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God who gave us life William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 2-16-22
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Answer to yesterday’s William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit quote puzzle: The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time.
Thomas Jefferson
Texas Gov Race Is Ground Zero In Immigration Battle
By Joe Guzzardi
Texas will hold its gubernatorial primary March 1, with a runoff scheduled for May 24, if no candidate receives more than 50 percent of the vote. The question that Texas voters will face on Election Day, Nov. 8, is whether a Democrat, likely to be two-time loser Robert O’Rourke, with a failed 2018 Senate bid and 2020 presidential campaign run that went nowhere, and an open border apologist who favors Second Amendment restrictions, can win in Texas, illegal immigration’s ground zero.
The first hurdle for incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott is getting past the primary. No incumbent Texas governor lost his or her – Ann Richards (D) 1991 to 1995 – party’s nomination since 1978, when Gov. Dolph Briscoe (D) lost to then-Attorney General John Hill (D). Abbott, however, is facing strong primary challengers. They are Texas State Senator and real estate developer Don Huffines and Allen West, a retired U.S. Army Lieutenant who represented Florida’s 22nd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2011 to 2013. Until he resigned to launch his gubernatorial campaign, West served as the Republican Party of Texas’ chairman. Huffines and West have criticized Abbott for his coronavirus restrictions that included mask mandates and business shutdowns that they view as unconstitutional, and an unnecessary obstruction to Texans’ freedom.
Abbott’s performance ratings are weak. The Hobby School of Public Affairs at the University of Houston and the University of Texas both found that 40 percent of Texans have an unfavorable opinion of the sitting governor. Nevertheless, Abbott is favored to prevail, and will probably meet O’Rourke in November, a match up that, because of their starkly different immigration positions, should favor the incumbent.
O’Rourke knows that in Texas immigration enforcement will be a game breaker, and he’s choosing his language judiciously. The O’Rourke of today may have a tough time escaping the O’Rourke that pursued the 2020 presidential nomination. Posted on his website, O’Rourke wrote that he wants Texas to have a “legal, orderly system of immigration and uphold our country’s asylum laws.” Texans recognize these words as code for amnesty, an O’Rourke goal that’s unchanged from 21 months ago.
At an April 2019 Iowa town hall, the former U.S. representative said that giving amnesty to all 12 to 25 million illegal aliens will make American citizens – and specifically, the Angel Families whose loved ones have been murdered by criminal aliens – “demonstrably safer.” O’Rourke’s premise that once aliens “get right with the law…come into the light of day [and presumably out of the ever-present shadows]… and contribute to the success of the country…” then everything will be fine. These platitudes have never been proven true.
On border issues, O’Rourke, because of his past support for amnesty, and his failure to meaningfully criticize illegal immigration, has boxed himself in. Abbott, even though his primary opponents argue that he should do more to stop the illegal immigrant border surge, has poured hundreds of millions to strengthen border security that includes sending Department of Public Safety troops and the National Guard to the Rio Grande. Hispanic voters, a key bloc, approve of Abbott’s immigration actions; 45 percent gave Abbott an approval rating on immigration, but only 37 percent gave Biden, from whom O’Rourke will have trouble distancing himself, an immigration thumbs-up. O’Rourke will not ask Biden to join him on the campaign trail, and said that his campaign will not be about anyone outside of Texas. He will, however, accept out-of-state donations. The O’Rourke coffers have nearly $9 million as of the most recent tally, about $40 million less than Abbott.
Other issues will play an important role as the campaigns of Abbott and O’Rourke shift into high gear: Texas’ power grid, a woman’s right to choose and inflation are also important to Texans.
The Dallas Morning News and the University of Texas Tyler poll has Abbott with a commanding 11-point lead. But running behind early in the game isn’t O’Rourke’s greatest concern. The border remains open and chaotic. Based on the 2021 statistics, between today and early November, hundreds of thousands of new illegal immigrants will cross into Texas, an albatross that even the most skilled campaigner can’t talk his way out of.
A PFIR analyst, Joe Guzzardi writes about immigration issues and impacts. Contact him at jguzzardi@pfirdc.org.
Emperor of the world William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 2-15-22
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Answer to yesterday’s William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit quote puzzle: I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.
George Washington
Moderna CEO Deletes Twitter Account — Stephane Bancel, the CEO of Moderna, has deleted his Twitter account dumped about $230 million in stock over the last year.
Wonder what’s up with that.
And in other news:
Love is patient William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 2-14-22
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Answer to yesterday’s William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit quote puzzle: Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.
Saint Paul
In exchange for virtue William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 2-13-22
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Answer to yesterday’s William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit quote puzzle: All the gold which is under or upon the earth is not enough to give in exchange for virtue.
Plato
Promoting Confidence In Pennsylvania Courts With Essay Contest, LOL —Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts is promoting an essay contest for second and third year law students on the topic of using social media to promote confidence in the workings of Pennsylvania’s judicial branch.
“Under the existing rules of judicial conduct, how might Pennsylvania’s courts utilize current communication tools, such as social media, to engage Pennsylvanians to install confidence in the workings of the judicial branch and its decisions?” says the group.
Winner gets $5,000.
Good friend Elaine Mickman, who has had considerable experience with Pennsylvania’s court system, is considering this as a submission:
Top Ten Reasons to NOT have Confidence in the Untrustworthy Judiciary
1. Judiciary operates “Court-Gate” whereby the Courts are “divorced from the law.”
2. The Judiciary accepts “in-kind” gifts and contributions which promotes case and party bias, prejudice, obstruction of impartiality, all amounting to “rigged” and “case-fixing” rather than Ruling by Law.
3. Judiciary does NOT comply with, and is at “war” with the Constitution.
4. Judiciary does NOT comply with and supersedes legislated laws.
5. Judiciary does NOT comply with, nor apply their own adopted Rules.
6. Judiciary does NOT comply with the Judicial Canons.
7. Judiciary is typically NOT held accountable for their misconduct.
8. Judiciary “talks out of 2 sides of their mouth” and does NOT enforce their own orders, Nor do the lower courts comply with appeal court Opinions or orders.
9. Judiciary regularly denies procedural & substantive due process, and “gate-keeps” court access.
10. Judiciary is typically de-humanizing.
Hey, partisan Democrats pretending to be objective Supreme Court justices in Pennsylvania: Why are you putting the interests of private corporations over election transparency in Fulton County? The “strict protocol” argument is laughable, by the way. If an auditor makes a false claim — even an innocent one — those watching from the other side will easily pick it up and ruin that auditor’s career.
Anschluss Of Hedgerow Theatre; Sanctuary For Arts Goes Full Austrian With Vax Policy
By Bob Small
The Austrian Bundesrat, Feb. 3, voted 47-12 for Europe’s first vaccine mandate and President President Alexander Van der Bellen signed it into law.
Sad to say, one of the parties backing it is the Greens.
This type of frightening authoritarianism was discussed in one of my previous posts.
Police in Austria will begin monitoring the unvaxed starting March 15 after which fine of up to the equivalent of $4,109 will begin, possibly followed by prison. Weekly Saturday protests in Vienna have attracted tens of thousands of people yet have been remarkably, or not, underreported.
Reaction has come from all Austrian opposition Parties, from the Liberal NEOS Party to the far right Freedom Party (FP).
“The law is unconstitutional and not proportionate,” said Herbert Kickl, leader of the FP, said
“What we are dealing with here is a vaccine mandate that comes into effect just as the government is making it possible for those who aren’t vaccinated to enter a bar with a subsidised free test result and raise a glass to their resistance,” Gerard Loacker, Health spokesman for NEOS.
Previously there were obligatory vaccine checks at all retail shops.
Other European Countries are watching this carefully.
And in Delaware County, Pa., the fabled Hedgerow Theatre is now requiring patrons to provide proof of vaccination.
With her kindly permission, I’m quoting fellow Swarthmorean Carol Kennedy’s response to Hedgerow:
Both the WHO and the CDC have acknowledged that a person can both catch and transmit Covid-19 even if he/she has been fully vaccinated. There is no advantage to a vaccination in terms of transmission. So requiring proof of vaccination is not scientifically based and even provides a false sense of security in terms of likelihood of catching or transmitting the disease. In fact, both my husband and myself caught Covid even though we were fully vaxxed.
We do not believe in any kind of medical apartheid that places the privileges and rights of one segment of the population above another based on personal medical choice.”
The very last thing this, or any country needs, is further division between people.
Would not be a slave William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 2-12-22
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Answer to yesterday’s William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit quote puzzle: As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy.
Abraham Lincoln
Impeachment Try Of Pennsylvania Judge Was Met With Silence — The deathly silence surrounding a bill sponsored by 34 members of the Pennsylvania House to impeach a Pennsylvania Supreme Court judge is just another example of corrupt state of the media that goes out of its way to keep the public in the dark.
HR1044 was introduced, Oct. 6, 2020, and called for the removal of Justice David N. Wecht. This had nothing to do with the rulings concerning the election which was then a month away, but rather the court’s 2018 usurpation of the well-spelled-out powers of the state legislature concerning the makeup of congressional districts.
Why was Wecht put in the crosshairs rather than all five judges — all Democrats — who voted for it?
Because Wecht made numerous statements criticizing the makeup of the districts prior to the case.
“Everybody in this room should be angry about how gerrymandered we are…Understand, sitting here in the city of Pittsburgh, your vote is diluted. Your power is taken away from you,” he said at a meeting of the League of Women Voters.
That’s a fine thing for a politician to say but a big no no for a judge if he plans on making a ruling on the matter.
The state’s Code of Judicial Conduct is unambiguous: A judge “shall disqualify himself or herself in any proceeding in which the judge’s impartiality might reasonably be questioned” and a judge’s impartiality might reasonably be questioned when “[t]he judge, while a judge or judicial candidate, has made a public statement, other than in a court proceeding, judicial decision, or opinion, that commits the judge to reach a particular result or rule in a particular way in the proceeding or controversy.”
Wecht knew it.
And dismissed it.
That type of arrogance is grounds enough to impeach him.
But Wecht, of course, was protected by the crony media as he was on the right side of things as they saw it, so the public heard little of the attempt and what little it heard was spun to make Wecht the good guy.
The ruling allowed three districts in the state to flip from R to D and was a significant reason the Democrats won the House in 2018.
Someone might respond that the congressional districts were obscenely gerrymanded before the ruling and that no one likes gerrymandering.
We will point out that the map submitted by the Republicans in response to the court order actually had fewer splits — less gerrymandering — than the one drawn by the court.
And we are certain beyond doubt that the Democrats would not have ruled the way they did if the gerrymandering favored their side.
Pennsylvania’s judiciary is among the most corrupt in the nation. The first step in solving the problem is to call the corruption out.
If you still need your eyes opened check out Lawyers, Judges and Journalists: The Corrupt and the Corruptors by the late Bob Surrick.