17 March 2020
Fellow Members of the King George TEA Party:
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! The next monthly KGTP meeting will be Thursday 2 April.
OK, so yes, the KGTP Newsletter is a week and a day late. I had to go on travel last week and was unable to access my computer. Not to worry, however, for there is lots of news below to review.
The topic of immediate discussion whenever anyone gets together now is the COVID-19 / coronavirus and the potential for being exposed. I honestly believe that the most damaging effect has been to our American economy, as evidenced by the stock market’s slide. What I do appreciate during these conversations, however, is objective perspective and this article is about the only one I have come across to do so:
- "An example: there were 34,200 deaths in the United States during the 2018–19 influenza season, estimates the CDC. We did not shut down public events and institutions to try to slow the spread of the flu. Yet we have already destroyed $5 trillion in stock market wealth over the last few weeks in the growing coronavirus panic, reports The New York Times, wiping out retirement savings for many."
- Compared to what?
For those wanting to keep score… here is an authoritative source for some real data on the COVID-19 casualties:
The other hot-button topic is the progress the Virginia candidates have had for the Republican primary for U.S. Senate (to unseat Mark Warner). As you will recall, we hosted Daniel Gade during our February meeting. Now that both Gade and Speciale have cleared their first hurdle in getting qualified to run, the primary competition will begin in earnest.
With regards to the Democrats, it is probably a safe bet to say that Mr. Gafftastic himself, Joe Biden, will be their 2020 presidential nominee. Joe really did Donald Trump a favor this week when he belligerently responded to a pro-gun voter’s question as the reaction from the average citizen watching the exchange will be very damaging to Biden. Here is a quote from the NRA video made highlighting this exchange and a couple of news articles about it as well:
The trends from the other news stories below can be summarized in a few points:
- Federal deregulation gives way to commercial capabilities in order to best combat COVID-19
- Chuck Schumer should get “red flagged” over his threats against SCOTUS
- Losing gun rights in Connecticut, Illinois, and New Orleans: Totalitarians Gotta Total
- Warning: Virginia to give illegal aliens driver’s licenses
- Chinese propaganda and Chinese illegal aliens are on the rise
Regulation
From the top article below:
- "However, a curiously significant chunk of the fact sheet involved slashing government regulations. In a section of the document titled 'Empowering Healthcare Providers,' for instance, the White House states '[t]he President’s emergency declaration will give healthcare providers on the front lines of this pandemic the flexibility they need to respond.' That flexibility comes, mostly, by getting the government out of the way."
National Debt / Its the Spending, Stupid!
From the top article below:
- "Wind, solar, battery and biofuel alternatives are simply not clean, green, renewable or sustainable. The Clean Economy Act represents greenwashing, virtue-signaling and government control at their worst. It replaces reliable, affordable electricity with expensive, unreliable power. Simply declaring, as this legislation repeatedly does, that all these actions are “in the public interest” does not make it so. Eliminating fossil fuel electricity means lighting, heating, air conditioning, refrigeration, computing and other costs will soar – for families, hospitals, schools, churches, businesses, factories and government agencies. Local, state, US and global environmental impacts will skyrocket, with no climate benefits."
- Virginia’s ‘Clean Economy Act’ Will Have Dirty Results
Had Enough? Californians Turn Down Higher Taxes, Debt
HB 1499 Virginia Gun Violence Intervention and Prevention Fund; created.
Economy
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Patriotism / America First
From the top article below:
- “'I just think there’s just too much intense hatred that I’ve never seen before or witnessed in my lifetime,' Nola continued. 'I think when push comes to shove, we’re all Americans and we all will stick together when we need to, so why can’t we do it now? We all get one vote and so when we go vote — whoever gets the most wins. It’s just like playing ball or something, you know?'”
- Pro-Trump Restaurant Owners Attacked, Fellow Trump Supporters Show Them They’re Not Alone
First Amendment / Freedom of Speech / Freedom of Religion
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Second Amendment / Right to Keep and Bear Arms
From the top article below:
- "When a political party teaches its followers to hate the other side, things are not likely to end well. If Trump is re-elected, I fear that the party of Marx, Lenin, Alinsky, and Obama will quietly turn loose its dogs of war in a seditious attempt to destabilize America, to make it "ungovernable" until Democrats regain power. If that happens, widespread anarchy will follow. And that's why I bought my law-abiding sons AR-15s and enough ammunition to defend themselves — and their country — against a possible bloody insurrection incited by a once-honorable party that has betrayed the constitutional republic it swore to protect and defend."
- Why I Bought AR-15s for My Sons
- Gun Restrictions Poised to Trigger Conservative Wave in 2020 Virginia Elections
- Virginia to Force Anyone Who Buys Any Firearm to Undergo Background Check
- Last-second gun-control bills pass Virginia Senate, head to Northam’s desk
- Gun Owners of America Applies for a Red Flag Order for Senator Charles Schumer
- Gun Owners of America uses Alinsky tactics against Sen. Chuck Schumer
- Gun Rights Champion Mark Robinson Wins Republican Nomination For NC Lieutenant Governor
- Ken Buck Has a Message for Beto, Biden: You Want My AR-15? 'Come and Take It!'
- NM Gov Signs Red Flag Law Tells Opposing Sheriffs to Resign
- Two 10 Year Old Boys Arrested On Felonies For Playing With Toy Guns in Colorado
- New Jersey security guard arrested over licensed gun, legal ammo
- Sheriff: Inmate’s filing of red flag petition shows issues with law
- Conn. lawmakers want to expand 'red flag' gun confiscation law
- Connecticut Gov Revises Unconstitutional Coronavirus Executive Order After Backlash
- Banning the Sale of Firearms and Ammunition Because of Wuhan Virus? An Illinois Mayor Just Signed an Executive Order to Do It
- Illinois Mayor Assumes Emergency Powers to Ban the Sale of Firearms and Alcohol
- Illinois Mayor Issues Coronavirus Order Allowing Ban on Gun Sales
- New Orleans Mayor Issues Coronavirus Order Allowing Ban on Sale, Transportation of Firearms
- Joe Biden Confirms He Is Coming for Your Gun if It Is an ‘Assault Weapon’
- 1st-Time Gun Ownership Reportedly Spikes as Anti-Gunners Realize 2nd Amendment Freedom Is Vital
- Pro-Gun Software Developer Killed In Police Raid
- Did Maryland Police Shoot And Kill A Sleeping Man?
Fourth Amendment / Right to Privacy
From the top article below:
Abortion / Right to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
From the top article below:
Corruption / Rule of Law
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National Sovereignty / Border Security / Illegal Alien Invasion
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Conservatism / Capitalism
From the top article below:
- "Bazelon’s article ironically shows that originalism has a powerful appeal that no amount of editorializing can squelch. Contrary to Bazelon’s claims, it has been around since the early republic. As James Madison stated: 'I entirely concur in the propriety of resorting to the sense in which the Constitution was accepted and ratified by the nation. In that sense alone it is the legitimate Constitution.' It continues to exert a hold on popular sentiment: That’s the reason that all sides in the Donald Trump impeachment debate, as in the Bill Clinton impeachment debate, appealed to original meaning. Today, this tradition and common sense are reinforced by scholars and judges more than at any time in the last century. We do not yet have a fully originalist legal culture, but the currents are moving in that direction."
- The Empire Strikes Back Against Originalism
- Standing Strong on the Constitution
Socialism / Creeping Socialism
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Censorship / Social Media Censorship
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Denial / Deception / Propaganda / Social Engineering
From the top article below:
- "Now, I believe that he should tweet more, and find even more ways to subvert the press to get his message out, and to do so with all the passion and bombacity he has ever shown. Why the change of heart? Because of this past Sunday, March 15, 2020. I saw firsthand what the press is willing to do to stoke the panic in this country over a virus that while certainly dangerous, is not likely to approach plague level death, even in those countries most affected."
- I’M DONE – A GUEST POST BY MICHAEL HOOTEN
- How Big Tech Could Shift Votes Away From Trump Without Americans Even Noticing
- 10 Ways the Left Has Politicized the Coronavirus Pandemic
- Exclusive – Marco Rubio: China’s Shameless Coronavirus Pandemic Propaganda Campaign
- The American media is in a Chinese finger-trap
- Trump Campaign Files Multi-Million-Dollar Defamation Lawsuit Against CNN Over Russia Collusion Claims
- As Trump Spoke, Stocks Soared, But CNN Won’t Tell You That
- Liberal Hack Reporters Deliberately Use Half of President Trump’s Quote in Conference Call with Governors on Coronavirus in Order to Cause Panic
- Historian: I Warned The 1619 Project’s Author She Was Wrong About The Revolutionary War
- NYT Admits, at Last, That Its 1619 Project Is Wrong
- ‘It’s Indoctrination’: Civil Rights Activist Explains The Dangers Behind NYT ‘1619 Project’
- NY Times reporter: “disdain for and distrust of the media right now is worse than I’ve seen at any point throughout this presidency”
Attacks Against Conservatives
Elections / Vote Integrity
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Miscellaneous
As always, I welcome any questions or comments you may have.
James
King George TEA Party
King George, Virginia
james@kinggeorgeteaparty.com
https://www.kinggeorgeteaparty.com
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