Message of the Week
April 3, 2020
As of this writing, CAIR has not condemned the Muslim who plotted a missile attack on the White House.
Muslim leaders rarely condemn terrorist attacks.
Why do you suppose that is?
As of this writing, CAIR has not condemned the Muslim who plotted a missile attack on the White House.
Muslim leaders rarely condemn terrorist attacks.
Why do you suppose that is?
- A Muslim man, Hasher Jallal Taheb of Georgia, was arrested Wednesday for planning a missile attack on the White House. Taheb told informants jihad is the “best deed in Islam”, according to papers filed in the case. Washington Times
March 27, 2020
There are costs to keeping the country on lockdown - Mr. President, strike the right balance!
- Slowing the spread of disease is one thing, but please consider the other side of the ledger:
There are costs to keeping the country on lockdown - Mr. President, strike the right balance!
- Slowing the spread of disease is one thing, but please consider the other side of the ledger:
- Economic recession
- Unemployment and the cost of unemployment insurance
- What happens to health coverage for people who are no longer getting a paycheck?
- the hit to education and church services
- Domestic abuse rises when people are idle
- Suicide rises in a recession
- Shuttered businesses get vandalized
- Police are no longer responding to calls about burglary, theft, and assault in some cities
- The immune can go back to work (part of a nuanced approach)
- article discussing the balance
March 20, 2020
The Left is exploiting coronavirus to push its agenda.
- ‘Never let a good crisis go to waste’
The Left is exploiting coronavirus to push its agenda.
- ‘Never let a good crisis go to waste’
- Abortion (Pelosi)
- This is disputed by liberal fact-checkers, but Politifact admits: “The issue was that the bill’s original draft didn’t explicitly include Hyde Amendment language”
- Sale of aborted baby parts
- Seize the means of production (de Blasio)
- Universal Basic Income
- Medicare for All (Bernie)
- Medicaid expansion + here
- Employer mandates
- Loosen voting restrictions + here + here
- Release ICE detainees (ACLU)
- Empty the jails + here
- Gun control
- Housing is a human right
- Renewable energy tax credits + here
- Get Trump! + here + here
- CREATE CHAOS!
March 13, 2020
Observant Muslim politicians cannot truthfully swear to uphold the U.S. Constitution in taking the oath of office.
A recent book raises the question of whether or not Muslim politicians can truly swear to uphold and follow the U.S. Constitution. The issue arises because, according to Islam, sharia law is supreme and any human law - including a constitution - must yield if it is incompatible with sharia law. The book is Islamic Doctrine Versus the U.S. Constitution: The Dilemma for Muslim Public Officials, written by Stephen Kirby and published by the Center for Security Policy.
Kirby’s book sets forth a number of ways Muslim politicians can appear to take the oath of office, but not truly be bound under Islamic doctrine by what the oath says. ...
Add to all of this the basic problem of how any Muslim can truly swear to uphold the U.S. Constitution which conflicts with Islam in so many ways. There is no right to free speech, no right to bear arms, and no equal rights for women under Islamic doctrine, just to name a few of the ways sharia law and the U.S. Constitution are not compatible.
More at the Sharia TipSheet
Observant Muslim politicians cannot truthfully swear to uphold the U.S. Constitution in taking the oath of office.
A recent book raises the question of whether or not Muslim politicians can truly swear to uphold and follow the U.S. Constitution. The issue arises because, according to Islam, sharia law is supreme and any human law - including a constitution - must yield if it is incompatible with sharia law. The book is Islamic Doctrine Versus the U.S. Constitution: The Dilemma for Muslim Public Officials, written by Stephen Kirby and published by the Center for Security Policy.
Kirby’s book sets forth a number of ways Muslim politicians can appear to take the oath of office, but not truly be bound under Islamic doctrine by what the oath says. ...
Add to all of this the basic problem of how any Muslim can truly swear to uphold the U.S. Constitution which conflicts with Islam in so many ways. There is no right to free speech, no right to bear arms, and no equal rights for women under Islamic doctrine, just to name a few of the ways sharia law and the U.S. Constitution are not compatible.
More at the Sharia TipSheet
March 6, 2020
Progressives never look at the real life disastrous consequences their policies create.
Soft-on-crime policies invariably lead to a spike in crime. This dynamic is especially important now that a number of radical soft-on-crime prosecutors have been elected around the country. Here are some of the stories in the news, recently:
Progressives never look at the real life disastrous consequences their policies create.
Soft-on-crime policies invariably lead to a spike in crime. This dynamic is especially important now that a number of radical soft-on-crime prosecutors have been elected around the country. Here are some of the stories in the news, recently:
- New York City Mayor de Blasio admitted that a new bail reform law has caused crime rates to go up since the first of the year. The heavily criticized law prevents judges from setting bail in most misdemeanor and nonviolent felony cases. New York Post
- Defendants let out under New York City’s no-bail law include a hate crime suspect who attacked another woman after being released following an arrest for attacking 3 Jewish women. Another defendant, an alleged bank robber, apparently robbed a fifth bank after being let out for robbing 4 banks. No gun was used, so he was released under the new law. “I can’t believe they let me out,” he reportedly said. “What were they thinking?” Indeed. BizPac Review
- A few years ago, California reduced the penalties for shoplifting. Subsequently, the number of “mass grab and dash” thefts steadily increased. These organized thefts involve large numbers of people entering a store at the same time, taking what they want, and fleeing. Hot Air
- A radical soft-on-crime prosecutor in St. Louis refused to charge a suspect who confessed to shooting a 7-year-old boy. The prosecutor claimed she could not determine who was responsible for the child’s death despite the confession. This prosecutor took campaign funds from the soft-on-crime movement and had two dozen attorneys quit the prosecutor’s office after she was elected. Gateway Pundit
February 28, 2020
The coronavirus shows, once again, that it’s the American Founding - not ‘socialism with Chinese characteristics’ - that truly lights the way to human progress and flourishing.
U.S. law empowers governments to quarantine people, commandeer private property and personnel, and declare martial law in public health emergencies. These are broad, sweeping powers, but does this mean we are no different from communist China? The answer is no, first of all, because there are limits on governmental public health powers in the United States. Some constitutional protections must be observed. The government must have valid reasons to use health emergency powers in the first place - it can’t act arbitrarily; the health measures imposed must be reasonably designed to achieve a health objective; the benefit must outweigh the burdens placed on people; and authorities must avoid harming people in the process.
A second key difference is that China attempts to control information, and we do not. China has been censoring social media, silencing doctors and others who speak out, and clamping down on media to the extent of expelling foreign reporters and threatening the press abroad. The end result of trying to cover everything up has been a bigger health disaster for the world than it needed to be. Thanks a bunch, China.
Finally, there’s a key philosophical difference between communist China and America. In response to the outbreak, Chinese citizens petitioned their government for the right of free speech. In America, we are born with the right of free speech and other natural rights. We don’t have to ask the government for our rights, and the government can’t take them away from us. China holds itself out as a ‘Model to the World’ but the coronavirus shows, once again, that it’s the American Founding - not ‘socialism with Chinese characteristics’ - that truly lights the way to human progress and flourishing.
The coronavirus shows, once again, that it’s the American Founding - not ‘socialism with Chinese characteristics’ - that truly lights the way to human progress and flourishing.
U.S. law empowers governments to quarantine people, commandeer private property and personnel, and declare martial law in public health emergencies. These are broad, sweeping powers, but does this mean we are no different from communist China? The answer is no, first of all, because there are limits on governmental public health powers in the United States. Some constitutional protections must be observed. The government must have valid reasons to use health emergency powers in the first place - it can’t act arbitrarily; the health measures imposed must be reasonably designed to achieve a health objective; the benefit must outweigh the burdens placed on people; and authorities must avoid harming people in the process.
A second key difference is that China attempts to control information, and we do not. China has been censoring social media, silencing doctors and others who speak out, and clamping down on media to the extent of expelling foreign reporters and threatening the press abroad. The end result of trying to cover everything up has been a bigger health disaster for the world than it needed to be. Thanks a bunch, China.
Finally, there’s a key philosophical difference between communist China and America. In response to the outbreak, Chinese citizens petitioned their government for the right of free speech. In America, we are born with the right of free speech and other natural rights. We don’t have to ask the government for our rights, and the government can’t take them away from us. China holds itself out as a ‘Model to the World’ but the coronavirus shows, once again, that it’s the American Founding - not ‘socialism with Chinese characteristics’ - that truly lights the way to human progress and flourishing.
February 21, 2020
Parental Rights: My Children Are Not State Property!
Activist Karen Schoen testified before the Florida House Judiciary Committee this week on a parental rights bill (HB 1059):
On behalf of Florida Citizens Alliance and our 60,000+ supporters, we urge you to support HB 1059 Parental Rights bill. While not limited to the enumerated rights in the bill, it clearly establishes that the State or any government agency “may not infringe on the fundamental rights of each and every parent to direct the upbringing, education, healthcare and mental health of his or her minor child.
Several important examples:
-the right to direct the education and care of his or her minor child
-the right to direct the moral and religious training of his or her minor child
- the right to make healthcare decisions for his or her child
Additionally this bill expands the legal definition of instructional materials and establishes procedures for a parent to object to all instructional materials based on a parent’s beliefs regarding morality, sex and religion.
And it clearly requires each school district to create a policy promoting parental involvement. Far too often, we see the arrogance of school districts ignoring and even subjugating a parent’s involvement in the belief that the school district knows far better than the parent what the child needs.
As a former teacher, I can tell you that nothing is more important than involving parents in decision making.
We sincerely thank Rep Grall/Sen Stargel for her leadership and commitment to Florida’s parents and children with this bill and strongly urge bi-partisan support.
Parental Rights: My Children Are Not State Property!
Activist Karen Schoen testified before the Florida House Judiciary Committee this week on a parental rights bill (HB 1059):
On behalf of Florida Citizens Alliance and our 60,000+ supporters, we urge you to support HB 1059 Parental Rights bill. While not limited to the enumerated rights in the bill, it clearly establishes that the State or any government agency “may not infringe on the fundamental rights of each and every parent to direct the upbringing, education, healthcare and mental health of his or her minor child.
Several important examples:
-the right to direct the education and care of his or her minor child
-the right to direct the moral and religious training of his or her minor child
- the right to make healthcare decisions for his or her child
Additionally this bill expands the legal definition of instructional materials and establishes procedures for a parent to object to all instructional materials based on a parent’s beliefs regarding morality, sex and religion.
And it clearly requires each school district to create a policy promoting parental involvement. Far too often, we see the arrogance of school districts ignoring and even subjugating a parent’s involvement in the belief that the school district knows far better than the parent what the child needs.
As a former teacher, I can tell you that nothing is more important than involving parents in decision making.
We sincerely thank Rep Grall/Sen Stargel for her leadership and commitment to Florida’s parents and children with this bill and strongly urge bi-partisan support.
February 14, 2020
Trump Wins Again - Cuomo Caves - but Trump should hold out for more!
The Trump administration has been pushing New York hard over its sanctuary policies. New York passed a law withholding DMV data from immigration authorities. In response, the Trump administration barred NY residents from the Global Entry trusted traveler program. NY sued. Wall Street Journal The New York association of police chiefs backed DHS in its dispute with New York leaders over the state’s sanctuary laws. Washington Times A New York sheriff said the state’s new driver’s license law withholding all data from federal immigration agencies impedes human trafficking investigations. Epoch Times Trump and Cuomo met; Cuomo offered the feds access to the DMV data of applicants to the Global Entry program if Trump will lift the bar on the Global Entry program. This is a substantial concession, but Trump should hold out for more. No agreement has been reached. Keep an eye on this - Discussions are expected to continue in the week ahead. Politico
Trump Wins Again - Cuomo Caves - but Trump should hold out for more!
The Trump administration has been pushing New York hard over its sanctuary policies. New York passed a law withholding DMV data from immigration authorities. In response, the Trump administration barred NY residents from the Global Entry trusted traveler program. NY sued. Wall Street Journal The New York association of police chiefs backed DHS in its dispute with New York leaders over the state’s sanctuary laws. Washington Times A New York sheriff said the state’s new driver’s license law withholding all data from federal immigration agencies impedes human trafficking investigations. Epoch Times Trump and Cuomo met; Cuomo offered the feds access to the DMV data of applicants to the Global Entry program if Trump will lift the bar on the Global Entry program. This is a substantial concession, but Trump should hold out for more. No agreement has been reached. Keep an eye on this - Discussions are expected to continue in the week ahead. Politico
February 6, 2020
Stop obsessing about income inequality. You want more, go out and work for more, nobody’s stopping you.
Response to the YouTube video (later removed by the user)
Let's Talk Income Inequality, Bernie Sanders, and Top 1 Percent
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVTug0b2LxA
In part, you have a very positive message: save, invest, and build wealth. This is especially pertinent for young people who have time and the magic of compound interest on their side. However, some of your facts are wrong and it’s skewing your worldview. It’s not true ‘most people work for the 1%’. (2:12) Estimates vary, but half the workforce is employed by small business. Small business owners who succeed generally make a nice living (most small business attempts fail), but they’re hardly one-percenters like Jeff Bezos or Bill Gates. Second, you assert that ‘the rich get richer and the poor get poorer’. (1:28) This is a line of bull that political sharpies feed to the masses to get them all riled up. It’s a deliberate ploy, but it’s not true. From a recent Cato Institute study: “Federal Reserve Board data found that the top 1 percent wealth share increased slightly between 2013 and 2016, but the wealth of the median household jumped 16 percent over that period, with particularly strong gains by less‐educated households.48 Clearly, recent gains by the top 1 percent have not come at the expense of other Americans.” This is from “Exploring Wealth Inequality “ by Chris Edwards and Ryan Bourne (November 5, 2019 • Policy Analysis No. 881). The paper dispels a lot of myths about economic inequality and is quite enlightening. I commend the entire thing to you. In any event, I’m glad you’ve stopped the ‘eat the rich’ nonsense and are focusing on what people can do to build a better life for themselves. Envy eats people alive, and people will be much happier putting their energy into bettering their own situation instead of moaning and complaining about what other people have. I always ask the complainers, ‘what are you doing with the second 40 hours of your work week?’ and it always stops them cold. You want more, go out and work for more, nobody’s stopping you.
Stop obsessing about income inequality. You want more, go out and work for more, nobody’s stopping you.
Response to the YouTube video (later removed by the user)
Let's Talk Income Inequality, Bernie Sanders, and Top 1 Percent
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVTug0b2LxA
In part, you have a very positive message: save, invest, and build wealth. This is especially pertinent for young people who have time and the magic of compound interest on their side. However, some of your facts are wrong and it’s skewing your worldview. It’s not true ‘most people work for the 1%’. (2:12) Estimates vary, but half the workforce is employed by small business. Small business owners who succeed generally make a nice living (most small business attempts fail), but they’re hardly one-percenters like Jeff Bezos or Bill Gates. Second, you assert that ‘the rich get richer and the poor get poorer’. (1:28) This is a line of bull that political sharpies feed to the masses to get them all riled up. It’s a deliberate ploy, but it’s not true. From a recent Cato Institute study: “Federal Reserve Board data found that the top 1 percent wealth share increased slightly between 2013 and 2016, but the wealth of the median household jumped 16 percent over that period, with particularly strong gains by less‐educated households.48 Clearly, recent gains by the top 1 percent have not come at the expense of other Americans.” This is from “Exploring Wealth Inequality “ by Chris Edwards and Ryan Bourne (November 5, 2019 • Policy Analysis No. 881). The paper dispels a lot of myths about economic inequality and is quite enlightening. I commend the entire thing to you. In any event, I’m glad you’ve stopped the ‘eat the rich’ nonsense and are focusing on what people can do to build a better life for themselves. Envy eats people alive, and people will be much happier putting their energy into bettering their own situation instead of moaning and complaining about what other people have. I always ask the complainers, ‘what are you doing with the second 40 hours of your work week?’ and it always stops them cold. You want more, go out and work for more, nobody’s stopping you.
- More analysis and data points on income inequality here (scroll down for the analysis) -
http://www.liberato.us/inequality.html
January 31, 2020
Impeachment Bits
You’ve heard of Hillary’s ‘bleach bit’. Well, here’s some impeachment bits to wipe away the Dems’ impeachment case.
Impeachment Bits
You’ve heard of Hillary’s ‘bleach bit’. Well, here’s some impeachment bits to wipe away the Dems’ impeachment case.
- The Dems didn’t make their case. They went back to quid pro quo and the phone call, which were not in the articles of impeachment
- #DemLogic - ‘We have overwhelming evidence but we need the Senate to call more witnesses’
- Witnesses - The House could have called more witnesses. Why didn’t they? The House can still call more witnesses. You already have House members like Maxine Waters on record saying impeachment efforts will not stop regardless of the outcome of the current proceedings. Let the House call more witnesses, if they really want them.
January 25, 2020
Impeachmageddon - Western Civilization Hangs in the Balance! (yawn)
Impeachmageddon - Western Civilization Hangs in the Balance! (yawn)
- People are tuning out
- House Democrats are trying to tell the Senate what to do
- This is all about damaging Trump in the 2020 election
- Lowering the bar for impeachment rewrites the Constitution (h/t Mark Levin) and damages our institutions (what happens the next time the House and the President are of different parties?)
- Schiff: ‘the voters can’t be trusted in the next election’. This is an astounding statement in a constitutional Republic where the People are supposed to be sovereign
- Adam Schiff said “the president’s misconduct cannot be decided at the ballot box. For we cannot be assured that the vote will be fairly won” (Twitter).
- From Tea Party Patriots - Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY), who headed up the drafting of the two impeachment articles against Trump, declaring ahead of Bill Clinton’s impeachment that “an impeachment of a president is an undoing of a national election — and one of the reasons we are so angry about what [the Republicans] are doing is they … are ripping asunder our votes, they are telling us our votes don’t count!”
- Impoundment Control Act: From Tea Party Patriots - The law that the President supposedly violated is known as The Impoundment Control Act. And in the act, there is a provided resolution for the situation in which a President reportedly violates it. And the solution isn’t impeachment….
Even if their allegations were true, the violation of this act is not an impeachable offense, and they know this.
Sorry Democrats, you’re still not fooling anyone with your lies.- Not only that, but the Impoundment Control Act WASN’T CHARGED! The Dems are trying to drag this issue in with their witness and document requests despite their failure to include it in the articles of impeachment in the House.
- Not only that, but the Impoundment Control Act WASN’T CHARGED! The Dems are trying to drag this issue in with their witness and document requests despite their failure to include it in the articles of impeachment in the House.
January 17, 2020
The Democrats have destroyed their own credibility on impeachment.
The Democrats have destroyed their own credibility on impeachment.
- The rationale kept shifting: first, Trump / Russia collusion, then quid pro quo, to bribery, and now the kitchen sink - ‘abuse of power’ and ‘obstruction of Congress’
- After the Mueller report fiasco, Schiff said he had all kinds of other evidence proving Trump / Russia collusion. WHERE IS IT?
- Schiff misrepresented the Ukraine phone call in a congressional hearing, only to claim later it was a ‘parody’ when he got caught and the transcript was released.
- They have destroyed their own credibility just like witnesses who change their story in court
- Other points:
- This has been a purely partisan exercise from start to finish, just like Tulsi Gabbard said
- No, Nancy, YOU are the one with the black mark, for impeaching a President for no good reason. History will judge you harshly for it.
January 11, 2020
Stop the refugee resettlement gravy train.
This is a comment Liberato.US left on a YouTube video:
Advocates for refugees disagree with Gov. Greg Abbott
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDWiMhS9Kwo
1/11/20: Catholic Charities (1:04) is not a credible source on the refugee resettlement issue because of its huge financial conflict of interest. Catholic Charities is one of the big refugee resettlement contractors. In FY 2018 alone, Catholic Charities programs collected a total of $118 million in prime grants. Which begs the question: is the woman representing Catholic Charities in the video saying what she’s saying because she really believes it, or because she’s being paid to say it? Follow the money. Also, she knows darn well that her claim that refugees become “self-sufficient” in short order is specious. When the big refugee resettlement contractors say that, what they aren’t telling you is that the refugees go off of resettlement money and on to other government welfare programs - food stamps, housing vouchers, Medicaid, etc. This isn’t ‘self-sufficiency’ by any stretch of the imagination. Isn’t there something wrong when you have to lie to make your case? All the big refugee resettlement contractors are screaming bloody murder about Trump’s executive order establishing local control over refugee resettlement because they don’t want the gravy train to come to an end.
Stop the refugee resettlement gravy train.
This is a comment Liberato.US left on a YouTube video:
Advocates for refugees disagree with Gov. Greg Abbott
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDWiMhS9Kwo
1/11/20: Catholic Charities (1:04) is not a credible source on the refugee resettlement issue because of its huge financial conflict of interest. Catholic Charities is one of the big refugee resettlement contractors. In FY 2018 alone, Catholic Charities programs collected a total of $118 million in prime grants. Which begs the question: is the woman representing Catholic Charities in the video saying what she’s saying because she really believes it, or because she’s being paid to say it? Follow the money. Also, she knows darn well that her claim that refugees become “self-sufficient” in short order is specious. When the big refugee resettlement contractors say that, what they aren’t telling you is that the refugees go off of resettlement money and on to other government welfare programs - food stamps, housing vouchers, Medicaid, etc. This isn’t ‘self-sufficiency’ by any stretch of the imagination. Isn’t there something wrong when you have to lie to make your case? All the big refugee resettlement contractors are screaming bloody murder about Trump’s executive order establishing local control over refugee resettlement because they don’t want the gravy train to come to an end.
January 10, 2020
Instead of creating Utopia, the Left is creating Dystopia.
The Left honestly believes it is embarked on a Holy Crusade to create a perfect world and end all human suffering. That’s their dream, but it’s preposterous.
It’s not that the Left is immoral, or even amoral. It’s that they have convinced themselves they have a higher morality - they are creating heaven on earth. Consequently, WINNING is the only thing. What are a hundred million dead if you are on a quest to end all human suffering? As Walter Duranty said of the Holodomor, “you can’t make an omelet without breaking eggs.” Attorney General William Barr alluded to this theme recently in a speech (at 34:27). Complete analysis and ways to destroy the Left’s dream here.
To illustrate, consider some items from this week’s news:
Instead of creating Utopia, the Left is creating Dystopia.
The Left honestly believes it is embarked on a Holy Crusade to create a perfect world and end all human suffering. That’s their dream, but it’s preposterous.
It’s not that the Left is immoral, or even amoral. It’s that they have convinced themselves they have a higher morality - they are creating heaven on earth. Consequently, WINNING is the only thing. What are a hundred million dead if you are on a quest to end all human suffering? As Walter Duranty said of the Holodomor, “you can’t make an omelet without breaking eggs.” Attorney General William Barr alluded to this theme recently in a speech (at 34:27). Complete analysis and ways to destroy the Left’s dream here.
To illustrate, consider some items from this week’s news:
- Kentucky teen Nicholas Sandmann got his first settlement (with CNN) this week. The media was all over the Lincoln Memorial story when it happened, but it’s crickets, now. They thought they were doing the Lord’s work but, since they are no longer winning, they’ve deep-sixed the story. It doesn’t matter who got hurt.
- The Kentucky teens’ defamation litigation against media and political figures continues, one allegation being against a talk show host for putting Nicholas Sandmann in danger by saying he had a “punchable” face. PJ Media
- Impeachment was urgent, URGENT! Nancy Pelosi said all of Western Civilization hangs in the balance. So why the delay? It doesn’t matter if they are contradicting themselves, as long as they think they are winning.
- Why open borders? To change the country, change the people and WIN:
- DHS ordered a review of the security implications of state laws giving driver’s licenses to illegal aliens and restricting data sharing with the federal government. Daily Signal
- You can’t tell me gay leaders care about gay people. They only care about getting into power and creating a political machine to get them there. It doesn’t matter who gets hurt.
- The Methodist Church will vote in May on whether to split over same-sex marriage and gay clergy. NPR