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Fighting the Woke | Covid Exposed More than a Nasty Disease

Fighting the Woke | Covid Exposed More than a Nasty Disease

Show Summary: Covid has exposed the rot in the system. It was always there but now people are waking up to it. This week, we look at the woke the Left didn’t want you to see. CRT in the classroom (yes, Virginia, it was there all along). Teacher’s union promotes “White fragility” and endorses racism. Plus corporate wokeness and a new congressional scandal so bad that even AOC gets it right.

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Original Air Dates: January 29th & 30th, 2022 | Guests: Kimberly Hermann & Justin Danhof

Exposing the Woke Rot

This week, we’re welcoming back two organizations out on the front lines of liberty, the Southeastern Legal Foundation and the Free Enterprise Project.

SLF recently discovered some documents the nation’s largest teachers’ union, the NEA (National Education Association) tried to hide from the public about what, exactly, they were supporting being taught in America’s classrooms. Now, why would they want to hide that? We talk with Kimberly Hermann about just what they discovered on the NEA’s website. And we talk with her about the continuing battles in the classroom. Including some legal remedies for parents who’ve been contacted by the FBI after they show up at board meetings.

See SLF’s Twitter thread about uncovering the documents  the NEA tried to hide. Sickening this is being taught to your kids.

And the Free Enterprise Project continues its fight in the shareholders meetings of America’s wokest companies. How woke? Like Visa still sponsoring the Winter Olympics in China. Despite the fact the U.S. government has boycotted the games because of China’s genocide against its own people. We talk with Justin Danhoff about exposing and fighting  the corporate wokeness and he has tools for others to get involved.

Plus, we talk about a new scandal in Congress that is so bad, it might just have you agreeing with AOC of all people. Insider trading. But did you know Congress passed a law to “stop” this, the STOCK Act? Except it doesn’t stop anything. Listen in and find out why.

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Research & Additional Information

  • Denmark welcomes ‘the life we knew before’ and scraps COVID-19 restrictions (Washington Examiner, Jan 27, 2022)
  • Americans Are Sick of Authoritarian Mandates (American Greatness, Jan 24, 2022)
    • The backlash against COVID rules should be a lesson for Democrats and Republicans alike: America is still a land of freedom.
  • ‘Catastrophic Moral Crime’: Bari Weiss Goes Viral After Perfectly Explaining Why Americans Are Fed Up With the Never-Ending Pandemic Mentality (Based Politics, Jan 22, 2022)

Kimberly Hermann Segments

  • Kimberly’s is the general counsel for Southeastern Legal Foundation: SLFliberty.org 
  • NEA hid votes on ‘white fragility,’ Black Lives Matter, reparations amid new scrutiny (Just the News, Jan 11, 2022)
  • SE Legal Foundation’s Twitter thread on uncovering the documents (Twitter, Jan 10, 2022)
  • Fighting CRT in the classroom by Kimberley Hermann and Braden Boucek (The American Mind, Jan 11, 2022)
    • “In our last piece, we detailed successful litigation strategies for battling woke education using the Constitution and Civil Rights Acts. In this piece, we describe lesser-known strategies that can be equally as effective”
  • Winning the CRT Wars in the Courtroom (The American Mind, Sept 2021)
    • “ If a school district forces someone to agree with these statements [that colorblindness is a form of White supremacy], or shuts down disagreement, we step right into First Amendment territory.”
    • “… your kids have broad First Amendment protection both in and out of a classroom.  If a school is going to force a student to say something they do not wish to say, or endorse a belief that they do not endorse, then that is compelled speech. It is unconstitutional.”
  • Parents wise up about Critical Race Theory (NY Post, Jan 23, 2022)

Just Danhof Segments

 

 

Victory, Valor, and Vaccines – Wait, so the Constitution Matters?

Victory, Valor, and Vaccines – Wait, so the Constitution Matters?

Show Summary: Just when you thought the Constitution didn’t matter any more, along comes Southeastern Legal Foundation’s huge win in federal court to throw out the CDC’s power grab to block landlords from evicting renters. Updates on SCOTUS failing to take up voter fraud, the Texas power grid failure, and covid vaccines.

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Original Air Dates: Mar 5th & 6th, 2021 | Kimberly Hermann & Chuck Wiese

This Week: Do you ever sit in your living room and think the world today just feels off?

In Oregon that’s not hard to do when we think about what people have endured over the past year.  From businesses shut down orders, to losing their sole income—while watching bills pile up.

Victory in Federal Court: Overruling the CDC’s Power Grab

In all of this, renters were hugely impacted; they lost jobs only to find that no job might mean no home.  So the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) stepped in and upended Constitutionally guaranteed property rights and declared a moratorium to evictions. Which sounds nice. Except, why is the CDC (which is hardly an economics agency) inserting itself into private property rights and contract law? And, as usual, Leftist thinking left out the other half of the equation.

Because on the flip side, people were taking advantage of the situation by not paying rent — and landlords were being forced into not being able to pay their investment mortgages that also kept the roof over the renters’ heads.

Southeastern Legal Foundation: Big Win over Government Overreach

It was bad enough that the government stepped in, telling business owners their revenue streams were shut off, causing disruptions of US free markets like never before.  But then to declare that if renters can’t (or won’t) pay, they can’t be evicted. And there sat the landlords, footing the bills. Imagine if the CDC, with their economic insights, had deemed customers could walk into stores and take whatever they want and not have to pay for it.  What other powers could the CDC seize for itself? Or what other rights could the CDC take away on a whim? Property rights are the cornerstone of the Constitution.

Enter Kim Hermann , the General Counsel for Southeastern Legal Foundation, which stood up to tyranny and sued to protect constitutional rights.  And, in an exciting slam of the gavel, the judge determined the CDC’s moratorium on evictions was unconstitutional.

And suddenly with that decision the world started to right itself. Just a little bit.

We talk to Kim about what this case meant and what does it mean for upcoming cases in the future.  We also talk to her about election laws, the Supreme Court’s decision to not hear any election fraud cases, and H. R. 1, the legalizing- election-theft bill just passed by Congressional democrats.  She also talks about what the states are working on to correct that election integrity problems. Brave men and women who are stepping up to help fight another good fight.

Updates on Texas’s Green Energy Failure and on the Vaccines

Then, scientist Chuck Wiese returns to give us some of updates on two stories we recently talked to him about: the power grid situation in Texas and the covid vaccines.  But before we dip into those, Chuck shares with us his own experiences of being a landlord and what’s happened in Oregon.

Tune in to hear how once again Oregon was the Petri dish for Leftist ideology as it whittled away at property rights of landowners under Governor Kate that perhaps set the stage for the CDC’s eviction moratoriums.  We also talk with him about some updates on what is going on in oil-rich Texas and why so many climate and green energy officials in Texas have quit since their big storm.  And we touch base to get his thoughts on the latest vaccine and some ongoing concerns about the pandemic and the government’s response to it.

And when we fold all the above information into one big package we have to wonder if we will ever hear the truth from any government officials.

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Stones for Davids | Fighting the New American Oligarchy

Stones for Davids | Fighting the New American Oligarchy

Show Summary: The American oligarchy of Big Government, Big Business, and Big Media is formidable. Here’s some ammunition to use. This week we take a look at the legal tools available.

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Original Air Dates: Jan. 23 & 24, 2021 | Justin Danhof & Kimberly Hermann

It’s no secret that the American oligarchy of Big Business, Big Government, and Big Media hate Americans. At least the “wrong kind.”

What is the “wrong kind”? Republicans. Conservatives. And especially Trump supporters. Suddenly, politics is the new racism. And if you’re not in the correct party with the correct beliefs, you’re on the outside looking in. It’s not just an American oligarchy either. We all thought Biden was bought by China and foreign interests. And his first days in office confirmed just that as he weakened American energy independence and opened the door to more China and international influence in America.

Oligarchy is a form of power structure in which power rests with a small number of people. These people may be distinguished by nobility, wealth, education, corporate, religious, political, or military control.

American Oligarchy

Right now, the American oligarchy—the triumvirate of Big Government, Big Business (which includes Big Tech), and Big Media—seems indestructible. But like any three-legged stool, take out one leg and the oligarchy topples. And every oligarchy inevitably falls when all the little Davids use the weapons they have.

But what weapons do we have?

Legal Tools to Fight the Oligarchy

If you’re a conservative, you’re not only a “racist” but the victim of political racism. First they accuse of being a racist. Now they attack you with racist-style tactics. If you’re a republican or conservative or especially if you’re Trump supporter, they want you excluded from any level of politics. So much for diversity. They don’t want you in the building. They make broad decisions about you, claiming they know who you are and how you think, and want to exclude you just because you’re a republican or conservative or Trump supporter.

The “conservatives-only” drinking fountains are next.

But there are means to fight back against the oligarchy. Especially legal tools. Many people know about anti-discrimination HR laws like the ADA and Civil Rights Act, which prohibits hiring and firing based on race, sex, and religion. But most people don’t know that when it comes to politics, you can absolutely discriminate. Yes, the laws — passed by politicians — protect political discrimination.

Justin Danhof: The Free Enterprise Project

First up, we bring back Justin Danhof, General Counsel for the National Center for Public Policy Research. We wanted to have him back to focus the legal side of fighting back against Big Tech and Big Business.

The Free Enterprise Project is a program of the National Center for Public Policy Research. Their mandate is “to provide the liberty movement the missing ingredients for success.” Your donation will help keep them fighting for you.

We talk with Justin about what individuals can do to push back against the Big-Tech/Big-Business leg of the American oligarchy stool. Tune in to hear about individual actions you can take. And are there also class actions coming?

Kimberly Hermann: Southeastern Legal Foundation

In the land of the American Oligarchy, there are no end of legal battles to be had. And Southeastern Legal Foundation (SLF) is constantly out there fight for American rights and freedoms.

Support the Southeastern Legal Foundation. They are “dedicated to advocating limited government, protecting American freedom, and defending individual liberties”. They have taken on and won landmark constitutional U.S. Supreme Court cases. Help keep them on the front lines, fighting for you.

We talk with Kimberly about the endless executive orders, political discrimination, and the sickening and overtly racist “critical race theory” that they are fighting. SLF just joined a coalition of partners to drive critical race theory out of public offices and schools. And we get her take on the coming impeachment fight.

Does the Constitution even matter anymore?

Tune in. Learn. Fight back.

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Links & Further Information

  • Big Tech Oligarchy Threatens Free Speech (Free Enterprise Project, Jan 19, 2021)
    • “Exactly where – were these moral companies over the summer when Kamala Harris and others were encouraging the [Black Lives Matter] protests that attacked over 150 other federal buildings [and] caused damage to private businesses all throughout America?”
  • The US Is Now A Classic Oligarchy…The Clarity Brought By Recognizing This Fact Is Its Only Virtue (CD Media, Jan 20, 2021)
  • Christopher Rufo Vs. The CRT Goliath (The American Conservative, Sep 9, 2021)
  • Nancy Pelosi’s: impeaching a president who is already out of office will bring unity
  • Biden’s 17 Executive Orders and Other Directives in Detail (NY Times, Jan 21, 2021)
  • Report: Joe Biden Calls for DOJ to Resume Obama-Era ‘Slush Fund’ Payouts to Left-Wing Groups (Breitbart, Jan 21, 2021)
  • Online Communications and Content: How Section 230 Reform Has Catapulted into Relevancy (JDsupra, Oct 27, 2020)
  • Refuse to Be Silenced (Townhall.com, Jan 14, 2021)
  • The Republican Party Has Failed America, And Here’s How It Needs To Change Now (Gov Kristi Noem (SD), writing in The Federalist, Jan 8, 2021)
  • America Needs a Divorce, Here is How To Divide It All Up (The Unapologetic Republican, Jan 16, 2021)
  • NYT: Biden’s proposed admin already plagued by corruption, abuse, self-dealing (Convention of States, Nov 30, 2020)
  • White House Publishes Extensive List Of Trump Admin Accomplishments (MAGA Conservatives, Jan 17, 2021)
  • The ‘Common Carrier’ Solution to Social-Media Censorship: Railroads can’t refuse to carry passengers for their political views. The same rule should apply to online monopolies, legal scholar Richard Epstein argues. (Wall Street Journal, Jan 15, 2021)
    • Both left and right share the view that: “As these companies become more imperious, there’s a greater insistence that they be treated as monopolies.” The argument becomes stronger, Mr. Epstein says, “when those who are policing the entry into the networks” make their political preferences clear: “You cannot be both a platform operator and a partisan.
  • Here’s the List of Powerful Companies Cutting Off Trump and His Supporters After Capitol Siege (Victoria Taft in PJ Media, Jan 12, 2021)
  • EXTRAORDINARY: Chat Logs Reveal Alleged Plan To Turn Trump Rally Into Violent Riot (The National Pulse, Jan 15, 2021)
  • Can Employers Discriminate Based on Political Beliefs or Affiliation? (via NOLO.com)
  • ‘THIS IS THE ANSWER’: Megyn Kelly Cheers Formation Of Legal Group Fighting Critical Race Theory (Daily Wire, Jan 20, 2021)
  • Tweet from Christopher Rufo re Stop Critical Race Theory coalition (twitter, Jan 20, 2021)
  • Obama’s water war (Politico, May 27, 2015)
    • “decree to unilaterally expand federal authority is a raw and tyrannical power grab that will crush jobs”
    • “In essence, the rule would establish whether antipollution laws are triggered if a farmer blocks a stream to make a pond for livestock, a developer fills in part of a wetland to put up a house or an oil pipeline has to cross a creek.”
  • Clean Water Act, WOTUS (Farmers Bureau, no date, circa 2019)
  • PDF “The Significant Nexus Test: Why the Waters of the United States are so Murky” (Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal, Apr 2016)
  • Trump administration drops Obama-era water protection rule (AP, September 12, 2019)