If you haven’t read up on the Texas
church shooting — which took the lives of two innocent worshippers —
please see coverage from RedState’s Jeff Charles as well as myself.
As I wrote previously, there’s no better example of the life-saving answer to a bad guy with the gun.
The church security guard answered immediately.
Because of that, any further loss of life was prevented.
But Joe Biden didn’t want the guard to have a gun.
As reported
by The Daily Wire, when Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a bill into
law earlier this year permitting those within houses of worship to pack
heat, Joltin’ Joe called it “totally irrational.”
Egypt and Jordan Have Been Killing Our Bomb-Sniffing Dogs, and More Are Going to Die
By Robert Spencer / Jihad Watch
My latest in PJ Media: It’s classic animal abuse, but PETA is nowhere
to be found. The Independent reported Tuesday that “the US has stopped
exporting bomb-sniffing dogs to Egypt and Jordan after a number of
animals died from mistreatment and neglect, US authorities said.”
However, the stoppage is only temporary. More dogs are going […] Read in browser »
Op-ed: The Impeachment Show Part Two...Maybe By: Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor / Right Side Patriots on American Political Radio
"A decline of public morals in the United States will probably be marked by the abuse of the power of impeachment as a means of crushing political adversaries or ejecting them from office."
- a paraphrase of the words of Alexis de Tocqueville used in the 1889 impeachment defense of President Andrew Johnson
And so we sit and wait as January 6th is fast approaching...the day when the Senate is supposed to start the beginning
stages of part two of the Trump impeachment show...that is if Nancy
Pelosi decides to send part one...the House impeachment...over to the Senate. And if she doesn't send it over then technically President Trump is
not officially impeached no matter how much or for how long the
Democrats throw their to be expected hissy fit, and besides the nation
now knows that their “political coup” was both corruptly put together as
well as being corruptly and maliciously sought.
In fact, Noah Feldman, the very Harvard law professor Jerry Nadler
called to testify before the House Judiciary Committee as a constitutional expert, a
man vehemently anti-Trump, now has stated that President Trump indeed might
not technically be impeached and that the vote taken is illegitimate if
Nancy Pelosi refuses to send the articles of impeachment over to the
Senate. And why...as per Professor Feldman because, “Both parts (the
House and the Senate) are necessary to make an impeachment under the
Constitution. The House must actually send the articles and send
managers to the Senate to prosecute the impeachment. And the Senate must
actually hold a trial.”
And Noah Feldman added that, “If the House does not communicate its
impeachment to the Senate, it hasn’t actually impeached the president.
If the articles are not transmitted, Trump could legitimately say he
wasn’t truly impeached at all,” thus leaving Nancy Pelosi with political
egg on her face. Remember, while Article I, Section II, Clause V of the
Constitution states that, “The House of Representatives...shall have
the sole Power of Impeachment”...in Pelosi's refusing, to date, to send
said articles over to the Senate she has actually put the Senate, through
no fault of their own, in violation of the Constitution. How
so...simply for their not holding a fair trial thus denying President
Trump not only the chance to defend himself but denying him his
constitutionally given right to do so as per Article I, Section III of
the Constitution, something our Founders and Framers clearly did expect a
House impeached president to do.
And so the impeachment debacle continues on as Nancy Pelosi whines
that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has not yet revealed how a
Senate trial would be conducted nor has he assured her that said trial
would be fair, impartial, and not result in an automatic acquittal of
President Trump. Translation: Pelosi does not want a Senate trial to be
handled in the same way as she allowed the House “political coup” to be
handled, as in their predetermined verdict to impeach. What goes around
comes around is not part of Nancy Pelosi's liberal-speak agenda.
So now as I write this article we are left with a “he said, she said” battle of sorts with Pelosi and McConnell at each others throats with
Pelosi calling McConnell “the grim reaper” and with McConnell saying
that Pelosi had “cold feet” for her not wanting to send the two articles
of impeachment...“abuse of power” and “obstruction of Congress”...over
to the Senate because she knows the House case is both weak and would surely go
down to a crashing defeat in the Republican controlled Senate. And weak
it is for while Nancy Pelosi continues to erroneously bloviate that
President Trump was “impeached forever” regardless of what the Senate
now does or does not do, not only has Democrat shill Noah Feldman
countering her assumption, but so too has Democrat attorney and
internationally respected constitutional law professor Alan Dershowitz
who posed two key questions. First (and I paraphrase), are there
significant allegations to justify a Senate trial and second, how can
Trump be impeached when the House articles of impeachment as written are
not in the Constitution as grounds for impeachment.
And to both questions, Professor Dershowitz, the man who recently met
with President Trump and who it's rumored might actually join Trump's
Senate legal team, stated that he is “strongly opposed to the two
criteria for impeachment...on the grounds proposed by the Judiciary
Committee and voted upon by the House as neither is found in the
Constitution.” Professor Dershowitz also added that said articles are
the “kind of general, vague, open-ended criteria that is weaponized
against any president when the opposing party has a majority in the
House of Representatives.” And how right he is especially when there is
no bipartisan support for impeachment as there was in both Richard M.
Nixon's and Bill Clinton's impeachment cases.
Remember, Alan Dershowitz knows well that we are now seeing Alexander
Hamilton's greatest fear coming to fruition...the fear he wrote about in
Federalist 65 where he stated, "the greatest danger that the decision
will be relegated more by the comparative strength of parties, than by
the real demonstrations of innocence or guilt." And not to be forgotten is that unlike in a parliamentary democracy where a president can be impeached solely on the grounds
of “no confidence,” this type of impeachment is not permissible under a constitutional republic...a fact Democrat politicians most especially choose to ignore.
Now as per the Constitution itself, Article II, Section IV, clearly
states that the only grounds for impeaching a sitting president, as well
as for impeaching the Vice-President and all civil officers, are for
“treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors,” none of which
are included in the House articles of impeachment. And while the crimes
of bribery, extortion, and treason were things Democrats placed on the
anything but impartial hearing table they were not included in said
articles because no grounds for such charges were proven let alone
proven beyond a reasonable doubt. This left the Democrats only being
able to throw a “blanket covering” as to what said impeachment was to be
based upon as there was and remains no tangible proof that President
Trump committed any actual crime nor that he even came close to
committing such a felonious behavior as “abuse of power” or “obstruction
of Congress.”
Also remember, whether the Democrats like it or not, President
Trump's asking a foreign head of state in a (transcribed) phone call to look into their country's past corruption is not a constitutionally described crime,
hence it is not a constitutional abuse of power. And when that
government has a known history of corruption and is now seeking both
U.S. foreign and military aid, asking its leader if said government in
the past colluded with prior U.S. officials or presidents in any
“suspicious activity” also is not a constitutionally described abuse of
power. And here is where the Democrats case against President Trump not
only falls apart but sees an innocent man being publicly
railroaded solely for partisan political gain. And it's being done so while a prior U.S.
vice-president did indeed collude with a foreign government and should
be the one on trial for abuse of power.
In fact, past presidents from both political parties have abused
power to one degree or another with no threat of impeachment being hung
over their heads as it is with President Trump. Here are but two
examples one from each party.
On September 15, 1863, during the height of the Civil War, Republican
President Abraham Lincoln suspended union wide the Whit of Habeas
Corpus...suspended an individuals right to appear before a judge to
determine if their detainment is lawful before being imprisoned. And
Lincoln's suspension specifically included cases involving prisoners of
war, spies, traitors, or any member of the military, thus allowing the
government itself to indefinitely imprison anyone suspected of being a
rebel spy or saboteur without having to “show cause” or make a case for
the arrest in court. And while some in Congress deemed that Lincoln had
overstepped his bounds with this suspension, impeachment was not an
option discussed.
Remember too, President John F. Kennedy also abused power when he
agreed to the “limited wiretapping” of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. based
upon allegations that two of his most trusted aides, Stanley Levison and Jack O’Dell,
had communist associations. Now being pressured to go forward with the
King wiretapping by then FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, Kennedy never
challenged nor questioned any of Hoover’s allegations about Dr. King or his alleged communist
ties. In fact, JFK himself warned Dr. King that he was in danger of
losing his civil rights cause because of his loyalty to both men. And
yet Dr. King never severed those ties and lied about doing so when
asked. And this led to the wiretapping which even back in the early
1960's was a questionable act at best. And yet when this was found out
no member of Congress called for Democrat President JFK's impeachment.
And President Trump's Ukrainian phone call and any other things
Democrats are accusing him of pales in comparison to these two what
actually could have legally been argued as possible impeachable “high crimes and misdemeanor” offenses...offenses wisely not perused for the good of the country which is something today's Democrats seem not to care about at all.
But the bottom line is that if the Founders and Framers wanted “abuse
of power” or “obstruction of Congress” to be impeachable offenses they
would have included such in the Constitution. Remember, there must be a
specific violation of the Constitution's mandates regarding the act of impeachment
for impeachment to occur. And when you add in that both Schiff and Nadler chose to omit the words bribery and extortion from either of the articles of impeachment...with bribery at least being a constitutionally stated impeachable
offense but something the Democrats could not prove...you can now understand
why, again as per Professor Dershowitz, both articles, especially "abuse of power," are written in a "general, vague, and open-ended criteria" type of way.
So where do we stand now as the battle between Nancy Pelosi and Mitch
McConnell continues to heat up, and what has President Trump said about
Pelosi's stalling tactics? First, our president has rightfully slammed
Pelosi for her “crying for fairness” after she led a knowingly “unfair
process” in the House. And second, Pelosi and McConnell remain at odds
over what McConnell calls Pelosi's “shoddy work” and the fact that
Democrats might simply be too afraid...as in the “prosecutors getting
cold feet”...to send over the articles of impeachment now that Pelosi has
deliberately held off sending them which at the same time allows “partisan rage at this particular president to create a new toxic precedent
that will echo well into the future.”
But to make matters worse...to add to the Democrats maliciously
partisan driven drama...Nancy Pelosi...who ever so foolishly fancies herself having control over the Republican majority Senate...stated that “we'll make a
decision as we go along” regarding turning over said articles adding
that “we'll see what the process will be on the Senate side” before
doing so. Sounds a bit like extortion to me...a truly impeachable offense as
does the House Democrats...courtesy again of Adam Schiff and Jerry Nadler...having raised the distinct possibility of new impeachment articles being forthcoming. And it's all part of a misguided attempt to try and force former Trump counsel Don McGahn to testify at the upcoming Senate trial, something they know
will not happen as long as Mitch McConnell stands strong and the
Republican senators remain united in support of a president being publicly railroaded simply because Hillary Clinton is (thankfully) not president.
And in this case I'm sure Republicans will stand strong for if President
Trump is not acquitted in the Senate...acquitted of crimes he never
committed...the Second American Civil War might not be too far behind.
Words of extortion...no, words of fact...yes, as “We the People” can
only stand by for just so long watching our country being destroyed by
the “enemy within”...with the “enemy within” sadly being today's
Democrat party. Case closed.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared victory on Thursday in a
primary election to decide who will lead the ruling Likud party in
Israel. The Associated Press reports
that official results announced early Friday show Benjamin Netanyahu,
who has been prime minister of Israel since 2009, captured 72 percent of
the vote while challenger and former minister Gideon Saar received 28
percent.
The Times of Israel reports
that Netanyahu was largely expected to win Thursday's runoff, as
Netanyahu has led the Likud party since 1993. Just under half of the
party's 116,048 dues-paying members cast their ballots on Thursday at
over 100 voting stations in Israel.
Trump: FBI must reveal what it knows about Saudi government getting its citizens out of US to avoid prosecution
By Robert Spencer / Jihad Watch
Much needed and long overdue. May this be the beginning of successful
efforts to make public all the Saudi involvement in jihad terror
activity and interference with counterterror efforts. “With stroke of
Trump’s pen, the FBI has 30 days to declassify Saudi fugitive intel,” by
Shane Dixon Kavanaugh, The Oregonian/OregonLive, December 20, 2019
President Donald […] Read in browser »
President Trump recently spoke at the Turning Point USA Student
Action Conference at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West
Palm Beach. He praised the young conservatives in the crowd for
routinely standing up for their values on college campuses, before
giving a special shoutout to Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), who also spoke at
the conference.
"And we’re joined by a man that I’ve gotten to know and respect," Trump said.
"And he’s highly, highly — this is a very capable person who has really
developed a voice that you rarely develop as such a young person, and
so new to this whole crazy political game. But I’m new too, Dan
Crenshaw. I’m new too. Where is Dan Crenshaw? Where is he? Where is
Dan?
"Some guys are in Congress there — they have 40 years, they
don’t have your voice," Trump added. "Thank you. And I don’t mean the
voice, speaking; I mean people listening to what you say. Thank you
very much. Great job."
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The Party of Lincoln Is Uniting as Pelosi’s House Is Dividing
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Invoking Scripture to make his case for the abolition of slavery,
Abraham Lincoln famously declared that “a House divided against itself
cannot stand.” These words still ring true today as Speaker Nancy Pelosi
fans the flames of partisanship with an illegitimate impeachment
crusade against President Trump.
Not
a single Republican voted for the Democrats’ two flimsy articles of
impeachment that the Democrats rammed through the House of
Representatives after a one-sided “inquiry” — but three members of
Pelosi’s caucus could not bring themselves to go along with the farce,
and a fourth voted against one of the articles. One Democrat, New Jersey
Representative Jeff Van Drew, even switched his allegiance to the Party
of Lincoln because of Nancy Pelosi’s impeachment sham.
Iranian security chief accuses US and “Zionist regime” of promoting the Islamic State, spreading “Islamophobia”
By Christine Douglass-Williams / Jihad Watch
Ali Shamkhani, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of
Iran, met in Tehran with the Secretary of National Security Council of
Tajikistan, Mohammadali Vatanzadeh. Shamkhani welcomed Tajikistan as a
bilateral partner, “emphasizing the cooperation of the two countries in
the fight against the threat of renewal and growing of ISIL in the
region.” Shamkhani, […] Read in browser »
By: Diane Sori / The Patriot
Factor / Right Side Patriots on American Political Radio
In five short days Christmas will
once again be upon us...the day when Christians the world over
celebrate the birth of one small child...a child who forever changed
the course of history...a child named Jesus...God Our Father's only
Begotten Son. And in just two days the first Hanukkah candles will be
lit...the "Festival of the Lights" it's called...for
Hanukkah commemorates the Maccabees securing control of Judea and the
rededication of the Second Temple so very many centuries ago.
But
what should be a festive time for all remains just another day for
those now serving in both our and our allies armed forces...men and
women who are stationed or actually fighting in far off theaters of
war. To them it's just another day to be on guard and pick up arms if
need be, but know that no matter the circumstances those in the
military always seem to find a way to celebrate and honor this most
holy and joyous time of year. And one such quite unexpected
celebration took place just over one hundred years ago during the
First World War.
Late last night after two articles of impeachment were passed by
House Democrats, Speaker Nancy Pelosi indicated she wouldn't be sending
them to the Senate for a trial anytime soon. On Thursday afternoon,
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer announced no additional votes will be
taken until January 7.
Reporter: Can you guarantee that the impeachment articles will be at some point sent to the Senate? Can you guarantee that? @SpeakerPelosi: That would've been our intention, but we'll see what happens over there. pic.twitter.com/oEEtK0nDdH
It’s Back: The Ground Zero Mosque Project Is in the Works Again By Robert Spencer / Jihad Watch
My latest in PJ Media: The pet projects of the left never die; they
just get put on the back burner until the media looks the other way. One
of the most notorious of those projects, a huge mosque at Ground Zero
that would inevitably be regarded in the Islamic world as a triumphal
mosque […] Read in browser »
More brazen corruption from the deranged Democrats. Speaker Nancy
Pelosi does not want to send the articles of impeachment to the Senate.
That is because she knows that this sham impeachment will be torn apart
in the Republican Senate, were President Trump will have a fair trial.
Therefore, she will now work to stall this process for as long as she
can. Only the American people can put an end to this insanity, by voting
the Democrats out of office in 2020.
Mitch McConnell rips Pelosi for impeachment delay, says Dems ‘afraid’
to transmit ‘shoddy’ articles. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell
set the stage Thursday for a potentially bruising fight between the
leadership of the two chambers over impeachment, as he tore into Nancy
Pelosi for “shoddy work” and said Democrats may be “too afraid” to send
the articles to the Senate after the House speaker abruptly held off on
transmitting them.
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Without any Republican support, the House on Wednesday night voted to impeach President Trump for "abuse of power" and "obstruction of Congress" related to his dealings with Ukraine, making Trump the third American president ever to be impeached.
The
separate votes on the two counts teed up an all-but-certain Senate
acquittal, should House Democrats forward the charges to the
GOP-controlled chamber. They also fulfilled a promise made by some Democrats ever since Trump's inauguration to impeach him, even as polls have shown support for impeachment declining.