Courage to Conserve Our Constitution

We’re in waiting mode. We might as well use this time for some pondering.

The next big date certain is January 6^th—well, actually, we’re also looking at January 5^th, which is the runoff election date for Georgia, where two senate races could determine the Senate majority. But on January 6^th, the Electoral College votes are opened, read, and counted. We’re used to thinking about that as a formality with an automatic outcome. But that has only been true for 75% of US presidential elections; the other 25% have been—otherwise. This one is going to be otherwise.

Seven states have sent two dueling slates of electors. How that is handled is, well, too complicated to predict. In a bit we’ll talk about the possibilities. But first I want to talk about a particular question—about what it is to be conservative.

Vice President Mike Pence
image found here

 

Conservatism Outside and Inside the Political Sphere

There’s an excellent article from Ted Noel at American Thinker, in which he’s going through some of the possibilities, and making a striking recommendation that we’ll talk about.  After he has laid out the situation, and just before offering a script for the Vice President to follow on January 6^th, he says this:

This leaves V.P. Pence with a dilemma. He is a gentleman who regards our governmental traditions with a degree of reverence, so he will be reluctant to take any bold action. But as an honorable man, faced with massive illegality, he must act to protect the law. 

When we talk about conservatism, outside of politics, it might be summarized as “a degree of reverence for traditions.” Conservatives are slow to make changes for the sake of change; they must know that the change will indeed be an improvement over the tried and true or even marginally successful but comfortable. Conservatives don’t throw babies out with bathwater. Again, speaking outside of politics, this may get conservatives the reputation of being stodgy, standing in the way of progress, or just being no fun. But also, they’re reliable, organized, logical, and deep thinking. A society may need new fresh ideas, but it also absolutely needs these reliable, careful deep thinkers.

When we talk about conservatism in the political sphere, and we’re in America, we are talking about conserving the Constitution. That is our basic law. It’s not, as Barbossa says of the code in Pirates of the Caribbean, “more what you’d call ‘guidelines’ than actual rules.” The Constitution isn’t a “living” document; it doesn’t change meaning based on who’s reading it or applying it on a given day. It doesn’t morph to meet societal whims. It isn’t intended to be “gray” or malleable. It is meant to stand firm as the law of the land.

That’s actually important. It might be going too far to say that voting was invented in America. But I think you can say that every country in the world that now chooses its leaders by vote rather than birthright does so because America set up a way for people to rule themselves. That means that even most of the tyrants of the world today hold fraudulent elections over which they control the outcome, so that they have a veneer of giving their people a choice.

 

What VP Pence Should Do

So what will VP Mike Pence do? Will his personal conservatism outweigh his political conservatism?

Earlier in his piece, Ted Noel phrases his January 6^th duties this way:

His task will be to fulfill his oath of office to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States and to ensure that the laws be faithfully executed. This is a high standard of performance, and V.P. Pence will have two choices.  He can roll over on "certified" electors, or he can uphold the law.

Noel is definitive on which Pence should do. I am also in favor of VP Pence protecting and defending the Constitution. I like Noel’s script for him. I’m not sure that is how things will play out. And, actually, no one is. Before we get into the complications, I’ll quote Noel one more time, on what is legally an election:

An election is a process of counting votes for candidates. Only valid, lawful votes may be counted. A valid lawful vote is:

•     Cast by an eligible, properly registered elector [voter] as prescribed by laws enacted by the state Legislature.

•     Cast in a timely manner, as prescribed by laws enacted by the state Legislature.

•     Cast in a proper form as prescribed by laws enacted by the state Legislature.

Any process that does not follow these rules is not an election.  Anything that proceeds from it cannot be regarded as having any lawful import.

Most commentators suggest that a process of collecting pieces of paper with marks on them is an election regardless of errors, omissions, and even deliberate malfeasance. This is a mistake. Imagine a golf tournament where every bad shot by one player gets a do-over, but the competing player has to follow USGA rules in detail. One player gets to drop freely out of hazards, but the other has to tackle every embedded ball as it lies. The result is a travesty.

The same thing applies to elections. If there are a handful of improper votes, we can suggest that there was in fact an election, perhaps tainted, but the election wasn't materially harmed. But when the people charged with managing the election decide to ignore the law, whatever process they supervise is not the process defined by the law. Therefore, it is not an election.

Noel says that the Vice President, as President of the Senate, has both the duty and supreme authority to determine whether to accept electors from a state. That is probably true. But it’s actually a difficult question. He leads us to articles he has referenced, written by Alexander Macris. Noel links to two. Macris himself links to an additional earlier one he wrote, plus a longish section of the US code in question. So, if you want to do enough reading to probably feel like an expert on the subject, here’s the list:

·         “It's for Mike Pence to Judge whether a Presidential Election Was Held at All” by Ted Noel, for American Thinker, Dec. 26, 2020. 

·         “If Chaos is a Ladder, America's Election Laws are an Elevator: Americans Don't Play by the Rules as Written and the Rules as Written Don't Make Any Sense” by Alexander Macris, Dec. 13, 2020. 

·         “Who Counts the Votes of the Presidential Electors?” by Alexander Macris, Dec. 7, 2020. 

·         “Can State Legislatures Appoint Presidential Electors? Yes they can, and don't let Lawrence Tribe persuade you otherwise” by Alexander Macris, Dec. 5, 2020. 

·         “State Legislatures Can’t Ignore the Popular Vote in Appointing Electors” by Lawrence Lessig and Jason Harrow for Lawfare, Nov. 6, 2020. 

·         3 USC 15: Counting Electoral Votes in Congress 

 

What the House and Senate Should Do

Another relatively likely scenario for January 6^th is that House and Senate members will object to particular electors, and then the bodies need to convene to discuss. The Ted Noel version says that won’t even be necessary with the VP plan. But, if the VP doesn’t toss out electors from states that shouldn’t have certified their electors, based on fraudulent elections, then the next step is for the protests of electors to happen.

Rep. Mo Brooks has announced his intention, and several dozen House members have announced their plans to join him. There must be at least one Senator to join in the protest. I suggested a letter to send them, in my December 22^nd post. 

LifeSite has a link where you have an easy way to contact your US Rep and both Senators with a message asking them to join in the protest of fraudulent electors. You can use LifeSite’s brief message or exchange it with one of your own.

 

Other News

Sidney Powell’s Report

Table of Contents page of Sidney Powell's Report
provided by Zenger News

Sidney Powell put out a 270-page document detailing election fraud, including evidence of overseas interference. The table of contents can give you an idea of what is contained. You can read the entire document here. 

The MSM narrative has been that there is no voter fraud, and there is rarely voter fraud, and there may have been some voter fraud but not enough to affect the outcome, and Sidney Powell has provided no evidence, and all the cases are being tossed out. And so forth. But the evidence is getting out there. What I began talking about in the days immediately after the election was, at that time, considered conspiracy theory; now it’s a collection of thousands of affidavits, videos, testimonies, and collected documents such as the Navarro Report, which is also included in this Sidney Powell report.

There is so much evidence of voter fraud that changed the outcomes in at least six states that anyone who says otherwise is a partisan liar or purposely ignorant. The real question now is what will be done about it. One thing is for certain: the American people cannot let this much fraud be shrugged off with a “We’ll just work harder to get out the vote next time.”

The opposition is now talking about the confusing procedures on January 6^th as an attempted coup by President Trump. Note that, whenever they accuse, it is because that is what they are doing. But there is some truth in the fact that a large segment of the American people will be upset either way. That’s why it’s important to show the fraud, so those who have been depending on MSM sources will come to realize that Biden was never elected, and to show support as people who actually voted for President Trump—which is a clear majority.

To that end, President Trump has invited supporters to come to the capitol on January 6^th for a peaceful protest. I think he needs to see that the people are behind him. Also, the legislators need to see that support, and there needs to be some visual display that even the MSM can’t hide or minimize.

I don’t know how big that gathering is going to be, but I have been seeing discussion on our Tea Party email list about people getting together to travel there for it. That’s about 1430 miles, 21 hours in a car. But there are people willing and excited to do that. (I’m not able to make the trip, but those who do, I hope you share a lot of photos of the historic day.)

 

Nashville Explosion

On Christmas day there was an RV that exploded in front of an AT&T facility in Nashville. There was an announcement ahead of time telling people to evacuate the area. So far it appears the only life lost was to the owner of the RV, a man named Anthony Quinn Warner. Motive is still unknown, although the man may have had issues with 5G. But the explosion did little damage to the building, and certainly not much to the 5G industry. It did temporarily take out communications in the surrounding area.

There are speculations. First was this one, on Facebook, saying it had to do with the audit of the Dominion voting machines. I’ve come across it from a couple of friends. One linked to a John Murphy, in Florida, a common enough name that I couldn’t identify him, so I’m not sure if it was initiated by him or simply passed along. Anyway, maybe. But there’s no corroborating info that any such machines were in the building and damaged. I’ll need to see more.

Last night Joshua Philipp went through the various possible motivations in his Crossroads Q&A.  He said at this point, early on, we don’t know enough, and we probably ought to be skeptical about any narratives coming out of the media. He offers pure analysis, just thinking through what is known, and suggests it is likely one of the following:

·         A crazy person who had something against AT&T, but wasn’t crazy enough to actually want to hurt anybody—which is kind of odd for an actual crazy person.

·         Somebody meant to destroy something at that facility, although it doesn’t look like it destroyed enough of the building to do that.

·         It was meant as a probe, to try to see what the protocols of reaction would be to an incident like that, shutting off communications, or destroying a communications facility—possibly ahead of a planned future incident.

So many things these days start out looking like conspiracy theories but turn out to be true that, who knows? It’s difficult to get to the truth. Nevertheless, we keep looking for truth, and trying to be wise and discerning in that search.

 

As for whatever is about to happen next week, I’m continuing to pray for our President to be guided, supported, and protected to do God’s will for our nation. And I’m praying for Vice President Pence, that he will have both wisdom and courage in the task before him. And I’m praying for members of Congress to have the fortitude to step forward and protect our nation against tyranny.

 

Additional Sources

Besides the above, you might want to watch/listen to the following additional sources:

·         X22Report.com  This website contains the originals, in audio and video versions. Some of these, particularly Ep. 2350, I’ve referenced before, in its YouTube form. It was the channel PinkAudioX, but this week it is GreenAudioX. Depending on format, or versions, the titles change. But there have been several the last couple of days, in each of which he goes over the Ted Noel piece in American Thinker, among other news:

o   “Jan 6th Comes into Focus, Patriots Prepare To Make Their Move” Ep. 2364, Dec. 28, 2020. 

o   “Patriots at the Ready” GREENAudioX Ep#2363B, Dec. 28, 2020.    He quotes the Ted Noel piece. He predicts that the Durham report with be actual indictments.

o   “Countermeasures in Place” GREENAudioX Ep#2363F, Dec. 28, 2020 (original Dec. 27).  He quotes Ted Noel piece, mentions Sidney Powell’s 270-page document.

o   “States Panic, Impossible to Clean” GREENAudioX Ep#2350F, Dec. 26, 2020. This is an older one, reposted as new.

·         “Ep. 41: Election Lawsuits; Lockdown Lawsuits; Coomer Defamation; Pardon Power & MORE!” Viva & Barnes, Dec. 27, 2020. 

·         “The FULL Snowden Interview” John Stossel, Dec. 21, 2020. 

 

Be Not Dismayed

I had a relatively brief hour of pain on Friday when the top of the hour news announced that the Supreme Court had dismissed the Texas lawsuit as not having standing. But despair just didn’t kick in. If disappointment comes later, it comes. But not yet.

Yesterday was the Electoral College vote, which went as expected. However, the Republican electors from each of the contested states also cast their votes. On January 6, when the votes are counted in Congress, those are there as an alternative—in case things have changed in the meantime.

This is not a first. One example is the 1960 election, when Democrat electors in Hawaii added their alternate votes for John F. Kennedy, just in case.   And they ended up being counted, after contested votes and recounts. People to this day believe that was a stolen election. It may have been. Anyway, the alternate votes are not unprecedented. And they provide a remedy if court cases prove fruitful.

Sidney Powell did an interview with The Epoch Times, on their American Thought Leaders program. When asked about the dismissal of the Texas case, she said, 

Sidney Powell, interviewed on American Thought Leaders
screenshot from here

It has no effect on our cases, because our plaintiffs are electors, who have constitutional standing in the Electors and Elections clause of the Constitution. So we will not have standing issues in the four cases that I brought. The Court really must address the merits.

Another case is also Lin Wood’s case out of Georgia, which is still before the Court. And another case out of Pennsylvania is also before the Court. There might be a standing issue in one of those, but between the multiple cases that are there right now, someone has to have standing. So one or more of those cases is going to have to be addressed on their merits, or we don’t have a Supreme Court.

Jan Jekielek, the host, asked her to explain standing—because every case that has been dismissed so far has been based on standing, or some other technicality, and not on the merits of the case. Courts have so far refused to view the evidence. She explained:

To bring a case you have to be a party that suffered an actual injury as a result of the conduct that is being complained of. So, for example, the Court was saying that Texas as a state doesn’t have a particular interest, particularly in how other states run their elections.

Attorney Robert Barnes has spoken out against the “standing” argument. It isn’t in the Constitution. It is simply a practice of the judicial system since around 1922. It prevents the courts from being tied up in frivolous suits by weeding out a lot of complaints. But it is being used as an excuse to avoid cases that are unpleasant or politically divisive.

a tweet from the President,
with a "helpful" note from Facebook

As a Texan, I do feel injured by voter fraud in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona, Nevada, and anywhere else that brought about an unlawful result. Everyone in my state—and the whole country—is injured by that fraud.

I think it was in the Sidney Powell interview where she said it’s like someone broke into your house, and the police, instead of investigating, say, “You bring us the evidence of who did it, and maybe then we’ll do something about it.” That’s not how the justice system is supposed to work. The victim should not be required to do all the investigations; they should just have to show evidence that a crime was committed. The machines should have been impounded and forensically examined immediately after the election, as soon as fraud was suspected.

Nevertheless, do we have evidence that a crime was committed? Absolutely. Powell said,

[In Georgia’s recount] They often ran the same ballot through the same fraudulent counting machines, which did absolutely no good whatsoever. They did not look at each ballot and compare the signatures. If we could even get 100,000 ballots—of the last 100,000 ballots run in Georgia, for example—we could show by instant mechanical analysis the difference in the ballots and the ink.

We know that there were hundreds of thousands of fraudulent ballots imported into the country, likely from China. We have video of some coming across the border from Mexico. There’s other information of ballots being shipped from one state to another. In fact, there was a postal service drive, I think who was sent from New York to Pennsylvania in the middle of the night with a truckload of ballots that was then used to “backfill” the vote count. It’s absolutely absurd. We have more evidence coming in today of a massive load of ballots, I think from Arizona to Georgia.

So they had these warehouses of counterfeit ballots in different parts of the country, apparently, and then shipped them in the middle of the night as needed to backfill in the states where President Trump’s voters poured out in such great number that they broke the algorithm they had pre-programmed in the computers for Dominion to create the fraud. That’s why they had to stop counting in five states.

And that’s why it’s absolutely absurd to say that there wasn’t voter fraud here. We have counterfeit ballots. We have dead people voting—and by the thousands, if not hundreds of thousands. There was something someone called “phantom voters.” There were just more manner and means of fraud than any law-abiding American citizen could possibly imagine. It’s stunning. It’s absolutely stunning. They were so in our face with it. And then to deny it is purely Machiavellian.

More manner and means of fraud than we can imagine. Apparently the other side does not lack imagination; they’ve thrown everything at this election.

Joshua Philipp came out with a documentary yesterday that I highly recommend. They have it on YouTube. But, even though it is a documentary, which is supposed to be allowed by YouTube, it is likely to get censored there. So it is also available at The Epoch Times website, and on a new platform they have created so they can make sure it isn’t censored, now open for others to use as well, called YouMaker.com. I'm unable to embed it, so please use a link.

The documentary takes an hour and a half to lay out the known evidence of election fraud, and traces ties to China, Soros, and others. If we can’t get evidence before a court, then we ought to be sharing it among the American people and the world. 

Matt Braynard explains some of the evidence in Who's Stealing America?
screenshot from here

What happens when we know the fraud happened, but the news media and their followers go along as if there was no such thing? What happens now? Is there a path forward?

Joshua Philipp, on his Sunday night Q&A, said, 

These different lawsuits are going to delay the outcome of the election. And, as long as there are lawsuits in play, the election is still contested.

The only constitutional deadline is the actual inauguration, January 20th. And challenges in past elections have gone on beyond that. Time is still short, but there are things that can happen. Electoral votes can be challenged during the usually ceremonial reading on January 6^th, before the new Congress. A protest was attempted just four years ago, but without effect, because it requires both a House and Senate member to protest in writing. So go ahead and urge your Congressman and Senator to prepare to protest. If a protest is successful, I’m uncertain whether the alternative Electoral votes would be used instead, or if those votes would be removed from the count.

If they are removed from the count and neither candidate gets 270 votes, then the constitutional alternative is that each state gets one vote, based on its majority delegation’s vote, which gives Trump a likely win in that scenario.

Another wild card is that 2018 Executive Order President Trump signed, concerning foreign interference in our election. This requires a report from intelligence organizations by 45 days after the election, which will be Friday, December 18^th. Sidney Powell was asked about this:

If that report is an honest report, it’s going to blow the mind of every citizen in the country who’s willing to look at the truth and the facts, because we’ve never witnessed anything like this in the history of this country. And it’s got to be stopped right now, or there will never be a free and fair election.

Joshua Philipp, Sunday night, talked about the 2018 Executive Order as well. Would Trump declare marshal law based on it?

Frankly, given the evidence, maybe if he’s presented— Again, within 45 days of November 3^rd, the director of National Intelligence, because of that 2018 Executive Order Trump signed, they’re going to be giving Trump a report based on, that’s going to outline whether there was any instance of foreign influence in this election. Not just directly, but even indirectly through people who were carrying out actions.

At the very least, we can say Dominion has people who are indirectly tied to foreign governments. Based on their structure. Based on their ties to China. Based on its $400 million purchase. Based on several other factors. And Smartmatic, again, ties to Venezuela. That alone would be enough, very likely, for him to enact some of the powers within that.

some of the Dominion audit, discussed by Robert F. Gruler
screenshot from here

Someone commented in that Q&A that they thought President Trump would use whatever power was available to him to make sure the results of this election are honest. “It’s now or never. Trump knows the USA is in his hands.” Philipp had said earlier that he thought Trump found the corruption much greater than he had imagined he would face. And here he said:

This is true. Now, imagine you’re in Trump’s shoes, right? I can tell you—again, I work for, Crossroads is a show of The Epoch Times. We’ve been hit by multiple fake news reports. You can see these stories from the outside. You can know that—“Oh, they did this hit piece on this guy, and it was unfair; it was dishonest.” Until it happens to you, and you know your own story, and you know your own background, and you know the facts. And then you see how media twist all that around, and how they lie about it. And how they even fabricate information.

Until you see how they lie to people, until you see it happen to you, it doesn’t have as much power. When you have that clarity, and you see how they are willing to lie for their own political or business interests—

Trump has seen this now. He’s seen it with just about every institution in this country, public or private. He’s seen it in government. He’s seen it in the courts. He has seen it with these different nonprofit organizations. He’s seen it with business. He’s seen it with tech. He’s seen it with the media.

Would he hand this country over to those people? Because those are the people—these same ones doing these things—those are the same people who’ve been telling those lies. These same people who’ve been doing that are the ones who are doing this right now. Would Trump, having that wide view, would he hand over the United States of America to these people, based on what they did?

Look at his character over the past year, and you can tell me your assessment on that. Seeing Trump, and knowing how he works, I cannot see him doing that. I cannot see him handing over this country to those people, when he sees these things from that perspective.

What exactly President Trump will do, I am not certain. Possibly military tribunals? Is that what marshal law entails? I’m not sure. But, whatever he does will require the support of the American people.

We saw the support in droves on Saturday, as people gathered in Washington to “Stop the Steal.” Numbers were hard to determine, because there were four such groups around the capital, and elsewhere around the country.

Numbers tell us that at least 70% of Trump voters believe the election was stolen by fraud. I don’t know how many Biden voters now believe that, because news about it has been censored. 

Earlier today I caught the end of a Stop the Steal press conference with electors. A man named Ed Martin talked about the Chinese interference: 

Ed Martin, at Stop the Steal press conference
screenshot from here

If there was ever a presidency, now we know where the Chinese regime would want to get rid of one president and get another one in, it’s Donald Trump standing up to them and Joe Biden compromised by the Chinese regime. That’s the facts. Unrefuted. Not Ed Martin’s evidence. Unrefuted facts. It’s what we call proof. And we haven’t seen any response. And now were supposed to just look the other way and it’ll all work out? We’ll have ways to check on it? No we can’t do that. So, the Communist regime, they know this. And we won’t stop. Because we win; they lose. That’s what we know.

He was quoting Reagan there: “We win; they lose.” If we don’t think that way, the only alternative is to succumb to evil.

Sidney Powell gave this parting thought:

This is not about President Trump. He’s just a symbol of “We the People.” It’s about the future of the Republic. We have to fix this. We have to fix it right now.

In the final segment of the Crossroads documentary, Joshua Philipp refers to the principles in our founding and says,

These truths have spread worldwide, inspiring patriots and becoming universal values. The year 2020: the 233rd year since the creation of the Constitution of the United States, establishing fundamental laws and guaranteeing basic rights of citizens, including the rights to life, liberty, and private property.

Yet, if the 2020 presidential election is stolen by communist forces within and outside of America, then the separation of power among the three branches of government in a fair legal system would cease to exist. The freedom to elect would cease to exist. The freedom and equality of the American people would cease to exist. It would be an attempted coup to subvert the foundations upon which the United States of America was built. Communism would slam into the United States like a tsunami. America, the beacon of democracy, would be extinguished, and the world would enter a dark age.

This is bigger than one president. It’s bigger than one nation. It’s also personal for each of us. We must not succumb to evil, no matter how loudly that voice insists, “Resistance is futile.” We must keep fighting evil, however God directs us to do that.

Sources:

·         “Live Q&A: Powell Says Trump Could Trigger 2018 Executive Order” Crossroads with Joshua Philipp, December 13, 2020. 

·         “Exclusive: Sidney Powell on 2020 Election Lawsuits, Supreme Court Decision & Gen. Michael Flynn Case” American Thought Leaders—The Epoch Times, December 13, 2020. 

·         “Live: Stop the Steal, Trump Electors Challenge Botched Electoral College” Crossroads, December 15, 2020.

·         “Executive Order on Imposing Certain Sanctions in the Event of Foreign Interference in a United States Election” Sept. 12, 2018. 

·         “BREAKING: Technology Expert Can Determine if Ballots Are Legitimate or Fake in Seconds” Economic War Room with Kevin Freeman, at EveryLegalVote.com, Dec. 11, 2020, interview with Jovan Hutton, on. 

·         “Dominion Software Intentionally Designed to Influence Election Results: Forensics Report” by Zachary Stieber for The Epoch Times, Dec. 14, 2020. 

·         Stop the Steal website 

·         “Texas GOP Chair Floats Forming Union of ‘Law-Abiding’ States After SCOTUS Election Ruling” by Ivan Pentchoukov for The Epoch Times, Dec. 11 (updated Dec. 12), 2020. 

·         “Texas Electors Condemn Supreme Court, Call on Battleground States to Name Alternate Electors” by Asher Price for The Austin American-Statesman, Dec. 14, 2020.

·         “Live from America” Here We Go, The Hip-Hop Patriot, Jeremy Herrell, Dec. 14, 2020. 

·         “Michigan State Police Arrest Celebrated Democratic Official on Six Felony Charges of Election Fraud” Law Officer, Dec. 12, 2020. 

·         “Electors Vote & Bill Barr Resigns, Antrim Forensic Audit Report, Supreme Court Rulings” Robert F. Gruler, R&R Law Group, Dec. 14, 2020. 

·         “SCOTUS Rejects Texas’ Lawsuit, What Happens Now?” Official ACLJ podcast, Dec. 14, 2020. 

·         “#2351B - Marker Revealed, Trump New EO, Durham, GW, Surprise Attack” PINKAudioX 

·         “Trump Wins One of Two Wisconsin Supreme Court Decisions” by Daniel Baldwin for The RF Angle, Dec. 14, 2020. 

·         “Lawmakers: Remove Swalwell From Intelligence Committee After Link to Chinese Spy Revealed” by Zachary Stieber for The Epoch Times, Dec. 9 (updated Dec. 15), 2020.        

Days That Live in Infamy

This is the 79^th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, which led to our entrance into World War II. It was an attack on our nation, on American soil. We still remember it, mark the day, and honor those who died there and who fought thereafter. There was a good movie last year about that attack and the months that followed, called Midway. It’s not the only movie about this event. And who knows what stories will recount the event in the future. I heard that this was the first year that survivors did not attend a memorial service in the nation’s capital. There are still a few survivors alive today, but because of the pandemic, or whatever reason, they did not travel to the event. Still, the the attack on Pearl Harbor remains clear in our collective memory. It woke us up to the threat to our freedom from those who would overthrow our country, our Constitution, and impose tyranny upon us. With God’s help, they did not win.

Images of Pearl Harbor and World Trade Center attacks are from memes found on Facebook.
Photo of mail-in ballot counting is by Rachel Wisniewski/Reuters, found here

Another day that lives in infamy is September 11, 2001, when terrorists attacked the World Trade Center with airplanes, and also the Pentagon, and a fourth attempt taken down by heroic passengers before it could attack somewhere in the nation's capital. We responded with war beyond our shores, in the countries that supported the attackers, carrying that on until this year. This attack on American soil also woke us up to the threat to our freedom from those who would overthrow our country, our Constitution, and impose tyranny upon us. While that threat is not gone, in the past few years it has been decimated.

I think we have another day that will live in infamy—if our nation survives it: November 3, 2020. This attack on American soil ought to wake us up to the threat to our freedom from those who would overthrow our country, our Constitution, and replace it with tyranny. We don’t yet know the outcome. But I think we know what happened.

It’s hard to catalog all the cases. The Epoch Times has done a good job of distilling the various types of fraud in the various places into an infographic. (Joshua Philipp also goes through the information on this infographic on an episode of Crossroads.)

The Epoch Times Infographic on Election Fraud

Another large detail this week was the hearing in Georgia in which security footage showed that, after the observers and media were cleared out, several workers pulled out ballots from under tables and spent a couple more hours counting them, unobserved. The video corroborated testimony contained in multiple affidavits.

The complicit media followed up by saying the accusations were debunked; nothing to see here. Erick Erickson,  who was a reliable conservative until he became a never-Trumper, parroted those talking points. I guess people believe what they want to believe. Buck Sexton pointed out the various debunking claims, which don’t line up and can’t simultaneously be true.

Earlier today Mollie Hemingway put out an excellent piece going through the debunking—and destroying it. Pretty much the only thing they were able to “debunk” was that what were referred to as “suitcases” containing votes, because they had handles and wheels, as we could see on the video, were actually “containers” used to carry votes. OK. We still don’t know why they were pulled out from under tablecloth-covered tables only after all the watchers and media left the area. You can’t throw out the whole story because you prefer a different word be used for what we saw on a video. Please read the rest of her very thorough piece.

Another possibly major detail this week is that, over the weekend Trump’s legal team was allowed to do a full forensic audit of the Dominion machines in Antrim County, Michigan. They were given eight hours on Sunday of access to the machines. And they expect to be able to report their findings about 48 hours after that. So we’re looking at hearing something by Wednesday. The machines are supposedly set up so that they do not leave a trace—logs are erased after changes are made. But the digital forensic technicians seem to believe they can still find evidence of the inserted votes, switched votes, and deleted votes. If the evidence is found in the Michigan machines, that opens up the need for such a forensic audit of all such machines—at least in the contested states, and possibly others as well.

One other thing to be aware of is timing. We’ve been looking at December 14^th as something of a deadline, with the week before as a “safe harbor” date, meaning it gives Electors enough time to be prepared for the December 14^th Electoral College voting. Sidney Powell said this: 

We have at least until Dec. 14. We might file more suits. The court in Michigan or Wisconsin today just gave us a great order recognizing that. These are not pure election contests we are filing. These are massive fraud suits that can set aside the results of the election due to this fraud at any time. The states should not be certifying election results in the face of it.

Sidney Powell tweet, found here

But Electors can only vote if their state has resolved voting disputes. If they cannot, then, if they act in time, state legislatures can send their own slate of Electors. If they simply fail to certify Electors—meaning the vote in that state is still in question—and no one receives 270 valid electoral votes, then in early January, the House votes, one vote per state, as prescribed by the Constitution for such a time as this. It may be that even that is not the last date. If the forensics show without a doubt that the election was stolen, remedy must be made; a fraudulent actor cannot be installed as our President.

It’s a tough road. It requires resolve on the part of many people—including Supreme Court justices, who would rather not be put in the arbiter position.

But the alternative is dire.

In a Verdict podcast this weekend, Senator Ted Cruz was talking about what is likely to happen, not just related to the presidential election, but the Georgia senatorial races. He said, 

Here’s what I believe will happen with a Biden/Schumer/Pelosi government. I think they’ll end the filibuster, which means there is no ability of the minority to stop the most radical policy proposals they put forward. I think they will pass a massive tax increase—not just repealing the Trump tax cut, but massively increasing taxes. I think they will pass all or major components of the Green New Deal, which will be absolutely crushing to small businesses and jobs. I think they will grant amnesty to every single illegal alien in America and try to make them voters as quickly as possible….

And I think they will add two new states to the union. They will add the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, because they believe they’ll elect four Democratic senators immediately. Which means we could start January with 50 Democratic senators and end the year with 54.

And this is all about power. This is about locking in their power. And I believe, if we lose these two Georgia seats, I believe that the Democrats will pack the US Supreme Court. They’ll put on four radical judicial activists.

Larry Arnn, president of Hillsdale College was interviewed by Patrick Bet-David on Valuetainment, and shared his concern about the possible permanent changes: 

Patrick Bet-David (left) and Larry Arnn, screenshot from here

Patrick Bet-David: Is there the possibility of what Reagan said, many years ago, that we’re one generation away from losing our freedom? Is that really something that applies to where we are today, where we can really dramatically change the face of America in one election?

Larry Arnn: Yeah. I’ve been thinking that’s coming for a long time. I think it’s here. You know, these things that we’ve been talking about, they will change the structure of the nation and make it very difficult for ordinary people to have any influence on that.

And here’s something. You know, the intensity of the political debate is like the 1850s. Violence in the streets. Completely divergent views about the Declaration of Independence, it’s meaning, and the Constitution. But now there’s something new. And that is, all of the establishment, all of the people who are in the best and most privileged places—they’re all in agreement with each other. And it’s just breathtaking to watch how uniform and predictable are the things that are said in the media and the things that are said in the academy.

I may have used this scripture, but I’ve been thinking of it since it came up in our scripture study reading recently: Ether 8:23-24. An ancient civilization is ending. We are being told their story by the man who abridged their story while his civilization is ending nearly a millennia later, speaking to those of us in our day who will read these words. He’s warning of the “secret combinations,” the corrupt collusion, that has led to the demise of both of these civilizations. I highlighted the phrases that especially strike me today:

23 Wherefore, O ye Gentiles, it is wisdom in God that these things should be shown unto you, that thereby ye may repent of your sins, and suffer not that these murderous combinations shall get above you, which are built up to get power and gain—and the work, yea, even the work of destruction come upon you, yea, even the sword of the justice of the Eternal God shall fall upon you, to your overthrow and destruction if ye shall suffer these things to be.

24 Wherefore, the Lord commandeth you, when ye shall see these things come among you that ye shall awake to a sense of your awful situation, because of this secret combination which shall be among you; or wo be unto it, because of the blood of them who have been slain; for they cry from the dust for vengeance upon it, and also upon those who built it up.

I know that I have been awake to some of it—the injustices, the wrongness of things—for a good part of my adult life. I know I have felt the urgency of this message through more than the past decade. I have been sharing what I believe is true. Is it enough? I don’t know.

So, the question is not whether there was voter fraud; there was. The question is not whether there was enough voter fraud in enough places to change the outcome from Biden to Trump; there was. The question is whether or not we will allow such things to be among us, leading to our destruction.

What I think we’re seeing play out is a connection between the massive voter fraud of the November 3^rd election and the massive corruption that has been attempting to overthrow our government for some time. Take note of the now-proven corruption detailed in the Carter Page lawsuit and the Michael Flynn case—both of which were engineered by bad actors within our government against individual Americans for the purpose of staging a coup against our duly elected President Trump. Those who would do that collusion and corruption have not ceased.

If President Trump is successful in overcoming the election fraud, there will be a chance of uncovering the corruption and rooting it out. If he is unsuccessful, then I do not see a way back. We will be living under a full and totalitarian tyranny in a shockingly short time.

Some of the worst can be staved off temporarily if the two Senate races in Georgia go to Republicans—although, note that we already know we can’t trust the voting system in Georgia. Losses there would mean Democrat-run House, Senate, and Presidency, meaning they can go ahead unhindered. A Republican-majority Senate would mean they could stonewall some legislation. These two races need to be won even with a President Trump, to avoid more impeachment shenanigans, which would not be blocked by a Republican Senate.

I hope we are awake to our awful situation. I hope there are enough of us—because clearly a majority of us voted to retain freedom—who will stand firm against this encroaching darkness. Keep praying for the President, for his legal team, and the people’s legal teams, and for those brave individuals who have stepped up to testify to the fraud, at sometimes great personal risk. Pray for judges to have clarity and resolve to maintain the rule of law that keeps us free. 

The time is getting short. But it’s still unimaginable to me that this much injustice can be allowed in America. When a burden is too big, too heavy for me to carry, I ask God to carry it. And I’m doing that now. Pray with me that this infamous November 3rd date will live in infamy as yet another unsuccessful attempt to destroy our country.

 

Although this isn’t my normal format, while we’re working through this election business, there’s too much for me to cover. So again I’m including a list of sources I’ve referred to plus several more. Also, you can find what I’ve already written on the subject in my blog archive; most of November pertains to the election.

Sources:

·         “No, The Georgia Vote-Counting Video Was Not ‘Debunked.’ Not Even Close” by Mollie Hemingway for The Federalist, Dec. 7, 2020. 

·         “Voter Rights Group Notifies DOJ of Pakistani Link with Nevada Election Email System” by Ivan Pentchoukov for The Epoch Times, Dec. 6 (updated Dec. 7), 2020.  

·         “Whistleblower USPS Truck Driver Reveals Trailer Filled with up to 288K Ballots Disappeared” NTD News, Dec. 6, 2020. 

·         “Press Conference by Amistad Project on 'Election Whistleblowers Come Forward'” NTD News, Dec. 1, 2020. 

·         “Trump Team Begins Forensic Examination of Dominion Machines in Michigan: Ellis” by Jack Phillips for The Epoch Times, Dec. 6, 2020.   

·         “HUGE: Judge Allows Forensic Audit of Dominion Voting Machines in Michigan” by Matt Margolis for PJ Media, Dec. 6, 2020. 

·         “Sidney Powell: There’s Still Time for Trump to Overturn Election Results” by Jack Phillips for The Epoch Times, Dec. 6 (updated Dec. 7), 2020.  

·         “Voting Machine USB Drives Had Totals Altered Overnight, Witness in Nevada Election Contest Alleges” by Ivan Pentchoukov for The Epoch Times, Dec. 3 (updated Dec. 7), 2020.  

·         “Infographic: The 4-Year-Long Campaign Against Trump” The Epoch Times, Nov. 25 (updated Nov. 27), 2020. 

·         “Arizona Supreme Court Agrees to Hear GOP Election Challenge Lawsuit” by Jack Phillips for The Epoch Times, Dec. 7, 2020. 

·         “Video Shows Poll Workers Pulling out Boxes of Ballots: Georgia Election Hearing” NTD News, Dec. 3, 2020. 

·         “Trump Legal Team Presents CLEAR Evidence of Fraud Before Georgia Senate Committee” Right Side Broadcasting Network, Dec. 3, 2020. 

·         “China's Unofficial Declaration of War” The First, Buck Sexton interviews Gordon G. Chang, Dec. 4, 2020. 

·         “Revealed: How Trump Broke China's Control of America” Crossroads with Joshua Philipp, December 6, 2020. 

·         “Is America About to Lose it All?” Valuetainment with Patrick Bet-David interviews with Larry Arnn, Dec. 2, 2020. 

·         “Carter Page Lawsuit Against FBI is OUTRAGEOUS! Lawyer Explains” Viva Frei Vlawg (law video blog), Dec. 1, 2020. 

·         “2 BOMBSHELLS from Judge Sullivan’s Flynn Hearing” Viva Frei Vlawg, Oct. 1, 2020. 

·         “The Battle Over Ballots” The Verdict with Ted Cruz, Ep. 60, Dec. 5, 2020. 

·         “The Battle for Georgia Votes... They Say 'No Evidence of Fraud'?” Buck Sexton Show, Dec. 4, 2020. 

·         On Life, Liberty & Levin Mark Levin interviews Patrick Basham, Dec. 6, 2020. 

·         “A Witness Has Alleged that Voting Machine USB Drives Had Totals Altered Overnight in Nevada” by Charlie Kirk, Dec. 3, 2020. 

·         “Live Q&A: A Look at the Vote Fraud Allegations” Crossroads with Joshua Philipp, December 4, 2020. 

·         “Curtis Bowers: A Socialist Agenda Is Underway” Crossroads with Joshua Philipp, Dec. 3, 2020. 

·         “Ex-CIA Officer Alleges That Election Irregularities Could Be Part of a Big Scheme” by Allen Zhong for The Epoch Times, Dec. 3 (updated Dec. 4), 2020. 

·         “How It Started: Senate Hearing on FBI Investigation In President Trump and Russia” NewsNOW from FOX, Dec. 3, 2020.