thewashingtonstandard--2020-07-29--It’s Coming!  Trump Admin Has “Great Confidence” Vaccine Will Be Ready By Fall

Vice president Mike Pence said the Trump administration had “ great confidence ” in a coronavirus vaccine .
The Trump administration insists that a vaccine will exist by the fall after it was announced that trials were entering their next phases earlier this week .
As we ’ ve noted , this vaccine is going to be one of the pillars of the New World Order .
It will be mandatory in every sense of the word .
Some have even suggested the mandatory mask edicts being enforced by grocery stores is a test run to see if private businesses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that are trying to take over the world .
Greg Mannarino : It ’ s Critical To Understand That The Goal Is “ Full Control By The Federal Reserve ” Pence said he ’ s “ optimistic ” that tens of millions of Americans will be vaccinated by the end of this year , according to a report by Newsweek .
Additionally , pharmaceutical firm Moderna announced earlier this week that their COVID-19 vaccine experiment in partnership with the National Institue of Allergy and Infectious Diseases ( NIAID ) was going into its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tied in with a payment system centrally controlled by the elitists .
The beast system is here , like it or not .
Testing Will Begin In Africa For Biometric ID , “ Vaccine Records , ” & “ Payment Systems ” Pence praised Dr. Anthony Fauci , a liar , and propagandist extraordinaire , who is pushing the New World Order on us all , saying “ I ’ ve got to tell you , when you ’ ve got Dr. [ Anthony ] Fauci saying that it ’ s not if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a vaccine , it gives you the signal that we really have great confidence that by this fall we ’ re going to have a vaccine.
” Pence made that comment while speaking to Fox News anchor Martha MacCallum .
“ Under Operation Warp Speed , we ’ re literally producing those vaccines right now .
We ’ re purchasing millions of syringes right now so that the moment the FDA says a vaccine is safe and effective we will have the supplies on hand to literally offer vaccines to tens of millions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fauci Talks “ Winter ” Again : “ We Will Have An Answer On A COVID Vaccine ” Don ’ t forget , that they have already warned us of an upcoming “ dark winter.
” They are really doing this .
Make any last-minute preps now if you can .

Vice president Mike Pence said the Trump administration had “great confidence” in a coronavirus vaccine. The Trump administration insists that a vaccine will exist by the fall after it was announced that trials were entering their next phases earlier this week.
As we’ve noted, this vaccine is going to be one of the pillars of the New World Order. It will be mandatory in every sense of the word. Some have even suggested the mandatory mask edicts being enforced by grocery stores is a test run to see if private businesses will enforce the will of the tyrants that are trying to take over the world.
Greg Mannarino: It’s Critical To Understand That The Goal Is “Full Control By The Federal Reserve”
Pence said he’s “optimistic” that tens of millions of Americans will be vaccinated by the end of this year, according to a report by Newsweek. Additionally, pharmaceutical firm Moderna announced earlier this week that their COVID-19 vaccine experiment in partnership with the National Institue of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) was going into its next phase.
This will all be tied in with a payment system centrally controlled by the elitists. The beast system is here, like it or not.
Testing Will Begin In Africa For Biometric ID, “Vaccine Records,” & “Payment Systems”
Pence praised Dr. Anthony Fauci, a liar, and propagandist extraordinaire, who is pushing the New World Order on us all, saying “I’ve got to tell you, when you’ve got Dr. [Anthony] Fauci saying that it’s not if, it’s when we have a vaccine, it gives you the signal that we really have great confidence that by this fall we’re going to have a vaccine.” Pence made that comment while speaking to Fox News anchor Martha MacCallum.
“Under Operation Warp Speed, we’re literally producing those vaccines right now. We’re purchasing millions of syringes right now so that the moment the FDA says a vaccine is safe and effective we will have the supplies on hand to literally offer vaccines to tens of millions of Americans,” Pence added.
Fauci Talks “Winter” Again: “We Will Have An Answer On A COVID Vaccine”
Don’t forget, that they have already warned us of an upcoming “dark winter.” They are really doing this. Make any last-minute preps now if you can.
Article posted with permission from Mac Slavo


thewashingtonstandard--2020-07-29--Church Of The Woke: ‘Hands Up, Don’t Shoot’

During these days of COVID-19 , when many churches remain closed by government mandate to keep the virus from spreading , a new religion has arisen in the country , and it ’ s all based on a myth .
Citizens Free Press posted a video from Portland , Oregon , where you can see worshipers of the “ Church of the Woke ” participating in an outdoor religious service .
It consisted of hundreds , perhaps thousands , of souls , shining the lights of their cellphones and chanting , “ Hands up please don ’ t shoot me.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be practicing social distancing .
In 2014 , in Ferguson , Missouri , Michael Brown was killed by a police officer .
The myth says that he had his hands up – “ Hands up , don ’ t shoot ” – before the officer shot him .
The Obama administration ’ s investigation , however , found instead that Brown had raced toward the police officer and reached into his car in an effort to grab his gun .
The officer shot Brown to stop him .
On March 17 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ released its findings on the Michael Brown shooting , Jonathan Capehart of the Washington Post posted this video commentary , saying that the “ hands up , don ’ t shoot ” line turns out to be a “ false narrative.
” Capehart says the “ hands up , don ’ t shoot ” line – although in actuality false – resonated because of the perceived reality of police brutality against unarmed black men and boys .
Says Capehart : “ It ’ s imperative we continue marching for , and giving voice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the hands of police and others .
But we must never allow ourselves to march under the banner of a false narrative on behalf of someone who would otherwise offend our sense of right and wrong.
” I see “ Hands up , don ’ t shoot ” on T-shirts and placards , and it ’ s all a myth .
And now we even have virtual worshipers from the Church of the Woke singing “ hymns , ” chanting , “ Hands up please don ’ t shoot me.
” This reminds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Chesterton : “ When a man stops believing in God , he doesn ’ t then believe in nothing , he believes anything.
” What a contrast are all myths , modern and ancient , when compared with the Gospel of Jesus Christ that is rooted in history .
If Jesus had not bodily , literally , physically walked out of His tomb , then Christianity would indeed be a myth .
But He not only arose from the dead , He appeared repeatedly to His disciples , providing them with “ many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Mason Weaver is an author and motivational speaker and a dedicated Christian .
Many years ago , he had been involved in the Black Panthers .
He thought hating the white man was the way to go .
He personally experienced a racist attack at the hands of a fellow Navy seaman that almost killed him .
After Weaver was attacked in the early 1970s , he says , “ I got out of the Navy , and I went to Berkeley , where I ran across other Black men that hated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they hated the principles of this country .
And we began to hate together , because you are who you associate with .
But I had this emptiness in me.
” As Weaver began to be consumed by hate and the desire for revenge , childhood memories of his Christian upbringing began to nudge his conscience .
He began to realize the significance of Jesus having risen from the dead , which transformed His disciples .
In a television interview for D. James Kennedy Ministries , Mason said : “ I began to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I discovered was , in searching for God , it came down to those disciples .
Those disciples saw something , something they witnessed that changed their very characteristics .
It changed who they were .
You had cowardly , self-centered men … and all of a sudden , some incident happened , and they became bold warriors , not afraid of death any longer .
They saw something .
It was the resurrection.
” Weaver added : “ And I had to recognize as an angry Black militant , speaking Swahili , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I had to recognize that God Almighty was born of woman just for me .
… He allowed His precious holy body to be nailed to the cross with me in mind , personally , my name .
… He came out of the grave for me , went to heaven for me , and will come back for me .
And when I finally recognized that Jesus Christ did not compromise with me , on the cross , I took a deep long breath and said , ‘ I can no longer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ' ” Mason Weaver discovered the church of Jesus is based on historical facts , as opposed to the false narratives that stoked his hatred .
Coming face to face with the reality of Jesus , who is truth incarnate , is what we all need – including those of the Church of the Woke .

During these days of COVID-19, when many churches remain closed by government mandate to keep the virus from spreading, a new religion has arisen in the country, and it’s all based on a myth.
Citizens Free Press posted a video from Portland, Oregon, where you can see worshipers of the “Church of the Woke” participating in an outdoor religious service. It consisted of hundreds, perhaps thousands, of souls, shining the lights of their cellphones and chanting, “Hands up please don’t shoot me.” And they certainly do not appear to be practicing social distancing.
In 2014, in Ferguson, Missouri, Michael Brown was killed by a police officer. The myth says that he had his hands up – “Hands up, don’t shoot” – before the officer shot him.
The Obama administration’s investigation, however, found instead that Brown had raced toward the police officer and reached into his car in an effort to grab his gun. The officer shot Brown to stop him.
On March 17, 2015, after the Department of Justice released its findings on the Michael Brown shooting, Jonathan Capehart of the Washington Post posted this video commentary, saying that the “hands up, don’t shoot” line turns out to be a “false narrative.”
Capehart says the “hands up, don’t shoot” line – although in actuality false – resonated because of the perceived reality of police brutality against unarmed black men and boys.
Says Capehart: “It’s imperative we continue marching for, and giving voice to, those of us killed at the hands of police and others. But we must never allow ourselves to march under the banner of a false narrative on behalf of someone who would otherwise offend our sense of right and wrong.”
I see “Hands up, don’t shoot” on T-shirts and placards, and it’s all a myth.
And now we even have virtual worshipers from the Church of the Woke singing “hymns,” chanting, “Hands up please don’t shoot me.” This reminds me of the line attributed to G.K. Chesterton: “When a man stops believing in God, he doesn’t then believe in nothing, he believes anything.”
What a contrast are all myths, modern and ancient, when compared with the Gospel of Jesus Christ that is rooted in history. If Jesus had not bodily, literally, physically walked out of His tomb, then Christianity would indeed be a myth. But He not only arose from the dead, He appeared repeatedly to His disciples, providing them with “many infallible proofs” that He was alive.
Mason Weaver is an author and motivational speaker and a dedicated Christian. Many years ago, he had been involved in the Black Panthers. He thought hating the white man was the way to go. He personally experienced a racist attack at the hands of a fellow Navy seaman that almost killed him.
After Weaver was attacked in the early 1970s, he says, “I got out of the Navy, and I went to Berkeley, where I ran across other Black men that hated America and they hated society, and they hated the principles of this country. And we began to hate together, because you are who you associate with. But I had this emptiness in me.”
As Weaver began to be consumed by hate and the desire for revenge, childhood memories of his Christian upbringing began to nudge his conscience. He began to realize the significance of Jesus having risen from the dead, which transformed His disciples.
In a television interview for D. James Kennedy Ministries, Mason said: “I began to look for God again. And what I discovered was, in searching for God, it came down to those disciples. Those disciples saw something, something they witnessed that changed their very characteristics. It changed who they were. You had cowardly, self-centered men … and all of a sudden, some incident happened, and they became bold warriors, not afraid of death any longer. They saw something. It was the resurrection.”
Weaver added: “And I had to recognize as an angry Black militant, speaking Swahili, who hung out with Black Panthers, I had to recognize that God Almighty was born of woman just for me. … He allowed His precious holy body to be nailed to the cross with me in mind, personally, my name. … He came out of the grave for me, went to heaven for me, and will come back for me. And when I finally recognized that Jesus Christ did not compromise with me, on the cross, I took a deep long breath and said, ‘I can no longer compromise with Him in the world.'”
Mason Weaver discovered the church of Jesus is based on historical facts, as opposed to the false narratives that stoked his hatred. Coming face to face with the reality of Jesus, who is truth incarnate, is what we all need – including those of the Church of the Woke.
Article posted with permission from Jerry Newcombe


thewashingtonstandard--2020-07-29--One Nation Under House Arrest: How Do COVID-19 Mandates Impact Our Freedoms?

We have become one nation under house arrest .
You think we ’ re any different from the Kentucky couple fitted out with ankle monitoring bracelets and forced to quarantine at home ?
Consider what happened to Elizabeth and Isaiah Linscott .
Elizabeth took a precautionary diagnostic COVID-19 test before traveling to visit her parents and grandparents in Michigan .
It came back positive : Elizabeth was asymptomatic for the novel coronavirus but had no symptoms .
Her husband and infant daughter tested negative for the virus .
Now in a country where freedom actually means something , the Linscotts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ themselves how to proceed responsibly , but in the American Police State , we ’ ve only got as much freedom as the government allows .
That ’ s not saying much .
Indeed , it ’ s a dangerous time for anyone who still clings to the idea that freedom means the right to think for yourself and act responsibly according to your best judgment .
In that regard , the Linscotts are a little old-school in their thinking .
When Elizabeth was asked to sign a self-quarantine order agreeing to check @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not to travel anywhere without prior approval , she refused .
“ I shouldn ’ t have to ask for consent because I ’ m an adult who can make that decision .
And as a citizen of the United States of America , that is my right to make that decision without having to disclose that to somebody else , ” said Elizabeth .
“ So , no , I wouldn ’ t wear a mask .
I would do everything that I could to make sure that I wouldn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the fear that ’ s spreading with this .
But no , I would have just stayed home , take care of my child.
” Instead of signing the blanket statement , Elizabeth submitted her own written declaration : A few days after being informed that Elizabeth ’ s case was being escalated and referred to law enforcement , the Linscotts reportedly found their home surrounded by multiple government vehicles , government personnel and the county sheriff armed with a court order and ankle monitors .
“ We didn ’ t rob @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ We didn ’ t steal something .
We didn ’ t hit and run .
We didn ’ t do anything wrong.
” That ’ s the point , of course .
In an age of overcriminalization—when the law is wielded like a hammer to force compliance to the government ’ s dictates whatever they might be—you don ’ t have to do anything wrong to be fined , arrested or subjected to raids and seizures and surveillance .
Watch and see : just as it did in China , this pandemic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ perfect excuse for expanding its surveillance and data collection powers at our expense .
On a daily basis , Americans are already relinquishing ( in many cases , voluntarily ) the most intimate details of who we are—their biological makeup , our genetic blueprints , and our biometrics ( facial characteristics and structure , fingerprints , iris scans , etc . )
—in order to navigate an increasingly technologically-enabled world .
COVID-19 , however , takes the surveillance state to the next level .
There ’ s already been talk of mass testing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contact tracing , immunity passports to allow those who have recovered from the virus to move around more freely , and snitch tip lines for reporting “ rule breakers ” to the authorities .
More to the point , as the head of one tech company asked , “ Can you actually constitutionally monitor someone who ’ s innocent ?
It ’ s uncharted territory.
” Except this isn ’ t exactly uncharted territory , is it ?
It follows much the same pattern as every other state of emergency in recent years—legitimate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ add to its arsenal of technologies and powers .
The war on terror , the war on drugs , the war on illegal immigration , asset forfeiture schemes , road safety schemes , school safety schemes , eminent domain : all of these programs started out as legitimate responses to pressing concerns and have since become weapons of compliance and control in the police state ’ s hands .
It doesn ’ t even matter what the nature of the crisis might be—civil unrest , the national emergencies , “ unforeseen economic collapse @ @ @ @ @ @ @ order , purposeful domestic resistance or insurgency , pervasive public health emergencies , and catastrophic natural and human disasters ” —as long as it allows the government to justify all manner of government tyranny in the so-called name of national security .
It ’ s hard to know who to trust anymore .
Certainly , in this highly partisan age , when everything from the COVID-19 pandemic to police brutality to football is being recast in light of one ’ s political leanings , it can be incredibly difficult to separate what constitutes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hyper-politicized propaganda .
Take the mask mandates , for example .
Currently , 19 states have not issued mask mandates in response to rising COVID-19 infection numbers .
More than 30 states have enacted some form of mask requirement .
A growing number of retailers , including Walmart , Target and CVS , are also joining the mask mandate bandwagon .
Georgia ’ s governor , in a challenge to mask requirements by local governing bodies , filed a lawsuit challenging Atlanta ’ s dictate that masks be worn within city limits .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , where masks are required but there are no penalties for non-compliance , government officials are urging people to protect themselves but not to get into confrontations over masks or turn into snitches .
In other states , such as Virginia , the Nanny State is using more strong-handed tactics to force compliance with mask mandates , including the threat of fines , jail time , surprise inspections of businesses , and complaint hotlines that encourage citizens to snitch on each other .
Officials in Las Vegas deployed 100 “ compliance ambassadors ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the state ’ s mask mandate .
One couple in Knoxville , Tenn. , took mask-shaming to new heights when they created a Facebook page to track compliance by businesses , employees and customers .
In Miami , “ residents now risk a legal penalty if they venture into public without a face mask .
The city has assigned at least 39 police officers to make sure that residents are following the city ’ s mandatory mask ordinance .
Offenders will be warned but , if they refuse to comply , they will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cost $ 100 and the second another $ 100 .
With a third — God forbid — the offender will be arrested.
” These conflicting and , in some cases , heavy-handed approaches to a pandemic that has locked down the nation for close to six months is turning this health crisis into an unnecessarily politicized , bureaucratic tug-of-war with no clear-cut winners to be found .
Certainly , this is not the first crisis to pit security concerns against freedom principles .
In this post-9/11 world , we have been indoctrinated into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fearing and mistrusting the government .
As a result , we ’ ve been forced to travel this road many , many times with lamentably predictable results each time : without fail , when asked to choose between safety and liberty , Americans historically tend to choose safety .
Failing to read the fine print on such devil ’ s bargains , “ we the people ” find ourselves repeatedly on the losing end as the government uses each crisis as a means of expanding its powers at taxpayer expense .
Whatever these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ health necessities to prevent further spread of the virus—they have thus far proven to be uphill legal battles for those hoping to challenge them in the courts as unconstitutional restrictions on their right to liberty , bodily autonomy , privacy and health .
In fact , Florida courts have upheld the mask ordinances , ruling that they do not infringe on constitutional rights and that “ there is no reasonable expectation of privacy as to whether one covers their nose and mouth in public places , which are the only places to which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there is no constitutional right to infect others , Circuit Court Judge John Kastrenakes concluded that “ the right to be ‘ free from governmental intrusion ’ does not automatically or completely shield an individual ’ s conduct from regulation.
” Moreover , wrote Kastrenakes , constitutional rights and the ideals of limited government “ do not absolve a citizen from the real-world consequences of their individual choices , or otherwise allow them to wholly skirt their social obligation to their fellow Americans or to society as a whole .
This is particularly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can result in drastic , costly , and sometimes deadly , consequences to others.
” These court decisions take their cue from a 1905 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Jacobson v. Massachusetts in which the Court upheld the authority of states to enforce compulsory vaccination laws .
In other words , the courts have concluded that the government has a compelling interest in requiring masks to fight COVID-19 infections that overrides individual freedoms .
Generally , the government has to show a so-called compelling state interest before it can override certain critical rights @ @ @ @ @ @ @ press , privacy , search and seizure , etc .
Most of the time , the government lacks that compelling state interest , but it still manages to violate those rights , setting itself up for legal battles further down the road .
We can spend time debating the mask mandates .
However , criticizing those who rightly fear these restrictions to be a slippery slope to further police state tactics will not restore the freedoms that have been willingly sacrificed on the altar of national security by Americans of all political stripes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ve warned , this is a test to see how whether the Constitution—and our commitment to the principles enshrined in the Bill of Rights—can survive a national crisis and true state of emergency .
It must be remembered that James Madison , the “ father ” of the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights and the fourth president of the United States , advised that we should “ take alarm at the first experiment upon our liberties .
Whether or not you consider these COVID-19 restrictions to be cause for alarm , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on our liberties .
Indeed , whether or not you concede that the pandemic itself is cause for alarm , we should all be alarmed by the government ’ s response to this pandemic .
By government , I ’ m not referring to one particular politician or administration but to the entire apparatus at every level that conspires to keep “ we the people ” fearful of one another and under virtual house arrest .
This is what we ’ ve all been reduced to : prisoners in our skin , prisoners @ @ @ @ @ @ @ communities—forced to comply with the government ’ s shifting mandates about how to navigate this pandemic or else .
Right now , COVID-19 is the perfect excuse for the government to wreak havoc on our freedoms in the name of safety and security , but as I make clear in my book Battlefield America : The War on the American People , don ’ t believe for a minute that our safety is the police state ’ s primary concern .

“It is proper to take alarm at the first experiment on our liberties. We hold this prudent jealousy to be the first duty of citizens, and one of the noblest characteristics of the late Revolution. The freeman of America did not wait till usurped power had strengthened itself by exercise, and entangled the question in precedents. They saw all the consequences in the principle, and they avoided the consequences by denying the principle.”—James Madison
We have become one nation under house arrest.
You think we’re any different from the Kentucky couple fitted out with ankle monitoring bracelets and forced to quarantine at home?
We’re not
Consider what happened to Elizabeth and Isaiah Linscott.
Elizabeth took a precautionary diagnostic COVID-19 test before traveling to visit her parents and grandparents in Michigan. It came back positive: Elizabeth was asymptomatic for the novel coronavirus but had no symptoms. Her husband and infant daughter tested negative for the virus.
Now in a country where freedom actually means something, the Linscotts would have the right to determine for themselves how to proceed responsibly, but in the American Police State, we’ve only got as much freedom as the government allows.
That’s not saying much.
Indeed, it’s a dangerous time for anyone who still clings to the idea that freedom means the right to think for yourself and act responsibly according to your best judgment.
In that regard, the Linscotts are a little old-school in their thinking. When Elizabeth was asked to sign a self-quarantine order agreeing to check in daily with the health department and not to travel anywhere without prior approval, she refused.
“I shouldn’t have to ask for consent because I’m an adult who can make that decision. And as a citizen of the United States of America, that is my right to make that decision without having to disclose that to somebody else,” said Elizabeth. “So, no, I wouldn’t wear a mask. I would do everything that I could to make sure that I wouldn’t come in contact with other people because of the fear that’s spreading with this. But no, I would have just stayed home, take care of my child.”
Instead of signing the blanket statement, Elizabeth submitted her own written declaration:
I will do my best to stay home, as I do every other time I get sick. But I cannot comply to having to call the public health department everytime that I need to go out and do something. It’s my right and freedoms to go where I please and not have to answer to anyone for it. There is no pandemic and with a survival rate of 99.9998% I’m fine. I will continue to avoid the elderly, just like PRIOR guidelines state, try to stay home, get rest, get medicine, and get better. I decline.
A few days after being informed that Elizabeth’s case was being escalated and referred to law enforcement, the Linscotts reportedly found their home surrounded by multiple government vehicles, government personnel and the county sheriff armed with a court order and ankle monitors.
“We didn’t rob a store,” Linscott said. “We didn’t steal something. We didn’t hit and run. We didn’t do anything wrong.”
That’s the point, of course.
In an age of overcriminalization—when the law is wielded like a hammer to force compliance to the government’s dictates whatever they might be—you don’t have to do anything wrong to be fined, arrested or subjected to raids and seizures and surveillance.
Watch and see: just as it did in China, this pandemic is about to afford the government the perfect excuse for expanding its surveillance and data collection powers at our expense.
On a daily basis, Americans are already relinquishing (in many cases, voluntarily) the most intimate details of who we are—their biological makeup, our genetic blueprints, and our biometrics (facial characteristics and structure, fingerprints, iris scans, etc.)—in order to navigate an increasingly technologically-enabled world.
COVID-19, however, takes the surveillance state to the next level.
There’s already been talk of mass testing for COVID-19 antibodies, screening checkpoints, contact tracing, immunity passports to allow those who have recovered from the virus to move around more freely, and snitch tip lines for reporting “rule breakers” to the authorities.
As Reuters reports:
As the United States begins reopening its economy, some state officials are weighing whether house arrest monitoring technology – including ankle bracelets or location-tracking apps – could be used to police quarantines imposed on coronavirus carriers. But while the tech has been used sporadically for U.S. quarantine enforcement over the past few weeks, large scale rollouts have so far been held back by a big legal question: Can officials impose electronic monitoring without an offense or a court order?
More to the point, as the head of one tech company asked, “Can you actually constitutionally monitor someone who’s innocent? It’s uncharted territory.”
Except this isn’t exactly uncharted territory, is it?
It follows much the same pattern as every other state of emergency in recent years—legitimate or manufactured—that has empowered the government to add to its arsenal of technologies and powers.
The war on terror, the war on drugs, the war on illegal immigration, asset forfeiture schemes, road safety schemes, school safety schemes, eminent domain: all of these programs started out as legitimate responses to pressing concerns and have since become weapons of compliance and control in the police state’s hands.
It doesn’t even matter what the nature of the crisis might be—civil unrest, the national emergencies, “unforeseen economic collapse, loss of functioning political and legal order, purposeful domestic resistance or insurgency, pervasive public health emergencies, and catastrophic natural and human disasters”—as long as it allows the government to justify all manner of government tyranny in the so-called name of national security.
It’s hard to know who to trust anymore.
Certainly, in this highly partisan age, when everything from the COVID-19 pandemic to police brutality to football is being recast in light of one’s political leanings, it can be incredibly difficult to separate what constitutes a genuine safety concern versus what is hyper-politicized propaganda.
Take the mask mandates, for example.
Currently, 19 states have not issued mask mandates in response to rising COVID-19 infection numbers. More than 30 states have enacted some form of mask requirement. A growing number of retailers, including Walmart, Target and CVS, are also joining the mask mandate bandwagon. Georgia’s governor, in a challenge to mask requirements by local governing bodies, filed a lawsuit challenging Atlanta’s dictate that masks be worn within city limits.
In some states, such as Indiana, where masks are required but there are no penalties for non-compliance, government officials are urging people to protect themselves but not to get into confrontations over masks or turn into snitches.
In other states, such as Virginia, the Nanny State is using more strong-handed tactics to force compliance with mask mandates, including the threat of fines, jail time, surprise inspections of businesses, and complaint hotlines that encourage citizens to snitch on each other. Officials in Las Vegas deployed 100 “compliance ambassadors” to help educate and enhance enforcement of the state’s mask mandate. One couple in Knoxville, Tenn., took mask-shaming to new heights when they created a Facebook page to track compliance by businesses, employees and customers.
In Miami, “residents now risk a legal penalty if they venture into public without a face mask. The city has assigned at least 39 police officers to make sure that residents are following the city’s mandatory mask ordinance. Offenders will be warned but, if they refuse to comply, they will be fined. The first offense will cost $100 and the second another $100. With a third — God forbid — the offender will be arrested.”
These conflicting and, in some cases, heavy-handed approaches to a pandemic that has locked down the nation for close to six months is turning this health crisis into an unnecessarily politicized, bureaucratic tug-of-war with no clear-cut winners to be found.
Certainly, this is not the first crisis to pit security concerns against freedom principles.
In this post-9/11 world, we have been indoctrinated into fearing and mistrusting one another instead of fearing and mistrusting the government. As a result, we’ve been forced to travel this road many, many times with lamentably predictable results each time: without fail, when asked to choose between safety and liberty, Americans historically tend to choose safety.
Failing to read the fine print on such devil’s bargains, “we the people” find ourselves repeatedly on the losing end as the government uses each crisis as a means of expanding its powers at taxpayer expense.
Whatever these mask mandates might be—authoritarian strong-arm tactics or health necessities to prevent further spread of the virus—they have thus far proven to be uphill legal battles for those hoping to challenge them in the courts as unconstitutional restrictions on their right to liberty, bodily autonomy, privacy and health.
In fact, Florida courts have upheld the mask ordinances, ruling that they do not infringe on constitutional rights and that “there is no reasonable expectation of privacy as to whether one covers their nose and mouth in public places, which are the only places to which the mask ordinance applies.”
Declaring that there is no constitutional right to infect others, Circuit Court Judge John Kastrenakes concluded that “the right to be ‘free from governmental intrusion’ does not automatically or completely shield an individual’s conduct from regulation.” Moreover, wrote Kastrenakes, constitutional rights and the ideals of limited government “do not absolve a citizen from the real-world consequences of their individual choices, or otherwise allow them to wholly skirt their social obligation to their fellow Americans or to society as a whole. This is particularly true when one’s individual choices can result in drastic, costly, and sometimes deadly, consequences to others.”
Virginia courts have also upheld mask mandates.
These court decisions take their cue from a 1905 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Jacobson v. Massachusetts in which the Court upheld the authority of states to enforce compulsory vaccination laws.
In other words, the courts have concluded that the government has a compelling interest in requiring masks to fight COVID-19 infections that overrides individual freedoms.
Generally, the government has to show a so-called compelling state interest before it can override certain critical rights such as free speech, assembly, press, privacy, search and seizure, etc. Most of the time, the government lacks that compelling state interest, but it still manages to violate those rights, setting itself up for legal battles further down the road.
We can spend time debating the mask mandates. However, criticizing those who rightly fear these restrictions to be a slippery slope to further police state tactics will not restore the freedoms that have been willingly sacrificed on the altar of national security by Americans of all political stripes over the years.
As I’ve warned, this is a test to see how whether the Constitution—and our commitment to the principles enshrined in the Bill of Rights—can survive a national crisis and true state of emergency.
It must be remembered that James Madison, the “father” of the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights and the fourth president of the United States, advised that we should “take alarm at the first experiment upon our liberties.
Whether or not you consider these COVID-19 restrictions to be cause for alarm, they are far from the first experiment on our liberties. Indeed, whether or not you concede that the pandemic itself is cause for alarm, we should all be alarmed by the government’s response to this pandemic.
By government, I’m not referring to one particular politician or administration but to the entire apparatus at every level that conspires to keep “we the people” fearful of one another and under virtual house arrest.
This is what we’ve all been reduced to: prisoners in our skin, prisoners in our homes, prisoners in our communities—forced to comply with the government’s shifting mandates about how to navigate this pandemic or else.
Right now, COVID-19 is the perfect excuse for the government to wreak havoc on our freedoms in the name of safety and security, but as I make clear in my book Battlefield America: The War on the American People , don’t believe for a minute that our safety is the police state’s primary concern.
Article posted with permission from John Whitehead


thewashingtonstandard--2020-07-29--Texas:  Police Finally Release Video Of Officers Executing Man With Hands Up, Showing He Was Unarmed

Editor ’ s Note : Clearly , the City of Austin amassed an army of cops with those “ weapons of war ” drawn on this man due to an anonymous caller .
Then , after showing he had no gun , they fired on him , even though he was no threat , but politicians want you disarmed from these “ weapons of war , ” as they refer to them .
Who is more dangerous with these ?
The common man or those put in authority who get immunity when they behave like this ?
Note , no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ man ’ s vehicle .
The cops just executed an innocent man .
Austin , TX — The Free Thought Project originally reported on a cellphone video of a police killing in Austin , Texas in April which was so disturbing witnesses reported it as if it were a murder .
In the video , a man is seen trying to surrender to police with his hands in the air , moments later , he ’ d be killed by a police officer firing his AR-15 .
The following month , police admitted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two months later , they finally released their own video of this senseless execution .
The fact that Ramos had no gun is extremely important as police based their entire response of multiple units , aggressive tactics , bean bag rounds , and eventual execution — all based on the falsehood that Ramos had a gun .
“ Mike Ramos does not appear to threaten but ends up dead .
There ’ s got to be a better way , ” Austin Mayor Steve Adler said in a statement at the time .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ According to police , they responded to a 911 call in April about a man possibly doing drugs in an apartment parking lot and being armed .
Manley said officers were investigating reports of people in a car , including an armed man , doing drugs when they encountered Ramos .
The 911 caller ’ s credibility is certainly questionable .
“ They ’ re in the car smoking crack and cooking meth , ” the caller said .
Police found no such meth .
“ He has a gun .
He has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the caller said .
“ I see him holding a gun , ma ’ am .
[ … ] He ’ s holding it up .
[ … ] He was pointing it at her.
” As the 911 operator tries to clarify the claim , the caller says , “ He ’ s holding it.
” There was never a gun .
“ When you get a report there ’ s a gun involved , you have to assume that the information that ’ s been given to 911 is accurate , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Dennis Farris , a retired Austin police officer , told KVUE , adding that sometimes callers lie to get police out there faster .
This appears to be the case in Ramos ’ death .
“ If you give bad information , you ’ ve not only put the person that you ’ re calling about … you might put their life in danger .
You ’ re also putting the officer ’ s life in danger , ” Farris said .
“ I think there ’ s an argument to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not specifically make these statements that were not true , then the police officers wouldn ’ t have shown up , wouldn ’ t have reacted the way that they did , ” Rick Flores , a criminal defense attorney and former Travis County prosecutor , said .
But the caller did give false statements and police did react that way .
As the newly released police video shows , Ramos , a 42-year-old Hispanic man was seen in the video exiting the car when ordered by police .
As he gets out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officers that he is unarmed .
He is seen in the video with his hands in the air trying to talk to police .
At first , Ramos is entirely compliant .
When officers tell him to exit the vehicle , he does so .
He then puts his hands above his head .
“ Man , what the f**k , man , ” Ramos says of the massive police response which appears to frighten him .
“ Michael Ramos , you ’ re going to get impacted if you don ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ according to the video .
“ Man , you all scared the f**k out of me , dog , ” says Ramos says .
He then says , “ don ’ t shoot , ” as he waves his hands at the officers .
For roughly another 30 seconds , Ramos holds his arms in the air as he continues to ask the officers what he did .
As he has multiple rifles and pistols pointing at him , Ramos gets increasingly nervous and stands behind his car door , ignoring police commands @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , every way he turns , he faces a gun barrel .
The entire time , Ramos had his hands in the air .
He never attempted to get back in the vehicle and had proven to cops that he was unarmed .
Ramos was merely talking with the officers , asking them why they were stopping him .
Then , without warning , while Ramos still had his hands in the air , a rookie cop opened fire with a beanbag round .
This likely sent Ramos into panic , thinking he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , he would be right .
After being shot with a beanbag round over an apparently bogus 911 call , Ramos tried to get away from the threat .
He jumps in the car and attempts to drive off .
As he attempts to flee , however , another cop , officer Christopher Taylor opens fire with an AR-15 , dumping three rounds into the fleeing man , who was only suspected of being a person of interest in an alleged crime .
The shots killed Ramos , who then crashed his car @ @ @ @ @ @ @ less than a year that Taylor killed someone while on the job .
According to the Austin American Statesman , Taylor was one of the officers who fatally shot 46-year-old Mauris DeSilva , who was wielding a knife in the gym at his condo in downtown Austin in July 2019 .
Just like this time , Taylor was placed on administrative leave but returned to full duty shortly after — to kill again less than a year later .
“ I ’ ll never forget the face he made when he was confused @ @ @ @ @ @ @ my mind and I feel him and that hurts .
That ’ s a part of me , ” Ramos ’ s mother , Brenda Ramos said .
Below is the original cellphone video and though it is disturbing , had it not existed , this story would likely be playing out far differently as police may never have admitted that Ramos was unarmed .

Editor’s Note: Clearly, the City of Austin amassed an army of cops with those “weapons of war” drawn on this man due to an anonymous caller. Then, after showing he had no gun, they fired on him, even though he was no threat, but politicians want you disarmed from these “weapons of war,” as they refer to them. Who is more dangerous with these? The common man or those put in authority who get immunity when they behave like this? Note, no gun nor meth was found in this man’s vehicle. The cops just executed an innocent man.
Austin, TX — The Free Thought Project originally reported on a cellphone video of a police killing in Austin, Texas in April which was so disturbing witnesses reported it as if it were a murder. In the video, a man is seen trying to surrender to police with his hands in the air, moments later, he’d be killed by a police officer firing his AR-15. The following month, police admitted 42-year-old Michael Ramos had no gun and two months later, they finally released their own video of this senseless execution.
The fact that Ramos had no gun is extremely important as police based their entire response of multiple units, aggressive tactics, bean bag rounds, and eventual execution — all based on the falsehood that Ramos had a gun.
“Mike Ramos does not appear to threaten but ends up dead. There’s got to be a better way,” Austin Mayor Steve Adler said in a statement at the time. “I’m very disturbed.”
According to police, they responded to a 911 call in April about a man possibly doing drugs in an apartment parking lot and being armed. Manley said officers were investigating reports of people in a car, including an armed man, doing drugs when they encountered Ramos.
The 911 caller’s credibility is certainly questionable.
“They’re in the car smoking crack and cooking meth,” the caller said. Police found no such meth.
“He has a gun. He has a gun to this lady,” the caller said. “I see him holding a gun, ma’am. […] He’s holding it up. […] He was pointing it at her.”
As the 911 operator tries to clarify the claim, the caller says, “He’s holding it.”
There was never a gun.
“When you get a report there’s a gun involved, you have to assume that the information that’s been given to 911 is accurate, and you have to respond accordingly,” Dennis Farris, a retired Austin police officer, told KVUE, adding that sometimes callers lie to get police out there faster. This appears to be the case in Ramos’ death.
“If you give bad information, you’ve not only put the person that you’re calling about … you might put their life in danger. You’re also putting the officer’s life in danger,” Farris said.
“I think there’s an argument to be made that if the 911 caller did not specifically make these statements that were not true, then the police officers wouldn’t have shown up, wouldn’t have reacted the way that they did,” Rick Flores, a criminal defense attorney and former Travis County prosecutor, said.
But the caller did give false statements and police did react that way.
As the newly released police video shows, Ramos, a 42-year-old Hispanic man was seen in the video exiting the car when ordered by police. As he gets out, he raises his shirt to show officers that he is unarmed. He is seen in the video with his hands in the air trying to talk to police.
At first, Ramos is entirely compliant. When officers tell him to exit the vehicle, he does so. He then puts his hands above his head.
“Man, what the f**k, man,” Ramos says of the massive police response which appears to frighten him.
“Michael Ramos, you’re going to get impacted if you don’t listen,” an officer says, according to the video.
“Man, you all scared the f**k out of me, dog,” says Ramos says.
He then says, “don’t shoot,” as he waves his hands at the officers.
For roughly another 30 seconds, Ramos holds his arms in the air as he continues to ask the officers what he did. As he has multiple rifles and pistols pointing at him, Ramos gets increasingly nervous and stands behind his car door, ignoring police commands to walk toward them — after all, every way he turns, he faces a gun barrel.
The entire time, Ramos had his hands in the air. He never attempted to get back in the vehicle and had proven to cops that he was unarmed. Ramos was merely talking with the officers, asking them why they were stopping him. Then, without warning, while Ramos still had his hands in the air, a rookie cop opened fire with a beanbag round.
This likely sent Ramos into panic, thinking he was about to be killed. Sadly, he would be right.
After being shot with a beanbag round over an apparently bogus 911 call, Ramos tried to get away from the threat. He jumps in the car and attempts to drive off. As he attempts to flee, however, another cop, officer Christopher Taylor opens fire with an AR-15, dumping three rounds into the fleeing man, who was only suspected of being a person of interest in an alleged crime.
The shots killed Ramos, who then crashed his car.
This was the second time in less than a year that Taylor killed someone while on the job. According to the Austin American Statesman, Taylor was one of the officers who fatally shot 46-year-old Mauris DeSilva, who was wielding a knife in the gym at his condo in downtown Austin in July 2019.
Just like this time, Taylor was placed on administrative leave but returned to full duty shortly after — to kill again less than a year later.
“I’ll never forget the face he made when he was confused. That’s what staying on my mind and I feel him and that hurts. That’s a part of me,” Ramos’s mother, Brenda Ramos said.
Below is the original cellphone video and though it is disturbing, had it not existed, this story would likely be playing out far differently as police may never have admitted that Ramos was unarmed.
Article posted with permission from Matt Agorist


thewashingtonstandard--2020-07-29--Democrat Traitors Stand by China’s Spy Consulates

On Tuesday , Houston firefighters arrived at 3417 Montrose Boulevard .
Neighbors had reported smoke and a burning smell at the Chinese consulate .
The consulate , which had been given 72 hours to close by the State Department , did not let them in even as the smoke continued to waft into the summer air .
“ We have directed the closure of PRC Consulate General Houston , in order to protect American intellectual property and American ’ s private information , ” the State Department had warned .
The Houston consulate had become notorious for trying to intimidate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ states , as well as American energy companies , especially those doing business in Asia .
Some have also linked the Houston consulate to Chinese espionage against American tech and medical firms .
FBI investigations into the Houston consulate involved theft of medical research , recruiting researchers to get at scientific secrets , and forcing Chinese nationals to return to the People ’ s Republic of China .
Why would the People ’ s Republic of China have thought that Houston would be a safe base for spying on and intimidating Americans ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ provide the answer .
Rep. Al Green , who had hosted a luncheon at the spy consulate , accused President Trump of racism .
“ Don ’ t give the impression , please Mr. President , that they are all spies , ” Green whined .
“ My appeal is to the president to understand that his words take on a meaning that can be harmful to other people.
” Rep. Green then went on to suggest that Trump had endangered his constituents by referring to the pandemic as the ‘ China virus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s actions might be leading to “ more anti-Asian American violence , or worse , internment.
” While shamelessly playing the race card , for a race he doesn ’ t belong to , the Democrat did not discuss his own collaboration with the spy consulate .
Rep. Green had co-hosted a Houston press conference with Consul General Cai Wei of the spy consulate , whom he described as a friend , with Chinese state media in attendance , at which the Democrat urged local residents not to worry about the virus , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ committee of two ” .
The Houston Democrat boasted that the enemy consulate was close enough for him to walk to .
That ’ s the same Wei who had been accused of using fake identification to get Chinese nationals through the airport , with whom Rep. Green , an American official , had been meeting with on a regular basis .
Texas state representative Gene Wu , who had also been at the press conference , warned that , “ in retaliation , China may basically stop all the investments and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Green and Wu were far from the only Democrats playing defense for the Communist dictatorship .
Amid reports that a fugitive spy wanted by the FBI is being harbored by the Chinese consulate in San Francisco , the inescapable reality is that foreign spy compounds operate in Democrat sanctuary cities .
Democrat sanctuary cities don ’ t just provide sanctuary for illegal aliens , but for enemy spies .
The Trump administration had already ordered the shutdown of the Russian consulate in San Francisco over its espionage .
And the Chinese consulate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But if the Chinese consulate in Houston was able to garner the support of Democrats at the local and national level , the situation in San Francisco is expected to be much worse because of Chi-Com infiltration of California Democrats .
Chinese intelligence officials at the San Francisco consulate had successfully recruited a staffer at Senator Dianne Feinstein ’ s San Francisco office and the situation at the local level is much worse .
And Democrats , instead of supporting their country , are once again undermining it in favor of China @ @ @ @ @ @ @ castigated President Trump for not trusting the “ intelligence community ” are the ones rejecting intelligence findings about China ’ s spy networks .
Senator Angus King suggested that the move was a political stunt by President Trump .
“ Is it really about confronting China , or does it have something to do with an election in four months ?
” Former Senator Max Baucus , Obama ’ s ambassador to the Communist dictatorship , has falsely claimed that the closure was “ electioneering ” .
“ This is the wrong way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ If Pompeo thinks he is going to quote ‘ change Chinese behavior , ’ he is gravely mistaken.
” Baucus ’ China rhetoric has , in recent months , tipped into blatant PRC propaganda , when he compared Trump to Hitler for opposing the brutal dictatorship in an interview with a Chinese propaganda outlet .
Baucus has a consulting firm that works with Chinese businesses , and sits on the boards of several Chinese companies .
The media outlets who have had Baucus on have not disclosed his ties to China @ @ @ @ @ @ @ very responsible people in America who know this China-bashing is irresponsible and we will pay a price if it continues .
That is all I am saying , ” he had warned .
The Democrat has claimed that relations with China will improve if Biden wins the presidency .
That ’ s not surprising since Biden and Baucus are good friends , and Baucus got the ambassadorship due to Biden .
Biden ’ s China ties have made it impossible for Democrats to confront the Communist dictatorship .
Instead , they ’ ve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the consulate as an election stunt even though it ’ s only July and the closure it hardly likely to have any meaningful impact on the election .
Instead of standing with America , the Democrats are trying to shift the onus to President Trump .
“ The White House must be transparent and show that it is taking smart and thoughtful action , rather than engaging in brash foreign policy , ” Rep. Lizzie Fletcher complained .
Meanwhile , local Democrats like Rep. Al Green , and local Houston media , are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crime perpetrated by President Trump in order to persecute Asian-Americans .
Gordon Quan , a former Houston City Councilman , contended that , “ to have the consulate close , to have accusations being made that this is the hotspot for spying , just creates a further cast upon the loyalties of Chinese Americans.
” And the Chinese Communist propagandists have adopted the familiar playbook of the Left , complaining about racism , and whining that PRC embassies are facing bomb threats and angry messages .
This propaganda is coming from a brutal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ethnic cleansing , and the ruthless suppression of political dissent , ethnic and religious minorities , and anyone who gets in its way .
Chinese Communist consulates in America , including in Houston , have been used to intimidate Chinese residents in America , and to suppress political protests against China in this country .
The Communist regime ’ s diplomatic corps has organized Chinese students to shout down , threaten , and even physically intimidate political opponents on campuses and even of them in San Francisco .
And yet , Democrats and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Communist regime as the victim .
The Democrats are more loyal to their hatred for President Trump than they are to America .
And even in the face of blatant enemy action , they choose the People ’ s Republic of China over the United States .
A growing number of Democrats have also been directly or indirectly compromised by the enemy regime .
And that makes President Trump ’ s crackdown on spy consulates in Democrat cities all the more urgent .
When the State Department closed the spy consulate in Houston @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Communist China or standing with America .
They chose China and they chose treason .

On Tuesday, Houston firefighters arrived at 3417 Montrose Boulevard. Neighbors had reported smoke and a burning smell at the Chinese consulate. The consulate, which had been given 72 hours to close by the State Department, did not let them in even as the smoke continued to waft into the summer air.
Video showed consulate employees throwing paper into burning bins.
“We have directed the closure of PRC Consulate General Houston, in order to protect American intellectual property and American’s private information,” the State Department had warned.
The Houston consulate had become notorious for trying to intimidate American elected officials in Texas and nearby states, as well as American energy companies, especially those doing business in Asia. Some have also linked the Houston consulate to Chinese espionage against American tech and medical firms.
FBI investigations into the Houston consulate involved theft of medical research, recruiting researchers to get at scientific secrets, and forcing Chinese nationals to return to the People’s Republic of China.
Why would the People’s Republic of China have thought that Houston would be a safe base for spying on and intimidating Americans? Houston and Texas Democrats quickly rushed to provide the answer.
Rep. Al Green, who had hosted a luncheon at the spy consulate, accused President Trump of racism.
“Don’t give the impression, please Mr. President, that they are all spies,” Green whined. “My appeal is to the president to understand that his words take on a meaning that can be harmful to other people.”
Rep. Green then went on to suggest that Trump had endangered his constituents by referring to the pandemic as the ‘China virus’, and suggested that Trump’s actions might be leading to “more anti-Asian American violence, or worse, internment.”
While shamelessly playing the race card, for a race he doesn’t belong to, the Democrat did not discuss his own collaboration with the spy consulate.
Rep. Green had co-hosted a Houston press conference with Consul General Cai Wei of the spy consulate, whom he described as a friend, with Chinese state media in attendance, at which the Democrat urged local residents not to worry about the virus, and described himself and Wei as a “committee of two”.
The Houston Democrat boasted that the enemy consulate was close enough for him to walk to.
That’s the same Wei who had been accused of using fake identification to get Chinese nationals through the airport, with whom Rep. Green, an American official, had been meeting with on a regular basis.
Texas state representative Gene Wu, who had also been at the press conference, warned that, “in retaliation, China may basically stop all the investments and tell companies to pull out of here.”
Green and Wu were far from the only Democrats playing defense for the Communist dictatorship.
Amid reports that a fugitive spy wanted by the FBI is being harbored by the Chinese consulate in San Francisco, the inescapable reality is that foreign spy compounds operate in Democrat sanctuary cities.
Democrat sanctuary cities don’t just provide sanctuary for illegal aliens, but for enemy spies.
The Trump administration had already ordered the shutdown of the Russian consulate in San Francisco over its espionage. And the Chinese consulate appears as if it will be next. But if the Chinese consulate in Houston was able to garner the support of Democrats at the local and national level, the situation in San Francisco is expected to be much worse because of Chi-Com infiltration of California Democrats.
Chinese intelligence officials at the San Francisco consulate had successfully recruited a staffer at Senator Dianne Feinstein’s San Francisco office and the situation at the local level is much worse.
And Democrats, instead of supporting their country, are once again undermining it in favor of China.
The same Democrat officials who had castigated President Trump for not trusting the “intelligence community” are the ones rejecting intelligence findings about China’s spy networks.
Senator Angus King suggested that the move was a political stunt by President Trump. “Is it really about confronting China, or does it have something to do with an election in four months?”
Former Senator Max Baucus, Obama’s ambassador to the Communist dictatorship, has falsely claimed that the closure was “electioneering”.
“This is the wrong way to handle it,” Baucus wheedled. “If Pompeo thinks he is going to quote ‘change Chinese behavior,’ he is gravely mistaken.”
Baucus’ China rhetoric has, in recent months, tipped into blatant PRC propaganda, when he compared Trump to Hitler for opposing the brutal dictatorship in an interview with a Chinese propaganda outlet. Baucus has a consulting firm that works with Chinese businesses, and sits on the boards of several Chinese companies. The media outlets who have had Baucus on have not disclosed his ties to China.
“There are a lot of very responsible people in America who know this China-bashing is irresponsible and we will pay a price if it continues. That is all I am saying,” he had warned.
The Democrat has claimed that relations with China will improve if Biden wins the presidency. That’s not surprising since Biden and Baucus are good friends, and Baucus got the ambassadorship due to Biden.
Biden’s China ties have made it impossible for Democrats to confront the Communist dictatorship. Instead, they’ve decided to accuse President Trump of closing the consulate as an election stunt even though it’s only July and the closure it hardly likely to have any meaningful impact on the election.
Instead of standing with America, the Democrats are trying to shift the onus to President Trump.
“The White House must be transparent and show that it is taking smart and thoughtful action, rather than engaging in brash foreign policy,” Rep. Lizzie Fletcher complained.
Meanwhile, local Democrats like Rep. Al Green, and local Houston media, are treating the consulate closure as a hate crime perpetrated by President Trump in order to persecute Asian-Americans.
Gordon Quan, a former Houston City Councilman, contended that, “to have the consulate close, to have accusations being made that this is the hotspot for spying, just creates a further cast upon the loyalties of Chinese Americans.”
And the Chinese Communist propagandists have adopted the familiar playbook of the Left, complaining about racism, and whining that PRC embassies are facing bomb threats and angry messages. This propaganda is coming from a brutal regime that has engaged in genocide, ethnic cleansing, and the ruthless suppression of political dissent, ethnic and religious minorities, and anyone who gets in its way.
Chinese Communist consulates in America, including in Houston, have been used to intimidate Chinese residents in America, and to suppress political protests against China in this country. The Communist regime’s diplomatic corps has organized Chinese students to shout down, threaten, and even physically intimidate political opponents on campuses and even of them in San Francisco.
And yet, Democrats and the media insist on treating the Chinese Communist regime as the victim.
The Democrats are more loyal to their hatred for President Trump than they are to America. And even in the face of blatant enemy action, they choose the People’s Republic of China over the United States. A growing number of Democrats have also been directly or indirectly compromised by the enemy regime.
And that makes President Trump’s crackdown on spy consulates in Democrat cities all the more urgent.
When the State Department closed the spy consulate in Houston, Democrats had to choose between standing with Communist China or standing with America. They chose China and they chose treason.
Article posted with permission from Daniel Greenfield


thewashingtonstandard--2020-07-29--Doctor Exposes Problems With Upcoming COVID-19 Vaccine:  The Potential Is Shocking

The US government agency , National Institute of Health ( NIH ) , and various public forums , Facebook , YouTube , Twitter , Instagram , etc.
, are hard at work to remove , scrub , and censor information provided by independent physicians and pertinent scientific medical studies regarding anything related to COVID-19 , coronavirus , and treatment .
As additional information becomes available that contradicts the “ official narrative ” , the public can expect this information to be censored and lamestream government-controlled propaganda entertainment enemedia ( LGCPEE ) kick into massive overdrive to label the information as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” , and/or “ false information ” .
It has already occurred and will continue as long as the willfully ignorant public ingest the Kool-Aid given to them by compromised media outlets , such as CNN , CNBC , MSNBC , Fox News , ABC , NBC , and CBS , to name a few .
Alternative media citizen journalists are spending hours combing through social media platforms and YouTube to find pertinent , proven factual , and scientific information in hopes of educating readers to the dangers posed , not by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dangers of a government agenda coinciding with a global agenda to inflict harm among the people of every nation – in particular , the focus is on the united States .
There has been an overwhelming amount of information presented to readers to digest ; some information has sounded like science fiction .
However , the information is science fact .
Arthur C. Clarke once said , “ Science fiction is the precursor to science fact ” .
As you will see in the video discovered on YouTube , vaccines are more than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cause harm .
Vaccines are also a way to rewrite your DNA and RNA , place artificial intelligence ( AI ) into your body to alter your brain , and possibly to “ create ” a genetically modified human that could be “ patented ” and “ owned ” by any one of the pharmaceutical companies that developed a vaccine , speaking of the push and rush for COVID-19 vaccines , or “ owned ” by Bill Gates as well as a number of “ global ” entities and even your own government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is an internal medicine physician trained in osteopathy that has studied the subject of vaccines for approximately 20 years .
Listen carefully to what she has to say .
At the end , Dr. Carrie becomes emotional because of the gravity of the information she is disseminating .
Did you catch the different types of cells that are used in vaccines ?
She references immortalized cell lines , which do not die , aka cancer cells .
She then makes reference to aborted fetal cells , aka diploid cells , that are contained @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bill Gates uses fancy jargon to describe these cells , remember , vaccines are littered with cancer cells and murdered babies in the womb cells .
No one can patent and own a “ natural ” organism – tree , plant , human , etc .
– because it exists in nature .
However , if the organism is modified , think genetically modified crops , then the corporation responsible for the genetic modification can patent the “ new ” organism and own it .
She then questions using recombinant DNA and RNA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” genetic code , transforming the individual into something “ new ” , that could be “ patented ” and “ owned ” , meaning you would lose control over your person .
Listen carefully ; watch multiple times if needed .
But , don ’ t dismiss this information as “ false ” or misleading .
Genetic modification in animals has already occurred when human cells were introduced into an animal species , creating a “ new ” organism .
She also talks about nanobot technology that can be introduced into the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ COVID-19 vaccine being rushed into production has skipped most of the safety and research steps required by the FDA in order to use in the human population .
Human trials are now in process .
In addition to being laced with cancer and murdered baby in the womb human cells , vaccines are most notably laced with mercury , a toxic metal to humans .
The COVID-19 is a recombinant DNA and RNA vaccine , which has NEVER been used before in humans – EVER .
Moreover , the companies manufacturing these vaccines @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are safe and effective , without any independent , objective , outside oversight ; and , we all know these companies are exempt from liability should there be serious and/or fatal side effects .
My friends , what is it going to take to open the eyes of those who are asleep ?
Proverbs 14:18 states , “ The simple inherit folly ; but the prudent are crowned with knowledge ” .
( The Holy Bible , New American Standard version ) No one should be taking any type of vaccine , ever @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over , but the ignorant follow blindly and will inherit their folly .
Please do your own research and decide for yourself .
Spread this far and wide .
Download the video to your computer or use software to make a recording .
It won ’ t be long before the censors take it down .

The US government agency, National Institute of Health (NIH), and various public forums, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, etc., are hard at work to remove, scrub, and censor information provided by independent physicians and pertinent scientific medical studies regarding anything related to COVID-19, coronavirus, and treatment. As additional information becomes available that contradicts the “official narrative”, the public can expect this information to be censored and lamestream government-controlled propaganda entertainment enemedia (LGCPEE) kick into massive overdrive to label the information as “misinformation”, “misleading information”, and/or “false information”. It has already occurred and will continue as long as the willfully ignorant public ingest the Kool-Aid given to them by compromised media outlets, such as CNN, CNBC, MSNBC, Fox News, ABC, NBC, and CBS, to name a few.
Alternative media citizen journalists are spending hours combing through social media platforms and YouTube to find pertinent, proven factual, and scientific information in hopes of educating readers to the dangers posed, not by the coronavirus or COVID-19 itself, but the dangers of a government agenda coinciding with a global agenda to inflict harm among the people of every nation – in particular, the focus is on the united States. There has been an overwhelming amount of information presented to readers to digest; some information has sounded like science fiction. However, the information is science fact. Arthur C. Clarke once said, “Science fiction is the precursor to science fact”.
As you will see in the video discovered on YouTube, vaccines are more than just poison placed in your body to cause harm. Vaccines are also a way to rewrite your DNA and RNA, place artificial intelligence (AI) into your body to alter your brain, and possibly to “create” a genetically modified human that could be “patented” and “owned” by any one of the pharmaceutical companies that developed a vaccine, speaking of the push and rush for COVID-19 vaccines, or “owned” by Bill Gates as well as a number of “global” entities and even your own government.
This is Dr. Carrie Madej who is an internal medicine physician trained in osteopathy that has studied the subject of vaccines for approximately 20 years. Listen carefully to what she has to say. At the end, Dr. Carrie becomes emotional because of the gravity of the information she is disseminating.
Did you catch the different types of cells that are used in vaccines? She references immortalized cell lines, which do not die, aka cancer cells. She then makes reference to aborted fetal cells, aka diploid cells, that are contained in vaccines. While Big Pharma and Bill Gates uses fancy jargon to describe these cells, remember, vaccines are littered with cancer cells and murdered babies in the womb cells.
No one can patent and own a “natural” organism – tree, plant, human, etc. – because it exists in nature. However, if the organism is modified, think genetically modified crops, then the corporation responsible for the genetic modification can patent the “new” organism and own it. She then questions using recombinant DNA and RNA vaccines in human that could “rewrite” genetic code, transforming the individual into something “new”, that could be “patented” and “owned”, meaning you would lose control over your person. Listen carefully; watch multiple times if needed. But, don’t dismiss this information as “false” or misleading. Genetic modification in animals has already occurred when human cells were introduced into an animal species, creating a “new” organism.
She also talks about nanobot technology that can be introduced into the human body through hydrogel technology.
This COVID-19 vaccine being rushed into production has skipped most of the safety and research steps required by the FDA in order to use in the human population. Human trials are now in process. In addition to being laced with cancer and murdered baby in the womb human cells, vaccines are most notably laced with mercury, a toxic metal to humans. The COVID-19 is a recombinant DNA and RNA vaccine, which has NEVER been used before in humans – EVER. Moreover, the companies manufacturing these vaccines are allowed to “self-certify” they are safe and effective, without any independent, objective, outside oversight; and, we all know these companies are exempt from liability should there be serious and/or fatal side effects.
My friends, what is it going to take to open the eyes of those who are asleep? Proverbs 14:18 states, “The simple inherit folly; but the prudent are crowned with knowledge”. (The Holy Bible, New American Standard version) No one should be taking any type of vaccine, ever! This has been stated over and over, but the ignorant follow blindly and will inherit their folly. Please do your own research and decide for yourself.
Spread this far and wide. Download the video to your computer or use software to make a recording. It won’t be long before the censors take it down.


thewashingtonstandard--2020-07-30--Standing Against Unlawful Mask Mandates In Businesses – What The Law Says

Standing Against Unlawful Mask Mandates In Businesses – What The Law Says Many businesses , both small and corporate are now imposing mask mandates for their customers , and while many may just go along to get along , many of us realize it is a slow attack on our liberties .
It ’ s also done under the guise of a lie .
So , what do you do about it ?
I ’ ll show you one young man and what he did , and I ’ ll show you how the law is on your side , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ employee .
Videos and articles mentioned in this episode .
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Many businesses, both small and corporate are now imposing mask mandates for their customers, and while many may just go along to get along, many of us realize it is a slow attack on our liberties. It’s also done under the guise of a lie. So, what do you do about it? I’ll show you one young man and what he did, and I’ll show you how the law is on your side, whether you are a customer or an employee.
Videos and articles mentioned in this episode.
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thewashingtonstandard--2020-07-30--Propaganda Already Starting For “Third Wave”

The mainstream media has been ramping up their reporting on the “ third wave ” of the coronavirus scamdemic .
It sure looks like another lockdown is coming and the economic destruction of the United States will be complete .
As anxieties about a global “ second ” ( or , in Hong Kong ’ s case , “ third ” ) wave intensify , health authorities in China have just reported the biggest daily jump in new COVID-19 cases on the mainland in three and a half months on Wednesday when 101 new coronavirus cases were reported by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is all by design .
None of this is by accident .
The economy will crash and the dollar will be worthless as they usher in the one digital dollar that will be controlled and monitored by the central bank .
The IDF has begun preparations for a “ third wave ” of the coronavirus , which it predicts will reach its peak in October and continue throughout the winter .
The Israeli news site Walla reported that the IDF believed the current second wave of the virus had topped out , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ next wave was now , according to Algemeiner .
In particular , it was thought the winter weather could lead to the worst outbreak yet .
The IDF chief of staff has ordered the purchase of enough flu vaccines to vaccinate all soldiers before winter , thus removing a possible complication due to the ease of confusing the symptoms of the two diseases .
“ Winter ” has been an important time frame to the elitists .
Fauci Talks “ Winter ” Again : “ We Will Have An Answer On A COVID @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Mankind Warn Of “ A Dark Winter ” For Us So far , most of the news reports on the “ third wave ” are coming from outlets overseas .
But remember , this is how the second wave nonsense started .
If the mainstream media in the U.S. thinks they will be able to use this fear-mongering “ news ” to further control the public and convince them to participate in the beast/vaccine system , they will for certain , being reporting on the third wave frequently .
This seems like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to wake up from .

The mainstream media has been ramping up their reporting on the “third wave” of the coronavirus scamdemic. It sure looks like another lockdown is coming and the economic destruction of the United States will be complete.
As anxieties about a global “second” (or, in Hong Kong’s case, “third”) wave intensify, health authorities in China have just reported the biggest daily jump in new COVID-19 cases on the mainland in three and a half months on Wednesday when 101 new coronavirus cases were reported by the health commission, reported ZeroHedge.
This is all by design. None of this is by accident. The economy will crash and the dollar will be worthless as they usher in the one digital dollar that will be controlled and monitored by the central bank.
The IDF has begun preparations for a “third wave” of the coronavirus, which it predicts will reach its peak in October and continue throughout the winter. The Israeli news site Walla reported that the IDF believed the current second wave of the virus had topped out, and the time to get ready for the next wave was now, according to Algemeiner.
In particular, it was thought the winter weather could lead to the worst outbreak yet. The IDF chief of staff has ordered the purchase of enough flu vaccines to vaccinate all soldiers before winter, thus removing a possible complication due to the ease of confusing the symptoms of the two diseases. “Winter” has been an important time frame to the elitists.
Fauci Talks “Winter” Again: “We Will Have An Answer On A COVID Vaccine”
Those Who Planned The Enslavement of Mankind Warn Of “A Dark Winter” For Us
So far, most of the news reports on the “third wave” are coming from outlets overseas. But remember, this is how the second wave nonsense started. If the mainstream media in the U.S. thinks they will be able to use this fear-mongering “news” to further control the public and convince them to participate in the beast/vaccine system, they will for certain, being reporting on the third wave frequently.
This seems like one long nightmare that’s hard to wake up from.
Article posted with permission from Mac Slavo


thewashingtonstandard--2020-07-30--Congress Hides Red Flag Gun Confiscation In Latest 2021 NDAA

It looks as if a red flag law could be imposed upon members of the US military and their dependents if HR 6395 is part of a compromise between the criminals in Congress and the White House .
The latest version of the National Defense Authorization Act ( NDAA ) for Fiscal Year 2021 contains a provision to target the rights of our veterans and their families .
The NDAA authorizes the military to “ red flag ” anyone subject to the Uniform Code of Military Conduct .
According to the NDAA , a friend or relative could report the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ex parte “ court ” will hear the claims of the friend or relative and decided whether to take firearms away from the accused .
The gun owner doesn ’ t have a chance to defend themselves or even know that someone is accusing them of abuse .
In the civilian world , law enforcement and the courts refer to red flag laws as Extreme Risk Protection Orders ( ERPO ) .
The NDAA refers to these red flag laws as Military Court Gun Confiscation Orders ( GCOs ) .
Even though the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ both laws work primarily the same way .
Like ERPOs , GCOs lack due process .
The court would assume the military member is guilty of abuse until they could prove their innocence as a later date .
According to gun rights advocates , the same service members that swear an oath to the Constitution will lose their Constitutionally guaranteed rights under the new NDAA .
Military police or SWAT teams would carry out a raid of the gun owner ’ s house in the middle of the night to strip them of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would then have to prove their innocence to get their firearms back from the same government that they are protecting .
The NDAA leaves a lot of gray areas in the GCO provision that would be filled in by the future White House administration .
If an anti-gun politician becomes President , like Democrat Presidential Candidate Joe Biden , then the amount of evidence needed to strip the rights of the service member decrease or the amount of evidence to get the guns back would increase significantly .
Anti-gun politicians seem to have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The section in question , section §542 , would authorize an unannounced middle-of-the-night raid of the home of any individual subject to the Uniform Code of Military Conduct ( §542 ( a ) ) based on a middle of the night ex parte “ court ” proceeding ( §542 ( i ) ) initiated by an aggrieved friend or relation , raising unsubstantiated allegations that the serviceman or servicewoman was “ abusive.
” The gun owner is not entitled to receive notice or give his or her side of the story .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Orders ( GCOs ) are explicitly exempted from the “ Protection of Due Process ” provided for in 542 ( g ) ( 1 ) .
In fact , there is no notice before the SWAT Team arrives at 2:00 a.m. — ready to ransack the house , seize all guns , and , if the target resists , kill the servicemember .
Unlike most “ red flag ” gun confiscation , this provision leaves most of the details up in the air — presumably , with the intention that they be filled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ What is the standard of proof for raiding your home ?
What needs to be proven ?
What rights do you have to defend your Second Amendment-protected rights ?
“ Understood in context , Section 542 of the [ House ] bill codified a new ‘ red flag ’ gun confiscation order program enforceable against any person subject to the United States Code of Military Justice — meaning both active duty military and retirees , among others , ” wrote Aidan Johnston , Director of Federal Affairs for Gun Owners of America .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ an ex parte basis , the gun owner would get no notice , no attorney , and no ability to defend himself against the accusations — in short , no due process.
” Now , we do have President Donald Trump saying that he will veto the House version of the $ 740 billion legislation , but he ’ s told us he would fight for the Constitution on spending before only to turn around and sell the American people out .
“ The Administration strongly objects to section 2829 , which would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” the White House statement read .
The Senate version of the 2021 defense budget currently includes language establishing a commission to study the issue of renaming bases and determine a plan , cost , and criteria for renaming the bases .
Once the commission determines its plan for renaming on the base renaming issue , the Senate bill sets out a three-year timeline for implementing the changes .
A summary of the House bill also lists measures to limit Trump ’ s ability to order U.S. troop reductions in Afghanistan .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ submit a comprehensive , interagency report and certification prior to a drawdown of U.S. military personnel in Afghanistan below troop levels of 8,000 and 4,000 , ” the House NDAA language states .
“ The Secretary of Defense may waive the reporting requirement in this provision if it is vital to the national security interests of the United States or necessary due to an imminent and extraordinary threat to members of the United States Armed Forces.
” The White House statement also opposed the budget restrictions saying the measures “ contravene the President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Chief.
” “ This provision would restrict the President from discharging his Constitutional authority to reduce forces levels in Afghanistan if he deems it necessary , ” the White House statement continued .
“ It also would subordinate the President ’ s authority to the discretion of the officials whose concurrence would be required for the certification .
Further , by requiring the concurrence of three military officers for the certification , the provision also would subordinate the Secretary of Defense ’ s discretion to the judgment of those military subordinates , upending @ @ @ @ @ @ @ principle of civilian control of the military.
” The House NDAA also includes language that limits the use of Pentagon funds for border wall construction by setting a cap on national emergency construction spending at $ 100 million for the domestic use and $ 500 million for overseas projects .
Other provisions in the House NDAA languages include the creation of special prosecutors to investigate sexual assault cases and other special instances and improve avenues for victims to report sexual assault in the military .
The House NDAA language also calls for chief @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and creates a $ 1 billion Pentagon pandemic response fund .
AMN also reported , “ A veto by Trump may not be enough to stop the legislation considering the legislation originally passed with a veto-proof majority of 295-125 .
Trump ’ s veto could to survive a veto override vote in the House only if some of the lawmakers who voted in favor of the legislation itself voted not to override Trump ’ s veto.
” While there are many in Congress that claims to be constitutional and pro-gun , and even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the matter is that both the president and many in Congress , such as Dan Crenshaw have called for red flag laws in the past , and the current administration ’ s Justice Department has been bribing states with taxpayer dollars to implement red flag laws , which violate more than half of the Bill of Rights .
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• Trump : “ Take The Guns First , Go Through Due Process Second ” Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media

It looks as if a red flag law could be imposed upon members of the US military and their dependents if HR 6395 is part of a compromise between the criminals in Congress and the White House. The latest version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2021 contains a provision to target the rights of our veterans and their families.
John Crump writes:
The NDAA authorizes the military to “red flag” anyone subject to the Uniform Code of Military Conduct. According to the NDAA, a friend or relative could report the service member as “abusive.” An ex parte “court” will hear the claims of the friend or relative and decided whether to take firearms away from the accused. The gun owner doesn’t have a chance to defend themselves or even know that someone is accusing them of abuse.
In the civilian world, law enforcement and the courts refer to red flag laws as Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPO). The NDAA refers to these red flag laws as Military Court Gun Confiscation Orders (GCOs). Even though the names of the rules are different, both laws work primarily the same way. Like ERPOs, GCOs lack due process. The court would assume the military member is guilty of abuse until they could prove their innocence as a later date.
According to gun rights advocates, the same service members that swear an oath to the Constitution will lose their Constitutionally guaranteed rights under the new NDAA. Military police or SWAT teams would carry out a raid of the gun owner’s house in the middle of the night to strip them of their gun rights.
The service member would then have to prove their innocence to get their firearms back from the same government that they are protecting.
The NDAA leaves a lot of gray areas in the GCO provision that would be filled in by the future White House administration. If an anti-gun politician becomes President, like Democrat Presidential Candidate Joe Biden, then the amount of evidence needed to strip the rights of the service member decrease or the amount of evidence to get the guns back would increase significantly. Anti-gun politicians seem to have this flexibility built into the NDAA intentionally.
Guns Owners of America writes:
The section in question, section §542, would authorize an unannounced middle-of-the-night raid of the home of any individual subject to the Uniform Code of Military Conduct (§542(a)) based on a middle of the night ex parte “court” proceeding (§542(i)) initiated by an aggrieved friend or relation, raising unsubstantiated allegations that the serviceman or servicewoman was “abusive.”
The gun owner is not entitled to receive notice or give his or her side of the story.
The proposed emergency Military Court Gun Confiscation Orders (GCOs) are explicitly exempted from the “Protection of Due Process” provided for in 542(g)(1).
In fact, there is no notice before the SWAT Team arrives at 2:00 a.m. — ready to ransack the house, seize all guns, and, if the target resists, kill the servicemember.
…
Unlike most “red flag” gun confiscation, this provision leaves most of the details up in the air — presumably, with the intention that they be filled in by an anti-gun White House.
What is the standard of proof for raiding your home?
What needs to be proven?
What rights do you have to defend your Second Amendment-protected rights?
“Understood in context, Section 542 of the [House] bill codified a new ‘red flag’ gun confiscation order program enforceable against any person subject to the United States Code of Military Justice — meaning both active duty military and retirees, among others,” wrote Aidan Johnston, Director of Federal Affairs for Gun Owners of America. “Because these would be issued on an ex parte basis, the gun owner would get no notice, no attorney, and no ability to defend himself against the accusations — in short, no due process.”
Now, we do have President Donald Trump saying that he will veto the House version of the $740 billion legislation, but he’s told us he would fight for the Constitution on spending before only to turn around and sell the American people out.
“The Administration strongly objects to section 2829, which would require renaming of certain military institutions,” the White House statement read.
Red Flag Laws hidden in NDAA Law The Democrats snuck Red Flag gun confiscation laws into their anti-American NDAA legistlation. Larry Ward describes how it threatens gun owners everywhere… Posted by Drew Berquist on Monday, July 27, 2020
American Military News adds:
The Senate version of the 2021 defense budget currently includes language establishing a commission to study the issue of renaming bases and determine a plan, cost, and criteria for renaming the bases. Once the commission determines its plan for renaming on the base renaming issue, the Senate bill sets out a three-year timeline for implementing the changes.
A summary of the House bill also lists measures to limit Trump’s ability to order U.S. troop reductions in Afghanistan.
“This section would require the Administration to submit a comprehensive, interagency report and certification prior to a drawdown of U.S. military personnel in Afghanistan below troop levels of 8,000 and 4,000,” the House NDAA language states. “The Secretary of Defense may waive the reporting requirement in this provision if it is vital to the national security interests of the United States or necessary due to an imminent and extraordinary threat to members of the United States Armed Forces.”
Similar reporting imposing restrictions on Trump’s planned troop reductions in Germany.
The White House statement also opposed the budget restrictions saying the measures “contravene the President’s constitutional authority as Commander in Chief.”
“This provision would restrict the President from discharging his Constitutional authority to reduce forces levels in
Afghanistan if he deems it necessary,” the White House statement continued. “It also would subordinate the President’s authority to the discretion of the officials whose concurrence would be required for the certification. Further, by requiring the concurrence of three military officers for the certification, the provision also would subordinate the Secretary of Defense’s discretion to the judgment of those military subordinates, upending the military chain of command and the principle of civilian control of the military.”
The House NDAA also includes language that limits the use of Pentagon funds for border wall construction by setting a cap on national emergency construction spending at $100 million for the domestic use and $500 million for overseas projects.
Other provisions in the House NDAA languages include the creation of special prosecutors to investigate sexual assault cases and other special instances and improve avenues for victims to report sexual assault in the military.
The House NDAA language also calls for chief diversity officer for the Department of Defense and creates a $1 billion Pentagon pandemic response fund.
AMN also reported, “A veto by Trump may not be enough to stop the legislation considering the legislation originally passed with a veto-proof majority of 295-125. Trump’s veto could to survive a veto override vote in the House only if some of the lawmakers who voted in favor of the legislation itself voted not to override Trump’s veto.”
While there are many in Congress that claims to be constitutional and pro-gun, and even the president himself, the fact of the matter is that both the president and many in Congress, such as Dan Crenshaw have called for red flag laws in the past, and the current administration’s Justice Department has been bribing states with taxpayer dollars to implement red flag laws, which violate more than half of the Bill of Rights.
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media