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The complaint, filed Tuesday, cites the testimony of Christine Brim, a registered voter. Brim testified that Fairfax County Election Board Chairman Stephen M. Hunt confirmed to her via email that the Fairfax County General Registrar, Scott O. Konopasek, "had instituted a procedure to approve absentee ballot applications on which the applicant has not provided the last four digits of his or her Social Security number "We write election rules in advance so everybody knows what they are and everybody thinks it’s fair," J. Christian Adams, president and general counsel at the Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF), which represents the Virginia...

Broward School Board Member Lori Alhadeff, the lone “no” vote on the board’s decision to continue a district-wide student mask mandate, said Wednesday she believes the requirement violates state law. “I do feel that the Board’s vote in favor of a mask mandate that neglects to include an opt-out does violate the law,” Alhadeff said in an email response to questions. “Governor DeSantis’ mandate is quite clear and straightforward in its semantics. I made my decision based solely on that language.” The board on Tuesday voted 8-1 to keep its mask mandate for students in place to begin the school...

The president knows what he ordered the CDC to do is illegal. He did it anyway to appease the left wing of his party.An astonishing thing happened this week in Washington that didn’t get much critical coverage from a media establishment loath to criticize President Biden. At the behest of congressional Democrats, Biden flouted the Constitution and broke his oath of office by issuing a ban on evictions that he and his advisers know to be illegal.By “ban on evictions” I mean the president issued a blatantly unconstitutional decree that renters all across America don’t have to pay rent. If...

Former Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday addressed his GOP critics who believe he could have moved to decertify the election results on January 6, stating there is “almost no idea more un-American than the notion that any one person could choose the American President.” Speaking at the Reagan Library in Southern California as part of “The Time For Choosing” series, Pence laid out a vision for the future of the Republican Party, which he said must be devoted to the Constitution of the United States.

In a chilling statement showing his complete disdain for the rule of law, our purported ‘President’ Joe Biden said that he is “praying the verdict is the right verdict” and that he believed the evidence in the case is “overwhelming.” This comes just one day after the judge in the Derek Chauvin trial pleaded for elected officials to stop referencing the case “especially in a manner that is disrespectful to the rule of law and to the judicial branch and our function.” By doubling down on Rep. Maxine Waters’ (D-California) inciting a mob to not to accept anything other than...

The new law, which went into effect immediately, also allows local governments to be sued if they fail to stop a riot. "As we saw last summer, some of the local governments are actually telling, not necessarily in Florida but throughout the country, basically telling these folks to stand down, telling police to stand down while cities burnt, while businesses were burnt, while people were being harmed," DeSantis said. "That’s a dereliction of duty. "What our bill says, and what I’ll sign into law today, is that if you're derelict in your duty as a local government, if you tell...

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ (R-FL) staff members said Thursday he is set to approve an “anti-riot” bill that will impose more severe criminal penalties on violent protesters after it is finalized. The governor unveiled the proposal in September and advocated for its passage while protests devolved into violence and looting “This legislation strikes the appropriate balance of safeguarding every Floridian’s constitutional right to peacefully assemble while ensuring that those who hide behind peaceful protest to cause violence in our communities will be punished,” his office said. “Further, this legislation ensures that no community in the state engages in defunding of their...

Preet Bharara knew about FBI leaks two years before his office denied them. No one has been punished Preet Bharara is often mentioned as a possible U.S. attorney general in a Joe Biden administration after building a reputation as a hard-charging federal prosecutor and self-proclaimed ethicist teaching law school and dispensing morality on Twitter. But one of the last cases he handled as the chief federal prosecutor in New York City cuts against the grain of his carefully manicured image, exposing widespread leaking by the FBI — and knowledge of it by the Manhattan U.S. attorney's office — during the...

[...] Since September 11, 2001, emergency preparedness policies have shifted their focus from public health to national security, bioterrorism, and personal responsibility. Part III of this Article argues that this shift is both contradictory and ineffective. Part IV then critiques proposals for law reform that increase personal responsibility for health, while reducing official accountability. Such proposals can distort the rule of law in general, while doing little, if anything, to prevent public health emergencies. Laws governing bioterrorism cannot be limited to emergencies because responding to bioterrorism is essentially the same as responding to naturally occurring epidemics; the same law necessarily...

Biden and the Rule of Law Biden Advisor Ranked Mao Zedong among ‘Favorite Political Philosophers’ 2021 Forecast: Four Fights to Watch Biden and the Rule of Law President Biden began his presidency with a disturbing inauguration speech that signaled his administration will target any political opponents who reject his radical agenda. This would be a continuation of Obama-era practices, which saw the Obama IRS, DOJ, FBI, CIA, etc. used to target Obama opponents ranging from small citizen Tea Party groups to then-candidate Donald Trump. Indeed, that virtually no ordinary Americans were allowed to view the proceedings in person thanks...

The coronavirus pandemic and recession that followed make it hard for any other news to make it to the front page, but the end of the tragedy is in sight. Just this week, researchers at Oxford announced positive results in human trials for their vaccine. Even if we are not yet at the beginning of the end, we may be, as Winston Churchill once said, at the end of the beginning. That means it might be time, at last, for the presidential campaign to focus on more than the pandemic. By this point in the election cycle, we should be...

More facts are surfacing in the George Floyd case. We need to step back, allow a critical examination of evidence, and allow the criminal justice system to be applied. As gun-activist regular AmmoLand News readers well know the effect emotional sensationalism can have on the aftermath of an event and the crisis that is never left to waste. It is important to follow proper procedures, rules of evidence, allowing the defense to present its case and an adversarial examination at trial.  Despite how much we are morally revolted by the initial video evidence it is irresponsible for national media figures...

Modern America is far from the only place where mobs have torn down statues. “During the French Revolution there were attacks on statues,” says Jarrett Stepman, author of “The War on History.” “Of course, that devolved into attacks on people.” Stepman discusses France’s history of statue-toppling, Lincoln’s warnings on mob rule, and more. Listen to the interview on the podcast, or read the lightly edited transcript, pasted below. Modern America is far from the only place where mobs have torn down statues. “During the French Revolution there were attacks on statues,” says Jarrett Stepman, author of “The War on History.”...

Former Deputy Attorney General Donald Ayer: "I am here because I believe that William Barr poses the greatest threat in my lifetime to our rule of law and to public trust in it. That is because he does not believe in its core principle; that no person is above the law."

The other night I watched the movie “Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World” on cable. I’d seen it before, but this time was different. Aside from the literal end of the world part, and the main plot of the movie (which involves a couple meeting and falling in love days before an asteroid wipes out all life on Earth), the general state of insanity and anarchy could have been ripped from today’s headlines. It left me thinking you’d almost have to be a special kind of stupid to follow the law these days. I’m not calling for...

International officials trying to prosecute American military personnel will not be allowed to enter the United States, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Friday. “We are determined to protect the American, allied, and civilian personnel from living in fear of unjust prosecutions for actions taken to defend our great nation,” Pompeo told reporters at the State Department. Pompeo’s decision puts personal pressure on the International Criminal Court, a European-based tribunal that is trying to investigate whether “war crimes and crimes against humanity have been committed” since the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan. The top diplomat said that the court, which was...

Sharpton wants them to rise up and overthrow the government.

Watch the video especially at marker 1:05 where the only example given of the Rule of Law is the Postal Service. Then... read this and you'll know why https://leehempfling.com/legal/corruption/scandal-the-united-states-postal-service-where-is-the-press-conference-announcing-the-busting-up-of-a-nationwide-bribery-ring-inside-the-postal-service/

If you went to central casting looking for a military leader, he would be your choice. It was as if the uniform was cut just for him. Lt. General Michael Flynn was what my Dad would call a man’s man. He exuded character. Members of Congress get to meet a lot of interesting people including military officers. General Flynn made such an impression that years later I still remember where and when we met. There were people with stars on their shoulders who got them by mastering butt kissing, not making waves and always saying the right things. Michael Flynn...

The Supreme Court could soon overturn the temporary protections for people who came to the country illegally as children. President Donald Trump will consider protecting Dreamers who came to the country illegally as children as part of a larger immigration deal later this year, thrusting the contentious issue into the heart of election season, according to five people familiar with the situation. Trump told Republican senators at the White House Thursday that he will punt on a proposal until after an upcoming Supreme Court ruling that could overturn the temporary protections for Dreamers the Obama administration implemented, known as the...