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| Dr. David Marlett, Editor | theconservative@usa.net | Number 53 |
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| Dr. David Marlett, Editor | theconservative@usa.net | Number 53 |
http://www.wilderness-cry.net/tcn | ||
28 November 2000
(Miami, FL) Al Gore and George W. Bush are trying in court to prevent Judicial Watch from counting disputed ballots from the presidential election in Palm Beach. Judicial Watch began examining the disputed ballots at 10:00 am today. Circuit Court Judge Jorge LaBarga ordered Palm Beach to give access to Judicial Watch under Florida state law, which allows citizens to inspect ballots. Johnson Lambert & Co., a public accounting firm with expertise both in counting ballots and in fraud, will help oversee the Judicial Watch effort.
Gore is seeking to deny Judicial Watch volunteers access to over 3,300 ballots that the Gore forces believe are in dispute. Gore is seeking to remove the 3,300 disputed ballots to Leon County, where they are in court contesting aspects of the Florida presidential election. Gore does not object to Judicial Watch examining any of the other ballots in Palm Beach. (Under Florida state law, Judicial Watch will not be able to touch ballots, but merely examine them.) George W. Bush is also seeking to prevent Judicial Watch access to the ballots at this time.
"Our examination is continuing as scheduled in Palm Beach. The fact that both Gore and Bush are trying to stop us shows Judicial Watch must be doing something right. What are Al Gore and George W. Bush afraid of? Our examination is non-partisan, independent and under the guidance of a certified public accounting firm. This ballot examination process will be followed according to law -- and Al Gore and George W. Bush should stop trying to thwart the American people's access to ballots. The American people are rightfully tired of these legal games," stated Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton.
Over 400 citizens from across the country have volunteered to help Judicial Watch count the disputed and other ballots, such as absentee military ballots. Judicial Watch plans to conduct an independent analysis of disputed and other ballots throughout the state of Florida, beginning with Palm Beach, Broward, and Miami-Dade counties.
TCN- When do battling Republicans and Democrats join forces? When someone honest enters the picture. If the reported fraud in Palm Beach, Broward and Dade counties is confirmed, all of those votes could be thrown out prompting a never-ending string of Gorista law suits. Gore doesn't want his tactics manifested and Bush doesn't want any further delay, but can't seem to move forward without Clinton/Bush approval. TCN wants a real president with integrity and backbone. Maybe 2004.
"Theology teaches us what ends are desirable and what means are lawful, while politics teaches what means are effective." --C.S. Lewis
"Although this newspaper endorsed Mr. Gore, it is clear that he and his backers are continuing to demagogue an issue long after the horse has left the barn. Now is the time to give up and to go home and to let Mr. Bush run the country for the next four years. Now is the time to stop the charade and the demagoguery and the constant filings in court." --Tallahassee News
"We recommended Al Gore and Joe Lieberman and continue to believe they would perform ably. But the candidate who prevails in Florida, and thus gains the White House, must have won it fairly and must be seen as having done so in a fair way by both sides. ... As Gov. George W. Bush forcefully noted yesterday, the Supreme Court has changed the rules after the election." --Miami Herald
"The Constitution didn't 'grow'; it was never supposed to. Written law must be stable, or it isn't law. A government that can change the very meaning of old words is tyrannical. What really happened - fairly recently, in historical terms -- is that the courts were taken over by liberal zealots who saw the judiciary as a potential instrument of raw power. After all, justices are appointed for life; they don't face the people at the polls and can t be held responsible for the consequences of their rulings. So by disguising their desires as constitutional mandates, the courts have been able to impose their will on the whole country, uninhibited by reason, tradition, or any other force." --Joseph Sobran
"To Gore, this is not about the "little people," but the craven pursuit of political power. Otherwise, he wouldn't be willing to sacrifice the rule of law in his relentless quest for the presidency. Indeed, the most profound lesson to emerge from the Florida follies is the indispensability of the rule of law to the stability of our system and the preservation of our liberties. "
[David Limbaugh ]
"In most other countries around the world where a despotic leader has come to power, he has done so through fraud, deceit, abuse of the law and legal system, and by vowing "never to concede." I see shades of each of these things in the Gore camp as I saw them in the Clinton administration repeatedly for eight long, tedious years. Democrats, one and all.
The cold hard fact is, Gore and the hierarchy of the Democratic Party embody the worst of Americanism. Gore's behavior, coupled with his known political bent, reminds me more of a group of politicians who prefer the Chinese model of government rather than the American model. They would be more comfortable as a ruling elite -- above the law while preserving the right to make law for others they are not subject to."
[Jon E. Dougherty ]
"What is afoot here is an attempt to stifle and effectively discredit all protest against the Gore coup, both before and after the fact. It is, furthermore, an attempt to push such protest to the brink of legality. Them's strong words, but the proof is that Lieberman and a group of Democratic congressmen are demanding a Justice Department investigation into the Miami-Dade protest. These protests, we are told by Lieberman and his amen corner, are "un-American." What's next, a revival of the congressional Committee on Un-American Activities?
In the world Gore and Lieberman are building for us, objections to the edicts of our rulers will be overruled as out of order if not violently impertinent. This is the true face of America's illiberal liberals, once the masks are off: authoritarianism, pure and simple. Lieberman's outrageous characterization of the protesters as "violent" defines speech and protest as acts of intimidation, clearly part of a legal strategy by Democrats who plan on charging that the "civil rights" of dimpled chads were being violated. If this is how they are acting now, just imagine how the Gore-istas will be once they get into power. I shudder at the very thought of it, and you should too."
[ Justin Raimando ]
After Katherine Harris declared George W. Bush the winner of the election in the State of Florida, Senator elect Joseph Lieberman asked on national TV: "How can we teach our children that every vote counts?"
The answer is very simple and does not require a rocket scientist to understand it. Of course the answer goes totally contrary to the philosophy that you, Vice President Gore, and the upper echelon of the Democratic Party profess.
The answer is extremely simple. While every other state in the union managed to count millions of votes, while sixty-four counties in Florida managed to count hundreds of thousands of votes, your three Democratic strong hold counties managed to screw everything up for everyone.
When you try to absolve everyone of all responsibility for his or her actions this is what you get. Personal responsibility for personal action is at the heart of this national referendum.
Voter went to the polls in this nation in record numbers. Some voting machines malfunctioned and did not count their votes, however the malfunctions were equal to both candidates.
The voters that took their time and inspected their ballots to make sure their vote was entered correctly can sleep securely in knowledge that their vote was counted. The voters, which for whatever reason did not care enough to examine ballots for correctness must assume the responsibility for their actions. All of the recent gyrations that the nation has been put through has been to divine the intent of the elector who did not properly complete their ballot.
So Senator elect Lieberman the answer is very simple. If we get back to teaching out children personal responsibility for their actions and these types of problems will be solved!
[ Gulf1 Editorial ]
J.R. Nyquist, WorldNetDaily.com, Inc.
It was a presidential election year and a threat was being made. According to this threat, if a certain presidential candidate won the presidency there would be a civil war and the country would be drenched in blood. According to certain partisans, this threat was justified on the grounds that nothing would be more degrading and humiliating than the inauguration of Abraham Lincoln.
But the threat was not taken seriously. "The good people of the South," said Lincoln, "have too much good sense and good temper to attempt the ruin of the government." Even Lincoln's advisers were confident. Southerners overwhelmingly supported the Union, they declared. Secession was the talk of a disgruntled minority.
The early returns on Election Day, Nov. 6, 1860, showed that Lincoln had carried New England and the Northwestern states. Then came news that Lincoln had won New York. When all the votes were counted, the Republican candidate had carried every non-slave state except New Jersey. But he did not carry a single state where slaves were held. In fact, he did not even get 40 percent of the popular vote overall. In the Electoral College, however, he won 180 out of 303 electoral votes, and legally became the 16th president of the United States.
But the states were no longer united. Many who voted against Lincoln would leave the Union, initiating a revolution. The wheels of this revolution began to turn as soon as Lincoln's victory was announced by newspapers on Nov. 7, 1860.
What the events of 1860 and 1861 show, is that every dispute within a country is potentially dangerous, especially when it involves the control of the national government. In fact, when a country is divided between two sides that cannot agree to work within the rules established by the Constitution, political harmony breaks down. The last recourse, in this event, is open violence. The change from harmony to violence is gradual, involving many small steps. Consider how this worked in the case of then-Col. Robert E. Lee.
"My little personal troubles sink into insignificance when I contemplate the condition of the country," wrote Lee in a letter to his son, dated Nov. 24, 1860. In that same letter, Lee wrote, "The Southern States seem to be in a convulsion and confidence in their securities shaken. It is difficult to see what will be the result. ..."
Observing the further progress of Lee's concern, in a letter dated Dec. 5, 1860, he wrote, "The derangement and confusion of business consequent upon the political troubles of the country I apprehend will curtail my resources."
On Dec. 14, Lee wrote to his son about the opinion of Gen. Scruggs: "He thinks the Union will be dissolved in six weeks. ..." This was a horrifying thought for Lee, who added, "I hope, however, the wisdom and patriotism of the country will devise some way of saving it, and that a kind Providence has not yet turned the current of His blessings from us." Lee then referred to President Buchanan's three propositions to save the Union as "my only hope for the preservation of the Union, and I will cling to it to the last."
Lee criticized the "aggression" of the Northern states, but also wrote, "I am not pleased with the course of the 'Cotton States,' as they term themselves." Lee did not agree with the more fanatical Southern partisans. "One of their plans," he explained, "seems to be the renewal of the slave trade. That I am opposed to on every ground."
On Jan. 23, 1861, Lee mentioned George Washington. "How his spirit would be grieved could he see the wreck of his mighty labors!"
Further explaining his sentiments in a letter of Jan. 23, 1861, Lee wrote, "Secession is nothing but revolution." Referring to the Constitution of the United States, he added, "It was intended for 'perpetual union,' so expressed in the preamble, and for the establishment of a government, not a compact, which can only be dissolved by revolution, or the consent of all the people in convention assembled."
But then he offered the following thought: "Still, a Union that can only be maintained by swords and bayonets ... has no charm for me."
A few months later Lee was offered the supreme command of the Union forces by Gen. Winfield Scott. But Lee's code of honor and loyalty dictated that he could not lead an invasion against his own state, Virginia. Instead, he would actively oppose the invasion as a Confederate general.
Here we see how a patriotic American, a believer in perpetual Union, was brought step by step to fight against that same Union. This only goes to show that political disputes can lead to absurd and tragic results. An argument advances toward a breakdown, then to threats, finally to violence. Sometimes, as in the American Civil War, the best and most noble people end up fighting on opposite sides.
What began as a presidential contest in 1860 ended with hundreds of thousands of deaths. Great wealth was squandered. Cities were burned to the ground. The military madness which Americans saw as common to Europe and Asia, took them by the throat. America was not immune in 1860 and she is not immune in 2000.
Americans should always remember: The United States is neither invincible nor unbreakable.
[ WND ]
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON - The Clinton administration is striving to pour forth regulations on the environment, labor, health care and other topics before Jan. 20 brings a new occupant to the White House.
The end of every presidential term brings a flurry of last-minute activities, and a transition from one party to the other generally triggers a blizzard of what has become known as "midnight regulations." After this year's close and bitterly contested election, the mere prospect of a Republican administration headed by George W. Bush is making the Democrats who are now in control more determined to leave a lasting imprint on public policy.
Here are some of the more controversial regulations that the Clinton administration is likely to put into effect before Jan. 20:
** A 95 percent reduction in the amount of sulfur in diesel fuel, which powers the trucks that transport most of the goods Americans consume. Advocates hail it as the biggest pollution cleanup since lead was removed from gasoline. Business opponents blast it as the equivalent of a hefty new tax that would cripple diesel-fuel production and send prices soaring.
** Tighter privacy standards for electronic medical records. Individuals want to keep their records confidential, and to be able to sue if their privacy is violated. Employers and health plans say they need the information to improve health-care delivery.
** Designation of the Arctic Wildlife Range as a national monument, which would make oil drilling in the area virtually impossible. Environmentalists want it, but Alaska's congressional delegation is staunchly opposed.
** In determining federal contracts, the blacklisting of companies accused of violating federal labor, environmental and health laws. Labor unions call this a long-overdue reform. Business complains that the threat of losing eligibility to bid for contracts can encourage business rivals or union organizers to lodge false and frivolous complaints.
Congressional Republicans, despite controlling the House and the Senate both this year and next, are powerless to stop the rules, which have the force of law. The constitutional separation of powers between the branches of government leaves Congress responsible for passing laws but gives the executive branch exclusive authority to adopt the regulations it deems necessary to administer them.
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