thewashingtonstandard--2020-09-21--Persuading American Students Into Accepting Socialism

Most Americans are familiar with the term social change .
It is recognized as a methodology used in our colleges , under the guise of critical theory , to convince young gullible kids that our country desperately needs , as Barrack Obama once put it , a fundamental transformation .
There are an untold number of stories where conservative parents send their children to prestigious universities , only to realize when they come back , they have been thoroughly brainwashed into leftist thinking .
Even in public elementary education , it is becoming evident that there is more of an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ learning .
The role education has taken in society has changed from one of creating free thinkers to a system focused on changing attitudes and restructuring what it is viewed as the old world , into a new global society .
To get people to go along , they must be persuaded into believing it is in their best interest .
Sadly , most Americans are unaware that this has been taking place since before the beginning of the twentieth century .
Donald Trump recently made a big move by signing an executive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ theory in public schools .
There is little doubt that the use of such a theory , which aims to teach young children that America is a racist nation , has contributed to the hatred and resentment many Americans feel towards their own country .
Unfortunately , this will have little effect as they have been discretely shaping opinions and attitudes in schools for over one hundred years .
The main goal has been training students into a socialized form of education , envisioned by John Dewey , where they sought to change @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country .
The Progressive Education Association , for example , was founded in 1919 ( Iserbyt , p. 11 ) for such a purpose .
In 1927 , according to Deliberate Dumbing Down of America author Charlotte Iserbyt ( p.14 ) the state of Maine education commissioner , Augustus Thomas gave a speech in which he highlighted the process of change that would have to occur in education to bring about their new order .
If there are those who think we are to jump immediately into a new world order , actuated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they are doomed to disappointment .
If we are ever to approach that time , it will be after the patient and persistent effort of a long duration .
The present international situation of mistrust and fear can only be corrected by a formula of equal status , continuously applied , to every phase of international contacts , until the cobwebs of the old order are brushed out of the minds of the people of all lands .
This means that the world must await a long process of education and a building @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , or , in other words , until there is a world-wide sentiment which will back up the modern conception of a world community .
This brings us to the international mind , which is nothing more or less than the habit of thinking of foreign relations and business affecting the several countries of the civilized world as free co-operating equals .
The point is that for the past one hundred years or more , there has been a tremendous effort to research human behavior and what methods work best to persuade people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attitudes .
Many of these persuasion theories bare similarity to psychological doctrines , like operant conditioning .
For instance , social exchange theory is primarily known for being a theory of economics in so far as it examines the relationship between individuals and what they are willing to pay in exchange for economic goods .
In an article entitled Social Exchange Theory : An Integrative Approach to Social Conformity , published in The Psychological Bulletin 71 ( 3 ) , the authors note that when it comes to social behavior , social acceptance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ good ” which people will be willing to pay a price for .
The price of course , is conforming to other ’ s viewpoints to feel accepted in a group of some kind .
This bears resemblance to B.F. Skinner ’ s Beyond Freedom and Dignity when he states that social acceptance is a more powerful form of control than a police state .
The child who has learned what to say and how to behave in getting along with other people is under the control of social contingencies .
People who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contingencies of approval and disapproval are controlled as effectively as ( and in many ways more effectively than ) the citizens of a police state .
Orthodoxy controls through the establishment of rules , but the mystic is no freer because the contingencies which have shaped his behavior are more personal or idiosyncratic .
Those who work productively because of the reinforcing value of what they produce are under the sensitive and powerful control of the products .
Those who learn in the natural environment are under a form of control as powerful @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
A theory called induced compliance posits the idea that positive or negative emotions , presented in association with information that contradicts one ’ s views , is a powerful factor in changing attitudes .
In an article entitled Induced-Compliance Attitude Change : Once More with Feeling , published in The Journal of Experimental Psychology in 1979 , the authors cited a study in which stimulants or tranquilizers were given to students while being asked to write essays that countered their typical beliefs .
It was found that students who were given the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their position .
From this experiment , social scientists came to believe that when people are in a state of arousal , their attitudes and beliefs can be changed .
How is this applied in the classroom ?
Charismatic teachers , skilled at trapping the attention of unsuspecting students , entertain them with meaningless jokes about parents or whatever , and then present information that is intended to sway their traditionally held beliefs .
This is also known as values clarification education .
It is in this state of arousal , where children @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Especially considering the theories mentioned earlier about wanting to be socially accepted .
A more recent article entitled Attitude Change : Persuasion and Social Influence reinforces the idea of social conformity as a change motivator .
It highlights long-held notions that social change can be affected when there are concerns about one ’ s self-fitting in , feelings and beliefs being coherent and viewed in a favorable light , and maintaining positive relationships with others .
In fact , the need to fit in can be such a strong driver of attitude change @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people change their positions primarily based on the company they are in .
These change strategies are employed against society every day not only in education , but through any means of mass communications .
The right works just as hard to persuade people as the left .
Consider the concept of arousal influencing attitude change and apply it to Donald Trump ’ s bump stock ban .
First , be honest and admit that if a Democrat had done that conservatives would have opposed .
Because the action was associated with a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ four-dimensional chess , people accepted the infringement against the second amendment in a passive , if not , positive way .
Another example of persuasion , that was highly effective no less , was Barrack Obama insisting his views on homosexual marriage had evolved .
When running for president , he was opposed because he knew the attitude of the country towards the controversial subject was not favorable .
His charismatic attitude and positive character image were useful in persuading the American public to accept homosexual marriage because he claimed he had evolved @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This is the same way they are presenting socialism , homosexuality , transgenderism , and even critical race theory in the classroom .
If we are going to get into the education system and make corrections , we must understand that the behaviorists have been researching human behavior for many decades .
They know more about your behavior than you do .
Their goal was to create an education system devoid of individuality and one that trains people to be subservient to the state .
They have by far surpassed that goal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ masses into accepting things they may have never thought they would .
Just look at everyone wearing a face mask over a virus with .02 percent mortality rate .
Iserbyt , C. The Deliberate Dumbing down of America : A chronological Paper Trail .
( 1999 ) Ravena Ohio .
Conscience Press .

Most Americans are familiar with the term social change. It is recognized as a methodology used in our colleges, under the guise of critical theory, to convince young gullible kids that our country desperately needs, as Barrack Obama once put it, a fundamental transformation. There are an untold number of stories where conservative parents send their children to prestigious universities, only to realize when they come back, they have been thoroughly brainwashed into leftist thinking. Even in public elementary education, it is becoming evident that there is more of an indoctrination taking place than anything that resembles learning. The role education has taken in society has changed from one of creating free thinkers to a system focused on changing attitudes and restructuring what it is viewed as the old world, into a new global society. To get people to go along, they must be persuaded into believing it is in their best interest. Sadly, most Americans are unaware that this has been taking place since before the beginning of the twentieth century.
Donald Trump recently made a big move by signing an executive order targeting the use of critical race theory in public schools. There is little doubt that the use of such a theory, which aims to teach young children that America is a racist nation, has contributed to the hatred and resentment many Americans feel towards their own country. Unfortunately, this will have little effect as they have been discretely shaping opinions and attitudes in schools for over one hundred years. The main goal has been training students into a socialized form of education, envisioned by John Dewey, where they sought to change the national morality and attitudes towards their country. The Progressive Education Association, for example, was founded in 1919 (Iserbyt, p. 11) for such a purpose. In 1927, according to Deliberate Dumbing Down of America author Charlotte Iserbyt (p.14) the state of Maine education commissioner, Augustus Thomas gave a speech in which he highlighted the process of change that would have to occur in education to bring about their new order.
If there are those who think we are to jump immediately into a new world order, actuated by complete understanding and brotherly love, they are doomed to disappointment. If we are ever to approach that time, it will be after the patient and persistent effort of a long duration. The present international situation of mistrust and fear can only be corrected by a formula of equal status, continuously applied, to every phase of international contacts, until the cobwebs of the old order are brushed out of the minds of the people of all lands. This means that the world must await a long process of education and a building up of public conscience and international morality, or, in other words, until there is a world-wide sentiment which will back up the modern conception of a world community. This brings us to the international mind, which is nothing more or less than the habit of thinking of foreign relations and business affecting the several countries of the civilized world as free co-operating equals.
The point is that for the past one hundred years or more, there has been a tremendous effort to research human behavior and what methods work best to persuade people to change their positions, and their attitudes. Many of these persuasion theories bare similarity to psychological doctrines, like operant conditioning. For instance, social exchange theory is primarily known for being a theory of economics in so far as it examines the relationship between individuals and what they are willing to pay in exchange for economic goods. In an article entitled Social Exchange Theory: An Integrative Approach to Social Conformity, published in The Psychological Bulletin 71(3), the authors note that when it comes to social behavior, social acceptance can be viewed as a “social good” which people will be willing to pay a price for. The price of course, is conforming to other’s viewpoints to feel accepted in a group of some kind. This bears resemblance to B.F. Skinner’s Beyond Freedom and Dignity when he states that social acceptance is a more powerful form of control than a police state.
The child who has learned what to say and how to behave in getting along with other people is under the control of social contingencies. People who get along together well under the mild contingencies of approval and disapproval are controlled as effectively as (and in many ways more effectively than) the citizens of a police state. Orthodoxy controls through the establishment of rules, but the mystic is no freer because the contingencies which have shaped his behavior are more personal or idiosyncratic. Those who work productively because of the reinforcing value of what they produce are under the sensitive and powerful control of the products. Those who learn in the natural environment are under a form of control as powerful as any control exerted by a teacher.
A theory called induced compliance posits the idea that positive or negative emotions, presented in association with information that contradicts one’s views, is a powerful factor in changing attitudes. In an article entitled Induced-Compliance Attitude Change: Once More with Feeling, published in The Journal of Experimental Psychology in 1979, the authors cited a study in which stimulants or tranquilizers were given to students while being asked to write essays that countered their typical beliefs. It was found that students who were given the stimulants were very easily persuaded to change their position. From this experiment, social scientists came to believe that when people are in a state of arousal, their attitudes and beliefs can be changed. How is this applied in the classroom? Charismatic teachers, skilled at trapping the attention of unsuspecting students, entertain them with meaningless jokes about parents or whatever, and then present information that is intended to sway their traditionally held beliefs. This is also known as values clarification education. It is in this state of arousal, where children are most likely to go along. Especially considering the theories mentioned earlier about wanting to be socially accepted.
A more recent article entitled Attitude Change: Persuasion and Social Influence reinforces the idea of social conformity as a change motivator. It highlights long-held notions that social change can be affected when there are concerns about one’s self-fitting in, feelings and beliefs being coherent and viewed in a favorable light, and maintaining positive relationships with others. In fact, the need to fit in can be such a strong driver of attitude change, it is not uncommon to see people change their positions primarily based on the company they are in.
These change strategies are employed against society every day not only in education, but through any means of mass communications. The right works just as hard to persuade people as the left. Consider the concept of arousal influencing attitude change and apply it to Donald Trump’s bump stock ban. First, be honest and admit that if a Democrat had done that conservatives would have opposed. Because the action was associated with a positive, arousal creating stimulus known as four-dimensional chess, people accepted the infringement against the second amendment in a passive, if not, positive way. Another example of persuasion, that was highly effective no less, was Barrack Obama insisting his views on homosexual marriage had evolved. When running for president, he was opposed because he knew the attitude of the country towards the controversial subject was not favorable. His charismatic attitude and positive character image were useful in persuading the American public to accept homosexual marriage because he claimed he had evolved to see it in a positive light. This is the same way they are presenting socialism, homosexuality, transgenderism, and even critical race theory in the classroom.
If we are going to get into the education system and make corrections, we must understand that the behaviorists have been researching human behavior for many decades. They know more about your behavior than you do. Their goal was to create an education system devoid of individuality and one that trains people to be subservient to the state. They have by far surpassed that goal and are very adept at persuading the masses into accepting things they may have never thought they would. Just look at everyone wearing a face mask over a virus with .02 percent mortality rate.
Iserbyt, C. The Deliberate Dumbing down of America: A chronological Paper Trail . (1999) Ravena Ohio. Conscience Press.
Nord, W. R. (1969) Social exchange theory: An integrative approach to social conformity. Psychological Bulletin 71 (3) pp. 173-208
Rhodewalt, F. & Comer, R. (1979) Induced compliance attitude change. Journal of experimental social psychology 15(1) pp. 35-47
Wood, W. (2000) Attitude change: Persuasion and social influence. Annual review of psychology. 51 (1) pp. 539-570
Article posted with permission from David Risselada


thewashingtonstandard--2020-09-21--Mass Protests Hit Israel As Second Nationwide Lockdown Takes Effect:  “Trying To Break Us Down”

Mass Protests Hit Israel As Second Nationwide Lockdown Takes Effect : “ Trying To Break Us Down ” Protests are happening around the world as more and more people are seeing through the lies of their governments and the approaching tyranny from a “ virus ” that no government has actually proven exits .
Australia is facing some of the greatest tyranny concerning the COVID hoax , and so is Britain .
Both have begun to protest over it .
Now , Israelis are protesting their corrupt government over a second lockdown .
As Israel ’ s second nationwide mandatory @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hundreds took the streets in Tel Aviv to protest what citizens complain is unnecessary government overreach which will only harm businesses while achieving little positive effect .
Israel ’ s Health ministry cited a recent spike in COVID-19 cases in making the argument last week that a new national lockdown is warranted ; however , government ministers concerned about the devastating impact on small businesses as well as freedom of worship clashed with factions pushing the new lockdown .
The entire country has been declared a ‘ hot zone ’ and the lockdown @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before the start of Rosh Hashanah , the two-day festive celebration marking the Jewish New Year .
It comes as new infections have risen 5,000 on some days , bringing the country to over 175,000 cases including 1,160 deaths .
The mainstay of the protests began Thursday night : And a recently laid off protester told The Times of Israel : Ironically , though schools and business have been shuttered for at least two weeks starting Friday the government has said demonstrations still remain legal , so it ’ s expected more will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an economic toll , fueling resentment at the entire population being forced into quarantine .
Restaurants especially have been hit hard during the prior pandemic lockdown : Protest groups in downtown Tel Aviv decried that it was all a ploy of Prime Minister Netanyahu , designed to ensure his personal political survival by continuing to sell fear , especially as he ’ s still facing serious corruption charges .
“ The shutdown is in order to turn us into submissive , suppressed sheep , ” one protester told Russia ’ s RT .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ are “ to try to break us down.
” Until the lying tyrants are dealt with in governments around the world , the people will be oppressed .
It appears that at least some understand who the real enemy is and it isn ’ t one another .

Protests are happening around the world as more and more people are seeing through the lies of their governments and the approaching tyranny from a “virus” that no government has actually proven exits. Australia is facing some of the greatest tyranny concerning the COVID hoax, and so is Britain. Both have begun to protest over it. Now, Israelis are protesting their corrupt government over a second lockdown.
Tyler Durden has the story.
As Israel’s second nationwide mandatory lockdown went into effect on Friday, hundreds took the streets in Tel Aviv to protest what citizens complain is unnecessary government overreach which will only harm businesses while achieving little positive effect.
Israel’s Health ministry cited a recent spike in COVID-19 cases in making the argument last week that a new national lockdown is warranted; however, government ministers concerned about the devastating impact on small businesses as well as freedom of worship clashed with factions pushing the new lockdown.
Tel Aviv bars rebrand as synagogues to protest virus lockdown rules https://t.co/PfaN9Y8DAK — The Times of Israel (@TimesofIsrael) September 16, 2020
The entire country has been declared a ‘hot zone’ and the lockdown took effect by Friday afternoon, just before the start of Rosh Hashanah, the two-day festive celebration marking the Jewish New Year.
It comes as new infections have risen 5,000 on some days, bringing the country to over 175,000 cases including 1,160 deaths.
Israelis protest against virus lockdown in Tel Avivhttps://t.co/CsIqNzxhME pic.twitter.com/N7XF2CWwPM — Yeni Şafak English (@yenisafakEN) September 18, 2020
The mainstay of the protests began Thursday night:
Hundreds of Israelis protested in Tel Aviv late Thursday against a second nationwide lockdown to combat Israel’s surging coronavirus outbreak. “The economy is in free-fall, people are losing their jobs, they’re depressed,” said Yael, one of between 300 and 400 demonstrators at Habima Square.
And a recently laid off protester told The Times of Israel:
“And all this for what? For nothing!”
Ironically, though schools and business have been shuttered for at least two weeks starting Friday the government has said demonstrations still remain legal, so it’s expected more will pop up especially as the lockdown takes an economic toll, fueling resentment at the entire population being forced into quarantine.
Restaurants especially have been hit hard during the prior pandemic lockdown:
"We've been broken." Restaurateurs in Tel Aviv smashed plates on Tuesday to protest a second nationwide coronavirus lockdown pic.twitter.com/SaoubMD9QN — Bloomberg QuickTake (@QuickTake) September 15, 2020
Protest groups in downtown Tel Aviv decried that it was all a ploy of Prime Minister Netanyahu, designed to ensure his personal political survival by continuing to sell fear, especially as he’s still facing serious corruption charges.
“The shutdown is in order to turn us into submissive, suppressed sheep,” one protester told Russia’s RT. She argued that ultimately the new measures are “to try to break us down.”
Until the lying tyrants are dealt with in governments around the world, the people will be oppressed. It appears that at least some understand who the real enemy is and it isn’t one another.


thewashingtonstandard--2020-09-21--Controlled Opposition:  Fox News Cuts Off Newt Gingrich After He Points Out George Soros Role in Ele

Controlled Opposition : Fox News Cuts Off Newt Gingrich After He Points Out George Soros Role in Electing Prosecutors This was perhaps the worst segment from Fox News in a long time .
Newt Gingrich was speaking the truth about George Soros ’ role in the election of far-Left district attorneys , who Soros will fund to undermine the American justice system .
In fact , Fox News may have banned Joe Digenova for making a similar statement about Soros last year .
Why is Soros being protected by Fox News ?
Fox News Cuts Off Newt Gingrich After He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Prosecutors Fox News cut off former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich on Wednesday after he brought up the role of billionaire left-wing financier George Soros in funding the election of left-wing prosecutors in local races over the past several years .
Gingrich argued that the rise in crime in many Democrat-governed cities was partly the result of the election of left-wing district attorneys who had received financial assistance from George Soros .
But commentators Melissa Francis and Marie Harf attempted to silence Gingrich .
“ Look , the number one problem in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , left-wing , anti-police , pro-criminal district attorneys who refuse to keep people locked up , ” Gingrich said .
“ Just yesterday they put somebody back on the streets who ’ s wanted for two different murders in New York City.
” He continued : “ You can not solve this problem — and both [ Kamala ] Harris and [ Joe ] Biden have talked very proudly out what they call ‘ progressive district attorneys ’ .
Progressive district attorneys are anti-police , pro-criminal , and overwhelmingly elected with George Soros @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ re a major cause of the violence we ’ re seeing because they keep putting the violent criminals back on the street , ” Gingrich said .
“ I ’ m not sure we need to bring George Soros into this , ” Francis replied .
“ He paid for it , ” Gingrich , who was obviously taken aback by the interruption .
“ I mean , why can ’ t we discuss that fact that millions of dollars….
” .
“ No he didn ’ t , ” Harf interjected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ George Soros doesn ’ t need to be a part of this conversation.
” “ Okay , so it ’ s verboten , ” Gingrich said , using the German word for “ forbidden.
” As Breitbart News reported in May 2018 , Soros became involved in several local races for district attorney , in Northern California and around the nation .

Controlled Opposition: Fox News Cuts Off Newt Gingrich After He Points Out George Soros Role in Electing Prosecutors
This was perhaps the worst segment from Fox News in a long time. Newt Gingrich was speaking the truth about George Soros’ role in the election of far-Left district attorneys, who Soros will fund to undermine the American justice system. In fact, Fox News may have banned Joe Digenova for making a similar statement about Soros last year. Why is Soros being protected by Fox News?
Fox News Cuts Off Newt Gingrich After He Points Out George Soros Role in Electing Prosecutors
By Breitbart, September 18, 2020
Fox News cut off former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich on Wednesday after he brought up the role of billionaire left-wing financier George Soros in funding the election of left-wing prosecutors in local races over the past several years.
Gingrich argued that the rise in crime in many Democrat-governed cities was partly the result of the election of left-wing district attorneys who had received financial assistance from George Soros.
But commentators Melissa Francis and Marie Harf attempted to silence Gingrich.
This is one of the weirdest exchanges I’ve ever seen on TV. @newtgingrich correctly points out that George Soros threw an unprecedented amount of money into DA races all over the country to elect radicals and Fox News basically told him to shut up. WTF? pic.twitter.com/IxwcLG2gOH — Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) September 16, 2020
“Look, the number one problem in almost all these cities is George Soros-elected, left-wing, anti-police, pro-criminal district attorneys who refuse to keep people locked up,” Gingrich said. “Just yesterday they put somebody back on the streets who’s wanted for two different murders in New York City.”
He continued: “You cannot solve this problem — and both [Kamala] Harris and [Joe] Biden have talked very proudly out what they call ‘progressive district attorneys’. Progressive district attorneys are anti-police, pro-criminal, and overwhelmingly elected with George Soros’s money.
“And they’re a major cause of the violence we’re seeing because they keep putting the violent criminals back on the street,” Gingrich said.
“I’m not sure we need to bring George Soros into this,” Francis replied.
“He paid for it,” Gingrich, who was obviously taken aback by the interruption. “I mean, why can’t we discuss that fact that millions of dollars….”.
“No he didn’t,” Harf interjected. “I agree with Melissa. George Soros doesn’t need to be a part of this conversation.”
“Okay, so it’s verboten,” Gingrich said, using the German word for “forbidden.”
As Breitbart News reported in May 2018, Soros became involved in several local races for district attorney, in Northern California and around the nation.
Article posted with permission from Pamela Geller


thewashingtonstandard--2020-09-22--The Dollar Is Being Collapsed By Design:  “Buckle Up!  This Is Going To Be Epic!”

The Dollar Is Being Collapsed By Design : “ Buckle Up !
This Is Going To Be Epic !
” The stock market is going to be punished today , says Gregory Mannarino in his latest special report video .
Mannarino also warns that this coming financial crisis is going to be EPIC , so buckle up .
In case anyone hasn ’ t noticed , the dollar is being collapsed by design .
As of now , it ’ s officially on , and there ’ s no going back .
This coming financial crisis is going to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ put on your seatbelts , ” says Mannarino .
The banks are going to destroy everyone .
Greg Mannarino : The Fed Is “ Trying To KILL What ’ s Left Of The Middle Class ” “ These banks have the world by the ‘ you know whats.
’ They can crush the global economy or the market .
The global economy , which is the middle class , is already crushed , ok .
They can destroy the stock market like this [ snaps fingers . ]
ANd you can see @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all to of this is more than likely going to get brushed under the rug as it always does , ” Mannarino says of the banks controlling the world .
The banks and the government are “ in bed ” together , and this opens a bigger Pandora ’ s box .
This is a corrupt system worth trillions of dollars and their ultimate goal is to own the world .
“ All of it is not in the interest of you , ” Mannarino reminds his viewers .
Greg Mannarino : It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Goal Is “ Full Control By The Federal Reserve ” Through this phony scamdemic , governments have amassed the power to control the public through fear and brainwashing , while the Federal Reserve ( central bank ) robs them blind .
We have reached the point of no return with too many people asleep at the wheel .
Well , unfortunately , be facing a financial crisis that will be one for the record books .
“ People , buckle up .
Put on your seat belts .
This [ financial crash ] @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mannarino adds to finish his market report .
If you follow Mannarino ’ s advice , add old , silver , and cryptocurrency to what you already own now while the prices are low .

The Dollar Is Being Collapsed By Design: “Buckle Up! This Is Going To Be Epic!”
The stock market is going to be punished today, says Gregory Mannarino in his latest special report video. Mannarino also warns that this coming financial crisis is going to be EPIC, so buckle up.
In case anyone hasn’t noticed, the dollar is being collapsed by design. As of now, it’s officially on, and there’s no going back. This coming financial crisis is going to be one for the history books, so “put on your seatbelts,” says Mannarino. The banks are going to destroy everyone.
Greg Mannarino: The Fed Is “Trying To KILL What’s Left Of The Middle Class”
“These banks have the world by the ‘you know whats.’ They can crush the global economy or the market. The global economy, which is the middle class, is already crushed, ok. They can destroy the stock market like this [snaps fingers.] ANd you can see it playing out right now. So all to of this is more than likely going to get brushed under the rug as it always does,” Mannarino says of the banks controlling the world.
The banks and the government are “in bed” together, and this opens a bigger Pandora’s box. This is a corrupt system worth trillions of dollars and their ultimate goal is to own the world. “All of it is not in the interest of you,” Mannarino reminds his viewers.
Greg Mannarino: It’s Critical To Understand That The Goal Is “Full Control By The Federal Reserve”
Through this phony scamdemic, governments have amassed the power to control the public through fear and brainwashing, while the Federal Reserve (central bank) robs them blind. We have reached the point of no return with too many people asleep at the wheel. Well, unfortunately, be facing a financial crisis that will be one for the record books.
“People, buckle up. Put on your seat belts. This [financial crash] is going to be epic!” Mannarino adds to finish his market report.
If you follow Mannarino’s advice, add old, silver, and cryptocurrency to what you already own now while the prices are low.


thewashingtonstandard--2020-09-22--Former CBS Healthwatch Reporter:  How CDC/WHO Will Fake Effects Of COVID Vaccine To Make It Look Lik

Former CBS Healthwatch Reporter : How CDC/WHO Will Fake Effects Of COVID Vaccine To Make It Look Like A Success The COVID vaccine is being touted by people around the world , but no one more than President Donald Trump and Bill Gates .
However , former CBS Healthwatch reporter Jon Rappaport , author of The Matrix Revealed , tells how the Center for Disease Control and the World Health Organization will fake the effects of the COVID vaccine to make it look like a success .
Rappoport wrote in his latest email the following .
Making a vaccine look @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t difficult for public health agencies .
There are a number of strategies .
Of course , these fraudulent strategies would be serious crimes .
But when has that stopped the CDC or the World Health Organization ?
In no particular order—- ONE : Rework the definition of a “ COVID case.
” Presently , the CDC absurdly allows doctors to diagnose a person with COVID who has a cough , or chills and fever , and lives in an area where cases are being claimed .
No test necessary .
So @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is approved .
Demand testing for a diagnosis .
State that cough alone is not enough .
Chills and fever must also be present .
Require fever to be above 100 .
These and other changes would automatically shrink the number of cases .
The drop in numbers would be attributed to the vaccine .
This “ definitional shrinking ” was , in fact , deployed in the 1950s , after the introduction of the polio vaccine .
TWO : Order a change in the way the PCR diagnostic test is done .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ sample from the patient occurs in cycles , or jumps .
The greater the number of cycles , the more likely the test will result in a COVID diagnosis .
Therefore , order a reduced number of cycles for all testing labs .
THREE : Quietly restrict the present hospital practice of arbitrarily writing “ COVID ” on patient case and death files .
FOUR : Cook up and publish false studies showing more and more people are developing immunity to the virus .
Attribute this to the vaccine .
FIVE : Another @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the virus from person to person is slowing , thanks to the vaccine.
” SIX : Pump up the success of issuing Immunity certificates after vaccination .
“ People are feeling safer now .
More businesses are reopening… ” SEVEN : Using the compliant press , simply issue bald declarations that the vaccine is a success .
EIGHT : Hide the many instances of injury and death from the vaccine .
When necessary , claim COVID was the cause .
NINE : Warn that the wonderful vaccine-derived immunity is not permanent , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ TEN : Rework the definition of “ vaccine-acquired immunity.
” Even a very weak antibody response from the shot would qualify as “ protective immunity.
” ELEVEN : Huge numbers of people with ordinary flu-like illness , pneumonia , and other traditional lung infections are being called “ COVID.
” Change this practice .
Go back to calling many of these people “ flu , ” “ pneumonia , ” etc .
COVID case numbers will drop .
Claim the drop is the effect of the vaccine .
TWELVE : Presently , millions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” These are prior serious health conditions which are , in fact , the true causes of illnesses and death .
Of course , this is denied .
But after the vaccine is introduced… scale back the practice of counting all these ill and deceased co-morbid patients as “ COVID.
” Case and death numbers will drop .
Claim the vaccine is the reason .
THIRTEEN : After the vaccine is introduced , slow down testing for a brief period .
This will automatically reduce the rate of new cases .
Attribute the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crimes are a walk in the park for public health agencies .
And appointing official mouthpieces to carry lies to the public is as easy as training little Faucis to sit up and bark .
Let ’ s face it , these criminal organizations have lied about the numbers , they have lied about COVID and coronavirus and masks .
Why would we expect them to tell us the truth about vaccines ?
Answer : We shouldn ’ t .
This is all a hoax and this author believes the entire COVID scamdemic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of world economies in order to usher in the New World Order and the Great Reset .
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media

Former CBS Healthwatch Reporter: How CDC/WHO Will Fake Effects Of COVID Vaccine To Make It Look Like A Success
The COVID vaccine is being touted by people around the world, but no one more than President Donald Trump and Bill Gates. However, former CBS Healthwatch reporter Jon Rappaport, author of The Matrix Revealed, tells how the Center for Disease Control and the World Health Organization will fake the effects of the COVID vaccine to make it look like a success.
Rappoport wrote in his latest email the following.
Making a vaccine look like it’s a champion isn’t difficult for public health agencies. There are a number of strategies.
Of course, these fraudulent strategies would be serious crimes. But when has that stopped the CDC or the World Health Organization?
In no particular order—-
ONE: Rework the definition of a “COVID case.” Presently, the CDC absurdly allows doctors to diagnose a person with COVID who has a cough, or chills and fever, and lives in an area where cases are being claimed. No test necessary.
So change this practice, once the vaccine is approved. Demand testing for a diagnosis. State that cough alone is not enough. Chills and fever must also be present. Require fever to be above 100.
These and other changes would automatically shrink the number of cases. The drop in numbers would be attributed to the vaccine.
This “definitional shrinking” was, in fact, deployed in the 1950s, after the introduction of the polio vaccine.
TWO: Order a change in the way the PCR diagnostic test is done. The practice of amplifying the original test sample from the patient occurs in cycles, or jumps. The greater the number of cycles, the more likely the test will result in a COVID diagnosis. Therefore, order a reduced number of cycles for all testing labs.
Outcome? Fewer COVID diagnoses. Fewer case numbers. “The vaccine is working.”
THREE: Quietly restrict the present hospital practice of arbitrarily writing “COVID” on patient case and death files.
FOUR: Cook up and publish false studies showing more and more people are developing immunity to the virus. Attribute this to the vaccine.
FIVE: Another type of false study—“the transmission of the virus from person to person is slowing, thanks to the vaccine.”
SIX: Pump up the success of issuing Immunity certificates after vaccination. “People are feeling safer now. More businesses are reopening…”
SEVEN: Using the compliant press, simply issue bald declarations that the vaccine is a success.
EIGHT: Hide the many instances of injury and death from the vaccine. When necessary, claim COVID was the cause.
NINE: Warn that the wonderful vaccine-derived immunity is not permanent, and frequent booster shots are necessary.
TEN: Rework the definition of “vaccine-acquired immunity.” Even a very weak antibody response from the shot would qualify as “protective immunity.”
ELEVEN: Huge numbers of people with ordinary flu-like illness, pneumonia, and other traditional lung infections are being called “COVID.” Change this practice. Go back to calling many of these people “flu,” “pneumonia,” etc. COVID case numbers will drop. Claim the drop is the effect of the vaccine.
TWELVE: Presently, millions of so-called COVID cases have “co-morbidities.” These are prior serious health conditions which are, in fact, the true causes of illnesses and death. Of course, this is denied. But after the vaccine is introduced… scale back the practice of counting all these ill and deceased co-morbid patients as “COVID.” Case and death numbers will drop. Claim the vaccine is the reason.
THIRTEEN: After the vaccine is introduced, slow down testing for a brief period. This will automatically reduce the rate of new cases. Attribute the decline to the vaccine.
Committing these crimes are a walk in the park for public health agencies.
And appointing official mouthpieces to carry lies to the public is as easy as training little Faucis to sit up and bark.
Let’s face it, these criminal organizations have lied about the numbers, they have lied about COVID and coronavirus and masks. Why would we expect them to tell us the truth about vaccines? Answer: We shouldn’t. This is all a hoax and this author believes the entire COVID scamdemic is nothing more than a controlled demolition of world economies in order to usher in the New World Order and the Great Reset.
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media


thewashingtonstandard--2020-09-22--Defending The Sons of Liberty’s Health & Wellness Expert Kate Shemirani From Libelous Media Attacks

UK Nurse Kate Shemirani has been libeled in print media , slandered in the news media for simply telling the @ @ @ @ @ the lockdown due to an unproven and alleged coronavirus .
Yet , the more they @ @ @ @ @ she receives .
In this episode , I ’ ll be referencing the libel found @ @ @ @ @ sites and then I ’ ll provide you with evidence that Kate actually resigned from @ @ @ @ @ fail to report .
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UK Nurse Kate Shemirani has been libeled in print media, slandered in the news media for simply telling the truth about the unlawfulness of the lockdown due to an unproven and alleged coronavirus. Yet, the more they attack, the more support she receives. In this episode, I’ll be referencing the libel found in several UK online media sites and then I’ll provide you with evidence that Kate actually resigned from the NMC, which they fail to report.
Articles mentioned in this episode.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8751653/Shamed-anti-vaxxer-nurse-sparks-violent-clashes-mass-rally-virus-deniers.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8748859/Is-suspended-nurse-anti-vaxxer-Kate-Shemirani-dangerous-woman-Britain.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8724491/Nurse-compared-public-health-restrictions-Holocaust-face-anti-vaxx-hysteria.html
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/suspended-nurse-kate-shemirani-becomes-new-face-of-anti-vax-movement-3dr27ftcw
https://www.thejc.com/news/uk/revealed-anti-vaxx-nurse-at-centre-of-covid-hate-demos-1.506354
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thewashingtonstandard--2020-09-22--While Trump Continues To Violate The Constitution, SOL’s Kate Shemirani Is Over The Target

President Donald Trump continues to usurp the Constitution in the area of education with his latest desire for an executive order to promote “ patriotic education , ” something the Constitution gives neither him nor the Congress authority to do .
Yet , in the UK , the Sons of Liberty ’ s health and wellness expert is constantly attacked for pointing out the lies of politicians , the NHS and the unlawful actions of police and the lockdowns .
One is following the law and one is not .
Find out why that is in this episode .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the president ’ s education agenda are found in the 9th and 10th Amendments .
Since we never gave Congress authority to legislate on education , and since federal law specifically prohibits it , along with funding and enforcement , then Trump is in violation of the Constitution with both his current global education agenda and also his executive order , but make no mistake , he is not the only one violating the Constitution on this issue .
So is every other congressman and senator that votes for education agendas in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that is involved .
The enumeration in the Constitution , of certain rights , shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people .
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution , nor prohibited by it to the states , are reserved to the states respectively , or to the people .
No provision of any applicable program shall be construed to authorize any department , agency , officer , or employee of the United States to exercise any direction , supervision , or control @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , administration , or personnel of any educational institution , school , or school system , or over the selection of library resources , textbooks , or other printed or published instructional materials by any educational institution or school system , or to require the assignment or transportation of students or teachers in order to overcome racial imbalance .
The items I addressed about Kate Shemirani can all be found at the link below , along with nearly an hour of commentary .
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President Donald Trump continues to usurp the Constitution in the area of education with his latest desire for an executive order to promote “patriotic education,” something the Constitution gives neither him nor the Congress authority to do. Yet, in the UK, the Sons of Liberty’s health and wellness expert is constantly attacked for pointing out the lies of politicians, the NHS and the unlawful actions of police and the lockdowns. One is following the law and one is not. Find out why that is in this episode.
The specific things I addressed that are violations of the president’s education agenda are found in the 9th and 10th Amendments. Since we never gave Congress authority to legislate on education, and since federal law specifically prohibits it, along with funding and enforcement, then Trump is in violation of the Constitution with both his current global education agenda and also his executive order, but make no mistake, he is not the only one violating the Constitution on this issue. So is every other congressman and senator that votes for education agendas in DC, as well as any bureaucrat that is involved.
Amendment IX The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. Amendment X The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.
20USC §1232a. Prohibition against Federal control of education states:
No provision of any applicable program shall be construed to authorize any department, agency, officer, or employee of the United States to exercise any direction, supervision, or control over the curriculum, program of instruction, administration, or personnel of any educational institution, school, or school system, or over the selection of library resources, textbooks, or other printed or published instructional materials by any educational institution or school system, or to require the assignment or transportation of students or teachers in order to overcome racial imbalance.
The items I addressed about Kate Shemirani can all be found at the link below, along with nearly an hour of commentary.
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thewashingtonstandard--2020-09-22--Justice Sleeps and ‘We the People’ Suffer: No, the U.S. Supreme Court Will Not Save Us

Justice Sleeps and ‘ We the People ’ Suffer : No , the U.S. Supreme Court Will Not Save Us The U.S. Supreme Court will not save us .
It doesn ’ t matter which party gets to pick the replacement to fill Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg ’ s seat on the U.S. Supreme Court .
The battle that is gearing up right now is yet more distraction and spin to keep us oblivious to the steady encroachment on our rights by the architects of the American Police State .
Americans can no longer rely on the courts to mete @ @ @ @ @ @ @ established to serve as Courts of Justice , what we have been saddled with , instead , are Courts of Order .
This is true at all levels of the judiciary , but especially so in the highest court of the land , the U.S. Supreme Court , which is seemingly more concerned with establishing order and protecting government interests than with upholding the rights of the people enshrined in the U.S. Constitution .
As a result , the police and other government agents have been generally empowered to probe , poke , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , strip and generally manhandle anyone they see fit in almost any circumstance , all with the general blessing of the courts .
Rarely do the concerns of the populace prevail .
When presented with an opportunity to loosen the government ’ s noose that keeps getting cinched tighter and tighter around the necks of the American people , what does our current Supreme Court usually do ?
It ducks .
Prevaricates .
Remains silent .
Speaks to the narrowest possible concern .
More often than not , it gives the government and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doubt , which leaves “ we the people ” hanging by a thread .
Rarely do the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court— preoccupied with their personal politics , cocooned in a world of privilege , partial to those with power , money and influence , and narrowly focused on a shrinking docket ( the court accepts on average 80 cases out of 8,000 each year ) —venture beyond their rarefied comfort zones .
Every so often , the justices toss a bone to those who fear they have abdicated their allegiance to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the Supreme Court tends to march in lockstep with the police state .
In recent years , for example , the Court has ruled that police officers can use lethal force in car chases without fear of lawsuits ; police officers can stop cars based only on “ anonymous ” tips ; Secret Service agents are not accountable for their actions , as long as they ’ re done in the name of “ security ” ; citizens only have a right to remain silent if they assert it ; police have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ search warrants on leashes , ” justifying any and all police searches of vehicles stopped on the roadside ; police can forcibly take your DNA , whether or not you ’ ve been convicted of a crime ; police can stop , search , question and profile citizens and non-citizens alike ; police can subject Americans to virtual strip searches , no matter the “ offense ” ; police can break into homes without a warrant , even if it ’ s the wrong home ; and it ’ s a crime @ @ @ @ @ @ @ asks your name .
The cases the Supreme Court refuses to hear , allowing lower court judgments to stand , are almost as critical as the ones they rule on .
Some of these cases have delivered devastating blows to the lives and rights enshrined in the Constitution .
By remaining silent , the Court has affirmed that : legally owning a firearm is enough to justify a no-knock raid by police ; the military can arrest and detain American citizens ; students can be subjected to random lockdowns and mass searches at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t know their actions violate the law aren ’ t guilty of breaking the law .
You think you ’ ve got rights ?
Think again .
All of those freedoms we cherish—the ones enshrined in the Constitution , the ones that affirm our right to free speech and assembly , due process , privacy , bodily integrity , the right to not have police seize our property without a warrant , or search and detain us without probable cause—amount to nothing when the government and its agents are allowed to disregard @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This is the grim reality of life in the American police state .
In fact , our so-called rights have been reduced to technicalities in the face of the government ’ s ongoing power grabs .
In the police state being erected around us , the police can probe , poke , pinch , taser , search , seize , strip and generally manhandle anyone they see fit in almost any circumstance , all with the general blessing of the courts .
This is what one would call a slow death by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s the Fourth Amendment being inexorably bled to death by the very institution that is supposed to be protecting it ( and us ) from government abuse .
Remember , it was a unanimous Supreme Court which determined that police officers may use drug-sniffing dogs to conduct warrantless searches of cars during routine traffic stops .
That same Court gave police the green light to taser defenseless motorists , strip search non-violent suspects arrested for minor incidents , and break down people ’ s front doors without evidence that they have done anything @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : this is what constitutes “ law and order ” in the American police state .
These are the hallmarks of the emerging American police state , where police officers , no longer mere servants of the people entrusted with keeping the peace , are part of an elite ruling class dependent on keeping the masses corralled , under control , and treated like suspects and enemies rather than citizens .
Whether it ’ s police officers breaking through people ’ s front doors and shooting them dead in their homes or strip @ @ @ @ @ @ @ road , in a police state such as ours , these instances of abuse are not condemned by the government .
Rather , they are continually validated by a judicial system that kowtows to every police demand , no matter how unjust , no matter how in opposition to the Constitution .
Because the system is rigged and the U.S. Supreme Court—the so-called “ people ’ s court ” —has exchanged its appointed role as a gatekeeper of justice for its new role as maintainer of the status quo , the police state @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people ” will keep losing .
By refusing to accept any of the eight or so qualified immunity cases before it this past term that strove to hold police accountable for official misconduct , the Supreme Court delivered a chilling reminder that in the American police state , ‘ we the people ’ are at the mercy of law enforcement officers who have almost absolute discretion to decide who is a threat , what constitutes resistance , and how harshly they can deal with the citizens they were appointed to ‘ serve and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ keeps the police state in power .
Lawyers tend to offer a lot of complicated , convoluted explanations for the doctrine of qualified immunity , which was intended to insulate government officials from frivolous lawsuits , but the real purpose of qualified immunity is to rig the system , ensuring that abusive agents of the government almost always win and the victims of government abuse almost always lose .
How else do you explain a doctrine that requires victims of police violence to prove that their abusers knew their behavior was illegal because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nearly identical case at some prior time ?
A review of critical court rulings over the past several decades , including rulings affirming qualified immunity protections for government agents by the U.S. Supreme Court , reveals a startling and steady trend towards pro-police state rulings by an institution concerned more with establishing order , protecting the ruling class , and insulating government agents from charges of wrongdoing than with upholding the rights enshrined in the Constitution .
Indeed , as Reuters reports , qualified immunity “ has become a nearly failsafe tool to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ victims their constitutional rights.
” Worse , as Reuters concluded , “ the Supreme Court has built qualified immunity into an often insurmountable police defense by intervening in cases mostly to favor the police.
” For those in need of a reminder of all the ways in which the Supreme Court has made us sitting ducks at the mercy of the American police state , let me offer the following .
As a result of court rulings in recent years , police can claim qualified immunity for warrantless searches .
Police can claim @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mere suspicion .
Police can claim qualified immunity for using excessive force against protesters .
Police can claim qualified immunity for shooting a fleeing suspect in the back .
Police can claim qualified immunity for shooting a mentally impaired person .
Police officers can use lethal force in car chases without fear of lawsuits .
Police can stop , arrest and search citizens without reasonable suspicion or probable cause .
Police officers can stop cars based on “ anonymous ” tips or for “ suspicious ” behavior such as having a reclined car @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can forcibly take your DNA , whether or not you ’ ve been convicted of a crime .
Police can use the “ fear for my life ” rationale as an excuse for shooting unarmed individuals .
Police have free reign to use drug-sniffing dogs as “ search warrants on leashes.
” Not only are police largely protected by qualified immunity , but police dogs are also off the hook for wrongdoing .
Police can subject Americans to strip searches , no matter the “ offense.
” Police can break into homes without @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s the wrong home .
Police can use knock-and-talk tactics as a means of sidestepping the Fourth Amendment .
Police can carry out no-knock raids if they believe announcing themselves would be dangerous .
Police can recklessly open fire on anyone that might be “ armed.
” Police can destroy a home during a SWAT raid , even if the owner gives their consent to enter and search it .
Police can suffocate someone , deliberately or inadvertently , in the process of subduing them .
To sum it up , we are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ police violence carried out with impunity against individuals posing little or no real threat .
In this way , the justices of the United States Supreme Court—through their deference to police power , preference for security over freedom , and evisceration of our most basic rights for the sake of order and expediency—have become the architects of the American police state .
So where does that leave us ?
For those deluded enough to believe that they ’ re living the American dream—where the government represents the people , where the people are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , where the courts are arbiters of justice , where the police are keepers of the peace , and where the law is applied equally as a means of protecting the rights of the people—it ’ s time to wake up .
We no longer have a representative government , a rule of law , or justice .
Liberty has fallen to legalism .
Freedom has fallen to fascism .
Justice has become jaded , jaundiced and just plain unjust .
And for too many , the American dream of freedom and opportunity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Given the turbulence of our age , with its police overreach , military training drills on American soil , domestic surveillance , SWAT team raids , asset forfeiture , wrongful convictions , profit-driven prisons , and corporate corruption , the need for a guardian of the people ’ s rights has never been greater .
Yet as I make clear in my book Battlefield America : The War on the American People , neither the president , nor the legislatures , nor the courts will save us from the police state that holds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can waste our strength over the next few weeks and months raging over the makeup of the Supreme Court or we can stand united against the tyrant in our midst .
After all , the president , the legislatures , and the courts are all on the government ’ s payroll .
They are the police state .

Justice Sleeps and ‘We the People’ Suffer: No, the U.S. Supreme Court Will Not Save Us
“The Constitution is not neutral. It was designed to take the government off the backs of the people.”—Justice William O. Douglas
The U.S. Supreme Court will not save us.
It doesn’t matter which party gets to pick the replacement to fill Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg’s seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. The battle that is gearing up right now is yet more distraction and spin to keep us oblivious to the steady encroachment on our rights by the architects of the American Police State.
Americans can no longer rely on the courts to mete out justice.
Although the courts were established to serve as Courts of Justice, what we have been saddled with, instead, are Courts of Order. This is true at all levels of the judiciary, but especially so in the highest court of the land, the U.S. Supreme Court, which is seemingly more concerned with establishing order and protecting government interests than with upholding the rights of the people enshrined in the U.S. Constitution.
As a result, the police and other government agents have been generally empowered to probe, poke, pinch, taser, search, seize, strip and generally manhandle anyone they see fit in almost any circumstance, all with the general blessing of the courts.
Rarely do the concerns of the populace prevail.
When presented with an opportunity to loosen the government’s noose that keeps getting cinched tighter and tighter around the necks of the American people, what does our current Supreme Court usually do?
It ducks. Prevaricates. Remains silent. Speaks to the narrowest possible concern.
More often than not, it gives the government and its corporate sponsors the benefit of the doubt, which leaves “we the people” hanging by a thread.
Rarely do the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court— preoccupied with their personal politics, cocooned in a world of privilege, partial to those with power, money and influence, and narrowly focused on a shrinking docket (the court accepts on average 80 cases out of 8,000 each year)—venture beyond their rarefied comfort zones.
Every so often, the justices toss a bone to those who fear they have abdicated their allegiance to the Constitution. Too often, however, the Supreme Court tends to march in lockstep with the police state.
In recent years, for example, the Court has ruled that police officers can use lethal force in car chases without fear of lawsuits; police officers can stop cars based only on “anonymous” tips; Secret Service agents are not accountable for their actions, as long as they’re done in the name of “security”; citizens only have a right to remain silent if they assert it; police have free reign to use drug-sniffing dogs as “search warrants on leashes,” justifying any and all police searches of vehicles stopped on the roadside; police can forcibly take your DNA, whether or not you’ve been convicted of a crime; police can stop, search, question and profile citizens and non-citizens alike; police can subject Americans to virtual strip searches, no matter the “offense”; police can break into homes without a warrant, even if it’s the wrong home; and it’s a crime to not identify yourself when a policeman asks your name.
The cases the Supreme Court refuses to hear, allowing lower court judgments to stand, are almost as critical as the ones they rule on. Some of these cases have delivered devastating blows to the lives and rights enshrined in the Constitution. By remaining silent, the Court has affirmed that: legally owning a firearm is enough to justify a no-knock raid by police; the military can arrest and detain American citizens; students can be subjected to random lockdowns and mass searches at school; and police officers who don’t know their actions violate the law aren’t guilty of breaking the law.
You think you’ve got rights? Think again.
All of those freedoms we cherish—the ones enshrined in the Constitution, the ones that affirm our right to free speech and assembly, due process, privacy, bodily integrity, the right to not have police seize our property without a warrant, or search and detain us without probable cause—amount to nothing when the government and its agents are allowed to disregard those prohibitions on government overreach at will.
This is the grim reality of life in the American police state.
In fact, our so-called rights have been reduced to technicalities in the face of the government’s ongoing power grabs.
In the police state being erected around us, the police can probe, poke, pinch, taser, search, seize, strip and generally manhandle anyone they see fit in almost any circumstance, all with the general blessing of the courts.
This is what one would call a slow death by a thousand cuts, only it’s the Fourth Amendment being inexorably bled to death by the very institution that is supposed to be protecting it (and us) from government abuse.
Remember, it was a unanimous Supreme Court which determined that police officers may use drug-sniffing dogs to conduct warrantless searches of cars during routine traffic stops. That same Court gave police the green light to taser defenseless motorists, strip search non-violent suspects arrested for minor incidents, and break down people’s front doors without evidence that they have done anything wrong.
Make no mistake about it: this is what constitutes “law and order” in the American police state.
These are the hallmarks of the emerging American police state, where police officers, no longer mere servants of the people entrusted with keeping the peace, are part of an elite ruling class dependent on keeping the masses corralled, under control, and treated like suspects and enemies rather than citizens.
Whether it’s police officers breaking through people’s front doors and shooting them dead in their homes or strip searching motorists on the side of the road, in a police state such as ours, these instances of abuse are not condemned by the government. Rather, they are continually validated by a judicial system that kowtows to every police demand, no matter how unjust, no matter how in opposition to the Constitution.
The system is rigged.
Because the system is rigged and the U.S. Supreme Court—the so-called “people’s court”—has exchanged its appointed role as a gatekeeper of justice for its new role as maintainer of the status quo, the police state will keep winning and “we the people” will keep losing.
By refusing to accept any of the eight or so qualified immunity cases before it this past term that strove to hold police accountable for official misconduct, the Supreme Court delivered a chilling reminder that in the American police state, ‘we the people’ are at the mercy of law enforcement officers who have almost absolute discretion to decide who is a threat, what constitutes resistance, and how harshly they can deal with the citizens they were appointed to ‘serve and protect.”
This is how qualified immunity keeps the police state in power.
Lawyers tend to offer a lot of complicated, convoluted explanations for the doctrine of qualified immunity, which was intended to insulate government officials from frivolous lawsuits, but the real purpose of qualified immunity is to rig the system, ensuring that abusive agents of the government almost always win and the victims of government abuse almost always lose.
How else do you explain a doctrine that requires victims of police violence to prove that their abusers knew their behavior was illegal because it had been deemed so in a nearly identical case at some prior time?
It’s a setup for failure.
A review of critical court rulings over the past several decades, including rulings affirming qualified immunity protections for government agents by the U.S. Supreme Court, reveals a startling and steady trend towards pro-police state rulings by an institution concerned more with establishing order, protecting the ruling class, and insulating government agents from charges of wrongdoing than with upholding the rights enshrined in the Constitution.
Indeed, as Reuters reports, qualified immunity “has become a nearly failsafe tool to let police brutality go unpunished and deny victims their constitutional rights.”
Worse, as Reuters concluded, “the Supreme Court has built qualified immunity into an often insurmountable police defense by intervening in cases mostly to favor the police.”
For those in need of a reminder of all the ways in which the Supreme Court has made us sitting ducks at the mercy of the American police state, let me offer the following.
As a result of court rulings in recent years, police can claim qualified immunity for warrantless searches. Police can claim qualified immunity for warrantless arrests based on mere suspicion. Police can claim qualified immunity for using excessive force against protesters. Police can claim qualified immunity for shooting a fleeing suspect in the back. Police can claim qualified immunity for shooting a mentally impaired person. Police officers can use lethal force in car chases without fear of lawsuits. Police can stop, arrest and search citizens without reasonable suspicion or probable cause. Police officers can stop cars based on “anonymous” tips or for “suspicious” behavior such as having a reclined car seat or driving too carefully. Police can forcibly take your DNA, whether or not you’ve been convicted of a crime. Police can use the “fear for my life” rationale as an excuse for shooting unarmed individuals. Police have free reign to use drug-sniffing dogs as “search warrants on leashes.” Not only are police largely protected by qualified immunity, but police dogs are also off the hook for wrongdoing.
Police can subject Americans to strip searches, no matter the “offense.” Police can break into homes without a warrant, even if it’s the wrong home. Police can use knock-and-talk tactics as a means of sidestepping the Fourth Amendment. Police can carry out no-knock raids if they believe announcing themselves would be dangerous. Police can recklessly open fire on anyone that might be “armed.” Police can destroy a home during a SWAT raid, even if the owner gives their consent to enter and search it. Police can suffocate someone, deliberately or inadvertently, in the process of subduing them.
To sum it up, we are dealing with a nationwide epidemic of court-sanctioned police violence carried out with impunity against individuals posing little or no real threat. In this way, the justices of the United States Supreme Court—through their deference to police power, preference for security over freedom, and evisceration of our most basic rights for the sake of order and expediency—have become the architects of the American police state.
So where does that leave us?
For those deluded enough to believe that they’re living the American dream—where the government represents the people, where the people are equal in the eyes of the law, where the courts are arbiters of justice, where the police are keepers of the peace, and where the law is applied equally as a means of protecting the rights of the people—it’s time to wake up.
We no longer have a representative government, a rule of law, or justice.
Liberty has fallen to legalism. Freedom has fallen to fascism.
Justice has become jaded, jaundiced and just plain unjust.
And for too many, the American dream of freedom and opportunity has turned into a living nightmare.
Given the turbulence of our age, with its police overreach, military training drills on American soil, domestic surveillance, SWAT team raids, asset forfeiture, wrongful convictions, profit-driven prisons, and corporate corruption, the need for a guardian of the people’s rights has never been greater.
Yet as I make clear in my book Battlefield America: The War on the American People , neither the president, nor the legislatures, nor the courts will save us from the police state that holds us in its clutches.
So we can waste our strength over the next few weeks and months raging over the makeup of the Supreme Court or we can stand united against the tyrant in our midst.
After all, the president, the legislatures, and the courts are all on the government’s payroll.
They are the police state.
Article posted with permission from John Whitehead


thewashingtonstandard--2020-09-22--FBI Agent Who Uncovered Weiner Laptop with Hillary’s Emails says FBI Leadership Told Him to Erase Al

FBI Agent Who Uncovered Weiner Laptop with Hillary’s Emails says FBI Leadership Told Him to Erase All of His Findings

How are these people not rotting in jail ?
Further proof of how deep the deep state goes .
John was assigned to the Anthony Weiner case , a top Democrat married to Hillary Clinton adviser Huma Abedin .
During his investigation of Weiner ’ s computer John discovered thousands of Hillary Clinton emails and blew the whistle on the Comey-McCabe and Strzok cover-up of evidence .
We first reported on Robertson in August of 2018 when the mainstream media was focused on the Trump Russia Mueller sham investigation .
“ The crickets I was hearing was really making me @ @ @ @ @ @ @ down , ” Robertson said he later told Justice Department investigators .
“ Why isn ’ t anybody here ?
Like if I ’ m the supervisor of any [ counterintelligence ] squad … and I hear about this , I ’ m getting on with headquarters and saying , ‘ Hey , some agent working child porn here may have [ Hillary Clinton ] emails .
Get your ass on the phone , call [ the case agent ] , and get a copy of that drive , ’ because that ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that nobody reached out to me within , like , that night , I still to this day don ’ t understand what the hell went wrong.
” Robertson wrote a “ Letter to Self ” in late October after an Oct. 19 , 2016 , meeting , during which he implored Assistant U.S. Attorney Amanda Kramer of the Southern District of New York to push FBI leadership to look at the thousands of emails he had unearthed .
“ I have very deep misgivings about the institutional response of the FBI to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ email matter … Put simply : I don ’ t believe the handling of the material I have by the FBI is ethically or morally right .
But my lawyer ’ s advice — that I simply put my SSA on notice should cover me — is that I have completed CYA [ Cover Your Ass ] , and I have done so , ” Robertson wrote .
“ Further , I was told by [ Kramer ] that should I ‘ whistleblow , ’ I will be prosecuted.
” Robertson continued : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — 20 times more emails than Comey testified to .
… While Comey did not know at the time about what I have , people in the FBI do now , and as far as I know , we are being silent .
… If I say or do nothing more , I am falling short ethically and morally .
And later , I may be accused of being a Hillary Clinton hack because of the timing of all this .
… But if I say something ( i.e.
, whistleblow ) , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ career , and risk prosecution .
I will also be accused of being a Donald Trump hack.
” The Daily Mail reports on Robertson saying : Charles Ortel , who ’ s an expert on the corruption within the Clinton Foundation believes that there were a number of Clinton Foundation emails on the Weiner laptop :

How are these people not rotting in jail? Further proof of how deep the deep state goes.
John was assigned to the Anthony Weiner case, a top Democrat married to Hillary Clinton adviser Huma Abedin. During his investigation of Weiner’s computer John discovered thousands of Hillary Clinton emails and blew the whistle on the Comey-McCabe and Strzok cover-up of evidence.
We first reported on Robertson in August of 2018 when the mainstream media was focused on the Trump Russia Mueller sham investigation.
John Robertson, was an FBI Agent who investigated crimes against children. This is how he stumbled upon Hillary Clinton’s emails.
“The crickets I was hearing was really making me uncomfortable because something was going to come down,” Robertson said he later told Justice Department investigators. “Why isn’t anybody here? Like if I’m the supervisor of any [counterintelligence] squad … and I hear about this, I’m getting on with headquarters and saying, ‘Hey, some agent working child porn here may have [Hillary Clinton] emails. Get your ass on the phone, call [the case agent], and get a copy of that drive,’ because that’s how it should be. And that nobody reached out to me within, like, that night, I still to this day don’t understand what the hell went wrong.” Robertson wrote a “Letter to Self” in late October after an Oct. 19, 2016, meeting, during which he implored Assistant U.S. Attorney Amanda Kramer of the Southern District of New York to push FBI leadership to look at the thousands of emails he had unearthed.
“I have very deep misgivings about the institutional response of the FBI to the congressional investigation into the Hillary Clinton email matter … Put simply: I don’t believe the handling of the material I have by the FBI is ethically or morally right. But my lawyer’s advice — that I simply put my SSA on notice should cover me — is that I have completed CYA [Cover Your Ass], and I have done so,” Robertson wrote. “Further, I was told by [Kramer] that should I ‘whistleblow,’ I will be prosecuted.”
Robertson continued: “I possess — the FBI possesses — 20 times more emails than Comey testified to. … While Comey did not know at the time about what I have, people in the FBI do now, and as far as I know, we are being silent. … If I say or do nothing more, I am falling short ethically and morally. And later, I may be accused of being a Hillary Clinton hack because of the timing of all this. … But if I say something (i.e., whistleblow), I will lose my reputation, my career, and risk prosecution. I will also be accused of being a Donald Trump hack.”
The Daily Mail reports on Robertson saying:
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The only advice from his bosses was to erase his office computer, which meant leaving no record of his investigations, a new book says.
Charles Ortel, who’s an expert on the corruption within the Clinton Foundation believes that there were a number of Clinton Foundation emails on the Weiner laptop:


thewashingtonstandard--2020-09-22--Only 9% Of Americans “Have Confidence” In A COVID-19 Vaccine

Only a single-digit percentage of adults in the United States , 9 percent to be exact , said they have a “ great deal of confidence ” in President Donald Trump ’ s ability to confirm the effectiveness of a COVID-19 vaccine .
Sixty-nine percent of Americans in the poll released Sunday said they don ’ t have ANY confidence in Trump ’ s endorsement of the vaccine .
Trump announced Friday that a vaccine will be ready “ sometime in October , ” but the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) said it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mid-2021 .
Regardless , the vaccine is not popular with anyone .
Both parties are apprehensive about this vaccine and the epic rushing of it .
Not to mention and the mainstream media ’ s propagandized demands to take it .
According to Newsweek , Americans ’ trust they could receive a “ safe and effective coronavirus vaccine ” has actually decreased since May , along with the number of people who say they would volunteer to receive an inoculation .
MORE Concern People Won ’ t Take The Vaccine .
Why ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ were one group where there was a sharp drop in people willing to receive a vaccination .
In May , 75 percent of GOP voters said they were likely to get a vaccine if and when it became available , but that has now fallen a full one-quarter to 50 percent in this week ’ s poll .
Conversely , 50 percent of Republican voters say they are unlikely to get the COVID-19 vaccine .
–Newsweek The Government Has Released Their Initial Plans To Force a Vaccine on EVERYONE There are plans o @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you believe it “ won ’ t be mandatory ” because a liar in a suit said so , you haven ’ t figured it out yet .
It probably will not be mandated by law , but that doesn ’ t mean it will be “ voluntary.
” You will be coerced to get this vaccine .
If you don ’ t get it , you won ’ t be able to buy groceries or pay your mortgage .
In order to “ participate ” in society you will have to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ take the vaccine , which Trump has already promised to use the military to roll out in a “ powerful way “ , your life is going to change dramatically .
You won ’ t be able to work or o to school .
You won ’ t be able to buy anything or even be in public .
I don ’ t think there ’ s anything voluntary about that .
That ’ s a roundabout way to use force and coercion and you can sugar coat it all you want , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ facts .
It ’ s beyond time to stop being naive .
Wake up .
The gravity of this situation is continuing to worsen and all people can focus on is the disingenuous words of politicians ( liars in suits . )

Only a single-digit percentage of adults in the United States, 9 percent to be exact, said they have a “great deal of confidence” in President Donald Trump’s ability to confirm the effectiveness of a COVID-19 vaccine. Sixty-nine percent of Americans in the poll released Sunday said they don’t have ANY confidence in Trump’s endorsement of the vaccine.
Trump announced Friday that a vaccine will be ready “sometime in October,” but the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said it would likely not be widely available until mid-2021. Regardless, the vaccine is not popular with anyone.
Both parties are apprehensive about this vaccine and the epic rushing of it. Not to mention and the mainstream media’s propagandized demands to take it. According to Newsweek, Americans’ trust they could receive a “safe and effective coronavirus vaccine” has actually decreased since May, along with the number of people who say they would volunteer to receive an inoculation.
MORE Concern People Won’t Take The Vaccine. Why?
Republican respondents in the ABC News/Ipsos poll were one group where there was a sharp drop in people willing to receive a vaccination. In May, 75 percent of GOP voters said they were likely to get a vaccine if and when it became available, but that has now fallen a full one-quarter to 50 percent in this week’s poll. Conversely, 50 percent of Republican voters say they are unlikely to get the COVID-19 vaccine. –Newsweek
The Government Has Released Their Initial Plans To Force a Vaccine on EVERYONE
There are plans o force a vaccine on everyone. If you believe it “won’t be mandatory” because a liar in a suit said so, you haven’t figured it out yet. It probably will not be mandated by law, but that doesn’t mean it will be “voluntary.” You will be coerced to get this vaccine. If you don’t get it, you won’t be able to buy groceries or pay your mortgage. In order to “participate” in society you will have to be vaccinated. If you choose to not take the vaccine, which Trump has already promised to use the military to roll out in a “powerful way“, your life is going to change dramatically. You won’t be able to work or o to school. You won’t be able to buy anything or even be in public. I don’t think there’s anything voluntary about that. That’s a roundabout way to use force and coercion and you can sugar coat it all you want, but it won’t change the facts.
It’s beyond time to stop being naive. Wake up. The gravity of this situation is continuing to worsen and all people can focus on is the disingenuous words of politicians (liars in suits.)
Article posted with permission from Mac Slavo


thewashingtonstandard--2020-09-22--Open Supreme Court Seat: A Final Test To See If America Falls For An Another Injustice Appointment O

Open Supreme Court Seat : A Final Test To See If America Falls For An Another Injustice Appointment Or Demands A Real Constitutionalist The sudden passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg shocked the entire country , and it has set up a battle for the ages in Washington .
Democrats are promising to fight with everything that they have got to keep that seat from being filled before the election , but in the end , there isn ’ t that much they can do .
The Republicans control the White House and the U.S. Senate , and so they have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they wish to do so .
Unfortunately , there are already cracks in Republican solidarity .
Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins have both publicly stated that they will not support a confirmation vote before election day , and two more defections would push Republicans below the 50 votes that they need to confirm a nominee .
But for the purposes of this article , I will assume that there will be no more defections .
I believe that this open Supreme Court seat represents a critical test .
But it is not a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ know what they believe and where they stand , and they have absolutely no intention of changing .
So , there is no need for Democrats to be weighed on the scales of justice because that case is already closed .
Instead , I believe that this is a test for President Trump , for the Republicans in the U.S. Senate and for America ’ s conservatives .
By now , conservatives should have complete control of the Supreme Court .
15 of the last 19 justices have been nominated by Republican presidents @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s seat is filled by President Trump that will make it 16 out of the last 20 .
Sadly , we do not have a conservative Supreme Court at this point .
In fact , the Supreme Court has been very liberal for more than 50 years .
How in the world could this possibly have happened ?
Well , the truth is that Democrats and Republicans have a completely different approach to Supreme Court nominations .
When a Democratic president nominates someone to the Supreme Court , they make sure that they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they never make any mistakes .
But Republican presidents have nominated “ conservatives ” that have turned out to be very liberal time after time .
Just because a Republican president nominates a judge , that does not mean that he or she is “ conservative ” .
We ’ ve got to quit believing the mainstream media when they put those labels on judges , because the mainstream media should not be trusted .
For example , just consider Neil Gorsuch .
The mainstream media told us that he was “ very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Supreme Court , but instead , he has voted with the liberals repeatedly .
But we shouldn ’ t be surprised by the fact that he has turned out to be a liberal , because he was attending an extremely liberal church when he was nominated… And Rev .
Springer is so virulently anti-Trump that she attended “ the anti-Trump Women ’ s March in Denver the day after the President ’ s inauguration ” .
Unfortunately , the red flags were ignored and Gorsuch is now a member of the Supreme @ @ @ @ @ @ @ talk about Brett Kavanaugh .
When he was nominated , the mainstream media couldn ’ t stop talking about how “ conservative ” he was , and the left passionately opposed his nomination .
But at the time , I strongly pointed out that conservatives should be the ones opposing his nomination , and the passage of time has proven that I was right .
Kavanaugh has also repeatedly voted with the liberals on the Court , and he has proven that he is not a social conservative at all .
When he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was able to get Republican Senator Susan Collins to vote for his confirmation was by assuring her that Roe v. Wade was a settled precedent and by essentially promising her that he would not vote to overturn it if the decision was going to be a 5 to 4 decision .
You can watch Susan Collins discuss her meeting with Kavanaugh right here .
There is no universe in which such a promise would be okay , and Kavanaugh ’ s nomination should have been immediately withdrawn once this became known .
Instead @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are stuck with him .
So now President Trump has a third opportunity to nominate a member of the Supreme Court , and this is a critical test for him .
The only acceptable option is for him to nominate a judge that will publicly pledge to overturn Roe v. Wade , and none of the candidates currently being discussed has done this .
After Trump nominates a judge , the Republicans in the Senate will also face a test .
If the judge that has been nominated will publicly pledge to overturn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Senate have a duty to confirm that nominee before Trump ’ s term ends .
But if that judge will not publicly pledge to overturn Roe v. Wade , the Republicans in the Senate have a duty to reject that nominee .
Lastly , this process will also be a test for conservatives all over America .
In the past , conservatives across the country have gotten behind “ conservative ” nominees even though there were all sorts of red flags and even though none of them would publicly pledge to overturn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , we have the mess on the Court that we have today .
Now the conservatives of this country face one final test .
If we overwhelmingly reject any candidate that will not publicly pledge to overturn Roe v. Wade , we will pass the test .
But if we just go along with whoever is nominated no matter what they believe like we have done before , then we will fail the test .
We have failed so many times before , and now we have one final chance .
If we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ less than four years , I fear that we may be all out of chances .
Already , I am seeing calls for President Trump to nominate a moderate judge because that will supposedly help his chances in November .
There is going to be so much pressure on Trump to make a choice for political reasons , and many Republicans in the Senate will also be feeling a tremendous amount of political pressure as well .
Let us hope that our leaders have the courage to make the right decisions because this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not afford to fail .

Open Supreme Court Seat: A Final Test To See If America Falls For An Another Injustice Appointment Or Demands A Real Constitutionalist
The sudden passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg shocked the entire country, and it has set up a battle for the ages in Washington. Democrats are promising to fight with everything that they have got to keep that seat from being filled before the election, but in the end, there isn’t that much they can do. The Republicans control the White House and the U.S. Senate, and so they have the power to fill that seat if they wish to do so. Unfortunately, there are already cracks in Republican solidarity. Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins have both publicly stated that they will not support a confirmation vote before election day, and two more defections would push Republicans below the 50 votes that they need to confirm a nominee. But for the purposes of this article, I will assume that there will be no more defections.
I believe that this open Supreme Court seat represents a critical test. But it is not a test for the Democrats. We already know what they believe and where they stand, and they have absolutely no intention of changing. So, there is no need for Democrats to be weighed on the scales of justice because that case is already closed.
Instead, I believe that this is a test for President Trump, for the Republicans in the U.S. Senate and for America’s conservatives.
By now, conservatives should have complete control of the Supreme Court. 15 of the last 19 justices have been nominated by Republican presidents, and if Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat is filled by President Trump that will make it 16 out of the last 20.
Sadly, we do not have a conservative Supreme Court at this point. In fact, the Supreme Court has been very liberal for more than 50 years.
How in the world could this possibly have happened?
Well, the truth is that Democrats and Republicans have a completely different approach to Supreme Court nominations. When a Democratic president nominates someone to the Supreme Court, they make sure that they know exactly what they are getting and they never make any mistakes.
But Republican presidents have nominated “conservatives” that have turned out to be very liberal time after time.
Just because a Republican president nominates a judge, that does not mean that he or she is “conservative”. We’ve got to quit believing the mainstream media when they put those labels on judges, because the mainstream media should not be trusted.
For example, just consider Neil Gorsuch. The mainstream media told us that he was “very conservative” when Trump nominated him to the Supreme Court, but instead, he has voted with the liberals repeatedly.
But we shouldn’t be surprised by the fact that he has turned out to be a liberal, because he was attending an extremely liberal church when he was nominated…
And in a twist that may surprise religious conservatives who welcomed Gorsuch’s appointment, church leader Rev. Susan Springer, 58, has said she is pro-gay marriage and offers blessings to same sex couples. The church, which trumpets its ‘inclusive’ ethos on its website, also operates a homeless outreach program that includes an LGBT center and a sexual health clinic in a pamphlet setting out the best places for those in need of help.
And Rev. Springer is so virulently anti-Trump that she attended “the anti-Trump Women’s March in Denver the day after the President’s inauguration”.
Unfortunately, the red flags were ignored and Gorsuch is now a member of the Supreme Court.
Next, let’s talk about Brett Kavanaugh. When he was nominated, the mainstream media couldn’t stop talking about how “conservative” he was, and the left passionately opposed his nomination.
But at the time, I strongly pointed out that conservatives should be the ones opposing his nomination, and the passage of time has proven that I was right. Kavanaugh has also repeatedly voted with the liberals on the Court, and he has proven that he is not a social conservative at all.
When he was nominated, the way that he was able to get Republican Senator Susan Collins to vote for his confirmation was by assuring her that Roe v. Wade was a settled precedent and by essentially promising her that he would not vote to overturn it if the decision was going to be a 5 to 4 decision. You can watch Susan Collins discuss her meeting with Kavanaugh right here.
There is no universe in which such a promise would be okay, and Kavanaugh’s nomination should have been immediately withdrawn once this became known.
Instead, Kavanaugh was confirmed and now we are stuck with him.
So now President Trump has a third opportunity to nominate a member of the Supreme Court, and this is a critical test for him.
The only acceptable option is for him to nominate a judge that will publicly pledge to overturn Roe v. Wade, and none of the candidates currently being discussed has done this.
After Trump nominates a judge, the Republicans in the Senate will also face a test.
If the judge that has been nominated will publicly pledge to overturn Roe v. Wade, the Republicans in the Senate have a duty to confirm that nominee before Trump’s term ends.
But if that judge will not publicly pledge to overturn Roe v. Wade, the Republicans in the Senate have a duty to reject that nominee.
Lastly, this process will also be a test for conservatives all over America.
In the past, conservatives across the country have gotten behind “conservative” nominees even though there were all sorts of red flags and even though none of them would publicly pledge to overturn Roe v. Wade.
As a result, we have the mess on the Court that we have today.
Now the conservatives of this country face one final test.
If we overwhelmingly reject any candidate that will not publicly pledge to overturn Roe v. Wade, we will pass the test.
But if we just go along with whoever is nominated no matter what they believe like we have done before, then we will fail the test.
We have failed so many times before, and now we have one final chance.
If we get a third strike against us in less than four years, I fear that we may be all out of chances.
Already, I am seeing calls for President Trump to nominate a moderate judge because that will supposedly help his chances in November.
There is going to be so much pressure on Trump to make a choice for political reasons, and many Republicans in the Senate will also be feeling a tremendous amount of political pressure as well.
Let us hope that our leaders have the courage to make the right decisions because this is a test that we simply cannot afford to fail.
Article posted with permission from Michael Snyder