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The Patriot Post Digest 8-23-2016
From The Federalist Patriot
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Mid-Day Digest
Aug. 23, 2016
THE FOUNDATION
“Give up money, give up fame, give up science, give the earth itself and all it contains rather than do an immoral act. And never suppose that in any possible situation, or under any circumstances, it is best for you to do a dishonorable thing, however slightly so it may appear to you.” —Thomas Jefferson (1785)
TOP RIGHT HOOKS
Trust Issues Get Worse for Clinton1
Continuing the drip, drip, drip of Hillary Clinton’s email scandal, Judicial Watch released 725 pages2 of State Department documents Monday providing more evidence of pay-to-play at the Clinton Foundation. Judicial Watch says, “In more than a dozen email exchanges, [top Clinton aide Huma] Abedin provided expedited, direct access to Clinton for donors who had contributed from $25,000 to $10 million to the Clinton Foundation. In many instances, Clinton Foundation top executive Doug Band, who worked with the Foundation throughout Hillary Clinton’s tenure at State, coordinated closely with Abedin. In Abedin’s June deposition to Judicial Watch, she conceded that part of her job at the State Department was taking care of ‘Clinton family matters.’” Crown Prince Salman of Bahrain was one of those donors — $32 million to the Clinton Global Initiative won him a personal audience with Her Highness.
A campaign spokesman insisted, “Hillary Clinton never took action as secretary of state because of donations to the Clinton Foundation.” If that isn’t Clintonesque parsing of language, we don’t know what is.
In other Clinton news, the FBI found nearly 15,000 emails beyond the 30,000 Hillary Clinton printed out for the State Department. The Bureau turned those over to State for review, but State initially said it won’t release them until — you guess it — after the election. Federal Judge James Boasberg, however, wasn’t having that. He ordered State to review the emails by Sept. 22, which could set the stage for an October surprise. Clinton has long said the 30,000 emails she deleted were wedding plans for Chelsea and yoga routines. We’ll find out.
Finally, Clinton rolled out an expanded version of a previous excuse: Her predecessor Colin Powell used private email and told her it was fine. Powell fired back that she had been “using [the private email server] for a year before I sent her a memo telling her what I did.” Furthermore, he used appropriate systems for classified information, and he kept his personal email for, you know, personal stuff. Clinton exclusively used personal email, including to send and receive classified information.
George Soros the No-Borders Globalist3
The recent release by DCLeaks of hacked emails from billionaire financier George Soros' Open Society Foundations (OSF) paints a picture of a man with little regard for the sovereignty of nations, and a man who actively promotes open borders as a means to manipulate political scenes the world over, like a kid playing a game of Risk. With Europe struggling with the migration crisis, Soros' foundations have sensed opportunities to “shape conversations about rethinking migration governance.” Soros himself wants to make it easier to admit migrants into Europe. In fact, he has encouraged the EU to admit at least 300,000 migrants annually and called for allocating at least 30 billion euros a year to the asylum plan.
But what does Soros gain from pushing for such an open borders plan? The globalists4 of today, like George Soros, are akin to the imperialists of the past. They view individual nations as commodities to be possessed and directed for their own profit and global aims, therefore national sovereignty and firm borders are hindrances they seek to remove. Soros' globalist/imperialist motives are exposed in his organizations' behind-the-scenes activity in Ukraine, where he has sought to manipulate both the EU and the U.S. Federal Reserve to financially prop up the Ukrainian government. Of course, his Ukrainian Redevelopment Fund would stand to profit handsomely from a stabilized Ukraine. But Soros is not a supporter of a sovereign Ukraine, as he has talked of Ukraine being yet another location in which to funnel more refugees from the European migration crisis. Soros sees Ukraine as merely another game piece best to be used according to how he and his globalist friends see fit.
Justice Dept. Bails on the Constitution5
On the issue of due process, the Eighth Amendment states, “Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.” Now contrast that with a new Justice Department ruling: “Bail practices that incarcerate indigent individuals before trial solely because of their inability to pay for their release violate the Fourteenth Amendment.” For background, NBC News says, “The filing came in the case of Maurice Walker of Calhoun, Georgia. He was kept in jail for six nights after police arrested him for the misdemeanor offense of being a pedestrian under the influence. He was told he could not get out of jail unless he paid the fixed bail amount of $160.”
As stipulated in the Eighth Amendment, excessive bail is prohibited, and $160 is certainly well within what can be considered reasonable. On the other hand, the case can be made that forcing a callously drunk and destitute individual who is being charged with a misdemeanor to spend a week in confinement seems like a “cruel and unusual punishment.” Which gets us to the crux of the issue: The DOJ may have a legitimate argument here. The problem though, as is so often the case, is that Justice has issued a blanket ruling to resolve a relatively isolated problem. That in and of itself creates a bigger problem. As Jazz Shaw points out6, “Eliminating bail entirely for people who claim poverty, even for petty crimes, sounds like more trouble, not less.” Like so many other blanket rulings, this makes the system — and the Constitution — even more ripe for abuse.
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BEST OF RIGHT OPINION
Joe Bastardi: Nightmare in Louisiana NOT the Worst of What Can Happen9
Michael Barone: Sympathy for Victims Can Be Misdirected — and Backfire10
Cal Thomas: To ID or Not to ID?11
For more, visit Right Opinion12.
TOP HEADLINES
Virginia Stabbing Likely a Terrorist Attack13
State Dept. Warns: Iran Seeking to Capture U.S. Citizens14
Judge Blocks Obama’s Tranny Bathroom Decree15
For more, visit Patriot Headline Report16.
FEATURED RIGHT ANALYSIS
Tennessee — The Model for America17
By Robin Smith
Tennessee, the 16th state admitted to the Union, is widely known by its nickname “The Volunteer State,” originating with its contribution of Patriots to the War of 1812 — and every contest for Liberty since. Tennessee’s official slogan is, “America at its best.”
Today, in many respects, Tennessee is a leading model for the rest of the nation. If America operated like our state, it would be fundamentally transformed by fiscal discipline, economic growth and competition. Those open market principles have been rejected by Democrat-controlled states, and the consequences are dire.
The Volunteer State has always had a carefully managed government due to its constitutional prohibition of an income tax and a requirement to balance the budget annually. But things began to change dramatically after the people of Tennessee declared it a right-to-work state.
In November 2008, the General Assembly began its departure from Democrat-control. For the first time since Reconstruction, Republicans held the majority in both chambers of the TN General Assembly. Then, in 2010, Republican Bill Haslam easily won the open seat for governor and gained the benefit of a conservative super majority in the House and conservative majority in the Senate. Notably today, both U.S. Senate seats are held by Republicans and seven of the nine House seats are Republican.
It’s no coincidence that in 2010, The Patriot Post’s home state began its ascent to the top of the pack in everything from fiscal health and integrity to classroom reading scores, as both the legislative and executive branches of state government committed to results, not intentions. The agenda for Tennessee was clearly to create and cultivate an environment to promote new companies to start, existing businesses to expand and jobs to naturally occur by removing barriers such as regulations, taxes and legislation that favored one aspect of industry versus another.
Tennessee was and is open for business18.
On its state Economic and Community Development webpage, awards and accolades of Tennessee include: + The Brookings Institution ranks the state No. 1 for advanced industry job growth + Ranked No. 1 for foreign direct investment (FDI) job commitments in 2015 according to the recently released 2016 Global Location Trends report + Southern Business and Development Magazine named Tennessee the 2016 State of the Year for Economic Development based on its project totals and the variety of the industry sectors + Business Facilities ranked Tennessee the No. 2 state in the nation for infrastructure according to the magazine’s 12th Annual Rankings Report. Tennessee was also ranked No. 4 for workforce training |
