Little Green Apple

What the Green New Deal Would Do to New York City’s Economy, by Ethan Warrick, Wealth Authority.

Despite the warnings against embracing the New Green Deal, de Blasio is not only embracing it wholeheartedly, he is even going a bit further with the idea and creating his own $14 billion plan called “OneNYC 2050: Building a Strong and Fair City.”

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says in order to become the “Green Apple,” and wholeheartedly embrace the “Green New Deal,” the city that never sleeps is going to have to make some major changes. Some of these might not be so easy to fully espouse.

According to Mayor De Blasio, who recently appeared on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” New York’s iconic skyscrapers are currently the city’s “biggest source of emissions.” This is a problem because in order for New York to buy in fully to the “Green New Deal,” they have to make drastic changes when it comes to emissions and renewable energy. Consequently, the mayor stated, “We are putting clear, strong mandates” in place. If a property is already built, the owner will face gigantic fines until their buildings are retrofitted to meet current energy standards.

“This is the first of any major city on the Earth to say to building owners, ‘you’ve got to clean your act, you’ve got to retrofit, you’ve got to save energy. If you don’t do it 2030, there will be serious fines, as high as $1 million or more for the biggest buildings,” de Blasio said.

Mayor De Blasio also added that New York is planning to alter the way skyscrapers are currently engineered and constructed, moving away from steel and glass.

“We’re going to ban the classic glass and steel skyscrapers, which are incredibly inefficient,” he said. “If someone wants to build one of those, they can take a whole lot of steps to make it energy efficient, but we’re not going to allow what we used to see in the past.”

According to the mayor, owners of private builds will be expected to reduce their emissions some 30% by 2030.

The “Green New Deal”, which was introduced by New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, is a radical proposal to essentially retrofit the entire United States into a green utopia. It requires a massive and almost complete overhaul of the way the nation currently utilizes energy. The idea is to cut emissions and revamp the economy by shifting America away from fossil fuels entirely, like coal and oil. These resources would then be replaced with renewable options like solar and wind power. The Green New Deal demands a comprehensive elimination of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.

Although the changes sound responsible and beneficial to the environment, many warn they could spell disaster for the American economy. With some estimations putting the price tag of these changes at $93 trillion or $600,000 per US household, it’s easy to see how this deal would be horrendous if enacted nationwide. According to many republicans who have rallied against the proposal, it would trigger massive tax hikes and subsequently devastate the economy.

This comprehensive plan is described by de Blasio as a way to “prepare our city for the future.” “Every day we wait is a day our planet gets closer to the point of no-return,” he said. “New York City’s Green New Deal meets that reality head on. We are confronting the same interests that created the climate crisis and deepened inequality. There’s no time to waste. We’re taking action now, before it’s too late.”

According to de Blasio, New York will be committed to carbon neutrality by the year 2050 and will have to utilize only 100% clean electricity.

Often, while something might sound good in theory, it doesn’t work in practice. Many experts agree that this new plan will only serve to undermine the current economic growth enjoyed by the nation, and will likely devastate many American businesses and families, especially those who happen to call New York City home.

https://www.wealthauthority.com/articles/what-the-green-new-deal-would-do-to-new-york-citys-economy/

Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader

Dumb US Socialist Kids

Socialists Asked Who Pays for Free Stuff, Their Answers are Revealing, by Conservative Zone.

Socialist policies are swiftly becoming mainstream in the Democratic Party. Several of the 2020 Democratic hopefuls for president enthusiastically tout things like Medicare for all, free college tuition, and free housing daily on the stump.

Self-proclaimed Democratic Socialist Senator Bernie Sanders is leading some polls including the latest University of New Hampshire Granite State Poll. In this poll, Sanders registered 30 percent while former Vice President Joe Biden came in a remote second at 18 percent.

Socialism is especially popular with younger voters. They love the concept of free stuff. Unfortunately, many millennials don’t have a clue as to how the country would pay for it.

Last year, Campus Reform’s Cabot Phillips asked millennials in Astoria, New York about socialism. This particular location was significant because it’s the home of insanely popular and outspoken freshman U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democrat.

Like the Representative, the young people Phillips interviewed in her district said, without hesitation, that they supported socialist policies. But, when Phillips asked them who would pay for all of the “free” things, their answers were revealing.

According to TheBlaze, one individual replied, “Some of it should come from taxes, but the government should pay for it.” Phillips aptly pointed out, “But the government is funded by taxes.” In comment to this statement, the girl simply said, “Yeah.”

One guy seemed to have more confidence in Congress than most Americans do. He told Philips, “I don’t know where the money would come from, but they can figure it out.” This same individual also shared that he felt socialist countries are “doing really well.”

Another guy believed that “with a good idea and a good reason to spend their tax money, people wouldn’t actually mind paying more taxes.”

Phillips’ interviews concluded with someone saying, “I’m liberal. I don’t know exactly, like, where I stand, but I know, like, Democratic socialism is better than conservative … it’s the better option.” When Phillips asked how it was indeed better, the girl bizarrely answered “Um, when I think of it, I just think of, like, more open-minded people, people that aren’t, like, as economically conserved.”

Last month, Phillips again tackled the idea of socialism with students on the campus of Florida International University in Miami. When interviewed, most of the students revealed they preferred socialism to capitalism.

During this particular outing, Phillips used a clever illustration to show the millennials how socialism could personally impact them. He inquired of them how they’d like to “share” their GPAs and “spread the wealth” with fellow students earning lower grades.

Unsurprisingly, the students thought the idea was a less than stellar one. One individual said, “I’m all for helping; I wouldn’t give some of my [GPA] points. … I’ve lost a lot of sleep, I don’t know if it would be fair.”

Another stated, “I sacrifice a lot to get my GPA … so, no, I wouldn’t sacrifice my own things.” One student remarked, “That’s completely different. I’m studying all day for my grade.” Another stated, “I guess it would be kind of, like, hypocritical for me to say ‘no.’”

In an effort to gain votes, politicians have a habit of promising pie in the sky policies like “free” healthcare. Sadly, these things won’t be “free” for the hardworking individuals who will have to pay for them through exorbitant taxes and other means.

According to an Investor’s Business Daily editorial, “In socialism, all roads lead to disaster. Or, as Friedrich Hayek, the late Austrian economist, might say, to ‘serfdom.’ All forms of socialism are the same: they replace consent and personal freedom with government power on behalf of the ‘people’.

The piece went on to say, “Millennials need to rethink their youthful allegiance to socialist ideology. It will bring them less income, worse inequality, insecurity, hunger, despair and a loss of freedom.”

This certainly isn’t the rosy, sunshiny view of socialism the 2020 Democratic contenders are painting. Conservatives need to expose the harsh realities of socialism before the 2020 election. If they don’t succeed, America may never be the same.

https://www.conservativezone.com/articles/socialists-asked-who-pays-for-free-stuff-their-answers-are-revealing/

Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader

Texas Voter Fraud Case

Texas Border Town Mayor and His Wife Face Up to Life in Prison for Voter Fraud, by Tori McNabb, 4/27/19.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has charged border town mayor Richard Molina and his wife Dalia Molina in a vote-harvesting scheme that saw him beat longtime mayor Richard Garcia by 1,240 votes.

Molina and his wife own an apartment complex that they used to register voters who live outside the city, and it involves some of their paid campaign workers as well. Texas has been cracking down on voter fraud, and there were already 16 arrests in the voter fraud scheme.

Texas AG Ken Paxton says that rigged elections result in voter apathy since they no longer believe their vote matters.

From The Blaze - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton released a statement about the charges against Edinburg Mayor Richard Molina and his wife Dalia Molina.

“Voter fraud is an affront to democracy and places the decision-making authority of the Texas electorate in the hands of those who have no right to make those choices,” said Paxton in the statement.

“Voter apathy is caused by rigged elections with guaranteed outcomes,” he explained. “My office will always do everything it can to protect the integrity of Texas elections and the rights of every legal voter to cast a ballot and have it counted accurately. No one is above the law.”

The Molinas are charged with using fraudulent vote registrations in order to inflate his vote tally. Sixteen others have also been arrested in connection with the alleged voter fraud ring.

“Texas is cracking down on election fraud,” tweeted Texas Governor Greg Abbott on social media in response to the arrest. Molina vehemently denies the charges and says he will fight them in court. If convicted, he faces 5 to 99 years in prison, or life.

https://redrightvideos.com/texas-border-town-mayor-and-his-wife-face-up-to-life-in-prison-for-voter-fraud/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=subscriber_id:1095731&utm_campaign=Feds%20Indict%20Sanctuary%20City%20Judge%20for%20Obstruction%20(Duplicate%20%231)

Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader

Migrant Detention in Mexico

VIDEO: 1300 Migrants Riot, Escape Mexican Immigration Facility.
 
The incident began Thursday evening at the Century 21 station in Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico’s National Immigration Institute announced in a prepared statement. The move was started by Cuban migrants who made up the majority of those held at the facility. In total, approximately 1,300 escaped.

Approximately 1,300 migrants from Central America and Cuba rioted and broke out of an immigration holding facility in southern Mexico Thursday.

The breakout was recorded on cell phone video and published by Azteca Noticias. In the video, dozens of migrants can be seen running out the doors of the facility. According to Mexican authorities, the facility did not have any measures to contain inhabitants.

Mexican authorities have not released any information about injuries during the riot and escape, however, they did reveal that approximately 700 later returned to the shelter.

https://www.breitbart.com/border/2019/04/26/video-1300-migrants-riot-escape-mexican-immigration-facility/

Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader

Baltimore Mayor in Trouble

Federal Raids On Democrat Mayor Of Baltimore Catherine Pugh Causes Her To Flee State, by Tim Brown, 4/25/19.

Democrat Mayor of Baltimore Catherine Pugh has reportedly fled the state of Maryland in the midst of FBI and IRS raids on her home and office at City Hall.  That's not all, she and five of her staffers are on paid leave amid a scandal over sales of her children's book "Healthy Holly," even as Governor Larry Hogan has called on her to resign.

The Baltimore Sun reports: Hauling out boxes of “Healthy Holly” books and documents, dozens of federal law enforcement agents Thursday struck businesses, homes and government buildings across Baltimore as an investigation into Mayor Catherine Pugh’s business dealings widened.

FBI agents and IRS officials executed search warrants at her City Hall office, Pugh’s two houses, and offices of the mayor’s allies, as the growing scandal consumed the city’s attention, generated national headlines and provoked fresh calls for the embattled Democratic mayor’s resignation.

“This is too much for our city,” Democratic City Councilman Zeke Cohen said. “It puts all of us under a tremendous strain, and again it is not fair either to the people that live here, or the people that work here.”

Dave Fitz, an FBI spokesman, confirmed agents from the Baltimore FBI office and the Washington IRS office searched at least six addresses. The U.S. attorney’s office confirmed the location of a seventh search. The actions were the first confirmation that federal authorities, as well as state officials, were investigating the mayor’s activities.

Pugh remained inside her Ashburton home during the raids, a police source confirmed. Pugh, 69, did not respond to messages seeking comment.

Shortly after the raids began, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan called on Pugh, who has taken a paid leave of absence as mayor, to resign. The Republican governor had asked the Maryland Office of the State Prosecutor on April 1 to investigate Pugh’s sales of her self-published “Healthy Holly” children’s book series to the University of Maryland Medical System while she was on its unpaid board of directors.

“Today, agents for the FBI and the IRS executed search warrants at the mayor’s homes and offices,” Hogan said. “Now, more than ever, Baltimore city needs strong and responsible leadership. Mayor Pugh has lost the public trust. She is clearly not fit to lead. For the good of the city, Mayor Pugh must resign.”

NBC 4 reports: The mayor's attorney, Steve Silverman, said federal agents came to his city law firm Thursday morning to serve a subpoena for her original financial records. They were directed to a sequestered area where Pugh's documents were kept, he said, and they did not seek any attorney-client privileged communications.

And University of Maryland Medical System spokesman Michael Schwartzberg disclosed that the medical system received a grand jury witness subpoena seeking documents and information related to Pugh.

For years, Pugh had somehow negotiated lucrative deals to sell her "Healthy Holly" books to customers that included the hospital network she once helped oversee and a major health plan that does business with the city. She sold $500,000 worth of the illustrated paperbacks to the University of Maryland Medical System, on whose board she sat for nearly 20 years. She also made $300,000 in bulk sales to other customers including two major health carriers that did business with the city.

The revelation of a major federal investigation comes amid a criminal investigation by the state prosecutor's office, which probes public corruption in Maryland. Other probes include a review by the city ethics board and the Maryland Insurance Administration.

CBS Baltimore also reported that at least six locations were raided:  City Hall, Pugh’s home on Ellamont Avenue, Pugh’s second home on Dennlyn Avenue, Pugh’s attorney’s office, the Maryland Center for Adult Training and Pugh’s former aide Gary Brown Jr.’s home.

However, it appears that Mayor Pugh has "left the building."

“No one has seen the mayor and her own spokesperson doesn’t know where she is even though she’s supposed to be recovering from pneumonia,” according to WJZ13. “However, a source tells WJZ however Pugh was at her home when the raid began, but has since left the state.”

Big League Politics reported:  Pugh is currently being investigated by the Maryland State Prosecutor’s Office in connection to sales of her “Healthy Holly” children’s books. On April 1, she announced that she would be taking a leave of absence for “health reasons” as the scandal grew.

“The Baltimore Sun reported last month that Pugh was paid $500,000 by the University of Maryland Medical System for 100,000 of the books to distribute to schoolchildren,” according to Thursday’s Baltimore Sun report. “The no-bid arrangement was made while she was on the hospital network’s unpaid board. Health provider Kaiser Permanente later acknowledged that it paid Pugh more than $100,000 to buy about 20,000 copies of her books during a period when the company was seeking a lucrative contract to provide health insurance to city employees.”

Honestly, Pugh appears as if she is on some form of medication.  I wonder if that will prove to be fatal in this situation.

https://freedomoutpost.com/federal-raids-on-democrat-mayor-of-baltimore-catherine-pugh-causes-her-to-flee-state/

Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader

Gun Rights

Guns are not allowed in Cambodia, Eritria and North Korea. Guns are restricted in China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Venezuela and Vietnam. 

Only 66 countries are on the list below.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overview_of_gun_laws_by_nation

The 2^nd Amendment in the US Constitution grants non-criminal private citizens the “right to bare arms”. Guns are needed to provide citizens with the right to self-defense. In the US, the original intent of the 2^nd Amendment was to allow citizens to protect themselves from attack, abuse and theft by anyone, including the government. Over time the government has adopted indirect ways to attack, abuse and steal.

The US Declaration of Independence includes the right of citizens to engage in secession when government abuse is excessive and government refuses to end the abuse. Today, in the US, we replace our politicians in elections every 2, 4 and 6 years.

The practical reasons for private gun ownership includes protection of property, protection from attacks by wild animals and deterrence from crime in rural areas. It is useful to have millions of armed citizens to deter countries from invading each other.

Police don’t prevent crime, they investigate it, gather evidence, try to find perpetrators and arrest them. Courts prosecute crime, but don’t prevent crime. Gun control does not prevent crime, because criminals ignore Gun Laws.

Individual citizens are responsible for preventing crime by locking their homes and cars and exercising caution. The Court System provides a revolving door for criminals. We have no border security or effective visa controls. Drug Addiction creates theft and murder crimes. Police and Courts punish citizens for defending themselves.

Communist governments and Dictatorships usually want to disarm their citizens to avoid armed revolts. Large cities may have ordinances against firing guns, but criminals are not deterred.

Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader

BSA Child Abuse

BOY SCOUTS IN DANGER OF BEING DISSOLVED DUE TO NUMEROUS CHILD ABUSE CASES, By Steven Ahle, 4/25/19.

The Boy Scouts of America has a list that goes back to the 1940s called the “Perversion Files.” According to sources, there are 7,819 suspected perpetrators, while the number of victims total 12,254.

Two hundred of the alleged abusers are said to be in New York and New Jersey. Lawyers nationwide are prepping for individual lawsuits and class action lawsuits against the Scouts. They are already financially troubled and these lawsuits could very well put them out of business.

Lawyers in both New York and New Jersey made announcements on Tuesday of upcoming lawsuits. They are trying to force the Scouts to release the complete list of the Perversion files.

From NBC: The Boy Scouts of America told News 4 in a statement that they “care deeply about all victims of child sex abuse and sincerely apologize to anyone who was harmed during their time in Scouting.”

“We believe victims, we support them, and we have paid for unlimited counseling by a provider of their choice. Nothing is more important than the safety and protection of children in Scouting and we are outraged that there have been times when individuals took advantage of our programs to abuse innocent children,” the statement reads in part.

It continues: “At no time have we ever knowingly allowed a sexual predator to work with youth, and we mandate that all leaders, volunteers and staff members nationwide immediately report any abuse allegation to law enforcement.”

Anderson said his law firm managed to identify 130 former BSA leaders in New York who are found in the files that have so far been made available. According to Anderson, the list of alleged abusers was compiled into what he called the “Anderson File,” but said the list of names is incomplete.

The BSA never released the names of the alleged perpetrators to the public or authorities, Anderson claimed.

https://steadfastandloyal.com/unreal/boy-scouts-in-danger-of-being-dissolved-due-to-numerous-child-abuse-cases/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=subscriber_id:1095731&utm_campaign=Feds%20Indict%20Sanctuary%20City%20Judge%20for%20Obstruction

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I joined the Cub Scouts in 1951 and the Boy Scouts in 1953 and left the Scouts in 1957 when I started High School. I was the Boy Scout Bugler and 1^st Chair Trumpet player in the 300 piece Boy Scout marching band. We had monthly Scout meetings, merit badge projects, camping trips, annual jamborees and a softball team. I won a scholarship to CBC Military HS with the trumpet.

The Boy Scouts made a strategic blunder in allowing gays to be scoutmasters and recently merged with the Girl Scouts. The will likely die from Political Correctness.

Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader

Illegal Migrant Wire Transfers

This Special US Banking Program for Illegal Aliens Will Infuriate You, by American Liberty Report.

The remittance payments that illegal aliens send back home to Mexico, after stealing jobs meant for Americans and paying no taxes on their wages, seem a bit… unfair. A lot of Americans would probably like to sign up for that.

All the money that you make at your job, for example, may be intended to benefit members of your immediate family. Therefore, wouldn’t it be nice to be able to pay no taxes on your salary, simply by claiming, “But the money is for my family!”

Alas, you can’t get a sweet deal like that in America. That’s only a benefit that illegal aliens in our country get to enjoy.

If you’re an American and you do happen to have family overseas, you’ve probably noticed that it’s a bit expensive to wire money to them. According to Lending Tree, here are the international wire transfer fees that Americans must pay at their banks to send money to a foreign country.

Bank of America, Citi, PNC and Wells Fargo all charge $45 per transfer. Chase, SunTrust and US Bank each charge $50 per transfer. BB&T charges $65 per transfer. The average cost for Americans to send an international wire transfer from these banks is a little over $48 per transfer. That will buy you a tank of gas and some biscuits & gravy in most places.

Oh, but there is one banking program administered through the Federal Reserve which allows you to send foreign wire transfers for just $0.67 per transaction. Unfortunately, you must be an illegal alien sending untaxed remittance payments home to Mexico in order to participate in this special, exclusive program. Crossing the border illegally has so many benefits!

Another way of phrasing it mathematically is that Americans pay 74.6 times as much money to send a wire transfer as it costs illegal aliens to do the exact same thing. Plus, only illegal aliens from Mexico get this deal. Imagine how jealous the illegal aliens from Congo must be!

The “Directo a México” (Direct to Mexico) program was started by the George W. Bush administration in 2005. Before the Directo a México program, illegal aliens had to pay the full price for wire transfers back home.

Plus, they kept getting caught committing financial fraud and identity theft, which is embarrassing and not an “act of love” according to the Bush family doctrine. It’s so much easier to just make it legal for illegal aliens to participate in our nation’s financial system.

Plus, it’s a big incentive for even more Mexicans to commit more “acts of love” by illegally breaching our border and coming here to work, illegally, without paying taxes.

All you need to benefit from this special Federal Reserve banking program is a government-issued ID… from the Mexican government. Present your Mexican-issued ID at “any participating US financial institution.” The program is intended primarily for illegal aliens, since it doesn’t ask for the normal things like a green card, visa or driver’s license to sign up for a bank account.

Once you submit your Mexican ID, the bank sets you up with a Directo a México debit card account. You can start depositing your under-the-table, cash-only, untaxed payments from your stolen job and start wiring the money home for just $0.67 per transaction. What a deal!

Spanish-language brochures for the Directo a México program, which you can probably pick up in the lobby of your bank, promise to give participants “more pesos for every dollar.”

An FAQ section on one of the Directo a México brochures reassures the illegal aliens that their money is safe, thanks to the Federal Reserve. If ICE raids their workplace, captures them and deports them back to Mexico, the money is still in their account. They can withdraw the cash from any ATM in Mexico, using their Directo a México debit card. So efficient!

Perusing the Directo a México website, it appears that Alaska and Hawaii are the only two US states where this exclusive remittance program is not available. In the other 48 states, illegal aliens who are “living in the shadows” can fully participate in the financial systems of America, no questions asked. Just bring your Mexican-issued ID and you can get better wire transfer rates than any American taxpayer can – even if you’re using the same bank!

Congress could put a stop to this program tomorrow, if America’s elected leaders had the moral will to protect us against the invasion. Unfortunately, Rand Paul and Ted Cruz are the only two US Senators who ever dare to utter a discouraging word against the Federal Reserve.

https://www.americanlibertyreport.com/articles/this-special-us-banking-program-for-illegal-aliens-will-infuriate-you/

Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader 

Police Abuse Lawsuit

Pennsylvania: Taxpayers Hit for $270k After Cops Beat, Kidnap 4’11” Grandma for Refusing Warrantless Search, by Matt Agorist, 4/25/19.

Allentown, PA — Thanks to police officers who chose to violate rights instead of uphold them, taxpayers in Allentown, Pennsylvania will shell out $270,000 to a 4-foot 11-inch grandma whose only crime was demanding cops obey the law.

The incident unfolded on May 2, 2016, when Charlene Klein woke to the sound of cops banging on her door in the middle of the night. When she opened the door, she saw officer Stephen Madison and Christopher Hendricks standing on her porch with officer Michael Good and other police nearby, according to the lawsuit.

Madison asked Klein if her son was home and then asked if police could search her home. Klein, who knows her rights, then asked officers if they had a warrant to search her home or a warrant to arrest her son. According to the lawsuit, police replied that they had neither, so Klein told them that they could not come in and she began to close her screen door.

As the Morning Call reports, according to the lawsuit, Madison tried to keep Klein from closing the door, and when his finger got pinched, he ripped the door out of Klein’s hands. Madison grabbed Klein by the shoulders, violently pulling her outside, the suit alleges. Madison and Hendricks then lifted Klein with her arms behind her back and threw her onto the concrete wall between Klein’s and her neighbor’s property before handcuffing her, the lawsuit alleges.

After attacking the innocent grandma, injuring her in the process, police proceeded to violate her rights even further and search her home without the warrant.

According to the lawsuit, Klein was then kidnapped and brought to jail where she was held without medical treatment, despite her injuries which required surgery.

Because officer Madison’s finger got pinched in the door to a home he and his cronies were attempting to illegally search, this grandma was charged with aggravated assault, according to the lawsuit.

According to the lawsuit, Klein’s charges were eventually dismissed. However, the alleged “investigation” conducted by the police department into Klein’s assault and mistreatment was little more than a cover-up for the brutal cops, according to the lawsuit.

None of the officers were disciplined for attacking the tiny grandma which, according to the lawsuit, highlights a failure of Allentown police supervisors to investigate misconduct by officers and punish those who break the law.

“The failure to do so results in police officers believing that their conduct will not be investigated and there will be no consequences for illegal conduct,” said attorney Robert Goldman, who represented Klein.

It took nearly three years for Klein to finally get justice. And, as the Morning Call reports, after a six-day trial and four hours of deliberations, jurors found officer Stephen Madison used excessive force in his arrest of Klein, according to Karoly and Goldman. Jurors also found Madison and officers Christopher Hendricks, Michael Good and Jacoby Glenny conducted an illegal search of Klein’s home, and failed to intervene to prevent the illegal search and use of excessive force, and conspired to violate Klein’s constitutional rights.

The jury also found that police denied the innocent grandma medical care after kidnapping her. They also found former police Chief Keith Morris failed to supervise the officers, that the city’s policies exhibited a deliberate indifference to residents’ constitutional rights and that the officers acted maliciously in violation of Klein’s constitutional rights.

“The jury verdict was loud and clear — it is essential that the Allentown Police Department reform its ways,” said Goldman. “They scrutinized the ways of its officers and said they don’t tolerate violations of citizens’ rights.”

While Klein’s case is certainly a victory, it highlights a serious problem with policing and the system which is seemingly designed to allow bad cops to escape accountability. We have a jury of her peers finding that multiple cops beat Klein up, kidnapped her, denied her medical care, and grossly violated her rights in the process, and not a single cop received so much as a slap on the wrist.

Instead of the cops being held accountable, the taxpayers were — thus continuing to enable bad cops and the cycle of oppression without accountability.

https://freedomoutpost.com/pennsylvania-taxpayers-hit-for-270k-after-cops-beat-kidnap-411-grandma-for-refusing-warrantless-search/

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I assume Grandma’s Lawfirm bagged their 30% for their trouble giving Grandma $189.000 and the lawfirm $81,000.  These kinds of reports are enough to convince us to call 911 only to stop Police from illegal forced entry.

Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader

Crooked Democrats in Illinois

Obama-Backed & Endorsed Illinois Democrat Governor Tackled By Feds For Toilet Tax Fraud, by Daniel Greenfield, 4/25/19.
 

Chicago politics are in the toilet. But never has that been quite as true as in the case of Governor JB Pritzker.

Pritzker was heavily backed by Barack Hussein Obama in his campaign to take power in Illinois. Former President Barack Obama has made a campaign stop with Democratic candidate for Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker and his running mate, state Rep. Juliana Stratton. The surprise visit to Caffe Paradiso in Urbana followed Obama's speech Friday at the University of Illinois, where he railed against President Donald Trump and urged students to get involved in the November elections.

Pritzker is trying to unseat Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner. He and Stratton joined Obama as the former president walked the cafe, chatting up students and other customers and posing for photos.

Obama told the crowd before leaving: "You guys, remember to vote. Governor, lieutenant governor, all the way down the ballot."

Vote early, vote often, vote illegal. Obama made personal appearances with Pritzker, campaigned for him and cut a videofor him in which he declared that he was proud to endorse the adipose racist sleazeball.

“J.B. gets things done,” declares an earnest-looking Obama, looking relaxed and healthy, if with considerably more gray hair than back in the day.

Obama lauds Pritzker’s work in establishing the 1871 tech incubator here and his work on providing school breakfasts for poor kids.  “I know J.B.  I trust J.B.,” says Obama. “That’s who he is . . . someone who identifies the right problems and brings people together to solve them.” Like, apparently, the problem of how to avoid paying taxes for your mansion by getting rid of all the toilets.

Democratic Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, his wife and his brother-in-law are under federal criminal investigation for a dubious residential property tax appeal that dogged him during his gubernatorial campaign last year, WBEZ has learned.

WBEZ has also confirmed that Illinois First Lady MK Pritzker’s personal assistant who was involved in the property tax appeal, Christine Lovely, is being represented by one of Chicago’s most high-powered lawyers. Her attorney, Reid Schar, is a former federal prosecutor who helped convict ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on corruption charges.

The developments demonstrate that the billionaire governor and his wife may face a serious legal threat arising from their controversial pursuit of a property tax break on a 126-year-old mansion they purchased next to their Gold Coast home.

A Cook County inspector general’s report, first published by the Chicago Sun-Times, later found MK Pritzker directed workers to remove all toilets from the mansion in order to have it declared “uninhabitable,” which gave the Pritzkers a huge property tax break. The report also found that Lovely and the governor’s brother-in-law, Thomas J. Muenster, made “false representations” on tax appeal documents.

The county watchdog said all of that amounted to a “scheme to defraud” taxpayers out of more than $331,000.

https://freedomoutpost.com/obama-backed-endorsed-illinois-democrat-governor-tackled-by-feds-for-toilet-tax-fraud/

Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader

Sanctuary Judge Indicted

FEDS INDICT SANCTUARY CITY JUDGE FOR OBSTRUCTION, By Steven Ahle, 4/27/19.

Federal Agents have had District Court Judge Shelley Richmond Joseph and Trial Court Officer Wesley MacGregor indicted for conspiracy to obstruct justice by helping a 2-time deportee from being arrested.

An ICE agent was in the court in order to arrest two-time deportee who hasn’t been named. The ICE agent was in the courtroom and the judge sent someone over to tell him that he had to wait in the lobby and that if he was released he would have to exit that way.

Then, in the courtroom, the judge held a sidebar and turned off the recording device, which is against state law. When the recorder was turned back on, the judge said that she was letting him go. The illegal alien was taken out a side door and taken downstairs, where he was released far away from the ICE agent.

From Breitbart News: The Officer announced his presence to Courthouse personnel, including Joseph, upon arrival. Prior to the afternoon session, the courtroom clerk – at Joseph’s direction – allegedly instructed the ICE Officer to leave the courtroom and wait outside in the lobby, stating that in the event that the defendant was released, it would be through the courtroom and into the lobby.

At 2:48 p.m. the case was called and the proceedings were captured on the courtroom’s audio recorder, as prescribed under the rules for all State District Courts. The audio recording captured Joseph, the defense attorney and the ADA speaking at side bar about the defendant and the ICE detainer. Joseph then allegedly ordered the courtroom clerk to “go off the record for a moment.” For the next 52 seconds, the courtroom audio recorder was turned off, in violation of the District Court rules. At 2:51 p.m., the recorder was turned back on, and Joseph indicated her intent to release the defendant. According to the charging documents, the defense attorney asked to speak with the defendant downstairs and Joseph responded, “That’s fine. Of course.”

When reminded by the clerk that an ICE Officer was in the courthouse, Joseph stated, “That’s fine. I’m not gonna allow them to come in here. But he’s been released on this.” Immediately following the proceeding, MacGregor allegedly escorted the defendant, his attorney and an interpreter downstairs to the lockup and used his security access card to open the rear sally-port exit and release the defendant at 3:01 p.m.

Both defendants face up to 8 years in prison and a fine up to $250,000.

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Illegal Migrant Crime

5 TIME DEPORTEE ARRESTED FOR DEATH OF 4 MONTH OLD BABY, By Steven Ahle, 4/27/19.

A five-time deported illegal has been arrested for murdering a four-month-old baby after finding out the baby wasn’t his.  The 33-year-old Honduran national, Jose Avila-Agurcia, was arrested and placed in the county jail. He had been living in Tennessee.

Paramedics tended to the boy and his mother took him to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. I wonder if he came in by caravan. The Washington Post hid the fact that he was an illegal alien in order to keep people from realizing all of these illegals come with a real risk.

From The Daily Caller: An illegal immigrant living in Tennessee allegedly beat a baby to death after discovering he wasn’t the child’s father. He had been deported five times.

Police charged the 33-year-old Honduran national, Jose Avila-Agurcia, with murdering the four-month-old baby boy and put him in a county jail, according to a Fox affiliate.

Paramedics found the baby unresponsive after his mother called 911 on April 12, and took him to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The mother and Avila-Agurcia, her boyfriend, told police at the time they did not know what caused his death, but she later told police he had confessed to beating the child to death when he found out he was not the father.

The Washington Post buried the fact that the man is an illegal immigrant who had previously been deported five times in their report on the baby’s death, opting to go with the headline, “Police: Man killed baby after learning he wasn’t the dad.”

A spokesman for U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement told WaPo the agency has filed an immigration detainer.

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