Kids learning the power of affidavits...

Students Suspended on Mask Mandate Attempt to Serve Affidavits to Loudoun County School Board

Updated: February 9, 2022

LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va.—Dozens of suspended students in Loudoun County attempted to serve the school board members a stack of notarized affidavits accusing the board of maladministration at a school board meeting on Feb. 8.

School board chair Jeff Morse asked the students to give the documents to the staff instead of receiving the affidavits. Superintendent Scott Zieger left the board room afterward and didn’t return until the superintendent’s report session after public comment.

An hour later at about 9 p.m., Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) Chief Operations Officer Kevin Lewis accepted the documents without signing to acknowledge receipt. Wayde Byard, the LCPS spokesperson, told The Epoch Times, “The school board always welcomes written public input.” He added that LCPS would examine the papers.

The affidavits signed by Virginia citizens acting “sui juris”—“in their own rights”—by the U.S. Constitution ask the board to stop all critical race theory (CRT) related programs, to end “unconstitutional COVID-19 mandates,” and to provide full disclosure of sexual abuses in the school system.

CRT is a quasi-Marxist analytical framework that views America as systemically racist. LCPS has repeatedly said that CRT isn’t taught in its classrooms and that it presents a standard curriculum designated by the Virginia Department of Education. However, parents say that CRT ideas are embedded in the school policies, teachers’ training, and social emotional learning programs.

Rene Camp, one of the organizers of the effort, told The Epoch Times that the school board has ignored parents’ demands so far. Therefore, this new action aims at forcing a response.

The board will either respond with backup documents or ignore them, equivalent to admitting wrongdoing accused in the affidavits, according to Camp. Each participant signed nine copies of the paper, one copy for superintendent Scott Ziegler and eight copies for all school board members except for John Beatty, the only school board member who voted against keeping the mask mandate before Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s mask-optional executive order took effect on Jan. 24.

Megan Rafalski, leader of the education task force on behalf of various grassroots parent organizations in Loudoun County, told The Epoch Times that they planned for 20 parents joining the effort, but the final count reached 65.

When students handed the papers over to Lewis, Rafalski told him that the parents paid over $1,000 for the 585 copies of affidavits.

On Sunday, when parents gathered to prepare the affidavits, the mood was determined yet heavyhearted. On the previous Friday, the Arlington Circuit Court ruled a temporary injunction for the seven school boards to keep their mask mandate until a final ruling. Loudoun is not among the seven school boards that sued Gov. Youngkin over his mask-optional executive order signed on Jan. 15.

A lot has happened between then and now. On Monday, the Supreme Court of Virginia dismissed a lawsuit by Chesapeake parents who asked the court to halt Youngkin’s mask-optional executive order and restore the mask mandate in their school district. Then on Tuesday, the Democrat-controlled state Senate passed a bill to end mask mandates in Virginia public schools. The bill is expected to pass the Republican-majority state House and soon arrive at Youngkin’s desk.

Muriel Groce, who has two girls currently suspended from Blue Ridge Middle School, arrived early at what would be her first-ever school board meeting. “This is a primary example of how keeping the faith for the long battle just to be victorious and don’t give up hope,” Muriel told The Epoch Times about her feelings after learning of the passing of the state Senate bill.

“I couldn’t be happier about the news about the bill passing in the Senate. And I hope everything will follow through just in line. And we’re just so excited,” she added. “We’ve just had a rough, rough go of it, my kids especially. They have been suspended. Emotionally, the toll is very great.”

Muriel’s 11-year-old daughter Madeline told The Epoch Times, “I just want to go back [to school] without a mask.”

https://theepochtimes.com/students-suspended-on-mask-mandate-attempt-to-serve-affidavits-to-loudoun-county-school-board_4265755.html

I'm hope the Repubs have a fallout plan to navigate kneepads

Dozens of Republicans again call for Joe Biden to take cognitive test

February 9, 2022 

Dozens of Republican lawmakers are once again calling for President Biden to take a cognitive test, urging him to “follow the example set by former President Trump.” 

The 38 Republicans, led by Trump’s former White House doctor, Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-Md.), sent a letter to the president on Tuesday “express[ing] concern with your current cognitive state” and asking the 79-year-old to take the test.

"We believe that, regardless of gender, age, or political party, all Presidents should follow the example set by former President [Donald] Trump to document and demonstrate sound mental abilities,” they wrote.

“While you underwent your annual physical exam on November 19, 2021, you either did not have a cognitive test or those results were withheld from the public. White House Physician Kevin O’Connor, D.O., attested to you being ‘fit to successfully execute the duties of the Presidency’ in a purely physical manner; however, we are worried about your cognitive and mental abilities.”

The lawmakers pointed to a similar request sent to the White House last June.

“The American people should have absolute confidence in their President,” the letter read in part.

“They deserve to know that he or she can perform the duties of Head of State and Commander in Chief. They deserve full transparency on the mental capabilities of their highest elected leader.”

The Republicans’ recent letter cited several instances of what they categorized as “mental decline,” including when Biden recently called Fox News reporter Peter Doocy a “stupid son of a b—h” and when he forgot the names of states on the campaign trail. 

“This is not just a recent trend, as your mental decline and forgetfulness have become more apparent over the past two years,” they wrote.

“This is not an unprecedented request. Starting in 2018, political opponents and members of the media clamored for your predecessor, then-President Trump, to take a cognitive test. In response, the White House Physician conducted a Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA) for President Trump, at which he excelled,” the letter reads. 

The GOP lawmakers also noted that the president’s mental health is “not a partisan issue,” pointing to previous comments from Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) that “it’s not hard to think that there will be future situations where the President’s physical and mental state may create issues for us.” 

“We agree with these statements. As such, we encourage you to follow the example set by President Trump, by undergoing a cognitive test as soon as possible and immediately making the results available for the American people,” they concluded. 

In an email to Fox News Digital, Jackson said the cognitive test will reassure Americans that Biden is fit for office or will help “in identifying and properly treating symptoms of impairment that are consistent with a variety of cognitive diseases, such as Alzheimer’s, vascular dementia, Parkinson’s, or multiple sclerosis.” 

Jackson went on to claim, “We can only assume the worst if he doesn’t submit to the same standard that his own party demanded of the last Administration.” 

In November, the president underwent a physical examination and colonoscopy. At the time, his physician, Dr. Kevin O’Connor, said Biden is “fit to successfully execute the duties of the Presidency.” O’Connor did not specify whether the president underwent a cognitive exam. 

The Republican request comes at the start of Biden’s second year in office. His first year was marred by plummeting poll numbers, as many Americans appeared to lose confidence in his performance as president as the administration attempted to grapple with crisis after crisis. 

In November, a Politico/Morning Consult poll published Wednesday found that 50 percent of registered voters disagreed with the statement “Joe Biden is in good health,” while 40 percent agreed and 10 percent did not know or had no opinion.

The White House has repeatedly defended Biden and his health. He remains the oldest person to serve as president. 

During his first press conference of the year last month, Biden shrugged off concerns about his health and mental wellbeing, telling reporters he had “no idea” why Americans would have such concerns. 

The White House did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.

https://nypost.com/2022/02/09/38-republicans-call-for-joe-biden-to-take-cognitive-test/

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What I’ve Learned: Garland Favorito, election integrity activist

June 22, 2021

When it comes to keeping Georgia’s election process honest, Garland Favorito is one of the toughest advocates and critics.

Favorito has been rattling the nerves of many Georgia political elites for 15 years while testing the mettle of the state’s election system.

The retired information technology professional is co-founder of VoterGA, a nonpartisan election integrity nonprofit with thousands of social media followers. Politically, he is independent.

Atlanta Civic Circle caught up with the Roswell resident who is the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit challenging the authenticity of 147,000 absentee ballots cast in Fulton County during last year’s presidential election.

Here’s what Favorito had to say. This transcript has been edited for clarity and brevity.

Q. You are one of the people who filed a lawsuit to have the absentee ballots audited. Why?

A. Well, yeah. Inspected. It’s not a full audit. There was evidence of potential counterfeit ballots. We want to inspect those to see if the evidence and sworn affidavits… are in fact correct.

Q. Where did the evidence come from? Did someone tell you? Did they actually see it?

A. There are four sworn affidavits from senior Fulton County poll managers who claimed they handled counterfeit ballots in the audit that occurred on November 14 and 15.

Q. How many did they handle or actually see?

A. We couldn’t tell how many there were because the audit monitors weren’t allowed to get within six feet of a table so that they could detect the counterfeit ballot. What they described was that there were mail-in ballots that hadn’t been folded from being mailed. They were not marked with a writing instrument but they were marked by a machine and they have different paper stock. And they were marked the same way all of the down-ballot races (were marked).

Q. So what is that indicating to you?

A. That there are potentially counterfeit ballots. They’re not real.

Q. A Henry County judge who is hearing the case said this week he’s going to need more time to review the evidence. What’s your understanding of Monday’s hearing?

A. Yeah, there are a lot of complicated motions. He’s going to need time to sort all of those out.

Q. Do you expect his ruling to come this week?

A. I don’t think so. It’ll probably be a week or two.

Q. You’re one of nine people who filed the lawsuit in this case. What is the lawsuit alleging?

A. It’s alleging counterfeit ballots were in the count. Therefore, somebody injected them. We want to prevent that from happening.

Q.The lawsuit also alleges that it violated your constitutional rights. How so?

A. If somebody puts counterfeit ballots into the count, then it dilutes your vote. So it’s an equal protection violation and it’s also due process violation. It’s illegal.

Q. How does this impact our democracy?

A. Somebody injected counterfeit ballots into the count. It subverts democracy.

Q. Georgia is not the only state contesting ballots. There’s tension in Arizona right now over its ballot recount and there are various other cases throughout the country. What does this tell you on a broader, macro scale?

A. I’m glad there’s concern. People want to make sure that votes are counted correctly. So that’s good. But we don’t know until we see what the findings are. We don’t know now what it really is.

Q. How did your organization, VoterGA, get started?

A. We were created about 15 years ago to bring the lawsuit against the old electronic voting machines. We believe that they were unconstitutional because you couldn’t verify, audit or recount the results. They were very corrupt machines. They never should have been purchased in Georgia. They were purchased in 2002. They weren’t taken out of service until 2019.

Q. What’s the biggest lesson you’ve learned in your years as an elections integrity activist?

A. What I’ve learned is that the corruption is deeper than I had ever imagined.

Q. Tell me a little bit more about that. Are you saying that the corruption is bipartisan? Or is it one party over another? Or is it just built into the system?

A. That’s a great point. You have the Democrats in Fulton County and the Republicans in the Secretary of State’s office and you can’t trust either one of them. Yeah, it’s definitely bipartisan corruption at that.

https://atlantaciviccircle.org/2021/06/22/what-ive-learned-garland-favorito-election-integrity-activist/

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What I’ve Learned: Garland Favorito, election integrity activist

Q. Your organization is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization. So you’re not necessarily looking at any particular side or pushing one side over another. It sounds like your interest is getting at the truth or the integrity of the process.

A. We’ve been on both sides of the spectrum. Last time we were helping the progressives. This time, it appears that the former president got cheated. But we spent years trying to help the progressives because they thought they were cheated by the Republican establishment. Yeah, it’s really been on both sides. Election integrity really has to be nonpartisan.

Q. What has surprised you the most in your years as an election integrity activist?

A. The depth of corruption.

Q. Politicians and the media have repeatedly said there has been no real demonstrative evidence there was fraud in connection with last year’s election. Does that make you cringe when you hear that?

A.Yes, because I know they’re lying.

Q. Do you feel your 15 years as an election integrity activist has been worth it?

A.Yeah, I think so because it’s really come together in the last few years. It’s really kind of peaked in the last couple of years. I think the last couple of years have made the first 10 or 12 years worthwhile. For many years, we felt that people weren’t listening to us. We had the evidence and the facts but people weren’t listening. Now people are starting to listen, and they’re realizing that the news media hasn’t been telling us the truth. And the Secretary of State’s office hasn’t been telling us the truth. So people now are waking up and they’re understanding. They want election integrity, and they want election transparency like they’ve never wanted it before.

https://atlantaciviccircle.org/2021/06/22/what-ive-learned-garland-favorito-election-integrity-activist/

Garland Favorito: “Yes, There Is a Coverup in the Election in the State of Georgia and Yes the Secretary of State, We Believe, Is Behind It”

January 20, 2022

According to Garland at least 100,000 Georgia ballots lack the adequate chain of custody documents from the 2020 election. The number is likely much larger than this. Garland Favorito told The Gateway Pundit his investigation corroborates the True the Vote ballot box fraud investigation in the state of Georgia. Garland told us they still have no idea how many ballots came from drop boxes in 202o. That number has not been provided by the state! This is absolutely shocking that that number was never released.

This morning during the press conference Garland Favorito spoke out against the Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.

Garland Favorito: “This is a systematic coverup by the Secretary of State. He’s been doing this ever since the election… So ‘yes’ there is a coverup in the state of Georgia and ‘yes’ the Secretary of State is behind it.”

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/01/boom-garland-favorito-yes-coverup-election-state-georgia-yes-secretary-state-believe-behind-video/