militia Act of 1795 also provided that in cases of insurrection against a State government , the President could send in the Militia upon request of the State Legislature or Governor .
9 Even though we no longer have a “ militia ” within the meaning of Article I , §8 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ US Code uses the term in order to connect the activities of the federal armed forces with Art .
I , §8 , clause 15 .
10 Our Constitution created a “ federation ” ( “ confederation ” ) of sovereign states which were united together for the sole purposes enumerated in the US Constitution .

Our Constitution Provides Two Separate & Independent Methods For The Federal Government To “Call Forth The Militia” To Suppress Insurrections
Because of its excellence and relevance to the insurrections being fomented in our cities by the Marxist organization “Black Lives Matter”, Antifa, and other revolutionary organizations; I sent the recent paper by Edwin Vieira, JD., Ph.D., titled, “The President’s Authority To Suppress Insurrections” [ link ], to my lists.
In response, some objected that the riots in the cities are local issues to be handled (or not) by the State and local governments – that they are not “federal” issues over which the federal government has jurisdiction. Some also asserted that Article IV, §4, US Constitution prohibits the President from sending the National Guard into a State to quell such disturbances, unless & until the Legislature or the Governor of the State requests it.
Those objections are not well-founded.
First: What’s going on in our cities is not something which can be prudently brushed aside. It is a classic manifestation of a Marxist revolution – see, e.g., this article from “Workers’ World”. Furthermore, as shown below, the President of the United States has constitutional and statutory authority to exercise his own judgment as to whether he should send in the “Militia” to suppress the uprisings.
Second: Our Constitution provides two separate and independent methods for the federal government to suppress such uprisings.
Dr. Vieira’s paper sets forth the other method of “calling forth the Militia” – the method provided for at Article I, §8, clauses 15 & 16, US Constitution. That provides for the intervention of the Militia within a State at the initiative of the federal government, regardless of whether the State requests it. 1
When highly knowledgeable and experienced persons, such as Dr. Vieira, speak in their area of expertise, and their words contradict our existing beliefs; we ought to re-examine our beliefs, instead of dismissing what such persons say. 2
So let’s review Article I, §8, clauses 15 & 16, and some of the early Acts of Congress implementing them.
1. The American Militia is 400 years old
Throughout our colonial period, able-bodied free males were expected to be armed and trained and ready on short notice to defend their home, family, neighborhood and Colony. They were the “Militia”. In Mel Gibson’s movie, Patriot, Gibson’s character commanded a South Carolina Militia Company. The Militia was not “regular Army” – it was comprised of farmers, pastors, shopkeepers, etc., trained in the use of arms and prepared to fight for defense of Family and Community.
In our Constitution of 1787, our Framers provided for a regular Army and Navy at Article I, §8, clauses 12, 13 & 14. Pursuant to Article II, §2, clause 1, the President is Commander in Chief (CINC) of the Army and Navy. 3
Our Constitution also recognized the continued existence of the Militia, and assigned to it three specific federal functions: Article I, §8, clause 15 empowers Congress:
“To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions”. 4
Clause 16 authorizes Congress:
“To provide for the organizing, arming, and disciplining, the Militia, and for governing such Part of them as may be employed in the Service of the United States, reserving to the States respectively, the Appointment of the Officers, and the Authority of training the Militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress”.
In 1792, Congress passed the Militia Act which “provided for” the arming of the Militia by requiring every able-bodied male Citizen of the ages 18-45 (with a few exceptions) 5 to acquire a rifle, bayonet, ammo pouch, ammo, 6 and report to his local unit for training. HERE is the Militia Act of 1792.
When the Militia of a State isn’t in the service of the United States for one of the three purposes listed in Clause 15, its function is to help in its own State – however the need arises. And in Federalist No. 46 , James Madison says the Militia is to defend the State from the federal government in the event it becomes tyrannical. 7
2. Who has the authority to call forth the Militia into service of the United States?
Article I, §8, clause 15 authorizes Congress to “provide for” calling forth the Militia “to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions”. How does Congress “provide for” calling forth the Militia into the service of the United States?
In Martin v. Mott , 25 US 19 (1827), the Supreme Court considered the Militia Act of 1795 [ link ] which authorized the President to call forth the militia when he judged it necessary to repel an invasion or enforce the laws of the United States. The Court pointed out that the power had been entrusted by Congress to the President, and said that,
“We are all of opinion, that the authority to decide whether the exigency has arisen, belongs exclusively to the President, and that his decision is conclusive upon all other persons.”
So! In the Militia Act of 1795, Congress “provided for” calling forth the Militia by delegating to the President the power to determine when it was advisable to call the Militia into national service to repel an invasion or to execute the laws of the Union. 8
3. Transformation of the Militia into the federally controlled National Guard
During the early 1900s, Americans elected Progressives [Fabian socialists] to office. And these “Progressives” commenced the conquest of our Country. They had to eliminate the threat the Militia posed to the totalitarian federal government they intended to create. So with the “Efficiency in Militia Act of 1903” (the “Dick Act”) [ link ], Congress federalized the Militia. And this is how the Militia of the several States, which is the primary defense of a Free People and the States against a tyrannical federal government [2nd Amendment], was put under federal control. And the States went along with it because their People were ignorant, short sighted, and bought off with federal appropriations for the new federalized “National Guard”.
So we don’t have an organized & trained Militia – now, we have federal troops – some on active duty in the Regular Military; others as weekend warriors in the Reserves or National Guard.
4. Current Acts of Congress providing for calling forth the “Militia” (federal armed forces)
Today, the provisions of the US Code which address calling forth the “Militia” 9 into national service are: 10 USC §251 , 10 USC §252 , 10 USC §253 , and 10 USC §254 . Note that the President still has statutory authority to use his own Judgment respecting whether to send the “Militia” into any State:
to enforce the Laws of the United States [10 USC § 252];
to suppress uprisings which deprive the people of the rights, privileges and immunities, and protections recognized in the Constitution and secured by Law, and the State government isn’t protecting those rights [10 USC §253]; and
to suppress uprisings which oppose or obstruct the execution of the laws of the United States or impede the course of justice under those laws [10 USC § 253].
5. Conclusion
Our Constitution is an elegant piece of work. Its parts are interconnected and fit together. So we must read each clause in the light shed by the other clauses and by the Principles of our Founding as set forth in our Declaration of Independence. We must never insert our own biases – no matter what they are.
One of the most valuable characteristics of our federal system is the ability of the state and federal governments to be “checks” on each other. In Federalist No. 28 (7th para), Alexander Hamilton says,
“… in a confederacy [10] the people … may be said to be entirely the masters of their own fate. Power being almost always the rival of power, the general [national or federal] government will at all times stand ready to check the usurpations of the state governments, and these will have the same disposition towards the general government. The people, by throwing themselves into either scale, will infallibly make it preponderate. If their rights are invaded by either, they can make use of the other as the instrument of redress. …”
We would be wise to celebrate the President’s constitutional and statutory authority to protect us from the death and destruction being brought about – with the connivance of State & local officials – by the Marxist revolutionaries. When State and local governments refuse to protect their people from such death and destruction, the President has a clear power to intervene.
Now, we must start electing Presidents who know and obey our Constitution.
Endnotes:
2 One of the themes of Proverbs is that a wise man listens and increases his understanding. Be wise.
3 To be CINC means that the President has the supreme command and direction of the military and naval forces, as first General and admiral of the Confederacy ( Federalist No. 69 ).
5 Pursuant to §2 of the Militia Act of 1792, federal officers & employees were exempted from service in the Militia. Can you figure out why they were exempted?
6 The arms, ammunition and accouterments so acquired by the Militia Man were his personal property and were held free from claims of all creditors. They could not be seized and sold in payment for any judgments, debts or taxes. See last sentence of §1 of the Militia Act of 1792.
7 This is why Article II, §2, clause 1 provides that the President is CINC of the Militia only when it is called into national service. This is also why §2 of the Militia Act exempts all federal officers and employees from service in the Militia.
8 The Militia Act of 1795 also provided that in cases of insurrection against a State government, the President could send in the Militia upon request of the State Legislature or Governor.
9 Even though we no longer have a “militia” within the meaning of Article I, §8, clauses 15 & 16; the current US Code uses the term in order to connect the activities of the federal armed forces with Art. I, §8, clause 15.
10 Our Constitution created a “federation” (“confederation”) of sovereign states which were united together for the sole purposes enumerated in the US Constitution.
Article by Publius Huldah


thewashingtonstandard--2020-08-22--Tennessee:  Activists Bust Cops Placing Camera To Illegally Spy On Political Opponent

Memphis , TN — Because cops using taxpayer dollars to spy on their political opponents with cameras and other intelligence-gathering devices is an ominous practice , the city of Memphis enacted a consent decree in 1978 barring cops from doing just that .
But cops being cops often act as though they are above the law and the following case out of Memphis may prove that notion .
Antonio Cathey is a union organizer who works full time for Fight for 15 , the labor movement calling for $ 15-per-hour wages for fast-food workers .
Cathey is also a police @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of questionable encounters with the Memphis police department for attempting to hold them accountable .
In 2018 , 50 heavily armed officers : local police , sheriff ’ s deputies , some from other agencies , many of whom shielded their identity with black ski masks , raided Cathey ’ s home to take a single roach from an ashtray and issue him a citation .
That was two years ago .
Fast-forward to 2020 and cops reportedly still have it out for Cathey .
This week , Cathey noticed a an unusual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a power pole outside of his home .
When a fellow activist climbed up the pole to inspect and open it , they found a camera inside .
There was nothing high voltage about it .
“ It was right there .
Right up under that light ” said Cathey to FOX 13 , noting that the camera was pointing directly at his home .
FOX 13 confirmed that the camera belongs to the Memphis Police Department .
Because the box was on a power pole , they contacted Memphis Light , Gas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ inquired about it .
MLGW confirmed it was indeed put there by Memphis police and against normal protocol .
FOX 13 said they had to send five emails to MLGW just to get the following response .
“ The camera in question was actually an MPD covert camera they installed temporarily and did not go through the normal attachment process .
MPD would normally handle a covert camera installation through MLGW , however , these cameras were only temporary for MPD and can be put up quickly and removed quickly by MPD as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pointing directly at the house where he and fellow activists meet .
“ I am pretty sure they were most definitely surveilling me and other activists that meet on this street with me ” said Cathey , adding , “ they are not only doing this to me .
They are doing it other activists , known activists loud activists.
” Apparently , this is not an uncommon practice by the Memphis police .
Other activists showed FOX 13 video what they allege were police surveilling them at their jobs and homes .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ illegal because it is prohibited by the federal consent decree .
FOX 13 emailed the Memphis Police department repeatedly since this camera was discovered and no one has replied .
Naturally , citizens and even city council members are worried about their local cops spying on citizens for disagreeing with them politically .
Councilman JB Smiley .
Jr said , “ our citizens of city need to know .
Was this related to an ongoing police investigation or was this simply spying or surveilling people because of their political beliefs ?
” Activist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the device on his Facebook page saying : In the middle of the night , The Memphis police or the Feds put up this inconspicuous box outside local activist and lead organizer of Fight for $ 15 , Antonio Blair , registered address .
No markings outside of the box except “ High Voltage ” .
The camera is hidden behind black glass .
As you can see , it is a pretty powerful 20x zoom camera directed straight at his house .
He was also targeted on the first day of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ regarding police surveillance ( They were found guilty ) .
Antonio and the Fight for $ 15 had a lawsuit against the Memphis Police Department for intimidation/Civil rights Violation as well .
The day after he made the post to Facebook , the camera disappeared .
In regard to the potential response by police , Demster says he ’ s not buying anything they say : “ I can already tell you I am not going to buy whatever story , whatever PR they are about to push .
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Memphis, TN — Because cops using taxpayer dollars to spy on their political opponents with cameras and other intelligence-gathering devices is an ominous practice, the city of Memphis enacted a consent decree in 1978 barring cops from doing just that. But cops being cops often act as though they are above the law and the following case out of Memphis may prove that notion.
Antonio Cathey is a union organizer who works full time for Fight for 15, the labor movement calling for $15-per-hour wages for fast-food workers. Cathey is also a police accountability activist who has had his share of questionable encounters with the Memphis police department for attempting to hold them accountable.
In 2018, 50 heavily armed officers: local police, sheriff’s deputies, some from other agencies, many of whom shielded their identity with black ski masks, raided Cathey’s home to take a single roach from an ashtray and issue him a citation. That was two years ago. Fast-forward to 2020 and cops reportedly still have it out for Cathey.
This week, Cathey noticed a an unusual “High Voltage” box placed on a power pole outside of his home. When a fellow activist climbed up the pole to inspect and open it, they found a camera inside. There was nothing high voltage about it.
“It was right there. Right up under that light” said Cathey to FOX 13, noting that the camera was pointing directly at his home.
FOX 13 confirmed that the camera belongs to the Memphis Police Department. Because the box was on a power pole, they contacted Memphis Light, Gas, and Water (MLGW) and inquired about it. MLGW confirmed it was indeed put there by Memphis police and against normal protocol.
FOX 13 said they had to send five emails to MLGW just to get the following response.
“The camera in question was actually an MPD covert camera they installed temporarily and did not go through the normal attachment process. MPD would normally handle a covert camera installation through MLGW, however, these cameras were only temporary for MPD and can be put up quickly and removed quickly by MPD as well.”
Cathey told them it was pointing directly at the house where he and fellow activists meet.
“I am pretty sure they were most definitely surveilling me and other activists that meet on this street with me” said Cathey, adding, “they are not only doing this to me. They are doing it other activists, known activists loud activists.”
Apparently, this is not an uncommon practice by the Memphis police. Other activists showed FOX 13 video what they allege were police surveilling them at their jobs and homes.
As stated above, this is completely illegal because it is prohibited by the federal consent decree.
FOX 13 emailed the Memphis Police department repeatedly since this camera was discovered and no one has replied. Naturally, citizens and even city council members are worried about their local cops spying on citizens for disagreeing with them politically.
Councilman JB Smiley. Jr said, “our citizens of city need to know. Was this related to an ongoing police investigation or was this simply spying or surveilling people because of their political beliefs?”
Activist Hunter Demster, posted the photos of the device on his Facebook page saying:
In the middle of the night, The Memphis police or the Feds put up this inconspicuous box outside local activist and lead organizer of Fight for $15, Antonio Blair, registered address. No markings outside of the box except “High Voltage”. The camera is hidden behind black glass. As you can see, it is a pretty powerful 20x zoom camera directed straight at his house. He was also targeted on the first day of the ACLU trial against the City of Memphis regarding police surveillance(They were found guilty). Antonio and the Fight for $15 had a lawsuit against the Memphis Police Department for intimidation/Civil rights Violation as well.
The day after he made the post to Facebook, the camera disappeared.
In regard to the potential response by police, Demster says he’s not buying anything they say: “I can already tell you I am not going to buy whatever story, whatever PR they are about to push.”
Article posted with permission from Matt Agorist