USA Politics.

[Joel]

[Joel]

[Elizabeth]

http://www.selfreliancecentral.com/2017 ... 2SEEDBANK4


"The influence of George Soros and his Open Society Foundations on U.S. foreign policy is the subject of an alert issued by members of the Senate.Six senators recently sent a letter to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, asking him to investigate the numerous grants given over many years by the State Department and its subsidiary, the U.S. Agency for International Development, to groups funded by the left-wing billionaire.The Soros Open Society Foundations stands accused of fomenting trouble for the governments of some U.S. allies and even interfering in their electoral process."

[Joel]

It’s the 75th day that the Republicans have failed to repeal Obamacare. Outside a small number in the Freedom Caucus, do they really even want to? Mike Maharrey and Michael Boldin talk about this, plus some reports from the nullification movement in the state

[Elizabeth]

https://garydemar.com/taxpayers-forced- ... -benefits/

"The Supreme Court’s pro-same-sex marriage decision is having far-reaching implications. Not only are people of the same sex having their marriages legitimized, but anyone who opposes same-sex marriages can be severely punished as has happened in a number of high-profile cases. Not only are people being discriminated against in their personal beliefs and businesses, but taxpayers are being required to pay for “same-sex” marital benefits. Whatever happened to the claim that same-sex marriage will not affect people who oppose it?
I’ll let my good friend Dr. Stephen F. Hotze explain what’s going on:
Today [March 1, 2017], in a historic lawsuit, Pidgeon v Parker, the “Same-Sex” benefits case, attorneys for the plaintiffs appeared before the Texas Supreme Court this morning, representing Houston taxpayers, Pastor Jack Pidgeon and Larry Hicks, who are plaintiffs against the mayor of the City of Houston. The plaintiff attorneys argued that Houston taxpayers cannot be required to pay for “same-sex” marital benefits. Just because the U.S. Supreme Court wrongly granted the right to marry to homosexuals, society is not required to fund their insurance and other benefits.
The justices seemed very engaged in this case which was indicated by their insightful questioning of the attorneys on both sides of the case. The justices appear to appreciate the significance of their pending opinion.
The lead attorney for the plaintiffs in this case is Jared Woodfill, President of Conservative Republicans of Texas PAC and Editor-in-Chief of CRTX News. Jonathan Saenz, President of Texas Values, serves as co-counsel. Appellate attorney, Jonathan Mitchell, presented the arguments before the Texas Supreme Court today. Mitchell is a visiting professor at Stanford Law School. He previously clerked for the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and served as Solicitor General for the Texas Attorney General’s office for 4 years under then Attorney General, Greg Abbott.
The Supreme Court’s pro-same-sex marriage decision is having far-reaching implications. Not only a people of the same-sex having their marriages legitimized but anyone who opposes same-sex marriages can be severely punished as has happened in a number of high-profile cases.
Not only are people being discriminated against in their personal beliefs and businesses but taxpayers are being required to pay for “same-sex” marital benefits. Whatever happened to the claim that same-sex marriage will not affect people who oppose it?"

[Joel]

Too bad Trump went back on his word on going after her

[Joel]

[Elizabeth]

http://conservativetribune.com/china-or ... ns-border/

China Asks All Citizens To Return From NK And Come Back To China
BY KIM SMITH
ON MAY 4, 2017

"In an unheard-of move, the Chinese Embassy in North Korea urged Korean-Chinese residents to return home over rising tensions between the the North and the United States.
The Korea Times, a major English-language newspaper based in Seoul, South Korea, reported that the embassy sent the message on April 20, which happened to be five days before North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un celebrated the 85th anniversary of the Korean People’s Army in his capital of Pyongyang.
A Korean-Chinese resident from the North told The Times he left for China late last month after receiving the notice.
“The embassy has never given such a warning. I was worried and left the country in a hurry,” said the man, whose identity was withheld.
The news outlet also reported that the man said many Korean-Chinese residents of Pyongyang were not taking the message seriously, saying the city’s “peaceful” atmosphere might lull them into a false sense of security.
The embassy’s warning is an indication that China is worried about what could happen if North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un does something to trigger a reaction from the U.S. military, which is keeping a close eye on the North’s movements.
China is also watching the rogue nation.
Last week, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told Fox News that China had threatened Pyongyang with sanctions if the the North continued to conduct nuclear tests.
He said that the U.S. knew that China communicated with the Kim’s regime.
“They confirmed to us that they had requested the regime conduct no further nuclear test,” he added.
The North has repeatedly ignored warnings from China, and the U.S. for that matter, regarding its nuclear weapons program and missile tests, which are seen as provocations by neighboring countries.
The Chinese warning illustrates how communications appear to be failing, leading the nation to prepare for the worst."

[Elizabeth]

"In his first interview since being dismissed from Fox News in April, the network’s former prime time host Bill O’Reilly spoke out about the reason behind his firing — far-left wing activists.

“Look, this was a hit,” O’Reilly told radio host Glenn Beck — who was also a victim of liberal bias and advertising boycotts while working for Fox News — in the Friday interview on TheBlaze, according to The Daily Caller.

O’Reilly then strongly suggested that he was not going to take the unfair targeting lying down, explaining that there were plans in place to expose the “far left” and “the organized left-wing cabal” for “destroying voices” they disagreed with."
http://conservativetribune.com/bill-ore ... tyalliance

[Joel]

[Silver]

Guffaw. Good one, Joel.

[Elizabeth]

http://lp.hillsdale.edu/introduction-to ... nstitution


"On May 15th, Hillsdale College launched “Introduction to the Constitution.” This free online course is presented in a groundbreaking new style that immerses you in the Hillsdale classroom experience. Each lesson is less than 15 minutes long. Find yourself at the table with Dr. Larry Arnn, as he teaches his students the principles of liberty. Peer into the lively discussions that take place as students explore the implications and beauty of our Constitution.

The U.S. Constitution is the key to securing liberty for all Americans -- yet few know exactly what it says, and what freedoms it protects. That is why every student of Hillsdale College is required to study this document before graduation.

Join us in this course as we revisit the words of our founding fathers and rediscover the principles of liberty. As always, Hillsdale offers this course for no charge—completely free—as part of our mission to help all Americans pursue truth and defend liberty."

[Silver]

http://lp.hillsdale.edu/introduction-to ... nstitution


"On May 15th, Hillsdale College launched “Introduction to the Constitution.” This free online course is presented in a groundbreaking new style that immerses you in the Hillsdale classroom experience. Each lesson is less than 15 minutes long. Find yourself at the table with Dr. Larry Arnn, as he teaches his students the principles of liberty. Peer into the lively discussions that take place as students explore the implications and beauty of our Constitution.

The U.S. Constitution is the key to securing liberty for all Americans -- yet few know exactly what it says, and what freedoms it protects. That is why every student of Hillsdale College is required to study this document before graduation.

Join us in this course as we revisit the words of our founding fathers and rediscover the principles of liberty. As always, Hillsdale offers this course for no charge—completely free—as part of our mission to help all Americans pursue truth and defend liberty."

Let's hope Trump takes the course.

[Joel]

[Elizabeth]

http://www.westword.com/news/introducin ... or-9044219


"Doug Robinson, the latest hopeful to announce for the 2018 Colorado governor's race, is the nephew of Mitt Romney."

[Silver]

http://www.westword.com/news/introducin ... or-9044219


"Doug Robinson, the latest hopeful to announce for the 2018 Colorado governor's race, is the nephew of Mitt Romney."

Let's hope he's nothing like his Big Government uncle.

[Elizabeth]

http://www.westernjournalism.com/report ... s-country/

"The Obama administration knowingly allowed at least 16 admitted MS-13 gang members into the country in 2014, according to documents obtained by a top Republican senator.
Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., chairman of the Senate Security and Government Affairs Committee, said at a hearing Wednesday that a whistleblower turned over the documents from the Customs and Border Protection agency detailing known gang members not being deported, but rather shipped to juvenile homes throughout the country.
“CBP apprehended them, knew they were MS-13 gang members, and they processed and disbursed them into our communities,” Johnson said."

[Elizabeth]

http://humanevents.com/2017/05/25/rome- ... ampaign=nl

"The media didn’t gaudily broadcast the bomber’s name, religion or ethnicity in their headlines, but at least they finally coughed up the information. He was Salman Abedi, son of Libyan “refugees.”
Apparently, the media think you can’t be trusted with that information. You might notice that the West is deliberately importing people who enjoy killing kids.

According to ABC News, the bomber’s father, Ramadan Abedi (not to be confused with Huma Abedin) was a member of an al-Qaida-linked Islamic group in Libya. For this, he was accepted as a “refugee” by the British government.
Liberals’ main reaction to the attack was not to demand the toppling of the terrorist-friendly British government, but to worry about an upsurge in Islamophobia. They say there’s nothing we can do about terrorism and we probably shouldn’t do anything anyway, because we deserve it."

[Elizabeth]

"Judge Roy Moore, the same Chief Justice who stood for marriage being between one man and one woman and who is also known as the "Ten Commandments Judge" has a commanding lead in Alabama’s Senate race. Judge Moore stands for the Constitution and Godly principles. If there is any true God-fearing conservative that will stand against the millions of dollars and lies of the "Establishment", it is Judge Roy Moore.

Judge Roy Moore For Senate Committee
https://patriotsformoore.com/."

[Elizabeth]

http://constitution.com/voter-fraud-vir ... s-counted/

"Virginia has an entirely different type of voter fraud to contend with: The eligibility of 5,500 undocumented immigrants to cast votes.

“When Maureen Erickson registered to vote in Prince William County, she listed her home address as a street in Guatemala, in what should have been a very strong indication that she wasn’t a regular Virginia resident.

“Yet she remained on the voting rolls for years, and even cast ballots in 14 different elections, up through the 2008 presidential contest. She was only purged in 2012, just ahead of the election, after she self-reported as a noncitizen, according to a new report released Tuesday by the Public Interest Legal Foundation.

“Ms. Erickson was one of more than 5,500 noncitizens who were registered to vote in Virginia this decade, and were only bumped from the rolls after they admitted to being ineligible. Some 1,852 of them even managed to cast ballots that were likely illegal, though undetected, the PILF, a conservative voter integrity group, said in its report.

“Just as troubling, the PILF said, was Virginia’s efforts to try to hide the information from the public — a problem foundation President J. Christian Adams said began at the very top, with Gov. Terry McAuliffe.
“’At the instruction of Governor McAuliffe’s political appointees, local election officials spent countless resources to prevent this information from spilling into the open,’ Mr. Adams said in a statement releasing the report. ‘From NoVa to Norfolk and all urban and rural points in between, alien voters are casting ballots with practically no legal consequences in response.’
Terry McCauliffe’s name may ring a bell with many election watchers: The long time buddy of democratic failure and corrupt career politician Hillary Clinton restored voting rights to 60,000 felons in the state of Virginia just in time for 2016’s election. His blatant, and frankly disturbing obsession with stacking the deck in favor of anyone on the left is truly pathetic. McCauliffe’s inability to curb illegal alien voter fraud in his state has proven once again that the inept governor is nothing more than a lapdog for the deceitful democrats."

[Elizabeth]

http://www.toddstarnes.com/column/city- ... y-marriage

http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25224?omhide=true

"The Tennes family has been farming in Michigan for generations. They grow all sorts of crops at the Country Mill Farm – organic apples, blueberries, pumpkins, sweet corn. And for the past seven years, Steve Tennes and his family have sold their produce at the farmer’s market owned by the city of East Lansing. But this year – city officials told the devout Catholic family that their blueberries and sweet corn were not welcome at the farmer’s market – and neither were they.
Last year, someone posted a message on Country Mill’s Facebook page inquiring about whether they hosted same-sex weddings at the farm. Tennes told the individual they did not permit same-sex marriages on the farm because of the family’s Catholic belief that marriage is a sacramental union between one man and one woman.

City officials later discovered the Facebook posting and began immediate action to remove Country Mill from the Farmer’s Market – alleging the family had violated the city’s discrimination ordinance. "It was brought to our attention that The Country Mill's general business practices do not comply with East Lansing's Civil Rights ordinances and public policy against discrimination as set forth in Chapter 22 of the City Code and outlined in the 2017 Market Vendor Guidelines, as such, The Country Mill's presence as a vendor his prohibited by the City's Farmer's Market Vendor Guidelines," read a letter the city sent to the family.

It also did not seem to matter to city leaders that the farm is located 22 miles outside the city limits – and had absolutely nothing to do with the business of selling blueberries at the farmer’s market. “We were surprised and we were shocked,” Steve told me. “My wife and I both volunteered to serve in the military – to protect freedom now we come home and the freedom that we worked to protect – we have to defend in our own backyard.”

I reached out to city leaders but they did not return my calls seeking comment. “Whether you are a Jew, Muslim or Christian – people of faith should not be eradicated from the marketplace simply because they don’t share the same thoughts and ideas that the government is choosing to promote,” Steve told me.

So they have decided to fight for their constitutional rights. Alliance Defending Freedom filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday alleging East Lansing violated the constitutional rights of the Tennes family.

“All Steve wants to do is sell his food to anyone who wants to buy it, but the city isn’t letting him,” said ADF Legal Counsel Kate Anderson. “People of faith, like the Tennes family, should be free to live and work according to their deeply held beliefs without fear of losing their livelihood. If the government can shut down a family farmer just because of the religious views he expresses on Facebook—by denying him a license to do business and serve fresh produce to all people—then no American is free.”

I warned you about this kind of attack in my new book, “The Deplorables’ Guide to Making America Great Again.” The attacks on religious liberty did not end just because a Republican is in the White House. There is a concerted effort by the Left to silence free speech and eradicate Christianity from the public marketplace. The only course of action is to stand and fight. I commend the Tennes famly and Alliance Defending Freedom for filing a lawsuit. Don’t let up until every last kernel of sweet corn has been restored to its rightful place in the farmer’s market.

Shuck it to the cob, America!

Marching Orders

1. Contact the City of East Lansing and the Farmer’s Market. Be sure to let them know what you think of their unconstitutional behavior.

2. Contact the Country Mill Farm on Facebook. Be sure to leave them an encouraging message and thank them for standing firm in the faith.

3. Pray for the Tennes family and their attorneys."

[Elizabeth]

http://constitution.com/pro-life-organi ... s-allowed/

"The anti-conservative leanings of America’s academia is becoming more and more apparent every semester.
With universities such as UC Berkeley effectively banning conservative free speech by giving into New Fascist liberal protesters, it was only a matter of time before these trickle-down censorships reached the high school level. After all, high school is a near perfect reflection of whatever it is that the media is attempting to inflict on our nation. The youth and vigor of high school students is the perfect test market for trends of thought, and you can almost hear television executives foaming at the mouth when selling advertising space to the next acne treatment company or digital device manufacturer.
The consumption of mainstream media by these young people has also pushed many within their ranks directly into looney liberal land, as evidenced by the recent exclusion of the pro-life club from one high school that had already allowed LGBT-themed groups to exist.
“A high school in Allentown, Pennsylvania, is under fire for banning a pro-life club as being too controversial and political, but allowing pro-gay clubs. High School senior Liz Castro talked to Tucker Carlson Friday on Fox News about what school officials told her about her attempt to organize for the pro-life cause.
“’They told me that we couldn’t have our club because it was too controversial and too political at the time,’ Liz Castro explained.
“’So just anything that other people disagree with is not allowed, do you think you were singled out for that?’ Carlson asked.
“‘I think they were definitely discriminated against us because we were pro-life,’ Castro said.
“According to Life Site News, Parkland High School allows a gay-straight alliance club, a political science club, a fashion club, a chess club, and other groups.”
Democrats have long believed that their future lies with the youth of our nation, and have thusly thrust themselves into embarrassing and predictable bits of the media landscape in order to “connect” with these students. It is this undying need for young and under-educated voters that has liberals attempting to influence high schoolers in any way possible, including by disallowing conservative concepts of thought to be shared in the halls your local institutions."

[Elizabeth]

“The Paris Agreement handicaps the United States economy in order to win praise from the very foreign capitals and global activists that have long sought to gain wealth at our country’s expense,” Trump said Thursday.

“The same nations asking us to stay in the agreement are the countries that have collectively cost America trillions of dollars through tough trade practices and, in many cases, lax contributions to our critical military alliance,” Trump added."
http://www.westernjournalism.com/putin- ... tyalliance

[Elizabeth]

"Parents are furious after children as young as 5-years-old were exposed to a man’s erotic drag show performance at what was supposed to be a school district talent show.
The New York Daily News described the lewd performance as “complete with gyrations, tongue gymnastics and a flashed G-string.”
The May 25th performance shocked and enraged parents who could not believe the school district would allow a grown man to spread his legs and display his crotch to wide-eyed children."
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25267?omhide=true

[Elizabeth]

New Director of the FBI Christopher A. Wray is a lawyer who worked in the Justice Department during the G.W. Bush administration and was in charge of running the government’s case against Enron.