Op-ed:

A Misguided Re-Dedication

By: Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor

The article is the authors opinion alone, and does not necessarily represent the views of blogspot.com or Google  

 

...Again why so...because as I previously stated at the beginning of this article, religion has never left America...people themselves of their “own free will” have either left religion or embraced religion. Americans remain free to pray or not to pray as they so choose...free to believe or not to believe...the choice is theirs alone. Instead, the truth being ignored by the faithful in relation to the hateful political discourse birthed during these most dangerous of times, should not be driven by a supposed need “re-dedicate” or return to religion, but by the need to return to the law of our land as laid down in the U.S. Constitution. In my opinion it's the Constitution that has been corrupted by those who truly do not understand the nature of politics itself nor religion's role...or the much needed lack thereof...in said politics, that has caused much of the divide within not just today's Republican party, but within our nation as well. Read the entire article here.

Op-ed:

A Misguided Re-Dedication

By: Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor

The article is the authors opinion alone, and does not necessarily represent the views of blogspot.com or Google  

Let me start by saying that while I am a die-hard Republican, I am a Constitutional Republican not a Conservative Republican. And while I do agree with a number of key conservative issues I do disagree with others, because for me the Constitution not the Holy Bible is the law of our land, and must remain so. And with that belief comes the all important “separation of church and state,” the very thing our “Founders and Framers” ever so wisely wanted as seen in the wording of the First Amendment, the very amendment giving us “freedom of religion”...as in the right to practice our religion of choice...whatever said religion might be...while at the same time actually giving us the right not to have religious dogma of any kind being shoved down our throats...fair is fair after all.

Simply, I truly do believe that religion must stay out of politics, and in turn politics must stay out of religion...it cannot be any other way if we are to truly uphold the written words of the Constitution as being the true law of our land. Remember, nowhere in the Constitution do the words God, Jesus, Christianity, or any other religious musings appear, as our “Founders and Framers” chose instead to invoke the word “Creator” for a reason...as in to leave it up to each individual to decide what, if any, religious doctrine they wish to ascribe to, or if they choose not to believe in a “divine being” at all.

And with that said what we now call the “social issues” should not be shoved down our throats as well for the original Constitution makes no mention of “social issues” per se in regards to the adjudication of the written law. Our “Founders and Framers” were wise in understanding that what were the social issues of their time were likely to be time sensitive in nature, and therefore might not apply to future generations...again mostly in regards to the still ongoing discourse surrounding the “separation of church and state.”

But why do I bring up the hot button issue of religious rights at this point in time...simply because President Trump recently declared that in honor of America's 250th birthday a “national prayer event” will be held at the National Mall on May 17th to “re-dedicate America as one nation under God.” In other words, by his doing so our president would be openly allowing religion to reenter the political discourse which could, in the long run, cause more harm than good for it would draw the “haters” out en-mass. How so...first by their using Trump's own words against him...words that this very event was a way to “return religion back to the public arena”...as if religion ever left the public or the political arenas...which it obviously has not. And second, Trump's phraseology alone can and will be misconstrued by many in regards to which “God” he's referring to.

Here are but a few examples. Invoking the actual word “God” is not a problem for Christians and Jews as they do share and believe in the same “God,” but if Trump was to say the “Lord God Jesus” a problem could well arise not just within America's Jewish community, but also within his own family as well. Remember, Trump's daughter Ivanka is a practicing Orthodox Jew as are her husband, and their three children...hence their now being Trump's beloved grandchildren.

But if the name “Jesus” is not spoken by Trump in his “re-dedication” then the religious far right...for example the Evangelicals...who firmly believe that God is Jesus and Jesus is God...could deem his leaving out the name “Jesus” when speaking of “God” as being blasphemy of sorts. And what of those Americans of the Buddhist or Hindu faith, or those of Chinese ancestry who practice a combination of Buddhism and Taoism peppered with a Confucian worldview, which collectively comprises what is known as “Chinese folk religion.” Would their beliefs accept the simplicity of the word “God.”

And then there's those American's who follow islam...a political system wrapped in the guise of calling itself a religion. Would muslims start behaving badly (again) if their supposed god “allah” was left out of the “re-dedication” discourse...I think we well know the answer to that.

Also, there are two specific groups of people who are usually ignored when talking religion. Here I first speak of the growing number of atheists who are good law-abiding American citizens and patriots who just happen not to believe in “God” or a “divine being"... they surely would not be very happy seeing our nation being “re-dedicating” to something or someone they simply do not and will not believe in.

And lastly, there are those like me, who while honoring and respecting our ancestral religious heritages and beliefs, are grounded instead in tangible here and now science fact, and not in the ancient texts bogged down in conflicting dogma and tenets...as in those like me who are believers in evolution not in creationism...those like me who know well that the Earth is not flat, and that this beautiful planet we all call home is indeed 4.54 ± 0.05 billion years old.

 

And yet many of those, again like me, who still believe in the concept of “God the Father”...someone or something had to start the “Big Bang” after all...see that belief as being our having a personal relationship with “God,” if you will, minus the fear, indoctrination, and collectivism that is the hallmark of organized religion...for we know that history itself has shown that “in the name of religion” more hatred, division, animosity, suffering, wars, and deaths have occurred than most are willing to admit to.

No, “re-dedicating our country to God” will indeed reignite tenfold both the Constitutional and public debate over the role of faith in both our political and public life. For example, when hearing about Trump's upcoming May “re-dedication” event, posted online was this comment from someone who posts under the name of 'MAGA voice,' “President Trump stuns America by announcing America will re-dedicate itself to God on May 17th 2026. ‘We're going to re-dedicate America as one nation under God.’ CHRIST IS KING.” And the problem with this post and others like it is that the country our Forefathers founded did not allow for kings of any kind...religious or otherwise...period.

Simply, in my opinion there is absolutely nothing wrong with Trump's calling for a “National Day of Prayer” to thank “God” for all America's blessings bestowed upon her but, for me, the problem lies solely with the word “re-dedicating.” Why so...because these United States needs no “re-dedicating” to anyone...divine or otherwise...not now, not ever. We are who we are...the greatest and freest nation the world has ever known...nor do we have to as President Trump also stated, “bring religion back to America.”

Again why so...because as I previously stated at the beginning of this article, religion has never left America...people themselves of their “own free will” have either left religion or embraced religion. Americans remain free to pray or not to pray as they so choose...free to believe or not to believe...the choice is theirs alone. Instead, the truth being ignored by the faithful in relation to the hateful political discourse birthed during these most dangerous of times, should not be driven by a supposed need “re-dedicate” or return to religion, but by the need to return to the law of our land as laid down in the U.S. Constitution. In my opinion it's the Constitution that has been corrupted by those who truly do not understand the nature of politics itself nor religion's role...or the much needed lack thereof...in said politics, that has caused much of the divide within not just today's Republican party, but within our nation as well.

And lastly, I believe America should “rededicate” itself not to “God,” but to the the Constitution*...“re-dedicate” ourselves to honoring both the Constitution's words and the patriots whose blood was willingly shed in the name of freedom...and leave the “re-dedicating” of prayers, religious beliefs, and one's soul to the clergy and to “God." 

 

And as a Constitutional Republican I think the great Daniel Webster said it best when he stated, “Hold onto the Constitution of the United States of America and the republic for which it stands. What has happened once in six thousand years may never happen again. Hold on to your Constitution, for if the American Constitution shall fall there will be anarchy throughout the world."

So hate me, call me a heathen, an agnostic, or even a deist if you wish, but these musings are my opinion, and I proudly stand by my every word stated, as well as I stand by the fact that never...I repeat never...was an official dedication to “God” a foundational principal** of these United States. Case closed.

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FOOTNOTES

 

* The “U.S. Constitution” contains approximately 7,500 words, including, to date, 27 amendments. However, our nation's “law of the land” nowhere includes the words "God," "Jesus,” "Christianity," "kings,” "Bible," or "commandments,” nor does it speak of dedicating our new nation to “God.”

 

** The “Federalist Papers”...a group of 85 essays penned by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay...sees not one of its essays focusing on religion or “God” as some still claim. The essays focus was a response to the failures of the governmental aspects of the “Articles of Confederation.” Focusing on the need for a centralized government to manage trade, provide security, and create a stable currency, these essays...as with the “Constitution”...saw no dedication of our nation to “God” let alone such a dedication being a “foundational principal.”

Copyright © 2026 Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor / All rights reserved.

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Op-ed:

The Verdict v. The Constitution

By: Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor / Right Side Patriots / Right Side Patriots Radio

The Op-ed posted here is this authors opinion alone,and does not necessarily represent the views of blogspot.com or Google.  

 

,,,Simply, the “witch hunt” now turned into what I call a “political lynching” thanks to this anything but an “impartial jury” let alone being a trial of merit, saw our former and now hoped to be next president being unanimously found guilty on all 34 charges levied against him. And with not a single dissenting voice amongst the jury, this leads me to believe that either the jury was somehow “tampered with” during the deliberations stage, or that the verdict was actually prearranged before the trial even began courtesy of the jury likely being comprised of Democrats and Biden supporters, as were the prosecutors, court staff, and judge.

A fair trial with an impartial jury of Trump's peers the Constitution trampling Democrats would never allow, and when that's coupled with how fast the guilty verdict was actually reached, proves to me that Donald J. Trump's constitutional rights were indeed being denied. And when you add in the actual one-sided “gag order” coupled with truth being silenced by a judge who overruled each and every defense objection made, my eyes were opened to what the charges, trial, and verdict were really all about right from the beginning...Read the entire article and see video here.

Op-ed:

The Verdict v. The Constitution

By: Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor / Right Side Patriots / Right Side Patriots Radio

The Op-ed posted here is this authors opinion alone,and does not necessarily represent the views of blogspot.com or Google. 

Let me began by saying that the Democrats hoped for guilty verdict did happen as I knew it would...the trial was in Democrat party controlled New York City after all. But what the Democrats forgot to factor into their misplaced celebration was the fact that the “guilty on all 34 charges” not only helped assure that Donald J. Trump will be reelected president come this November, but that the Supreme Court most likely will overturn the verdict after the New York Court of Appeals does not. And why do I say the Appeals Court will not...because this court is as far to the left as is the New York State Criminal Court.

So, in time, Trump's case will most likely end up at the Supreme Court but only if it meets certain criteria. But first know that neither the Supreme Court nor any federal court can “re-litigate” the facts of a case or overturn its ruling just because they believe the state court got it wrong. This simply means that for the Supreme Court to even review Trump's, New York “Hush-Money” case decision there must either be a “substantial” federal question involved...as in a constitutional question...or a federal law itself must have been violated...otherwise they have no jurisdiction to do so. But in Trump's case, and in my opinion, not just one but three of Trump's constitutional rights were violated in regards to the First, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments. More on that in a bit.

Second, and again in my opinion, the Supreme Court will take Trump's case but, unfortunately, it will take time to hear because legally “due process” must run it course. So while the New York Court of Appeals is the next step in said process...and while I'm sure their verdict will not waiver from the Criminal Court's decision...the SCOTUS does have the authority to review the proceedings of any state criminal court through what's known as “habeas review.”* And in Trump's case this is where the constitutional question will arise regarding what is called “proper benefits”** and were they afforded to him...and I say emphatically...“no”...they were not.

The bottom line...the Supreme Court can only overturn the “Hush-Money” verdict if Trump and his attorneys can successfully argue that either a federal law was violated or broken by the court, or that if one of his Constitutional rights was infringed upon. But even those come with a caveat for the Supreme Court can only take Trump's case after...I repeat after...all of the New York courts have had a chance to legally address those arguments themselves.

Brace yourself folks for whether we like it or not Donald Trump has a long journey to travel in order to both clear his name and see the 34-count verdict being overturned.

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”

So says the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the very amendment considered to be the most important part of the “Bill of Rights” for it protects, as per James Madison, our fundamental “rights of conscience” as in the freedom to believe and to freely express different ideas. And it's here where...in my opinion...Trump's rights were denied him courtesy of Manhattan Criminal Court Justice Juan Merchan...a Democrat shill who's also a big Biden campaign donor. Simply, Trump's “First Amendment,” all important, “right to free speech”...a right applied to the states via the 14th Amendment courtesy of it's “due process clause”...which also protects an individual's right to a trial by his peers... with government officials including judges being prohibited from regulating or restricting (in this case Trump's) speech or other expression based solely upon said individuals content or viewpoint.

And with Merchan's selectively placing and then enforcing “gag orders” on Trump and his attorneys alone...remember none were allowed to speak about the charges, the trial, the witnesses, the prosecutors, the court staff, or the judge's family...coupled with his lawyers also not being allowed to mention to the jury that the prosecution of former President Trump was “novel, unusual or unprecedented,” even though a number of liberal law professors, newspapers, and former prosecutors had all conceded that the Bragg prosecution did indeed depend on a “novel interpretation” of state law. Using fear of arrest or high dollar fines to keep Trump and his defense team in line, know that Merchan placed no such orders on the prosecution nor any of its players who were free to speak, tweet, or do interviews whenever, wherever, and on whatever topic they deemed to do so.

Simply, Trump's voice was silenced, and in silencing his voice his “Fifth” and “Sixth” amendment's rights were also denied to him.

“No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.”

These are the exact words of the “Fifth Amendment” which is not only part of the “Bill of Rights,” but actually breaks down one's individual rights into five “rights and protections,” these being the right to a jury trial when charged with a crime; the right to protection against double jeopardy; the protection against self-incrimination; the right to a fair trial; and protection against the taking of property by the government without compensation. And while the “Fifth Amendment's” so called “due process clause” requires the government to practice equal protection for all under the law, it also limits government powers from focusing solely upon “criminal procedures;” while also referring to the procedures that government entities must follow before depriving someone of their “life, liberty, or property.”

We know how Trump's “First Amendment” rights were denied him, but how exactly were his “Fifth Amendment” rights violated? It's my belief that his all-important right to a “fair trial” was indeed violated. How so...remember there were 34 separate charges involved and yet what should have taken days to properly go through, digest, and discuss saw the needed “unanimous” verdict being reached within but a few hours spread over a mere two days. In other words, even after the defense proved that no crime had taken place; even after the defense shred the testimony of the prosecution's star witnesses; even after Justice Merchan's disallowing all objectives put forth by the Trump's defense team; and even with a final undisclosed and unheard charge being thrown in after the defense had rested its case... meaning there was no chance of rebuttal...former President Donald J. Trump was found guilty on all 34 charges.

“In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defense.”

So says the “Sixth Amendment” which gives citizens a series of rights in criminal trials... rights which include the rights to a fast and public trial by an impartial jury; the right to be aware of the criminal charges leveled against them; the right to confront any and all witnesses during the trial; the right to have witnesses appear at the trial; and the right to legal representation.

And while some “talking heads” are now saying that in this particular case the jury may have been “persuaded” by the prosecution’s argument that the true crime being covered up was not just one of Trump having “paid off” a porn star for her silence, but was actually an orchestrated scheme to defraud the American people in an attempt to conceal information about the true character and conduct of the Republican hoped to be presidential nominee. But I say “no way” for we all knew about Trump's brashness, his ego, his questionable but not illegal “supposed” sexual dalliances, as well as his need for all to circle in orbit around him...just as we all knew and still know how under Trump's presidency the economy soared; inflation was the lowest in 40-years; how we were energy independent; how job numbers were at an all time high; how the border fiasco was held somewhat in check; and how no new wars appeared on his watch...just to name a few.

In other words, we all knew what we were getting with Donald J. Trump, and what we got was America being made great again...that is until all went south with the fraud ridden 2020 election.

 

Simply, the “witch hunt” now turned into what I call a “political lynching” thanks to this anything but an “impartial jury” let alone being a trial of merit, saw our former and now hoped to be next president being unanimously found guilty on all 34 charges levied against him. And with not a single dissenting voice amongst the jury, this leads me to believe that either the jury was somehow “tampered with” during the deliberations stage, or that the verdict was actually prearranged before the trial even began courtesy of the jury likely being comprised of Democrats and Biden supporters, as were the prosecutors, court staff, and judge.

A fair trial with an impartial jury of Trump's peers the Constitution trampling Democrats would never allow, and when that's coupled with how fast the guilty verdict was actually reached, proves to me that Donald J. Trump's constitutional rights were indeed being denied. And when you add in the actual one-sided “gag order” coupled with truth being silenced by a judge who overruled each and every defense objection made, my eyes were opened to what the charges, trial, and verdict were really all about right from the beginning.

And simply, all has been orchestrated to be but payback for Hillary Clinton's loss in 2016. Why so...because both the baseless charges and the trial itself reeks of Barack Obama having a hand in it. Remember, Hillary was to be Obama's third and hopefully fourth term in office...eight more years to lock into completion his “fundamental transformation of America.” But with Trump's win Obama was not only forced to wait four years for the fool that is Joe Biden to be the one dancing on his puppet strings, but the realization that without some sort of interference...as in criminal charges levied...Obama would lose it all.

Donald J. Trump has been maliciously and vindictively targeted to see the inside of a jail cell with the timeline itself not being conducive to fast tracking Supreme Court interference. Only Obama is smart enough to have put this legal shaming scenario into play, but Trump will have the last laugh for not only has Obama underestimated Trump's growing support, but his plan actually backfired after the constitutionally flawed guilty verdict was rendered. How so...Trump now leads Biden by six points amongst voters in the key battleground states...meaning the hand writing is on the wall that not only will Joe Biden lose in November, but that Obama's dream of a fourth term in office will not come to fruition. 

Think I'm wrong...prove it. Bet you can't...case closed. 

__________________________________________________________                          *“Habeas review” is where a federal court is authorized to perform a limited review of a state court's action surrounding the state criminal conviction and sentence of an individual by reviewing the pleadings, papers, transcripts, and evidence that were presented to or occurred in the state courts.

** “proper benefits” means a fair and impartial trial of one's peers.

 

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Op-ed:

The Political Pratfall of Indoctrinated Hate 

By: Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor / Right Side Patriots / Right Side Patriots Radio 

The Op-ed posted here is this authors opinion alone,and does not necessarily represent the views of blogspot.com or Google.

...Fact #1: no people throughout both ancient and modern history have been more vilified and persecuted than the Jewish people...not black slaves nor the sum total of Christianity for neither has ever truly experienced or even come close to experiencing the true horror known as the “Holocaust.”

Fact #2: Both Jews and Christians share in the belief that there is but “One God.” However, what knowingly seems to be forgotten is that if not for Abraham becoming the first Jew, Christianity nor even islam might exist today. Without Abraham having cast aside the idolatry and paganism of his day, we might still be worshiping a golden statute with the body of a man and the head of a bird. Simply, it's our Judeo-Christian belief in “One God” that separates our mindsets from those of the ancients, and yet that belief has not only laid the groundwork for the hatred of Jews that still exists today, but it has allowed for the “believe as I do or else” crowd's mentality to permeate and corrupt the current religious and political discourse. Read entire article and see video here.