Donald A. Loucks, TEM
Submitted 8 March, 2020
It’s been a rich couple of weeks, hasn’t it? The COVID-19 (Corona) virus exploded into the news cycle and was immediately exploited by politicians. President Trump was attacked for not acting fast enough, even though the Federal Government’s response was very quick compared to previous pandemic threats.
Trump then asked for $2.5 billion from Congress to initiate action to prevent the spreading of the virus and jump-start vaccine development. Congress seized upon the opportunity to spend even more and upped the amount to $8.3 billion for good measure.
As it stands now, the virus symptoms of COVID-19 infection run the spectrum from no symptoms at all to potential lethality in the elderly or those with immune system weaknesses. One report showed that the mortality rate was lower than the seasonal influenza that is currently in full swing. Oh, and Oak pollen was seen on a car this morning. So, good luck with that.
The most humorous video clip regarding what people should do to safeguard themselves from infection was so classically hysterical that most should have seen it by now. The video is of a government press briefing. A woman who was admonishing the public on proper hygiene stressed how important it was to wash hands often and DO NOT TOUCH FACE OR EYES! This while repeated licking her finger to turn pages in her briefing notes. One could only imagine one of her colleagues sidling up next to her and whispering, “Do you know what you are doing in front of that camera?” **Sigh**
The economic impact has been nearly instant. Here, South By Southwest (SXSW) has been cancelled which may put many businesses in Austin in financial stress. Airlines are also losing large amounts of revenue because of cancelled flights, and cruise ship line are really taking a beating because of the image of a quarantine imprisonment on a Marie Celeste, forever wandering in search of a port.
Only without the entertainment and booze.
Certainly there will be some countries that will try to take advantage of the economic turmoil. Saudi Arabia, for example has boosted oil production ostensibly to drive other producers into economic distress. In the United States, there will certainly be reductions in fuel prices for the short term.
One might also wonder if some sort of political virus infected the Democratic Party’s Presidential candidate process. They were dropping like flies in the last two weeks, and we all know how flies drop, don’t we?
The irony is that all the “diversity” in the previously sizable field has disappeared. No women, no gays, no people of color – one could say that Elizabeth Warren was the last Native American to drop out and leave Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders, both elderly white men with striking foibles.
Biden is no longer a gaff machine. Rather, he has become a gaff machine gun moving from a gaff-a-day to a gaff-an-hour. All the while, Sanders gets angrier and angrier reminding us of the old man with a cane chasing kids of his lawn.
But really, the Democrat race is actually for the Vice Presidency. After all, at 78 years, Biden, considering his obvious memory issues (“I’m Joes Biden and I’m running for the United States Senate!”) is reaching a significant cringe level. While Sanders is more lucid, one still muses how long he might last in office, considering his recent heart attack.
This is where things become interesting. If Biden or Sanders win the presidency, it is not unthinkable that one or the other might not make it through their first term. So, who would their choice for VP be?
Why did so many drop out last week? It can be argued that Elizabeth Warren may have cost Sanders the nomination by staying in the race and costing him any wins. By dropping out after primary it could be said that she did Bidens dirty work for him by slaughtering Mike Bloomberg in the last debate and taking votes away from Sanders. I know, like some relationships, “it’s complicated.”
It is truly a shame that Tulsi Gabbard will not be allowed in the next debate. Compared the walker brigade (see Monte Python) Gabbard would cream the two guys simply by being lucid and logical.
But wait, there’s more! How about Hillary Clinton teasing her willingness to be the VP choice? The Democratic National Convention might be more fun than the Oscars without a host.
President Trump is not cancelling campaign rallies. Let’s see who chickens out, or coughs out, first.
https://www.modernhealthcare.com/politics-policy/covid-19-funding-where-money-goes
https://nypost.com/2020/03/07/grand-princess-cruise-passenger-describes-hellish-coronavirus-quarantine/
https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/saudi-arabia-starts-all-out-oil-war-destroys-opec-flooding-market-slashing-oil-prices
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Monday, March 9, 2020
Thursday, February 27, 2020
China's Virulence
By Donald A. Loucks, TEM
Submitted 24 February, 2020
China is, once again, making serious impact on American life. The long-term affect has been financial. Unfortunately, we have become accustomed to the repeated declarations of trade imbalance since it has gone on for such a long time.
But there is something sinister hiding in that fact: Power
Chinese strategy has always been rooted in methodical, patient, and thorough planning. An example of this was the building of numerous artificial islands in the South China Sea, claiming them as sovereign territory, and then trying to restrict shipping, military and air passage through that heavily-travelled region. Have we heard much about that lately?
The silent warfare China is waging against the United States is occurring in the halls of Congress. Many former U.S. legislators are now or were lobbyists for China such as Charles Boustany, John Boehner, Jon Christenson, David Firestein, Matt Salmon and many others. It is shocking that so many former congressmen make significant amounts of money helping a Communist rival strengthen its position in the world by using our legislative process against us.
But the shocking outbreak of a deadly virus has now overshadowed other China activities.
The China news of the day is the Corona Virus outbreak that originated near a Communist Chinese germ warfare research and development facility in Wuhan. Let's see, the Chinese open market places sell food stuffs, animals, and just about everything else in such unsanitary gatherings adjacent to the "research" facility. What could possibly go wrong?
Virus experts have gone on record that the Corona Virus must have been created in a laboratory. The "corona" part of its name comes from the radiating, crown-like parts of the virus that attach to and allow the virus to attack human cells. And is apparently more deadly than the SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome -- also a corona virus) outbreak of 2003.
This from the World Health Organization: "SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV) – virus identified in 2003. SARS-CoV is thought to be an animal virus from an as- yet-uncertain animal reservoir, perhaps bats, that spread to other animals (civet cats) and first infected humans in the Guangdong province of southern China in 2002."
So, if this deadly virus "escaped" from the level 4 (highest security rating) germ warfare lab in Wuhan, how did that happen? Three things come to mind. First, it was deliberately released by the Chinese Government -- not likely. Second, it was inadvertently released by faulty containment/decontamination -- very possible. Third, it was a deliberate act by Chinese dissidents -- very possible. In any case, the fact that the ChiCom government is developing such viruses is an indication germ warfare is alive and well there. There are two aspects to this sort of development.
If a germ weapon is developed, an antidote must also be developed. To not do so, means that the forces and population of the attacking country would be equally as vulnerable as the intended target.
Chicken vs egg. The weapon must be created first before a counter to that weapon can be made. That means that a period of vulnerability exists between the weapon and the cure. On the upside, the death rate from the new Chinese virus appears to be about 2%.
What we should be watching now is who comes to the defense of the Chinese, and who in the United States will be assigned blame. Would anyone care to speculate who that person might be? I have an idea.
Submitted 24 February, 2020
China is, once again, making serious impact on American life. The long-term affect has been financial. Unfortunately, we have become accustomed to the repeated declarations of trade imbalance since it has gone on for such a long time.
But there is something sinister hiding in that fact: Power
Chinese strategy has always been rooted in methodical, patient, and thorough planning. An example of this was the building of numerous artificial islands in the South China Sea, claiming them as sovereign territory, and then trying to restrict shipping, military and air passage through that heavily-travelled region. Have we heard much about that lately?
The silent warfare China is waging against the United States is occurring in the halls of Congress. Many former U.S. legislators are now or were lobbyists for China such as Charles Boustany, John Boehner, Jon Christenson, David Firestein, Matt Salmon and many others. It is shocking that so many former congressmen make significant amounts of money helping a Communist rival strengthen its position in the world by using our legislative process against us.
But the shocking outbreak of a deadly virus has now overshadowed other China activities.
The China news of the day is the Corona Virus outbreak that originated near a Communist Chinese germ warfare research and development facility in Wuhan. Let's see, the Chinese open market places sell food stuffs, animals, and just about everything else in such unsanitary gatherings adjacent to the "research" facility. What could possibly go wrong?
Virus experts have gone on record that the Corona Virus must have been created in a laboratory. The "corona" part of its name comes from the radiating, crown-like parts of the virus that attach to and allow the virus to attack human cells. And is apparently more deadly than the SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome -- also a corona virus) outbreak of 2003.
This from the World Health Organization: "SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV) – virus identified in 2003. SARS-CoV is thought to be an animal virus from an as- yet-uncertain animal reservoir, perhaps bats, that spread to other animals (civet cats) and first infected humans in the Guangdong province of southern China in 2002."
So, if this deadly virus "escaped" from the level 4 (highest security rating) germ warfare lab in Wuhan, how did that happen? Three things come to mind. First, it was deliberately released by the Chinese Government -- not likely. Second, it was inadvertently released by faulty containment/decontamination -- very possible. Third, it was a deliberate act by Chinese dissidents -- very possible. In any case, the fact that the ChiCom government is developing such viruses is an indication germ warfare is alive and well there. There are two aspects to this sort of development.
If a germ weapon is developed, an antidote must also be developed. To not do so, means that the forces and population of the attacking country would be equally as vulnerable as the intended target.
Chicken vs egg. The weapon must be created first before a counter to that weapon can be made. That means that a period of vulnerability exists between the weapon and the cure. On the upside, the death rate from the new Chinese virus appears to be about 2%.
What we should be watching now is who comes to the defense of the Chinese, and who in the United States will be assigned blame. Would anyone care to speculate who that person might be? I have an idea.
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
A Blatant Attack on Bastrop’s Quality of Life
By Donald A. Loucks, TEM
Submitted 9 February, 2020
Subdivisions are platted (planned & drawn-out) to ensure they are in compliance with Texas State law. A recent column by Advertiser reporter, Brandon Mulder, drew interest because it revealed that significant changes had been made to a nearby subdivision from what was the original, generous plan.
Double Eagle Ranch on Old 71 in Cedar Creek was a beautiful 680 acres of woods and scenery between the road and the Colorado River. Two other subdivisions are also on Old 7: Colorado Crossing and The Forest at Colorado Crossing. (Seems as though crossings are very popular these days!) The former’s lots sizes vary but are generally upwards of 2-4 acres, while latter are 2-acre lots.
Double Eagle Ranch was proposed as a 2-acre lot subdivision, but that has obviously changed. The lots on the entrance of Double Eagle are large, but are apparent that the lot size average has become very much smaller.
If one reviews the changes made to the original plat that was approved some time ago, every subsequent change made reduces the size of individual lots, thus generating, more revenue for the developer.
This seems to be a common occurrence in each section of Double Eagle, however, in this latest proposal; more than a thousand lots are planned for the six hundred plus acres. Taking out necessary land for roads and infrastructure, if every lot were the same size, every lot will be under 2/3 of an acre. If the lots right off Old 71 are between one and two acres, then the lots in the back of the development will likely be less than ½ acre. Reducing the size of the lots and creating more of them, makes more money for the developers.
The lot sizes on the plat map for the area at the farthest reach of this latest section of Double Eagle Ranch currently before the County Commissioner’s Court are very small indeed. This seems to be common occurrence for each section of Double Eagle as changes are made.
How will this high-density development affect the rest of the Old 71 neighborhood? How will this high-density development affect the taxpayers of Bastrop County? The tax revenue is very enticing, but what are the costs in schools, traffic, water usage, and our general quality of life?
It is already clear that the traffic onto and off of SH 71 from either end of Old 71 is problematic, especially during rush hour. Drivers who are trying to enter SH 71 heading to Austin in the morning face a solid rush of traffic with few breaks for entry onto the highway. For the driver wishing to turn left toward Bastrop, good luck getting through that speeding river of vehicles. Toss in a few construction vehicles and cement trucks traveling at 70 MPH and the mess gets even larger.
So, how many homes will be built as part of this recent development? In addition to those already planned and under construction, the County is considering approval of another thousand.
Old 71 cannot handle the number of traffic movements this population will produce. For planning purposes the Institute of Traffic Engineers uses 10 trips per day per single family home. That’s more than 10,000 trips per day at the two precarious unsignaled intersections with SH 71.
It seems odd that Judge Paul Pape would express such enthusiasm for the tax revenue brought by the added homes as if that alone is the goal. Quote from Mulder’s news column: “This is a new opportunity for Bastrop County. I think all of us are aware that the school district announced a significant bond issue that will be voted on in May,” Pape said, referring to the $140 million bond proposition the school district announced last month.
The gross tax revenue is the least important part of this story. Much more important is the stress to infrastructure, costs to school and county services, as well as the degradation of our quality of life, not to mention the loss of our rural lifestyle.
Submitted 9 February, 2020
Subdivisions are platted (planned & drawn-out) to ensure they are in compliance with Texas State law. A recent column by Advertiser reporter, Brandon Mulder, drew interest because it revealed that significant changes had been made to a nearby subdivision from what was the original, generous plan.
Double Eagle Ranch on Old 71 in Cedar Creek was a beautiful 680 acres of woods and scenery between the road and the Colorado River. Two other subdivisions are also on Old 7: Colorado Crossing and The Forest at Colorado Crossing. (Seems as though crossings are very popular these days!) The former’s lots sizes vary but are generally upwards of 2-4 acres, while latter are 2-acre lots.
Double Eagle Ranch was proposed as a 2-acre lot subdivision, but that has obviously changed. The lots on the entrance of Double Eagle are large, but are apparent that the lot size average has become very much smaller.
If one reviews the changes made to the original plat that was approved some time ago, every subsequent change made reduces the size of individual lots, thus generating, more revenue for the developer.
This seems to be a common occurrence in each section of Double Eagle, however, in this latest proposal; more than a thousand lots are planned for the six hundred plus acres. Taking out necessary land for roads and infrastructure, if every lot were the same size, every lot will be under 2/3 of an acre. If the lots right off Old 71 are between one and two acres, then the lots in the back of the development will likely be less than ½ acre. Reducing the size of the lots and creating more of them, makes more money for the developers.
The lot sizes on the plat map for the area at the farthest reach of this latest section of Double Eagle Ranch currently before the County Commissioner’s Court are very small indeed. This seems to be common occurrence for each section of Double Eagle as changes are made.
How will this high-density development affect the rest of the Old 71 neighborhood? How will this high-density development affect the taxpayers of Bastrop County? The tax revenue is very enticing, but what are the costs in schools, traffic, water usage, and our general quality of life?
It is already clear that the traffic onto and off of SH 71 from either end of Old 71 is problematic, especially during rush hour. Drivers who are trying to enter SH 71 heading to Austin in the morning face a solid rush of traffic with few breaks for entry onto the highway. For the driver wishing to turn left toward Bastrop, good luck getting through that speeding river of vehicles. Toss in a few construction vehicles and cement trucks traveling at 70 MPH and the mess gets even larger.
So, how many homes will be built as part of this recent development? In addition to those already planned and under construction, the County is considering approval of another thousand.
Old 71 cannot handle the number of traffic movements this population will produce. For planning purposes the Institute of Traffic Engineers uses 10 trips per day per single family home. That’s more than 10,000 trips per day at the two precarious unsignaled intersections with SH 71.
It seems odd that Judge Paul Pape would express such enthusiasm for the tax revenue brought by the added homes as if that alone is the goal. Quote from Mulder’s news column: “This is a new opportunity for Bastrop County. I think all of us are aware that the school district announced a significant bond issue that will be voted on in May,” Pape said, referring to the $140 million bond proposition the school district announced last month.
The gross tax revenue is the least important part of this story. Much more important is the stress to infrastructure, costs to school and county services, as well as the degradation of our quality of life, not to mention the loss of our rural lifestyle.
Thursday, December 26, 2019
Overplaying the Liberal Hand
By Donald A. Loucks, TEM
Submitted 22 December, 2019
When one party achieves secure power in one location, it is interesting to see how that power is handled. The Democrats in control of the U.S. House of Representatives are a good example.
Even before President Trump was inaugurated, the Democrats insisted that he be impeached. It was astonishing to see the naked animus exhibited by Democrat House leadership. The clownish impeachment hearings were so clearly one-sided and unfair, that the Establishment News Media had a tough time determining how to spin the mess that was being broadcast into our homes.
But there is a better microcosm available to judge what Democrats really want in their quest for total control.
As in Texas, densely-populated areas run by Democrats are wielding more and more influence in their respective states' legislatures.
The Democrat Presidential debates brought some of these intentions into sharp focus: "free" healthcare, "free" college, punitive taxes on the "rich," to name a few.
But there was one issue in particular mentioned in the course of Democrat candidates' campaigns that is now starkly in focus in one particular state: Democrat dominated Virginia government going for gun confiscation, the crown jewel of power.
We received an early warning when Robert Francis O’Rourke blurted out, "Hell yeah, we're gonna take your AR-15s and AK-47s!" That statement did two things: 1. It knocked O'Rourke out of contention and, 2. It tipped the Democrats hand of what they really wanted and had managed to keep quiet to that point.
Yes, it is gun confiscation and complete civilian disarmament.
Why can this be said with complete certitude? Look at what is happening in Virginia. The Governor, Dr. Ralph Northam and his Democrat-dominated legislature have pushed for an "Assault Weapon" ban that would include confiscation.
There is no such thing as a "Buy Back". If the government demands your property, regardless of whether or not you are offered money for it, that is confiscation. If you refuse, you will be killed. The killing of guns owners who refuse to give up their arms has already began because of "red flag" laws. This has actually been promoted by Virginia Attorney General Mark "Red" Herring is willing to use whatever force is required to enforce gun confiscation laws, including the use of the National Guard. Herring might want to check with President Trump on that first.
The first battle of the American Revolution was fought over gun control. The British forces marched from Boston to confiscate colonists' weapons, powder and ball on April 19th, 1775. Several riders including Paul Revere and William Dawes rode to warn the public to take up arms against the British. We know the outcome of Lexington Green and Concord Bridge.
Today's riders, warning civilians, are those cities and counties declaring themselves “Second Amendment Sanctuaries”. Taking the cue from cities and counties declaring themselves "sanctuaries" for illegal aliens, Virginia cities and counties in large numbers are declaring themselves "Second Amendment" sanctuaries. And the Liberals in power were quick to denounce. "Null and void," and "can't usurp state law!" spouted from the gun grabbers. Ninety-four Virginia localities have been reported declaring themselves such sanctuaries.
The threat of armed force from leader of Virginia, Governor Northam, is taken very seriously. After all, here is a physician who openly stated that he believes it is perfectly fine to make a baby "comfortable" while it is allowed to die after being born. If these Democrats are willing to kill the most vulnerable among us…
Human nature demonstrates that people predominately like to be left alone and also not bother others. But when there is a perceived threat, the urge is to band together for protection. So, once again, militias are forming all over Virginia. Are they serious? It is reported that many of those joining are recent U.S. Military members and are not to be trifled with.
There is good reason to for apprehension about gun confiscation. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the National Guard accompanied New Orleans police officers as they went house to house confiscating all firearms, thus removing the only protection citizens had against roving looters and rapists.
So yes, it has already happened.
It may only be a matter of time before a Virginia rendition of the Gonzales "Come And Take It" flag is seen flying at county courthouses.
Will the blue "tyranny of the municipalities" turn Texas blue enough so the desires of O'Rourke and his Leftists comrades attempt to disarm the Lone Star State in their march into the darkness of Fascism?
Submitted 22 December, 2019
When one party achieves secure power in one location, it is interesting to see how that power is handled. The Democrats in control of the U.S. House of Representatives are a good example.
Even before President Trump was inaugurated, the Democrats insisted that he be impeached. It was astonishing to see the naked animus exhibited by Democrat House leadership. The clownish impeachment hearings were so clearly one-sided and unfair, that the Establishment News Media had a tough time determining how to spin the mess that was being broadcast into our homes.
But there is a better microcosm available to judge what Democrats really want in their quest for total control.
As in Texas, densely-populated areas run by Democrats are wielding more and more influence in their respective states' legislatures.
The Democrat Presidential debates brought some of these intentions into sharp focus: "free" healthcare, "free" college, punitive taxes on the "rich," to name a few.
But there was one issue in particular mentioned in the course of Democrat candidates' campaigns that is now starkly in focus in one particular state: Democrat dominated Virginia government going for gun confiscation, the crown jewel of power.
We received an early warning when Robert Francis O’Rourke blurted out, "Hell yeah, we're gonna take your AR-15s and AK-47s!" That statement did two things: 1. It knocked O'Rourke out of contention and, 2. It tipped the Democrats hand of what they really wanted and had managed to keep quiet to that point.
Yes, it is gun confiscation and complete civilian disarmament.
Why can this be said with complete certitude? Look at what is happening in Virginia. The Governor, Dr. Ralph Northam and his Democrat-dominated legislature have pushed for an "Assault Weapon" ban that would include confiscation.
There is no such thing as a "Buy Back". If the government demands your property, regardless of whether or not you are offered money for it, that is confiscation. If you refuse, you will be killed. The killing of guns owners who refuse to give up their arms has already began because of "red flag" laws. This has actually been promoted by Virginia Attorney General Mark "Red" Herring is willing to use whatever force is required to enforce gun confiscation laws, including the use of the National Guard. Herring might want to check with President Trump on that first.
The first battle of the American Revolution was fought over gun control. The British forces marched from Boston to confiscate colonists' weapons, powder and ball on April 19th, 1775. Several riders including Paul Revere and William Dawes rode to warn the public to take up arms against the British. We know the outcome of Lexington Green and Concord Bridge.
Today's riders, warning civilians, are those cities and counties declaring themselves “Second Amendment Sanctuaries”. Taking the cue from cities and counties declaring themselves "sanctuaries" for illegal aliens, Virginia cities and counties in large numbers are declaring themselves "Second Amendment" sanctuaries. And the Liberals in power were quick to denounce. "Null and void," and "can't usurp state law!" spouted from the gun grabbers. Ninety-four Virginia localities have been reported declaring themselves such sanctuaries.
The threat of armed force from leader of Virginia, Governor Northam, is taken very seriously. After all, here is a physician who openly stated that he believes it is perfectly fine to make a baby "comfortable" while it is allowed to die after being born. If these Democrats are willing to kill the most vulnerable among us…
Human nature demonstrates that people predominately like to be left alone and also not bother others. But when there is a perceived threat, the urge is to band together for protection. So, once again, militias are forming all over Virginia. Are they serious? It is reported that many of those joining are recent U.S. Military members and are not to be trifled with.
There is good reason to for apprehension about gun confiscation. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the National Guard accompanied New Orleans police officers as they went house to house confiscating all firearms, thus removing the only protection citizens had against roving looters and rapists.
So yes, it has already happened.
It may only be a matter of time before a Virginia rendition of the Gonzales "Come And Take It" flag is seen flying at county courthouses.
Will the blue "tyranny of the municipalities" turn Texas blue enough so the desires of O'Rourke and his Leftists comrades attempt to disarm the Lone Star State in their march into the darkness of Fascism?
Thursday, October 31, 2019
Election Tampering Is Real and Has an Insidious, Moneyed Sponsor
By Donald A. Loucks, TEM
Submitted 27 October, 2019
We worry and fret over the origins and amounts of campaign contributions in our elections. There seems to be a logical connection between who makes a contribution to a certain candidate as an indicator to the candidate’s likely voting proclivity once the candidate becomes an officeholder.
Most recently in Texas, the attention was paid to Speaker Dennis Bonnen’s apparent quid pro quo offering in a recorded conversation earlier this year. Bonnen’s self-created public relations disaster essentially forced him to declare that he would not run for re-election.
But all is okay, he has over $3 million available from his “Texas Leads” PAC to ensure that Bonnen clone candidates win state representative offices and that his selectee becomes the next speaker.
Sadly, there is another political kabuki theater playing in selected state theaters near you. That is, the financing of leftist candidates for states attorney’s general and district attorneys.
What is the importance for these elections? The enforcement of law.
Time and time again we have seen leftist, Democrat-appointed federal judges sought out by Democrats to rule in frivolous lawsuits against the Trump Administration, thus hobbling and delaying the implementation of Executive Branch polices. One example of these impediments is the hampering of border control measures. This is an abuse of the Judicial Branch.
But there is another way to subvert state law, federal law, and the US Constitution. There is a saying that “failing to enforce the law is worse than having no law at all” because it generates disrespect for all law. What if our state attorneys-general and our local district attorneys deliberately failed to prosecute cases that were clearly indictable and winnable at trial? That would wreak havoc in our country because no-one could trust the judicial system. That means no-one could trust being protected under the law.
That is anarchy.
Who would want to do that to America?
George Soros put hundreds of thousands of dollars into to Virginia prosecutor Democrat Primaries to replace current Democrats that were not left enough. Soros PAC-backed candidates won their primaries in Arlington and Fairfax by vastly outspending their less radical opponents.
Marina Medvin wrote in Townhall: “The result of hand-picking prosecutors is the most direct way of effectuating change. Prosecutors choose who to prosecute, which crimes to prosecute.
She is exactly right.
All the while Members of Congress are scrutinized to the nth degree, Soros and other Leftists are doing an end run around those stodgy Congressmen and the tedious process of getting legislation passed. Think about that for a moment.
What should one think if our Texas Rangers investigated what they knew was a crime, but the District Attorney refused to present it to a grand jury? It may indeed be the DA’s prerogative, but a valid case brought to a DA should more than likely at least be considered by a grand jury.
Soros’ other goals are to rigorously enforce questionable, subjective crimes such as “hate laws”. This might strike one as prosecuting a thought. How is that possible?
Americans and Texans must be ever-vigilant to guard against the sinister forces moving money around to undermine the rule of law, and in the Texas House, the corruption of the legislative process.
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