thewashingtonstandard--2020-11-14--SCOTUS Justice Alito: ‘Religious Liberty Is in Danger of Becoming a Second-Class Right‘ (Video)

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito gave a speech before the Federalist Society on Thursday .
In that speech , he stated , “ In certain quarters , religious liberty is fast becoming a disfavored right.
” And is viewed by some as “ not a cherished freedom , it ’ s often just an excuse for bigotry and it can ’ t be tolerated , even when there is no evidence that anybody has been harmed.
” Alito began by cautioning that , aside from specific references to any Supreme Court cases , he isn ’ t commenting on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t making any statements as to whether the restrictions constitute good policy .
He stated that coronavirus has “ highlighted disturbing trends that were already present before the virus struck.
” Alito said that cases involving coronavirus restrictions have “ pointed up emerging trends in the assessment of individual rights .
This is especially evident with respect to religious liberty .
It pains me to say this , but in certain quarters , religious liberty is fast becoming a disfavored right.
” Alito contrasted the bipartisan passage of the federal Religious Freedom Restoration @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that have attempted to pass or passed similar legislation in recent years .
He then turned to “ the protracted campaign against the Little Sisters of the Poor , ” the Ralph ’ s pharmacy case , and the Masterpiece Cakeshop case .
Alito remarked , “ You can easily see the point , for many today , religious liberty is not a cherished freedom , it ’ s often just an excuse for bigotry and it can ’ t be tolerated , even when there is no evidence that anybody has been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mentioned illustrate the point .
As far as I ’ m aware , not one employee of the Little Sisters has come forward and demanded contraceptives under the Little Sisters ’ plan .
There was no risk that Ralph ’ s referral practice would have deprived any woman of the drug she sought and no reason to think that Jack Phillips ’ stand would deprive any same-sex couple of a wedding cake .
The couple that came to his shop was given a free cake by another bakery , and celebrity chefs have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Alito then noted cases where coronavirus restrictions that “ blatantly discriminated against houses of worship ” in California and Nevada were upheld by the Supreme Court .
Alito stated that in both cases , the rationale was that the court should defer to the governors .
Alito continued that this deference meant that Nevada treated “ casinos more favorably than houses of worship.
” He added , “ If what I have said so far does not convince you that religious liberty is in danger of becoming a second-class right , consider @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nevada case.
” Alito then discussed U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang ’ s ruling suspending the FDA ’ s requirement that women who wish to obtain an abortion pill must pick up the drug at a clinic .
Alito said that Chuang ’ s rationale that enforcing the rule would interfere with abortion rights because some women might not obtain the pill due to fear of contracting coronavirus if they leave their homes .
He noted that at the time of the decision , Maryland ’ s governor had opened many places of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Marylanders could safely engage in all sorts of activities outside the home .
… If deference was appropriate in the California and Nevada cases , then surely , we should have deferred to the federal Food and Drug Administration on an issue of drug safety .
But no , in this instance , the right in question was the abortion right , not the right to religious liberty , and the abortion right prevailed.
” Our rights to worship and serve the true and living Creator are God-given rights that tyrants simply can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they can write pretended legislation , which is not law ; they can even rule unlawfully against us ; they can even execute unjust , pretended orders against us , but our rights are our own , even if it costs us our last right of free speech before death to utter it… those in Christ Jesus are free !
Tyrants do your worst… we ’ ll appeal to Heaven and do our best !
Fighting The Next American Revolution By Appealing To Heaven Is America On The Verge Of The Battle Of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s part of Justice Alito ’ s job to ensure those rights aren ’ t infringed .
Just sayin ’ .
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito gave a speech before the Federalist Society on Thursday. In that speech, he stated, “In certain quarters, religious liberty is fast becoming a disfavored right.” And is viewed by some as “not a cherished freedom, it’s often just an excuse for bigotry and it can’t be tolerated, even when there is no evidence that anybody has been harmed.”
Breitbart reports:
Alito began by cautioning that, aside from specific references to any Supreme Court cases, he isn’t commenting on the legality of coronavirus restrictions and isn’t making any statements as to whether the restrictions constitute good policy.
He stated that coronavirus has “highlighted disturbing trends that were already present before the virus struck.”
Alito said that cases involving coronavirus restrictions have “pointed up emerging trends in the assessment of individual rights. This is especially evident with respect to religious liberty. It pains me to say this, but in certain quarters, religious liberty is fast becoming a disfavored right.”
Alito contrasted the bipartisan passage of the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act with the backlash faced by states that have attempted to pass or passed similar legislation in recent years.
He then turned to “the protracted campaign against the Little Sisters of the Poor,” the Ralph’s pharmacy case, and the Masterpiece Cakeshop case. Alito remarked, “You can easily see the point, for many today, religious liberty is not a cherished freedom, it’s often just an excuse for bigotry and it can’t be tolerated, even when there is no evidence that anybody has been harmed. And the cases I just mentioned illustrate the point. As far as I’m aware, not one employee of the Little Sisters has come forward and demanded contraceptives under the Little Sisters’ plan. There was no risk that Ralph’s referral practice would have deprived any woman of the drug she sought and no reason to think that Jack Phillips’ stand would deprive any same-sex couple of a wedding cake. The couple that came to his shop was given a free cake by another bakery, and celebrity chefs have jumped to the couple’s defense.”
Alito then noted cases where coronavirus restrictions that “blatantly discriminated against houses of worship” in California and Nevada were upheld by the Supreme Court. Alito stated that in both cases, the rationale was that the court should defer to the governors. Alito continued that this deference meant that Nevada treated “casinos more favorably than houses of worship.”
He added, “If what I have said so far does not convince you that religious liberty is in danger of becoming a second-class right, consider a case that came shortly after the Nevada case.” Alito then discussed U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang’s ruling suspending the FDA’s requirement that women who wish to obtain an abortion pill must pick up the drug at a clinic. Alito said that Chuang’s rationale that enforcing the rule would interfere with abortion rights because some women might not obtain the pill due to fear of contracting coronavirus if they leave their homes. He noted that at the time of the decision, Maryland’s governor had opened many places of business, and “apparently concluded that Marylanders could safely engage in all sorts of activities outside the home. … If deference was appropriate in the California and Nevada cases, then surely, we should have deferred to the federal Food and Drug Administration on an issue of drug safety. But no, in this instance, the right in question was the abortion right, not the right to religious liberty, and the abortion right prevailed.”
Our rights to worship and serve the true and living Creator are God-given rights that tyrants simply can’t take away. Yes, they can write pretended legislation, which is not law; they can even rule unlawfully against us; they can even execute unjust, pretended orders against us, but our rights are our own, even if it costs us our last right of free speech before death to utter it… those in Christ Jesus are free! Tyrants do your worst… we’ll appeal to Heaven and do our best!
By the way, it’s part of Justice Alito’s job to ensure those rights aren’t infringed. Just sayin’.
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media


thewashingtonstandard--2020-11-14--Dominion Voting Systems Officer of Strategy and SECURITY Eric Coomer Admitted in 2016 Vendors and El

Dominion Voting Systems Officer of Strategy and SECURITY Eric Coomer Admitted in 2016 Vendors and Election Officials Have Access to Manipulate the Vote ( Video ) Dominion strikes again .
The web of fraud expands exponentially .
Dr. Eric Coomer is Security Director , Product Strategy at Dominion Voting Systems .
Eric Coomer has filed for patents to protect these voting “ inventions.
” This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office ( USPTO ) .
BREAKING : Does a former Dominion Voter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ties to the terrorist group known as Antifa ?
PT News : According to the Conservative Daily Podcast host Joe Oltmann , Dominion Voting Systems co-owner and inventor , Dr. Eric Coomer has made social media posts in the past directly connecting him to Antifa .
Dominion Voting is based in Denver , Colorado .
Coomer graduated with a Ph.D. in Nuclear Physics from the University of California , Berkeley , and began working in the elections industry in 2005 with a company called Sequoia Voting Systems as their Chief Software Architect .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ by Dominion , Coomer took the position as the Vice-President of US Engineering , overseeing development in the Denver , Colorado office .
Coomers most recent title was Director of Product Strategy tasked with creating the “ next generation ” of voting products for Elections departments throughout the world .
Coomer is listed as an Inventor on 12 patents registered to Dominion .
Social media sleuths captured Coomer ’ s alleged Facebook posts before his social media accounts were scrubbed when the election controversy involving Dominion Voting machines and software broker .
Dominion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a “ glitch , ” which caused roughly 6,000 Trump votes to be credited to Biden in a Michigan county and is used in many swing states .
With so many questions swirling about Dominion Voting , there are clearly issues if the co-inventor and owner of that company might be connected to the Antifa .
Dominion Voting Systems Officer of Strategy and SECURITY Eric Coomer Admitted in 2016 Vendors and Election Officials Have Access to Manipulate the Vote Dr. Eric Coomer who is responsible for the strategy and Security of Dominion Voting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if you search the company ’ s profile Eric Coomer has since been removed from their page of directors .
In 2016 Coomer told the Illinois States Board of Elections that it was possible to bypass election systems software .
Here is more from the 2016 article at the Post and Email : Dr. Coomer ’ s statement brings to light a very serious issue all voters should understand .
Voting systems must be re-certified each time they make changes to the hardware or software .
Recertification is an expensive and time consuming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Board is that Dominion Voting does not go back for recertification of software when threats to their code are discovered .
Rather , they rely on post-election audits and providing advice to election jurisdictions about security .
I have reviewed all of the recertification documents produced by Dominion , and I do not recall any software adjustments for security purposes .
This is the reality of the security of your vote .
Software systems that count and record the vote across Illinois and throughout the USA are not updated to address security problems @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the software can be completely bypassed by going to the data tables that drive the systems .
Dominion was written about by the Clinton Global Initiative .
The AP mentioned Coomer in their September article .
More… Entrepreneur Joe Oltmann researched the Dominion Voting Systems this week after news broke on the unexplained computer “ glitches ” that mysteriously took votes from President Trump in many states and gave those votes to Joe Biden or erased the votes completely .
Joe Oltmann did a deep dive on Dr. Eric Coomer who is responsible @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Voting Systems .
Oltmann posted a Facebook post by Coomer from June .
Dr. Coomer retweeted the “ Antifa ” manifesto letter to President Trump .
Needless to say Dr. Coomer is NOT a Trump supporter .
Here is that letter :

Dominion Voting Systems Officer of Strategy and SECURITY Eric Coomer Admitted in 2016 Vendors and Election Officials Have Access to Manipulate the Vote (Video)
Dominion strikes again. The web of fraud expands exponentially.
Dr. Eric Coomer is Security Director, Product Strategy at Dominion Voting Systems. Eric Coomer has filed for patents to protect these voting “inventions.” This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
BREAKING: Does a former Dominion Voter Systems VP and current patent holder have ties to the terrorist group known as Antifa?
PT News: According to the Conservative Daily Podcast host Joe Oltmann, Dominion Voting Systems co-owner and inventor, Dr. Eric Coomer has made social media posts in the past directly connecting him to Antifa. Dominion Voting is based in Denver, Colorado. Coomer graduated with a Ph.D. in Nuclear Physics from the University of California, Berkeley, and began working in the elections industry in 2005 with a company called Sequoia Voting Systems as their Chief Software Architect. In 2008, after Sequoia was acquired by Dominion, Coomer took the position as the Vice-President of US Engineering, overseeing development in the Denver, Colorado office. Coomers most recent title was Director of Product Strategy tasked with creating the “next generation” of voting products for Elections departments throughout the world. Coomer is listed as an Inventor on 12 patents registered to Dominion. Social media sleuths captured Coomer’s alleged Facebook posts before his social media accounts were scrubbed when the election controversy involving Dominion Voting machines and software broker. Dominion Voting machines and software were linked to a “glitch,” which caused roughly 6,000 Trump votes to be credited to Biden in a Michigan county and is used in many swing states.
With so many questions swirling about Dominion Voting, there are clearly issues if the co-inventor and owner of that company might be connected to the Antifa.
Dominion Voting Systems Officer of Strategy and SECURITY Eric Coomer Admitted in 2016 Vendors and Election Officials Have Access to Manipulate the Vote Dr. Eric Coomer who is responsible for the strategy and Security of Dominion Voting Systems at Dominion Voting Systems. By Jim Hoft, November 13, 2020: But if you search the company’s profile Eric Coomer has since been removed from their page of directors. In 2016 Coomer told the Illinois States Board of Elections that it was possible to bypass election systems software. Here is more from the 2016 article at the Post and Email: Dr. Coomer’s statement brings to light a very serious issue all voters should understand. Voting systems must be re-certified each time they make changes to the hardware or software. Recertification is an expensive and time consuming process. What Dr. Coomer told the Board is that Dominion Voting does not go back for recertification of software when threats to their code are discovered. Rather, they rely on post-election audits and providing advice to election jurisdictions about security. I have reviewed all of the recertification documents produced by Dominion, and I do not recall any software adjustments for security purposes. This is the reality of the security of your vote. Software systems that count and record the vote across Illinois and throughout the USA are not updated to address security problems, and even if they were, the software can be completely bypassed by going to the data tables that drive the systems. Here is the video…
Dominion was written about by the Clinton Global Initiative.
The AP mentioned Coomer in their September article.
More…
Entrepreneur Joe Oltmann researched the Dominion Voting Systems this week after news broke on the unexplained computer “glitches” that mysteriously took votes from President Trump in many states and gave those votes to Joe Biden or erased the votes completely.
Joe Oltmann did a deep dive on Dr. Eric Coomer who is responsible for the strategy and Security of Dominion Voting Systems.
Oltmann posted a Facebook post by Coomer from June.
Dr. Coomer retweeted the “Antifa” manifesto letter to President Trump.
Needless to say Dr. Coomer is NOT a Trump supporter.
https://t.co/E2rK9TznVw
Here is that letter:


thewashingtonstandard--2020-11-14--If Biden Gets Into the White House, This Will Be The Filthy Rich War Hawks That Trump Failed To Pros

If Biden Gets Into the White House , This Will Be The Filthy Rich War Hawks That Trump Failed To Prosecute Who Will Make Up His Foreign Policy Team Editor ’ s Note : I am holding off until the legal battles are done , the Electoral College votes and Congress certifies the winner .
And that is simply how the Constitution works in this matter .
I point that out because the following article assumes Joe Biden has actually become the president-elect .
He hasn ’ t just yet at this point , but the information found in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reasoning that if the Trump administration delivered on the promise to prosecute those in the Obama administration , not only would we have never seen a Biden candidate , but we certainly wouldn ’ t be seeing any of these people except doing a perp walk .
After triumphing in a bitterly contested presidential election , all eyes are on President-Elect Joe Biden and who he will choose to run his new administration .
For much of October , media spent their time dissecting the news that , despite living a lavish billionaire @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017 .
In contrast , little was made of Biden ’ s self-published tax documents .
This is surprising because the returns show that he is rich .
Filthy rich .
The 77-year-old Delawarean likes to paint himself as a man of modest means .
“ I entered as one of the poorest men in Congress , left one of the poorest men in government — in Congress and as vice-president , ” Biden said during the Democratic presidential nomination process .
And while that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ White House , he and his wife Jill have amassed a fortune of more than $ 16.7 million .
For comparison , the median net worth of U.S. households is $ 97,300 .
His tax returns show that he received over $ 900,000 from the University of Pennsylvania in 2018 and 2019 .
“ When I left the United States Senate , I became a professor , ” at the Ivy League institution , he told the country in March .
Yet records show he has not taught even a single class during @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up the majority of his earnings , where he is often paid princely sums for minutes ’ work .
For example , his tax returns show that he was paid over $ 134,000 for a talk in Fort Lauderdale , FL in January 2019 .
In this sense , he is following in the footsteps of the likes of Hillary Clinton , Barack Obama , and George W. Bush , who command enormous sums for public appearances — a practice often condemned as little more than payoffs for “ good behavior ” while @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the rich and powerful .
He kicked off his presidential campaign last year with a dinner for ultra-rich patrons at a Manhattan hotel , insisting that “ nothing would fundamentally change ” if he were elected , reassuring them that he would never demonize the rich and that they were not at fault for growing inequality .
“ I need you very badly , ” he concluded .
The former vice-president ’ s team is also looking to be made up of extremely wealthy individuals as well .
His transition task squad @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s words , crafted to ensure they “ reflect the values and priorities of the incoming administration , ” and includes executives from Lyft , Amazon , Capital One , Uber , Visa , and JP Morgan .
One name being strongly floated for a cabinet position is former mayor of Chicago Rahm Emanuel , a move being met with vocal opposition from the left .
Emanuel ’ s first tour of duty in the White House came under President Bill Clinton , where he was one of the key architects of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) , a deal that decimated manufacturing in the Midwest , hobbled union power , and sent well paying blue-collar jobs to Mexico .
In 2016 , Trump constantly brought up NAFTA as a weapon to attack Hillary Clinton , winning him votes ( and states ) across the region .
Emanuel also pushed through welfare “ reform ” bills that sharply reduced benefits for the poor and worked with Biden on the now-infamous 1994 Crime Bill , a key accelerator of mass incarceration .
He then left politics to pursue a lucrative @ @ @ @ @ @ @ netted him a reported $ 16 million fortune — before returning and becoming President Obama ’ s advisor and enforcer .
Many of the president-elect ’ s potential picks for foreign policy positions — including Susan Rice and Michele Flourney — have onlookers worried .
“ With a Biden administration , we can expect a continuation of the Middle East wars and possible escalations in places like Syria .
Biden could be better than Trump on Iran and Yemen , but judging by his potential cabinet picks , that should not be expected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lobbyists in Washington , ” Dave DeCamp , assistant news editor of AntiWar.com told MintPress .
“ His administration will likely be more successful than Trump at expanding the empire , with a more diplomatic and coherent approach at building alliances to face Russia and China.
” Rice , who was the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and National Security Advisor under Obama , has amassed a fortune of around $ 40 million .
After leaving office , she was given a spot on the board of Netflix , being paid $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ top of that , she was given $ 2.3 million worth of the company ’ s stock .
However , it is her husband , former ABC News executive producer Ian O. Cameron ( whose father was a super-wealthy industrialist ) , who is the prime source of her wealth .
She was a key driver in U.S. action in Libya , and also successfully lobbied Obama to place harsher sanctions on North Korea and Iran .
Flournoy , meanwhile , was Under Secretary of Defense for Policy from 2009 to 2012 in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Leon Panetta .
After “ serving the country , ” she received lucrative consulting contracts , joined corporate boards , and began her own security think tank , WestExec Advisors .
By 2017 , she was making a reported $ 452,000 annually .
“ Certainly the possible selection of Michele Flournoy and other WestExec advisors people is concerning , ” Biden biographer Branko Marcetic told MintPress .
“ Biden claims he wants an end to the Yemen conflict , but again , words are only so much .
It ’ s highly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as his Secretary of Defense who was one of the voices that stated that weapons should continue to be sold to Saudia Arabia ( during the Yemen conflict ) , under certain conditions , as they have a right to protect themselves .
This speaks volumes , ” said Mariamne Everett of the Institute for Public Accuracy .
Rice and Flournoy , she added , were vocal supporters of the disastrous Iraq War , which does not bode well for those concerned with peace .
Marcetic agreed , noting that , while in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ liberal interventionist hawk who not only wants U.S. troops deployed all over the world , but has also publicly advocated for the U.S. to majorly exploit its fossil fuel reserves for global dominance , ” something which would be a “ disaster for containing climate catastrophe.
” The recycling of old faces ( many of them considerably richer than before ) into the new administration suggests that there will be few breaks from the past on policy , and more in the way of continuation .
Biden himself has largely acknowledged this , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ speaking to foreign leaders , I ’ m telling them : America is going to be back .
We ’ re going to be back in the game.
” To many suffering under U.S. sanctions or hiding from U.S. bombs , these words will likely not comfort them .
DeCamp suggested that there will be no great difference in policy between Trump and Biden administrations : Everett offered a similar analysis , suggesting that , with pro-Israel zealots like Rice advising him , the Biden administration would “ expand ” on what Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Meanwhile , for Latin America , his foreign policy team intends to revive the so-called “ anti-corruption drives ” of the Obama era , which ultimately overthrew an elected government in Brazil and paved the way for the ascendency of far-right figure Jair Bolsonaro .
Marcetic suggested that Biden would attempt to rejoin many of the international treaties and organizations that the Trump administration had undermined or pulled out of , including NATO and the Paris Climate Agreement .
Independent journalist Caitlin Johnstone recently mockingly wrote that Biden will have “ the most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ever assembled.
” If representation is important , it is because it helps assure that people from all walks of life will have a seat at the negotiating table .
However , judging by Biden ’ s wealthy picks , it appears that yet again , no one will be representing the great majority of working-class Americans .

If Biden Gets Into the White House, This Will Be The Filthy Rich War Hawks That Trump Failed To Prosecute Who Will Make Up His Foreign Policy Team
Editor’s Note: I am holding off until the legal battles are done, the Electoral College votes and Congress certifies the winner. And that is simply how the Constitution works in this matter. I point that out because the following article assumes Joe Biden has actually become the president-elect. He hasn’t just yet at this point, but the information found in the article is pretty important and stresses the reasoning that if the Trump administration delivered on the promise to prosecute those in the Obama administration, not only would we have never seen a Biden candidate, but we certainly wouldn’t be seeing any of these people except doing a perp walk.
After triumphing in a bitterly contested presidential election, all eyes are on President-Elect Joe Biden and who he will choose to run his new administration. For much of October, media spent their time dissecting the news that, despite living a lavish billionaire lifestyle, Donald Trump paid only $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017. In contrast, little was made of Biden’s self-published tax documents. This is surprising because the returns show that he is rich. Filthy rich.
The 77-year-old Delawarean likes to paint himself as a man of modest means. “I entered as one of the poorest men in Congress, left one of the poorest men in government — in Congress and as vice-president,” Biden said during the Democratic presidential nomination process. And while that was technically true, since leaving the White House, he and his wife Jill have amassed a fortune of more than $16.7 million. For comparison, the median net worth of U.S. households is $97,300. His tax returns show that he received over $900,000 from the University of Pennsylvania in 2018 and 2019. “When I left the United States Senate, I became a professor,” at the Ivy League institution, he told the country in March. Yet records show he has not taught even a single class during his time there.
Speaking engagements make up the majority of his earnings, where he is often paid princely sums for minutes’ work. For example, his tax returns show that he was paid over $134,000 for a talk in Fort Lauderdale, FL in January 2019. In this sense, he is following in the footsteps of the likes of Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and George W. Bush, who command enormous sums for public appearances — a practice often condemned as little more than payoffs for “good behavior” while in office.
The Bidens’ Total Earnings: 1998–2019
Source | Forbes
Biden is no stranger to the rich and powerful. He kicked off his presidential campaign last year with a dinner for ultra-rich patrons at a Manhattan hotel, insisting that “nothing would fundamentally change” if he were elected, reassuring them that he would never demonize the rich and that they were not at fault for growing inequality. “I need you very badly,” he concluded.
Building Back Better?
The former vice-president’s team is also looking to be made up of extremely wealthy individuals as well. His transition task squad has been, in his website’s words, crafted to ensure they “reflect the values and priorities of the incoming administration,” and includes executives from Lyft, Amazon, Capital One, Uber, Visa, and JP Morgan.
One name being strongly floated for a cabinet position is former mayor of Chicago Rahm Emanuel, a move being met with vocal opposition from the left. Emanuel’s first tour of duty in the White House came under President Bill Clinton, where he was one of the key architects of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), a deal that decimated manufacturing in the Midwest, hobbled union power, and sent well paying blue-collar jobs to Mexico. In 2016, Trump constantly brought up NAFTA as a weapon to attack Hillary Clinton, winning him votes (and states) across the region. Emanuel also pushed through welfare “reform” bills that sharply reduced benefits for the poor and worked with Biden on the now-infamous 1994 Crime Bill, a key accelerator of mass incarceration. He then left politics to pursue a lucrative career in finance — something that quickly netted him a reported $16 million fortune — before returning and becoming President Obama’s advisor and enforcer.
Biden’s war room
Many of the president-elect’s potential picks for foreign policy positions — including Susan Rice and Michele Flourney — have onlookers worried. “With a Biden administration, we can expect a continuation of the Middle East wars and possible escalations in places like Syria. Biden could be better than Trump on Iran and Yemen, but judging by his potential cabinet picks, that should not be expected without significant pressure from antiwar activists and lobbyists in Washington,” Dave DeCamp, assistant news editor of AntiWar.com told MintPress. “His administration will likely be more successful than Trump at expanding the empire, with a more diplomatic and coherent approach at building alliances to face Russia and China.”
Rice, who was the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and National Security Advisor under Obama, has amassed a fortune of around $40 million. After leaving office, she was given a spot on the board of Netflix, being paid $366,666 as a base salary. On top of that, she was given $2.3 million worth of the company’s stock. However, it is her husband, former ABC News executive producer Ian O. Cameron (whose father was a super-wealthy industrialist), who is the prime source of her wealth. She was a key driver in U.S. action in Libya, and also successfully lobbied Obama to place harsher sanctions on North Korea and Iran.
Flournoy, meanwhile, was Under Secretary of Defense for Policy from 2009 to 2012 in the Obama administration under Secretaries Robert Gates and Leon Panetta. After “serving the country,” she received lucrative consulting contracts, joined corporate boards, and began her own security think tank, WestExec Advisors. By 2017, she was making a reported $452,000 annually.
“Certainly the possible selection of Michele Flournoy and other WestExec advisors people is concerning,” Biden biographer Branko Marcetic told MintPress.
This isn’t just because of their corporate/financial ties, though of course that’s alarming — can we be sure that people whose private sector career involved leveraging their government experience and contacts to help multinationals secure favorable business conditions will have their intentions calibrated toward good policy and not to their private sector career?”
“Biden claims he wants an end to the Yemen conflict, but again, words are only so much. It’s highly likely that he will have Michele Flornoy as his Secretary of Defense who was one of the voices that stated that weapons should continue to be sold to Saudia Arabia (during the Yemen conflict), under certain conditions, as they have a right to protect themselves. This speaks volumes,” said Mariamne Everett of the Institute for Public Accuracy. Rice and Flournoy, she added, were vocal supporters of the disastrous Iraq War, which does not bode well for those concerned with peace.
Marcetic agreed, noting that, while in office, Flourney was “a major liberal interventionist hawk who not only wants U.S. troops deployed all over the world, but has also publicly advocated for the U.S. to majorly exploit its fossil fuel reserves for global dominance,” something which would be a “disaster for containing climate catastrophe.”
Back in the game
The recycling of old faces (many of them considerably richer than before) into the new administration suggests that there will be few breaks from the past on policy, and more in the way of continuation. Biden himself has largely acknowledged this, tweeting, “When I’m speaking to foreign leaders, I’m telling them: America is going to be back. We’re going to be back in the game.” To many suffering under U.S. sanctions or hiding from U.S. bombs, these words will likely not comfort them. DeCamp suggested that there will be no great difference in policy between Trump and Biden administrations:
Despite Trump being painted as an ‘isolationist,’ his administration has actually expanded NATO, shored up the support of some Asian countries to counter China, and significantly increased Washington’s military footprint in the Pacific. Biden will continue this as he made clear in recent phone calls with Asian leaders and his tough talk on China’s claims to the South China Sea during the last presidential debate.”
Everett offered a similar analysis, suggesting that, with pro-Israel zealots like Rice advising him, the Biden administration would “expand” on what Trump had done in Palestine as well. Meanwhile, for Latin America, his foreign policy team intends to revive the so-called “anti-corruption drives” of the Obama era, which ultimately overthrew an elected government in Brazil and paved the way for the ascendency of far-right figure Jair Bolsonaro.
Marcetic suggested that Biden would attempt to rejoin many of the international treaties and organizations that the Trump administration had undermined or pulled out of, including NATO and the Paris Climate Agreement.
I expect the prevailing direction of U.S. foreign policy over these last decades to continue: more lawless bombing and killing multiple countries under the cover of “limited engagement,” continuing genocidal sanctions against countries like Iran and Venezuela, ongoing treatment of Latin America as an American fiefdom, and militarism and conflict continuing to be the dominant organising principle of U.S. foreign policy, rather than, say, co-operation and stopping climate change,” he added.
Independent journalist Caitlin Johnstone recently mockingly wrote that Biden will have “the most diverse, intersectional cabinet of mass murderers ever assembled.” If representation is important, it is because it helps assure that people from all walks of life will have a seat at the negotiating table. However, judging by Biden’s wealthy picks, it appears that yet again, no one will be representing the great majority of working-class Americans.
Article posted with permission from MintPress News


thewashingtonstandard--2020-11-14--London Mayor: ‘It’s Never Been Harder to be a Muslim Than the Last Four Years’

London Mayor : ‘ It ’ s Never Been Harder to be a Muslim Than the Last Four Years ’ London Mayor Sadiq Khan has never had it this bad , and he wants you to know that it is all the fault of one Donald J. Trump , lately of Washington , D.C. You may find it hard to believe that a President of the United States – any President of the United States – could so haunt the nightmares of the chief executive of a large and venerable city in another country , but that ’ s just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , you still haven ’ t fully grasped just how Bad this Orange Man really is .
But you may be able to get a note excusing you from the next Truth and Reconciliation Commission meeting if you take some time now to understand how Sadiq Khan has suffered .
The UK ’ s LBC revealed Monday that “ London Mayor Sadiq Khan has told LBC he was singled out by the now-outgoing US President Donald Trump ‘ for no other reason ’ than being Muslim.
” How had the sinister Trump singled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he spy upon him ?
Did he try to frame him for crimes that would get him impeached and removed from office ?
No , none of that .
Khan complained that Trump had put him under an “ astonishingly ugly spotlight.
” This spotlight just added to Khan ’ s troubles : despite being Mayor of London and one of the most prominent politicians in Britain , he still suffered for his religious faith .
“ Being a Muslim ain ’ t easy , it isn ’ t easy , ” Khan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ never been harder to be a Muslim than the last four years.
” Never , in 1,400 years of Islam !
Wow !
Not when the Muslims were expelled from Spain !
Not when the State of Israel was founded , which supporters of the Palestinian jihad will tell you was the worst day in human history !
No , for Khan it has never been worse than it is now , not because of China ’ s persecution of the Uighurs , but because of the evil Mr. Trump .
For now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ for the first time the leader of the free world , a mainstream politician perpetuating a view that Islam and the West are incompatible.
” Oh , there were plenty of politicians saying that during the halcyon days of the old Ottoman Empire , and right up until the Left overwhelmed American academia in the 1960s , but it is unlikely that either Khan or his Leftist supporters have much of a historical memory .
Trump , Khan claimed , had perpetuated a view that “ all of us must be bad @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the actions of a very small minority.
” “ Let ’ s be frank , ” he concluded .
“ The reason I was singled out was not because of any other reason , ” he said , “ than my faith.
” And now Muslims worldwide are “ carrying an additional weight , ” all because of Trump .
As is so very characteristic of Islamic supremacists the world over , Khan started this feud , and is now playing the victim and claiming that Trump is motivated by “ Islamophobia.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , when Khan attacked Trump ’ s travel ban on several countries that could not or would not provide adequate information about the people wishing to enter .
Khan said : “ I am quite clear , this ban is cruel , this ban is shameful , while this ban is in place we should not be rolling out the red carpet for President Trump.
” The following month , Khan declared : “ President Trump can ’ t silence me….We stand in solidarity with all those who are discriminated against because of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ background.
” After a jihad massacre in London in June 2017 , Trump tweeted : “ At least 7 dead and 48 wounded in terror attack , and Mayor of London says there is ‘ no reason to be alarmed !
’ ” Two years later , in June 2019 , Trump tweeted : “ @ SadiqKhan , who by all accounts has done a terrible job as Mayor of London , has been foolishly ‘ nasty ’ to the visiting President of the United States , by far the most important ally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a stone cold loser who should focus on crime in London , not me.
” So it looks as if Trump has criticized Khan for being blasé after a jihad massacre , for being personally unkind to him , and for neglecting London ’ s skyrocketing crime rate .
What in that is singling Khan out for being a Muslim ?
Nothing , of course .
The same charges can be made against others , and Trump has made them ; he has many times criticized New York Mayor Bill de Blasio , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being soft on crime .
So on what does Khan base his claim that Trump only criticized him because he is a Muslim ?
Nothing except the always-salient fact that it will play well with his Leftist base – on both sides of the Atlantic .

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has never had it this bad, and he wants you to know that it is all the fault of one Donald J. Trump, lately of Washington, D.C. You may find it hard to believe that a President of the United States – any President of the United States – could so haunt the nightmares of the chief executive of a large and venerable city in another country, but that’s just because even after these past four years, you still haven’t fully grasped just how Bad this Orange Man really is. But you may be able to get a note excusing you from the next Truth and Reconciliation Commission meeting if you take some time now to understand how Sadiq Khan has suffered.
The UK’s LBC revealed Monday that “London Mayor Sadiq Khan has told LBC he was singled out by the now-outgoing US President Donald Trump ‘for no other reason’ than being Muslim.” How had the sinister Trump singled out Khan, you ask? Did he spy upon him? Did he try to frame him for crimes that would get him impeached and removed from office? No, none of that. Khan complained that Trump had put him under an “astonishingly ugly spotlight.”
This spotlight just added to Khan’s troubles: despite being Mayor of London and one of the most prominent politicians in Britain, he still suffered for his religious faith. “Being a Muslim ain’t easy, it isn’t easy,” Khan lamented, adding “it’s never been harder to be a Muslim than the last four years.”
Never, in 1,400 years of Islam! Wow! Not when the Muslims were expelled from Spain! Not when the State of Israel was founded, which supporters of the Palestinian jihad will tell you was the worst day in human history! No, for Khan it has never been worse than it is now, not because of China’s persecution of the Uighurs, but because of the evil Mr. Trump. For now, Khan said, the world had “for the first time the leader of the free world, a mainstream politician perpetuating a view that Islam and the West are incompatible.”
Oh, there were plenty of politicians saying that during the halcyon days of the old Ottoman Empire, and right up until the Left overwhelmed American academia in the 1960s, but it is unlikely that either Khan or his Leftist supporters have much of a historical memory. Trump, Khan claimed, had perpetuated a view that “all of us must be bad, or must be terrorist because of the actions of a very small minority.”
“Let’s be frank,” he concluded. “The reason I was singled out was not because of any other reason,” he said, “than my faith.” And now Muslims worldwide are “carrying an additional weight,” all because of Trump.
As is so very characteristic of Islamic supremacists the world over, Khan started this feud, and is now playing the victim and claiming that Trump is motivated by “Islamophobia.”
The Trump/Khan conflict began in January 2017, when Khan attacked Trump’s travel ban on several countries that could not or would not provide adequate information about the people wishing to enter. Khan said: “I am quite clear, this ban is cruel, this ban is shameful, while this ban is in place we should not be rolling out the red carpet for President Trump.” The following month, Khan declared: “President Trump can’t silence me….We stand in solidarity with all those who are discriminated against because of their nationality, their faith or their background.”
After a jihad massacre in London in June 2017, Trump tweeted: “At least 7 dead and 48 wounded in terror attack, and Mayor of London says there is ‘no reason to be alarmed!’”
Two years later, in June 2019, Trump tweeted: “@SadiqKhan, who by all accounts has done a terrible job as Mayor of London, has been foolishly ‘nasty’ to the visiting President of the United States, by far the most important ally of the United Kingdom. He is a stone cold loser who should focus on crime in London, not me.”
So it looks as if Trump has criticized Khan for being blasé after a jihad massacre, for being personally unkind to him, and for neglecting London’s skyrocketing crime rate.
What in that is singling Khan out for being a Muslim? Nothing, of course. The same charges can be made against others, and Trump has made them; he has many times criticized New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, who is not a Muslim, for being soft on crime.
So on what does Khan base his claim that Trump only criticized him because he is a Muslim? Nothing except the always-salient fact that it will play well with his Leftist base – on both sides of the Atlantic.
Article posted with permission from Robert Spencer


thewashingtonstandard--2020-11-14--COVID-19 Lies:  “Something Extremely Bogus Is Going On”

Editor ’ s Note : I have no appreciation for Elon Musk , but what he is saying is true here , and since there are many people that listen to him , let me just say that on his statements here , he ’ s exactly right .
I wish he were as correct on the rest of his worldview such as vaccines and implants in people ’ s bodies , which only advance the entire unbiblical position of transhumanism .
Elon Musk is saying what most people feel about this coronavirus scamdemic : “ something extremely bogus is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and negative for COVID-19 .
These lies and this scam will never stop .
Don ’ t expect them to .
This is the New World Order rolling out under the false guise of a pandemic .
Now , Musk is claiming to have been both diagnosed and cleared of the disease on the same day .
The SpaceX and Tesla founder wrote on Twitter that he had been administered four tests for the virus over a 24-hour period , leading to contradictory results .
“ Two tests came back negative , two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ same test , same nurse .
Rapid antigen test from BD , ” Musk said .
The tweet sparked a heated debate on social media , with some accusing the billionaire businessman of being “ irresponsible ” by suggesting that Covid-19 tests are unreliable , reported RT .
However , Musk paid no attention to the criticism and expressed further skepticism about the testing process in follow-messages .
One Twitter user speculated that Musk ’ s apparent false-positive illustrates why countries are seeing “ spikes ” of the disease , to which the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s happening to me , it ’ s happening to others.
” The billionaire also agreed with a comment that noted that “ revenues from tests are likely not bogus & very consistent.
” Musk said he was taking polymerase chain reaction ( PCR ) tests from separate labs and that the results would be ready in about a day .
He explained that he had symptoms of a “ typical cold ” but was otherwise not exhibiting any health problems purportedly linked to Covid-19 .
We already know the tests are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ completely made up and fabricated to fit the narrative and yet some people are still buying this , even after the inventor of the PCR tests being used says they can not be used as a diagnostic tool .
The 49-year-old has been an outspoken critic of government response to the spread of the virus .
Previously , he denounced lockdown policies adopted in countries around the world , arguing that only at-risk people should quarantine “ until the storm passes.
” He also said that neither he nor his family will likely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ available , saying that the response to the pandemic has “ diminished [ his ] faith in humanity.
” Fauci Warns : Wear Your Mask , Or We Will Lock You Down Again

Editor’s Note: I have no appreciation for Elon Musk, but what he is saying is true here, and since there are many people that listen to him, let me just say that on his statements here, he’s exactly right. I wish he were as correct on the rest of his worldview such as vaccines and implants in people’s bodies, which only advance the entire unbiblical position of transhumanism.
Elon Musk is saying what most people feel about this coronavirus scamdemic: “something extremely bogus is going on.” Musk is both positive and negative for COVID-19.
These lies and this scam will never stop. Don’t expect them to. This is the New World Order rolling out under the false guise of a pandemic. Now, Musk is claiming to have been both diagnosed and cleared of the disease on the same day. The SpaceX and Tesla founder wrote on Twitter that he had been administered four tests for the virus over a 24-hour period, leading to contradictory results.
“Two tests came back negative, two came back positive. Same machine, same test, same nurse. Rapid antigen test from BD,” Musk said.
Something extremely bogus is going on. Was tested for covid four times today. Two tests came back negative, two came back positive. Same machine, same test, same nurse. Rapid antigen test from BD. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 13, 2020
The tweet sparked a heated debate on social media, with some accusing the billionaire businessman of being “irresponsible” by suggesting that Covid-19 tests are unreliable, reported RT. However, Musk paid no attention to the criticism and expressed further skepticism about the testing process in follow-messages.
One Twitter user speculated that Musk’s apparent false-positive illustrates why countries are seeing “spikes” of the disease, to which the Tesla CEO responded: “If it’s happening to me, it’s happening to others.”
If it’s happening to me, it’s happening to others. I’m getting PCR tests from separate labs. Results will take about 24 hours. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 13, 2020
The billionaire also agreed with a comment that noted that “revenues from tests are likely not bogus & very consistent.”
Musk said he was taking polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests from separate labs and that the results would be ready in about a day. He explained that he had symptoms of a “typical cold” but was otherwise not exhibiting any health problems purportedly linked to Covid-19. We already know the tests are unreliable and meaningless. The statistics are completely made up and fabricated to fit the narrative and yet some people are still buying this, even after the inventor of the PCR tests being used says they cannot be used as a diagnostic tool.
The 49-year-old has been an outspoken critic of government response to the spread of the virus. Previously, he denounced lockdown policies adopted in countries around the world, arguing that only at-risk people should quarantine “until the storm passes.”
He also said that neither he nor his family will likely take future coronavirus vaccines once they become available, saying that the response to the pandemic has “diminished [his] faith in humanity.”
The Absurdity of Lockdown 2.0
Fauci Warns: Wear Your Mask, Or We Will Lock You Down Again
Article posted with permission from Mac Slavo


thewashingtonstandard--2020-11-14--The Law Is There’s No Presidential Transition Until Congress Certifies the Election

The Law Is There ’ s No Presidential Transition Until Congress Certifies the Election Even though the votes are still being counted , Joe Biden declared that he is the President-Elect , a shadow government office invented by Obama and invested with a pseudo-government seal , and he has been holding fake briefings and taking phone calls with foreign leaders .
The United States only has one president at a time .
Maintaining a fake shadow presidency undermines the sitting administration to the American people and to foreign governments .
It ’ s illegal and inappropriate .
So the Democrats @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , since Truman ’ s day , receive briefings and , since Kennedy ’ s day , get funding for their transition teams , but , according to the law , only once it ’ s clear who won .
The last time this happened , the Bush transition was blocked by Democrats until December .
But the media is boosting its Biden cable network coup by threatening the head of the GSA .
A week after the election , the media descended on Emily Murphy , the head of the General Services @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she release funds to a Biden transition .
Media hit pieces like the New York Times ‘ “ How Emily Murphy Stands Between Biden ’ s Team ” , Bloomberg ‘ s “ Who Is the GSA ’ s Emily Murphy , Trump Appointee Holding Up Biden Transition ” , and the Washington Post ‘ s “ Trump Appointee at GSA Declines to Sign Letter Authorizing Biden Transition ” , personalized the issue and set off a lynch mob swiftly leading to threats against her .
It ’ s still early in November @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its party blocked a presidential transition for over 4 weeks , not just through November , but into December .
David Barram , a top Clinton donor who supported every one of their campaigns since 1992 , and tech industry figure , who had been appointed to head the GSA , didn ’ t get this kind of treatment when he turned down transition funding to the Bush-Cheney campaign after the 2000 election .
Not only did Barram block funding until Florida ’ s vote was certified , but he kept blocking it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decision , leaving very little time for any transition to happen .
The Bush-Cheney campaign pursued its own privately funded transition , as did Al Gore , the way presidential transitions used to work until the Presidential Transition Act changed all that .
Despite all this , Barram was never publicly attacked or threatened the way that Murphy is .
Worse still , the media recently trotted out Barram to argue that the GSA should release transition funding to the Biden-Harris campaign .
“ First off , all these media outlets who call @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden , I think the winner is pretty clear , ” Barram recently insisted .
Media outlets , it ought to go without saying , but no longer does , don ’ t pick presidents .
But , as with so much else , the same media that amplified claims that Gore votes were thrown out in Florida , that Secretary of State Katherine Harris discriminated against minorities , and that Jeb Bush had rigged the election for his brother , now yells that such claims are not only false , but dangerous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ costs .
The media that had allowed every Democrat to hold forth about the Florida election , now won ’ t even allow Republicans to speak .
Democrat claims of election fraud must be heard , but Republican claims are “ disinformation ” .
Even while the Washington Post warns Republican claims of election fraud are dangerous , it just ran an article suggesting that Harris rigged the 2000 election to win an ambassadorship .
It ’ s dangerously irresponsible for Republicans to cast doubt on an election result , but not for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dangerous for Republicans , but not Democrats , to block a transition .
And yet the arguments that Barram made to block GSA funds back then hold up well today .
“ With legal action being pursued by both sides , it is not apparent to me who the winner is , ” Barram had argued .
“ Until the results are clear , and as long as both sides are going to court , the results are not clear yet , ” GSA spokeswoman Beth Newberger had insisted .
The legal standard @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the words of the Democrats , the end of legal action over the results of the election .
As long as legal action is being pursued , including a trip to the Supreme Court , the GSA can not and should not release funds to a transition .
In congressional testimony , Barram took it further and cited an authoritative Democrat source .
“ Congress made it perfectly clear that if there is ‘ any question ’ of who the winner is ‘ in a close contest ’ this determination should not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He then quoted , Rep. Dante Fascell , the sponsor of the Presidential Transition Act .
Rep. Fascell had stated that , “ If the Administrator had any question in his mind , he simply would not make any designation in order to make the services available as provided by the Act .
If as an intelligent human being and he has a doubt , he would not act until a decision has been made in the electoral college or in the Congress.
” Kennedy had recently won , through Daley ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after spending $ 360,000 on JFK ’ s expenses , the Democrats wanted government funding for presidential transitions .
They also wanted some assurance of getting government assistance from the administration of an opposing party even though no such issues had come up to date .
Fascell ’ s boundary went further than Barram ’ s , with the cutoff being the electoral college and congressional certification .
That ’ s an objective and solid constitutional standard , unlike the end of legal proceedings , let alone cable news network election calls , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , these are the rules that Democrats , not Republicans , had made .
And Democrats were happy to live by these rules in Bush v. Gore when they helped them .
Now the same rules are suddenly oppressive , dangerous , corrupt , and treasonous .
Much like casting doubt on the election results in 2000 , 2004 , and 2016 , was “ patriotic ” , but casting doubt on the election results in 2008 , 2012 , and 2020 , is “ deeply dangerous ” .
Political factions can have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be allowed to have different laws .
That ’ s called equality , not “ equity ” , before the law .
The core crisis of political power is that Democrats only respect the law when it ’ s in their favor and ignore it , attack it , or dismiss it when it isn ’ t .
A Democrat Senate blocking Bush ’ s judicial nominees was a noble defense of civil rights , but a Republican Senate blocking Obama ’ s judicial nominees was an attack on democracy , and then @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s judicial nominees was once again noble .
The legitimacy of the Senate as an institution , or the filibuster as a tactic , changes every time the Senate changes hands .
Counting every legal vote was noble in Florida in 2000 , but is a disgusting lowball tactic in Pennsylvania in 2020 .
Fighting the election results in the Supreme Court was in the highest traditions of our political system in 2000 , but is an outrageous abuse twenty years later .
It was appropriate for the GSA to block presidential @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so in 2020 may kill people , and the relevant GSA officials should be threatened and harassed .
Living in a nation of laws means having to live with those laws .
Harassing the head of the GSA is political intimidation and only highlights the fundamentally terroristic and abusive nature of the political coup that the Democrats are perpetrating .
Rep. Dante Fascell , the Democrat sponsor of the Presidential Transition Act , was quite clear about the GSA administrator not taking personal initiative in a disputed election .
So was Bill Clinton @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a presidential election is being contested , there ’ s no transition .
That ’ s not only the law , it ’ s the rules that Democrats made .
Now they have to live by them .

The Law Is There’s No Presidential Transition Until Congress Certifies the Election
Even though the votes are still being counted, Joe Biden declared that he is the President-Elect, a shadow government office invented by Obama and invested with a pseudo-government seal, and he has been holding fake briefings and taking phone calls with foreign leaders.
The United States only has one president at a time. Maintaining a fake shadow presidency undermines the sitting administration to the American people and to foreign governments.
It’s illegal and inappropriate. So the Democrats are doing it anyway.
Incoming presidents, since Truman’s day, receive briefings and, since Kennedy’s day, get funding for their transition teams, but, according to the law, only once it’s clear who won. The last time this happened, the Bush transition was blocked by Democrats until December.
But the media is boosting its Biden cable network coup by threatening the head of the GSA.
A week after the election, the media descended on Emily Murphy, the head of the General Services Administration (GSA), demanding that she release funds to a Biden transition.
Media hit pieces like the New York Times‘ “How Emily Murphy Stands Between Biden’s Team”, Bloomberg‘s “Who Is the GSA’s Emily Murphy, Trump Appointee Holding Up Biden Transition”, and the Washington Post‘s “Trump Appointee at GSA Declines to Sign Letter Authorizing Biden Transition”, personalized the issue and set off a lynch mob swiftly leading to threats against her.
It’s still early in November. The media conveniently forgot the time its party blocked a presidential transition for over 4 weeks, not just through November, but into December.
David Barram, a top Clinton donor who supported every one of their campaigns since 1992, and tech industry figure, who had been appointed to head the GSA, didn’t get this kind of treatment when he turned down transition funding to the Bush-Cheney campaign after the 2000 election.
Not only did Barram block funding until Florida’s vote was certified, but he kept blocking it until the Supreme Court had made its decision, leaving very little time for any transition to happen. The Bush-Cheney campaign pursued its own privately funded transition, as did Al Gore, the way presidential transitions used to work until the Presidential Transition Act changed all that.
Despite all this, Barram was never publicly attacked or threatened the way that Murphy is.
Worse still, the media recently trotted out Barram to argue that the GSA should release transition funding to the Biden-Harris campaign. “First off, all these media outlets who call the election have called it for Joe Biden, I think the winner is pretty clear,” Barram recently insisted.
Media outlets, it ought to go without saying, but no longer does, don’t pick presidents.
But, as with so much else, the same media that amplified claims that Gore votes were thrown out in Florida, that Secretary of State Katherine Harris discriminated against minorities, and that Jeb Bush had rigged the election for his brother, now yells that such claims are not only false, but dangerous, and must be censored at all costs. The media that had allowed every Democrat to hold forth about the Florida election, now won’t even allow Republicans to speak.
Democrat claims of election fraud must be heard, but Republican claims are “disinformation”.
Even while the Washington Post warns Republican claims of election fraud are dangerous, it just ran an article suggesting that Harris rigged the 2000 election to win an ambassadorship.
It’s dangerously irresponsible for Republicans to cast doubt on an election result, but not for Democrats. And it’s also dangerous for Republicans, but not Democrats, to block a transition.
And yet the arguments that Barram made to block GSA funds back then hold up well today.
“With legal action being pursued by both sides, it is not apparent to me who the winner is,” Barram had argued.
“Until the results are clear, and as long as both sides are going to court, the results are not clear yet,” GSA spokeswoman Beth Newberger had insisted.
The legal standard for authorizing a GSA transition is, in the words of the Democrats, the end of legal action over the results of the election. As long as legal action is being pursued, including a trip to the Supreme Court, the GSA cannot and should not release funds to a transition.
In congressional testimony, Barram took it further and cited an authoritative Democrat source.
“Congress made it perfectly clear that if there is ‘any question’ of who the winner is ‘in a close contest’ this determination should not be made,” Barram pointed out.
He then quoted, Rep. Dante Fascell, the sponsor of the Presidential Transition Act.
Rep. Fascell had stated that, “If the Administrator had any question in his mind, he simply would not make any designation in order to make the services available as provided by the Act. If as an intelligent human being and he has a doubt, he would not act until a decision has been made in the electoral college or in the Congress.”
Kennedy had recently won, through Daley’s voter fraud in Chicago, and after spending $360,000 on JFK’s expenses, the Democrats wanted government funding for presidential transitions. They also wanted some assurance of getting government assistance from the administration of an opposing party even though no such issues had come up to date.
Fascell’s boundary went further than Barram’s, with the cutoff being the electoral college and congressional certification. That’s an objective and solid constitutional standard, unlike the end of legal proceedings, let alone cable news network election calls, that are subjectively partisan.
More importantly, these are the rules that Democrats, not Republicans, had made. And Democrats were happy to live by these rules in Bush v. Gore when they helped them.
Now the same rules are suddenly oppressive, dangerous, corrupt, and treasonous.
Much like casting doubt on the election results in 2000, 2004, and 2016, was “patriotic”, but casting doubt on the election results in 2008, 2012, and 2020, is “deeply dangerous”.
Political factions can have different views, but they cannot be allowed to have different laws.
That’s called equality, not “equity”, before the law.
The core crisis of political power is that Democrats only respect the law when it’s in their favor and ignore it, attack it, or dismiss it when it isn’t. A Democrat Senate blocking Bush’s judicial nominees was a noble defense of civil rights, but a Republican Senate blocking Obama’s judicial nominees was an attack on democracy, and then Democrat Senate members trying to block Trump’s judicial nominees was once again noble. The legitimacy of the Senate as an institution, or the filibuster as a tactic, changes every time the Senate changes hands.
Counting every legal vote was noble in Florida in 2000, but is a disgusting lowball tactic in Pennsylvania in 2020. Fighting the election results in the Supreme Court was in the highest traditions of our political system in 2000, but is an outrageous abuse twenty years later.
It was appropriate for the GSA to block presidential transition funding in 2000, but doing so in 2020 may kill people, and the relevant GSA officials should be threatened and harassed.
Living in a nation of laws means having to live with those laws.
Harassing the head of the GSA is political intimidation and only highlights the fundamentally terroristic and abusive nature of the political coup that the Democrats are perpetrating.
Rep. Dante Fascell, the Democrat sponsor of the Presidential Transition Act, was quite clear about the GSA administrator not taking personal initiative in a disputed election. So was Bill Clinton’s GSA boss. As long as a presidential election is being contested, there’s no transition.
That’s not only the law, it’s the rules that Democrats made. Now they have to live by them.
Article posted with permission from Daniel Greenfield


thewashingtonstandard--2020-11-14--If Trump Would Have Prosecuted Biden For Treason, He Would Not Have Become Your President Elect!

If Trump Would Have Prosecuted Biden For Treason , He Would Not Have Become Your President Elect !
One of the promises left undone by that of point man Donald Trump , was to bring back the rule of law .
Along with that promise , he also promised over and over again that he would drain the swamp .
Those are his words , not mine .
In other words , he was saying that he was going to deal with the corruption in Washington D.C. ( Isaiah 26:9 ) Remember , he was going to bring in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Then , after he won the people ’ s White House , 41 seconds into his victory speech , he turned on his supporters and said to them that the American people owed Clinton a major debt of gratitude for her service to our country .
He later went on to call the Clintons “ good people ” and said that he “ did not want to hurt them.
” ( Proverbs 17:15 ) How many crimes have the Clintons committed against the American people , as well as the other third world @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hussein Obama who transgressed the US Constitution over 1,163 times , and 330 million people in this country stood back and allowed him to do so .
Do you remember the Iran scandal ?
The president of the United States this week accused Barack Hussein Obama of funding the missiles that attacked Americans in Iran .
This is true and the American people knew of it when he did what he did .
What should be observed here is that the president acknowledges his treason and yet fails to charge him for treason @ @ @ @ @ @ @ US Constitution ) , which would deter anyone else from daring the justice of God in our government ( Proverbs 16:6 ) .
Instead , the president put sanctions on Iran in hopes of you misreading his confusion ( Daniel 9:7 ) by overlooking the law that he is to “ faithfully execute ” against “ all enemies ” here domestically ( Romans 3:20 ; Article 2 , Section 3 , US Constitution ) .
Barack Hussein Obama is responsible for more than just what took place in Iran , this on top @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been qualified to be America ’ s president , he is not a natural-born citizen ( Article 1 , Section 2 , US Constitution ) .
Now , coming to the most recent criminal left unprosecuted , we have President-Elect Joe Biden , who by the way , has been called out repeatedly for treason by that of Donald Trump , but has failed in ever faithfully execute the laws against Biden ’ s said crime , which , in the end , will destroy this country , and so it is .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” not injustice ( Amos 5:15 ) !
This would have been the surest way to know what it is that you were dealing with when it came to the likes of Donald Trump : Is he just , or is he unjust ?
What is it that you now see ?
I want to make clear here that there is no difference between what you might call the Republicans and the Democrats ( Both un-constitutional parties set to further divide the American people : Mark 3:25 ; Article 4 , Section 4 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are both on the same team pushing forward the same global agenda .
What many are afraid that Joe Biden will do , Donald Trump has been doing under mainstream media cover ( Jeremiah 11:9 ) .
You can always judge a man by his love for God and man ( 1 John 5:2 ) , and his love for his country by his hatred for sin ( 1 John 3:4 ) and by the manner in which he deals with the wicked .
He will not tolerate it ( Psalm 94:16 ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and his supporters have failed to take heed to the Word of the Lord through the prophets ( Leviticus 26:18 ; Amos 3:7 ) and are now going to another level of self-induced judgment ( Amos 6:3 ) .
Who are the wicked ?
Those that know to do the right and refuse to do so .
Americans chose Trump and they refused to repent ( Acts 20:21 ) .
Trump worshippers will now have to come to terms with the fact that Jesus is still on His Throne and is the one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now dethroned .
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media .
Article by Bradlee Dean .

If Trump Would Have Prosecuted Biden For Treason, He Would Not Have Become Your President Elect!
Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. -Patrick Henry
One of the promises left undone by that of point man Donald Trump, was to bring back the rule of law. Along with that promise, he also promised over and over again that he would drain the swamp. Those are his words, not mine. In other words, he was saying that he was going to deal with the corruption in Washington D.C. (Isaiah 26:9)
Remember, he was going to bring in a special prosecutor concerning Hillary Clinton,. Then, after he won the people’s White House, 41 seconds into his victory speech, he turned on his supporters and said to them that the American people owed Clinton a major debt of gratitude for her service to our country. He later went on to call the Clintons “good people” and said that he “did not want to hurt them.” (Proverbs 17:15)
How many crimes have the Clintons committed against the American people, as well as the other third world countries?
Then, we have Barack Hussein Obama who transgressed the US Constitution over 1,163 times, and 330 million people in this country stood back and allowed him to do so. Do you remember the Iran scandal?
The president of the United States this week accused Barack Hussein Obama of funding the missiles that attacked Americans in Iran. This is true and the American people knew of it when he did what he did. What should be observed here is that the president acknowledges his treason and yet fails to charge him for treason (Article 3, Sections 3, US Constitution), which would deter anyone else from daring the justice of God in our government (Proverbs 16:6).
Instead, the president put sanctions on Iran in hopes of you misreading his confusion (Daniel 9:7) by overlooking the law that he is to “faithfully execute” against “all enemies” here domestically (Romans 3:20; Article 2, Section 3, US Constitution).
Barack Hussein Obama is responsible for more than just what took place in Iran, this on top of the fact that he never has been qualified to be America’s president, he is not a natural-born citizen (Article 1, Section 2, US Constitution).
Now, coming to the most recent criminal left unprosecuted, we have President-Elect Joe Biden, who by the way, has been called out repeatedly for treason by that of Donald Trump, but has failed in ever faithfully execute the laws against Biden’s said crime, which, in the end, will destroy this country, and so it is.
“Justice The Guardian Of Liberty,” not injustice (Amos 5:15)!
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/barr-defends-trump-treason-biden-obama-insists-colloquial/story?id=72797684
This would have been the surest way to know what it is that you were dealing with when it came to the likes of Donald Trump: Is he just, or is he unjust? What is it that you now see?
“A king (Article 6, Section 2 of the US Constitution) that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.” -Proverbs 20:8
Or…
“The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.” -Psalm 12:8
I want to make clear here that there is no difference between what you might call the Republicans and the Democrats (Both un-constitutional parties set to further divide the American people: Mark 3:25; Article 4, Section 4 of the US Constitution). They are both on the same team pushing forward the same global agenda.
What many are afraid that Joe Biden will do, Donald Trump has been doing under mainstream media cover (Jeremiah 11:9).
You can always judge a man by his love for God and man (1 John 5:2), and his love for his country by his hatred for sin (1 John 3:4) and by the manner in which he deals with the wicked. He will not tolerate it (Psalm 94:16).
“Ye that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.” -Psalm 97:10
“…for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.” -Isaiah 26:9
“Hearken unto me, my people; and give ear unto me, O my nation: for a law shall proceed from me, and I will make my judgment to rest for a light of the people.” -Isaiah 51:4
Sad to say, Donald Trump and his supporters have failed to take heed to the Word of the Lord through the prophets (Leviticus 26:18; Amos 3:7) and are now going to another level of self-induced judgment (Amos 6:3).
“…God is angry with the wicked everyday.” -Psalm 7:11
Who are the wicked? Those that know to do the right and refuse to do so.
Americans chose Trump and they refused to repent (Acts 20:21). Trump worshippers will now have to come to terms with the fact that Jesus is still on His Throne and is the one that should be heeded as Trump is now dethroned.
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media. Article by Bradlee Dean.


thewashingtonstandard--2020-11-15--Delaware Promises Not to Re-Impose Discriminatory COVID-19 Restrictions Against Churches in a Victor

Delaware Promises Not to Re-Impose Discriminatory COVID-19 Restrictions Against Churches in a Victory for Religious Freedom

WILMINGTON , Del .
— In a victory for religious liberty , The Rutherford Institute has reached a settlement with the State of Delaware over a First Amendment lawsuit challenging discriminatory COVID-19 restrictions that applied to churches but not big-box shopping stores , liquor stores , and guns shops .
Under the settlement , Delaware promises not to reissue rules targeting churches that limit the number of persons who can worship , the number of services that can be held , and how churches conduct rituals such as baptism and communion .
The lawsuit , Rev .
Dr. Christopher Allen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , was filed on behalf of Rev .
Bullock , the founder and pastor for Canaan Baptist Church near New Castle , Del.
, who believes the state ’ s restrictions overstepped the wall of separation between church and state .
Attorneys Thomas S. Neuberger , Stephen J. Neuberger , Martin D. Haverly and Thomas Crumplar worked with The Rutherford Institute in defending Rev .
Bullock ’ s First Amendment rights .
“ A pandemic doesn ’ t override the Constitution .
While the government believes it has a compelling interest—albeit a temporary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in public in order to minimize the spread of this virus , these one-time constraints can very quickly become a slippery slope to a total lockdown mindset , ” said constitutional attorney John W. Whitehead , president of The Rutherford Institute and author of Battlefield America : The War on the American People .
“ What we must guard against , more than ever before , is the tendency to become so accustomed to these COVID-19 restrictions—lockdowns , authoritarian dictates , and police state tactics justified as necessary for national security—that we allow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in all things , without any civic resistance or objections being raised.
” In March 2020 , Delaware Gov .
John Carney declared a state of emergency relating to the COVID-19 pandemic and soon after issued additional emergency orders limiting the size of gatherings within the state .
By April 1 , the Governor had ordered that no indoor gatherings of more than 10 persons could be held .
The ban on gatherings was specifically applicable to churches and “ strongly encouraged ” houses of worship to transition to remote services by video @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on gatherings contained numerous exceptions , allowing big-box shopping stores , liquor stores , and guns shops to be open without having to abide by a 10-person restriction .
Rev .
Bullock , the pastor of Canaan Baptist Church , who was holding on-line services for his 2500-member congregation , sought to challenge what he saw as unequal and unfair treatment of churches under the Governor ’ s emergency restrictions , especially when compared to the less strident restrictions imposed on big-box shopping stores , liquor stores , and guns shops .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ filed by attorneys for The Rutherford Institute , Delaware officials progressively backed off on the governor ’ s emergency restrictions for churches .
A May 18 revised order limited the length of worship services to one hour and attendance at church services to 30 % of normal capacity , and then only if persons attending wear masks and maintain “ social distancing ” separation of six feet .
Later guidance rescinded any attempt to dictate to churches , offering only recommendations as they use their best judgment about how best to minister to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the revision of the original orders , Institute attorneys argued that a court declaration was needed to prevent the governor from reinstituting the kind of discriminatory restrictions that prompted the lawsuit .
The Rutherford Institute , a nonprofit civil liberties organization , defends individuals whose constitutional rights have been violated and educates the public about threats to their freedoms .
September 16 , 2020 • Rutherford Institute Asks Court to Guard Against Future COVID-19 Restrictions That Discriminate Against Churches but Favor Bars , Big Box Stores , Restaurants , et al .
June @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Victory for the Right of Churches to Be Free of Government Meddling , Delaware Rescinds COVID-19 Restrictions on Worship Services May 19 , 2020 • Rutherford Institute Sues Delaware for Overstepping First Amendment Restrictions , Meddling in Church Affairs and Violating Religious Freedom

WILMINGTON, Del. — In a victory for religious liberty, The Rutherford Institute has reached a settlement with the State of Delaware over a First Amendment lawsuit challenging discriminatory COVID-19 restrictions that applied to churches but not big-box shopping stores, liquor stores, and guns shops. Under the settlement, Delaware promises not to reissue rules targeting churches that limit the number of persons who can worship, the number of services that can be held, and how churches conduct rituals such as baptism and communion. The lawsuit, Rev. Dr. Christopher Allen Bullock v. Gov. John C. Carney, was filed on behalf of Rev. Bullock, the founder and pastor for Canaan Baptist Church near New Castle, Del., who believes the state’s restrictions overstepped the wall of separation between church and state.
Attorneys Thomas S. Neuberger, Stephen J. Neuberger, Martin D. Haverly and Thomas Crumplar worked with The Rutherford Institute in defending Rev. Bullock’s First Amendment rights.
“A pandemic doesn’t override the Constitution. While the government believes it has a compelling interest—albeit a temporary one—in restricting gatherings, assemblies and movement in public in order to minimize the spread of this virus, these one-time constraints can very quickly become a slippery slope to a total lockdown mindset,” said constitutional attorney John W. Whitehead, president of The Rutherford Institute and author of Battlefield America: The War on the American People . “What we must guard against, more than ever before, is the tendency to become so accustomed to these COVID-19 restrictions—lockdowns, authoritarian dictates, and police state tactics justified as necessary for national security—that we allow the government to keep having its way in all things, without any civic resistance or objections being raised.”
In March 2020, Delaware Gov. John Carney declared a state of emergency relating to the COVID-19 pandemic and soon after issued additional emergency orders limiting the size of gatherings within the state. By April 1, the Governor had ordered that no indoor gatherings of more than 10 persons could be held. The ban on gatherings was specifically applicable to churches and “strongly encouraged” houses of worship to transition to remote services by video or telephone. However, the ban on gatherings contained numerous exceptions, allowing big-box shopping stores, liquor stores, and guns shops to be open without having to abide by a 10-person restriction. Rev. Bullock, the pastor of Canaan Baptist Church, who was holding on-line services for his 2500-member congregation, sought to challenge what he saw as unequal and unfair treatment of churches under the Governor’s emergency restrictions, especially when compared to the less strident restrictions imposed on big-box shopping stores, liquor stores, and guns shops. In the wake of the First Amendment lawsuit filed by attorneys for The Rutherford Institute, Delaware officials progressively backed off on the governor’s emergency restrictions for churches. A May 18 revised order limited the length of worship services to one hour and attendance at church services to 30% of normal capacity, and then only if persons attending wear masks and maintain “social distancing” separation of six feet. Later guidance rescinded any attempt to dictate to churches, offering only recommendations as they use their best judgment about how best to minister to their congregants during a pandemic. Despite the revision of the original orders, Institute attorneys argued that a court declaration was needed to prevent the governor from reinstituting the kind of discriminatory restrictions that prompted the lawsuit.
The Rutherford Institute, a nonprofit civil liberties organization, defends individuals whose constitutional rights have been violated and educates the public about threats to their freedoms.
Case History
September 16, 2020 • Rutherford Institute Asks Court to Guard Against Future COVID-19 Restrictions That Discriminate Against Churches but Favor Bars, Big Box Stores, Restaurants, et al.
June 4, 2020 • In a Major Victory for the Right of Churches to Be Free of Government Meddling, Delaware Rescinds COVID-19 Restrictions on Worship Services
May 19, 2020 • Rutherford Institute Sues Delaware for Overstepping First Amendment Restrictions, Meddling in Church Affairs and Violating Religious Freedom
The amended complaint in Bullock v. Carney
Article posted with permission from John Whitehead


thewashingtonstandard--2020-11-15--USPS Employee Told to Mark All Non-Biden Political Mail as ‘Undeliverable’ US Mail (Video)

A new U.S .
Postal Service ( USPS ) employee came forward asserting mail carriers were instructed to deliver mail only for Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden and mark the remainder “ undeliverable ” after November 9 .
A new U.S .
Postal Service ( USPS ) employee came forward asserting mail carriers were instructed to deliver mail only for Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden and mark the remainder “ undeliverable ” after November 9 .
In a video shared on Twitter by Project Veritas founder James O ’ Keefe , the whistleblower from Elkins Park , Pa. , told @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other political mail was “ garbage.
” “ You [ mail carriers ] were told that the only political mail that will be delivered from now on will be that of the ‘ winner , ’ in this case , Joe Biden , ” the whistleblower told O ’ Keefe .
“ And that other political mail from other sources and senders would be put into the undeliverable bulk business mail bin or UVM.
” “ All political mail for Biden was to be continued to be treated as first-class and delivered the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whistleblower added .
When asked what happens to undeliverable bulk business mail , the whistleblower said , “ I believe it goes back to the plant , but undeliverable bulk business mail is essentially a step away from the garbage.
” This isn ’ t the first report of whistleblowers coming forward revealing voter fraud or suppression in Pennsylvania during 2020 elections .
In another case , a mail carrier from Pennsylvania said in a sworn affidavit that supervisors ordered him to collect and submit late ballots , which supervisors then backdated to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time for Election Day .
Richard Hopkins from Erie , Pa. , said he overheard a supervisor discussing a plan to backdate ballots , advising letter carriers to pick up ballots through Friday .
Pennsylvania ’ s current rules require ballots to have been mailed by Election Day , but they could still be delivered to officials and counted through the following Friday , The Washington Times reported .
Senator Lindsey Graham , a South Carolina Republican and Senate Judiciary Committee chairman , released the affidavit provided to the Trump campaign , vowing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ voting irregularities and misconduct in order to ensure the integrity of the 2020 elections , adding that he wouldn ’ t allow them to be “ swept under the rug.
” “ Mr .
Hopkins is entitled to all whistleblower protections , and I will ensure they extend to other postal workers who may come forward with claims of irregulates , misconduct , fraud , etc.
, ” Graham said in a statement .
Disruptions in vote counts leading to widespread Election Day confusion propelled the Trump campaign to file multiple lawsuits in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suppression .

A new U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employee came forward asserting mail carriers were instructed to deliver mail only for Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden and mark the remainder “undeliverable” after November 9.
Video: USPS employee allegedly told to mark all non-Biden political mail as ‘undeliverable’
US Mail
By: Liz George, American Military News, November 13, 2020:
A new U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employee came forward asserting mail carriers were instructed to deliver mail only for Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden and mark the remainder “undeliverable” after November 9.
In a video shared on Twitter by Project Veritas founder James O’Keefe, the whistleblower from Elkins Park, Pa., told O’Keefe that the instructions meant other political mail was “garbage.”
“You [mail carriers] were told that the only political mail that will be delivered from now on will be that of the ‘winner,’ in this case, Joe Biden,” the whistleblower told O’Keefe. “And that other political mail from other sources and senders would be put into the undeliverable bulk business mail bin or UVM.”
“All political mail for Biden was to be continued to be treated as first-class and delivered the day it was received,” the whistleblower added.
When asked what happens to undeliverable bulk business mail, the whistleblower said, “I believe it goes back to the plant, but undeliverable bulk business mail is essentially a step away from the garbage.”
BREAKING: New @USPS Whistleblower in Philadelphia suburb Elkins Park Details Orders To Stop Delivering @realDonaldTrump And Republican Mailings “Told that the only mail that will be delivered from now(Nov 9) on will be for that of the winner…this case @JoeBiden” #ExposeUSPS pic.twitter.com/aEV73IcpHd — James O'Keefe (@JamesOKeefeIII) November 12, 2020
This isn’t the first report of whistleblowers coming forward revealing voter fraud or suppression in Pennsylvania during 2020 elections. In another case, a mail carrier from Pennsylvania said in a sworn affidavit that supervisors ordered him to collect and submit late ballots, which supervisors then backdated to appear as though they were mailed in time for Election Day.
Richard Hopkins from Erie, Pa., said he overheard a supervisor discussing a plan to backdate ballots, advising letter carriers to pick up ballots through Friday. Pennsylvania’s current rules require ballots to have been mailed by Election Day, but they could still be delivered to officials and counted through the following Friday, The Washington Times reported.
Senator Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican and Senate Judiciary Committee chairman, released the affidavit provided to the Trump campaign, vowing to thoroughly investigate any credible claims of voting irregularities and misconduct in order to ensure the integrity of the 2020 elections, adding that he wouldn’t allow them to be “swept under the rug.”
“Mr. Hopkins is entitled to all whistleblower protections, and I will ensure they extend to other postal workers who may come forward with claims of irregulates, misconduct, fraud, etc.,” Graham said in a statement.
Disruptions in vote counts leading to widespread Election Day confusion propelled the Trump campaign to file multiple lawsuits in key swing states alleging voter fraud and suppression.
Article posted with permission from Pamela Geller