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The Crossing

When the old immigrants came to America

they came on boats

No luxury liners or steamships these

The immigrants packed around cargo

tight as sardines

Many succumbed

to the horrible stench

of the hold below

to the diseases that proliferated

others grew sick and afraid

as many of them

scarcely children themselves

watched the ocean mercilessly break

over the bow

They wondered would they ever make it

 

On such a ship as these

my seventeen year old father

his yearning for America

exceeded only by

his longing for land

embarked from Italy

and disembarked

upon Ellis Island

He kissed the ground

he told me

not so happy to be in America

as to have left behind

the stormy sea


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Awakening the Sleeping Giant: A Call to Mobilize

As the November 5th, 2024 General Election approaches, a pressing concern looms over the Republican Party: a significant estimated percentage (20-55%) of registered Republicans are choosing not to exercise their fundamental right to vote. This issue demands immediate attention, serving as both a challenge and a rallying cry for action. It is time to awaken this political force within Republican ranks – not merely by targeting new voters but by energizing those who have opted to remain on the sidelines.

In Pennsylvania, approximately 66% of the voting-eligible population turned out for the 2020 presidential election, marking the highest rate since 1900. Even the 2022 election, with a turnout rate of 46%, surpassed that of all midterms since 1970. In an environment marred by political division, ideological clashes, and weak leadership, the way forward does not solely hinge on registering new voters. Instead, the key lies in mobilizing existing registered Republicans.

Many within the Republican party feel a sense of detachment, believing their individual voice may not sway election outcomes. Rather than focusing on those on the periphery, the strategy must shift to galvanize registered Republicans, helping them recognize the profound impact their vote can have on the nation’s future. The potential to increase votes is within reach, and this added vote count can significantly thwart attempts to manipulate election results. For instance, a higher turnout provides a larger pool of valid votes, which can minimize the significance of any irregularities, and help close the gap between real voters and fraudulent ballots. Even a slight bump can make the difference between a win or a loss, let alone if we all do our duty!

The recent exciting and strong leadership change with Michael Whatley and Lara Trump at the helm of the Republican National Committee (RNC), signals a promising shift toward acknowledging and addressing this alarming trend, presenting an opportunity for strategic recalibration to tackle the root causes of disengagement within the GOP. The strategy should revolve around communicating the critical importance of each individual vote. The party needs to redefine the narrative surrounding voting, emphasizing that a vote is not a mere statistic but a powerful tool shaping the future of the nation. This narrative should inspire empowerment and civic duty, stressing that every Republican vote is not optional.

Outreach efforts should be tailored to identify and dismantle any barriers or concerns preventing registered Republicans from desiring to exercise their fundamental right to vote, whether related to election security, logistical challenges, or a lack of information. This does not imply blind allegiance to Republican candidates. It is time we exercise 100% of our votes to support America-First leaders and vote-out Republicans who diverge on critical issues. The urgency of the 2024 Presidential election demands a united front, a consolidated effort to present a force that cannot be undermined.

We the People will stand for the Bible, our Constitution, and therefore, America-First. As we march towards the front lines, the message must be crystal clear – Republicans, despite our differences, must flood the ballot boxes to elect our candidate, Donald J. Trump, on November 5th, 2024. This is undeniably the final opportunity if we are to uphold and sustain a Constitutional Republic.

We have little time left to awaken the dormant force within the Republican base to ensure that every vote is cast. It’s time for you and me to get to work to recruit every Republican we know to VOTE!

The message is simple: Vote – Just Vote. The nation’s future depends on it.


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Food Freedom? Government Says NO! Americans Say YES! Part 1

Amos Miller is an Amish farmer in Lancaster, Pennsylvania who sells his products to grateful customers through private transactions in a free market. Mr. Miller’s organic farm was raided in January 2024 after a complaint was filed by Pennsylvania’s District Attorney. The complaint stated, “Two recent E. coli illnesses reported by other states’ departments of health are suspected to have originated from Miller’s Organic Farm raw milk or raw milk products. Additionally, samples of raw milk and raw milk products collected by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture earlier this month recently tested positive for Listeria.”  Yet, no person has come forward claiming they have been sickened by Mr. Miller’s products.

Pennsylvania State Police assisted the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture in raiding Mr. Miller’s Farm. The police prevented anyone from entering the farm store, including reporter Chris Hume of The Lancaster Patriot, who was on the farm at the time of the raid.  No one knows if Mr. Miller’s products were tampered with, as no third party was able to witness what happened to the products during or after the raid.

This is not the first time Miller’s Organic Farm has been raided, or had products detained or confiscated. In 2019, Amos was accused of violating federal laws regarding the handling of meat and poultry, and a federal court ordered Miller’s Organic Farm to comply with Pennsylvania’s applicable food codes and licensing requirements. In August 2023, Mr. Miller was found to be in violation of the applicable food codes, and he agreed to a consent degree, where he confirmed he was responsible for complying with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

On February 29, 2024, Americans from Pennsylvania rallied behind Amos Miller and his Organic Farm in front of the Lancaster County Courthouse. Miller’s Organic Farm has been providing traditional Amish Farm Foods to members of their private membership association for over a decade. Personal testimonials were read aloud at the rally, which demonstrated how Mr. Miller’s products were life-altering and, in many cases, life-saving for his loyal customers. Mr. Miller had a hearing later that afternoon to challenge an injunction that could put him out of business, which would hurt not only his family and business but his customers as well.

Around 11:35 AM,  many people were gathered in front of the Courthouse and along the sidewalk. It was an impressive turnout for a windy, winter, workday. I observed many Amish people congregating outside the Courthouse, mostly men who were sharply dressed and wearing traditional straw hats. Peggy Buhalo, president and co-founder of Patriots for Pennsylvania, organized this event and later told me at least 250 persons attended the rally. The crowd was well-behaved despite the admonishment of city police, who asked those gathered to leave a path open on the sidewalk and to stay off the street. It was difficult for Miller’s supporters to move about without being on the street or crossing to the opposite side to get a better view of the crowd.

Here are just a few signs that stood out:  Two rally attendees are holding signs showing support for Amos Miller, an Amish Farmer

  • Stand Against Tyranny
  • Food Freedom
  • My Food, My Choice
  • Say NO! To adulterating our Organic Food 
  • We Stand With Amos Miller – Government is Overstepping their Boundaries
  • Toxic Government Food Inspectors – Allow Toxic Foods to be Sold – Miller Sells REAL FOOD
    You can eat bugs but you can't drink (raw) milk
  • Hey PDA [Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture] Support Food that Supports Health Not Frankenfoods that make us Sick!
  • Bill of Rights Article IX and X – Rights and Powers Reserved to the People – Food Freedom
  • Food Freedom for All – Life Liberty and Property

Before the hearing, people gathered outside the Courthouse to show support for Mr. Miller’s Organic Farm. Local farmers were handing out samples of their products, and people were discussing their concerns with the raid on Mr. Miller’s farm.

Around noon, the program officially began and included speeches from: Peggy Buhalo, Chris Hume of The Lancaster Patriot, Pastor Joel Saint, Sally Fallon Morrell, creator of realmilk.com, Morgan Phelps, who runs a raw milk business and was mentored by Amos Miller, Max Kane, a reporter for The Highwire, Sam Faddis, a leader of a PA Patriot Coalition, and “James”, a health coach who eats all of his food raw.  These speeches will be covered in Part 2 of the Amos Miller Series.

Around 1 PM, people started to enter the Courthouse to sit in on Mr. Miller’s hearing. Many people were unable to fit into the Courtroom, so they returned to the rally to listen to the customer testimonials. These testimonials will be covered in Part 3 of the Amos Miller Series.

If you would like to watch the Rally Supporting Amos Miller, check it out below:

You will be able to read about in Part 4 of the Amos Miller Series.

On March 1, 2024, the Court ended up ruling against Amos Miller in this case. His attorney, Robert Barnes, later stated that the Free America Law Center will support Amos Miller with his ongoing fight against the ruling.

This governmental overreach combined with the recent overreach to Covid pandemic is establishing a chilling pattern. Those who are concerned about government overreach understandably contend that government has established a pattern of crossing the line and violating long-established principles of freedom. Trust in experts and institutions has been violated. Broadly speaking, citizens routinely end up feeling violated rather than protected. As with with Covid, the belief is that lockdowns were about control not safety, and the stifling of early treatment was grounded in reckless ignorance, so it is with the emerging food freedom issue: regulated foods are often perceived as less healthy than the organic foods sold by famers like Amos Miller. This leads many citizens to choose to patronize businesses like Millers Organic Farm. Many others are planning to grow as much of their own food as they can.

For citizens who are interested helping with his defense, a Give Send Go campaign has been set up to help Amos Miller defend his right to continue selling his organic products. Stay tuned… the next parts of the Amos Miller Series will be released soon:

  • Part 2: Rally Speeches
  • Part 3: Customer Testimonials
  • Part 4: Interview with the Food Freedom Rally organizer

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What Is Josh Shapiro Afraid of?

Question everything. This is common advice given at commencement ceremonies to young graduates who are about to embark on a new life. Fresh and full of vigor, they are encouraged to reach new heights and make the world a better place.

Here are some questions for Mr. Shapiro in regards to his Election Threats Task Force that I derived from heeding that same advice. What are you afraid of? What is the WHY behind your campaign to create a misinformation task force? What are the motives to gather 15 government agencies to restrict information? Who will decide exactly what constitutes dis, mis and mal information? What will be the, and I quote, “cascade of measures across federal, state and local agencies that officials hope will keep the 2024 vote in the battleground state free from interference, misinformation and other major obstacles”. What do you imagine the “other major obstacles” to be?

In my role as a historian, I don’t have to wait for his response, I have heard these questions before and I know the answers. I feel compelled to honor my fellow citizens to share with them, the peculiar similarities that jump off the pages of history and onto Shapiro’s Task Force declaration.

The first resemblance is of The Sedition Act, which remains controversial to this day. This act restricted and limited freedom of speech and of the press, particularly when it was critical of the president or the government of the time. The Democratic-Republican minority in Congress protested that the First Amendment specifically prohibits the making of any law whatsoever regarding speech or the press. Fortunately, most of the laws have expired or been repealed. Until now, the threat of this resurgence was nil. Until now, the ability to disseminate information for yourself was safe. Shapiro’s government task force boldly goes against the delegated powers of the Governor as outlined in the Pennsylvania constitution and shamelessly denies the rights of free speech and free press, and this should sound an alarm to everyone regardless of party affiliation.

A different generation and different part of the world now comes into view on the pages of Shapiro’s decree. The Nazis wanted Germans to support and believe in the Nazi ideology. To accomplish this, they tried to control forms of communication through censorship and propaganda. This included control of newspapers, magazines, radios and more. If the Nazis had social media in their day they would have used that for their purposes too. When the Nazis came to power in 1933, the German constitution guaranteed freedom of speech and freedom of the press. Through decrees and laws, they abolished these civil rights and destroyed German democracy. Do we really want our Governor to construct proclamations and decrees that decide for us what we can read and write?

Let’s view this topic from another angle. Who will decide what is “disinformation”? Who shall we believe? Is “misinformation” considered to be subjective? The definition of subjective is; that which is influenced by, or based on personal beliefs or feelings rather than on facts. The only way to balance this subjective act is by the counterweight of self-determination and the ability to think for ourselves. Why do we need to think for ourselves? Because bad actors with underlying agendas work for their own behalf. They do this without regard to navigating through the dynamics and weighing the pros and cons of a complex situation. Who should we believe? Should we believe “The Twitter Files”, who exposed the current administration’s collusion with social media to censor what was available to the public and what was not? Should we believe CISA, the government run Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, who knew mail-in ballots were less secure than in-person voting prior to the 2020 election, but disregarded their own data and censored Americans critical of them?

I believe the answer to the questions posed above comes down to one thing. I, not Governor Shapiro’s task force, have the right to gather all the information I can, disseminate it for myself, and come to my own conclusions, Thank you very much.

As James Madison wrote in 1792. “A man has a property in his opinions, and the free communication of them.” To Madison, people not only owned their thoughts, but owned the right to express them as well. The right to hear both sides of a story, the right to read all deliberations, and the right to have proper discourse without the threat of censorship or rebuke, are vital to the principles of liberty and self-governance. These birthrights are guaranteed in the Bill of Rights. The Founders knew how important free speech and self-determination is, they knew that free speech helps create an energetic and dynamic society, and can act as a “check” on the power of government when citizens are free to criticize it.

And I can confidently end this letter by saying, without question, that Governor Shapiro does not have the restrictive power over me – or my fellow Pennsylvanians – to regulate what we can read, write, or say within the legal bounds of the law.


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Trans-America, Part 2: What Made it Possible?

“The David Reimer Tragedy”, part 1 of this series, was an experiment which provided nothing to ignite a cultural revolution.  Its premise, that “nurture” overcomes “nature” to the extent that male could become a female was proven to be mistaken.  Even without his primary male sexual organs and with his parents raising him as a girl, David behaved like the male he was and believed that he was not female. It was poor science, as well as an immoral action – John Money declared its success before David’s puberty and never followed-up on his condition after age 12.  David married a woman, was a father to her children, became drug-addicted and committed suicide when he could not escape the trauma of his childhood.

Gender Shifting Ideology

Nevertheless, the idea of male/femaleness being changeable and entirely a state of mind was actively constructed and proliferated in academia, progressive politics, and the science of psychology. In psychology, there had long been a syndrome called “gender identity disorder” (GID), in which a child believed he/she was of the opposite gender.  It was found among almost entirely in boys, expressed at an early, even pre-school, age and persisted.  Treatment was “talk” therapy to understand where the notion arose from and trying to get him to adjust to his body.  In extreme cases, medical measures were given to the boy and he grew to live happily as a woman.

In the worlds of academia and Marxist politics, this idea was postulated quite differently.  In it, one’s natural physiology (sex) was separate from one’s conception of which gender he/she was, it was “fluid”. This meant, allegedly, it could change multiple times during life; it was on a spectrum, between maleness and femaleness with areas where one was both genders or had no gender. This postulation also states that gender has nothing to do with sexual attraction to the opposite or same sex.  That is, it is not a homosexual attraction which defines whether one has changed gender, only what one thinks of one’s self.

It must be noted that there was never a scientific study which studied this, formulated this definition, or proved it exists, and experimented with alternate treatments to establish a recommended treatment.

Formalizing Gender Dysphoria

The postulation includes an action plan to normalize transgenderism, to promote it as an oppressed minority, and create support structures to enable it. An early action was taken to change its medical description from a “disorder”, which connotes a mental aberration, to “gender dysphoria” (GD), which is a pathology indicating a patient’s “impatience under affliction, “morbid restlessness”.

In 2013, the American Psychiatric Association’s revised its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (of Medical Disorders). The DSM provides the formal diagnosis which allows for all conditions which can be billed to insurance companies.  It removed GID and created GD.  There was no debate or studies of the condition presented.  A survey was used to decide this, one which was sent to 5 groups of medical professionals and 38 organizations “concerned with the welfare of transgender people” and was passed with 55.8% agreeing to the swap.

GID was formally diagnosed in the DSM with two well-documented components with manifestations, age of onset, prevalence by sex, and treatments The revision diagnoses GD as a “distress” without a pathology, but a distress which has a DSM code to establish insurance coverage. In 2022, the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) removed GD and replaced it with “gender incongruence” – i.e., it is a healthy and ordinary process (like giving birth)”.  The DSM will soon follow suit.  Again, no evidence is provided to support this.
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), funded by Amazon, Apple, Google…, added GD to its Articles of Faith, establishing GD as a human right. The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) got on board.  The World Health Organization (WHO) removed GID from its global manual of disorders. So governmental and organizational entities quickly legitimized GD and how its therapy and treatments could be paid for.

In many schools and colleges, gender theory has been added to the curriculum, normalizing an unnatural phenomenon.  Early sex education shocks and desensitizes children.  The United Nations (UN) is promoting the notion of sexual activity as a human right, completely apart from one’s age (including children) and having an exclusive loving partner.
This deserves full discussion elsewhere but contributes to the stress and confusion of adolescents who are bombarded with declarations and pronouncements regarding transgenderism.

Becoming Gender Dysphoric

But, where can we find “the oppressed”? Before re-labeling, GID patients were only 1 in 30,000 boys (0.003%) and 1 in 100,000 girls (0.001%). Experts in GD believe the principal agents in expanding its population are the iPhone, which came into the possession of most adolescents around 2015, and social media outlets.

Dr. Lisa Littman’s proposition that transgenderism in girls follows the same steps as anorexia.  That is, white adolescent girls dissatisfied with their body’s appearance seek out others with the same concerns via social media.  They find like-minded girls who amplify their fears, share experiences and techniques, support and protect each other.  The allegiance is very strong, sees all who would question their obsession and try to stop them as enemies, and hate and shun any who leave their group.  Anorexics find advocates and advisors abound on social media.

All adolescents pass through puberty and feel strange in their changing bodies.  With so much focus on gender, they often relate feeling of anxiety, depression, ADHD, etc., to a gender dysphoria.  Online they easily find surveys to self-diagnose the new emotions that they feel, and the survey results often tell them that they could be trans.


But with GD, there is a much larger group of friends, associates, adults, and more who immediately gush praise and support for their decision and “love on” them at every opportunity.  Such attention and appreciation is seductive and exhilarating.  The universe of advocates/advisors for anorexia, though, is small compared to the the transgender social media universe.  It has introduced a new term, “influencer”.  Some of these have high-energy podcasts which encourage trans girls that the trans world is exciting, happy, loving.  There are also quiet influencers who seek out new kids who come to the media with questions to invite them into trans groups and befriend them.

Once a girl announces she is “trans”, she knows she cannot change her mind without bringing down on herself the bitterness of everyone who supported her. From 1 in 100,000 of girls being GID, it is has become common to hear high school chatter that 40% identifying as trans or non-binary, and even higher proportions of liberal arts college students.

Gays vs. Trans

A final note, the public was primed to accept that sex/gender was an immutable matter of the mind after years of “born this way” messaging from the gay rights movement. However, there are a crucial, conflicting distinctions which the public does not recognize — “born this way” says that homosexuals cannot change their predilection or feelings; trans says that that one does change their feelings about their body and one’s conception of their gender.

“Born this way” is intended to say that their attraction to the opposite sex is the “way”, not any discomfort with their body. Trans says sexual attraction has nothing to do with transgenderism and that one might be attracted to the one’s own sex or the opposite sex as the trans person glides between male, female, binary, and no gender at all.  And, the trans movement is not satisfied with establishing one’s mindset as being gender, it both urges its members to medically transform their body to a state which is closer to the opposite sex (an irreversible action) and holds as a guiding principle the gender identity proclaimed can be changed to other gender identities when the trans person feels differently about it.

Gays often want to blend in and be allowed to live a quiet life with their same-sex partner.  Trans seek virtual communities with many other trans people and often revel the attention they receive when non-trans people are told or shown that they are trans – ex., know my new name, use my selected pronouns, unusual dress, hair, and make-up.

Gays are upset about transgenderism, because the public’s new perception that gender is fluid undercuts their “can’t change it” stance, because they think kids are tricked into believing that more than 2 genders exist and easily slides between them, because it neuters sexual activity and stable, committed partnerships, and because medical transitioning is dangerous and disfiguring.  They fear a dissolution of transgenderism, which will ultimately redound against the gay rights movement, too, because the public is unclear of the distinctions between the two sex/gender movements.


Documentary videos about Transgenderism’s doctrine, infrastructure, and its appeal and hold on trans kids

Gender Transformation: The Untold Realities | A Documentary Every Parent Needs to Watch” (Epoch TV – Special Report)

“No Way Back: The reality of Gender-Affirming Care” (Streaming Video home page)|(YouTube Channel – interviews, outtakes, playlists)

Trans Wreck” It’s about way more than gender” (SalemNOW – subscription documentary)

Dr. Miriam Grossman How One Doctor’s Lies Built the Gender Industry | Part 1” (Epoch TV – American Thought Leaders episode)
How Trans Movement Misrepresents Science to Harm Children – Dr. Miriam Grossman” (Epoch TV – Crossroads episode)

The Lost Boys: Searching for Manhood” (YouTube – The Center for Bioethics and Culture Network)


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A New Declaration

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Perhaps it would look something like this:

Declaration of the fifty united States of America,

When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.-

-That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, –That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.

Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly, all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.—

Such has been the patient sufferance of these States; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Government. The history of the present president of the said united States is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.

He has refused his assent to existing laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good, most notably, through executive orders foisted upon the unwary public from the very beginning of his administration, viz:

He halted construction of the U.S. Mexico border wall, begun by the previous administration, thereby eliminating the sovereignty of our border.

He has subsequently given his tacit assent  to the clear invasion of that border over the past three years, thus permitting  a gross insecurity of the rights of the several citizens to their protection and rights to their liberty and security.

He has revoked the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline  that would have  allowed fossil fuels to be transported from Canada across the United States. In doing this, he has acceded to the demands of climate activists, despite the fact that climate change and global warming have not been definitively determined as scientific fact.

He has, as a result of this, and his policy  of continuing to import energy from outside the United States,  caused  massive inflation over the past three years, exploding the cost of goods and services in all sectors of the economy. This continues to exert undue hardships  on the working class people of America.

He has, over the course of his administration, ceased to allow us to remain energy independent. Instead, these actions have allowed Venezuela, Russia and Iran to enrich themselves, thus effecting imbalances in the Mideast, Israel and Ukraine.

He has, in the swift and poorly planned evacuation of Afghanistan, caused the immediate deaths of thirteen servicepeople as well as abandoning valuable assets, human and materiel to the powers that had hitherto waged terrorism there. In doing so, he abandoned a strategic base from which the Chinese could be surveilled.

He has extolled the recent rise in the phenomenon of transgenderism  going so far as to celebrating it at the White House, thus giving further impetus to the tyranny of the minority.

He has attempted to give legality to the forgiveness of student debt, despite his actions being outlawed by the Supreme Court, thus attempting to levy a hidden tax upon the middle class. In doing so, he has devalued the tenets of the Constitution.

He has permitted the US to rejoin the Paris Climate Accords, overturning the action of his predecessor. In doing so, he further levies another burden upon our debt, and this, despite the fact that climate change has not been determined to be scientific fact.

He has fostered a further divide amongst the peoples of these several States through his incendiary rhetoric against the supporters of the MAGA movement.

He has continued to exacerbate tensions between races by declaring “white privilege” to be the greatest terroristic threat facing the nation, when every statistical analysis debunks this idea. He has permitted us to rejoin the World Health Organization, which group would seek to obviate US sovereignty in the event of an impending pandemic.

He has terminated the 1776 Commission initiated by the previous administration, which offered a conservative perspective on historical events, while simultaneously refusing to debunk Critical Race Theory.

He allowed the unfreezing of many millions of dollars to the government of Iran, an avowed enemy of the United States, thus indirectly allowing the atrocities that occurred in Israel on October 7. 2023

He has steadfastly refused to speak out against the recent rash of ant-Semitism that is continuing to be experienced in the several States, while being quick to point out the displacements of Palestinians.

He has equivocated as a result of the ongoing Israeli-Hamas War, failing to realize that Israel is doing everything it has to in. order to defend its own sovereignty and very survival.

He has presided over a weak leadership in light of the escalating instability in the Middle East, allowing  erosion of trade there, loss of servicepeople there, and further threats to the stability of the region at large.

He continues to allow the erosion of the stability and sovereignty of these several united States by wantonly allowing the unvetted arrival of hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants through our southern border, causing erosion of life in our largest cities, particularly New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles. These illegals are often given housing precedence over our own US veterans.  As a further result, crime is increasing in these cities and neighborhoods are being threatened. He has refused to speak out against the burgeoning fentanyl crisis in this country, mostly fostered by the open-border policy which his administration blithely ignores, as the Mexican drug cartels are able to transport these drugs via illegal entries.

His lack of strong leadership, coupled with his questionable mental health have resulted in a loss of American prestige and hegemony abroad, thus allowing our enemies to become more emboldened. The recent Russian incursion  into Ukraine, their continuing war, the Israeli-Hamas conflict, and the ongoing Chinese threats to Taiwan are chief among these.

Therefore, We the People of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these States solemnly publish and declare, That these United States are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to Joseph R Biden, and that all political connection between them and him  is and ought to be totally dissolved; the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine  Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.


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The Liberty Lens Releases “Statement on DEI”: Collecting Signatures and Evidence of Discrimination

The Liberty Lens has released its Statement on DEI, and invited stakeholders for universities across the country, and from all walks of life, to sign on. The document consists of: 1) The Statement, 2) fourteen Premises, 3) questions to university officials on behalf of several constituent groups – alumni & donors, students & parents, employees, and visitors, and 4) a signature block. Upon submitting their signatures, signers are presented with an option to submit evidence. This can include evidence of discrimination or mistreatment on ideological grounds, or evidence of terminated or decreased giving to universities.

The Liberty Lens will only publish summary level data. Supporters of the statement maintain that their positions are grounded, ultimately, in a genuine desire to improve universities and societal outcomes.

Any university can be listed on the statement, provided it has a liaison with the ability to present the statement to, and receive responses from, representative university officials.


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The History of President’s Day

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Did you ever wonder how President’s Day became a holiday? Most of us know when and how it’s celebrated, but why? Let’s dive into its origins.

The story begins in 1800 after George Washington’s death in December 1799. Washington, commander of the Continental Army during the (First) American Revolution and the first President of the United States was honored with remembrance on his birthday, February 22nd. Although his birthday was observed for much of the 1800s, it wasn’t until the late 1870s that it became a federal holiday. Senator Stephen Wallace Dorsey of Arkansas proposed the measure, signed into law by President Hayes in 1879.

Initially, the holiday only applied to the District of Columbia until 1885 when it expanded nationwide. Washington’s Birthday joined four other federally recognized bank holidays—Christmas Day, New Year’s Day, the 4th of July, and Thanksgiving. President’s Day was the first to honor an individual American.

The holiday gained its modern name, Presidents’ Day, after becoming part of the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, which aimed to create more three-day weekends. However, this change faced opposition. US Senator Robert McClory of Illinois led efforts in the late 1960s to shift several federal holidays to predetermined Mondays. While this was supported by the private sector and labor unions, some argued it diminished the holidays’ significance by detaching them from their original dates.

During the debate, McClory proposed renaming the holiday “Presidents’ Day” to honor both Washington and Lincoln’s birthdays. However, Congress rejected the idea, and the Act did not change the name or combine Washington’s and Lincoln’s birthdays.

The Uniform Monday Holiday Act was passed in 1968 and became effective in 1971 following an executive order from President Nixon.  He named the holiday Washington’s Birthday. But marketers soon seized on “Presidents’ Day” to promote sales and travel, leading to its widespread adoption.

In fact, Presidents’ Day never aligns with any president’s actual birthday. It’s always celebrated on the third Monday of February. In the beginning, the holiday focused on Washington and Lincoln, now the holiday commemorates all US presidents. One could argue that this dilutes the legacies of more prominent leaders with the likes of Biden.

Efforts to restore separate recognition for Washington and Lincoln’s birthdays were not successful. So, while President’s Day has evolved, its origins and controversies persist. There you have it. It’s another lie. President’s Day isn’t technically a federal holiday.


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PA Freedom Caucus Leads Charge against Election Overreach

The foundation of stable and fair governance lies in the balance of power meticulously woven into the fabric of our constitutional republic. Legislators who represent the voices of the people must craft the rules that govern elections, and the executives must faithfully implement and enforce those rules. This division prevents the manipulation of laws for personal or political gain and fosters a system where laws reflect the needs of the people, not the whims of partisan executive officials.

To restore that delicate balance of power, 24 Pennsylvania lawmakers have filed a federal civil rights complaint in the Middle District Court of PA against President Biden, Governor Shapiro, and representatives of the Pennsylvania Department of State alleging federal civil rights violations. Through the Elections Clause and the Electors Clause of the United States Constitution, state legislators are granted unique, particular constitutional rights to determine the manner of elections. There is no role for the President, the Governor or other nonlegislative executive officials to create or rewrite laws or disregard the laws established by the legislature. Unfortunately, they have done just that.

Representative Dawn Keefer, lead plaintiff in this case said, “The citizens of Pennsylvania have been victimized by extraordinary overreach of executive officials who have made changes to election laws with no authority to do so. If we don’t take action to stop this, there is no limit to the changes they might make to further erode Pennsylvania’s election system in 2024 and beyond.”

The Elections Clause of the U.S. Constitution assigns the duty of determining the time, place, and manner of elections to state legislators. The Electors Clause grants state legislatures plenary federal authority to enact statutes governing presidential elections. The decision in Moore v Harper made it clear that “it is the state legislatures that must provide a complete code for congressional regulations relating to elections.” Article VII, Section 1 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, clearly assigns the duty of passing laws involving the registration of electors to the Pennsylvania General Assembly.

President Biden, Governor Shapiro, and the PA Department of State (DOS) have each unconstitutionally excluded Pennsylvania lawmakers from the process of regulating federal elections for President and Congress. Through these unlawful changes, they have removed guardrails on fair elections that were carefully enacted by the legislature and have deprived the legislators of their particular civil rights.

In March 2021, President Biden signed Executive Order 14019 giving federal agencies unprecedented power to unilaterally make changes to the manner of elections. The EO requires all federal agencies to identify and partner with third-party nongovernmental organizations chosen by the Biden administration whose names and roles are willfully withheld from the public. Under EO 14019, taxpayer resources will be used to support the efforts of the third-party NGOs to do voter registration drives and get out the vote (GOTV) activities.

In 2022, the Pennsylvania legislature passed Act 88 which included provisions to eliminate the influence of nongovernmental third-party organizations on Pennsylvania elections. Pennsylvania law prohibits public officials from entering into agreements with third party entities for the registration of voters. EO 14019 conflicts with established PA law and violates the legislators’ federal civil rights.

On September 19, 2023, Governor Shapiro, through a press release, announced that he was unilaterally changing voter registration laws by enacting automatic voter registration. Through the years, several attempts have been made by Pennsylvania lawmakers through the use of the proper legislative process, to implement

automatic voter registration in Pennsylvania. All have failed. In fact, at the time Shapiro announced this change, there was another bill pending in the legislature to enact automatic voter registration.

Through his edict, Governor Shapiro directed PennDOT to disregard existing PA law requiring an opt-in for voter registration applications. Governor Shapiro’s edict is an abusive and capricious exercise of executive power which usurps the function of the Pennsylvania legislature.

Pennsylvania is one of 15 states that do not require identification to vote. More problematic is the fact that Pennsylvania does not require verification of identity, eligibility, or residency to register to vote. The reason for this is that the verification requirements, put into place by the duly elected state legislators, were removed via an unlawful directive from the Department of State.

The Secretary of the Commonwealth, acting through the Pennsylvania Department of State, routinely issues guidance and directives that contradict the law including a 2018 “Directive Concerning HAVA-Matching Drivers’ Licenses or Social Security Numbers for Voter Registration Applications.” This guidance instructs county boards to register applicants to vote even if the applicant provides invalid identification. Under the Directive, if an applicant simply affirms that they meet the age, citizenship, and the residency requirement to become a qualified elector, the applicant must be registered – regardless of verification of identity and eligibility. This Directive is in willful contravention to clearly established Pennsylvania law which requires verification of voter eligibility and correctly completed voter registration applications. See 25 Pa.C.S.A. § 1328.

The U.S. Constitution operates as a limitation upon the State in respect to any attempt to circumscribe legislative power to regulate federal elections. Rule changes by executive officials who lack the authority to do so are severely damaging the separation of powers and the electoral system on which our self-governance so heavily depends. The President, the Governor, the DOS through the Secretary of the Commonwealth and the Deputy Secretary, have repeatedly violated and continue to violate the Electors Clause and the Elections Clause by usurping the rights of state legislators and changing Pennsylvania election laws via Executive Order, edicts, and directives, without the state legislators’ participation.

Relief Requested 

The relief requested is for a declaratory judgment: (1) that President Biden’s Executive Order, Governor  Shapiro’s Edict, and the DOS’s Directives are unconstitutional and violate the Elections Clause and the  Electors Clause as they seek to regulate the registration of Pennsylvania electors without the state legislators’  approval and participation; and (2) an order enjoining President Biden, Governor Shapiro and the PA DOS  from engaging in any actions which support their unconstitutional efforts to subvert PA election law; and  (3) an order that prohibits President Biden, Governor Shapiro and the PA DOS from making future changes  to the elections process in Pennsylvania without following the proper, lawful, legislative process.

Attorney Erick Kaardal, a partner of Mohrman, Kaardal & Erickson, P.A., has been representing people suing the government to improve it for over 30 years. For election integrity, Kaardal has listed 63 examples of election integrity successes, including 2 U.S. Supreme Court victories, here: www.mklaw.com

The Election Research Institute is a nonprofit organization dedicated to restoring trust in U.S. elections through research, education, and litigation support; to protecting voting rights by identifying and mitigating vulnerabilities in election systems; and to advocating for lawful, fair elections and government transparency.  Karen DiSalvo is a licensed Pennsylvania attorney, of counsel to Mohrman Kaardal & Erickson, and the Vice President of the Election Research Institute.

The Toxic Gender Cocktail of Social Unrest

Post-truth social conditioning, the social phenomenon behind the transgender ideology, is destroying traditional America. Say goodbye to gender, family, marriage, sexuality, church, community, and everything sane.

This toxic gender cocktail of social unrest is coming for it all.

So what is it? It’s an association between two theories about truth and human development, that’s creating our post-Christian world. It’s the driving force behind LGBTQ, the destruction of the family, and the sex-positive world that’s consuming our kids. Society implodes if it becomes the dominant social development theory in America. Here’s how it works and what’s at stake.

Post-truth – We used to rely on facts to determine reality; now, we use feelings.

We use facts, science, logic, and rational thought to determine what’s accurate and real about our world. Let’s take gender. If we wanted to know if Aristotle was a man or a woman, we would analyze data about his chromosomes with logic. It works like this: Aristotle has a Y chromosome. All humans with a Y chromosome are male; therefore, Aristotle is a man. It’s worked for all time.

The Left replaced logic with feelings after the postmodern movement successfully deconstructed our confidence that facts, data, logic, and common sense accurately describe the world. Today, people are post-truth; they rely on feelings, emotions, and preferences to determine their reality. Here’s how post-truth works for gender. Aristotle has a Y chromosome. Aristotle FEELS like a woman; therefore, Aristotle is a woman.

Today, feelings and preferences determine what’s real, which sets a dangerous precedent. Without facts and logic, we can’t sort delusion from reality. Post-truth allows preference and desire to rule the world.

Social conditioning – Society determines everything.

Blank slate social conditioning, Tabula Rasa, is a social development theory that believes all human behavior is learned through social experiences. Gender, race, sexuality, personality – every human characteristic is a social construct, a learned behavior created by society, not biology. Here’s how it works. Societies create unique concepts of gender that result from experiences and preferences, which means gender can become any concept that an individual or group creates, and society affirms. Society imprints these constructs on people through their social experience. Gender becomes a process of socialization where people adopt the constructs that align with their feelings and preferences.

Post-truth Social Conditioning

Here’s how they work together. Gender becomes any construct society creates, and people affirm based on their feelings, emotions, and preferences. That’s how a biological male identifies as a transgender female in today’s world. Society creates a concept of female disconnected from biology; his feelings determine reality. There are no limitations within post-truth social conditioning. Gender can be any concept society creates. When a group or individual affirms a gender construct, everyone in society affirms the reality or faces cancel culture.

Impact on Society

This convoluted theory impacts every aspect of human development, from race to disability, opening a Pandora’s box of social chaos. If everything is a construct, everyone gets a seat at the table. This will unravel American society as we know it. That’s been the intention all along.

Here’s the how and why.

Let’s start with race. If race is a social construct, then white males who feel they’re black can identify as members of the black community seeking affirmative action preferences anywhere in society. What’s to stop someone from identifying as a cat if their feelings tell them they’re a cat trapped in a human body? Nothing. Welcome to the magical world of the furies, where people identify as cats, worms, trees, fairies, and gnomes based on feelings and preferences. Disability? If I’m able-bodied but feel disabled, I identify as disabled to receive benefits from society.

Let’s talk sex. If sex is a social construct, everything is acceptable. You can’t deny pedophiles their space in a sex-positive world. Welcome to the MAPS, Minor Attracted Persons who legitimize their perversion as a construct. Heterosexual marriage and family? Christian myths victimize by delegitimizing alternative constructs of sex and lifestyle. Every sexual relationship and family structure works in a sex-positive world. They’re all constructs; celebrate them all. It’s only the mythical Christian sky-God who claims ultimate authority, denying everyone their post-truth socially conditioned lifestyle of choice.

Memo to Marxist radicals: anyone can play this toxic game. I’m a heterosexual, able-bodied, cis-white male. I’m identifying as a disabled black lesbian tomorrow. Looking forward to the affirmative action preferences and disability benefits. Get the picture?

If post-truth social conditioning determines human identity, radicals deconstruct society for their vision of reality. Their brave new world becomes a dystopian nightmare where Fern has sex with a tween kitten whose trans mom is a stay-at-home version because he’s able-bodied, claiming disability while polyamorous with Gnome, Sarah (trans-woman), and Worm, who also get benefits because their addictions of choice are social constructs and debilitating diseases.

It’s all possible in a post-truth, socially conditioned world; don’t let anyone tell you differently.


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