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ur President has pointed out the fake news at many of his rallies and news conferences. He specifically identifies CNN, MSNBC, the AP, The New York Times, and The Washington Post as primary sources for the misinformation and downright lies that pass for news among the low-information voters.

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Outsider’s Perspective: A Socialist Decameron Part 2

BY DAVID JORGE

This is part two of the Socialist Decameron series. The first issue was published in April. The series tells the stories of several of my friends who must survive Communist Cuba. Reading part one first will enhance the reading experience. ontinuing with the theme of the last entry in April, we leave Daniel behind and move on to Melinda’s story. The second protagonist of this Socialist Decameron is a dear friend of mine. I have known Melinda (not her real name) since preschool. She was the mastermind behind the party that night when I got to rekindle my friendship with my old schoolmates.

As long as I remember, Melinda has been a very extroverted person who loves to spend time with her friends.

We shared a classroom from preschool throughout high school, and we become close friends. After I left for the US, I had minimal contact with her.

She had renounced her possibilities of attending college by not showing up to

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the admission tests. This was frowned upon by several people, especially because her parents were educated physicians. The massive “free college for all” program had led society to believe that the only way to be a productive member of society was to hold a degree, although nobody was producing anything.

Now I believe Melinda was ahead of the curve. She did the math and found that the numbers did not make sense.

She could spend four years at a university experiencing all kinds of privations and studying an insane number of hours just to be placed by the Party at a random location with minimal pay (about ten dollars a month mind you).

At the same time, she would “owe” the state at least two years of social service because she, as every Cuban graduate, would have to pay back to the government for her education (who would have thought that free college is not free?). Instead of going that route, the “socially accepted” route, she decided to enroll at a trade school and get a certification to work as a waitress at the booming touristic economy of the SEE OUTSIDER’S PERSPECTIVE | PAGE 3

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Keys (offshore islands) north of our hometown. She was by no means an isolated case; many others did the same because for years the Keys had been the main source of income for people in my town.

As with anything that creates revenue, the Party, through the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR), had complete control over the infrastructure, supply, and functioning of the touristic industry… or so they thought.

To narrate the phenomenon that it is the tourism industry in Cuba, some context is needed. Fidel Castro accepted the influx of tourists some 20 years ago because of the economic crisis that the nation was facing after the fall of the USSR. He called it a “necessary evil.” This allowed for (mostly European) hotel chains to open resorts on the island. The Keys (offshore islands) north of my hometown were entirely uninhabited and separated from the mainland, which made it the perfect place for tourists.

A friend from Costa Rica, who would visit my friends and me regularly, talked to me a few days ago. He recalled, with tears in his eyes, how my family and I would never be allowed to enter the Keys with him. Cuban

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nationals were not allowed to visit the facilities designated for tourists, effectively turning us into second class citizens within our own country. This has somewhat changed in the last years. Still, very few Cuban nationals can afford the prices. Remember that the minimum salary is about ten dollars a month, and the Party is the biggest employer by a country mile.

The Keys were the places where supplies abounded. While the population would scrap for old loaves of bread, the Keys would have meats and fruits that could not be seen anywhere else on the archipelago. The best way I can explain this is by narrating an experience from my adolescence. When I was 14, everyone in my grade (including Melinda) was sent to “country school,” which was a euphemism for “agriculture-related labor camp.” This was a common practice that had been occurring for years. Even my parents did it when they were teenagers. For one of my assignments, I was instructed to separate the best produce from the rest.

When I asked why we were doing this, I was told that the “select fruit” was not destined for the population. Rather, it was for the tourists.

The Keys are where foreigners go to relax and where Cubans go to work.

Melinda was sent there as a waitress after she finished her trade school. Immediately she entered into a glorious enterprise – a cloak-and-dagger-like enterprise that not even Robin hood himself could have imagined. Melinda entered the Cuban Black Market.

When a government attempts to control the entirety of an economy and thus, the price of every commodity, black markets appear. (We see the early staged of this now with restaurants and hair salons opening up illegally.)

With socialism, it is only a matter of time before smuggling and stealing stop being frowned upon and become a way of life. For many, the black market centered around the Keys. People involved in this enterprise steal every available resource, from toilet paper to food, and sell them back to the

population. Because of the incredible scarcity within the nation, this black market satisfied many needs that the socialist government was not willing to provide.

After some time, everything in town was directly “imported” from the Keys.

The constant ransacking of supplies resulted in hotel companies bringing in more expensive laborers from the Philippines rather than hiring the available Cuban workers since most of the construction materials would be “exported” to the regular people so they could build and repair their own houses. As the years went on, some people started to make significant profits. A whole, separate, independent economy had been created. The irony is when you see a full capitalistic economy surge from the bowels of the most hardcore enforced Communism on the western hemisphere. My hometown began to boom. The price of real estate soared.

Of course, the Communist Party took notice of this, and it would not be long until they made their move. My friend Melinda was caught in the middle of it all.

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Answering the Call for Service

BY STEVEN DENNY, CANDIDATE FOR JUSTICE, 7TH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEALS

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fter a long day of working the polls on March 3, my wife of 24 years Mellessa and I settled onto the couch in our living room to watch the results come in.

They were slow at first, I would have the lead, then him. People were texting and calling about the outcome and then, my Potter County Fire and Rescue pager went off.

I threw my phone to Mellessa and went to a grass fire in Northeastern Potter County. When I got back home, I was still in the lead by a few hundred votes, but I noticed a problem. A couple of counties reported results in other elections but not ours. It turns out that due

to an error by election officials, the 7th Court of Appeals Race did not appear on the ballots for 1,214 voters despite over 90,000 other votes being cast. A lawsuit was filed against me; we lost the lawsuit an appeal and were ordered to redo the entire election for all 46 Counties.

I am disappointed that those 2 counties did not get a say in the election, but at the same time, not one single voter in either county noticed that our race was not on the ballot. This has been my concern about this race from day 1: voter apathy on what is actually a very important race.

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v. Sebelius (Obamacare), and Roe vs. Wade are just a few examples of far-reaching decisions that were issued by appellate courts. Texas is one of just a few states that recognize the citizen’s ability to discern who they want making very important appellate decisions for them.

The same thing that made me get up while awaiting election results to help my fellow citizens is what motivated me to file my treasurer appointment back in August when I heard that Justice Campbell was retiring.

I was taught Duty to God and Country from an early age at home and later while earning my Eagle Scout award in the Boy Scouts. I feel an obligation to give back to my community to repay all those that invested in me when I was growing up.

I have served on the Local Boy Scouts Board of Directors, I have been on the Board of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, the Diabetes Foundation of the High Plains, the Crouch Foundation, and the Potter County Sheriff and Fire Employee’s Benefit Board. I volunteer as committee chair for my son’s Scout troop and am on the safety team at Paramount Baptist Church where we have been members since we moved back to Amarillo around 2005.

I was appointed to the State Bar of Texas Jury service committee and was recently appointed by the State Bar President as chairperson of that committee. I am on the Veteran’s Service Committee for the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Association and am the past president of the Panhandle Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Association. I currently am an advisory member of the Amarillo Area Bar Association. I have been the attorney sponsor and coach for the Amarillo High School Mock Trial Team for years and Lubbock High School before that.

On top of my commitment to my community, I am the best choice for the 7th Court of Appeals because of

my professional experience. I have handled thousands of criminal cases in my 20 years as an attorney, from tickets to capital murder cases where the death penalty was waived, both as a prosecutor, defense attorney, and as a contract justice advisor for the Department of State in Afghanistan. I have written many appeals to the 7th Court of Appeals and understand that over half of the cases assigned to that court are criminal cases.

I am an American. I am a Texan. I am a Christian. I am a conservative and have NEVER voted as a democrat in their primary.

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Democrat’s History of “How to Destroy America”

BY CHARLES JOHNS

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he Democrat party has become America’s communist-socialist party and we now have proof.

The democrats have been shouting “Trump Colluded with Russia” to aid his campaign for years, so an investigation was begun. It found Hillary and the DNC paid for the lies against Trump, and the Steele Dossier used as the basis for the investigation was Russian lies. So, democrats pointed at Trump for doing exactly what they were doing, while no information was found involving Trump.

It now appears the HOAX goes all the way to the top and Barrack Hussein Obama. How do we know Obama knew? Newly released records show he was aware the Flynn charges were an FBI set-up, plus he apparently weaponized the FBI, DOJ, and IRS against his opponents.

Don’t forget, it was the IRS and Lois Lerner who went after conservatives during Obama’s administration. Also, when the Russia Collusion fiasco failed, the Ukraine situation appeared but got Biden’s son involved, and Joe himself because he was Obama’s point man. Now it looks as if this whole “Anti-Trump” Coup is falling on its face as lies are exposed.

How deep is the deep state?

Starting at the top I will mention a few names found doing a simple news search of TV, radio, newspaper, and online sources. These names pop up with anti-America/anti-Trump/promoting lies as if fact, references. Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Loretta Lynch, Susan Rice, Eric Holder, John Kerry, James Comey, John Brennen, Andrew McCabe, Rod Rosenstein, Lois Lerner, Jerrold Nadler, Adam Schiff, Peter Strzok, Lisa Page, Nancy Pelosi, Robert Mueller, and Chuck Schumer.

I am not saying all lied, but they went along with what we now know were lies, and a few appear to be the ones

who started them. Strzok and Page for example.

We know Hillary lied, Schiff lied, Comey lied, and anyone who signed the FISA application…which was the LIE that started the whole Trump/Russia Collusion story, promoted with vigor

by CNN, MSNBC, many in the mass media and virtually every democrat.

Because this lie was allowed to fester by a compliant media, all those in the Deep State, and America hating foreign governments, America has lost trust in the FBI and our government.

Was that their goal?

Look at what my old democrats (yes, I was a democrat) have done to America’s foundation.

Equal Justice for All, was abandoned when Affirmative Action was passed to help minorities. Really? White males were told they had to step aside to allow minorities to advance. So, the government did not make things EQUAL but simply changed the skin color of the injured party.

Our Constitutional Rights come from our creator not government, but that government removed our creator from schools and public places and put the government in control. Look at what is happening now with government shutdowns.

After 8 years of mediocre Obama leadership where he amassed more

debt than all previous presidents combined, and his “You didn’t build that” thinking, Trump gave us the best economy in our history.

Democrats and China needed it to stop if they were ever to gain control.

I put China and democrats together because if one looks back at what liberals did during their control, they were pro-China in almost every way.

We now find ourselves in lock-down and not working, China makes much of what we need, democrats show disdain for American greatness, and conservatives are not allowed on campus.

Again, freedom of speech and open debate has been stymied by liberal democrats.

Do not forget, our Second Amendment has nothing to do with hunting, but our ability to fight back against

tyranny and dictators. Could that be why democrats constantly try to eliminate the Second Amendment?

What other Constitutional rights will liberal democrats want to remove if elected? Our Constitution says we are a republic ruled by a Constitution, that gives us rights granted by God, not government.

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Avalanche of Indictments Coming, Q Says

BY HAROLD PEASE, PH. D

The Mueller blockade is ending.

There was no Trump collusion or obstruction of justice. The real Russian collusion story is, and will, take center stage the remainder of the year. Investigative reporter Sara Carter told Fox News, “Avalanche of indictments are coming. People are already turning on each other. Throwing colleagues under the bus to save themselves.”

These coming indictments are on those who fabricated the Russian Collusion Hoax—the coup to overthrow an elected president.

As much as Robert Mueller wanted collusion and obstruction of justice to be so, so that he could assist in the removal of his hated president, he had to admit in his report that neither existed.

In fact, those still purporting what has now been shown to be a hoax cannot even identify an actual crime committed by the candidate or President Trump, so deceived were they by the now-discredited New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, MSNBC, NBC, ABC, and CBS—the primary globalist news mediums. Democrats have to accept the fact that these mediums deceived them twice in three years; first with the deception that Clinton could not lose the election of 2016 and second with the Trump Russian conspiracy.

But none of this information is new to Q’Anon followers who were told 18 months ago, October 2017, that Mueller knew then that he had nothing. So why was his report delayed? Q posts before the midterms made it clear that the Mueller Report would be delayed

by Trump enemies until after the 2018 elections so as: to allow Democrats to retake the House, end numerous House Intelligence Committee investigations into the Obama administration’s FBI and DOJ efforts to deliver Hillary the presidency, and allow plenty of time to manufacture evidence to impeach

Trump. All went just as Q said.

Delaying the report would make it difficult for Trump to unmask and release documents that incriminated them. It would also safeguard their base and provide fake news to keep the country divided and “riot ready” should they be exposed. The Mueller Report was a great diversion from their coup to change an election and remove a seated president. It would also put on notice foreign governments that the “OLD GUARD,” the globalists, “still pull strings” as Q put it. The globalists won this round.

The delay of the Mueller Report findings allowed Trump enemies to feel safe, confident they could avoid detection, and in control which accentuated the possibility of their making more mistakes enabling authorities to gather the evidence needed to expose the Deep State more fully. Again, this is total war and if readers do not know this they will be duped.

For those yet unfamiliar with Q posts The Washington Post, a critic, fairly accurately described the movement on August 1, 2018. Q is “an anonymous user claiming to be a government agent with top security clearance, waging war against the so-called deep state

in service to the 45th president. ‘Q’ feeds disciples, or ‘bakers,’ scraps of intelligence, or ‘breadcrumbs,’ that they scramble to bake into an understanding of the ‘storm’ — the community’s term…— for the president’s final conquest over elites, globalists, and deep-state saboteurs.” Q’Anons are those attempting to decode the vague messages found on the 4chan and 8chan message boards.

Q posts are designed to provide hints or thought suggestions that lead to discussions. These may include lesser-known published articles or news clips that come close to the “truth.” Followers come to their own conclusions. Q is fast gaining followers because it allows those who know there exists a real war between freedom and globalist advocates (the establishment) to have hope that we can possibly overcome the grip the globalists have on the U.S. and the world society. It effectively allows the masses’ inclusion in what is happening to them.

Last October we introduced Q to our readers in an article, “A Ray of Hope in the present civil war on information” this followed last December in “‘Q’s’ Big Drop Landed, indictments

to follow.” We reported that most of the corrupt members of the DOJ and FBI had by then been fired. Some of these people will now face indictments. Those who follow Q get information sometimes months before it is common to news sources. Those who include Q’Anons as a news source, such as Lori Colley and Prayingmedic, find Q predictions reliable but his timing sometimes months late as in the release, for merely political purposes, of the Mueller Report.

So what does Q tell us is coming now? Q posted in early April that Rod Rosenstein will be gone soon [such was announced publicly April 29, to be May 11], that “attempts to prevent public release of the TRUTH” will continue, that OIG will release its findings and that House Intel will launch “more fake investigations in an attempt to retain FALSE NARRATIVE and claim POLITICAL ATTACKS if investigated/prosecuted themselves.”

What will happen thereafter? The Mueller blockade/shield will fade followed by more declassification, Uranium One prosecution, treason/ sedition prosecutions.” Remember this is total war and justice obstructionists can delay an outcome, but Q tells us that coup exposure can no longer be stopped. Now that the Mueller blockade has been removed “DECLAS-DECLAS-DECLAS,” which Trump promises to do, will reveal all. Indictments and prosecutions will follow, some very big.

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the dismissal of the trumped-up charges against General Michael Flynn.

After years of news articles calling him everything from a liar to a Russian agent, the media begrudgingly had to report that all charges were dropped.

Why after ruining this good man’s finances and career did the Justice Department finally release him from their gulag of lies?

The US attorney reviewing the Flynn case, Jeff Jensen, recommended the move to Attorney General William Barr last week and formalized the recommendation in a document this week saying, “Through the course of my review of General Flynn’s case, I concluded the proper and just course was to dismiss the case. I briefed Attorney General Barr on my findings, advised him on these conclusions, and he agreed.” The Justice Department said it had concluded that Flynn’s interview by the FBI was “untethered to, and unjustified by, the FBI’s counterintelligence investigation into Mr. Flynn” and that the interview on January 24, 2017, was “conducted without any legitimate investigative basis.”

This recommendation led to the court action by the Justice Department. U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Timothy Shea said in a court briefing, “The United States of America hereby moves to dismiss with prejudice the criminal information filed against Michael T. Flynn. The government has determined, pursuant to the principles of federal prosecution and based on an extensive review and careful consideration of the circumstances, that continued prosecution of this case would not serve the interests of justice.” Without prejudice means the government cannot refile these charges.

These conclusions, recommendations, and actions were based on the release of previously secret Justice Department documents relating to the Flynn case that included a handwritten

COMMENTARY note from former FBI counterintelligence director Bill Priestap. After he met with then-FBI Director James Comey and then-Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, Priestap wrote: “What’s our goal? Truth/Admission or to get him to lie, so we can prosecute him or get him fired?”

Another document in that release indicates the FBI was planning to close the investigation into Flynn before Trump took office in January 2017.

But, then two weeks before Trump’s inauguration, anti-Trump former FBI official Peter Strzok wrote: “Hey, don’t close RAZOR,” using the code word for a probe into whether Flynn was a Russian agent. Strzok wrote that “7th floor was involved.” The 7th Floor is a reference to FBI leadership.

The Flynn part of the coup attempt was summed up by President Trump, “He’s in the process of being exonerated if you looked at those notes. These were dirty, filthy cops at the top of the FBI.” So here we have an innocent man hounded and railroaded into pleading guilty to a crime he didn’t commit. The wheels of justice slowly roll around and he’s completely exonerated. Here is where the fake news industry gets rolling. Enlisting their biggest spokesman himself fires off the following broadside of bilge.

The next day President Obama emerges from his palatial retirement and does his best to cast the mud of these false accusations back on a man who served this country’s military honorably for more than thirty years saying, “The news over the last 24 hours I think has been somewhat downplayed about the Justice Department dropping charges against Michael Flynn.

And the fact that there is no precedent that anybody can find for someone who has been charged with perjury just getting off scot-free. That’s the kind of stuff where you begin to get worried that basic — not just institutional norms — but our basic understanding of rule of law is at risk. And when you SEE FAKE NEWS!! | PAGE 9

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Cactus Chronicles: Welcome to Police State Amerika!

BY JOHNNY ROWLAND

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any of us remember the TV series called The Fugitive, where an innocent man was relentlessly pursued by unethical law enforcement for a crime he did not commit. Well, fast forward to now, and we see our own governing authorities ruthlessly and stupidly turning a significant portion of our populace into fugitives because they refuse to obey rules prescribed by blatant political manipulators spouting fear and non-science.

The Demonazis, sometimes referred to as Demonrats and their minions, have only one desire, which is to gain power over others. Their long-stated mantra of “the end justifies the means” is real and necessary in their twisted minds— they are willing to force their

version of “paradise” on the rest of us no matter how many of us they have to maim or kill in the process.

Our Founders got it right when they made sure that the Bill of Rights included the Second Amendment, to ensure that citizens of the United States would always have a means of defending themselves and their families against enemies, both foreign and domestic.

At this point, the number of domestic enemies seems to be increasing faster

than foreign ones!

In various places around the US, if one goes out of doors without some sort of face mask, he or she may be fined or imprisoned for disobeying an unlawful edict put forth by powermad, or ignorant, or just plain stupid, political hacks. Our rights, specified by our US Constitution, are supposed to be in effect ALL OF THE TIME, and should especially be relied on in times of crisis. And our current so-called health “crisis” is the direct result of the Deep State’s failure to unhorse President Donald Trump by every other means they have tried. You can trust me on this one, if Trump loses in November, the Coronavirus Pandemic will vanish like snowflakes in the desert, forgotten and cast aside as the ploy it has been.

I am not a medical doctor, but I am

an engineer who deals with facts, whether I like them or not, or whether they are politically correct, or not.

And with many of our professional medical personnel still afflicted by John D Rockefeller restructuring of our US medical system in the early 1900s, for the wholesale abandonment of traditional and natural treatments of illness, in favor of a petroleum-based pharmaceutical approach for all medicinal training and practice, the MD designation is no guarantee of accurate information.

I am certainly pro-oil industry, but some products are better left to be used in our cars and trucks than in our physical bodies! Rockefeller was also involved in helping to bring about the debacle of Prohibition. It seems he made large contributions to the SEE CACTUS CHRONICLES | PAGE 17

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start moving in those directions, it can accelerate pretty quickly as we’ve seen in other places.”

These opinions were then published, broadcast, and in general, swilled out for those locked into the corporations once known as the Mainstream Media.

These outrageous statements didn’t require more than twenty-four hours for even other Progressives to start punching holes in them.

According to Jonathan Turley a professor at the George Washington University Law School, a legal analyst in broadcast and print journalism, who has testified in United States Congressional proceedings about constitutional and statutory issues, who participated in the impeachment of President Bill Clinton and the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, and who is a self-avowed liberal said, “It is a curious statement.

First and foremost, Flynn was not charged with perjury. Second, we now know Obama discussed charging Flynn under the Logan Act which has never been used successfully to convict anyone and is flagrantly unconstitutional. Third, this reaffirms reports that Obama was personally invested in this effort.”

Continuing Turley pointed out there’s precedent for the Justice Department’s sudden decision. And to find it President Obama had to look no further than his own Attorney General, Eric Holder.

To give substance to his statement Turley said, “There is a specific rule allowing for this motion under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 48(a).

There are specific Supreme Court cases like Rinaldi v. United States addressing the standard for such dismissals. The Justice Department has dismissed cases in the past including the Stevens case. That was requested by President Obama’s own Attorney General Eric Holder for the same reason: misconduct by

COMMENTARY prosecutors. It was done before the same judge, Judge Sullivan. How is that for precedent?”

Lies are propagated and disseminated as truth broadcast 24/7 by the discredited media which is nothing more than a Democrat echo chamber.

In this case, they’re straining at the bit and trying valiantly to keep the Russia Hoax which was the centerpiece of their failed coup attempt alive, at least in the minds of the low-information voters.

T h is is how t he fa ke news is manufactured.

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The New Normal

BY DOUGLAS FREITAG, CANDIDATE FOR JUDGE OF THE 140TH DISTRICT COURT OF LUBBOCK COUNTY, TEXAS.

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n March 2020, the “new normal” arrived in Texas. Governor Greg Abbott issued Executive Order GA 08 limiting gatherings to no more than 10 people, closing restaurants and other businesses unless drive-thru or carry out options were used, closing nursing and long term care facilities to visitors, and closing the school system (temporarily to start, and ultimately for the rest of the 2019-2020 school year).

Business owners learned how to continue to serve their customers while maintaining “social distancing.” Parents learned “distance learning” and soon realized that our teachers are truly special in what they do for our kiddos

on a daily basis. Church services became “virtual” and went online with “streaming services.” Zoom meetings became a daily routine for many people and became a mainstay in the Court system.

Along with various closings across the State, Governor Abbott also issued a proclamation that would postpone the May 2020 run-off election until July 14.

In May 2020, Governor Abbott issued an additional proclamation providing that early voting for the July 14, 2020 run-off date would be extended and begin on June 29, 2020, while continuing until July 10.

During this time, Travis County District Court Judge Tim Sulak entered an Order for a Temporary Injunction that essentially allows someone to receive an absentee ballot (mail in ballot) to vote under the category of disability due to

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the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the chance that the COVID-19 virus will still be in circulation at the time of the run-off election. The 14th Court of Appeals upheld Judge Sulak’s ruling on appeal, though the State Supreme Court has suspended the Order pending further appeal. On May 19, 2020, the day this article was written, it was reported that U.S. District Court Judge Fred Biery, in San Antonio, granted a preliminary injunction that allows all voters, regardless of age, to vote by mail, citing a violation of the Equal Protection Clause. While it is expected that both of these cases (the one in State Court and the one in Federal Court) have not met a final resolution, they are the current law under which the run-off election will be held (at least as of this writing).

That leads to the question of “How do I get a ballot by mail?” Contact the Lubbock County Elections office to obtain an “Application for Ballot by Mail” and be sure to return the completed application before July 3, 2020.

Alternatively, you can print the Application for Ballot by Mail by visiting the Lubbock County Elections Office website (www.votelubbock.org) and look under the tab for Voting Information.

If you prefer to vote in person, that’s still an option too.

It also leads to the question of, “What if things change and the current Court orders are overturned on appeal?”

Well, if you’re 65 or older, nothing changes as you can still vote by mail.

If you’re under 65, then it will be back to in-person voting with two weeks of early voting available before election day.

While this “new normal” has been hard on many people in different ways, there have also been many positives as busy evenings at the ballpark have been replaced with family dinners at home.

As the temperature has warmed and the sun has filled the days, kids are outside in the fresh air instead of confined

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to indoor classrooms. Innovation has blossomed as folks adapt to the changes in daily routines and priorities have been re-arranged as people put time with God and time with family ahead of time at the office.

I’m seeking election as the next Judge of the 140th District Court of Lubbock County in this run-off election. You can find out more about our campaign by visiting our website (www.FreitagForJudge.com) or our Facebook page (Douglas Freitag for Judge).

My family and I would appreciate your vote.

God Bless Submitted by Douglas Freitag, Candidate for Judge of the 140th District Court of Lubbock County, Texas. For more information visit FreitagForJudge. com and follow me on Facebook at @ DouglasFreitagForJudge

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RADICAL OPTIMISM If there was ever a time for it, it’s now

BY GARY W. MOORE

B

e optimistic. Get excited. Great things are on the brink of occurring. Positive shifts in paradigms are happening. Be open and embrace the future. From the ashes of a pandemic, incredible and positive change can occur. Be open!

Our nation has always responded positively and with overwhelming optimism to any challenge. When looking back at the history of World War II, you see how lives changed overnight and factories building cars one day were turning out tanks and airplanes the next. From the tragedy of Pearl Harbor emerged the greatest and most powerful nation in history.

Democracy spread like wildfire and the world has never been the same. I believe that something positive and similar will happen because of this pandemic.

Look at General Motors. One day they were turning out cars and 40 days later they are turning out respirators. Look at the multitudes of company’s and everyday people sewing masks. Americans are always up to the challenge.

Americans have a history of radical optimism that inspires nations and people around the globe.

I keep hearing people ask, “Will things ever get back to normal?” And my response is “maybe there’s a new and improved normal coming. Many have commented that they like having

their groceries delivered. I embrace the idea that other than emergencies, I can visit my Doctor on my phone or laptop and not have to go into the office. I think we have all become more deliberate at keeping in touch with relatives and loved ones that live in distant places via Facetime, Zoom, and other group meeting programs.

Yes, some are commenting that we are becoming germophobic, but shouldn’t we all wash our hands more and practice social distancing when we have a cold or flu? Being aware of the various ways to protect ourselves and others is a healthy thing.

My friend Judith Salitore wrote to me and said, “Radical optimism is having a dedication … a commitment to

always trying to find the good in every situation and not remaining on the side of defeat, hate, or negativism in your life or experience.” She also sent this quote from the Athenian historian, Thucydides. “The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them. Glory and danger SEE RADICAL OPTIMISM | PAGE 13

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Lubbock Deserves Experienced Conservative Judges

BY PHILLIP HAYS

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believe the election of a judge is one of the most important decisions a voter can make. You are more likely to appear in front of a Judge than you are to meet with your local Senator, Governor or the President, and the impact the Judge could have over your life is profoundly greater than what a Congressional representative or other elected official might have.

That is why Lubbock County deserves judges with extensive experience in the types of cases that are heard in their courtrooms. In the 99th District Court, the Judge is charged with hearing civil trials which include business litigation, personal injury, insurance disputes, land ownership and Family Law cases such as divorces,

adoptions, child support and property division issues. These cases are heard before a jury or decided alone by the Judge. For 30 years, my legal experience has been in the types of cases that are heard in the 99th District Court.

That is why I decided to run for Judge in that court when Judge Bill Sowder announced that he was retiring. During that 30 years in the courtroom, I have represented thousands of individuals, churches, business owners, injury victims, organizations, and landowners.

That experience is also the reason why Judges have appointed me to represent individuals in cases in their courts.

I believe it is important that you know something about the people you entrust to oversee justice in your courtrooms. That is why I write to share my background, values, and qualifications as I ask you to elect me in the

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HAYS For Judge, 99 TH District Court

Phillip Hays grew up in Lubbock and that means something in this race. He understands the conservative West Texas values that we hold dear. He has worked alongside many of you on various civic, charitable and church boards and committees.

Phillip has practiced law in Lubbock for 29 years, 17 more than his opponent. As a former judge, he is the only candidate that has Judicial experience on the types of cases that are heard in the 99th District Court.

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I was born in Dumas and moved to Lubbock when I was 9 years old. I attended Lubbock Public Schools and Texas Tech. I graduated from Texas Tech School of Law and decided to raise my family here. My father, Dr. John Hays had a successful family practice in Lubbock. I watched him work long hours and learned the meaning of genuine compassion by the way he treated every patient. My mother, BeBe Hays worked just as hard taking care of the home and 4 children, instilling in us the value of hard work and charitable service. We were raised in a loving, Christ based home, where poorly finished chores or shirked responsibility were not tolerated. I was blessed to have been shown the meaning of God’s love and the value of the Golden Rule.

We were taught conservative values and respect for flag and country.

I spent my summers working on my grandparent’s and uncle’s ranches, a rich experience that any child would treasure. Being outdoors at dawn feeding livestock, riding horseback and working cattle and sheep, and hunting and fishing is where I first experienced the richness of God’s creation. I learned respect for the land and that a person’s handshake and word was their bond.

While at Tech, I met and married my wonderful wife and soul mate, Tricia.

We have just celebrated our 40th wedding anniversary and are the proud parents of our daughters - Jennifer Hays Harper and Lesley Hays Barinka.

They each married fine men and provided us with terrific grandchildren.

Recently, I served as your Judge in County Court at Law #3 and worked with Judge Sowder and the other excellent trial judges in Lubbock County to make sure that those who came before us were treated with respect and that they received their day in court. Beginning on day one, I insisted that the cases be moved through the system in

a timely manner, ensuring that citizens received justice without delay.

Our judicial system depends on Judges who know the law, have the highest ethical standards, and conduct the court’s proceedings with fairness to all parties in the pursuit of justice. Not only must a judge understand and apply the law, but also have some life experiences that impart some knowledge to how the law affects the average person.

It is important that the Judge knows and understands the community in which he sits, and the values that are held high in that community. Growing up in Lubbock has given me a strong sense of justice, fairness, and the moral values of hard work, integrity, perseverance, and fairness towards others.

When you go to the polls on July 14th (early voting begins June 29), I ask that you consider my extensive legal and judicial experience as well as my West Texas conservative values when you cast your vote for the 99th District Court.

Thank you for your support!

Submitted by Phillip Hays, Republican candidate for District Judge of the 99th District Court. For more information visit haysforjudge.com and follow me on Facebook at @ PhillipHaysFor99thDistrictCourt.

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alike, and notwithstanding. Go out to meet it.”

My point is simple. If there was ever a time for bravery, vision, and radical optimism, it is now. Many people look only at the negatives that come from change. Sure, I can sit and point at a few obvious negatives but what good comes of complaining? Let us instead focus on the positive and embrace the good that comes from hard or difficult times.

I believe this pandemic has uncovered many weaknesses and cracks in our nation’s foundation. Now exposed, we can positively fix them.

I believe turning over the manufacturing of our pharmaceuticals to China was a national security risk that has been exposed. We should expect and demand it return within our nation and control, and I believe it will. We cannot allow our basic health and wellbeing to be held hostage by a foreign government.

We’ve learned that some of our hightech firms are sharing information in China that puts us all at risk. This is something we the people must demand comes to an end. In the name of business, we cannot allow our companies to sell the safety of our people off for financial gain.

I believe the World Health Organization has been exposed to be either inept or corrupt.

Make no mistake. We need a global health organization of some kind but

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Acknowledging these weaknesses, and others, is positive if we recognize them and act to make the positive and necessary changes. We are up to the challenge.

I’m confident in the human spirit and our ability to overcome the greatest obstacles. We will survive this pandemic, then thrive.

Be optimistic about our future. Why expect gloom and doom? Sure, we have a rough road ahead, but that road leads us to a bright future and greater times.

I’m a radical optimist. Will you join me?

Gary W. Moore is a freelance columnist, speaker, and author of three books including the award-winning, critically acclaimed, “Playing with the Enemy.”

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A Texas Constitutional Conservative

BY JUDGE KARA DARNELL

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’m Judge Kara Darnell and I’m a Republican candidate for District Judge of the 99th District Court. I grew up in Plainview, Texas.

I graduated from both Texas Tech University and Texas Tech Law School. I am currently an Associate Judge overseeing child protective service cases in Lubbock County and five other area counties. I conduct hearings almost every day. I have served on the bench for over six years. I am married to Jim Bob Darnell and most of our family lives in Lubbock.

The 99th District Court is a civil and family law court. I have experience in both these areas of Texas law.

I have tremendous experience trying civil cases, which I did for five years in Amarillo working as an insurance defense attorney. I returned to Lubbock and the South Plains to continue my civil practice for another five years, representing both plaintiffs and defendants. Altogether I was in private practice trying civil cases for more than a decade.

My work in Lubbock also included marital dissolution, modifications, child custody, child support, child protection cases, and probate.

My career has provided me broad experience in BOTH areas of law that are served in the 99th District Court.

The key difference in this Run-off election is my 6 and a half years of experience as a Judge. I have served as a Judge and managed a judicial

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caseload every week since 2013.

Most family law attorneys will tell you that child custody issues are the hardest area of family law. Every week, I listen to testimony, make rulings on evidence, and then make critical decisions about the future of families in our community. I have done this for almost seven years now. There is no substitute for the experience of serving as a Judge.

When it was announced the 99th District Court would become vacant in 2020, I was urged by many attorneys and fellow Judges to seek this position. I believe they were aware of my Conservative values as a person and as a Judge, my strict constructionist approach to our U.S. and Texas Constitutions, and that my personal work ethic would be a fit for the 99th District Court.

I have a reputation for running a hard-working Court in Lubbock County, and I would like to do that for you in the 99th District Court. I genuinely believe I’m the most Conservative, most qualified, and most experienced candidate in this race.

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I would be honored to have your vote to be the new Judge of the 99th District Court in the Republican Primary Run-off election on July 14th!

Thank you for reading my thoughts and comments. May God bless you and God bless Texas.

Submitted by Honorable Kara Darnell, Child Protection Court Judge, sand Republican candidate for District Judge of the 99th District Court. For more information visit judgekaradarnell.com and follow me on Facebook at @JudgeKaraDarnell.

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atmosphere and environment can be extremely hard to navigate. We should be able to express our ideas openly and freely. But, we can’t.

The radical leftists on campus freak out. So, instead of having thoughtful debates on pro-choice versus pro-life, or low taxes versus an increased welfare state, capitalism versus socialism or any other social or political issue, we are forced to just listen to the party line on a wide variety of subjects. There is little to no thoughtful debate of the important subjects currently bedeviling American society. Instead, there is just one line of thought expressed; the thoughts of the most radical edges of the Democratic party. On many college campuses, conservative students have no voice.

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Introduction: First, I think an introduction would be appropriate. I am originally from Atlanta, GA, but I now go to school in Virginia. For my degree, I am currently working towards a double major in politics and accounting. I think that those two subject areas will help set me up for success in life, no matter what career path I pursue. In addition to classes and social activities, I am heavily involved in campus politics. Because I think it is every student’s responsibility to make their campus a better place, I have tried to do my best to lobby for conservative causes that matter to me and would be good for the campus. That political involvement has made me a well-known campus conservative.

I am known on my campus for being very conservative. People that meet me know that due to my involvement in clubs and campus journalism. Not that that’s a bad thing, it just makes my experience a bit different. It shouldn’t, we should all be able to get along with people outside our political sphere, but it does. That experience has been super valuable. I have learned how to get along with all types of people, disagree and debate in a respectful way even when the other side isn’t being civil, and how to stand up for myself in a strong manner. Hopefully I can educate others on how to do the same through this column and my personal website. Navigating a college campus as a conservative can be tough; there are lots of obstacles. But maybe this advice can make it a little less difficult for all of the other Gen Z conservatives!

IS FREE SPEECH DISAPPEARING ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES? In this first column, I would like to describe the problem of free speech on college campuses. Or, in better words, the problem that liberals seem to have with allowing free

speech.

America has traditionally been known as a haven for free speech.

Yes, you can’t scream “fire” in a crowded theater and cause a panic, but you can always stand up for what you believe in. Students, for better or worse, stood up against the government to protest the war in Vietnam. African-Americans marched for Civil Rights. Conservatives advocate for reduced taxes and less gun control. Our system has been strengthened by that free speech because it brings debates into the public sphere. Once a topic is debated by free people, it is hard to hide the truth. Americans have always believed in that and treasured their right to free speech.

Or at least that used to be the case. A recent phenomenon is that many liberal students, professors, and administrators refuse to accept the concept of free speech. When presented with an idea that they disagree with, they don’t debate it.

Instead, they shut down all conversation. Students start crying and run off to their safe space. Professors scream that you’re wrong, shut down all conversation, and harass you for expressing beliefs different

than theirs. Administrators refuse to allow conservative speakers to come visit.

For a conservative student, that

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The Road to COVID-19 Recovery Must be Supported with Masks, Medications, and Vaccines

BY DONALD R MAY

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emocrats are willing to do anything to remove Donald J. Trump as our President. This includes killing large numbers of people by keeping our economy closed, denying the use of hydroxychloroquine to those who are ill with COVID-19, and slowing the development and release of vaccines.

Our current national goal has been to keep the American people from catching COVID-19 and spreading it to others. Despite Chinese propaganda to the contrary, COVID-19 is a highly contagious disease and much more deadly than the flu.

Most of the world went into lockdown

with social distancing, and the world is learning that N-95 surgical masks on everyone in public can give far better protection that social distancing without a mask. In addition to wearing a mask in public, hand washing, washing one’s clothing each day on returning home, and taking a full shower after each outing can give superior protection from COVID-19.

The major fear of most people is catching COVID-19 and not having a fighting chance to survive because medications that can treat a COVID-19 infection are not available. Hydroxychloroquine, Remdesivir, immune serum from those who have recovered from COVID-19, and other treatments are showing great promises of success

and these successes are bringing increased optimism to the American people.

President Donald Trump has been taking hydroxychloroquine for some time because he was exposed to COVID-19. Democrat physicians and the Democrat news media have had hysteric meltdowns because they do not want patients taking hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19. Hydroxychloroquine is a drug that has been safely used for decades for other medical problems and appears to be effective in treating COVID-19.

Democrats apparently want more patients to become severely ill and to even die from COVID-19, as the severe illnesses and deaths will be blamed on

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President Trump. Defeating President Trump is far more important to the Democrats than is the survival of people sickened with COVID-19.

The ultimate goal in confronting COVID-19 must be to establish a high level of immunity in the public as quickly as possible. This can be best accomplished with vaccines. Vaccines are much preferable to allowing widespread disease to spread with people literally dying in the streets because medical facilities are overwhelmed.

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take risks with vaccines rather than COVID-19. As better vaccines are identified, people can be vaccinated again. Even a small amount of immunity may ward off a COVID-19 infection or provide just enough protection to keep someone out of an ICU or morgue and to get our economy moving again.

We choose to take vaccines to keep our families and ourselves from getting contagious diseases that can kill or disable us. Vaccines make us less ill than the contagious diseases we seek to prevent, such as polio, rabies, flu, and smallpox.

Vaccines work by giving us a mild infection or at least a mild localized inflammation in our arm where we receive the vaccination. Vaccines trick our body into believing it is being attacked by a contagious disease such as smallpox or rabies virus or by bacteria that may produce pneumonia, tuberculosis, or tetanus.

Our immune system attacks the invading disease, neutralizes it, and produces antibodies against it. Our immune system remembers the CACTUS CHRONICLES CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8

Temperance Movement, which besides jump-starting and financing the Mafia, outlawed the manufacture and possession of alcohol that many rural Americans made at home and used for fuel in their Model T Ford autos. After Prohibition was enacted, automotive fuel was only available at commercial gas stations— what a coincidence!

The “masking” of America is one of the most ridiculous exercises yet foisted on our populace. If the Demonazis and other government nitwits were genuinely as afraid of the Coronavirus as they pretend to be, everyone in the US would be issued a military-type Nuclear/Biological/Chemical mask which covers the entire face, including the eyes, with a clear shield sealed with a rubber gasket along with a filtered respirator. This is the only one that

disease, continues to produce antibodies specifically directed toward the disease and is prepared to produce and release massive amounts of antibodies specific to the disease if it ever invades our bodies again. This is how vaccines work and why they are so very effective at saving lives, preventing pneumonia and sepsis, and complications such as paralysis from polio.

The anti-vaccine propaganda is a continuation of Russia’s Cold War efforts to convince the American people that vaccines and antibiotics are somehow dangerous and should be avoided. This has been a Socialist effort, with China and Iran joining in, to weaken the overall health of the American people and to make them more susceptible to germ warfare.

Democrats are working to prolong

really works. And if they were actually as terrified as they portray themselves to be, then everyone would be wearing a hazmat suit. Why a hazmat suit?

For containment of personal digestive gases that every human releases over a dozen times per day, which have been found to carry the dreaded Coronavirus! Plus, expelled Coronavirus remains airborne for up three hours!

The common dust mask or bandana or t-shirt-pulled-up-over-the-nose, offers no real protection for the wearer or person in proximity. What they or it does do, however, is to absolutely guarantee that the wearer of the mask will become sicker due to a greater concentration of toxins and pathogens which would normally be exhaled.

These makeshift masks also restrict the flow of oxygen to one’s brain, and this factor alone has caused numerous injuries and accidents; not to even

mention putting the lives of thousands of asthmatics at risk.

There are already many and inexpensive, as well as EFFECTIVE non-vaccine treatments for viruses. These would include ozone, raising ph levels, and sunlight, besides helpful legacy medicines— by the way, none of these offer high-profit margins to the pharmaceutical companies.

Realize that viruses are not actually alive, but are just proteins which cause an adverse reaction upon entering our cells. A rushed-to-manufacture vaccine, containing substances known to be poisonous to our human physical mechanism, and produced by entities with publicly stated goals of worldwide population reduction, may not be the best way to combat the Coronavirus Pandemic! Even the corrupt CDC and more useless World Health Organization have admitted that the vast

17 isolation and social distancing and to delay the implementation of drugs and vaccines that appear to be promising. This is potentially far more dangerous than anything President Trump has faced before. If the worldwide economy cannot restart and people cannot safely interact with others in person, civilization will be on the brink and may fall into the waiting hands of Democrats in the United States and Socialists worldwide.

Hopefully, we will have one or more effective COVID-19 vaccines ready for the American people in a month or so.

I am in favor of giving the vaccines as soon as they show efficacy, so those of us who want them can take the risk of receiving them. I expect that since President Trump is taking hydroxychloroquine, that President Trump will soon be receiving a COVID-19 vaccination and will quickly release the vaccine so the rest of us can receive the vaccine in “Trump Time” rather than “Fauci Time.”

Submitted by Donald R May, Lubbock, TX, retina surgeon, farmer, medical economist, decorated Air Force Veteran, and former medical school professor, department chair, and dean. majority of people exposed to Coronavirus will have no serious or lasting effects from it, but if Capitalism can be discredited in favor of globalist Socialism, (another spelling for SLAVERY) and the greatest economy in history can be permanently crippled, then the evil purveyors of our current mayhem will believe that their evil ends, achieved by any and every evil means, will be justified. Let’s interfere with their schedule!

Dr. Rowland’s personal advice: get plenty of bright sunshine; drink plenty of fluids; obtain a Bible and actually read it, and buy all the ammo you possibly can!

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Phase Two in the Battle to Reopen America

BY LLOYD MARCUS

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was thrilled to hear that the Michigan militia said they will prevent police from enforcing wacko Gov Whitmer’s unconstitutional demand that 77-year-old Karl Manke close down his barbershop.

We the people finally rising up to say this is America and we’re not gonna take this crap makes me extremely proud to be an American. Thank God that we have not become a nation of metro-sexual wimps, allowing powerdrunk Democrats to behave like our parents. They demand that we stay in our homes. When we ask why, their response is, “Because we said so!”

Several weeks ago, when the national lockdown began, I had a conversation with two political activist buddies.

They were concerned that Democrats would force the lock-down to continue until election day in November. I said I could not imagine the American people putting up with it that long.

Seeing that Democrats are using COVID-19 to implement their dream list of extreme leftist initiatives, many of you were frustrated that Trump appeared to surrender to Dr. Fauci’s keepAmerica-closed recommendations. I told you guys to chill out, trust Trump and God. Trump is a master deal-maker in a crazy situation. While you were annoyed at Trump for listening to Dr. Fauci, Democrats and fake news media continue to spread the lie that thousands have died and will die because Trump refuses to listen to Dr. Fauci.

Weeks ago, a large chunk of the country believed fake news media and health-experts’ lie that COVID-19 is the worst thing that ever hit the planet.

They said 2 million would die if we did not close down the country. It would have been foolish for Trump to push against the tsunami of fear sweeping the country. Trump wisely waited for evidence to begin surfacing that the predicted doomsday numbers of deaths

were proven false.

In April, Trump announced his plan to reopen America. As expected, Democrats and fake news media responded in outrage, hysterically claiming that over 100 thousand will die.

Trump realizes a large percentage of Americans are over the fear and ready to begin living again. Dr. Fauci wants the lock-down to continue. After expressing his respect for Dr. Fauci, Trump said he will proceed forward in reopening America.

Now is the time for more Americans to step up and rebel big-time against

power-drunk evil Democrats. My two political activist buddies played a major role in making the May 1st ReOpen California protest a huge success. But we can’t stop there. That was only phase one. Democrat governors continue to dig their long claws deep into the walls of their lock-down, implementing more absurd COVID-19 restrictions. They will not loosen their chains around the necks of their constituents. They must be forced to let their people go.

Joe Wierzbicki, a true patriot, is president of the Conservative Campaign Committee. He posted this

on Facebook. “Nevada’s disgraced Democrat Governor Steve Sisolak’s actions cause the closure of famed Colorado Belle in Laughlin, NV. Another 400 jobs lost. Folks - we must RECALL these Democrat governors who are destroying our economy.”

Folks, this cruel insanity should make every American extremely angry. The Bible says, “Be angry, but sin not.” The Bible also speaks of “righteous anger”.

Seeing Democrat tyrants punish and destroy peoples’ lives should make righteous Americans angry. Conservative Campaign Committee is laser-focused on helping Republicans take back the House.

Wicked Nancy Pelosi must be unseated from her role as House majority leader. From her illegal impeachment scheme to exploiting COVID-19, she will use anything to remove Trump and dictate the behavior of the American people. She has zero compassion for U.S. citizens.

The Pelosi controlled House recently approved a new $3trillion COVID-19 relief bill, polluted with funding for extreme leftist initiatives and givea-ways to illegals. While 30 million Americans have lost their jobs, Pelosi’s bill allows illegal aliens to work. Pelosi’s bill also gifts illegals stimulus checks and amnesty.

Her bill includes huge tax cuts for rich liberal donors in Democrat-controlled states.

Pelosi’s bill mentions cannabis 68 times while only mentioning jobs 52 times.

Taxpayers oppose funding abortion 55% to 29%. And yet, Pelosi’s relief bill includes taxpayer-funded abortion.

What the heck does abortion have to do with COVID-19? Pelosi’s bill includes blocking voter identification laws even-though 80% of Americans want such laws. Again, what does voter ID have to do with COVID-19? Pelosi’s bill includes $20 million for arts and SEE BATTLE TO REOPEN AMERICA | PAGE 19

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How to Vote for An Appeals Judge

BY JUSTICE LARRY DOSS, SEVENTH COURT OF APPEALS

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n my 20 years of legal experience, most clients and friends have no understanding of what an appeals judge does, or how to assess whether they’re doing a good job. Informed voters want to select a judge who has the best experience, but this is frustrated when the candidates are gagged by a Code of Professional Conduct that controls what can be said. As the election for a position on the Seventh Court of Appeals is scheduled for July, let me offer three sources of information that can assist in the vote decision process: First, voters should check to see who their state’s leaders trust and support.

Those leaders know the larger political process, keep a record, and they understand how our appellate judges fit into that process. I was appointed to serve as a judge on your Court of Appeals by Governor Greg Abbott.

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humanities. Pelosi stuffed much more crazy evil leftist garbage into her bill calling it COVID-19 relief.

In New York, police wrestled a woman with a toddler to the ground and arrested her for not wearing her mask properly. This is too much folks.

There is something seriously wrong when one person can mandate brute force to implement their unconstitutional decrees.

For this reason, we must never allow Democrats to ignore the Second Amendment to confiscate our guns.

Phase two of the battle to restore our constitutional freedoms require that we lawfully and rightfully push back.

I would love to be a part of a national

You will recall that before he became governor, he served as a Justice on the Supreme Court of Texas. This gives him unique insight as to the knowledge and stability that Texas judges need to possess. I’ve also received the universal endorsement from conservative leaders closer to home: Senator Charles Perry, and Representatives Dustin Burrows and John Frullo. Importantly, I have also been endorsed

by Texans for Life. These leaders know the candidates and understand how a judge’s values might affect your rights.

Second, you can examine whether the candidate has any particular experience in being a judge. Putting on the judge’s robe is not the time to begin on-the-job training. In my race, I am the only person who is ever served as a judge. In addition to my role on the Court of Appeals, I have two years working in chambers as a briefing attorney for a federal judge. I am also board-certified as a specialist in civil appellate law and have 20 years of successfully representing clients in ReOpen America bus tour.

Similar to the Tea Party movement, the grassroots ReOpen America movement does not have one charismatic leader. It has numerous courageous lovers of freedom and America saying, “I will fight and suffer the consequences”. My mind flashed back to that scene in the movie, “Spartacus”.

Soldiers came to arrest Spartacus but did not know his identity. Each of his men boldly proclaimed, “I am Spartacus”. The soldiers crucified all of them.

We have small business owners from beauty salons to gyms to restaurants and more, in essence, saying, “Take me, I am Spartacus”. https://bit. ly/3fRDXaO Submitted by Lloyd Marcus, The Unhyphenated American. For more info or to contact Lloyd, visit LloydMarcus.com

trials and on appeal. “Experience” is something easy to claim in a political race but should be proven by reference to a verifiable track record.

Third, voters should ask the attorneys who actually try cases and appeals in court. These individuals have spent their careers learning the reputations of their colleagues and how personally know how a qualified judge can make all the difference for his or her clients. Is the judge going to make a decision based on the law, or upon public opinion? In a recent poll of attorneys in our region, I was preferred over my opponent by a 3-to-1 margin.

I am proud to point to my objective track record and overwhelming support of your leaders in asking for your vote on July 14. But the praise of others is not enough; I need you to vote on July 14. If you would like more

information, be sure to check out my website at dossfortexas.com, or find me on Facebook.

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The Enemy "You Gotta STOP EM, Before they MULTIPLY!"

BY MARK LAROSE

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There are people in America who vote for Democrats. Those Democrats have morphed their party into a Thug Mob group that undermines the Constitution, subverts Free Enterprise, and restricts Individual Liberty. There is not one Democrat holding public office today -- NOT ONE -- who addresses all three of those tenets as they were intended by the Founders and Framers.

No Democrat defends the Constitution in totality. No Democrat promotes Free Enterprise as the free and voluntary exchange between parties that it is intended to be. No Democrat nurtures Individual Liberty.

Today’s Democrat party members in the 21st century are one big confiscating, banning, regulating, seizing, controlling, rights-violating, and over-taxing conglomeration of liberal-socialist elitists -- at the very least!

The Democrats of today are factually challenged. They ignore and brush aside facts. Today’s Democrats are willfully ignorant and blind. And worst of all, they are intellectually dishonest and anti-American. They are willing to burn down the assets of every American to achieve their political goals and mission.

Let’s run down some items that today’s Democrats are FOR -- things that they repeatedly promote and attempt to make a part of our laws and country’s policy.

Open borders.

Abortion.

Sanctuary Cities.

Making up rights that require the participation of others -- either through forced labor or forced financing by the achievers and productive class of Americans.

There are many more than these four, but these extract a human toll on all citizens of the United States. That toll

is felt in all institutions at every level of state, local, and federal governments.

The toll is extracted upon everything from school systems to hospitals, to billions in cost to our tax coffers, to the prison system, all forms of insurance, job availability, daily law enforcement, crime, and death to citizens and disease.

People who support and vote for these kinds of policies and programs are complicit in the destruction, on a personal and public level, of our society and our financial assets, private property, and labor.

I liken their vote for a Democrat as the same as hiring a hitman or an arsonist or a gang of thieves to raid and pillage and rob and burn down our assets -everything for which we have toiled and saved and spilled blood so that we and our families can be financially safe and secure.

Ladies and gentlemen, this is not just a difference of opinion or a difference in political philosophy. We are not debating whether or not a courthouse should be built instead of a raise for police officers. This is a criminal enterprise of politicians and their supporters who are destroying our society and YOUR PERSONAL ASSETS. Their philosophies, policies, and programs are immoral. The fact that their philosophy includes the belief that “the end justifies the means” is in itself immoral.

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WE NEED A LEADER: We Don’t Care If He is a Demon or a God

BY PETER ADAMS

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f you remember, in the Old Testament of the Bible, God always had a Prophet or Judge lead His people. Then finally, the people began to cry out for a “MAN” to lead them, like the other nations. So, God gave them Saul to be their King. He was a handsome man, a head taller than most other men, and was very charismatic. Man looks at the outward, but God looks at the heart.

In today’s time, most civilized nations vote for the man or woman to be their President, King, Prime Minister, or even Dictator.

In 2008, the Black people in America desperately needed a “black man” to lead them out of depression, out of oppression, and on to freedom to be wealthy and respected. They didn’t care who this man was or what his character was like, they just wanted a leader that was just like them and would defeat their so-called enemies.

This is exactly what the Jews wanted in their coming Messiah, one that THE ENEMY CONTINUED FROM PAGE 20

who promotes this theft and mob rule mentality. I view them as exactly what they are -- cowardly thieves who vote for someone to steal for them and willing to destroy our economy and society for their personal benefit and power for their political party.

After watching things playing out in certain states during the coronavirus hysteria, it is plain for all to see that Democrats in 2020 are intent upon destruction and using any means necessary to achieve their sociopolitical goals. Tyranny, oppression, violations of our inalienable rights are all common

would lead them to freedom and destroy their enemies… a warring Messiah.

So, Barack Hussein Obama was elected for 8 years. Like the Jew’s Messiah, he was not a warring leader for the blacks. He didn’t lead them to freedom, but like Saul, he brought division and destroyed the kingdom.

After Saul, God once again gave the people what they needed, a righteous King. So, God had Samuel anoint David to be King over Israel. But they still

weren’t satisfied and let another man “lead” them into rebellion to overthrow God’s anointed on the throne.

God has also given us a reprieve and placed a man as President to tear down the wickedness and immorality that’s trying to destroy this nation of America… “IF”, we the people, will repent and turn from our wicked ways, and would stand up. But the people, as most have done before them, sat back and let this new leader try to do it all by himself. “He will destroy our oppressors;

occurrences taking place right now this minute before our eyes. And it’s all local. It’s all being carried out by state and local agencies in the name of “safety.”

So do not tell me that friendships shouldn’t be lost over this. This is a battle for our very existence as Americans who value the rule of law. That person on the other side wants to take from you. There is no compromise in that. None. How much -- exactly -- do your friends think they are entitled to of your earned assets? Do they have a number in their heads? What makes them think they are entitled to what you have earned and achieved?

So do not tell me that both sides are

wrong. Both sides are NOT wrong.

What Democrats want is bad for America. My side is on the opposite side of every issue and wants what is good for America and to preserve our way of life.

So do not tell me that you don’t engage in politics and that it doesn’t matter. Our entire way of life is controlled by politics. See it now playing out across the nation in this foolish lockdown? If you don’t get involved and stay involved, you risk losing everything that you’ve achieved.

Know the enemy and gather the resolve necessary to not only survive this attack on our way of life but to emerge victoriously. It will require great mental strength and perseverance. You will

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destroy the wicked things we have been doing and bring back morality and righteousness.”

But he can’t do it by himself. He needs the Pastors to stand up, the people to stand up, his own Party to stand up… but almost all of us have turned our back on him with our “actions,” or “lack of actions and support.”

Now, we are at a time when the whole world is crying out for a leader to solve all the problems of the world.

Problems like division, indebtedness, wars, famines, clean water, clean air, religious freedoms, religious domination, plagues, racial tensions, and religious tensions. What we have all been against throughout time is a One World government with a One World President or King. Yet, that is now being cried out for by the people of the world, even many Americans.

Walter Cronkite had always been for a New World Order. After he retired as America’s most trusted news Anchor, he began to push for this New World Order agenda.

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lose people who you have considered to be friends or even some family members, but friends and family don’t usually steal from you or promote ideas that will destroy your way of life.

You’re not fighting to keep friends.

You’re fighting for the Constitution, the promotion of Free Enterprise, and the nurturing of Individual Liberty.

Submitted by Mark LaRose. Mark is a retired educator and coach at the high school and college level; and USAF vet with a background in law enforcement and banking. He is currently living in Southeast Asia and is the founder of The Patriot Hammer on Facebook.

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The Gate to Globalization

BY BECCA KEATING

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f you’ve heard it once, you’ve heard it a dozen times or more that “in order to get back to ‘normal’ we will need a vaccine for the whole world.” Even New York Governor Cuomo reiterates “the ‘ultimate resolution’ of the Coronavirus will come with a vaccine in 18 months.” Have you wondered where that idea originated? Was it Anthony Fauci? He has definitely eluded to the idea that a vaccine is in the works but would probably take 12 to 18 months for pharma to develop a vaccine for COVID-19.

What Fauci hasn’t mentioned is that this virus is in the same family as SARS-CoV-2 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) and M ERS (Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome) and after seventeen years, there is still no Coronavirus vaccine despite dozens of attempts to develop them. And even though many doctors have found Hydroxychloroquine to ‘cure’ their patients of COVID, Fauci continues to focus on getting a vaccine.

Why is that?

According to South China Morning Post (Feb. 22, 2020), the first human trial of a possible SARS vaccine was conducted in Beijing in December 2004, but by that time the epidemic was over, and research into other diseases was given priority so it was shelved.

The initial stage of the process has moved much faster for the new coronavirus. Funding also appears to be available, at least at this stage.

With Beijing under huge pressure to control the epidemic that has stalled the economy for weeks, it has been willing to mobilize any resources it has for scientific research, and a special task force has been set up to coordinate efforts.

“Since the task force was set up,

vaccine development has been a priority and we have pulled together all the best units in the country to work towards a breakthrough and to expedite the development of a vaccine,” Zhang Xinmin, Director of the China National Centre for Biotechnology Development under the Ministry of Science and Technology, told media on February 15, 2020. Outside China, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), a group backed by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Wellcome Trust and investments from various countries to speed up vaccine development, is funding institutes and companies including U.S. firm Inovio Pharmaceuticals, a joint project by U.S. firm Moderna and the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of which Anthony Fauci is head. Hmmm!

Are you still wondering who originated the idea about the world needing a vaccine before we can get back to normal? Fauci is close.

The TED talk given in 2015 lets you know that Bill Gates saw this pandemic coming and has dedicated this decade to vaccine development for the world! His recent

media interviews are repetitive of this mantra for the world to have a coronavirus vaccine! Why is this computer geek so concerned about medical development?

Since the founding of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in 2000, it is reported to be the largest private foundation in the world, holding $46.8 Billion in assets (Dec. 2018). The primary goals of the foundation are, globally, to enhance healthcare and reduce extreme poverty, and, in the U.S., to expand educational opportunities and access to information technology. This sounds wonderful… until we begin to follow the money.

In 2013, $71 million was given to Planned Parenthood, an organization known for providing abortions (killing babies). Could it be that he is more interested in population control than enhancing healthcare?

Gates’ seemingly apparent desire to globally enhance healthcare was very evident in his pledge of $10 Billion in 2010 at Davos, Switzerland, announcing the Decade of Vaccines. Since then, the BMGF has developed or has close associations with the World Health Organization, CEPI, GAVI, The Global Fund,

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Global Financing Facility, and the Center for Global Development.

This web of methodization gives Gates a global platform in which to negotiate or manipulate those who will open the door to vaccine development and experimentation.

Africa and India have experienced some of the vaccines with questionable results. Dr. C.M. Gulhati, editor of Monthly Index of Medical Specialties (Dec. 2015) laments, “It is shocking to see how an American organization used surreptitious methods to establish itself in Ind ia.” Dr. Sa m ira n Nu ndy, editor emeritus of National Medical Journal of India, stated, “this is an obvious case where Indians are being used as guinea pigs.” With the newer polio vaccine method, it resulted in 490,000 cases of paralysis. In 2017, the Indian government dialed back Gates’ vaccine regimen and asked Gates and his vaccine policies to leave India. In Africa, Nelson Mandela’s former Senior Economist, Professor Patrick Bond, describes Gates’ philanthropic practices as “ruthless and immoral.”

In the meantime, CEPI wants to see if new platform technologies can be applied to vaccine development for the new Coronavirus, reducing the production time. The concept is similar to the one used in developing those newer vaccines. Because this is new territory for Pharma, the possibility of unforeseen adverse effects increases like those experienced in India, Africa and other countries as well.

Some talk of ‘disease enhancement’ occurring which actually causes a person to get the virus. In this rush to get a vaccine for COVID-19, Gates is positioned to profit financial with his strategic philanthropy that feed his many vaccine-related SEE THE GATE TO GLOBALIZATION | PAGE 23

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What Makes America Great

BY EVELYN FISHER, 6TH GRADE, HOMESCHOOLED

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hat makes America great?

I have l ived where the mountains meet the Pacific Ocean in a picturesque beauty. Now I live in the vast high plains, where sunsets over cotton fields fill you with wonder. America is beautiful, but that is only part of why she is a great nation. America is great because her people are free. In this country, all individuals can pursue the future of their choice, and children like me have the freedom to dream great dreams. Freedom fosters creativity. Freedom is the foundation for invention and the growth of talent. America is at its greatest when we use our dreams to bless others.

We must sacrifice to preserve that freedom for the next generation.

America is a great country founded upon freedom. However, freedom is costly, and the pages of our history books are filled with examples of people who paid its price. The Pilgrims, seeking freedom to live and worship their own God, bravely journeyed to America. 150 years later during the Revolutionary War, the Colonists fought England to earn their freedom.

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businesses (including Microsoft’s ambition to control a global vaccination ID enterprise) and give him dictatorial control of global health policy. During this past decade Gates’ net worth doubled to $105,800,000,000.

The truth is that this attempt is part of a much bigger agenda, an agenda that would ultimately lead to greater profits for big pharma companies, greater control for the Gates Foundation over global health, and greater power for Bill

The Founding Fathers pledged their lives and fortunes to establish this new country, the United States of America.

They created the Bill of Rights, which would guarantee liberty not only for themselves, but also for future generations.

For America to continue to be great, freedom must be purchased anew in every generation. Freedom is not something that can be bought just once. It must be continually earned, like trust.

Over the years that followed the first sacrifices of the pioneers and patriots, each generation had those willing to give their lives for freedom’s cause.

Gates to shape the course of the future for billions of people around the planet.

So, when A mer ica ns b ecome gleeful at the thought of getting a vaccine in hopes of not dying from COVID-19, buyer beware!

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Soldiers, great leaders, and everyday citizens sacrificed and won the freedoms and rights for all people.

Teddy Roosevelt declared, “It is not what we have that will make us a great

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nation; it is the way in which we use it.” Our nation’s freedom is a gift, but it must be used well. Americans of the past understood this idea, and they sacrificed to give the gift of freedom to my generation. As a grateful recipient of this gift, it is my responsibility to build on this foundation of freedom, to use my talents well, and to defend the rights of others. When this happens, America will continue to be a great nation.

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Today’s Evolving Anti-Christ

BY JOSEPH MAVILIA

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i s tor i a n Dav id B a r ton (www.wallbuilders.com) has produced many historical accounts in one in a series dubbed “America’s Godly Heritage”. It is highly recommended to give your family an understanding of the true history of this wonderful country. Further, it refutes the high-profile statements of the US Presidency, under Barack Obama, where he claimed America is “no longer a Christian nation”.

It is clear to me that such misinformation (moreover lies) sets the stage for attacks and persecution of Christians worldwide. It was not only a lie; it was irresponsible for a President to make such a claim. The effect may indeed be

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words from our leaders reach far more of the world than one man could 2,000 years ago.

I don’t imply that Obama is the Anti-Christ since he is a very small man, but rather he is simply the message boy for a Satanic movement in the world to becoming secularly politically correct. That should be obvious to believers that such actions are in direct contrast to God’s plan for our lives.

The platform and actions of the Democrat Party have caused it to morph into a Godless party in America. It should be remembered that God will not be mocked (teasing and laughing in a scornful or contentious manner). Galatians 6:7.

We know that God loves all people placed into His creation, John 3:16, and although He is a patient God, I don’t think it a good idea to test His patience, especially since this generation has become a thankless and disobedient one.

That generation that I refer to started in the mid-20th century. One only needs to look at statistics on the growth of crime and other social indicators beginning in 1960.

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follow the same trend line, including teen pregnancy for example. That’s why I see the walk away from faith-based principles began around 1960. That moral structure was that on which our founders used to craft our Declaration of Independence and Constitution that followed.

Our justice system is also based on the bible. The trend we see is a result of the culture’s rejection of God; in removing the Ten Commandments and prayer from schools and institutions.

We’re also learning that in Europe the falling away is even more shocking. Churches there are being taken over and converted for use by discos and other businesses that are even worse.

There is some good news, however, in that we are witnessing a revival among Christians emanating from America. TBN and publications like Caprock Patriot are being funded by people of faith to put an end to six decades of decline in morals and values of old. Those 60 years have shown us how quickly the fabric of a nation can be torn apart.

In George Washington’s Farewell Address, he warned us of imposters of pretended patriotism. This is how I see the devolution and degeneration of today’s Democrat Party.

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Not all Israel is Israel,” Paul the Apostle said. Paul emphasized that there are true Israelites and false ones. Paul’s distinction was theological—True Israel accepts their Messiah; False Israel does not. Likewise, true Americans accept, defend, and expound upon the founding principles of our nation.

True Americans do not do this out of mere tradition. Rather, we defend our tradition because it’s good.

Since America’s founding, there have been intense debates and disagreements. From the Anti-Federalists clashing with the Federalists to the struggle between modern Republicans and Democrats, Americans have always been arguing amongst themselves. However, something significant distinguishes the struggle between the Anti-Federalists and the Federalists from the modern-day Republican versus Democrat dynamic.

The Anti-Federalists and the Federalists were arguing about how to best express the American ideals.

However, it seems more and more that the current political climate is Americanism versus something else, something entirely un-American.

Now, being against one’s nation’s principles is not inherently wrong.

All in Nazi Germany should have been un-German (more specifically, anti-Nazi). However, even those who were anti-Nazi were not totally anti-German. Rather, they were anti-Evil German. The trending German principles of the day were morally abhorrent. (I am not a German historian by any means. I do not intend to comment on the founding principles of the various German states.) Most people long to see their homes, communities, and nations flourish.

As opposed to Nazi or other totalitarian principles, American

principles are good. Not just politically good but morally good. Who says that the principles and rights of “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness” are bad, evil things?

No one who can be taken seriously.

Denying these principles is paramount to completely denying use of logic and reason to find truth. These principles are almost axiomatic.

Nevertheless, Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of happiness are abstract and need to be expounded upon.

As we can easily see, it has become fashionable to hate the American expression of these values. The hate does not come from a desire to further expound upon and enhance the principles; it comes from a desire to overthrow them.

Life. Which party platform supports infanticide? Which party has members that want to expand access to suicide (euthanasia)? Liberty.

Which party has members that frequently deny Freedom of Speech?

Which party fuels those who attack rights to practice religion? Which party platform endlessly tries to limit the right to defend one’s self against criminals and tyranny? Pursuit of Happiness. A certain group of people seems intent on unjustly limiting one’s ability to succeed. Who wants to place burdensome limits on the free market? Who wants to redistribute wealth in great amounts?

Who wants to punish hard work?

Benjamin Franklin said that death and taxes are certain. Yet, the government should not endorse murder, and taxes should be severe. After all, did the American rebels fight against one government to establish another tyranny? This not a pro-Republican article. It is a pro-American article.

Paleo-conservatives, neo-conservatives, conservative libertarians, and the like have significant disagreements. However, most of the people agree when it comes to the

conservation of Americanism.

Rarely is a real-world situation, “Moral White Knight versus Evil Dragon.” Think of World War II. The Axis committed atrocities.

So, too, did Allied forces. Conflict (whether martial or political) is messy. What makes someone good or bad, right or wrong, righteous or evil is not his ability to do no wrong.

Contrarily, the good and bad both do wrong, but the good seeks to improve upon his principles and to strive for consistency. The Allies fought for freedom from Axis tyranny. The Axis fought to conquer unjustly.

American chattel slavery is the go-to example of how America and Americans have failed. The subjugation of Native American tribes is also a prime example. However, with time, blood, and sweat, America has become a more consistent nation. The American principles are not always actualities but goals that every American must strive to reach.

The good man has moral goals; he repents and rebounds when he fails. The bad man only wants to point out the fault in the good man.

Like a non-Christian sinner who points out a Christian sinner for being hypocritical, the Left points out

the inconsistencies in conservative groups to justify the complete overhaul of American principles.

America is not and never will be perfect. There will always be inconsistencies in how Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness are, via the Constitution and Bill of Rights, applied. However, the principles and goals of Americanism are good.

Those of True Israel still commit evil acts. However, True Israel strives to act out a more consistent lifestyle based on the principles of Christ. The good and the evil are not solely determined by action but by motivation.

That being said, “Not all America is America.”

One final note. I do not mean to say that those who don’t uphold the American principles are not American in the national, residential, or citizenship sense. Rather, they are not American in the philosophical sense. The philosophical American upholds and defends the rights of the un-American. This highlights the superiority of the American philosophy.

Submitted by Mitchell Cochran, B.A. in Psychology, Lubbock Christian University

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Pat Robertson rightly said, “Yes, we need a World Government, but only when the Messiah comes back. Any attempt to bring this about before the Messiah arrives must be the work of the devil.”

Then Walter Cronkite laughs at Pat Robertson’s statement and said, “Well join me, I am proud to sit here at the right hand of Satan.”

Europe has commented on Politico News, much like what Walter Cronkite made about the New World Order: PARIS – “Cometh the hour, cometh the man. Or not.” (paraphrased; Demon STATE OF FREE SPEECH CONTINUED FROM PAGE 15

To me, that is incredibly sad and troubling. It is sad because it goes against everything that America once stood for. We used to be a country known for supporting freedom of speech. Now, we aren’t. Disagreement is termed hate speech and shut down completely. How saying that lowering taxes is a good policy idea is “spreading hate speech” is beyond me. But it all seems to make sense to the radical left. And that is why it is so troubling.

It would be one thing if these people didn’t really believe in what they’re advocating for. If they were just cynically using terms like “hate speech” to stifle their political opponents. That would be bad, but combatable. It wouldn’t be in line with past American thinking, but it makes sense in a realpolitik sort of way. And I’m sure some are using their “sensitivity” and calling opposing arguments “hate speech” to do just that. But the problem is that most aren’t just being Machiavellian. Instead, they actually seem to believe their own propaganda. And that is impossible to combat. If they really do think the way they say they do, they all hope may be lost.

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or god/God, we need a leader.)

Countries may not always get the leader they deserve, but the coronavirus pandemic has certainly revealed what kind of leader they’ve gotten.

As hospital wards fill up and entire areas of Europe and the United States go into lockdown, the high-pressure crisis is bringing out the best – and worst – of national leaders, boiling them down to their very essence.

Whatever the virus has revealed – racism, frivolousness and authoritarianism or humanity, thoughtfulness, and the willingness to learn – at least people around the world now know what their leaders are made of.

Now think hard. In your mind, try

and place the leaders, who are running for the presidency of the United States, in that position. Would they be the person you would be satisfied with to represent “YOU” and your beliefs?

Many of them make no qualms about making it clear that they don’t want Christian beliefs, morals, or God into any aspect of running this nation.

Think about your children and your grandchildren, your mother and father and grandparents, if they’re still alive.

Will they be safe in a country run by socialists, communists, pro-abortionists, pro-gay marriages, pro-LGBTQ rights, and those who would continue to kick God out of every aspect of our family’s lives, especially the schools

that mold our children’s character?

Honestly, your decision come voting time may be the last “free will choice” you will ever make. America could remain free and get better and better, or we could lose our freedoms; freedom to keep and bear arms, freedom of speech, and freedom of religion, to worship as we choose.

We could lose our Constitution and our country’s sovereignty.

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I don’t like being a pessimist, but I have trouble seeing how we can recover from a situation where tens of thousands of the intellectual elite seem to believe that the opposing views are both evil and not to be discussed. If the views of the other side are bad, you debate those views and use facts and logic to poke holes in the other side’s argument.

That is the right way to handle disagreements. Yet, liberal students, professors, and administrators on college campuses can’t seem to do that. They are completely unable to handle the idea of the other side disagreeing with them, so they just shut down all debate. They aren’t emotionally mature enough to have debates, so they prevent those debates from happening in the first place. It is a very sad state of affairs.

So, what can a conservative college student do to push back on the current shut down of free speech?

Two things. If you master these two ways to push back, we might be able to turn the tide.

The first is to always be prepared for a debate. Don’t seek those debates out but be ready to have them if the other side voices a political opinion that you disagree with.

Know your facts, keep your emotions tucked away, and just debate

logically. Ask questions about the other side’s point of view to both better understand it and poke holes in it. Bring up your opinions, and make sure to use indisputable and well-researched facts to support them. Know your sources, and make sure those sources are reliable. It is also preferable to have unbiased sources. Fox News and Breitbart won’t change minds. The Wall Street Journal or Politico might. And be willing to debate thoughtfully for however long it takes. Don’t be the first to give in, even if you know that you are right. They will count that as a victory. Instead, be the one that will debate till the end. They will give in first.

The second thing is that you need to always remain respectful and keep your emotions under control. The other side can do neither of those things, so they always look ridiculous. Be the bigger man. Instead of making fun of one of them for calling your ideas “hate speech,” instead explain thoughtfully why it is a mainstream and ethically acceptable opinion. Doing so may seem ridiculous. But it will help keep the debate going in a respectful manner so that you can change minds. Because always remember, the other side has authority figures in their

corner. As soon as you start lashing out in the same manner that they do, the debate will be shut down and you might even be punished.

It is a ridiculous double standard, but it exists. Maybe one day we can overturn it, but for now we just need to deal with it. Finally, keep your emotions in check. That relates to always being respectful but is worth saying. You will be much more likely to change minds and effectively get your point across if you don’t get angry.

What the other side will be defending might make your blood boil.

For example, the current Democratic party supports some pretty nasty policies like late-term abortion. I used to get so angry about those things. But, because I was angry, I couldn’t convince anyone that my point of view was the rational and right one. I looked just as emotional and irrational as the left. Now, I do my best to remain calm. That has been a much better strategy for convincing people.

Stick to it, it works.

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OLD SALT: Drydocks, Dead Loads, and Shakedowns to that floating collection of steel becoming like a maternal thing. That may explain my sense of loss when, in 2010, I learned the Forrestal had been sold for ONE CENT to a salvage company in Brownsville, Texas. It was like Mom had been abandoned.

Drydock, Dead L oads, and Shakedown: One experience came to mind as America shutdown, the drydocking of the U.S.S. Forrestal. This is where the mighty warship is left high and dry.

Believe it or not, just as you need to pull your boat out of the water to clean and maintain the bottom, an aircraft carrier needs the same kind of attention.

Since my boarding and after a North Atlantic exercise, a Med Cruise, and various other exercise’s Forrestal was sent to Portsmouth, Virginia, Shipbuilding and Drydocks for her first major repairs and modification since her initial launch in 1955. I had little idea of what to expect other than something new and being in a permanent place for a while. I also looked forward to having easy access to my 1941 Cadillac along with ample opportunity to venture out.

By then I had progressed to 2nd Class Petty Officer (E-5 for my fellow vets) so I had some perks. Follows are just some highlights of the experience.

Drydocks: The experience of getting the big

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Super Carrier Shakedown vs. Virus Shakedown: As we go through this terrible time of the Coronavirus, aggravated by greedy power-hungry Democrats, I can’t help likening it to a certain process I experienced while serving on the first supercarrier. First, you may be offended at the term “Greedy Democrats”. I understand if you are a Democrat in the old Democrat tradition of John F. Kennedy and those who preceded him.

Maybe there are a few Democrats in that old tradition, but where are they?

Where are you? So as not to bore nonDemocrats I will say more on the state of being a Democrat at the end of this article. Let me jump to a Navy memory.

Disclaimer or Credit to Those in the Arena: Before getting to the story, as a reminder, I’ve said in previous articles these little reminiscing’s could be told by thousands of Sailors, Soldiers, Marines, and Airmen. I tell my stories as much for them as for myself. All who have served have stories to tell. I just relate what I saw and experienced. Adventure still awaits you, young people, if you want to grab hold.

Ships Company vs. Other Assignments: Once I completed boot camp and got all that excellent training at Electronics “A” School, I got exactly what I asked for; an assignment on an aircraft carrier on the east coast. I had completed Aviation Electronics “A” School with specialist and additional completion of Aviation Guided Missile School. Upon graduation, I was thrilled to head out of Memphis (driving my famous 1941 Cadillac convertible) for my assignment to ship’s company aboard the U.S.S. Forrestal.

I was pleased with my assignment, but it was years later before I understood how fortunate I was to become ship’s company on any ship since I

USS Forrestal in drydock, Portsmouth, VA As ships company, you get to experiwas in the Naval Air ratings. As a rule, sailors in the Naval Air ratings receive ence so much more than being on a assignments either directly to a shore station such as Naval Air Station Corpus Christi or an Air Squadron such as VA-34 home-based at some shore base such as NAS Cecil Field, Florida.

If you are a member of one of those squadrons you find yourself constantly transferring yourself, plus tons of U.S.S. Forrestal, under tow, and support equipment, back and forth to headed for her final port, the an aircraft carrier for deployment. In scrapyard at Brownsville, TX. Sold for ONE CENT. No kidding! my second tour in the Navy, I suffered through that back and forth movement shore base or in one of the squadrons.

You become a part of the ship. Any as a member of VA-34.

My first assignment, since I was sailor who has experienced this conselected to the new rating of Aviation nection for a couple of years will relate SEE OLD SALT | PAGE 29 Guided Missiles and the support for complex new weapons such as the Sidewinder and Sparrow air-to-air missile, I had to reside on the aircraft carrier, assigned as ships company on the U.S.S. Forrestal. As ships company, you are a permanent crew member, usually for the term of your enlistment. In other words, my life became that ship.

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In honor of that sacrifice, the Lubbock Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2466 and its Auxiliary have established a local art contest that calls for the creativity of our youth. The theme of the contest is “Honoring the Sacrifice.” The student should create art that captures the sacrifice in response to COVID-19.

“Honoring the Sacrifice” Art Contest ENTRY FORM Name:______________________________________________Age: _______________ Address: _______________________________________________________________ City: ___________________________ State: TX Zip: ________________________

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• Maximum student age of 18 years old at time of entry.

• Applicant does not have to be related to a VFW or VFW Auxiliary member to participate.

• Art and entry form must be received by the Lubbock VFW on or before June 29, 2020, 5:00 p.m.

• Winners to be announced at Lubbock’s 4th of July parade (Fourth on Broadway).

• The first, second, and third place winners from each grade level K-5, 6-8 and 9-12 will receive monetary prizes.

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• Two-dimensional art must be on canvas or paper. Watercolor, pencil, pastel, charcoal, tempera, crayon, acrylic, pen, ink, oil, marker or other media taught may be used.

• Do not frame two-dimensional pieces.

• The art should be no smaller than 8" x 10" but no larger than 18" x 24".

• Three dimensional art can be paper, papier-mâché, pottery, clay, metal work, fabric, etc.

• Pieces should be no larger than 18" in any direction.

• Art cannot be more than 5 lbs. in weight.

• Digital art, photography and jewelry are NOT ACCEPTED. • Completed entry form and attach to back of entry.

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Email: ______________________________Phone: ____________________________ Date of Art Completion: __________________________________________________ School: ___________________________________________Grade: _______________ Teacher’s or supervisory adult’s signature verifying that the entry was done by you: Teacher/Guardian Name: _________________________________________________ Signature: _____________________________________________________________ I hereby grant permission for my artwork to be published in the Texas VFW Magazine and on the Texas VFW website.

Student Signature: ___________________________ Date: ______________________ State the source of your idea for entry: person, website, magazine, TV, newspaper, etc. To comply with copyright laws, all artwork must be original to the entrant. Artwork may be inspired by other artist’s/photographer’s work, but not to the degree that the new piece of artwork is easily recognized as being derivative of other artist’s work. If another artist’s/photographer’s work is used as a source of inspiration or reference, a copy of the work must be provided along with the name and date of publication in which it was found. Any artwork that is recognized as being in violation of these rules will be disqualified.

SOURCE: ______________________________________________________ All Media Used in Entry: __________________________________________ (colored pencil, pastels, acrylic/oil paint, pottery, metal, etc.)

Must be received (not postmarked) at Lubbock VFW no later than 5:00 pm on June 29, 2020.

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ship into the drydock and seeing this largest weapon then known to exist, sitting high, and dry was worth the price of the ticket. However, it was not long before the ship was invaded with “Yardbirds”. Think of this as having your home invaded by a bunch of Lubbock city employees having no regard for your surroundings or your quality of life. Navy civilian shipyard workers are known as “yardbirds”, a Navy derogatory term. Before you could pipe “sweeper man your brooms” on a bosun’s whistle, these guys had virtually every hatch and access wide open with hoses, pipes, and cables strung through every access throughout the ship. It was not long before the self-sustaining ship was totally at the mercy of external sources for all things that sustain life and utility. For months, we had to live

through a winter of cold Virginia air blowing freely throughout, constant clanging, banging, welding, paint chipping, and more. Ships company (Me), had to live through the process as if passengers on a coronavirus cruise ship. The crew stayed busy in training or helping upgrade our systems. If not busy, we had to chip and paint. In the Navy, the rule is “If it doesn’t move, paint it”.

This rendering of our ship defenseless and at the mercy of outside forces came to mind when our great country was forced to stop for an unseen enemy, the Covid-19 China Virus. Since then we have been subjected to internal devious forces. That is forces who care nothing for our country or the American people.

Dead Loads: There are too many interesting processes associated with drydocking to cover here, processes such as degaussing the U.S.S. Forrestal and firing dead

loads. These and other processes happen after the ship is refloated. I found the dead load fascinating. As a result of work done in drydocks, the catapults have to be tested and calibrated. With the ship in the Elizabeth River area adjacent the shipyard dead loads are fired into the sound. These dead loads are wheeled sled-like devices approximating the weight of each aircraft to simulate catapult launch. The process is fun to watch as the wingless loads are slung out hundreds of yards to skip or flop into the sound followed by Navy divers having to recover these things.

These dead loads remind me of the dead loads we are getting from the Pelosi Democrats, bolstered by a really evil media. Their “dead loads” of ridiculous legislation are designed to calibrate what they can slip by sleepy Republicans and the American people.

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is the shakedown cruise. Usually, the shakedown from Portsmouth is three to four weeks in the Caribbean area, mostly near Guantanamo Bay Naval Base. In this process, the ship is stressed in every aspect of ship and crew operation. Usually, those despicable “yardbirds” have proven to be quite professional and more competent SEE OLD SALT | PAGE 31

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than I gave them credit for. The shakedown, if successful, typically ends with a riotous celebration for a couple of days in Guantanamo Bay Naval Base. Guantanamo, then like now, is American territory surrounded by Communist Cuba. No one leaves or accesses that base from Cuba, so the riotous celebration consists of fishing or drinking Hatuey Beer until you see both of the Indian’s eyes on the beer label. Personally, I never managed to get the Hatuey Indian to turn!

The contemporary shakedown we are getting comes from democrats intent on winning back power while enriching themselves and their upper echelon followers.

Contemporary Democrat Drydocks, Dead Loads, and Shakedowns: In summary, Democrats are undermining our great Country and our constitution. Pelosi and Schumer scheme

Hatuey Beer from Cuba

while delegitimizing the House of representatives. Pelosi did this by keeping willing Democrat Congressional Reps on recess, claiming the virus. While they were on vacation and you were unemployed, Nancy was busy in D.C. putting an 1,800-page bill to subvert your life. She illegally changed rules to

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do proxy voting, allowing her to vote for all the Democrat members. If that’s not dictatorship it sure smells like that.

I hate to say it, but this is the conniving trick Hitler pulled to seize power from the people. Go read the history of the 3rd Reich. Pelosi and Schumer have now demonstrated they neither have respect for the institution of the Presidency or the Congress. They proved long ago they have no regard for thes Supreme Court.

Democrats who love America: Where are you decent and patriotic Democrats? I know you are out there. Why will you take your marching orders from the likes of Pelosi and Schumer, two despicable and hateful socialist liberals? They, Pelosi and Schumer, are the band leaders telling you to hate Trump and telling you its fine to abort babies, support infanticide, illegal immigration, and putting criminals on the street. I pray you will not be the vote that ends the great

American experiment.

What are your thoughts? I would love to hear from you. If you wish to comment, please email me at oldsaltCVA59@gmail.com.

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True Stories of a Vietnam Long Range Recon Patrol: Part XI

BY HAROLD WAYNE HAMLIN

Part 11 of a 12-part series sharing the very personal and boots on the ground account of one Green Beret’s time in Vietnam.

I watched for any movement on the road as the sun sank behind the mountains to the west.

The trackers signaled one last time and again the One-Zero replied. I wondered how long we could get away with our fake bamboo hits.

The Lieutenant touched my arm. I handed him the glass then I settled back to watch and listen.

I awoke when the One-Zero brushed against me as he had a short conference with the Vietnamese Lieutenant. They discussed moving again to another rest overnight (RON). It was decided to stay where we were to maintain the view for any activity.

I felt so guilty over having fallen asleep. Never, never, never in my 18-months of training had I slacked off.

I took great pride in doing more than my share and here on my first mission I could not stay awake.

The Lieutenant handed me the Starlight Scope he had been using so I could see in the dark. He held up two fingers right in front of my face telling me I would be on watch for two hours. Then, he curled up and went to sleep just like that... no guilt at all.

I lifted the electric tape on my Seiko

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watch... 9.30 pm. I had slept for two or three hours.

Movement. Way down by the trucks that had been shot up. One, two...

No, four green men showed up in the Starlight Scope. They were removing the bodies from the trucks. I made the mental decision to not alert the team.

First, it was too far away for us to do anything about them; second, let them collect their dead.

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The live objects viewed, like a person, were a solid green in color and very clear.

I never saw this scope in the public media until the late 1980s; 20 plus years after I received training on it. Until then, it was kept secret from the public.

I watched the NVA remove the bodies from the truck, but I didn’t allow myself to get focused totally on them.

Instead, I scoped the road starting from the trucks, then west as far as I could see; basically, I was searching along where I thought the road would be, then back east along the bamboo, and then open area, and finally a quick look toward the village where the flare of the fires, started by the bombs, filled the scope.

By 0100, I could no longer trust myself to stay awake.

I gently touched the sleeping Lieutenant who came instantly awake and took the scope from me. I gave him a

report of the men removing the bodies from the trucks. He motioned me to sleep, looked at his watch, and mumbled something under his breath. That is all I remembered.

At the first explosion, I was coming to my feet, but the Lieutenant put his hand on my shoulder to keep me low.

The sun was just peeking above the mountain to the east. I estimated about 0900.

Boom!

It was down where the dead bodies were. The One-Zero was beside us in an instant. The Lieutenant briefed him that he had seen nothing, but the booby traps had worked. We didn’t know how many had been killed as the first explosion might have triggered the second.

I heard the crackle of the radio from just behind me. At the same time, I saw what I estimated was 50 NVA troops coming out of the trees down by trucks.

The troops disappeared into the elephant grass and were moving fast, as indicated by the waving grass. They were headed straight for our position.

The One-One Assistant team leader was on the radio. The One-Zero popped smoke and tossed it about 5-yards downhill in front of him... Red smoke.

The voice on the radio was loud… too loud, “I see smoke… Red smoke”.

The One-One replied in a rapid voice, “Affirmative, affirmative. Red smoke”.

The NVA troops were advancing on my position. They were in the grass just east southeast of my location at 200-yards.

The fast mover aircraft replied, “Affirmative Bushmaster starting my run.

Grass, east southeast at 200”.

As the fast mover came out of the sun, in low and fast from the east, the radio crackled... “Bushmaster… Covey 3… ETA slicks 10 minutes”. Slick was the name for the transport version of the Huey “Covey 3 affirmative ETA 10.”

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As all of this radio traffic was taking place, I had been watching the F4 Phantom flash by. It did a high long upside-down loop to my west. Then a rollover right side up, coming in fast and low strafing the road and the edge of the tree line.

All movement in the grass had stopped when the fast mover started his strafing run. Everyone in the grass had hit the ground.

The One-One radioed… “You are too far south... Target north 75 yards in the grass ... in the grass”.

The F4 hit his afterburners and climbed into the sun giving his aircraft all the speed engineered into it. Lives depended on his fast return.

Our lives. My life!

From the grass orders were shouted by an NVA officer and their movement toward our position started again.

I did not hear the fast movers reply to my One-One because I was totally focused on the advance of the NVA coming up the mountain through the grass.

I became aware that the team was on a tight line to my left in a position to repel the frontal assault with the One-Zero. The One-One and the Vietnamese Lieutenant were behind me.

It was my job to protect the radio at all costs.

More NVA orders were shouted from the grass estimated at 150-yards downhill from me. I realized the NVA would be into the bamboo way too quickly.

I became aware of the sound of rotors coming in from behind me...

From the north.

Something flew over my head startlingly me. Every cell of my body was vibrating at high alert. My subconscious mind processing information because everything was happening so fast; the conscious mind had difficulty keeping up with it all.

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www.CaprockPatriot.com Smoke in front of me. Radio was loud just behind me, “Green smoke I see green smoke”.

The One-One shouted into the radio, “Affirmative... Affirmative green smoke... Target south 100-150 yards in front and east my location”.

The team was well disciplined. No one fired. No one wasted ammo. I didn’t fire but, I sure as hell wanted too. I wanted to fire everything I had into the grass just on the other side of the bamboo.

The F4 Phantom fast mover came in from the east with guns chewing up the grass, but he was still too far downhill to actually kill the NVA in the grass. I realize the pilot was concerned with getting too close to the team with his deadly fire and was missing his target.

Rotors loud behind me. I took a

quick look and saw the gunship, like an angry wasp, coming in low on a slight angle west to east which would bring his door gunners to bear on the NVA in the grass.

Behind the gunship were three more helicopters. I knew two of them would be slicks, stripped of weight, for us to climb into. And the third was another gunship. Behind them, two F4 Phantoms flashed by; one going east and one going west.

I turned back to the front.

Movement, down by the trucks on the road. More damned NVA troops running across the road. They were moving straight up the mountain intending to get past the ravine and the bamboo, then into the tree line so they could have cover from the air and could flank us.

To destroy us.

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We had really pissed off some NVA Officer for him to commit so many of his men to get us.

I became aware of the scream of the engine of an A1 dive bomber as he made his run. I assumed his target was back under the trees down by the trucks as that was where all of the NVA were coming from.

To be continued next month.

S u b m i t t e d b y Ha ro l d Wa y n e Hamlin, Lubbock, TX. Harold was a Sergeant in the US Army during Vietnam, serving 16 missions with as Long Range Recon Green Beret while serving with the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam – Studies and Observations Group (MACV-SOG) and Command and Control North (CNN); where he was awarded a Purple Heart. Harold is also a retired Lubbock Fire Fighter.

Letter Home from Farm Kid Who Joined the Marines Dear Ma and Pa: I am well. Hope you are. Tell Brother Walt and Brother Elmer the Marine Corps beats working for old man Minch by a mile. Tell them to join up quick before all of the places are filled.

I was restless at first because you get to stay in bed till nearly 6 a.m.

But I am getting so I like to sleep late.

Tell Walt and Elmer all you do before breakfast is smooth your cot and shine some things. No hogs to slop, feed to pitch, mash to mix, wood to split, fire to lay. Practically nothing.

Men got to shave but it is not so bad, there’s warm water. Breakfast is strong on trimmings like fruit juice, cereal, eggs, and bacon, but kind of weak on chops, potatoes, ham, steak, fried eggplant, pie and other regular food, but tell Walt and Elmer you can always sit by the two city boys that live on coffee. Eatin’ their food, plus

yours, holds you until noon when you get fed again. It’s no wonder these city boys can’t walk much.

We go on “route marches,” which the platoon sergeant says are long walks to harden us. If he thinks so, it’s not my place to tell him different.

A “route march” is about as far as to our mailbox at home. Then the city guys get sore feet and we all ride back in trucks.

The Sergeant is like a schoolteacher. He nags a lot. The Captain is like the school board, talks a lot but does nothin’. Majors and colonels just ride around and frown.

They don’t bother you none.

This next will kill Walt and Elmer with laughing. I keep getting medals for shooting. I don’t know why. The bullseye is near as big as a chipmunk head and don’t move, and it ain’t shooting at you like the Higgett boys at home. All you got to do

is lie there all comfortable and hit it. You don’t even load your own cartridges. They come in boxes.

Then we have what they call handto-hand combat training. You get to wrestle with them city boys. I have to be real careful though, they break real easy. It ain’t like fighting with that ole bull at home. I’m about the best they got in this except for that Tug Jordan from over in Silver Lake . I only beat him once. He joined up the same time as me, but I’m only 5’6” and 130 pounds and he’s 6’8” and near 300 pounds dry.

Be sure to tell Walt and Elmer to hurry and join before other fellers get onto this setup and come stampeding in.

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A Gun Safe: Safety, Protection, Storage & Peace of Mind!

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ne of the things that are overlooked in our industry is gun safes. Most gun owners store their small gun collection in a closet, top drawer of a dresser or even under the bed. A gun safe is not a small decision to make, and as a person’s gun collection grows, many things need to be considered.

One of the biggest reasons for a person to purchase a safe is for safety. It is important to teach our kids gun safety, especially when nearly 40%of unintentional shooting deaths happen among children ages 11-14 in a friend’s home. Making sure all firearms are locked in a gun safe before your kids have friends over can help prevent tragedy in the home. Gun safes give peace of mind that everything is stored in a secure place that only the owner can access.

Protecting your investments from theft or fire is also another good reason for a gun safe. Fire ratings on safes start at 30 minutes and go all the way up to 120 minutes at 1200-1500 degrees.

Average response time for most fire departments is around 15 minutes, so be sure you have a long enough fire rating to cover the time needed for them to get to your home. Where you place the safe also needs to be considered because the fire department will work from the outside in. If your safe is in the center of the house will take a few extra minutes to put the fire out in that location. Consider all these factors when you look at the fire rating on your new safe.

Gun safes can be utilized not only for storing gun collections, but also other valuables such as jewelry, important documents and pictures. That’s right, pictures. Some of us were not born in the iPhone and iCloud generation.

Some of us still have good old-fashioned pictures that were taken with a good old-fashioned camera. Most People have documents such as birth certificates, wills and trust. Some safes even have a specific spot for paper

documents called cool pockets that add additional protection. Jewelry is another item that can have great value, not to mention the heirlooms. Your gun safe is the perfect spot to keep things like grandmother’s wedding ring or a pocket watch that has been handed down from generation to generation.

A gun safe will keep items like these protected from both theft and fire.

When trying to determine how much to spend on a gun safe, a good rule of thumb is to take an assessment of all the valuables that you will store in your safe and multiply that value by 15%20%. This is the amount you should start with for your budget. For example, if your gun collection is valued at $5,000, then your budget for a safe should be approximately $750-$1,000.

Then, there are always those precious items such as heirlooms, old pictures, and important documents that are priceless, so keep this in mind when

shopping as well.

The size of a safe is also very important. They can start as small as a tengun safe and go all the way up to a safe that can hold up to 60 guns with two top shelves. Remember that if a manufacturer states that their safe can store 30 guns, the rule is to cut that number in half. This is because the manufacturer does not take into consideration

all the scopes, bipods, and other accessories that you put on your rifle.

These items will not allow you to store them side by side in a safe. We always recommend going with the biggest safe you feel comfortable with because once all your items are inside, you run out of space quickly. Also consider where you will be putting the safe. If your plans are to put it in a closet than you will need to go with a smaller safe. Bigger safes need more room, so places like an office, spare bedroom or garage will need to be considered. All safe companies offer many different options so that you can match a rooms décor or if you are putting in the garage you can a get a more durable coating.

There are many manufacturers of gun safes, each making different models in several options. Some of the big manufacturers are Liberty, Superior and Champion. Each company has several variations of colors and storage compartments. All of them offer different choices for size, color and budget.

Liberty even offers its own financing on safes through its dealer and website.

When choosing a safe, there are many options, so stop on by and let our sales team help you make the right decision.

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Wake Up: COVID-19 Pandemic Not Impeding Anti-Gun Activism

BY DAVE WORKMAN

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est anyone think “stay home, stay safe” coronavirus orders have slowed down the anti-Second Amendment gun control crusade, guess again, because gun prohibition lobbying groups are alive and adjusting to “the new normal” by planning fundraising activities and political efforts to control Congress and state legislatures.

For example, Everytown for Gun Safety is spending big money in Texas to flip the Legislature, while the billionaire-backed Seattle-based Alliance for Gun Responsibility is scheduling its annual fund-raising “luncheon” with a “virtual panel discussion” on June 1, according to an email blast. The event happens at noon (PDT), and the announced goal is to raise $1 million by then.

“The luncheon is our signature fundraising event of the year and we rely on it to generate nearly half of our operating budget,” the message explains over the name of CEO Renee Hopkins.

“It is crucial that we’re able to secure that funding in the coming weeks to continue our lifesaving work.”

Hopkins’ message adds, “People across the country are stockpiling guns and ammo in response to fears about the coronavirus. This surge in gun purchases along with social isolation, financial stress, and uncertainty heightens the risk of gun violence— particularly suicide, domestic violence, and unintentional shootings. Our work has never been more important.”

Almost simultaneously, Michael Bloomberg’s Everytown for Gun Safety sent an email blast asking, “Have you or someone you know recently purchased a gun? Is the gun secured safely?

Are you sure what that means?”

Everytown introduces what it calls the “Be SMART framework… designed to help parents and adults normalize conversations about gun safety and

take responsible actions that can prevent child gun deaths and injuries.”

It appears the basic message is something genuine gun safety organizations have been preaching for generations: Store firearms unloaded and away from ammunition. The gun control groups advise locking up firearms as well, something millions of gun owners do out of habit.

The message asserts “4.6 million American children live in homes with guns that are both loaded and unlocked.” The source of this estimate is not provided.

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Over the years, the Alliance has raised a significant amount of money with its annual luncheon event, while gun rights activists have not really put together anything to counter it, at least not in Washington State. The

organization has mounted three successful gun control initiatives since 2014, starting with a “universal background check” measure that didn’t prevent two high-profile tragedies in 2016, a summer shooting at a teen party in Mukilteo, and an autumn shooting at a shopping mall in Burlington.

It’s not just Washington State where anti-gunners are active. Down in Texas, according to KRGV News, Everytown’s Victory Fund and the Brady PAC will be spending millions of dollars to change several congressional seats and also flip the Legislature in Austin for 2021.

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But Second Amendment groups aren’t sitting idly just watching things happen. The National Rifle Association has been advertising heavily on social media to raise funds and promote membership.

Last week, in a joint announcement, the Second Amendment Foundation and Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms announced it has hired veteran grassroots

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that front, and there are other places that we’ll go, but the key here is we have almost universal support’ for universal background checks.” The quote is attributed to Everytown senior political adviser Charlie Kelly.

Brady PAC Executive Director Brian Lemek told the station his group “is set to spend over $500,000…in the fight for the state House majority.” Republicans control the House in Austin, and Democrats need to capture nine seats to flip that, the story explained.

Everytown is going to spend $8 million on the “Gun Sense Majority: Texas” effort. The campaign will reportedly include digital and television advertising, direct mail, and a field program, KRGV reported.

This news comes only one month after CNN reported a “Bloomberg-aligned” group is targeting 13 states to register at least 100,000 young voters.

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organizer Glen Caroline to “spearhead grassroots and training programs for both organizations.” Caroline is an NRA alumnus who spent the past 29 years working on grassroots activities.

He served for years as managing director of the NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action Grassroots Programs and Campaign Field Operations division.

Still, the gun prohibition crusade appears to be pulling out all stops in its effort to flip state legislatures, Congress, and perhaps even the White House in November.

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Submitted by PK, Lubbock, TX our right to keep and bear arms is at a critical juncture.”

That may prove to be an understatement. At stake in November, according to rights activists, is the ongoing effort to appoint pro-Second Amendment judges to the federal courts, and if Donald Trump wins reelection, he may have another vacancy to fill on the U.S. Supreme Court.

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This was a spur of the moment thing, I hadn’t planned to do this, but I held the baby up high and said, “I am dedicating this child to the Lord and I charge each of you as my witnesses. Her name is Jaime Renee Adams and her mother and I will bring her up in the ways and admonition of the Lord, teaching her to obey God’s commands. Father, I give her to you.”

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THE GREATEST PANDEMIC

BY DR. JIM SULLIMAN

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he pandemic that we continue to experience in various forms has spread to every country in the world. The devastation that it has caused to individuals, marriages, families, economies, and countries cannot possibly be calculated. Mutations of its essence make it that much more difficult to recognize and therefore, that much easier for it to spread. Unlike so many past pandemics where symptoms are easily recognized and carriers are separated from the rest of society to stop the spread to others, in this pandemic

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those that are often the most dangerous to others are those who appear to be the picture of mental and physical health...people you trust and who you would never expect to be someone who would pass something horrible on to you.

Unless healthy “cells” are able to recognize the deadly invasion and they are strong enough to defeat this destroyer of life, the death toll will continue to mount minute by minute.

It is not possible to make an accurate guess as to the number of lives that have been, are being, and will be lost before this pandemic ends... It is a number that God only knows.

This greatest of all pandemics did not have its start in Wuhan, China.

While the final number of COVID-19 related deaths will be large, it will

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never become number one on the list... never be the “greatest” pandemic in terms of lost lives. Nor is the one that prevailed in Greece, Italy, Asia Minor, and Egypt known as the Antonine Plague of 165 AD that killed an estimated 5 million. The Byzantine Empire was the location of the Bubonic Plague that caused 25 million deaths in 541-42. Up to 50 million may have perished from the 1918 “Spanish Flu Pandemic” and an astonishing 75-200 million perished from the “Black Death” that ravaged Asia, Africa, and Europe from 1346 to 1353.

Still, all of these together do not approach the loss of life caused by the deadliest pandemic of all and pale by comparison.

The “greatest pandemic” did not originate in diseased animals, impure conditions, or things beyond human control. Quite the contrary.

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It began not long after the “beginning”... in perfect conditions... in a beautiful garden. Once one person was “infected,” the disease quickly spread to the entire population of the world. The first man and woman who contracted this infirmity might be said to have practiced the first “self-quarantine” in history... they attempted to hide themselves out of sight. It is precisely how God knew they were no longer in perfect health.

Over the years, the pandemic of sin has affected us all. Unlike wearing masks to keep a virus from spreading, those who are most compromised by sin often wear masks to compromise others. Indeed, the disease itself is often masked by looking like something very good. “And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of life.” (2 Col 11:14).

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BY DR. BILL MILLER

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ne of the major differences between the Body of Christ in our current day and the group that led the American Revolution is that those of us in this time haven’t understood that ALL freedom comes from God. Consequently, we haven’t valued it as highly as those folks did back then. If you’ll do some reading about those founding patriots, you’ll find that they DID understand where freedom came from and they didn’t appreciate people coming around trying to steal it. It was of great value BECAUSE it was God-given, and it was, therefore, something to be protected at all costs.

In fact, it was the Church in those days that eagerly accepted the responsibility for LEADING the fight to protect it!

The Church of today has until recently been pretty much sitting around watching people use the political system to steal God’s gift of freedom from us. To be fully accurate, there’s also a part of the Church that’s taken little notice of it because they can’t see what’s right in front of them, and then another bunch has participated in the thievery by helping the robbers take away this tremendously valuable gift. Is this perhaps because we’ve allowed the secular world to convince

us that this is a political issue and that the Church must stay out of politics? I wonder if our patriot founders would be following the same strategy. Or would they again see that the loss of God-given freedom is a SPIRITUAL problem masquerading as the POLITICAL problem the Church today seems to be so afraid of?

Spiritual problems can only be addressed and solved in the Church. The question that follows then is this: what should we be doing? One thing is that our church leaders can be teaching from their pulpits again that freedom is a valuable gift from God that requires our good stewardship. And they could be teaching that our involvement in the political system is ESSENTIAL. They could also be teaching that there’s an urgency about this issue and that our

participation in the process is a part of our responsibility for protecting a valuable gift from God. They could be teaching as well that true Believers ought to be voting for people and ideas that advance and protect the Kingdom of God instead of their personal agenda.

And, they could be using their churches to encourage and facilitate voter registration.

In a free society, the way we protect what God has given us is at the Ballot Box. The right of a free people to vote is the means for preserving the things of value in the culture. You’ll find it interesting that of the 70% of Americans claiming to be Christians, only half are even registered to vote. Of the half that’s registered, only half of them actually vote. And, of the half that vote, half again of those folks vote a personal

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agenda instead of for the Kingdom. The current administration in Washington D.C. was elected on a day when more than 25 million registered evangelical Christians stayed at home instead of coming out to protect the Kingdom of God. A whole bunch of others weren’t even interested enough to register.

For those who insist that the Church has no business being involved in government, you’re neither historically nor biblically correct. Pastors and ministers in the 18th century were totally involved in government. In fact, they gladly held political office and led the fight for freedom. One of them, John Witherspoon signed the Declaration of Independence. Here in our day let’s hope we can continue to have the right to pursue The Great Commission because in case you haven’t noticed, that particular freedom is presently under attack.

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Authoritative Truth... Really?

BY LEO JALOSZYNSKI

“I swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help me God.” As a witness in the courtroom swears to tell the truth before a jury and a judge, I swear to write about the power of truth to shape how we live together as a nation, a family, and individuals within our communities. Truth now seems to be understood in colors, i.e. red, blue and purple. So, we will discuss what is the “true” color of truth?

The Covid-19 virus has pushed all of us to come to conclusions about what is fact and what is fake. Trust and truth are like twins that depend upon one another in so many ways. But the daily task we face is deciding whose truth we can trust to guide us and protect our constitutional freedoms. Just

because someone has ‘doctor’ in front of their name, does not mean we can or must trust what that person claims as “truth”. The “science” of modeling competes with the “science” of on the ground numbers. Which can we trust?

What is “authoritative truth”? Our nation seems to be like a fly caught in a sticky spider web. Help us God to discern the truth.

Jesus said, “If you abide in My word…. you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free”.

Understanding truth in terms of colors would mean that “Red” conservatives know the truth, speak the truth, and that their truth alone will keep individuals free. “Red” truth is one which preserves a citizen’s right to live free politically, economically, and spiritually.

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Rule of law for “Blue” truth people means that “we the people” do not and cannot discern what is best for our health and well-being. “Authoritative truth” tells us to stay home and stay healthy.

Science tells us that the Covid-19 virus cannot live on any surface, exposed to sunlight, more than seconds.

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Why? “Authoritative authorities” dictate the boundaries of our inalienable rights and constitutional freedoms. Why? Because they arrogantly believe they possess the power to rule over our freedoms. The perfect example of this is the Dallas Texas salon owner who was jailed by a judge because she did not apologize for defying the order (not a law) to stay closed. All she wanted to do was go to work so she could feed her family. I believe this episode was a clash between “Red” and “Blue” truth over the definition of the rule of law and community order.

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This is Not God’s Plan for Us!

BY SANDY RENE

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od HAS given us the power to end this. He gave man intelligence and the freedom of choice to use it wisely and ethically or for harm, greed, and power. We’ve forgotten that faith and sound science are mutually reinforcing.

Our faith is being tested as never before, as is our commitment to America and the freedoms that our religious Founding Fathers established in the U.S. Constitution. We are being incessantly inundated by false information− not by science, reason, or factual evidence − deliberately trying to scare us and compel us to cower in fear.

Americans and people of faith are willingly giving up what is good and right. By failing to use our God-given intelligence and reason, we are not

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taking responsibility to question and think for ourselves, go to original sources and learn the facts and truth. We are going along with what we’re told by the media and government “experts” – information that is nothing remotely close to the facts evidenced, in sound science and medical research, and real-life data. We are letting ourselves and our children be needlessly frightened. We are choosing to fall into lockstep and be led astray. We have let our churches close, services and religious gatherings end; schools and community gatherings, social and sporting events be canceled; our entire American culture and way of life decimated. We have let tens of millions of our fellow Americans lose everything, as the economy has been intentionally shut down.

Why? Because of fear. And the fear of standing up against what has become politically correct.

This is not God’s plan for us. This is our choice. Our failing.

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uring the last month of lockdown, we have seen the most beautiful creativity online and in our neighborhoods. We have seen people going the extra mile for those around them and those who are in need, and the hypersensitivity to the fact that those same people in need are all around us!!! We see neighbors helping neighbors who didn’t even know their neighbors before this. I am guilty of this.

Last week, I checked in on a neighbor via text after I realized his vehicle had not moved in six days. It was kind of unusual. At first, I thought maybe he was gone, but then I saw him come outside to get his mail. It was a feeling that took a few days for me to act upon. I was concerned that he may

have been battling quarantine alone due to having the virus since he had been working regularly up until that point. I never would have noticed if I was not in lockdown myself. It turned out he was dealing with some pretty emotional stuff. He said he was hopeless and said he couldn’t see how things could get any worse.

I can’t tell you exactly what I said to him, I don’t remember. I only know my heart was hurting for him and I shared as many truths about God that I could muster up in a texted conversation as fast as I could. He shared with me that the concern that I showed for him and the words that I shared got him to the kitchen to eat that night... to the shower... and to work the next day.

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in hopes to open all of our eyes to lessons God may be trying to teach all of us through this time. My neighbor shared things with me that made me feel like a complete failure as a neighbor and even as a Christian.

How did I not notice any of what he shared with me since I moved here five months ago? How could I have NOT

noticed that his girlfriend was nine months pregnant? I didn’t even know his name until a few days after I was quarantined last month and took it upon myself to meet both my neighbors for the first time since I moved in. That was the only reason I had his number.

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inestimable deaths through its many mutations.

In just one of its manifestations, the World Health Organization reports that approximately 56 million babies are killed each year in their mother’s womb. In New York City, many more thousands of Black babies are aborted each year than are born. Under the mask of “reproductive rights,” we have legalized murder.

And abortion, while the most blatant manifestation of our sinful pandemic, is joined by many other “variants” that are causing OUR deaths, as well.

What amazes many doctors is how patients resist taking curative treatments that can lead to better health. They refuse for many varying reasons. Some malady that could easily have been eradicated at the start, becomes deadly because the person didn’t want to accept necessary procedures or to make necessary changes, because “I’m never giving up smoking no matter what the doctors say!” Or maybe it has to do with drinking, or diet, or something else that is causing their health to decline. Millions of times, “self-will” can more accurately be listed as the “cause of death.”

It is no different with sin.

We are told that “the wages of sin is death” (Rom 6:23). And while this pandemic claims the most lives, we do not need science to come up with a cure because He has already given it to us. All we have to do is follow in the footsteps of Jesus and pray, fast, sacrifice, forgive, and above all else...love one A LITTLE GOOD NEWS TODAY CONTINUED FROM PAGE 39

you and I promise, you’ll get pregnant real soon. It will help if you’ll go down to the altar at your church and ask an Elder to anoint you with oil and pray for you to get pregnant.”

The next day, she showed up at our door in Texas. She said she’d rather her mom and I prayed for her. So, we anointed her with oil and prayed.

The next day she went back home. Six weeks went by and she called again.

She said she just couldn’t wait any longer, so she went to the fertility doctor and told her that she was ready to take the fertility pills.

The doctor said, “Ok then, but let’s do a check-up and blood test on you first.”

The doctor got the results and came back into the room and said, “Well Jaime, you’re six weeks pregnant.”

another, as He loves us.

Simple. If we all do it, we put an immediate end to this longest lasting of all pandemics. Given the history of mankind, there is no reason to believe this will happen. It is up to each individual to make that choice and more and more of us are making choices with dire consequences for our “eternal health” and our eternal life. Evil has duped vast numbers into believing that the “cure is worse than the disease” and we see an increasing refusal to relinquish selfwill before time runs out.

Jesus never said it would be easy. Throughout time, we have many examples of others who have fought hard to conquer sin and put an end to the “dis-ease” that they had been carrying. From the “prodigal son” to the “good thief,” to Mary Magdalen, to Paul, Augustine, and countless others, we have been shown the way to permanent health.

The “Great Physician” has told us what we must do to be cured! He has shown us how to defeat what appears to be sure death. It is not possible to make an accurate guess as to how many of us have chosen, are choosing, and will choose to follow His prescriptions and continue the “treatment” before this pandemic comes to “the end”... it is a number that God only knows.

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It had been six weeks since we prayed for her to get pregnant, so she just got her very own miracle… right on time.

Nine months later, she gave birth to Leah Grace. A couple of years later she had a baby boy, Cole Chase, with no problems.

HER LIFE HAD CHANGED, dramatically. She began to read and pray a lot and could truly understand the deep things of the Bible, especially Prophecy and Eschatology (end times). When you see a true miracle from God, it shows you without a shadow of a doubt that God is truly alive and real. No more wondering… “Is there really a God and a Heaven?”

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about “authoritative truth”. When Google, Facebook or YouTube censors stories or ideas that they deem “untruthful”, our freedom of speech rights are hindered from accomplishing their purpose, “truth finding”.

“We the people” must be free to share our thoughts, “Red” vs “Blue”, while guarding our civil rights. Civil rights that protect our ability to live in community peacefully.”

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miracles. She said, “I want you to do it now. You’re getting older and I’m afraid you might die before you have a chance to do this.”

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national leaders have declared that American citizens ought to bow their hearts together in prayer, on this day.

To speak with and listen to Almighty God in prayer is the wisest way to discern “authoritative truth”. Prayer causes us to confront the truth that, all of us walk in spiritual light and darkness. I would admit that “Red” truth and “Blue” truth might likely disagree with the truth of the previous sentence. The Bible (God’s voice of truth) in a New Testament book named I John chapter one verse six warns, “If we say we have fellowship with God while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.”

“Authoritative truth” pridefully assumes that individual humans possess the sole authority to define “truth”.

For example, our culture claims that there is no “absolute truth” and they claim to be “absolutely” right. “We the people”, under this bold assumption, must never confidently believe that we possess the authority or ability to define the truths that necessarily protect our rights to choose between economic or physical health. What is truly “essential” and “non-essential”?

Are we not all “essential”? All work is essential and can be conducted safely.

Back in the Garden of Eden, “authoritative truth” was questioned and

opposed. We live daily with the rebellious consequences of bending to the seductive pull of deceit. “Did God really say?” Yes, God alone and “We the people”, with God’s helpful guidance, define the “truths” that protect our inalienable rights. These rights still remain inalienable. They are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Patriots seek the Biblical Truth, for that Truth alone will keep us truly free!

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Can you imagine how proud I felt as a Father for my daughter to ask me to do this for her? My mind was remembering back to the day she was born when I held her up in that delivery room and dedicated her to the Lord. I’ll never forget the words of

that atheist doctor who delivered her, “I really liked what you did. I think all babies should be brought into this world that way.”

Now that’s truly A Little Good News Today.

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reach out to him? Yes, it was. I didn’t know if I was putting myself in a situation that could be risky with the virus and of course not knowing him at all. It was a nagging feeling that I could not ignore. Once I was convinced it was my obedience He was looking for, I knew He would not call me to it, without getting me through it. At that point, my fear was gone. I also know from experience that when you go to places where no one wants to go, God is there. I knew that if I pushed myself through the discomfort of it, He would show himself to me, and He did.

I don’t know what I said that helped my neighbor out the other night, it was not me. It was only God working through me. I do know, however, what God laid on my heart that night when I went to Him in prayer. Slow down, my child. Look at where you

are. Love where I have placed you, and by all means, please Love Your Neighbors.

It took me being still, choosing a new routine of spending time outside with Him alone each morning to see what He wanted me to see.

I have no idea what God has to say to you through this difficult process of lockdown and isolation, but take this time to push through any discomfort that is needed to be whatever it is that He needs you to be in your home, with your family with your friends and in your neighborhood.

None of this is an accident.

May you, your family, and your neighborhood be blessed through this time.

Pray and ask Him to open your eyes and your heart to it.

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