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The Patriot Post Digest 9-3-2019
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The Patriot Post® · Mid-Day Digest
Sep. 3, 2019
https://patriotpost.us/digests/65228-mid-day-digest
THE FOUNDATION
“Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed; as they are in almost every kingdom of Europe.” —Noah Webster (1787)
https://patriotpost.us/fqd/65224-founders-quote-daily
IN TODAY’S EDITION
Democrats’ real agenda: eliminating the Second Amendment.1
More “settled science,” this time on behalf of homosexuals.2
Daily Features: More Analysis3, Columnists4, Headlines5, Opinion in Brief6, Short Cuts7, Memes8, and Cartoons9.
IN BRIEF
Dems’ Assault on the Second Amendment10
Democrats love to proclaim that they support protecting Second Amendment rights even if they just want more “sensible” gun control. But as conservatives have regularly pointed out, Democrats’ “sensible” gun control would do next to nothing to stop criminals from committing crimes with firearms. In fact, the vast majority of Democrats’ proposed gun control would only make it harder for law-abiding Americans to exercise their Second Amendment rights.
The fact of the matter is that the Democrat Party’s agenda is to essentially eliminate the Second Amendment entirely. On Monday, Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden insisted there should be “no compromise” on guns. Instead, he bloviated, “We’re talking about loosening access to have guns, to be able to take them into places of worship. I mean, it is absolutely irrational. … The idea that we don’t have elimination of assault-type weapons, magazines that can hold multiple bullets in them, it’s absolutely mindless.” Biden then absurdly claimed that what he was calling for was “no violation of the Second Amendment.”
Even if Biden’s statement on banning “magazines that can hold multiple bullets” was a gaffe — the very purpose of a magazine is to hold multiple bullets, and the vast majority of modern firearms use magazines — Biden’s overall message is a clear attack on the Second Amendment.
Meanwhile, Elizabeth Warren attacks the Second Amendment by labeling the issue a “public-health emergency.” Warren pontificated, “We need to treat this as the public-health emergency that it is. And it’s going to take a lot of pieces and a lot of changes that we need to do to bring down deaths from gun violence.” Warren conveniently ignores the truth — that gun-related deaths due to crime have actually been decreasing for years as gun ownership has gone up — so that she can spin her “public health” narrative with the goal being the effective elimination of the Second Amendment.
Democrats have demonized the National Rifle Association, the nation’s leading advocacy organization for the Second Amendment that historically enjoyed bipartisan support, as a terrorist organization. Bernie Sanders, who in the past stood up for Vermonters’ Second Amendment rights and was endorsed by the NRA, sings a different tune of late. On Saturday, Sanders asserted, “We are telling [President Donald] Trump and [Senate Majority Leader Mitch] McConnell, ‘Listen to the American people and not the NRA.’ And I would hope very much that we can overcome the fear of the NRA and do what the American people want.”
Beto O'Rourke has no love for the Second Amendment either, as he has taken to dropping F-bombs when expressing his disgust over Americans’ right to possess “weapons of war.” Along with banning “assault weapons” and implementing a national gun registry, O'Rourke also wants a mandatory buyback (a.k.a. confiscation). “Buy those weapons of war back,” he thundered. “Mandate that. Not voluntary. Let’s be really clear with our fellow Americans.”
It has never been more clear that the radical Left has taken over the Democrat Party. And it sees the elimination of the Second Amendment11 as an essential stepping stone to the ultimate elimination of the Constitution.
https://patriotpost.us/articles/65221-dems-assault-on-the-second-amendment
The ‘Gay Gene’ Guessing Game12
Lewis Morris
The findings of a recently released study on the origins of human sexual orientation, the largest of its kind ever conducted, is sure to reignite the debate over homosexuality and whether it is a controlled life choice or the result of an uncontrollable set of genetic circumstances.
The study13 determined that genes do have an impact on a person’s sexual orientation, but that it is impossible to predict a person’s sexual behavior solely on their genome. Researchers concluded that different components of different genes in the human genome can contribute to determining a person’s sexuality, particularly in the presence of some external factors, but there is no single so-called “gay gene” that separates homosexuals from heterosexuals.
The study was conducted by researchers and geneticists at the Broad Institute at MIT, Harvard, the University of Queensland, and other institutions. It included surveys conducted among 400,000 UK and Swedish men and women in a British database and approximately 70,000 American customers of the genetic testing service 23andMe. All the subjects are of white European descent, and some 3% of the British sample and a surprising 19% of the American sample admitted to having sex at least once with a same-sex partner.
The sample audience for the study hardly indicates a strong representation of the general adult population, nor did the study spend any time on societal factors such as religion, income, family structure, and so forth. For the purposes of this study, researchers focused solely on genetic factors.
The study is sure to be attacked by the Rainbow Mafia for not quite supporting the party line that homosexuals are “born that way” and are therefore unable to reject that lifestyle. On the flip side, the report also indicates that homosexuality is too complicated to simply be a lifestyle choice.
How will the Left reconcile this study — which purports to lend more nuanced credence to the “born this way” argument — with the “I was born the wrong way” argument of so-called “transgendered” individuals?
On the one hand, leftists insist conversion therapy should be banned for homosexuals because of genetics. As one study author put it, “I hope that the science can be used to educate people a little bit more about how natural and normal same-sex behavior is. It’s written into our genes.” On the other hand, some individuals — including children — should undergo hormone treatment and even surgical alteration because their genetics got their biology wrong.
Some researchers in the study initially questioned the wisdom of going forward with the work. Geneticist Steven Reilly, who leads an LGBT group at the Broad Institute called Out@Broad, told The New York Times14, “I deeply disagree about publishing this,” citing fears that the data could be misconstrued — by conservatives — for political purposes.
And the Left would never use homosexuality for political purposes…
In the face of discovery, these “scientists” were willing to let their own political views interfere with their ability to conduct and share research for fear of how it might inform political opponents. They even entertained the idea of burying the study. Publicly they claimed fear, but it’s clear that the real motivation is that the study does not comport with their long-held social beliefs. It is the perfect example of what leftists frequently accuse conservatives of doing: using politics to distort reporting scientific fact.
One finding of the study that could not be kept in the closet was the discovery of a genetic correlation between same-sex behavior and certain mental-health issues and traits like risky behavior and drug use. Hopefully this information, and the rest of the study, will be used to help people instead of being wielded as a cudgel by the Rainbow Mafia.
https://patriotpost.us/articles/65217-the-gay-gene-guessing-game
ON OUR WEBSITE TODAY
Featured Analysis: Hollywood Leftists Blacklist Conservatives15 — The double standard is astounding as calls for silencing and doxing political opponents spread.
Conservatives Can Win or Whine, but Not Both16 — Echoing and emulating the tactics of the Left won’t necessarily benefit conservatives.
Montana Judge Hammers Convicts for Stolen Valor17 — Two felons will be forced to wear signs saying, “I Stole Valor” — a fitting punishment.
A Space Cadet Lovers’ Quarrel18 — It’s the next frontier for the gender confused — hacking and robbery in space.
American Spirit: Sisters Sell Lemonade to Pay Off Others’ Student-Lunch Debt19 — Inspired by their own classmates in need, the Hager sisters raised thousands of dollars.
Video: ‘Openness’ Through Censorship?20 — YouTube shouldn’t be the topic of conversation. Yet here we are, discussing YouTube.
Video: AJ+ Is Al Jazeera21 — There’s a social-media site whose glitzy videos populate your newsfeed. It’s not CNN. |
