Prescott, AZ December 29, 2023… There is a sudden rise in the use of the word, “retribution,” on the national propaganda media network. It’s kinda like the sudden appearance of the term, “baseless claims,” which appeared on the national news scene in an instant when so-called “election deniers” raised questions openly, that a majority of Americans held quietly for fear of ridicule. What is it about the 2016, 2018, 2020, and 2024 elections that is so bad that the blathering heads can’t stop yammering on about it? We’ve seen a lot of distraction away from what the public must not be permitted to know, and the influence over a transparent choice in choosing its top leader. The greatest gift President Donald J. Trump gave the American People was not his policy execution, robust economy, or even border control —hold on, they were all good— but it was the pulling back of the curtain of corruption that covered up elections that became simulations of the real thing, a corruption that has gripped our nation over the last five decades. It all begs the question of law enforcement officers from sheriffs to prosecutors, what were you doing while this was going on? And now that you know, what are you doing to put an end to it?
I ask you with complete seriousness, does this look like a man who will compromise on justice for the American people?
Doctrine of the Lesser Magistrates…
In his book “Doctrine of the Lesser Magistrates: A Proper Resistance to Tyranny and a Repudiation of Unlimited Obedience to Civil Government” Matthew Trewhella writes, “The fortress-like nature of the place [Washington D.C.] reminds one of what Plato said to the tyrant Dionysius when he saw him on the street of Sicily surrounded by his many bodyguards- “What harm have you done that you should need to have so many guards?”
Perhaps the only reason that the current regime is concerned about retribution, and concerned is downplaying their fear, is that they have engaged in conduct unbecoming of public servants. Of course, the sycophant media would have us all believe that Trump is the root of all evil, which anyone paying attention to the tripe served up as news, would recognize as gaslighting.
Now comes before the Court of Public Opinion, a court that the election fraud participants and election fraud deniers are indeed terrified of, the matter of the 14th Amendment, specifically the “Equal Protection Clause.” Simply stated, we all have a Natural Right to equal protection under the law, from ditch diggers to presidents, we are all entitled to equal protection.
The latest entry into the subversive cadre…
Shenna Bellows, Maine’s Secretary of State has joined the political misfit class that refuses to recognize the “Supremacy Clause” of the Constitution of the United States and the lesser clause known as the “Equal Protection Clause.” Our Constitution is truly a brilliant document for civil society, and when political forces antagonistic to fair dealing seek to undermine it, we rely on the courts to block their attempts. If such assaults on fair dealing are allowed to persist, we descend into mob rule, aka “democracy.”
REMINDER: despite what has been taught in government schools for decades now, we are not a democracy, we are a constitutional republic. Democracies are for all intents and purposes mob rule with a thin skin of legitimacy applied for cover.
Shenna Bellows looks so full of glee here. I suppose for good reason, she has decided to dispense with the restraints of recognizing the formalities of equal protection under the laws and the silly notion of due process and go directly to barring Donald J Trump from appearing on the Maine ballot. For this, Ms. Shenna Bellows (not sure if I have her pronouns correct here, but since she does not give a wit about proper respect, then I suppose it matters not.
Why is Edwin Meese so important at this moment?
Aside from the obvious “Due Process Clause” defects that every one of the let’s get Trump lawsuits that have been filed in radial leftist controlled states to keep an innocent man from appearing on the 2024 ballot, there is another process related challenge. “The former U.S. Attorney General Ed Meese has filed an extremely important Supreme Court brief arguing that Special Counsel Jack Smith has no legal authority to prosecute President Donald Trump. Meese, who served under President Ronald Reagan, argues that Smith’s appointment was illegal.
According to Meese, Democrat President Joe Biden’s Attorney General Merrick Garland was not authorized by law to appoint a private citizen, like Smith, with the sweeping prosecutorial power he has been given. As such, Smith’s current petition for the Supreme Court to fast-track Trump’s January 6 immunity claims should be ignored. The amicus brief from Meese runs over 30 pages and includes a lot of legal jargon, but it has a couple of key points.
First, all federal offices not listed in the Constitution must be created by Congress – and Congress has not created any position like the one Smith currently holds. Meese emphasized that Smith is a private citizen, but he has been given the power of a full-fledged U.S. attorney. The law does permit special counsels in some limited roles as assistants, but not with the sweeping authority Smith has received – which is equal to or even exceeds that of a Senate-confirmed U.S. attorney, Meese said. A position similar to Smith’s, called an “independent counsel,” previously existed but the authorizing statute expired in 1999. Even if Smith’s position were lawful, he was not lawfully appointed. Meese noted that Smith does not answer to Garland. In fact, Garland specifically said so, to instill confidence that Smith’s probe was independent. As such, Smith counts as a “superior officer.”
“He is prosecuting a former President, the first time that has happened in our Nation’s history,” Meese notes. “Smith is purporting to exercise at least as much power as a U.S. Attorney, and arguably more. “That is the hallmark of a superior officer, who must be appointed as such.” Smith is thus so powerful that he must be nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate to lawfully hold his position. Meese likened Smith to the proverbial emperor with no clothes. “Not clothed in the authority of the federal government, Smith is a modern example of the naked emperor,” Meese concluded. “Improperly appointed, he has no more authority to represent the United States in this Court than Bryce Harper, Taylor Swift, or Jeff Bezos.
“That fact is sufficient to sink Smith’s petition, and the Court should deny review.” The question is whether the Supreme Court will consider Meese’s carefully considered arguments. Even if Smith does not lose his job, his plan for prosecuting Trump before the election is starting to unravel – with the Supreme Court possibly playing a role.”1
When the government is itself lawless…
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