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Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Ending Undercover Operations and Entrapment

New York’s decision to disband it’s under cover anti-crime unit may well put its police force in greater harmony with its citizens of all races. If we could get all of law enforcement to rid itself of undercover operations the giant rift between citizens and police could heal itself. Why, you ask. I’ll tell you. The biggest problem with undercover units is entrapment. Give it some thought. Think of individuals arrested by an undercover cop who pretended to be drunk on a subway platform and enticed an attack because one or more individuals saw an opportunity for a fast buck. Or what about FBI undercover agents who find Islamic radicals in a mosque or Facebook and offer them the opportunity to obtain weapons, bombs, bomb-making material, etc. When the goods are delivered and a plan is devised they arrest them all. In both cases people are convicted and put in prison and at the same time the public is denied the presence of a cop on the street, or in the case of an FBI, a lawyer working on cases, not creating crimes through entrapment. Very often undercover work involves helping criminals achieve their goals through the use of confiscated goods or taxpayer money. Giving people an enticing opportunity to make a lot of money or achieve some otherwise unrealistic goal is basically unfair and that is why undercover operations and the entrapment that is an integral part of it must end. Eliminating undercover operations is only one aspect of police reform and the end of racism at all levels of law enforcement. The greatest power of law enforcement is the use of  “lethal force.” Men or women who use that power for racist ends must never be permitted to wear the badge that authorizes lethal force. The only way to eliminate racist police is one at a time. They must be found, fired and imprisoned if their guilt can be established. 

Tuesday, July 30, 2019

It's Time For S Word 2.0.

This piece appeared last year and in view of the newly emerging investigations it is time to resurrect it for the upcoming purge of corrupt FBI, CIA, Justice Department and State Department officials as well as the many Trump Administration officials working to stall and sabotage the President's agenda. 

And that S word is sedition. It is being practiced by individuals in the FBI, the Justice Department, State Governors, Big City Mayors, Attorney’s Generals in some states, as well as many individuals in the Democrat Party and the former Obama Administration. Sedition is defined as the “incitement of resistance or insurrection against lawful authority.” We see it happening every day and we are learning it has been happening since President Trump entered the race in 2016. We have learned the Democrat Party paid for an unverifiable Dossier on Trump, which was passed off and accepted as serious intelligence by the FBI. The FBI then used it to get a FISA warrant to intercept communication between Trump campaign officials and possibly Trump himself and gave that information to individuals in the Obama Administration to use in the Democrat effort to defeat Trump in the 2016 Presidential Campaign. This effort to alter the outcome of the 2016 election continues in the form of “resistance.” The House Intelligence Memo by Rep. Dennis Nunez exposes much of the Executive Branch members of this seditious resistance. Some big city Democrat Mayors and Blue State Governors are ignoring immigration laws, the AG of California is threatening to prosecute any employer in the state who assists ICE, and many cities and states are declaring themselves sanctuaries for illegal immigrants and drugs deemed illegal by federal law. These activities meet the definition of sedition  and it is time for good men to act to curtail and end this unlawful resistance and attempt at insurrection.

Monday, March 25, 2019

The Mueller Report Coverup

It is the opinion of the Democrats and the media that the failure of Robert Mueller to indict the President is a mistake that will be rectified by numerous investigation in The House and district attorneys in the Southern District of NY. However there is another reason why Mueller did not indict the President  beyond his innocence; A trial of any kind opens up the discovery process and that is what Mueller and the "swamp" fear the most. As it currently stands Mueller has indicted 36 people. Consider there are actually only a few convictions which were all accomplished by guilty pleas to avoid a trial, noteably Manafort and Papadopolous, therefore no trial and no discovery. The other notables, including General Flynn, who now has the option to withdraw his plea in June, Jerome Corsi and Roger Stone who will not plead out and force Mueller to prove his case. It is obvious at this point those cases will all be dropped as there is no longer a Mueller Team to carry on. The point is that indictments mean nothing. They are merely the one-sided view of a prosecuting attorney. So by exoneration the President, Mueller is able to bury the bad behavior of the FBI and Justice Department. He is able to avoid having to provide evidence to the defense and proof for of the accusations. He is able to cover up the behavior of James Comey, John  Brennan, James Clapper, Fusion GPS, The Hillary Clinton Campaign, the Democratic National Committee and members of the Obama Administration, perhaps Obama himself, in their efforts to sabotage both the election and Presidency of Donald Trump. Mueller should not be let off the hook so easily. Release the report and declassify all relevant data and really let Americans know what has been going on.

Thursday, January 10, 2019

Trump Should Provide Funding For Federal Employees

President Trump is engaged in a life and death battle with the Democrats and he must win. Not because failure puts his Presidency at risk, but because the nation is in danger of virtual collapse with no borders, no culture and a completely bankrupt political system. One way for him to win is to set up a fund to permit furloughed employees to draw money equal to their salaries interest free until the budget impasse is resolved. If Obama could find $1.5 billion for Iran, Trump can find the money to create this fund. I can’t wait to see a judge selected by Democrats approve the injunction Pelosi and Schumer will file. Trump must win and get more money for border security because if he doesn’t there will never be someone not in “the club” elected again.

Thursday, December 20, 2018

The End of Non-Violent Felons

As States move to legalize marijuana many criminals charged with assault, burglary, theft, drug dealing and other related crimes will be faced with the prospect of facing their charge and unable to plead down to a non-violent offense like drug possession. This has always been an easy out for criminals charged with violent crimes, and prosecutors looking for wins rather than protecting the public. Up to now those charged with violent crimes have always been able to plead down to marijuana or drug possession and earn the title non-violent offender, which reduces their sentence and increases their  chances of early parole. It is this sentencing model that gives rise to the idea of our prisons being filled with “non-violent drug offenders” when in fact they have pleaded down from more serious crimes like assault, burglary, theft, high-level dealing, robbery and even attempted murder. So despite the inherent danger in legalizing marijuana, it may in fact dispel the “non-violent” offender myth and result in more convictions with longer sentences for convicted felons.

Sunday, November 11, 2018

Election Day and Voter Fraud

Florida, Georgia and Arizona are the perfect examples for proposing an end to early voting, absentee ballots and voter ID and encouraging the upgrading of Election Day to a National Holiday with all voting taking place on that day. Over the past decade early voting, provisional ballots, absentee ballots have led the way in encouraging voter fraud. The phrase “all votes must be counted” has become code (a dogwhistle, if you will) for voter fraud. In close elections lost ballot boxes are found often containing a statistically impossible number of votes for one candidate. These election-stealing practices must end if our Representative Republic is to continue. For those that say there are too many National Holidays already I say pair Election Day with Veterans Day, they are just a week apart anyway. America needs an honest, coherent voting system that can be trusted to give an honest count on Election Day.

Thursday, November 1, 2018

As Election Day 2018 approaches voters need to think about what has happened since Donald Trump was elected President. He has exposed a bureaucracy rife with corruption in almost every department, especially the FBI, CIA and the Department of Justice. Project Veritas has produced video of federal employees freely admitting to slow walking the President’s agenda and doing volunteer work for political organizations on federal time. He has exposed a Congress that has proved over and over again it is incapable or uninterested in policies that help Americans. The policy successses that are helping to boost our economy, boosting America’s status on the world stage, and improving the life of Americans are his alone. He pushed them through an unwilling Congress by sheer force of will. Now most Republicans are with him, but it wasn’t always like that. Even now the outgoing speaker is snipping. President Trump is pushing policies that are free of lobbyist’s influence. Policies that are intended to help America preserve its status as a great nation. Policies intended to increase the wealth and health of everyday Americans. The President has exposed the collusion of the political parties, the media and the bureaucracy to get rich off the American taxpayer. Yea, he’s rough around the edges, but underneath that fighting exterior is a man who loves America. He can’t be bought, bribed or embarrassed into making decisions bad for the country. If the corruption in the federal government is plain to you now, just think that without Donald J.Trump you wouldn’t even know about it. That alone is enough of a reason to vote to help Republicans maintain control of Congress.