Wishing all my 'Patriot Factor' blog followers and readers a very 

Happy and Patriotic 4th of July.

 

Enjoy America's 249th Birthday...

now on to our mega 250th Birthday celebration next year!

 

 The 'Big Beautiful Bill' has passed in a vote of 218 to 214. It's now headed for Trump's signature. 

What a great July 4th gift to America!

It's Official: Democrats Are Now an Anti-Israel Party

Guy Benson / Townhall Tipsheet 

 

These numbers are highly disturbing yet unsurprising. Democratic voters' sympathies have dramatically shifted from pro-Israel to pro-Palestinian since October 7, 2023.  On that terrible day, Hamas terrorists slaughtered 1,200 people, including dozens of Americans, and took hundreds of hostages -- also including Americans.  These acts of explicitly genocidal violence touched off a brutal war in which Hamas used civilians as human shields while operating their terrorism out of hospitals and schools.  As a result, self-identified Democrats in the United States stampeded to turn against the Jewish state, the victims of the attack.  Democrats are now are pro-Palestinian political party, and it's not even particularly close.  

CNN's Harry Enten surveys the landscape:

"But look at the sea change! Now Democrats sympathize more with the Palestinians by 43 points! Oh my God! That is a change in the margin of 56 points over the course of just eight years...So all of a sudden, it's the pro-Palestinian position that actually reigns supreme in Democratic politics — not the Israeli position." Read more, see Xs and video here. 

Obama-Appointed Judge Just Struck Down Another Trump Immigration Order 

Jeff Charles / Townhall Tipsheet

 

A federal judge has struck down President Donald Trump’s Proclamation 10888, which prohibited migrants from making asylum claims after crossing the southern border.

Trump issued the proclamation on Inauguration Day, referring to the influx of illegal immigrants and asylum seekers as an “invasion.” The proclamation bars access to asylum for individuals who crossed the border outside of official ports of entry and those who failed to present documentation such as “extensive medical information, criminal history recrods, and other background records.”

In the case of RAICES v. Noem, US District Judge Randolph Moss ruled against the executive action, arguing that it bypasses the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA),” which allows “any alien who is physically present in the United States” to apply for asylum “irrespective of such alien’s status.” The judge held that the executive branch does not possess the authority to rewrite asylum law.Read more, and see Xs here.