thewashingtonstandard--2020-12-30--What a Stalin Quote About Rigging Elections Reveals About the 2020 Election

As Republicans began pushing back against the rigged election , a quote about voting from Joseph Stalin began circulating on social media .
“ The people who cast the votes decide nothing .
The people who count the votes decide everything , ” is how variations of it went .
As soon as the quote went viral , the media ’ s fact-checkers tried to suppress it .
USA Today ‘ s fact-checker rated it as false , claiming that Stalin had never said it based on speaking with two history professors at Vanderbilt University who vowed that they never @ @ @ @ @ @ @ professors , who serves as the Director of Undergraduate Russian and East European Studies , ranted that it was , “ an example of American right-wing paranoia , active manipulation of public opinion , or outright and fascism ” .
Truly a quote worthy of Stalin .
But had the ‘ fact-checker ’ and the professors just checked Oxford ’ s Essential Quotations , they would have found it .
You don ’ t need a PhD or a fact-checker title : just a modicum of integrity .
Politifact was more ambitious about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Archive with the Russian State Archive of Social and Political History .
The quote wouldn ’ t be there because it comes from Stalin ’ s former secretary , Boris Bazhanov , who fled the USSR and wrote a memoir exposing the crimes and corruption of the Soviet regime .
Asking the Russian State Archive for that quote is like asking the cosa nostra to fact check a mafia informant ’ s recollections .
The men who were party to that conversation were the ‘ Troika ’ of Central Committee leaders , Kamenev @ @ @ @ @ @ @ temporarily governed the USSR after Lenin .
Since Stalin had Kamenev and Zinoviev killed , his secretary was one of the few to hear him say it .
J. Arch Getty , a history professor at UCLA , told Politifact that , “ I am not aware of any original source for this , and in my extensive archival research in Stalin ’ s personal archive , I found nothing like this.
” As Jacob Heilbrunn at the Weekly Standard had previously noted , “ Getty exemplifies the new revisionism that has taken @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deny outright Stalin ’ s crimes , it seeks to justify them .
This kind of revisionism would be condemned… if its subject were Nazism , but it continues to be rewarded and acclaimed in the field of Soviet studies.
” The sort of person who writes that the “ social goals that are commonplace today , including women ’ s rights and racial integration , were planks of the Communist party platform long before mainstream American parties took them seriously ” , might not be the best person to ask to verify @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Unless you ’ re a Politifact fact-checker .
There is of course a very good reason for suppressing the Stalin quote because it does apply all too well to the election .
And there ’ s a profound sense of history repeating itself in the media trying to suppress a Stalin quote about using the media to suppress an election .
Because that is exactly what Stalin did .
Boris Bazhanov had worked as Stalin ’ s private secretary and , unlike most of the murderous Communist dictator ’ s associates , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ killed .
Still a young man in his twenties , Bazhanov had seen too much and enough to know what was coming .
On New Year ’ s Day , he fled across the border from Turkmenistan to Persia , then through India , surviving several assassination attempts along the way , before finding refuge in France .
Bazhanov ’ s memoir about his time with Stalin had several titles , it ’ s named Bazhanov and the Damnation of Stalin in English , but all of the versions lay out the damning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Soviet Union by manipulating the system and ruthlessly purging his rivals .
What ’ s more remarkable than the quote related in Bazhanov ’ s memoir is its context .
The Soviet Union had arrived at a crucial moment .
Communist economics had managed to fail in a matter of years .
The Troika were overseeing a collapsing economy that had married socialism to the Czarist bureaucracy and its police state with terrible results leading to a surge of discontent from local labor and political organizations against Moscow ’ s centralized control .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the peasants and workers under control , the regime of the peasants and workers would be in trouble .
The three members of the Troika met to discuss the crisis and the possibility that they could be ousted by their own membership if the uprising gained momentum .
“ And you , Comrade Stalin , what do you think of this question ?
” Kamenev asked Stalin .
“ Of the question of capturing the majority of the Party , ” Kamanev said .
“ Do you know what I think about this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ believe that who and how people in the Party vote , is unimportant .
What is extremely important is who counts the votes , and how they are recorded.
” The quote , despite the attempts to suppress it with Stalinists fact-checking Stalinism , is indeed real .
But what ’ s more important is what Bazhanov relates happened after this conversation .
Before this , Bazhanov recalled that , “ in most of the Party organizations the majority was not for the Central Committee .
I know that in the huge cell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ majority voted against the Central Committee… the Central Committee had lost the majority in the Party organization of the capital city , the most important in the country .
The provincial organizations were falling into line with the Moscow one.
” Stalin ’ s response was to take control of Pravda and fake the results of the votes .
“ If a certain cell had 300 votes for the Central Committee and 600 against , ” then Pravda flipped the voting totals so that they read , “ For the Central Committee 600 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ let Bazhanov tell the rest of the story without any more interruptions .
“ Naturally , a cell whose election results were erroneously reported protested , phoning Pravda and asking for the section ‘ Party Life.
’ Nazaretian would politely respond and promise to verify immediately .
The verification would show that ‘ you are perfectly right , there was a regrettable error , the printers made the mistake .
They ’ re overworked , you know .
The Pravda editors apologize .
We will print a retraction.
’ Each cell thought that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cell alone , and was unaware that it had happened to most of them .
Meanwhile , little by little the impression went around that the Central Committee was winning all along the line .
The provinces became more prudent and began to follow Moscow , i.e.
, the Central Committee.
” Much like all the clerical errors and bad polls that began piling up during the 2020 election .
What Stalin meant was that the actual vote didn ’ t matter , when controlling the news also gave him control of how @ @ @ @ @ @ @ votes could be tallied somewhere out there , but Pravda would report that there was a consensus in favor of the Central Committee .
Pravda would even pretend to be transparent by printing occasional corrections to create the impression that it was trustworthy , while the big lie of the election rolled on .
That ’ s where the Soviet Pravda was ahead of the American Pravda which rarely even bothers with corrections .
When Stalin said , “ who and how people in the Party vote , is unimportant , ” but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ counts the votes , and how they are recorded ” , he was referring to the media .
Some might call it a historical irony or tragedy for a leftist media to try and suppress a quote whose import was that a leftist media can manufacture an election consensus by printing lies .
Stalin understood that elections without safeguards were merely procedural .
The results of the election didn ’ t matter .
All that mattered was what people believed because they had read it .
The New York Times , the Washington @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the rest of the tottering infrastructure of the media exist to manufacture partisan narratives to secure political power .
Like their Stalinist counterparts , they invert the meaning of terms so that ‘ fact checking ’ becomes suppressing facts , and the more they lie , the more they claim to stand for the truth .
But , Pravda was there first .
The 2020 election was rigged in multiple ways , but the most obvious one was messaging .
Big Tech monopolies and the media collaborated to spread Democrat narratives and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pre-election period , the media ’ s lies , smears , and hit pieces against President Trump and Republicans became the only thing most people saw anymore .
Scandals involving Hunter Biden were suppressed , ironically , as Russian disinformation , while the media shamelessly propagandized for Biden the way that Pravda had for Stalin .
The media was instrumental in claiming victory for Biden and in helping Democrat governors and secretaries of state orchestrate the illegal election rigging that changed election rules .
The trouble with the Pravda approach is that it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time .
Stalin only needed it to work for a brief period until he had consolidated his power over the system .
Pravda ’ s credibility only needed to last long enough for Stalin to be able to freely kill his rivals .
America ’ s Pravda has shot its credibility .
Every time public trust in the media hits a new low , the media doubles down on the propaganda , the smears and the lies .
In under a generation , the media has destroyed its business model and the credibility @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Now it whines about “ right-wing echo chambers ” and demands harsher social media censorship when it ’ s nothing more than a left-wing echo chamber trying to wipe out the opposition .
If the media knew anything about history , it would not only have been able to verify the Stalin quote , but it would also know that what it ’ s doing is a bad idea that can only end badly .
Nazaretian , who had been assigned the task of doing Stalin ’ s dirty work , rigging the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the two members of the Troika , and much of the old Bolshevik establishment in The Great Purge , for being a propagandist who knew too much .
The media might want to learn a lesson from Nazaretian ’ s example as they lie for their radicals .

As Republicans began pushing back against the rigged election, a quote about voting from Joseph Stalin began circulating on social media. “The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything,” is how variations of it went.
As soon as the quote went viral, the media’s fact-checkers tried to suppress it.
USA Today‘s fact-checker rated it as false, claiming that Stalin had never said it based on speaking with two history professors at Vanderbilt University who vowed that they never heard of it. One of the professors, who serves as the Director of Undergraduate Russian and East European Studies, ranted that it was, “an example of American right-wing paranoia, active manipulation of public opinion, or outright and fascism”. Truly a quote worthy of Stalin.
But had the ‘fact-checker’ and the professors just checked Oxford’s Essential Quotations, they would have found it. You don’t need a PhD or a fact-checker title: just a modicum of integrity.
Politifact was more ambitious about humiliating itself by contacting the Stalin Digital Archive with the Russian State Archive of Social and Political History. The quote wouldn’t be there because it comes from Stalin’s former secretary, Boris Bazhanov, who fled the USSR and wrote a memoir exposing the crimes and corruption of the Soviet regime. Asking the Russian State Archive for that quote is like asking the cosa nostra to fact check a mafia informant’s recollections.
The men who were party to that conversation were the ‘Troika’ of Central Committee leaders, Kamenev, Zinoviev, and Stalin, who temporarily governed the USSR after Lenin. Since Stalin had Kamenev and Zinoviev killed, his secretary was one of the few to hear him say it.
J. Arch Getty, a history professor at UCLA, told Politifact that, “I am not aware of any original source for this, and in my extensive archival research in Stalin’s personal archive, I found nothing like this.”
As Jacob Heilbrunn at the Weekly Standard had previously noted, “Getty exemplifies the new revisionism that has taken hold in Soviet studies; rather than deny outright Stalin’s crimes, it seeks to justify them. This kind of revisionism would be condemned… if its subject were Nazism, but it continues to be rewarded and acclaimed in the field of Soviet studies.”
The sort of person who writes that the “social goals that are commonplace today, including women’s rights and racial integration, were planks of the Communist party platform long before mainstream American parties took them seriously”, might not be the best person to ask to verify a damning quote about a Communist dictator. Unless you’re a Politifact fact-checker.
There is of course a very good reason for suppressing the Stalin quote because it does apply all too well to the election. And there’s a profound sense of history repeating itself in the media trying to suppress a Stalin quote about using the media to suppress an election.
Because that is exactly what Stalin did.
Boris Bazhanov had worked as Stalin’s private secretary and, unlike most of the murderous Communist dictator’s associates, survived by escaping before he could be killed. Still a young man in his twenties, Bazhanov had seen too much and enough to know what was coming. On New Year’s Day, he fled across the border from Turkmenistan to Persia, then through India, surviving several assassination attempts along the way, before finding refuge in France.
Bazhanov’s memoir about his time with Stalin had several titles, it’s named Bazhanov and the Damnation of Stalin in English, but all of the versions lay out the damning story of how Stalin took over the Soviet Union by manipulating the system and ruthlessly purging his rivals.
What’s more remarkable than the quote related in Bazhanov’s memoir is its context.
The Soviet Union had arrived at a crucial moment. Communist economics had managed to fail in a matter of years. The Troika were overseeing a collapsing economy that had married socialism to the Czarist bureaucracy and its police state with terrible results leading to a surge of discontent from local labor and political organizations against Moscow’s centralized control.
If the Troika didn’t get the peasants and workers under control, the regime of the peasants and workers would be in trouble. The three members of the Troika met to discuss the crisis and the possibility that they could be ousted by their own membership if the uprising gained momentum.
“And you, Comrade Stalin, what do you think of this question?” Kamenev asked Stalin.
“What,” Stalin replied, “of what question?”
“Of the question of capturing the majority of the Party,” Kamanev said.
“Do you know what I think about this?” Stalin replied, “I believe that who and how people in the Party vote, is unimportant. What is extremely important is who counts the votes, and how they are recorded.”
The quote, despite the attempts to suppress it with Stalinists fact-checking Stalinism, is indeed real. But what’s more important is what Bazhanov relates happened after this conversation.
Before this, Bazhanov recalled that, “in most of the Party organizations the majority was not for the Central Committee. I know that in the huge cell of the Central Committee itself, the majority voted against the Central Committee… the Central Committee had lost the majority in the Party organization of the capital city, the most important in the country. The provincial organizations were falling into line with the Moscow one.”
Stalin’s response was to take control of Pravda and fake the results of the votes.
“If a certain cell had 300 votes for the Central Committee and 600 against,” then Pravda flipped the voting totals so that they read, “For the Central Committee 600, against 300.”
I’ll let Bazhanov tell the rest of the story without any more interruptions.
“Naturally, a cell whose election results were erroneously reported protested, phoning Pravda and asking for the section ‘Party Life.’ Nazaretian would politely respond and promise to verify immediately. The verification would show that ‘you are perfectly right, there was a regrettable error, the printers made the mistake. They’re overworked, you know. The Pravda editors apologize. We will print a retraction.’ Each cell thought that its error was unique, for that cell alone, and was unaware that it had happened to most of them. Meanwhile, little by little the impression went around that the Central Committee was winning all along the line. The provinces became more prudent and began to follow Moscow, i.e., the Central Committee.”
Much like all the clerical errors and bad polls that began piling up during the 2020 election.
What Stalin meant was that the actual vote didn’t matter, when controlling the news also gave him control of how the election was reported. The actual votes could be tallied somewhere out there, but Pravda would report that there was a consensus in favor of the Central Committee.
Pravda would even pretend to be transparent by printing occasional corrections to create the impression that it was trustworthy, while the big lie of the election rolled on. That’s where the Soviet Pravda was ahead of the American Pravda which rarely even bothers with corrections.
When Stalin said, “who and how people in the Party vote, is unimportant,” but “what is extremely important is who counts the votes, and how they are recorded”, he was referring to the media.
Some might call it a historical irony or tragedy for a leftist media to try and suppress a quote whose import was that a leftist media can manufacture an election consensus by printing lies.
But it’s just destiny.
Stalin understood that elections without safeguards were merely procedural. The results of the election didn’t matter. All that mattered was what people believed because they had read it.
The New York Times, the Washington Post, USA Today, CNN, and the rest of the tottering infrastructure of the media exist to manufacture partisan narratives to secure political power. Like their Stalinist counterparts, they invert the meaning of terms so that ‘fact checking’ becomes suppressing facts, and the more they lie, the more they claim to stand for the truth.
But, Pravda was there first.
The 2020 election was rigged in multiple ways, but the most obvious one was messaging.
Big Tech monopolies and the media collaborated to spread Democrat narratives and suppress Republican ones. In the crucial pre-election period, the media’s lies, smears, and hit pieces against President Trump and Republicans became the only thing most people saw anymore. Scandals involving Hunter Biden were suppressed, ironically, as Russian disinformation, while the media shamelessly propagandized for Biden the way that Pravda had for Stalin.
The media was instrumental in claiming victory for Biden and in helping Democrat governors and secretaries of state orchestrate the illegal election rigging that changed election rules.
The trouble with the Pravda approach is that it only works for a limited amount of time. Stalin only needed it to work for a brief period until he had consolidated his power over the system. Pravda’s credibility only needed to last long enough for Stalin to be able to freely kill his rivals.
America’s Pravda has shot its credibility. Every time public trust in the media hits a new low, the media doubles down on the propaganda, the smears and the lies. In under a generation, the media has destroyed its business model and the credibility that it took centuries to build.
Now it whines about “right-wing echo chambers” and demands harsher social media censorship when it’s nothing more than a left-wing echo chamber trying to wipe out the opposition.
If the media knew anything about history, it would not only have been able to verify the Stalin quote, but it would also know that what it’s doing is a bad idea that can only end badly.
Nazaretian, who had been assigned the task of doing Stalin’s dirty work, rigging the election at Pravda, was killed along with the two members of the Troika, and much of the old Bolshevik establishment in The Great Purge, for being a propagandist who knew too much.
The media might want to learn a lesson from Nazaretian’s example as they lie for their radicals.
Article posted with permission from Daniel Greenfield


thewashingtonstandard--2020-12-30--Vaccine ID Passport Spurs Future Underground Black Market

Maybe I ’ ve watched one too many movies , or maybe I ’ ve spent over 15,000 hours researching their plans and agendas for us all ?
Will it get this far ?
Is this just a joke ?
I could write up a short film on this and make it really intriguing , but let ’ s just stick with the list for now .
New vaccine ID passports are all the rage !
They have laid out their goal in print : there will be no more flying , leaving the country , concerts , movie theaters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of business , unless you get the jab .
Don ’ t say we didn ’ t warn you a long time ago , while sporting our tinfoil hats .
In the beginning , this underground market will have a feel much like the paraphernalia shop I used to frequent as a teenager .
It was on a prominent street , in a busy little town , masquerading as a gargoyles , skulls , and candle shop .
If you knew the owner , or were introduced by someone he trusted , he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bongs , and whippets were plentiful .
Sometimes he even had a little bud on him for sale .
As time goes on , and people rise up to fight against this tyranny , stop working for the companies controlling these agendas , and stop feeding the IRS global mafia , a new system will hopefully evolve out of the ashes – one that will benefit us all .
Meanwhile , the underground markets will be booming with business !
• Providers of vaccine ID passports – it ’ s a whole new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ brag , but forgery was a skill of mine back in high school .
I may have to pick that back up .
• Runners – those who have been vaccinated can pick up supplies for those who haven ’ t , and no longer have access to stores .
• Computer hackers – bypassing system entry to software and apps on computers for the non-vaxxers who have been locked out due to lack of vaccine ID passport .
• Coyotes – no , not the animal , silly ( we ’ ve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ non-vaxxers through state borders requiring vaccine ID passports or proof of tests .
Forget about airports or flying – those will be officially off limits , unless of course you score an underground passport .
Wink , wink .
• Medical doctors – once the chip stage has entered , doctors will eventually need to remove those bad boys .
Plus , those without vaccine ID passports will likely not have access to health professionals .
• Insiders – at all major facilities , institutions , big pharma , and those monitoring vaccine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Barter supply shops with no surveillance for those still using the real dollar instead of digital currency .
• Compounds – for those unable to get jobs due to lack of vaccine ID passport , or a roof over their head , or supplies from a grocery store , migrating to the local compound may be your best bet .
Here , everyone works together to grow food , barter supplies , and make a living in the underground black market .
Don ’ t worry , it will be 5-star accommodation compared @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CHOP ) .
• Tech geek and supplier of analog phones – it will be a whole new market , bringing back the 80s baby .
That ’ s right , a cool unadulterated 1G .
• Secret ranchers and butchers – for those who can ’ t consume the new 3D printed meat .
• Seed supply – this will be a hot ticket item when they cut you off from grocery stores .
The “ runners ” will come in handy here as well .
• Brilliant tax attorneys – ones @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and know that it is 100 % illegal to tax earnings , will be needed to assist everyone in distancing themselves from the global mafia IRS bounty hunters .
We can no longer feed the monsters .
• Speaking of bounty hunters – an onslaught of citizen arrests should ensue immediately upon the criminal power structure and taken directly to towns with law enforcement and judges who haven ’ t been corrupted .
Someone will need to prepare a state by state dossier for that one .
• Law enforcement – people have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but the blue need to get some gonads and start backing the people when it comes to their constitutional rights , and need to meld as a force against the tyrants .
• Spotters and recon – I threw this one in just for fun .
I ’ ve really been itching to get a drone , so I may have to assign this underground position to myself .
• Remote viewers – It will be the new underground Stargate version of remote viewers , and no , I ’ m not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ slot I will have to take on .
It ’ s always good to know what the enemy is up to .
• Musicians – music is so vital , and being as non-vaxxers won ’ t be able to attend live shows and concerts anymore , serenades around the fire pits at the compound will be in tall order .
Tiny home builders and preppers got a bad rap , but now they will be looked upon as masters of the universe .
I could go on forever , but this is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ list in your back pocket for a rainy day , or a vaccine passport day – who knows , it may just be the name of the next Hallmark holiday ?
After all , they stole Christmas Eve from Jesus and named it after Dr. Fauci .
Meanwhile , defy lockdowns , don ’ t work for companies pushing our future into communism , expose all corruption , round up people in your communities to get a game plan and rise up , recall governors , sue everyone you can if you have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ masks because you are signaling to the world that you submit , and avoid the mRNA genetic extravaganza that may rock your DNA world in a direction you don ’ t care to go .
Keep on keeping on .
Fight .
Pray often .
Article posted with permission from Corey Lynn .
Originally published at CoreysDigs.com

Surely I jest. Or do I?
Maybe I’ve watched one too many movies, or maybe I’ve spent over 15,000 hours researching their plans and agendas for us all? Will it get this far? Is this just a joke? I could write up a short film on this and make it really intriguing, but let’s just stick with the list for now. New vaccine ID passports are all the rage! They have laid out their goal in print: there will be no more flying, leaving the country, concerts, movie theaters, or entry into offices or places of business, unless you get the jab. Don’t say we didn’t warn you a long time ago, while sporting our tinfoil hats.
In the beginning, this underground market will have a feel much like the paraphernalia shop I used to frequent as a teenager. It was on a prominent street, in a busy little town, masquerading as a gargoyles, skulls, and candle shop. If you knew the owner, or were introduced by someone he trusted, he would take you downstairs where bowls, bongs, and whippets were plentiful. Sometimes he even had a little bud on him for sale.
As time goes on, and people rise up to fight against this tyranny, stop working for the companies controlling these agendas, and stop feeding the IRS global mafia, a new system will hopefully evolve out of the ashes – one that will benefit us all. Meanwhile, the underground markets will be booming with business!
Checklist for Plausible 2021 Interventions:
(In no particular order)
• Providers of vaccine ID passports – it’s a whole new spin on passport forgeries. Not to brag, but forgery was a skill of mine back in high school. I may have to pick that back up.
• Runners – those who have been vaccinated can pick up supplies for those who haven’t, and no longer have access to stores.
• Computer hackers – bypassing system entry to software and apps on computers for the non-vaxxers who have been locked out due to lack of vaccine ID passport.
• Coyotes – no, not the animal, silly (we’ve already explained that one). Getting non-vaxxers through state borders requiring vaccine ID passports or proof of tests. Forget about airports or flying – those will be officially off limits, unless of course you score an underground passport. Wink, wink.
• Medical doctors – once the chip stage has entered, doctors will eventually need to remove those bad boys. Plus, those without vaccine ID passports will likely not have access to health professionals.
• Insiders – at all major facilities, institutions, big pharma, and those monitoring vaccine ID passports and eventual chips.
• Barter supply shops with no surveillance for those still using the real dollar instead of digital currency.
• Compounds – for those unable to get jobs due to lack of vaccine ID passport, or a roof over their head, or supplies from a grocery store, migrating to the local compound may be your best bet. Here, everyone works together to grow food, barter supplies, and make a living in the underground black market. Don’t worry, it will be 5-star accommodation compared to the Capital Hill Occupied Zone (CHOP).
• Tech geek and supplier of analog phones – it will be a whole new market, bringing back the 80s baby. That’s right, a cool unadulterated 1G.
• Secret ranchers and butchers – for those who can’t consume the new 3D printed meat.
• Seed supply – this will be a hot ticket item when they cut you off from grocery stores. The “runners” will come in handy here as well.
• Brilliant tax attorneys – ones who can recite the entire tax code and know that it is 100% illegal to tax earnings, will be needed to assist everyone in distancing themselves from the global mafia IRS bounty hunters. We can no longer feed the monsters.
• Speaking of bounty hunters – an onslaught of citizen arrests should ensue immediately upon the criminal power structure and taken directly to towns with law enforcement and judges who haven’t been corrupted. Someone will need to prepare a state by state dossier for that one.
• Law enforcement – people have been pushing hard to back the blue, but the blue need to get some gonads and start backing the people when it comes to their constitutional rights, and need to meld as a force against the tyrants.
• Spotters and recon – I threw this one in just for fun. I’ve really been itching to get a drone, so I may have to assign this underground position to myself.
• Remote viewers – It will be the new underground Stargate version of remote viewers, and no, I’m not referring to the movie. Yet another slot I will have to take on. It’s always good to know what the enemy is up to.
• Musicians – music is so vital, and being as non-vaxxers won’t be able to attend live shows and concerts anymore, serenades around the fire pits at the compound will be in tall order.
Tiny home builders and preppers got a bad rap, but now they will be looked upon as masters of the universe.
I could go on forever, but this is a good start. Keep this handy list in your back pocket for a rainy day, or a vaccine passport day – who knows, it may just be the name of the next Hallmark holiday? After all, they stole Christmas Eve from Jesus and named it after Dr. Fauci.
Meanwhile, defy lockdowns, don’t work for companies pushing our future into communism, expose all corruption, round up people in your communities to get a game plan and rise up, recall governors, sue everyone you can if you have legit judges, stop with the useless masks because you are signaling to the world that you submit, and avoid the mRNA genetic extravaganza that may rock your DNA world in a direction you don’t care to go.
Keep on keeping on.
Fight.
Pray often.
Article posted with permission from Corey Lynn. Originally published at CoreysDigs.com


thewashingtonstandard--2020-12-30--All Major Western Media Outlets Take ‘Private Dinners’, ‘Sponsored Trips’ from Chinese Communist Pro

All Major Western Media Outlets Take ‘ Private Dinners ’ , ‘ Sponsored Trips ’ from Chinese Communist Propaganda Front @ @ @ @ @ by the ChiComs .
STUNNING : All Major Western Media Outlets Take ‘ Private Dinners @ @ @ @ @ ’ from Chinese Communist Propaganda Front Other outlets involved in the propaganda operation include Forbes @ @ @ @ @ Newsweek , Bloomberg , Reuters , ABC News , the Economist , the Wall Street @ @ @ @ @ magazine , LA Times , The Hill , BBC , and The Atlantic .
Other @ @ @ @ @ operation include Forbes , the Financial Times , Newsweek , Bloomberg , Reuters , ABC @ @ @ @ @ the Wall Street Journal , AFP , TIME magazine , LA Times , The Hill @ @ @ @ @ Atlantic .

All Major Western Media Outlets Take ‘Private Dinners’, ‘Sponsored Trips’ from Chinese Communist Propaganda Front
Democrat media cabal is owned by the ChiComs.
STUNNING: All Major Western Media Outlets Take ‘Private Dinners’, ‘Sponsored Trips’ from Chinese Communist Propaganda Front
By: Natalie Winters, National Pulse, December 29, 2020:
Other outlets involved in the propaganda operation include Forbes, the Financial Times, Newsweek, Bloomberg, Reuters, ABC News, the Economist, the Wall Street Journal, AFP, TIME magazine, LA Times, The Hill, BBC, and The Atlantic.
Other outlets involved in the propaganda operation include Forbes, the Financial Times, Newsweek, Bloomberg, Reuters, ABC News, the Economist, the Wall Street Journal, AFP, TIME magazine, LA Times, The Hill, BBC, and The Atlantic.
Article posted with permission from Pamela Geller


thewashingtonstandard--2020-12-30--God vs Man:  Who Wins In The Arena Of Education?

The Common Core Diva Lynne Taylor joins me in this episode to go over who is actually the One to dictate education and how our children are to learn , God or man ?
Has the Creator indeed instructed us on how we should educate our kids or are we to trust a godless , antichrist , beast system for those instructions ?
Scriptures mentioned in this episode and additional resources provided by Lynne .
6 Let him who is taught the word share in all good things with him who teaches .
7 Do not be deceived , God @ @ @ @ @ @ @ man sows , that he will also reap .
8 For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption , but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life .
9 And let us not grow weary while doing good , for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart .
10 Therefore , as we have opportunity , let us do good to all , especially to those who are of the household of faith .
– Galatians 6:6-10 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lord : for this is right .
2Honour thy father and mother ; ( which is the first commandment with promise ; ) 3That it may be well with thee , and thou mayest live long on the earth .
4And , ye fathers , provoke not your children to wrath : but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord .
5Servants , be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh , with fear and trembling , in singleness of your heart , as unto @ @ @ @ @ @ @ menpleasers ; but as the servants of Christ , doing the will of God from the heart ; 7With good will doing service , as to the Lord , and not to men : 8Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth , the same shall he receive of the Lord , whether he be bond or free .
9And , ye masters , do the same things unto them , forbearing threatening : knowing that your Master also is in heaven ; neither is there respect of persons with him .
10Finally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Lord , and in the power of his might .
11Put on the whole armour of God , that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil .
12For we wrestle not against flesh and blood , but against principalities , against powers , against the rulers of the darkness of this world , against spiritual wickedness in high places .
13Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God , that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day , and having done all , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ your loins girt about with truth , and having on the breastplate of righteousness ; 15And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace ; 16Above all , taking the shield of faith , wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked .
17And take the helmet of salvation , and the sword of the Spirit , which is the word of God : 18Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit , and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that utterance may be given unto me , that I may open my mouth boldly , to make known the mystery of the gospel , 20For which I am an ambassador in bonds : that therein I may speak boldly , as I ought to speak .
-Ephesians 6:1-20 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom ; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs , singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord .
17 And whatsoever ye do in word @ @ @ @ @ @ @ name of the Lord Jesus , giving thanks to God and the Father by him .
-Colossians 3:16-17 13 Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you ?
let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom .
14 But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts , glory not , and lie not against the truth .
15 This wisdom descendeth not from above , but is earthly , sensual , devilish .
16 For where envying and strife is , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure , then peaceable , gentle , and easy to be intreated , full of mercy and good fruits , without partiality , and without hypocrisy .
-James 3:13-17 2 My brethren , count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations ; 3 Knowing this , that the trying of your faith worketh patience .
4 But let patience have her perfect work , that ye may be perfect and entire , wanting nothing .
5 If any of you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ God , that giveth to all men liberally , and upbraideth not ; and it shall be given him .
– James 1:2-5 1 ) James , as one of Jesus ’ s brothers was a mighty man , yet humble .
He was an outspoken leader/activist , too .
It is much of James ’ message which has been used by the CCSS Machine to Partner with us as a Son or Daughter of Liberty : https : //thesonsofliberty.squarespace.com/membership/ Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media

The Common Core Diva Lynne Taylor joins me in this episode to go over who is actually the One to dictate education and how our children are to learn, God or man? Has the Creator indeed instructed us on how we should educate our kids or are we to trust a godless, antichrist, beast system for those instructions?
Scriptures mentioned in this episode and additional resources provided by Lynne.
For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ. -Galatians 1:12
6 Let him who is taught the word share in all good things with him who teaches. 7 Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. 8 For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life. 9 And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. 10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith. – Galatians 6:6-10
1Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
2Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)
3That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.
4And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
5Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;
6Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;
7With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:
8Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free.
9And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him.
10Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
11Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
12For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
13Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
14Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
15And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
16Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
17And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
18Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
19And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,
20For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak. -Ephesians 6:1-20
16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. 17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him. -Colossians 3:16-17
Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip. -Hebrews 2:1
13 Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. 14 But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. 15 This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. 16 For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. 17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. -James 3:13-17
2 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; 3 Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. 4 But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. 5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. – James 1:2-5
(war uses climate change as man-made and based on secular humanism)
(the first look at the Noahide Laws and America’s replacing our Christian foundation with an anti-God one) 3) https://www.commoncorediva. com/2020/08/24/education-daze- and-politicial-haze/
(the article detailing the spiritual shift which led to the above look at Noahide) 4) https://www.commoncorediva. com/2019/11/12/that-s-word/
(the literal demonic presence in education, impacting entire communities, not just public schools)
(the look at the Chick-fil-A sellout to help promote worldliness, not godliness)
Audience resources:
1) James, as one of Jesus’s brothers was a mighty man, yet humble. He was an outspoken leader/activist, too. It is much of James’ message which has been used by the CCSS Machine to
https://www.biblestudytools. com/bible-study/topical- studies/who-was-jesus-brother- james.html ruin not only education, but our values/attitudes/beliefs which mirror more the UN than Scripture.
http://www.winternet.com/~ swezeyt/bible/origins/james. htm 3) This link confirms and provides the historical source of the record of James’ death.
https://www.jstor.org/stable/ 20751759?seq=1 4) The ‘justification’ from scholarly circles that somehow the Biblical message of peace is mirrored in the UN’s work:
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thewashingtonstandard--2020-12-30--The Great Reset May Not Go As Planned

The Great Reset May Not Go As Planned

I have seen a lot of articles where people keep saying how Bill Gates is going to do this , and the Democrats are going to do that , and on and on and on .
We need to start thinking about this and get a hold of ourselves .
When I was in the military , I was put in what was called a Prisoner of War Training Camp .
The purpose of this training was to teach us what to do if we were ever captured and held prisoner while serving our country .
Well , I am @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but considering how it was more than 35 years ago , I think I can say a few general things .
Actually , since we are currently prisoners of the COVID lockdowns , it may just be sharing prisoner to prisoner .
The thing we do not want to do is give the people violating our rights more power than they have .
For example , Bill Gates , yes Wicked Willy , has a lot of money , but if he came around where I live , he may end up in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ live , do not like to be harassed , even by rich people .
So , Willy would be told to get lost .
What I am thinking about is some things I observed when I was driving through Minneapolis where the burned-out areas were from the rioting .
There you have a leftist city that has very little respect for people ’ s rights .
Even though the people are not respected by their government , they did get their government ’ s attention .
I understand the politics of the George @ @ @ @ @ @ @ analyze it for what we can learn .
Regardless of which side you come down on , pro-police or pro-George Floyd , it is obvious a certain amount of people did not like what happened .
Eventually , many buildings were burned down including a police station .
The police could not regain control without the National Guard coming in and helping them .
My question is this : What makes us think this is the only thing that can make a group of people angry enough to burn down a police station @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a police officer kneeling on his neck can cause a lot of outrage , but so can other things .
For example , not everyone thinks vaccines are safe .
Actually , there have been damages paid in the so-called vaccine court , so we know they are not always safe .
If the government said they were going to do forced vaccines , are we supposed to assume that would not cause any outrage ?
If the government told a mother they were going to hurt her child , are we supposed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and watch it happen ?
If there was a rural county with a population of 40,000 people and only 10 percent of that population became as outraged as the people in Minneapolis , you could have 4,000 angry people surrounding the county courthouse .
In smaller county sheriff ’ s offices , I doubt if the deputies could stop those people .
If they burned the courthouse to the ground , how long would it take to rebuild it ?
What would be different than Minneapolis is that you may lose the county @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and court system , as many small counties put them in the same building .
My point is that we need to think about these things now before we push things too far .
I think most rural sheriffs realize this and that is why they refuse to enforce mask mandates and lockdowns .
I have been friends with multiple sheriffs in different counties and have found them to be good men .
I think they realize many governors are out of line and they need to keep the situation from getting out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ how fast the Minneapolis riots started and got out of control .
I understand the people that claim there were instigators , but that does not change my point .
Thousands and thousands of businesses have been hurt horribly by evil governors in multiple states .
If the governor destroys a person ’ s restaurant , that they devoted their entire life to building , why should we assume that will not eventually cause as much outrage as a police officer kneeling on a man ’ s neck ?
Why do people on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s finances won ’ t eventually cause a breaking point ?
If you are not hurting does not mean others are not hurting .
If enough people decide they have had enough , there are not enough police and sheriff ’ s deputies to stop them .
Minneapolis proved that .
I saw the burned-out buildings .
The governor should have learned from that .
His behavior shows he did not .
I believe there are more people angry about COVID mask mandates and lockdowns than are afraid of getting COVID .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ point .
The Minneapolis riots prove you truly need the consent of the governed , or you will start losing police stations .
I do not want to see that in my county .
I hope the county governments realize if they let the governor continue to hurt their people , they may get the blame and the outrage .
If enough people get outraged , COVID will be the least of the government ’ s problems .
The political people and the propaganda media are making a huge mistake .
They are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
With all the voter fraud , it is impossible to remove the people causing the harm .
Even if there were fair elections , if the majority of the people are gullible and make mistakes , the minority suffer with the majority .
What the political people and the propaganda media are showing the people is that burning the police station down in Minneapolis is the only way those people are going to change the situation .
Even if they changed it worse , they did change it .
That is a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The population of Minnesota is 5.7 million .
One percent of the population is 57,006 people .
Democracy would say 1 percent of the people can do nothing .
However , if those people decide they are done with their businesses being ruined by the governor , there are 57,006 people who could show up at the governor ’ s house .
What would they do ?
Would they be like the Minneapolis protesters who burned down the police station ?
The governor has proved they can not fix this by voting .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
They are both giving those people only one option .
It does not matter if 5,643,664 of us are at home doing what the governor and the media want .
The only thing that matters is what are those 57,006 people going to do ?
If they decide they had enough , and get as outraged as the people who watched George Floyd die did , that will not be good .
The great reset could end up becoming all of the government agencies being shut down .
The health inspectors , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are bankrupting the restaurants so that there are going to be no restaurants .
I think given the choice between no restaurants or no health inspectors , people will choose no health inspectors .
The governor is proving his agencies are harmful , not helpful .
Do we have enough police to stop 57,006 people ?
Do the police want to help the governor to keep hurting their family members who own small businesses ?
What happens if 2 percent of the population becomes outraged and 114,013 people show up at the governor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ show up at the Department of Health ?
These are questions I wish people would have asked before people burned a police station down .
I hate violence and that is why I try to help by volunteering at homeless shelters and as an Emergency Medical Technician .
If I give a hungry person a meal , it is obvious to them I mean them no harm .
The same goes if I bandage a wound .
I do not think everyone in this state believes the governor means them no harm .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ than the people in Minneapolis were given .

I have seen a lot of articles where people keep saying how Bill Gates is going to do this, and the Democrats are going to do that, and on and on and on. We need to start thinking about this and get a hold of ourselves.
When I was in the military, I was put in what was called a Prisoner of War Training Camp. The purpose of this training was to teach us what to do if we were ever captured and held prisoner while serving our country. Well, I am not going to leak any national secrets but considering how it was more than 35 years ago, I think I can say a few general things. Actually, since we are currently prisoners of the COVID lockdowns, it may just be sharing prisoner to prisoner.
The thing we do not want to do is give the people violating our rights more power than they have. For example, Bill Gates, yes Wicked Willy, has a lot of money, but if he came around where I live, he may end up in some trouble. People, where I live, do not like to be harassed, even by rich people. So, Willy would be told to get lost.
What I am thinking about is some things I observed when I was driving through Minneapolis where the burned-out areas were from the rioting. There you have a leftist city that has very little respect for people’s rights. Even though the people are not respected by their government, they did get their government’s attention. I understand the politics of the George Floyd thing, but we need to analyze it for what we can learn.
Regardless of which side you come down on, pro-police or pro-George Floyd, it is obvious a certain amount of people did not like what happened. Eventually, many buildings were burned down including a police station. The police could not regain control without the National Guard coming in and helping them. My question is this: What makes us think this is the only thing that can make a group of people angry enough to burn down a police station?
A video of a man with a police officer kneeling on his neck can cause a lot of outrage, but so can other things. For example, not everyone thinks vaccines are safe. Actually, there have been damages paid in the so-called vaccine court, so we know they are not always safe. If the government said they were going to do forced vaccines, are we supposed to assume that would not cause any outrage?
If the government told a mother they were going to hurt her child, are we supposed to believe she would just stand by and watch it happen? If there was a rural county with a population of 40,000 people and only 10 percent of that population became as outraged as the people in Minneapolis, you could have 4,000 angry people surrounding the county courthouse. In smaller county sheriff’s offices, I doubt if the deputies could stop those people. If they burned the courthouse to the ground, how long would it take to rebuild it? What would be different than Minneapolis is that you may lose the county’s entire sheriff’s offices and court system, as many small counties put them in the same building. My point is that we need to think about these things now before we push things too far.
I think most rural sheriffs realize this and that is why they refuse to enforce mask mandates and lockdowns. I have been friends with multiple sheriffs in different counties and have found them to be good men. I think they realize many governors are out of line and they need to keep the situation from getting out of control.
What worries me is how fast the Minneapolis riots started and got out of control. I understand the people that claim there were instigators, but that does not change my point. Thousands and thousands of businesses have been hurt horribly by evil governors in multiple states. If the governor destroys a person’s restaurant, that they devoted their entire life to building, why should we assume that will not eventually cause as much outrage as a police officer kneeling on a man’s neck? Why do people on both sides keep acting like destroying people’s finances won’t eventually cause a breaking point?
If you are not hurting does not mean others are not hurting. If enough people decide they have had enough, there are not enough police and sheriff’s deputies to stop them. Minneapolis proved that. I saw the burned-out buildings. The governor should have learned from that. His behavior shows he did not.
I believe there are more people angry about COVID mask mandates and lockdowns than are afraid of getting COVID. I believe those people have a breaking point. The Minneapolis riots prove you truly need the consent of the governed, or you will start losing police stations. I do not want to see that in my county. I hope the county governments realize if they let the governor continue to hurt their people, they may get the blame and the outrage. If enough people get outraged, COVID will be the least of the government’s problems.
The political people and the propaganda media are making a huge mistake. They are teaching people that democracy does not work. With all the voter fraud, it is impossible to remove the people causing the harm. Even if there were fair elections, if the majority of the people are gullible and make mistakes, the minority suffer with the majority. What the political people and the propaganda media are showing the people is that burning the police station down in Minneapolis is the only way those people are going to change the situation. Even if they changed it worse, they did change it. That is a poor way to run a country.
The population of Minnesota is 5.7 million. One percent of the population is 57,006 people. Democracy would say 1 percent of the people can do nothing. However, if those people decide they are done with their businesses being ruined by the governor, there are 57,006 people who could show up at the governor’s house. What would they do? Would they be like the Minneapolis protesters who burned down the police station? The governor has proved they cannot fix this by voting. The media keeps pushing only the propaganda. They are both giving those people only one option. It does not matter if 5,643,664 of us are at home doing what the governor and the media want. The only thing that matters is what are those 57,006 people going to do? If they decide they had enough, and get as outraged as the people who watched George Floyd die did, that will not be good.
The great reset could end up becoming all of the government agencies being shut down. The health inspectors, who claim to give us safe restaurants are bankrupting the restaurants so that there are going to be no restaurants. I think given the choice between no restaurants or no health inspectors, people will choose no health inspectors. The governor is proving his agencies are harmful, not helpful. Do we have enough police to stop 57,006 people? Do the police want to help the governor to keep hurting their family members who own small businesses? What happens if 2 percent of the population becomes outraged and 114,013 people show up at the governor’s house? What if they show up at the Department of Health?
These are questions I wish people would have asked before people burned a police station down. I hate violence and that is why I try to help by volunteering at homeless shelters and as an Emergency Medical Technician. If I give a hungry person a meal, it is obvious to them I mean them no harm. The same goes if I bandage a wound. I do not think everyone in this state believes the governor means them no harm. I hope he gives them better options than the people in Minneapolis were given.
Article by Steve Richards


thewashingtonstandard--2020-12-30--More Overdose & Suicide Deaths In 2020 Than Covid Deaths?

It ’ s quite likely that wherever you are reading this , you are currently subjected to lockdowns , restrictions , regulations , or executive orders to one degree or another , as government officials respond to the coronavirus pandemic with increasing coercion and control .
Indeed , The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday that US states and cities have “ imposed the most extensive restrictions on business and social gatherings ” since the spring .
Many argue that these new restrictions are essential for slowing the current surge in coronavirus cases in certain areas , but some public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and related government orders that focus entirely on containing COVID-19 cases lead to worse public health outcomes in other areas .
This collateral damage from lockdowns is already glaringly apparent .
In particular , data show an alarming trend toward drug overdoses and suicide in 2020 , as people—especially young people who are least at risk from COVID-19—are forcibly cut off from their friends , families , and communities .
The desperation is revealed in startling new statistics .
According to the Associated Press , a total of 621 people have died of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , compared to 173 deaths in the city from COVID-19 .
The number of San Francisco drug overdose deaths is up from 441 in 2019 .
California has enacted some of the strictest public health orders in the country this year , and is still seeing its cases rise .
One survey by YouGov found that 39 percent of respondents who were recovering from an addiction prior to lockdowns have relapsed .
Other research shows increasing rates of drug and alcohol abuse in 2020 , and the CDC reports that overdose deaths are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a biostatistician and epidemiologist at Harvard Medical School , has been critical of widespread lockdowns since the beginning of the pandemic , warning that these coercive strategies would lead to other serious public health harms and increased mortality .
“ The current lockdown strategy has led to many excess deaths , both from COVID-19 and from the collateral damage on other health outcomes , ” Kulldorff recently told Newsweek .
“ A focused protection strategy , as outlined in the Great Barrington Declaration , would minimize disease and mortality by better protecting older @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the young live near normal lives.
” Kulldorff also suggests that new data showing US excess deaths in 2020 for people ages 25-44 are mostly due to the collateral damage caused by lockdown policies .
In addition to rising drug and alcohol abuse and overdose deaths , suicidal thoughts and attempts are also increasing this year .
The Washington Post reports that depression and anxiety have surged since the arrival of the coronavirus .
“ Federal surveys show that 40 percent of Americans are now grappling with at least one mental health or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been hit harder than any other age group , with 75 percent struggling , ” the Post reports .
“ Even more alarming , when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently asked young adults if they had thought about killing themselves in the past 30 days , 1 in 4 said they had.
” The Post explains that we won ’ t have accurate data on suicide rates for 2020 until another couple of years , due to slow reporting mechanisms .
But state and city data for some areas suggest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Oregon ’ s Columbia County where suicides by summertime had already exceeded the area ’ s 2019 total , and DuPage County near Chicago reports a 23 percent increase in suicides over last year .
Other large counties in the US have seen similarly ominous trends , and in Japan , more people died of suicide in the month of October alone than have died from COVID-19 this entire year .
As families weigh the trade-offs this holiday season between social isolation to slow the spread of coronavirus and the harms that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them are choosing to ignore public health warnings to avoid travel and holiday gatherings .
The New York Times reports that millions of people have passed through airport security checkpoints this week , while The Wall Street Journal indicates that nearly 85 million Americans are expected to travel between Dec. 23 and Jan. 3 , a decline of just under 30 percent from last year .
More families may be seeing the damage these lockdowns and related policies are causing their loved ones and are no longer willing to comply with draconian orders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decision may be made easier when they see public health officials and politicians personally violating the holiday travel and gathering warnings and rules they thrust on others .
COVID-19 should be taken seriously as a public health threat , but so too should the harms of lockdowns and government orders that are leading to record numbers of drug overdose deaths and suicides , along with other types of collateral damage such as rising global poverty and declining cancer screenings .
While public health and elected officials remain singularly focused on COVID-19 , families @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the overall health and well-being of their loved ones extends beyond one virus .
Kerry McDonald is a Senior Education Fellow at Foundation for Economic Education and an author .
Published with permission .
The Language of Liberty series is an outreach project of Center for Self Governance to educate citizens in the principles of liberty .
The views expressed by authors are their own and may not reflect the views of CSG .

It’s quite likely that wherever you are reading this, you are currently subjected to lockdowns, restrictions, regulations, or executive orders to one degree or another, as government officials respond to the coronavirus pandemic with increasing coercion and control. Indeed, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday that US states and cities have “imposed the most extensive restrictions on business and social gatherings” since the spring.
Many argue that these new restrictions are essential for slowing the current surge in coronavirus cases in certain areas, but some public health researchers have pointed out that lockdowns and related government orders that focus entirely on containing COVID-19 cases lead to worse public health outcomes in other areas. This collateral damage from lockdowns is already glaringly apparent. In particular, data show an alarming trend toward drug overdoses and suicide in 2020, as people—especially young people who are least at risk from COVID-19—are forcibly cut off from their friends, families, and communities.
The desperation is revealed in startling new statistics. According to the Associated Press, a total of 621 people have died of drug overdoses this year in San Francisco, compared to 173 deaths in the city from COVID-19. The number of San Francisco drug overdose deaths is up from 441 in 2019. California has enacted some of the strictest public health orders in the country this year, and is still seeing its cases rise.
One survey by YouGov found that 39 percent of respondents who were recovering from an addiction prior to lockdowns have relapsed. Other research shows increasing rates of drug and alcohol abuse in 2020, and the CDC reports that overdose deaths are accelerating during COVID-19.
Martin Kulldorff, a biostatistician and epidemiologist at Harvard Medical School, has been critical of widespread lockdowns since the beginning of the pandemic, warning that these coercive strategies would lead to other serious public health harms and increased mortality.
“The current lockdown strategy has led to many excess deaths, both from COVID-19 and from the collateral damage on other health outcomes,” Kulldorff recently told Newsweek. “A focused protection strategy, as outlined in the Great Barrington Declaration, would minimize disease and mortality by better protecting older and other high risk people while letting the young live near normal lives.”
Kulldorff also suggests that new data showing US excess deaths in 2020 for people ages 25-44 are mostly due to the collateral damage caused by lockdown policies.
In addition to rising drug and alcohol abuse and overdose deaths, suicidal thoughts and attempts are also increasing this year. The Washington Post reports that depression and anxiety have surged since the arrival of the coronavirus.
“Federal surveys show that 40 percent of Americans are now grappling with at least one mental health or drug-related problem. But young adults have been hit harder than any other age group, with 75 percent struggling,” the Post reports. “Even more alarming, when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently asked young adults if they had thought about killing themselves in the past 30 days, 1 in 4 said they had.”
The Post explains that we won’t have accurate data on suicide rates for 2020 until another couple of years, due to slow reporting mechanisms. But state and city data for some areas suggest disturbing suicide numbers this year, including in Oregon’s Columbia County where suicides by summertime had already exceeded the area’s 2019 total, and DuPage County near Chicago reports a 23 percent increase in suicides over last year. Other large counties in the US have seen similarly ominous trends, and in Japan, more people died of suicide in the month of October alone than have died from COVID-19 this entire year.
As families weigh the trade-offs this holiday season between social isolation to slow the spread of coronavirus and the harms that this separation can cause, many of them are choosing to ignore public health warnings to avoid travel and holiday gatherings. The New York Times reports that millions of people have passed through airport security checkpoints this week, while The Wall Street Journal indicates that nearly 85 million Americans are expected to travel between Dec. 23 and Jan. 3, a decline of just under 30 percent from last year.
More families may be seeing the damage these lockdowns and related policies are causing their loved ones and are no longer willing to comply with draconian orders to stay away from others. Their decision may be made easier when they see public health officials and politicians personally violating the holiday travel and gathering warnings and rules they thrust on others.
COVID-19 should be taken seriously as a public health threat, but so too should the harms of lockdowns and government orders that are leading to record numbers of drug overdose deaths and suicides, along with other types of collateral damage such as rising global poverty and declining cancer screenings.
While public health and elected officials remain singularly focused on COVID-19, families gathering this holiday season recognize that ensuring the overall health and well-being of their loved ones extends beyond one virus.
Kerry McDonald is a Senior Education Fellow at Foundation for Economic Education and an author. Published with permission.
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Article IV, §4, US Constitution REQUIRES Congress, the Supreme Court, & the President to Stop the Steal!

As pointed out in the interview [ and previously here ] , Art .
I , §4 , cl .
1 , US Constitution , delegates to state and federal legislatures alone the power to make the laws addressing the “ times , places and manner ” of conducting federal elections .
In addition , Art .
II , §1 , cl .
2 provides that the State Legislatures are to decide how the Presidential Electors for their State are to be appointed .
But in Pennsylvania ( and other States ) , Judges and State Executive Branch officials changed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in order to permit fraud of such a massive scale as would enable the theft of the election for the Biden/Harris ticket .
Accordingly , during late September , the Republican Party of Pennsylvania filed a lawsuit challenging the unconstitutional changes to the State election laws .
They lost in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court , and asked the US Supreme Court to review it .
But the Supreme Court dragged its feet .
So on October 28 , Justice Alito ( who is the “ go-to ” Justice for the US Circuit in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a statement [ link ] where he identified violations of Art .
I , §4 , cl .
1 and Art .
II , §1 , cl .
2 as an issue of “ national importance ” which “ calls out for review ” by the Supreme Court ; and that the Court should decide this issue BEFORE the election .
He warned that the Supreme Court ’ s inaction on the “ important constitutional issue ” raised in the lawsuit has created conditions that could lead to “ serious post-election problems.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in his Statement – but nobody else .
The Supreme Court still hasn ’ t announced whether they will review the decision of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court .
They set this case for conference ( among themselves ) on January 8 [ link ] – which is two days after Congress meets to count the votes .
The Supreme Court ’ s handling of the Texas lawsuit was equally egregious .
The Texas case alleged that using COVID-19 as an excuse , state government officials in Pennsylvania , Georgia , Michigan , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ authority and unconstitutionally revised their State ’ s election statutes .
These changes made massive election fraud possible .
The Complaint sets forth compelling facts alleging the massive and coordinated fraud used to steal the November 3 election .
But the Supreme Court refused to hear the case , claiming that Texas “ lacked standing ” to bring the action .
They were dead wrong .
Here ’ s why : “ The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government… ” The essence of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is exercised by Representatives elected by The People.1 Accordingly , the violations of Art .
I , §4 , cl .
1 and Art .
II , §1 , cl .
2 – which made the massive election fraud possible – strike at the heart of our Constitutional Republic .
Obviously , when an election is stolen by corrupt politicians and political parties – with the connivance of Judges and State election officials – the Right of The People to choose their Representatives is taken away from them .
And this is why @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” to bring the lawsuit : Art .
IV , §4 , is for the benefit of the States who comprise this Union .
The States created the federal government when they ratified the Constitution .
The Supreme Court is merely the “ creature ” of that Constitution ; and they may not lawfully act in contravention of the Document under which they hold their existence .
The US Supreme Court is required to act so as to preserve the Republican Form of Government for Texas and all other States .
They shirked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Court !
Article IV , §4 also imposes on the US Attorney General – as part of the Executive Branch of the federal government – the Duty “ to guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government… ” Accordingly , the Attorney General has the Duty to prosecute persons engaged in federal election fraud ; and he has the Duty to file civil actions addressing the election fraud – such as suggested by constitutional litigators William J. Olson & Patrick M. McSweeney in their Christmas Eve article here .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a finger to fight the fraud – he denied there was any fraud .
He too shirked his constitutional Duty .
Shame on William Barr !
3 .
Will Congress also shirk their Constitutional Duty ?
Article IV , §4 also imposes on Congress the Duty to guarantee to the States a Republican Form of Government .
Section 3 of the 20th Amendment imposes on Congress the additional Duty of determining whether the President Elect and Vice President Elect have “ qualified ” for office [ respecting that , this short post will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ability to perform its sacred Duty under Art .
IV , §4 , by disqualifying Biden and Harris on the bases that their election was procured by changes to State election laws made in violation of Art .
I , §4 , cl .
1 and Art .
II , §1 , cl .
2 , which made possible the brazen fraud which resulted in the theft of the election for Biden and Harris .
Kamala Harris should be disqualified on the additional ground that she is not a “ natural born citizen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , §1 , cl .
5 and the 12th Amendment [ link ] .
But shockingly , it appears that some Republicans in Congress intend to go along with the fraud , and will use as an excuse the silly claim that presidential elections are up to the States and Congress shouldn ’ t bully the States !
But that would constitute an aiding and abetting of election fraud , and a shirking of Constitutional Duties .
Congress !
Do not strip The American People of their right to honest federal elections !
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Act of War against the People of the United States This was not just another election .
This was a planned and coordinated attack on the People of the United States .
If we don ’ t defeat the fraud , the People of the United States will have been stripped of their sovereign power to choose their own Representatives .
2 This is an Insurrection against the sovereign power of WE THE PEOPLE .
Traitors within our local , state , and federal governments have conspired with one another – and apparently @ @ @ @ @ @ @ power away from us .
And cowards are going along with it .
5 .
President Trump has constitutional and statutory authority to carry out the Duty imposed on him by Art .
IV , §4 If , when it meets on January 6 , Congress too shirks its constitutional Duty to guarantee honest federal elections and refuses to disqualify Biden & Harris ; then the President is our last hope ( within the purview of the Constitution ) .
3 Not only does Art .
IV , §4 impose this duty on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by his Oath of Office to “ preserve , protect and defend the Constitution of the United States ” ( Art .
II , §1 , last clause ) ; and , by Art .
II , §3 , to “ take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed ” .
These three provisions impose upon him the Duty to act so as to preserve the Federal Constitutional Republic created by our Constitution of 1787 .
And he has the constitutional and statutory authority to carry out his Duty : … “ to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ execute the Laws of the Union , suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions ; ” [ italics added ] Congress “ provided for ” calling forth the Militia by delegating to the President the authority to use his own judgment respecting whether to send the Militia into any State : • None To enforce the Laws of the United States [ • None 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 [ So the Militia may be called forth : • None To enforce Art .
I , §4 , cl.1 ( which requires that only state and federal Legislatures may make laws respecting the times , places and manner of holding federal elections ) ; • None To enforce Art .
II , §1 , cl.2 ( which provides that the State Legislatures are to decide how @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be appointed ) ; • None To enforce Art .
IV , §4 ( which requires the United States to guarantee to the States a Republican Form of Government ) ; and • None To suppress the Insurrection which is right now going on in our Country .
A Brief History of the Militia The term , “ Militia ” , refers to the armed and trained male Citizens .
The Militia Act of 1792 provided for the arming and training of these male Citizens [ ] .
Our Framers did not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s why appropriations for the regular Army were limited to two years ( Art .
I , §8 , cl .
12 ) .
Enforcement of federal laws , suppression of Insurrections , and much of the national defense were to be the responsibility of the Militia .
When the federal gov ’ t needs to enforce its laws , it is to call forth the Militia – the armed and trained Citizens – to do the enforcing !
During the Washington Administration , the federal gov ’ t called forth the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on whiskey .
Federal law enforcement is thus the province of the Citizens – the Militia !
4 But with the Dick Act of 1903 , the organized Militia was converted into the National Guard – which is an adjunct of the federal military .
And with , Congress redefined “ Militia ” to consist of two classes : “ ( b ) The classes of the militia are— ( 1 ) the organized militia , which consists of the National Guard and the Naval Militia ; and ( 2 ) the unorganized @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the militia who are not members of the National Guard or the Naval Militia.
” Earlier this year , in response to the violent Insurrections in the cities , Edwin Vieira , JD.
, Ph.D. ( our Country ’ s foremost authority on the Militia ) showed here how President Trump has the authority to send the Militia into the cities to suppress the Insurrections .
But as discussed here [ at endnote 11 ] , President Trump ’ s two previous Secretaries of Defense apparently indicated that they would not obey @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the cities .
Will Chris Miller , the present acting Secretary of Defense , be any better ?
But if President Trump calls up “ the unorganized militia ” – which remains in existence as recognized by 10 USC §246 and which has his back – to enforce Art .
I , §4 , cl.1 ; Art .
II , §1 , cl.2 and Art .
IV , §4 – he doesn ’ t need the cooperation of any deep state Secretaries of Defense .
6 .
Calling up the Militia is not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ !
I implore Patriots to become precise in your use of terminology .
Calling up the Militia for the purposes at Art .
I , §8 , cl .
15 is “ imposing martial law ” [ and it ’ s not “ Marshall law ” ] !
Martial Law is typically imposed during war time when invading military forces disband civilian governments [ including the courts ] in the occupied country and replace the civilian government with direct military control of civilian populations .
7 .
What is “ the rule of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ law ” is a term which politicians and Attorneys General , who have no idea what it means , love to sling around : In his recent address to students at Hillsdale College , former Attorney General Barr said the “ rule of law ” means “ treating everyone the same ” .
That ’ s not even close .
Law comes from a higher source than the civil authorities .
The “ Rule of Law ” prevails when the civil authorities obey that higher Law – be it God ’ s Law @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Kings governed justly only when they governed in accordance with the Law of God .
In our Country , the civil authorities govern justly only when they obey our Constitution .
See : Lex , Rex , by Rev .
Samuel Rutherford ( 1644 ) and here under the subheading , “ 1 .
The Civil Authorities are under the Law.
” 8 .
This isn ’ t about Trump – it ’ s about defending our Constitutional Republic from enemy attack It doesn ’ t matter what you or I think @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to criticize about his policies .
This fight is about whether our Republican Form of Government , with honest & verifiable elections , is to be restored ; or whether our Right to choose our Representatives is to be stripped from us forever .
Here is the interview Alex Newman of The New American Magazine and I did on December 23 .
1 Federalist No .
10 ( J. Madison ) [ link ] : “ A republic , by which I mean a government in which the scheme of representation takes place @ @ @ @ @ @ @ points of difference between a democracy and a republic are : first , the delegation of the government , in the latter , to a small number of citizens elected by the rest ; … ” 2 “ …The fabric of American empire ought to rest on the solid basis of THE CONSENT OF THE PEOPLE .
The streams of national power ought to flow immediately from that pure , original fountain of all legitimate authority.
” Federalist No .
22 , last para ( A. Hamilton ) .
This is what we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ permit the cheats and subversives to get away with the election fraud .
3 If Congress and the President both shirk their Constitutional duties and “ betray their constituents , there is then no resource left but in the exertion of that original right of self-defense … ” Federalist No .
28 ( A. Hamilton ) .
Much blood will be on the hands of those who acquiesced in the fraud .
4 Not armed thugs from federal executive agencies such as the FBI , BATF , etc.
, etc.
, etc .
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1. The Supreme Court’s Dereliction of Duty
The Pennsylvania Lawsuit
As pointed out in the interview [and previously here], Art. I, §4, cl. 1, US Constitution, delegates to state and federal legislatures alone the power to make the laws addressing the “times, places and manner” of conducting federal elections. In addition, Art. II, §1, cl. 2 provides that the State Legislatures are to decide how the Presidential Electors for their State are to be appointed.
But in Pennsylvania (and other States), Judges and State Executive Branch officials changed the laws made by their State Legislature in order to permit fraud of such a massive scale as would enable the theft of the election for the Biden/Harris ticket. Accordingly, during late September, the Republican Party of Pennsylvania filed a lawsuit challenging the unconstitutional changes to the State election laws. They lost in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, and asked the US Supreme Court to review it.
But the Supreme Court dragged its feet. So on October 28, Justice Alito (who is the “go-to” Justice for the US Circuit in which Pennsylvania is located), issued a statement [link] where he identified violations of Art. I, §4, cl. 1 and Art. II, §1, cl. 2 as an issue of “national importance” which “calls out for review” by the Supreme Court; and that the Court should decide this issue BEFORE the election. He warned that the Supreme Court’s inaction on the “important constitutional issue” raised in the lawsuit has created conditions that could lead to “serious post-election problems.”
Justices Thomas and Gorsuch joined Justice Alito in his Statement – but nobody else.
The Supreme Court still hasn’t announced whether they will review the decision of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. They set this case for conference (among themselves) on January 8 [link] – which is two days after Congress meets to count the votes.
The Texas Lawsuit
The Supreme Court’s handling of the Texas lawsuit was equally egregious. The Texas case alleged that using COVID-19 as an excuse, state government officials in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan, and Wisconsin usurped their State Legislature’s authority and unconstitutionally revised their State’s election statutes. These changes made massive election fraud possible. The Complaint sets forth compelling facts alleging the massive and coordinated fraud used to steal the November 3 election.
But the Supreme Court refused to hear the case, claiming that Texas “lacked standing” to bring the action. They were dead wrong. Here’s why:
Article IV, §4, US Constitution, says:
“The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government…”
The essence of a “Republic” is that sovereign power is exercised by Representatives elected by The People.1 Accordingly, the violations of Art. I, §4, cl. 1 and Art. II, §1, cl. 2 – which made the massive election fraud possible – strike at the heart of our Constitutional Republic.
Obviously, when an election is stolen by corrupt politicians and political parties – with the connivance of Judges and State election officials – the Right of The People to choose their Representatives is taken away from them.
And this is why the State of Texas has “standing” to bring the lawsuit: Art. IV, §4, is for the benefit of the States who comprise this Union. The States created the federal government when they ratified the Constitution. The Supreme Court is merely the “creature” of that Constitution; and they may not lawfully act in contravention of the Document under which they hold their existence.
The US Supreme Court is required to act so as to preserve the Republican Form of Government for Texas and all other States. They shirked their Duty. Shame on the Supreme Court!
2. Attorney General William Barr’s Dereliction of Duty
Article IV, §4 also imposes on the US Attorney General – as part of the Executive Branch of the federal government – the Duty “to guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government…”
Accordingly, the Attorney General has the Duty to prosecute persons engaged in federal election fraud; and he has the Duty to file civil actions addressing the election fraud – such as suggested by constitutional litigators William J. Olson & Patrick M. McSweeney in their Christmas Eve article here.
But not only did Barr not lift a finger to fight the fraud – he denied there was any fraud. He too shirked his constitutional Duty. Shame on William Barr!
3. Will Congress also shirk their Constitutional Duty?
Article IV, §4 also imposes on Congress the Duty to guarantee to the States a Republican Form of Government.
Section 3 of the 20th Amendment imposes on Congress the additional Duty of determining whether the President Elect and Vice President Elect have “qualified” for office [respecting that, this short post will help you].
Congress has the ability to perform its sacred Duty under Art. IV, §4, by disqualifying Biden and Harris on the bases that their election was procured by changes to State election laws made in violation of Art. I, §4, cl. 1 and Art. II, §1, cl. 2, which made possible the brazen fraud which resulted in the theft of the election for Biden and Harris.
Kamala Harris should be disqualified on the additional ground that she is not a “natural born citizen” as required by Art. II, §1, cl. 5 and the 12th Amendment [link].
But shockingly, it appears that some Republicans in Congress intend to go along with the fraud, and will use as an excuse the silly claim that presidential elections are up to the States and Congress shouldn’t bully the States!
But that would constitute an aiding and abetting of election fraud, and a shirking of Constitutional Duties. Congress! Do not strip The American People of their right to honest federal elections!
4. The Fraudulent Election is an Act of War against the People of the United States
This was not just another election. This was a planned and coordinated attack on the People of the United States. If we don’t defeat the fraud, the People of the United States will have been stripped of their sovereign power to choose their own Representatives. 2
This is an Insurrection against the sovereign power of WE THE PEOPLE. Traitors within our local, state, and federal governments have conspired with one another – and apparently foreign agents – to take our sovereign power away from us. And cowards are going along with it.
5. President Trump has constitutional and statutory authority to carry out the Duty imposed on him by Art. IV, §4
If, when it meets on January 6, Congress too shirks its constitutional Duty to guarantee honest federal elections and refuses to disqualify Biden & Harris; then the President is our last hope (within the purview of the Constitution). 3 Not only does Art. IV, §4 impose this duty on the President; he is also bound by his Oath of Office to “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States” (Art. II, §1, last clause); and, by Art. II, §3, to “take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed”. These three provisions impose upon him the Duty to act so as to preserve the Federal Constitutional Republic created by our Constitution of 1787.
And he has the constitutional and statutory authority to carry out his Duty:
Call up the Militia!
Article I, §8, cl. 15 authorizes Congress
…“to provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions;” [italics added]
Congress “provided for” calling forth the Militia by delegating to the President the 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 ].
So the Militia may be called forth:
To enforce Art. I, §4, cl.1 (which requires that only state and federal Legislatures may make laws respecting the times, places and manner of holding federal elections);
To enforce Art. II, §1, cl.2 (which provides that the State Legislatures are to decide how the Presidential Electors for their State are to be appointed);
To enforce Art. IV, §4 (which requires the United States to guarantee to the States a Republican Form of Government); and
To suppress the Insurrection which is right now going on in our Country.
A Brief History of the Militia
The term, “Militia”, refers to the armed and trained male Citizens. The Militia Act of 1792 provided for the arming and training of these male Citizens [ link ]. Our Framers did not want a standing professional Army – that’s why appropriations for the regular Army were limited to two years (Art. I, §8, cl. 12). Enforcement of federal laws, suppression of Insurrections, and much of the national defense were to be the responsibility of the Militia. When the federal gov’t needs to enforce its laws, it is to call forth the Militia – the armed and trained Citizens – to do the enforcing! During the Washington Administration, the federal gov’t called forth the Militia to enforce the federal excise tax on whiskey. Federal law enforcement is thus the province of the Citizens – the Militia! 4
But with the Dick Act of 1903, the organized Militia was converted into the National Guard – which is an adjunct of the federal military. And with 10 USC § 246 , Congress redefined “Militia” to consist of two classes:
“(b) The classes of the militia are—
(1) the organized militia, which consists of the National Guard and the Naval Militia; and
(2) the unorganized militia, which consists of the members of the militia who are not members of the National Guard or the Naval Militia.”
Earlier this year, in response to the violent Insurrections in the cities, Edwin Vieira, JD., Ph.D. (our Country’s foremost authority on the Militia) showed here how President Trump has the authority to send the Militia into the cities to suppress the Insurrections. But as discussed here [at endnote 11], President Trump’s two previous Secretaries of Defense apparently indicated that they would not obey orders to send the National Guard into the cities. Will Chris Miller, the present acting Secretary of Defense, be any better?
But if President Trump calls up “the unorganized militia” – which remains in existence as recognized by 10 USC §246 and which has his back – to enforce Art. I, §4, cl.1; Art. II, §1, cl.2 and Art. IV, §4 – he doesn’t need the cooperation of any deep state Secretaries of Defense.
6. Calling up the Militia is not equivalent to imposing “martial law”!
I implore Patriots to become precise in your use of terminology. Calling up the Militia for the purposes at Art. I, §8, cl. 15 is not “imposing martial law” [and it’s not “Marshall law”]! Martial Law is typically imposed during war time when invading military forces disband civilian governments [including the courts] in the occupied country and replace the civilian government with direct military control of civilian populations.
7. What is “the rule of law”?
The “rule of law” is a term which politicians and Attorneys General, who have no idea what it means, love to sling around: In his recent address to students at Hillsdale College, former Attorney General Barr said the “rule of law” means “treating everyone the same”. That’s not even close.
Law comes from a higher source than the civil authorities. The “Rule of Law” prevails when the civil authorities obey that higher Law – be it God’s Law or our Constitution. The Bible shows that Kings governed justly only when they governed in accordance with the Law of God. In our Country, the civil authorities govern justly only when they obey our Constitution. See: Lex, Rex, by Rev. Samuel Rutherford (1644) and here under the subheading, “1. The Civil Authorities are under the Law.”
8. This isn’t about Trump – it’s about defending our Constitutional Republic from enemy attack
It doesn’t matter what you or I think of President Trump: there is much to criticize about his policies. This fight is about whether our Republican Form of Government, with honest & verifiable elections, is to be restored; or whether our Right to choose our Representatives is to be stripped from us forever.
Here is the interview Alex Newman of The New American Magazine and I did on December 23.
Endnotes:
1 Federalist No. 10 (J. Madison) [link]: “A republic, by which I mean a government in which the scheme of representation takes place, … *** … The two great points of difference between a democracy and a republic are: first, the delegation of the government, in the latter, to a small number of citizens elected by the rest; …”
2 “…The fabric of American empire ought to rest on the solid basis of THE CONSENT OF THE PEOPLE. The streams of national power ought to flow immediately from that pure, original fountain of all legitimate authority.” Federalist No. 22, last para (A. Hamilton). This is what we will lose if Congress and the President permit the cheats and subversives to get away with the election fraud.
3 If Congress and the President both shirk their Constitutional duties and “betray their constituents, there is then no resource left but in the exertion of that original right of self-defense …” Federalist No. 28 (A. Hamilton). Much blood will be on the hands of those who acquiesced in the fraud.
4 Not armed thugs from federal executive agencies such as the FBI, BATF, etc., etc., etc.!
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