thewashingtonstandard--2020-04-01--Draconian Lockdown Powers: It’s a Slippery Slope from Handwashing to House Arrest

We still have choices .
Just because we ’ re fighting an unseen enemy in the form of a virus doesn ’ t mean we have to relinquish every shred of our humanity , our common sense , or our freedoms to a nanny state that thinks it can do a better job of keeping us safe .
Whatever we give up willingly now—whether it ’ s basic human decency , the ability to manage our private affairs , the right to have a say in how the government navigates this crisis , or the few rights still left to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in recent years by a power-hungry police state—we won ’ t get back so easily once this crisis is past .
Neither should we .
Every day brings a drastic new set of restrictions by government bodies ( most have been delivered by way of executive orders ) at the local , state and federal level that are eager to flex their muscles for the so-called “ good ” of the populace .
This is where we run the risk of this whole fly-by-night operation going completely off the rails .
It ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in social distancing in order to flatten the curve of this virus because we can ’ t afford to risk overwhelming the hospitals and exposing the most vulnerable in the nation to unavoidable loss of life scenarios .
However , there ’ s a fine line between strongly worded suggestions for citizens to voluntarily stay at home and strong-armed house arrest orders with penalties in place for non-compliance .
More than three-quarters of all Americans have now been ordered to stay at home and that number is growing as more states fall in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , many for the remainder of the academic year .
Many of the states have banned gatherings of more than 10 people .
At least three states ( Nevada , North Carolina , and Pennsylvania ) have ordered non-essential businesses to close .
In Washington , DC , residents face 90 days in jail and a $ 5,000 fine if they leave their homes during the coronavirus outbreak .
Residents of Maryland , Hawaii and Washington State also risk severe penalties of up to a year in prison and a $ 5,000 fine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Alaska could face jail time and up to $ 25,000 in fines .
Kentucky residents are prohibited from traveling outside the state , with a few exceptions .
New York City , the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak in the U.S. , is offering its Rikers Island prisoners $ 6 an hour to help dig mass graves .
In San Francisco , cannabis dispensaries were included among the essential businesses allowed to keep operating during the city-wide lockdown .
New Jersey ’ s governor canceled gatherings of any number , including parties @ @ @ @ @ @ @ warned the restrictions could continue for weeks or months .
One city actually threatened to prosecute residents who spread false information about the virus .
Oregon banned all nonessential social and recreational gatherings , regardless of size .
Rhode Island has given police the go-ahead to pull over anyone with New York license plates to record their contact information and order them to self-quarantine for 14 days .
South Carolina ’ s police have been empowered to break up any public gatherings of more than three people .
Of course , there are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( in more than 30 states and counting ) , the longest of which runs until June 10 .
Essential workers ( doctors , firefighters , police and grocery store workers ) can go to work .
Everyone else will have to fit themselves into a variety of exceptions in order to leave their homes : for grocery runs , doctor visits , to get exercise , to visit a family member , etc .
Throughout the country , more than 14,000 “ Citizen-Soldiers ” of the National Guard have been mobilized to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in their fight against the coronavirus .
While the Guard officials insist they have not been tasked with martial law , they are coordinating with the Pentagon , FEMA and the states/territories on COVID-19 response missions .
A quick civics lesson : Martial law is a raw exercise of executive power that can override the other branches of government and assume control over the functioning of a nation , state , or smaller area within a state .
The power has been exercised by the president , as President Lincoln did soon after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and by governors , as was done in Idaho to quell a miner ’ s strike that broke out there in 1892 .
In areas under martial law , all power rests with the military authority in charge .
As British General Wellington wrote , “ martial law ” is not law at all , but martial rule ; it abolishes all law and substitutes for it the will of the military commander .
Military personnel are not bound by constitutional restrictions requiring a warrant , and may enter and search homes at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , civil courts would no longer be functioning to hear citizen complaints or to enforce their constitutional rights .
Thus far , we have not breached the Constitution ’ s crisis point : martial law has yet to be overtly imposed ( although an argument could be made to the contrary given the militarized nature of the American police state ) .
It ’ s just a matter of time before all hell breaks loose .
If this is not the defining point at which we cross over into all-out totalitarianism , then @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to see how easily we will surrender .
Curiously enough , although Americans have been generally compliant with the government ’ s suggestions and orders with a few notable exceptions , there ’ s been a small groundswell of resistance within parts of the religious community over whether churches , synagogues and other religious institutions that hold worship services should be exempt from state-wide bans on mass gatherings .
While many churches have resorted to drive-in services and live-streamed services for its congregants , others have refused to close their doors .
One @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his ground , claiming that the government ’ s orders violate his right to religious freedom , was arrested after holding multiple church services during which attendees were reportedly given hand sanitizer and made to keep a six-foot distance between family groups .
It ’ s an interesting test of the First Amendment ’ s freedom of assembly and religious freedom clauses versus the government ’ s compelling state interest in prohibiting mass gatherings in order to prevent the spread of the virus .
Generally , the government has to show a compelling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ critical rights such as free speech , assembly , press , search and seizure , etc .
Most of the time , it lacks that compelling state interest , but it still manages to violate those rights , setting itself up for legal battles further down the road .
These lockdown measures—on the right of the people to peaceably assemble , to travel , to engage in commerce , etc.—unquestionably restrict fundamental constitutional rights , which might pass muster for a short period of time , but can it be sustained for longer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ challenge before us , of course , if these days and weeks potentially stretch into months-long quarantines .
For example , the First Amendment guarantees “ the right of the people peaceably to assemble.
” While the freedom to travel has been specifically recognized only as in the context of interstate or international travel , the freedom of movement is implicit liberty given that government agents may not stop and question or search persons unless they have some legal justification .
As a rule , people are free to roam and loiter in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ provide police with their identity or give an account of their purpose for exercising their freedom .
However , as with all constitutional rights , these freedoms , as the Courts have ruled , are not unqualified .
Even content-based restrictions on speech are allowed under the First Amendment if the restriction is needed to serve a compelling government interest .
The Supreme Court long ago “ distinctly recognized the authority of a state to enact quarantine laws and health laws of every description [ . ]
” Such laws are an exercise @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and if there is a rational basis for believing they are needed to protect the public health , they will be deemed to serve a compelling government interest .
The point was made over 100 years ago in circumstances similar to today ’ s COVID-19 outbreak when a smallpox outbreak occurred in Cambridge , Mass.
, invoking a state law allowing localities to make vaccinations mandatory and enforceable by criminal penalties .
In upholding the law and local order against a claim that it violated the constitutional liberty to control one ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Supreme Court declared : The Court went on to write that “ [ u ] pon the principle of self-defense , of paramount necessity , a community has the right to protect itself against an epidemic of disease which threatens the safety of its members.
” Most states have enacted laws that recognize the need for prompt action in times of emergency , including epidemics , and have delegated the authority to and executive officer to take action to address that emergency .
For example , Tennessee law provides that the governor is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have the force and effect of law to address emergencies , which include disease outbreaks and epidemics .
That state ’ s law similarly grants mayors or other local chief executive officers the power to issue orders and directives deemed necessary , including closing public facilities , in order to address civil emergencies .
Courts have ruled that they will defer to the decisions of an executive authority on the decision as to whether an emergency exists and whether the means employed to address the emergency are reasonable and legal , although there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ declare that the executive decision is arbitrary and unreasonable .
When governments act under their police power to control plagues and epidemics , those laws are valid even though they may restrict individuals in the exercise of constitutional rights .
As one legal scholar recently noted , the balance between individual rights and protection of the public “ assumes that there will be times when there are truly compelling emergencies justifying severe measures .
A global pandemic that spreads even among those who are asymptomatic and could exceed the capacity of the American @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just such a compelling situation.
” At the moment , the government believes it has a compelling interest—albeit a temporary one—in restricting gatherings , assemblies and movement in public in order to minimize the spread of this virus .
The key point is this : while we may tolerate these restrictions on our liberties in the short term , we should never fail to be on guard lest these one-time constraints become a slippery slope to a total lockdown mindset .
What we must guard against , more than ever before , is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our prison walls—these lockdowns , authoritarian dictates , and police state tactics justified as necessary for national security—that we allow the government to keep having its way in all things , without any civic resistance or objections being raised .
Martin Niemoller learned that particular lesson the hard way .
A German military officer turned theologian , Niemoller was an early supporter of Hitler ’ s rise to power , having believed his promises to protect the church and not allow pogroms against the Jewish people .
It didn ’ t take long @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but by the time the German people realized they had been double-crossed , it was too late .
As Niemoller warned : “ First they came for the Socialists , and I did not speak out—Because I was not a Socialist .
Then they came for the Trade Unionists , and I did not speak out—Because I was not a Trade Unionist .
Then they came for the Jews , and I did not speak out—Because I was not a Jew .
Then they came for me—and there was no one left to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those of us housebound and watching from a distance as the Fourth Reich emerges from the shadows is this : all freedoms hang together .
Niemoller ’ s warning for our modern age would probably go something like this : First the government went after the right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures , and I did not object , because I had nothing to hide .
Then they went after the right to not be spied upon , and I did not object , because I had done nothing wrong @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to criticize the government , and I still did not object , because I had nothing to criticize them for .
Then they went after the right to speak—worship—and assemble freely , and I did not object , because I had nothing to say , no one to worship , and nowhere to congregate .
By the time the government came to lock me up , there was no one left to set me free .
In other words , don ’ t be naïve : the government will use this crisis to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the Constitution .
The Justice Department has already signaled its desire to suspend parts of the Constitution indefinitely .
Travel too far down that slippery slope , and there will be no turning back .
Curiously enough , although Americans have not been inclined to agree on anything much lately , given the extreme polarization of the country politically , a recent survey indicates that “ people of both parties seem rather okay with undermining core civil liberties in order to fight the pandemic.
” As I make clear in my book @ @ @ @ @ @ @ American People , if you wait to speak out—stand up—and resist until the government ’ s lockdowns impact your freedoms personally , it could be too late .
What would be far worse , however , is handing over your freedoms voluntarily—without even a semblance of protest—to a government that cares little to nothing about your freedoms or your lives .

“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms — to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.”—Viktor Frankl
We still have choices.
Just because we’re fighting an unseen enemy in the form of a virus doesn’t mean we have to relinquish every shred of our humanity, our common sense, or our freedoms to a nanny state that thinks it can do a better job of keeping us safe.
Whatever we give up willingly now—whether it’s basic human decency, the ability to manage our private affairs, the right to have a say in how the government navigates this crisis, or the few rights still left to us that haven’t been disemboweled in recent years by a power-hungry police state—we won’t get back so easily once this crisis is past.
The government never cedes power willingly.
Neither should we.
Every day brings a drastic new set of restrictions by government bodies (most have been delivered by way of executive orders) at the local, state and federal level that are eager to flex their muscles for the so-called “good” of the populace.
This is where we run the risk of this whole fly-by-night operation going completely off the rails.
It’s one thing to attempt an experiment in social distancing in order to flatten the curve of this virus because we can’t afford to risk overwhelming the hospitals and exposing the most vulnerable in the nation to unavoidable loss of life scenarios. However, there’s a fine line between strongly worded suggestions for citizens to voluntarily stay at home and strong-armed house arrest orders with penalties in place for non-compliance.
More than three-quarters of all Americans have now been ordered to stay at home and that number is growing as more states fall in line.
Schools have cancelled physical classes, many for the remainder of the academic year.
Many of the states have banned gatherings of more than 10 people.
At least three states (Nevada, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania) have ordered non-essential businesses to close.
In Washington, DC, residents face 90 days in jail and a $5,000 fine if they leave their homes during the coronavirus outbreak. Residents of Maryland, Hawaii and Washington State also risk severe penalties of up to a year in prison and a $5,000 fine for violating the stay-at-home orders. Violators in Alaska could face jail time and up to $25,000 in fines.
Kentucky residents are prohibited from traveling outside the state, with a few exceptions.
New York City, the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak in the U.S., is offering its Rikers Island prisoners $6 an hour to help dig mass graves.
In San Francisco, cannabis dispensaries were included among the essential businesses allowed to keep operating during the city-wide lockdown.
New Jersey’s governor canceled gatherings of any number, including parties, weddings and religious ceremonies, and warned the restrictions could continue for weeks or months. One city actually threatened to prosecute residents who spread false information about the virus.
Oregon banned all nonessential social and recreational gatherings, regardless of size.
Rhode Island has given police the go-ahead to pull over anyone with New York license plates to record their contact information and order them to self-quarantine for 14 days.
South Carolina’s police have been empowered to break up any public gatherings of more than three people.
Of course, there are exceptions to all of these stay-at-home orders (in more than 30 states and counting), the longest of which runs until June 10. Essential workers (doctors, firefighters, police and grocery store workers) can go to work. Everyone else will have to fit themselves into a variety of exceptions in order to leave their homes: for grocery runs, doctor visits, to get exercise, to visit a family member, etc.
Throughout the country, more than 14,000 “Citizen-Soldiers” of the National Guard have been mobilized to support the states and the federal government in their fight against the coronavirus. While the Guard officials insist they have not been tasked with martial law, they are coordinating with the Pentagon, FEMA and the states/territories on COVID-19 response missions.
A quick civics lesson: Martial law is a raw exercise of executive power that can override the other branches of government and assume control over the functioning of a nation, state, or smaller area within a state. The power has been exercised by the president, as President Lincoln did soon after the start of the Civil War, and by governors, as was done in Idaho to quell a miner’s strike that broke out there in 1892.
In areas under martial law, all power rests with the military authority in charge. As British General Wellington wrote, “martial law” is not law at all, but martial rule; it abolishes all law and substitutes for it the will of the military commander. Military personnel are not bound by constitutional restrictions requiring a warrant, and may enter and search homes at without judicial authorization or oversight. Indeed, civil courts would no longer be functioning to hear citizen complaints or to enforce their constitutional rights.
Thus far, we have not breached the Constitution’s crisis point: martial law has yet to be overtly imposed (although an argument could be made to the contrary given the militarized nature of the American police state).
It’s just a matter of time before all hell breaks loose.
If this is not the defining point at which we cross over into all-out totalitarianism, then it is at a minimum a test to see how easily we will surrender.
Curiously enough, although Americans have been generally compliant with the government’s suggestions and orders with a few notable exceptions, there’s been a small groundswell of resistance within parts of the religious community over whether churches, synagogues and other religious institutions that hold worship services should be exempt from state-wide bans on mass gatherings. While many churches have resorted to drive-in services and live-streamed services for its congregants, others have refused to close their doors. One pastor of a 4,000-member church who stood his ground, claiming that the government’s orders violate his right to religious freedom, was arrested after holding multiple church services during which attendees were reportedly given hand sanitizer and made to keep a six-foot distance between family groups.
It’s an interesting test of the First Amendment’s freedom of assembly and religious freedom clauses versus the government’s compelling state interest in prohibiting mass gatherings in order to prevent the spread of the virus.
Generally, the government has to show a compelling state interest before it can override certain critical rights such as free speech, assembly, press, search and seizure, etc. Most of the time, it lacks that compelling state interest, but it still manages to violate those rights, setting itself up for legal battles further down the road.
These lockdown measures—on the right of the people to peaceably assemble, to travel, to engage in commerce, etc.—unquestionably restrict fundamental constitutional rights, which might pass muster for a short period of time, but can it be sustained for longer stretches legally?
That’s the challenge before us, of course, if these days and weeks potentially stretch into months-long quarantines.
For example, the First Amendment guarantees “the right of the people peaceably to assemble.” While the freedom to travel has been specifically recognized only as in the context of interstate or international travel, the freedom of movement is implicit liberty given that government agents may not stop and question or search persons unless they have some legal justification.
As Supreme Court Justice William Douglas once wrote:
The right to travel is a part of the “liberty” of which the citizen cannot be deprived without the due process of law under the Fifth Amendment. . . . Freedom of movement across frontiers in either direction, and inside frontiers as well, was a part of our heritage. Travel abroad, like travel within the country, may be necessary for a livelihood. It may be as close to the heart of the individual as the choice of what he eats, or wears, or reads. Freedom of movement is basic in our scheme of values.
As a rule, people are free to roam and loiter in public places and are not required to provide police with their identity or give an account of their purpose for exercising their freedom.
However, as with all constitutional rights, these freedoms, as the Courts have ruled, are not unqualified. Even content-based restrictions on speech are allowed under the First Amendment if the restriction is needed to serve a compelling government interest.
The Supreme Court long ago “distinctly recognized the authority of a state to enact quarantine laws and health laws of every description[.]” Such laws are an exercise of the state’s police power, and if there is a rational basis for believing they are needed to protect the public health, they will be deemed to serve a compelling government interest.
The point was made over 100 years ago in circumstances similar to today’s COVID-19 outbreak when a smallpox outbreak occurred in Cambridge, Mass., invoking a state law allowing localities to make vaccinations mandatory and enforceable by criminal penalties. In upholding the law and local order against a claim that it violated the constitutional liberty to control one’s own body and health, the Supreme Court declared:
The possession and enjoyment of all rights are subject to such reasonable conditions as may be deemed by the governing authority of the country essential to the safety, health, peace, good order, and morals of the community. Even liberty itself, the greatest of all rights, is not unrestricted license to act according to one’s own will.
The Court went on to write that “[u]pon the principle of self-defense, of paramount necessity, a community has the right to protect itself against an epidemic of disease which threatens the safety of its members.”
Most states have enacted laws that recognize the need for prompt action in times of emergency, including epidemics, and have delegated the authority to and executive officer to take action to address that emergency. For example, Tennessee law provides that the governor is given the power to issue orders that have the force and effect of law to address emergencies, which include disease outbreaks and epidemics. That state’s law similarly grants mayors or other local chief executive officers the power to issue orders and directives deemed necessary, including closing public facilities, in order to address civil emergencies.
Courts have ruled that they will defer to the decisions of an executive authority on the decision as to whether an emergency exists and whether the means employed to address the emergency are reasonable and legal, although there could be situations where a court would declare that the executive decision is arbitrary and unreasonable.
When governments act under their police power to control plagues and epidemics, those laws are valid even though they may restrict individuals in the exercise of constitutional rights. As one legal scholar recently noted, the balance between individual rights and protection of the public “assumes that there will be times when there are truly compelling emergencies justifying severe measures. A global pandemic that spreads even among those who are asymptomatic and could exceed the capacity of the American health care system would appear to be just such a compelling situation.”
At the moment, the government believes it has a compelling interest—albeit a temporary one—in restricting gatherings, assemblies and movement in public in order to minimize the spread of this virus.
The key point is this: while we may tolerate these restrictions on our liberties in the short term, we should never fail to be on guard lest these one-time constraints become a slippery slope to a total lockdown mindset.
What we must guard against, more than ever before, is the tendency to become so accustomed to our prison walls—these lockdowns, authoritarian dictates, and police state tactics justified as necessary for national security—that we allow the government to keep having its way in all things, without any civic resistance or objections being raised.
Martin Niemoller learned that particular lesson the hard way.
A German military officer turned theologian, Niemoller was an early supporter of Hitler’s rise to power, having believed his promises to protect the church and not allow pogroms against the Jewish people. It didn’t take long for Hitler to break those promises, but by the time the German people realized they had been double-crossed, it was too late.
As Niemoller warned: “First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out—Because I was not a Socialist. Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out—Because I was not a Trade Unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—Because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.”
The lesson for those of us housebound and watching from a distance as the Fourth Reich emerges from the shadows is this: all freedoms hang together.
Niemoller’s warning for our modern age would probably go something like this: First the government went after the right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures, and I did not object, because I had nothing to hide. Then they went after the right to not be spied upon, and I did not object, because I had done nothing wrong. Then they went after the right to criticize the government, and I still did not object, because I had nothing to criticize them for. Then they went after the right to speak—worship—and assemble freely, and I did not object, because I had nothing to say, no one to worship, and nowhere to congregate. By the time the government came to lock me up, there was no one left to set me free.
In other words, don’t be naïve: the government will use this crisis to expand its powers far beyond the reach of the Constitution. The Justice Department has already signaled its desire to suspend parts of the Constitution indefinitely.
That’s how it starts.
Travel too far down that slippery slope, and there will be no turning back.
Curiously enough, although Americans have not been inclined to agree on anything much lately, given the extreme polarization of the country politically, a recent survey indicates that “people of both parties seem rather okay with undermining core civil liberties in order to fight the pandemic.”
This way lies madness.
As I make clear in my book Battlefield America: The War on the American People , if you wait to speak out—stand up—and resist until the government’s lockdowns impact your freedoms personally, it could be too late.
What would be far worse, however, is handing over your freedoms voluntarily—without even a semblance of protest—to a government that cares little to nothing about your freedoms or your lives.
Article posted with permission from John Whitehead


thewashingtonstandard--2020-04-01--About That $25 Million That Went To The Kennedy Center That Trump Claims Was A Democrat Request – Ju

About That $25 Million That Went To The Kennedy Center That Trump Claims Was A Democrat Request – Just Look Who Is On The Board… Melania, Michelle, Mitch & Others

Following the passage of the unconstitutional $ 2.2 trillion stimulus bill , after flooding Wall Street with $ 1.5 trillion , as well as pushing the Federal Reserve to provide $ 4.5 trillion so the Treasury Department can buy up securities and looking towards another multi-trillion dollar stimulus , President Trump actually claimed that the $ 25 million going to the Kennedy Center was a Democrat request .
While that may have been the case , look at who is on the board and you will understand that both sides , Democrats and Republicans , are fleecing the people of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ among themselves about which tyrants they want to vote for in November .
( CNSNews.com ) – President Donald Trump on Wednesday defended the inclusion of $ 25 million in funding for the Kennedy Performing Arts Center in Washington , D.C. , in the stimulus package under consideration by Congress , saying although it was a Democratic request , he didn ’ t have “ a big problem with it.
” Besides the $ 25 million for the Kennedy Center , the Senate bill includes $ 75 million each for both the National @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Endowment for the Humanities , down from $ 300 each allocated by the House stimulus bill , Fox News reports .
Trump said the original request was $ 35 million , and the Republicans were able to take off $ 10 million .
During a White House briefing with the White House Coronavirus Task Force , Trump was asked , “ Both Republican and Democrat packages of the stimulus included $ 25 million worth of funding for the Kennedy Performance Arts Center here in Washington , D.C.
Shouldn ’ t that money be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ I approved that , and I knew — it was $ 35 million , and we actually took off 10 , but I ’ m a fan of that , although I haven ’ t spent time there , because I ’ m far too busy .
I ’ d love to go there evenings but I ’ m too busy doing things because that ’ s more important for me than going there , but the Kennedy Center has suffered greatly , because nobody can go there .
It ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some funding , ” Trump said .
“ I said , look , that was a Democrat request .
That was not my request , but you ’ ve got to give them something .
It ’ s something that they wanted .
You know , it works that way — Democrats have treated us fairly .
I really believe that we ’ ve had a very good back and forth , and I say that with respect to Chuck Schumer .
I spoke to him a number of times , but they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ So that was a request .
There were 35 as you know , and it came down to 25 .
We got it down to 25 — we agreed .
I said that ’ s a lousy sound bite .
That ’ s not a good sound bite , but that ’ s the way life works .
With that being said , the Kennedy center [ sic ] , they do a beautiful job , an incredible job , ” the president said .
“ David Rubenstein does a fantastic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ involved , and he puts up a lot of money , and he does things that a lot of people wouldn ’ t be able to do or do , but they ’ ve been essentially closed .
They have tremendous deficits that have built up .
I mean this thing has been devastating to it , so I didn ’ t have a big problem with it , but this was a request from the Democrats because of the fact that they have a facility that ’ s essentially closed , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t go there if you wanted to .
If I wanted to go there and look at Romeo and Juliet .
You know it would happen , they would say sorry , 250 people or 50 people , whatever it might be down to , ” Trump said .
He didn ’ t have a problem with it ?
It ’ s unconstitutional !
He should have vetoed the entire lot of it , but he didn ’ t just to keep people on his side itching for their $ 1,200 checks .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ many people who say he has to engage in politics to “ get things done.
” Well , I ask you , what got done ?
The American people got a huge debt put on them and an enormous transfer of wealth occurred .
That ’ s what got done… and all you got was a lousy $ 1,200 check , if you even got that .
Now , consider who is on the Board of Trustees at The Kennedy Center .

Following the passage of the unconstitutional $2.2 trillion stimulus bill, after flooding Wall Street with $1.5 trillion, as well as pushing the Federal Reserve to provide $4.5 trillion so the Treasury Department can buy up securities and looking towards another multi-trillion dollar stimulus, President Trump actually claimed that the $25 million going to the Kennedy Center was a Democrat request. While that may have been the case, look at who is on the board and you will understand that both sides, Democrats and Republicans, are fleecing the people of the united States while the people fight among themselves about which tyrants they want to vote for in November.
First, from CNS News:
(CNSNews.com) – President Donald Trump on Wednesday defended the inclusion of $25 million in funding for the Kennedy Performing Arts Center in Washington, D.C., in the stimulus package under consideration by Congress, saying although it was a Democratic request, he didn’t have “a big problem with it.”
Besides the $25 million for the Kennedy Center, the Senate bill includes $75 million each for both the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities, down from $300 each allocated by the House stimulus bill, Fox News reports.
Trump said the original request was $35 million, and the Republicans were able to take off $10 million.
During a White House briefing with the White House Coronavirus Task Force, Trump was asked, “Both Republican and Democrat packages of the stimulus included $25 million worth of funding for the Kennedy Performance Arts Center here in Washington, D.C. Shouldn’t that money be going to masks and respirators?”
“I approved that, and I knew — it was $35 million, and we actually took off 10, but I’m a fan of that, although I haven’t spent time there, because I’m far too busy. I’d love to go there evenings but I’m too busy doing things because that’s more important for me than going there, but the Kennedy Center has suffered greatly, because nobody can go there. It’s essentially closed, and they do need some funding,” Trump said.
“I said, look, that was a Democrat request. That was not my request, but you’ve got to give them something. It’s something that they wanted. You know, it works that way — Democrats have treated us fairly. I really believe that we’ve had a very good back and forth, and I say that with respect to Chuck Schumer. I spoke to him a number of times, but they had requests also,” he said.
“So that was a request. There were 35 as you know, and it came down to 25. We got it down to 25 — we agreed. I said that’s a lousy sound bite. That’s not a good sound bite, but that’s the way life works. With that being said, the Kennedy center [sic], they do a beautiful job, an incredible job,” the president said.
“David Rubenstein does a fantastic job. He’s very much involved, and he puts up a lot of money, and he does things that a lot of people wouldn’t be able to do or do, but they’ve been essentially closed. They have tremendous deficits that have built up. I mean this thing has been devastating to it, so I didn’t have a big problem with it, but this was a request from the Democrats because of the fact that they have a facility that’s essentially closed,” he said.
“You couldn’t go there if you wanted to. If I wanted to go there and look at Romeo and Juliet. You know it would happen, they would say sorry, 250 people or 50 people, whatever it might be down to,” Trump said.
He didn’t have a problem with it? It’s unconstitutional! He should have vetoed the entire lot of it, but he didn’t just to keep people on his side itching for their $1,200 checks.
I’ve had this conversation with many people who say he has to engage in politics to “get things done.” Well, I ask you, what got done? The American people got a huge debt put on them and an enormous transfer of wealth occurred. That’s what got done… and all you got was a lousy $1,200 check, if you even got that.
Now, consider who is on the Board of Trustees at The Kennedy Center.
Here is a list:
Honorary Chairs
Mrs. Melania Trump
Mrs. Michelle Obama
Mrs. Laura Bush
Hon. Hillary Rodham Clinton
Mrs. Jimmy Carter
The Board of Trustees
Officers David M. Rubenstein, Chairman Deborah F. Rutter, President Jacqueline Badger Mars, Secretary Michael F. Neidorff, Treasurer Tracy Henke, Assistant Secretary
Members Appointed by the President of the United States
Adrienne Arsht Fred Eychaner Sakurako Fisher John Goldman Lee Greenwood Michael Huckabee Valerie Jarrett Victoria Reggie Kennedy Michele Kessler Karen Tucker LeFrak Carl H. Lindner III Michael Lombardo
Andrés W. López Bryan Lourd Amalia Perea Mahoney Barbara Goodman Manilow Alyssa Mastromonaco W. James McNerney, Jr. Charles B. Ortner Laura Ricketts Kelly Roberts Daryl Roth David M. Rubenstein
Susan S. Sher Marc I. Stern Bryan Traubert Ranvir Trehan Walter F. Ulloa Reginald Van Lee Jon Voight Kelcy Warren Phyllis Washington Heather Washburne Ann Marie Wilkins Steven C. Witkoff Andrea Wynn
Members Ex Officio Designated by Act of Congress
Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services Dr. Carla Hayden, Librarian of Congress Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State Earl A. Powell III, Chairman of the Commission of Fine Arts Muriel Bowser, Mayor, District of Columbia Lewis Ferebee, Chancellor, DC Public Schools Dan Smith, Acting Director, National Park Service
Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education Lonnie Bunch, Secretary, Smithsonian Institution Representative Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives Representative Kevin McCarthy, Republican Leader of the House of Representatives Representative Peter A. DeFazio Representative Sam Graves Representative Joseph P. Kennedy
Representative Joyce Beatty Representative Jason Smith Senator Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader Senator Charles E. Schumer, Senate Democratic Leader Senator John Barrasso Senator Thomas R. Carper Senator Mark Warner Senator Roy Blunt Senator John Cornyn
Senior Counsel Robert Barnett Senior Advisor to the Chairman Herbert V. Kohler, Jr. Special Advisor to the Chairman Cappy McGarr Founding Chairman Roger L. Stevens† Chairmen Emeriti James A. Johnson Stephen A. Schwarzman James D. Wolfensohn President Emeritus Michael M. Kaiser Honorary Trustees Buffy Cafritz Kenneth M. Duberstein Alma Gildenhorn Jean Kennedy Smith Ongoing Service David C. Bohnett Rose Kennedy Schlossberg Anthony Welters Emeritus Trustees
Philip F. Anschutz Anita Arnold Colleen Bell The Hon. Stuart A. Bernstein Wilma E. Bernstein Lois Betts Roland Betts Nancy Goodman Brinker Elliot B. Broidy Ronald W. Burkle Joseph A. Califano, Jr. Governor Jon S. Corzine Mrs. Edward Finch Cox William M. Daley Gordon J. Davis Bo Derek Betsy DeVos Senator Bob Dole Ronald I. Dozoretz Edward Easton Judith Ann Eisenberg Stevie Eller Emilio Estefan, Jr. George Farias Giselle Fernandez Thomas C. Foley Craig L. Fuller Norma Lee Funger Mary Galvin David Girard-diCarlo Vinod Gupta Donald J. Hall, Jr.
Mrs. William Lee Hanley, Jr. James A. Haslam II Helen Lee Henderson Janet Hill Joan E. Hotchkis Frank Islam Phyllis Middleton Jackson Anne Johnson The Hon. Brenda LaGrange Johnson William “Bill” Johnson Ann Jordan Sheldon B. Kamins Caroline Kennedy Nancy G. Kinder C. Michael Kojaian Kathi Koll Marlene A. Malek Donna G. Marriott David Mathews Dorothy Swann McAuliffe Donna C. McLarty William F. McSweeny The Hon. Norman Y. Mineta Mary V. Mochary Marilyn Carlson Nelson Ron Nessen Jack L. Oliver, III Mary M. Ourisman Robert Frank Pence Ronald O. Perelman Rebecca Pohlad
Alma Powell William Charles Powers Penny Pritzker Albert H. Quie Gerald M. Rafshoon Sumner M. Redstone Catherine B. Reynolds Gabrielle B. Reynolds Shonda L. Rhimes Mrs. A.A. Ribicoff Dr. Condoleezza Rice Susan Rice Duane R. Roberts Miles L. Rubin Margaret Russell Shirley W. Ryan Leonard Sands Joy A. Silverman Joshua I. Smith Dean A. Spanos Dennis Stanfill Alexandra C. Stanton Jay Stein Catherine Stevens Alexander F. Treadwell The Hon. Donna F. Tuttle Romesh Wadhwani The Hon. Lowell Weicker, Jr. Ambassador Beatrice W. Welters Thomas E. Wheeler Elaine Wynn


thewashingtonstandard--2020-04-01--6.5 Earthquake That Just Hit Idaho Continues Alarming Trend Of Western Quakes

Why has the western United States suddenly been shaking so violently over the past several weeks ?
On Tuesday , the constant barrage of headlines about the coronavirus pandemic was interrupted by an enormous earthquake that hit central Idaho .
Of course , Idaho is not exactly known for earthquakes , and so this was quite a surprise .
In fact , the largest quake in Idaho history was the magnitude 6.9 Borah Peak earthquake in 1983 .
So when a magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck not too far from Boise on Tuesday , it really stunned a whole lot of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , this quake could be felt as far away as Calgary… An earthquake hit southern Idaho on Tuesday afternoon , with shakes felt as far as Calgary , Canada , Boise and Spokane .
The United States Geological Survey measured a 6.5-magnitude earthquake at a depth of 10 miles just before 5 p.m .
The center of the quake took place about 45 miles west of Challis , Idaho .
This is an event that those living up in the Northwest will remember for a long time to come .
There was a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ region , and according to at least one report some people actually “ ran outside yelling ” … All the way over in Helena , Montana someone described the shaking like being “ on a small ship at sea during a storm ” , and a restaurant owner in Stanley , Idaho reported that “ the water next to me is still vibrating ” … Brett Woolley , a restaurant owner in Stanley , said he heard earthquake coming before he felt it .
“ I heard the roar , and at first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the roar was tremendous , ” Woolley said about 10 minutes after the earthquake .
“ The whole house was rattling , and I started to panic .
I ’ m sitting here perfectly still and the water next to me is still vibrating.
” The epicenter of this earthquake was approximately 78 miles from Boise and approximately 330 miles from Yellowstone .
Needless to say , any major seismic event anywhere near Yellowstone is a cause for concern .
And of course , this quake comes less than two weeks after a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ City on March 18th… In fact , that quake caused so much shaking that it actually knocked the trumpet out of the grasp of the statue of the angel Moroni… Following that dramatic seismic event , there have been hundreds of aftershocks .
And remember , this is not a part of the country that is known for lots of quakes .
According to the University of Utah Seismograph Stations , there had already been 658 aftershocks from that event as of Monday morning… Of course , there will be plenty of aftershocks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as well .
As I write this article , there have already been five aftershocks greater than magnitude 3.0 that have hit the region .
By the time you read this article , that number may be substantially higher .
With all of this shaking going on in Idaho and Utah , many on the west coast may be wondering if they are next .
According to CalTech , there have been more than 1,100 earthquakes in California and Nevada over the last 7 days .
A couple of magnitude 5 quakes struck @ @ @ @ @ @ @ March , and that certainly rattled some nerves , but everyone understands that something far , far larger is eventually coming .
For years , scientists have been telling us that “ the Big One ” is way overdue and that we are not prepared for it .
And for years I have been warning people about what will eventually happen if they remain on the California coastline .
We live at a time when everything that can be shaken will be shaken .
The crust of our planet is becoming increasingly unstable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is yet another example .
In Luke 21:11 , Jesus told us the following about what things would be like in the last days… You may have noticed that a “ pestilence ” is rapidly spreading across the face of the globe right now .
And at the same time , enormous earthquakes keep popping off like firecrackers with frightening regularity .
Unfortunately , most Americans don ’ t understand the bigger picture , and what we have experienced so far is just the beginning…

Why has the western United States suddenly been shaking so violently over the past several weeks? On Tuesday, the constant barrage of headlines about the coronavirus pandemic was interrupted by an enormous earthquake that hit central Idaho. Of course, Idaho is not exactly known for earthquakes, and so this was quite a surprise. In fact, the largest quake in Idaho history was the magnitude 6.9 Borah Peak earthquake in 1983. So when a magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck not too far from Boise on Tuesday, it really stunned a whole lot of people. And according to the Spokesman-Review, this quake could be felt as far away as Calgary…
An earthquake hit southern Idaho on Tuesday afternoon, with shakes felt as far as Calgary, Canada, Boise and Spokane. The United States Geological Survey measured a 6.5-magnitude earthquake at a depth of 10 miles just before 5 p.m. The center of the quake took place about 45 miles west of Challis, Idaho.
This is an event that those living up in the Northwest will remember for a long time to come. There was a tremendous amount of shaking all over the region, and according to at least one report some people actually “ran outside yelling”…
An entry in Volcano Discovery said: “Sustained moderate shaking for several minutes, Rumbling sound heard, people ran outside yelling. Knickknacks fell off shelf. “Items suspended from ceiling/beams still slightly swaying 10 minutes later.”
All the way over in Helena, Montana someone described the shaking like being “on a small ship at sea during a storm”, and a restaurant owner in Stanley, Idaho reported that “the water next to me is still vibrating”…
Brett Woolley, a restaurant owner in Stanley, said he heard earthquake coming before he felt it. “I heard the roar, and at first it sounded like the wind but then the roar was tremendous,” Woolley said about 10 minutes after the earthquake. “The whole house was rattling, and I started to panic. I’m sitting here perfectly still and the water next to me is still vibrating.”
The epicenter of this earthquake was approximately 78 miles from Boise and approximately 330 miles from Yellowstone.
Needless to say, any major seismic event anywhere near Yellowstone is a cause for concern.
And of course, this quake comes less than two weeks after a magnitude 5.7 earthquake hit near Salt Lake City on March 18th…
An earthquake struck near Salt Lake City Wednesday morning, shutting down a major air traffic hub, damaging a spire atop a temple and frightening millions of people already on edge from the coronavirus pandemic. Though there were no reports of injuries and no damage was immediately reported in areas along the Utah-Idaho border, there was damage scattered in the Salt Lake City area — with the earthquake showering bricks onto sidewalks and releasing a chemical plume outside the city.
In fact, that quake caused so much shaking that it actually knocked the trumpet out of the grasp of the statue of the angel Moroni…
The 5.7-magnitude earthquake that shook Utah Wednesday morning also dislodged a symbolic part of Salt Lake City’s iconic Mormon temple: the trumpet of an angel statue atop its highest spire. The temple is the spiritual focal point for the 16 million members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Following that dramatic seismic event, there have been hundreds of aftershocks.
And remember, this is not a part of the country that is known for lots of quakes.
According to the University of Utah Seismograph Stations, there had already been 658 aftershocks from that event as of Monday morning…
More than 600 earthquakes have hit across Utah and surrounding areas after a 5.7-magnitude quake struck near Salt Lake City about two weeks ago, according to University of Utah Seismograph Stations. As of Monday morning, the University of Utah Seismograph Stations, or UUSS, recorded 658 earthquakes as part of a series of aftershocks.
Of course, there will be plenty of aftershocks following the quake that just hit Idaho as well.
As I write this article, there have already been five aftershocks greater than magnitude 3.0 that have hit the region. By the time you read this article, that number may be substantially higher.
With all of this shaking going on in Idaho and Utah, many on the west coast may be wondering if they are next.
According to CalTech, there have been more than 1,100 earthquakes in California and Nevada over the last 7 days. A couple of magnitude 5 quakes struck off the coast of northern California during March, and that certainly rattled some nerves, but everyone understands that something far, far larger is eventually coming.
For years, scientists have been telling us that “the Big One” is way overdue and that we are not prepared for it.
And for years I have been warning people about what will eventually happen if they remain on the California coastline.
We live at a time when everything that can be shaken will be shaken. The crust of our planet is becoming increasingly unstable, and this latest earthquake in Idaho is yet another example.
In Luke 21:11, Jesus told us the following about what things would be like in the last days…
And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
You may have noticed that a “pestilence” is rapidly spreading across the face of the globe right now.
And at the same time, enormous earthquakes keep popping off like firecrackers with frightening regularity.
Unfortunately, most Americans don’t understand the bigger picture, and what we have experienced so far is just the beginning…
Article posted with permission from Michael Snyder


thewashingtonstandard--2020-04-01--The Biggest Heist In History:  COVID-19, The Multi-Trillion Dollar Stimulus & Indoctrination

As the pandemonium continues and the WWE DC match goes on while states unconstitutionally restrict the rights of the people and the people would have it so !
Yet , in the midst of this , the biggest heist in US history took place with the unconstitutional stimulus passing both houses of Congress and the president signing it , but there ’ s more… lots more .
There ’ s not just $ 2.2 trillion , but another $ 4.5 trillion in spending power by the Federal Reserve while the Treasury Department gobbles up securities .
On top of that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ education and we are really being set up for Communism .
Articles and additional information mentioned in this episode : Lynne also provided the following information for those interested .
1 ) COVID-19 latest stimulus and education .
Rep. Pelosi is pushing a 4th such item as evidenced in this article .
However , I can not seem to locate how much of this will be tied to education , expect that our tax dollars at all levels go there .
https : //www.bloomberg.com/ news/articles/2020-03-30/ pelosi-says-next-stimulus- needs-more-aid-for-states- workers From this Pelosi article , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ infrastructure .
Water , is one of our most vital life giving natural resources .
Under the UN ’ s SDGs , control for water is key to manipulating us .
Infrastructure is the 5G push ( which the President just signed a new bill into law to increase it . )
5G new activity is going on under our noses while we ’ re in isolation as well as being opened up for families and schools in the name of education .
https : //www.zerohedge.com/ political/corona-cash-grab- pelosi-us-agencies-compile- lists-phase-4-stimulus ?
fbclid= IwAR3QcjIiCxA_ IyufADAvaSgz3WPl00UqyNSpSHihGZ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , look at her statements about a 4th stimulus bill , education , and how we need to increase federal gov ’ t dependency ( which these stimulus checks will do ) .
Link : https : //pelosi.house.gov/news/ press-releases/pelosi-floor- speech-in-support-of-hr-748- the-coronavirus-aid-relief- and-economic I ’ d love to find the special interest list mentioned in the above articles ( not Pelosi ’ s statement ) , however , If no list to tie to education can be found on your end , you can show this to the audience as a tool for them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Congress.gov : https : //blogs.loc.gov/law/ 2020/03/coronavirus-resource- guide/ **My observations about all this : However much the 2020 COVID-19 activities , which seem to be happening faster than there ’ s legislation , COULD be traced back to this mid 2019 Senate Bill , which became Public Law 116-22 ( means this was made into law very early in the 116th Congressional Session ) .
Link : https : //www.congress.gov/116/ plaws/publ22/PLAW-116publ22 .
pdf Take into consideration this Feb. 2020 Senate Bill for ‘ global health ’ where COVID was mentioned .
We really don @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wound up in the recent Senate Bill which became Law .
( That is , if any of this Bill did , in fact , get written in . )
Link : https : //www.congress.gov/116/ bills/s3302/BILLS-116s3302is .
pdf 2 ) https : //www.washingtonpost .
com/outlook/coronavirus- homeschooling-will-hurt- students-badly/2020/03/27/ f639882a-6f62-11ea-b148- e4ce3fbd85b5_story.html ( This article is written by the former TN Ed Commissioner and ties to the City Fund .
City Fund is a bunch of investors with too much money and lots of agenda to accomplish .
Education is merely a tool to carry this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Inst.
, NWEA , Chiefs for Change , and Education Trust ( all CCSS Machine members ) .
The most toxic of these is Education Trust ( where you can find John King , former US Sec .
of Education ) as a leader .
Look at all the CCSS Machine groups here : https : //edtrust.org/who-we- are/supporters/ See this article from the CCSS Machine ’ s “ Chalkbeat ” about the “ City Trust ” : https : //chalkbeat.org/posts/ us/2018/07/31/the-city-fund- portfolio-model-200-million/ 3 ) My Monday article with all kinds of at home @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
com/2020/03/30/education-help- 101/ **Be sure to feature the Citizens for Free Speech petition about power abuse in the name of COVID-19 .
https : //www .
citizensforfreespeech.org/ stop_destruction_of_civil_ liberties ?
recruiter_id=2 & fbclid= IwAR0PmkseZv5Jtk6XmQECoYduYR03 nPar6FrxbVrBpM747W-AlXW_ uICLeXI 4 ) **From Business Insider , the CDC ’ s data collection and spying in the name of COVID-19 ‘ safety ’ will involve HIPAA , which can also tie to education .
Will certainly use on-line tracking .
https : //www.businessinsider .
com/cdc-coronavirus- surveillance-and-data- collection-stimulus-package- 2020-3 Then , the Mediciad/CHIP in home and community based programs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ //www.cms.gov/newsroom/ press-releases/trump- administration-releases-covid- 19-checklists-and-tools- accelerate-relief-state- medicaid-chip 5 ) Your interview with Alex Newman you tagged me in : https : //thewashingtonstandard .
com/what-would-happen-if-5- million-us-children-didnt- return-to-public-schools/ I have some points to bring up in response , since we couldn ’ t have a 3 way interview .
Near the 10:37 mark , school choice debacle .
Use here , and , this article : https : //www.commoncorediva .
com/2019/02/21/waving-choice- goodbye/ **We ’ ll use that section where you ’ re showing the stimulus COVID-19 photos , so we can clarify all that .
Near @ @ @ @ @ @ @ minute mark : **Homeschool suicides and mental health issues : http : //www.sdahomeschools.org/ suicide-even-among- homeschoolers/ Of course , under ESSA and the current health crisis , ACEs ( Adverse Childhood Experiences ) will once again surface .
ACEs , from the gov ’ t and CCSS Machine perspective are completely avoidable IF the ENTIRE Community is aligned to the same things .
We ’ ve discussed this before , but here are the articles for ACEs which will use COVID-19 as a justification for interferring in families ( CDC , Medicaid/care , IDEA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
https : //www.commoncorediva .
com/2020/03/05/head-shrinking- educrats/ Near 30 minute mark , the ‘ if you can read , you can teach ’ , I have some personal examples I can share about this , so remind me , please .
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As the pandemonium continues and the WWE DC match goes on while states unconstitutionally restrict the rights of the people and the people would have it so! Yet, in the midst of this, the biggest heist in US history took place with the unconstitutional stimulus passing both houses of Congress and the president signing it, but there’s more… lots more. There’s not just $2.2 trillion, but another $4.5 trillion in spending power by the Federal Reserve while the Treasury Department gobbles up securities. On top of that, you see the unconstitutional spending of education and we are really being set up for Communism.

Articles and additional information mentioned in this episode:
https://nypost.com/2020/03/24/coronavirus-stimulus-package-to-exceed-6t-larry-kudlow-says/
Lynne also provided the following information for those interested.
1) COVID-19 latest stimulus and education. Rep. Pelosi is pushing a 4th such item as evidenced in this article. However, I cannot seem to locate how much of this will be tied to education, expect that our tax dollars at all levels go there.
https://www.bloomberg.com/ news/articles/2020-03-30/ pelosi-says-next-stimulus- needs-more-aid-for-states- workers
From this Pelosi article, note her push to attack water and infrastructure. Water, is one of our most vital life giving natural resources. Under the UN’s SDGs, control for water is key to manipulating us. Infrastructure is the 5G push (which the President just signed a new bill into law to increase it.) 5G new activity is going on under our noses while we’re in isolation as well as being opened up for families and schools in the name of education.
https://www.zerohedge.com/ political/corona-cash-grab- pelosi-us-agencies-compile- lists-phase-4-stimulus?fbclid= IwAR3QcjIiCxA_ IyufADAvaSgz3WPl00UqyNSpSHihGZ sB1Qv-d-xZlY1qrs4
From Rep. Pelosi’s website, look at her statements about a 4th stimulus bill, education, and how we need to increase federal gov’t dependency (which these stimulus checks will do).
Link: https://pelosi.house.gov/news/ press-releases/pelosi-floor- speech-in-support-of-hr-748- the-coronavirus-aid-relief- and-economic
I’d love to find the special interest list mentioned in the above articles (not Pelosi’s statement), however, If no list to tie to education can be found on your end, you can show this to the audience as a tool for them to do their own research; from Congress.gov:
https://blogs.loc.gov/law/ 2020/03/coronavirus-resource- guide/
**My observations about all this:
However much the 2020 COVID-19 activities, which seem to be happening faster than there’s legislation, COULD be traced back to this mid 2019 Senate Bill, which became Public Law 116-22 (means this was made into law very early in the 116th Congressional Session).
Link: https://www.congress.gov/116/ plaws/publ22/PLAW-116publ22. pdf
Take into consideration this Feb. 2020 Senate Bill for ‘global health’ where COVID was mentioned. We really don’t know how much of this wound up in the recent Senate Bill which became Law. (That is, if any of this Bill did, in fact, get written in.)
Link: https://www.congress.gov/116/ bills/s3302/BILLS-116s3302is. pdf
Rep. Massie/Glenn Beck audio clip here (start around 1:02:00 time stamp).
https://www.iheart.com/ podcast/the-glenn-beck- program-23014384/episode/stop- the-virus-in-its-tracks- 60339050/
2)https://www.washingtonpost. com/outlook/coronavirus- homeschooling-will-hurt- students-badly/2020/03/27/ f639882a-6f62-11ea-b148- e4ce3fbd85b5_story.html
(This article is written by the former TN Ed Commissioner and ties to the City Fund.
City Fund is a bunch of investors with too much money and lots of agenda to accomplish. Education is merely a tool to carry this out.
WP article also cites Brookings Inst., NWEA, Chiefs for Change, and Education Trust (all CCSS Machine members).
The most toxic of these is Education Trust (where you can find John King, former US Sec. of Education) as a leader. Look at all the CCSS Machine groups here:
https://edtrust.org/who-we- are/supporters/
See this article from the CCSS Machine’s “Chalkbeat” about the “City Trust”:
https://chalkbeat.org/posts/ us/2018/07/31/the-city-fund- portfolio-model-200-million/
3) My Monday article with all kinds of at home ideas & resources.
https://www.commoncorediva. com/2020/03/30/education-help- 101/
**Be sure to feature the Citizens for Free Speech petition about power abuse in the name of COVID-19.
https://www. citizensforfreespeech.org/ stop_destruction_of_civil_ liberties?recruiter_id=2& fbclid= IwAR0PmkseZv5Jtk6XmQECoYduYR03 nPar6FrxbVrBpM747W-AlXW_ uICLeXI
Article to support this: https://www. commoncorediva.com/2019/06/17/ disregarding-orders/
4) **From Business Insider, the CDC’s data collection and spying in the name of COVID-19 ‘safety’ will involve HIPAA, which can also tie to education. Will certainly use on-line tracking.
https://www.businessinsider. com/cdc-coronavirus- surveillance-and-data- collection-stimulus-package- 2020-3
Then, the Mediciad/CHIP in home and community based programs under COVID-19 assessment tools:
https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/ press-releases/trump- administration-releases-covid- 19-checklists-and-tools- accelerate-relief-state- medicaid-chip
5) Your interview with Alex Newman you tagged me in:
https://thewashingtonstandard. com/what-would-happen-if-5- million-us-children-didnt- return-to-public-schools/
I have some points to bring up in response, since we couldn’t have a 3 way interview.
Near the 10:37 mark, school choice debacle. Use 3rd attached picture here, and, this article:
https://www.commoncorediva. com/2019/02/21/waving-choice- goodbye/
**We’ll use that section where you’re showing the stimulus COVID-19 photos, so we can clarify all that. Near 12:20 time stamp.
Near the 28 minute mark:
**Homeschool suicides and mental health issues:
http://www.sdahomeschools.org/ suicide-even-among- homeschoolers/
Of course, under ESSA and the current health crisis, ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) will once again surface. ACEs, from the gov’t and CCSS Machine perspective are completely avoidable IF the ENTIRE Community is aligned to the same things. We’ve discussed this before, but here are the articles for ACEs which will use COVID-19 as a justification for interferring in families (CDC, Medicaid/care, IDEA funds, etc.) Use 2nd attachment picture , here.
https://www.commoncorediva. com/2020/03/05/head-shrinking- educrats/
Near 30 minute mark, the ‘if you can read, you can teach’, I have some personal examples I can share about this,so remind me, please.
Lastly, a great read for true economics:
https://www.scribd.com/ document/405521911/2-Whatever- Happened-to-Penny-Candy-An- Uncle-Eric-Book-by-Richard- Maybury-pdf
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thewashingtonstandard--2020-04-02--“Hate Speech” Is Still Free Speech:  I Was Charged & Convicted In Austria For Speaking The Truth Abo

“ Hate Speech ” Is Still Free Speech : I Was Charged & Convicted In Austria For Speaking The Truth About Islam Elisabeth Sabaditsch-Wolff , married and mother of a daughter , is an Austrian human rights and anti-sharia activist .
A diplomat ’ s daughter , she was a child in Iran during the Islamic Revolution of 1979 , and later lived in Iraq , Kuwait and Libya .
During the 1990 invasion of Kuwait by Iraq , she was among the Austrian citizens who were held hostage .
She subsequently worked as assistant to the Vice-Chancellor of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Embassy Kuwait , and the Austrian Embassy Tripoli , Libya .
Late in 2009 she was charged with “ hate speech ” under Austrian law for factually accurate assertions she made during a seminar on Islam , regarding statements in the Hadith on child marriage .
“ I want to preserve Europe and its democratic and secular values .
Islamic doctrine discriminates against women and non-Muslims .
Islamic law , or shariah , can not be reconciled with democratic principles and universal human rights.
” In 2011 , she was convicted of “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Austria ” in a Vienna courtroom and paid a fine .
The case was later accepted for decision at the European Court for Human Rights .
She now works to preserve the First Amendment and has her own weekly show on EncounterTruth.com .
Elisabeth Sabaditsch-Wolff is a woman caught up in extraordinary times .
She has been hectored , vilified , persecuted and prosecuted for the grave offense of telling the truth about Mohammed and his “ marriage ” to a very young child as related in Islamic sacred literature .
Her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ freedom of speech ( and thus , freedom of thought itself ) in Europe .
She fought bravely in the legal arena through the Austrian courts and on to the European Court of Human Rights to defend her freedom ( and by extension the rights of all Europeans ) , to freely voice her opinion .
She lost .
In Europe , human rights are no longer thought to be intrinsic to the individual as a gift given by God , but are rather thought to be a gift of the state , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will .
This is a dangerous development and it could be coming to America .
Freedom of expression is the basis for all freedom .
There is no other freedom without it .
She is also the author of The Truth Is No Defense .
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“Hate Speech” Is Still Free Speech: I Was Charged & Convicted In Austria For Speaking The Truth About Islam
Elisabeth Sabaditsch-Wolff, married and mother of a daughter, is an Austrian human rights and anti-sharia activist. A diplomat’s daughter, she was a child in Iran during the Islamic Revolution of 1979, and later lived in Iraq, Kuwait and Libya. During the 1990 invasion of Kuwait by Iraq, she was among the Austrian citizens who were held hostage. She subsequently worked as assistant to the Vice-Chancellor of the Republic of Austria, at the Austrian Embassy Kuwait, and the Austrian Embassy Tripoli, Libya.
Late in 2009 she was charged with “hate speech” under Austrian law for factually accurate assertions she made during a seminar on Islam, regarding statements in the Hadith on child marriage. “I want to preserve Europe and its democratic and secular values. Islamic doctrine discriminates against women and non-Muslims. Islamic law, or shariah, cannot be reconciled with democratic principles and universal human rights.” In 2011, she was convicted of “denigrating the teachings of legally recognized religion in Austria” in a Vienna courtroom and paid a fine. The case was later accepted for decision at the European Court for Human Rights. She now works to preserve the First Amendment and has her own weekly show on EncounterTruth.com.
Elisabeth Sabaditsch-Wolff is a woman caught up in extraordinary times. She has been hectored, vilified, persecuted and prosecuted for the grave offense of telling the truth about Mohammed and his “marriage” to a very young child as related in Islamic sacred literature. Her case has exposed the grave danger to freedom of speech (and thus, freedom of thought itself) in Europe. She fought bravely in the legal arena through the Austrian courts and on to the European Court of Human Rights to defend her freedom (and by extension the rights of all Europeans), to freely voice her opinion. She lost.
In Europe, human rights are no longer thought to be intrinsic to the individual as a gift given by God, but are rather thought to be a gift of the state, which can be limited or revoked at will.
This is a dangerous development and it could be coming to America.
Her book serves as a warning call.
Freedom of expression is the basis for all freedom. There is no other freedom without it.
She is also the author of
The Truth Is No Defense .
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thewashingtonstandard--2020-04-02--CBS Caught Faking Coronavirus News:  Used Italy Footage To Describe NYC

CBS , CNN , it ’ s all the same , isn ’ t it ?
Well , it ’ s amazing , but recently , CBS was busted using footage from Italy to describe conditions that they claimed were going on in New York City .
First , take a look at this footage used by SKY News , the same outlet that openly declared the beginning of the New World Order , on March 22 in their report on Italy .
• Ex-CNN Reporter Amber Lyon Explains How They Fake The News Now , take a look at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they are covering New York City and notice them interject the exact same footage as though it were occurring in NYC .
This is the very definition of fake news .
It ’ s not an error , it ’ s a fabrication .
These outlets are acting criminally as they deceive the people out of their liberties and people like Andrew Cuomo and the useful idiots in the media are all too happy to take advantage and not let a good crisis go to waste in their state , and so are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media

CBS, CNN, it’s all the same, isn’t it? Well, it’s amazing, but recently, CBS was busted using footage from Italy to describe conditions that they claimed were going on in New York City.
First, take a look at this footage used by SKY News, the same outlet that openly declared the beginning of the New World Order, on March 22 in their report on Italy.
Now, take a look at the CBS footage from March 25 as they are covering New York City and notice them interject the exact same footage as though it were occurring in NYC.
This is the very definition of fake news. It’s not an error, it’s a fabrication.
These outlets are acting criminally as they deceive the people out of their liberties and people like Andrew Cuomo and the useful idiots in the media are all too happy to take advantage and not let a good crisis go to waste in their state, and so are the representatives and president in DC.
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media


thewashingtonstandard--2020-04-02--Former Vodafone Boss Turned Pastor: 5G Dangers That Cause Flu Symptoms Is “Largest Global Coverup In

Former Vodafone Boss Turned Pastor: 5G Dangers That Cause Flu Symptoms Is “Largest Global Coverup In History”

A video that has been circulating , in which a man who used to work for Vodafone and another cellular service years ago , but has become a pastor and is now in Africa , is stating that the flu-like symptoms that people are experiencing around the globe , which they are told is a virus but is actually cell poisoning that is a direct result of a global rollout of 5g technology , and manifesting itself as a virus .
The pastor , who says he was the head of the largest business unit at Vodaphone , expressed what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ classified just below a military grade weapon , there is no doubt it has been used as such a weapon before .
The things that he says 5g puts the body through are the very things UK nurse Kate Shemirani described in my interview with her below .
• Forget 5G : 2 Enlightening Experiments Indicate That Wi-Fi May Be Killing Us ( Video ) • Major City Blocking 5G Cell Towers Over Concerns They Can Cause Cancer • Why Are So Many Concerned About The Potential Health Dangers Of The 5G Cell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
Take the time and listen to the 30 minute talk and it will all begin to make sense .
Give the buffering a few seconds before it plays .
The “ invisible enemy ” that President Trump is speaking about isn ’ t so invisible .
It ’ s going up in your cities and neighborhoods while you are on “ lockdown.
” • The Truth About Viruses : What They Actually Do Will Expose The Lies Of Coronavirus • Is It Possible That This Is What Is Really Going On In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
It ’ s happening everywhere , as I ’ m getting confirmation across the ocean in the UK that it ’ s happening on the streets and in schools .
With that said , it has also come out that President Trump ’ s 2017 tweet regarding Covfefe may just be tied to 5G .
While he was ridiculed , causing media pundits to wonder if he was mentally stable , C-Vine is claiming that they just may have the answer .
Since arriving on scene , and we being the ‘ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ welcomed with open arms to give us faster internet capabilities .
This technology boasts considerable increased data speed leaving 3G and 4G in the past .
5G ’ s high frequency radio waves ( mmWave ) would present itself to all of our smart devices with faster down-loads , etc .
On the horizon with 5G , are self-driving cars , drone footage , robotic surgeries , etc .
Many studies have taken place on how electromagnetic radiation may affect the environment .
It concluded this radiation could indeed pose a potential risk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ health .
Then , strange videos appeared about dozens of birds dying in the UK , and also in the Netherlands .
Main Stream Media ( MSM ) quickly debunked these concerns as ‘ conspiracy , ’ saying 5G was not being tested there at the time .
The reporters stated the birds most likely died from pesticides .
We may never know .
Test results in regards to human complications with 5G has yet to be determined .
So what is CoVFeFe , and what is the connection ?
Cobalt ( Co-49 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) –Vanadium ( V-2 % ) together makes a soft magnetic alloy with the highest flux density of any strip core alloy , making it ideal for use in tape cores and magnetic cores in many innovative technologies .
The magnets clean up the impurities from 5G working on an ionic level .
This keeps oxygen from being depleted , making harmless , the high radio frequency radio waves ( mmWave ) .
Other linear formula names for this compound are : FeCoV , CoVFe , CoVFeFe , VCoFe , FeVCo , etc @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our environment and all who live in it , perhaps CoVFeFe is the technology being implemented to protect us from these dangerous mmWave levels .
We ’ ll see .
It certainly makes sense , but what doesn ’ t make sense is the takeover of American businesses by the federal government , the massive unconstitutional spending in the stimulus , the greater debt and the large setups for makeshift hospitals for patients of coronavirus with no one really coming in from that .
They are ready to roll it out in full @ @ @ @ @ @ @ real effects of this technology .
Remember , the pastor said this is a global rollout and we have never seen anything like what is going on in the world among the people like this .
With that in mind , President Trump has met in a closed door meeting with broadband and cell service providers , but no one quite knows what was spoken about .
Yet , we know that he signed two bills on Monday that claim to be designed to boost 5G security and broadband availability .
S 893 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Act of 2020 , ” requires the president to develop a strategy within 180 days of the law ’ s enactment to ensure the security of “ next generation mobile telecommunications systems and infrastructure ” in the US .
The president must also develop a strategy to assist allies and partners in “ maximizing the security of next generation mobile telecommunications systems and infrastructure.
” This strategy must be submitted to the appropriate committees of Congress .
S 1822 , the “ Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability Act or the Broadband DATA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Commission ( FCC ) to issue rules about the collection of data , with respect to the availability of broadband services .
The FCC is required to create a common dataset of all locations in the US where fixed broadband internet access service can be installed , focusing particularly on rural and insular areas .
The commission will be required to submit a report to Congress within 12 to 18 months after the implementation of the act .
Remember , 5G technology is both dangerous to the body and it is useful for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ movement .
• Are Coronavirus , Chemtrails & 5G The Trojan Horse For Tyranny ?
• Doctor Hypothesizes Coronavirus Is Actually Effects Of 5G ( Video ) • The 5G Trojan Horse : Is This A Possible Explanation For Putting In Check The Coronavirus Narrative ?
• Gordon Chang Warning America About Chinese Huawei Tech Embedded In 5G Network To Surveil Americans Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media

A video that has been circulating, in which a man who used to work for Vodafone and another cellular service years ago, but has become a pastor and is now in Africa, is stating that the flu-like symptoms that people are experiencing around the globe, which they are told is a virus but is actually cell poisoning that is a direct result of a global rollout of 5g technology, and manifesting itself as a virus.
The pastor, who says he was the head of the largest business unit at Vodaphone, expressed what 5G does and though it is being classified just below a military grade weapon, there is no doubt it has been used as such a weapon before.
The things that he says 5g puts the body through are the very things UK nurse Kate Shemirani described in my interview with her below.
Take the time and listen to the 30 minute talk and it will all begin to make sense. Give the buffering a few seconds before it plays.
The “invisible enemy” that President Trump is speaking about isn’t so invisible. It’s going up in your cities and neighborhoods while you are on “lockdown.”
It’s happening everywhere, as I’m getting confirmation across the ocean in the UK that it’s happening on the streets and in schools.
With that said, it has also come out that President Trump’s 2017 tweet regarding Covfefe may just be tied to 5G.
While he was ridiculed, causing media pundits to wonder if he was mentally stable, C-Vine is claiming that they just may have the answer.
Since arriving on scene, and we being the ‘micowave-I-want-it-now’ generation, 5G is being welcomed with open arms to give us faster internet capabilities. This technology boasts considerable increased data speed leaving 3G and 4G in the past. 5G’s high frequency radio waves (mmWave) would present itself to all of our smart devices with faster down-loads, etc. On the horizon with 5G, are self-driving cars, drone footage, robotic surgeries, etc.
Many studies have taken place on how electromagnetic radiation may affect the environment. It concluded this radiation could indeed pose a potential risk to bird and insect orientation and plant health. Then, strange videos appeared about dozens of birds dying in the UK, and also in the Netherlands. Main Stream Media (MSM) quickly debunked these concerns as ‘conspiracy,’ saying 5G was not being tested there at the time. The reporters stated the birds most likely died from pesticides. We may never know. Test results in regards to human complications with 5G has yet to be determined.
So what is CoVFeFe, and what is the connection? Cobalt (Co-49%) – Iron (Fe-49%)–Vanadium (V-2%) together makes a soft magnetic alloy with the highest flux density of any strip core alloy, making it ideal for use in tape cores and magnetic cores in many innovative technologies. The magnets clean up the impurities from 5G working on an ionic level. This keeps oxygen from being depleted, making harmless, the high radio frequency radio waves (mmWave). Other linear formula names for this compound are: FeCoV, CoVFe, CoVFeFe, VCoFe, FeVCo, etc.
If 5G could be harmful to our environment and all who live in it, perhaps CoVFeFe is the technology being implemented to protect us from these dangerous mmWave levels.
We’ll see. It certainly makes sense, but what doesn’t make sense is the takeover of American businesses by the federal government, the massive unconstitutional spending in the stimulus, the greater debt and the large setups for makeshift hospitals for patients of coronavirus with no one really coming in from that.
Unless…
They are ready to roll it out in full and we are about to see the real effects of this technology.
Remember, the pastor said this is a global rollout and we have never seen anything like what is going on in the world among the people like this.
With that in mind, President Trump has met in a closed door meeting with broadband and cell service providers, but no one quite knows what was spoken about.
Yet, we know that he signed two bills on Monday that claim to be designed to boost 5G security and broadband availability.
S 893, the “Secure 5G and Beyond Act of 2020,” requires the president to develop a strategy within 180 days of the law’s enactment to ensure the security of “next generation mobile telecommunications systems and infrastructure” in the US. The president must also develop a strategy to assist allies and partners in “maximizing the security of next generation mobile telecommunications systems and infrastructure.” This strategy must be submitted to the appropriate committees of Congress.
S 1822, the “Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability Act or the Broadband DATA Act,” requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to issue rules about the collection of data, with respect to the availability of broadband services. The FCC is required to create a common dataset of all locations in the US where fixed broadband internet access service can be installed, focusing particularly on rural and insular areas. The commission will be required to submit a report to Congress within 12 to 18 months after the implementation of the act.
Remember, 5G technology is both dangerous to the body and it is useful for those that want to track your every movement.
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media


thewashingtonstandard--2020-04-02--PURE EVIL: Jihad-Rep Ilhan Omar Praises Mass Death of Americans

Trump says next two weeks in the U.S. will be “ very painful ” and that he wants “ every @ @ @ @ @ the days that lie ahead.
” For those of you unaware , that phrase is @ @ @ @ @ happy .
She is praising Allah .
She is praising Allah that Americans will be @ @ @ @ @ time .
If she were commiserating , she ’ d say Allah yahmeena ( Allah @ @ @ @ @ billah ( I seek refuge w Allah )

Trump says next two weeks in the U.S. will be “very painful” and that he wants “every American to be prepared for the days that lie ahead.”
Ilhan Omar: Subhanallah! = “May Allah be praised!”
Ilhan Omar is an evil bitch. https://t.co/Gy7CuqWSt2 — Pamela Geller (@PamelaGeller) April 1, 2020
For those of you unaware, that phrase is said when you’re happy. She is praising Allah. She is praising Allah that Americans will be going through a very painful time.
If she were commiserating, she’d say Allah yahmeena (Allah protect us) or Autho billah (I seek refuge w Allah)
Article posted with permission from Pamela Geller


thewashingtonstandard--2020-04-02--Do We Really Want Government to Be God?

Do We Really Want Government to Be God?

Do We Really Want Government to Be God ?
Last week , I exhorted Americans and the President to abandon the scourge of Socialism in the face of our international pandemic .
Not only has Donald Trump made an abrupt departure from his “ conservative ” rhetoric , the president has now joined with Congress and signed the most massive multi-trillion dollar socialist scheme in history .
In the face of a national emergency , the President and the Congress have jettisoned the rule of law .
The Trump Administration ’ s willingness to circumvent the Constitution constitutes a gross @ @ @ @ @ @ @ affords both the legislative and executive branches .
New England ’ s Rev .
John Cotton observed in the 1600s : “ Let all the world learn to give to mortal men no greater power than they are content they shall use , for use it they will : and unless they be better taught of God , they will use it ever and anon … for whatever transcendent power is given , will certainly over-run those that give it , and those that receive it : there is a strain in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or other run out to excess , unless the Lord restrain it , but it is not good to venture it.
” The question we all ought to be asking ourselves right now is this : Do we really want Government to be God ?
As the good puritan preacher observed , they will gladly take that role .
Yesterday , my neighbor came across the street to give me an orchid .
While both of us wind up on opposite ends of the political spectrum , we exist in general societal harmony @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , she went on to explain that she now had to carry papers with her in her car while she drove around during the day .
I wasn ’ t sure where the conversation was going to go from there , but then she commented that it made her feel strange ; it was an eerie feeling having to carry papers just to work and drive her car… “ That was when they suspended the Constitution .
They said it would be temporary .
There wasn ’ t even any rioting in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , watching television , looking for some direction .
There wasn ’ t even an enemy you could put your finger on.
” Every intentional patriot American knows that you can always count on the government to take advantage of a crisis ; legitimate , or purposefully fabricated… remember the weapons of mass destruction ?
Make NO mistake ; the coronavirus pandemic is no exception .
I have often been critical of government exploitation of national emergencies for its own nefarious purposes .
I am grieved to say those critiques pale in comparison @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it is good and right to have the president and governors advising caution and limited quarantine of segments of the population , enforcing lockdown powers under penalty of prosecution or fine , and the quarantine of whole communities by executive fiat is unacceptable .
Insolence has prevented many current orders from even recognizing the exemption of churches and religious institutions or the First Amendment that defines their religious associations .
Are state officials really prepared to prosecute pastors who plan to live stream services from their place of worship ?
Tragically , American @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for financial handouts , medical intervention , protection and security .
It was Lord Acton who admonished mankind that , “ Power tends to corrupt , and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
” I implore you , Mr. President , Congress , State Legislatures and Governors that have gone rogue .
Do not be deceived , the powers you shamefully usurp will be placed in the arsenal of future Governments to be used once again when they feel it convenient to alter the Constitutional landscape of the United States .
Rather than playing God @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s aid lest the scourge of Tyranny outweigh the scourge of this pestilence .
Schedule an event or learn more about your Constitution with Jake MacAulay and the Institute on the Constitution and receive your free gift .

Do We Really Want Government to Be God?
Last week, I exhorted Americans and the President to abandon the scourge of Socialism in the face of our international pandemic. Not only has Donald Trump made an abrupt departure from his “conservative” rhetoric, the president has now joined with Congress and signed the most massive multi-trillion dollar socialist scheme in history.
In the face of a national emergency, the President and the Congress have jettisoned the rule of law.
The Trump Administration’s willingness to circumvent the Constitution constitutes a gross perversion of what limited power the Constitution affords both the legislative and executive branches.
New England’s Rev. John Cotton observed in the 1600s:
“Let all the world learn to give to mortal men no greater power than they are content they shall use, for use it they will: and unless they be better taught of God, they will use it ever and anon … for whatever transcendent power is given, will certainly over-run those that give it, and those that receive it: there is a strain in a man’s heart that will sometime or other run out to excess, unless the Lord restrain it, but it is not good to venture it.”
The question we all ought to be asking ourselves right now is this:
Do we really want Government to be God?
As the good puritan preacher observed, they will gladly take that role.
Yesterday, my neighbor came across the street to give me an orchid. While both of us wind up on opposite ends of the political spectrum, we exist in general societal harmony.
As she delivered the beautiful flower, she went on to explain that she now had to carry papers with her in her car while she drove around during the day. I wasn’t sure where the conversation was going to go from there, but then she commented that it made her feel strange; it was an eerie feeling having to carry papers just to work and drive her car…
In Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale , the author describes:
“That was when they suspended the Constitution. They said it would be temporary. There wasn’t even any rioting in the streets. People stayed home at night, watching television, looking for some direction. There wasn’t even an enemy you could put your finger on.”
Every intentional patriot American knows that you can always count on the government to take advantage of a crisis; legitimate, or purposefully fabricated… remember the weapons of mass destruction?
Make NO mistake; the coronavirus pandemic is no exception.
I have often been critical of government exploitation of national emergencies for its own nefarious purposes. I am grieved to say those critiques pale in comparison to what is presently unfolding.
While it is good and right to have the president and governors advising caution and limited quarantine of segments of the population, enforcing lockdown powers under penalty of prosecution or fine, and the quarantine of whole communities by executive fiat is unacceptable. Insolence has prevented many current orders from even recognizing the exemption of churches and religious institutions or the First Amendment that defines their religious associations. Are state officials really prepared to prosecute pastors who plan to live stream services from their place of worship?
Tragically, American citizens are once again looking to government for financial handouts, medical intervention, protection and security.
It was Lord Acton who admonished mankind that, “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.”
I implore you, Mr. President, Congress, State Legislatures and Governors that have gone rogue. Do not be deceived, the powers you shamefully usurp will be placed in the arsenal of future Governments to be used once again when they feel it convenient to alter the Constitutional landscape of the United States.
Rather than playing God, lead Americans to implore God’s aid lest the scourge of Tyranny outweigh the scourge of this pestilence.
Schedule an event or learn more about your Constitution with Jake MacAulay and the Institute on the Constitution and receive your free gift.
Make your tax-deductible donation here!
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* Script contributions by Michael Anthony Peroutka