This 115-year-old Supreme Court Case could determine if states can force you to wear a mask

The 1905 decision relates to vaccines

Wearing a mask has become the new normal amid the coronavirus pandemic, but whether or not the government can force you to wear one has become a topic of contention.

The argument pits the power of government to protect the public’s health against the Constitution’s protection of civil liberties. As people consider challenging mask mandates in the courts, there’s a Supreme Court decision against a Massachusetts man who refused vaccination during a smallpox outbreak that keeps coming up as a reference point for legal battles.

Jacobson v. Massachusetts could be used in the argument when trying to justify the government’s abilities to curb one’s liberties in the interest of public health as it expands on the state’s capacity to regulate behavior and enforce order within their territory for the betterment of the health, safety, morals and general welfare of residents. This is otherwise known in constitutional law as a state’s police power.

In 1902, the city asked the board of health in Cambridge, Massachusetts for advice to mitigate the smallpox outbreak. The board adopted a regulation that those who had not been vaccinated should be, the board asking the city to make vaccinations a requirement.

Read the regulation below:

“Whereas, smallpox has been prevalent to some extent in the city of Cambridge, and still continues to increase; and whereas, it is necessary for the speedy extermination of the disease that all persons not protected by vaccination should be vaccinated; and whereas, in the opinion of the board, the public health and safety require the vaccination or revaccination of all the inhabitants of Cambridge; be it ordered, that all the inhabitants habitants of the city who have not been successfully vaccinated since March 1st, 1897, be vaccinated or revaccinated.”

A criminal complaint was then filed against Jacobson in the state’s lower courts. According to court records, the 21-year-old refused to comply with the requirement.

Jacobson argued the vaccine mandate infringed upon his federal rights as outlined in the preamble of the U.S. Constitution also pointing to the clauses that no state shall make or enforce any law abridging the privileges or immunities of citizens of the U.S. He was arguing the state was overstepping its police power.

As the case moved through the courts, Jacobson’s defense was that the smallpox vaccination “quite often” caused serious and permanent injury to the health of the person vaccinated and occasionally in death.

The court ruled that epidemic played a huge factor in the decision, saying the widespread smallpox outbreak justified a general rule for vaccination, saying the state was working to protect public health and safety.

https://www.clickorlando.com/features/2020/07/01/this-115-year-old-supreme-court-case-could-determine-if-states-can-force-you-to-wear-a-mask/

Two Kroger workers fired after refusing to wear LGBTQ apron. Now federal watchdog is suing chain for religious discrimination.

Other workers who allegedly declined to wear apron — and didn't mention religious accommodations — were not terminated

The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a religious discrimination lawsuit against supermarket chain Kroger on behalf of two women who said the store fired them after they refused to wear aprons that included an LGBTQ symbol, ABC News reported.

The lawsuit claims ex-workers Brenda Lawson and Trudy Rickerd said the company implemented a policy in April 2019 that required employees to wear an apron that included a rainbow heart, which they say endorses LGBTQ values, the network said.

The women claimed wearing the symbol would violate their religious beliefs, and that they even tried to offer alternatives, ABC News said, citing the lawsuit.

Lawson, who was 72 at the time, said she offered to wear the apron with her name tag covering the emblem, but the Conway, Arkansas, store allegedly refused, the network said.

"I am requesting a reasonable accommodation of this dress code with regard to my religious belief," she wrote in a letter requesting religious accommodations, ABC News said, citing the lawsuit. "I am simply asking to wear my name badge over the heart logo."

Rickerd, who was 57 at the time, said she offered to wear a different apron without the emblem and sent a letter explaining why she felt she couldn't comply with the policy, the network reported.

"I have a sincerely held religious belief that I cannot wear a symbol that promotes or endorses something that is in violation of my religious faith," she wrote in the letter, ABC News said, citing the lawsuit. "I respect others who have a different opinion and am happy to work alongside others who desire to wear the symbol. I am happy to buy another apron to ensure there is no financial hardship on Kroger."

How did Kroger allegedly respond to the women's requests?

Kroger, the country's largest supermarket chain, allegedly denied both requests and retaliated against the women by disciplining and ultimately firing them, the network reported, citing the lawsuit.

ABC News said Teresa Dickerson, a Kroger communication representative, declined the network's request for comment and cited a standard against speaking publicly on pending litigation.

Anything else?

The network — citing the lawsuit — added that Kroger didn't fire other employees who declined to wear the new apron or covered the heart emblem without requesting religious accommodations.

The EEOC — which is in charge of enforcing anti-workplace discrimination laws — filed the suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas on Monday, ABC News said. The federal watchdog's suit alleges conduct that violates the Title VII, a part of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that prohibits workplace discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin, the network said.

"Companies have an obligation under Title VII to consider requests for religious accommodations, and it is illegal to terminate employees for requesting an accommodation for their religious beliefs," Delner-Franklin Thomas, district director of the EEOC's Memphis District Office, said in a statement Tuesday, according to ABC News.

The suit seeks back pay and other compensatory damages as well as an injunction against future discrimination, the network said.

https://www.theblaze.com/news/kroger-workers-fired-lgbtq-apron

W.H.O document admits C19 PCR test detects Human Genetic Material found in the ‘Chromosome 8’, thus providing false positives.

C19 wouldn’t exist if people stopped testing and turned off their tell a vision.

Current mortality rate for those whom have tested positive is less than 0.1%, and even that is a colossal overstatement to say the least, if you take into consideration the fact they’ve been pushing the entire world to get tested for months on end, ontop of being outright deceitful about what a “covid death” actually means.

www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/whoinhouseassays.pdf?sfvrsn=de3a76aa_2

https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/w-h-o-document-admits-c19-pcr-test-detects-human-genetic-material-found-in-the-chromosome-8-thus-providing-false-positives/

Argentina is nearing economic collapse

Sometimes an economy can really stand out and in this instance I do not mean in a good way. Let me give you an example where this week I have looked at the Bank of England with its official interest-rate of 0.1% and the European Central Bank or ECB with its -0.5% one. This morning the Norges Bank of Norway has confirmed a 0% rate and the Swiss National Bank one of -0.75%. The latter looks ever more permanent lasting as it has for over 5 years now. But as a group they are the world in which we live except not everyone does.

The gradual decline in the monetary policy rate continues

Thursday, March 5, 2020. Today, the BCRA’s Board of Directors ordered a new reduction in the lower limit of the LELIQ interest rate of 2 points, from 40% to 38% in annual nominal terms.

We have looked at the problems of Argentina several times before but at this moment we simply note the interest-rate which is 38% above what we have come to consider the norm. They seem uncomfortable with the wider world knowing this as they have stopped producing English updates on the central bank website. One area where they have been ahead is the size of the interest-rate cuts they have made as they have been 12% in 2020. But in spite of what are unthinkable moves elsewhere we are left withan interest-rate of 38% which would be described by Taylor Swift as a sign of.

Now I’m lyin’ on the cold hard ground

Oh, oh

Trouble, trouble, trouble

Oh, oh

Trouble, trouble, trouble

Actually it is even worse than that according to the BCRA.

With this reduction, the reference rate in effective terms stands at 45.4% per year. This keeps it in sufficient positive territory to promote saving in pesos and at the same time rebuild the credit situation of families and companies through the reactivation of credit.

So you reactivate credit with a 45% interest-rate do you?

I note the reference above to the Peso and see that the BCRA is also looking to mandate or centrally control savings rates in Pesos.

https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/argentina-is-nearing-economic-collapse/

NBC’s Chuck Todd: Trump Making Up Mail-in Voter Fraud — ‘He’s Gaslighting the Country’

MSNBC’s Chuck Todd said on Thursday’s broadcast of “MTP Daily” that President Donald Trump was “gaslighting the country” with his many assertions that assertions that mail-in voting is fraught with fraud.

Todd said, “With just 40 days until the election, the president of the United States is openly signaling he could take drastic action to attempt to hold on to power. With Biden maintaining his durable lead in the polls, the president ramped up his attacks on the integrity of the election. Now he’s publicly stating that he will not commit to a peaceful transfer of power.”

He continued, “As President Trump directly challenges a peaceful transition of power, the first question many will ask is, should we really take his comments seriously? The short answer is, we have no choice. We have to because they are not isolated remarks by any means. This president has made it more than clear that he does not want the country to trust the election results because he thinks he might lose.”

In a clip of an earlier interview on Fox News radio’s “The Brian Kilmeade Show,” Trump said, “These ballots are a horror show. They found six ballots in an office yesterday in a garbage can. They were Trump ballots. Eight ballots in an office yesterday in a certain state and they were — they had Trump written on it, and they were thrown in a garbage can. This is what’s going to happen. This is what’s going to happen. And we’re investigating that. It’s a terrible thing that’s going on with these ballots. Who’s sending them? Where are they sending them? Where are they going? What areas are they going to? What areas are they not going to? When they get there, who’s going to take care of them? So when we find eight ballots — that’s emblem attic of thousands of locations, perhaps.”

Todd said, “Look, we followed up. We tried to see this evidence, what the president claimed there was alarming, wasn’t it? We should note when we asked the White House for information to back up this claim about trump votes being thrown in the trash, they sent us a report that did not back up his claims one bit. He’s making this up, folks. He’s gaslighting the country.”

https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2020/09/24/nbcs-chuck-todd-trump-making-up-mail-in-voter-fraud-hes-gaslighting-the-country/

While Hunter Biden Walks Freely with Millions from Russia, the Ukraine and China, General Flynn Waits for Crooked Judge to End His Case

While General Flynn endures years of Deep State prosecutorial abuse based on no crimes and made up crimes and deep state lies, others like Hunter Biden are allowed to walk freely after taking millions from foreign entities in shady deals while his father was Vice President.

American general and war hero, General Michael Flynn obtained attorneys from Covington to represent him in the filing of a FARA form in December of 2016, shortly after the 2016 election. A few months later, General Flynn’s life was turned upside down and he eventually hired Covington again, but this time to represent him on charges being leveled against him by the Mueller gang. Eventually, the Covington lawyers working for the General coerced him to sign a guilty plea on charges he did not believe he was guilty of. He agreed to the plea in part because the Mueller gang was threatening his son.

After millions in legal fees, and untold negative stories in the MSM, General Flynn obtained new lawyers and the government finally released Brady documents showing he committed no crimes. The documents showed he was set up and the courts were lied to.

When this occurred General Flynn released an explanation for his actions and provided an idea of what he had endured over the past few years in a tweet.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/09/hunter-biden-walks-freely-millions-russia-ukraine-china-general-flynn-waits-crooked-judge-end-case/

Bronfman Attorneys Say Clare Should Be Sentenced Only for Crimes She Plead Guilty to and no Victims Other Than Sylvie Should Be Allowed to Speak at Her Sentencing

BROOKLYN — Attorneys for Clare Bronfman, 41, filed a memorandum yesterday in response to federal prosecutors’ memorandum wherein prosecutors advised the judge to sentence the heiress to five years in prison.

Bronfman’s lawyers, Ronald S. Sullivan, Jr. and Duncan Levin, expressed outrage at the length of the sentence prosecutors seek. They seek probation for Bronfman.

Bronfman is scheduled to be sentenced on Sept. 30 before Judge Nicholas Garaufis for two admitted felony crimes of concealing and harboring an illegal alien for financial gain, and fraudulent using the identification of another.

She pleaded guilty in April 2019, a month prior to when she and Keith Alan Raniere were scheduled to go to trial.

At the time of her plea, the government estimated Bronfman was to face 21 to 27 months in prison.

In December, as the Pre-Sentencing Report was being prepared, the judge announced he was considering an “above guidelines” sentence for Bronfman.

Bronfman is currently subject to home arrest in her Manhattan apartment on $100 million bond.

Here are some excerpts from Bronfman’s lawyers’ latest memorandum. [My comments in brackets and bold.]

Read the entire memorandum

…. The government seeks to imprison Clare Bronfman for five years based on a number of assertions that are unproven and false and that Clare has never had the meaningful opportunity to contest. And they are seeking to do so in the midst of a global health pandemic….

Clare Bronfman pleaded guilty pursuant to a plea agreement and took full responsibility for what she did. Now, more than two years after she was charged, the government is attempting to convict her through a sentencing memorandum of a wide swath of criminal activity based on assertions that are simply wrong and that Clare has never had the opportunity to address in any meaningful way.

This approach is without precedent and a violation of Clare’s right to fundamental due process…

[The Feds want Clare to have a longer sentence based on crimes she was not convicted of, based on a Pre-Sentencing Report that alleges more crimes.]

Since the government’s submission specifically attempts to rely on the PSR, which we believe is fundamentally flawed and incorrect, we renew our request for a Fatico hearing [A Fatico hearing is designed to allow the judge to determine whether allegations in a Government sentencing memorandum that are disputed by the defense should be considered in deciding punishment.]…

Clare is not seeking to delay sentencing [a Fatico hearing would delay sentencing]; on the contrary, she is ready to be sentenced for the crimes to which she pleaded guilty to as expeditiously as possible, since she has been under home confinement for the past 26 months, which has taken a heavy toll on her…..

The last two years have been the hardest in her life, and she has not been able to speak to or be with most of her closest friends and support network [Nxivm members] the entire time. Additionally, her family lives in Europe and, given the current state of the world, she has not seen them for nine months…..

An unfortunate number of the government’s allegations [of other crimes for which she was not convicted] are flatly and demonstrably wrong as a matter of fact. To rely on them [to sentence Clare] violates Clare’s due process rights.

https://frankreport.com/2020/09/24/bronfman-attorneys-say-clare-should-be-sentenced-only-for-crimes-she-plead-guilty-to-and-no-victims-other-than-sylvie-should-be-allowed-to-speak-at-her-sentencing/

Russia Calls Upon OPCW to Release Data on Navalny ‘Poisoning’ as Germany Provides ZERO Credible Evidence

MOSCOW – Russia’s mission to the OPCW asked Germany to provide all data related to the alleged poisoning of Alexey Navalny and to make it public. After Berlin refused to share any data related to the Navalny affair with Moscow, sending it to the OPCW instead, Russia has reached out to Germany through the organization, the permanent envoy to the chemical weapons watchdog, Aleksandr Shulgin, told RT.

“We’ve sent a letter to the permanent representation of Germany,” Shulgin said.

“We requested the Germans to provide us with exhaustive information about results of analyses, blood samples, biological samples, in one word – all the materials in relation with this,” he added.

Apart from that, Russia’s mission to the OPCW also reached out to the leadership of the international organization, asking it to release all Navalny-related information it has to the member states, effectively making it public.

“I’ve forwarded my personal letter to the Director General of the OPCW, Fernando Arias, briefing him about our note to the Germans and asking him to make this available for all member states of the chemical weapons organization,” Shulgin stated.

So far, Moscow has not received any information from German officials despite repeated requests from various government agencies.

The only result of this lack of communication is the disruption of Russia’s own domestic probe into what happened to Navalny, according to Shulgin. This has delayed the pre-investigation probe by Russia’s prosecutor general, which is necessary in order to determine whether the incident requires a full-fledged criminal probe or not.

The Navalny false flag unfolded on August 20, when the opposition figure fell ill on a plane traveling from the Siberian city of Tomsk to Moscow. The aircraft had to make an emergency stop in another Siberian city – Omsk – where the activist was hospitalized in an unresponsive condition.

Navalny was flown to Berlin’s Charité clinic two days later, and German doctors – supported by the authorities – were quick to claim that he was allegedly exposed to a toxin from the “Novichok” family. The claims were further reiterated by Navalny’s associates, who collected alleged “evidence” from a Tomsk hotel, including a water bottle supposedly containing the toxin.

However, doctors in Omsk announced they did not find any traces of toxic substances in Navalny’s samples. He was discharged from the hospital in Berlin on Wednesday, where the doctors at Charité stated that a “complete recovery is possible” after his alleged exposure to the supposedly “extremely deadly” nerve agent.

https://fort-russ.com/2020/09/russia-calls-upon-opcw-to-release-data-on-navalny-poisoning-as-germany-provides-zero-credible-evidence/

U.S. Accountant in Panama Papers Investigation Sentenced to Prison

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/us-accountant-panama-papers-investigation-sentenced-prison

Chinese Soldier Handed ‘Early Retirement’ for Sharing Army Secrets on Unregistered Cellphone

A Chinese soldier has been kicked out of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) after he shared military secrets with friends and family via an unauthorized cellphone.

The PLA’s Eastern Theater Command announced on WeChat on Tuesday it had discharged a soldier after learning of numerous conduct violations, including disclosing military secrets to family and friends.

According to the report, a soldier by the surname Chen bought a second-hand smartphone, which is against PLA regulations, and used it to send military-related photos over messaging apps such as WeChat. He also reportedly disclosed his status as an active-duty soldier when playing games on the phone.

At an “education conference” attended by his entire brigade, Chen was required to write a confession and self-criticize. Afterward, the brigade’s Communist Party of China committee decided to give Chen an “early retirement,” booting him from the service. His commanding officer also received an administrative warning.

After the education conference, the brigade held several class discussions to reinforce the lessons from Chen’s punishment.

“Major officials in the army must strengthen the sense of responsibility and concentrate on the army’s various tasks, and never have one second of negligence,” PLA instructor Zhang Peng was quoted as saying in the story.

Song Zhongping, a Hong Kong-based military commentator, told the South China Morning Post that cellphones can easily spread a lot of sensitive information about soldiers, including their whereabouts.

“During the internet age, a mobile phone is a platform for all kinds of information and even secrets, so it’s necessary to tighten the rules of using smartphones,” he said.

However, despite its strictness, the PLA has relaxed its rules surrounding cellphones in recent years. In 2018, Beijing began allowing soldiers to use mobile phones on civilian networks during personal time, while on leave and during holidays, times that had previously required explicit permission, according to China News Service.

However, the new regulations also require soldiers to register their phones as well as social media accounts, and they note that soldiers should refrain from giving sensitive data to service providers, including social networks, new media platforms and online shopping websites. Educational activities were held across the Chinese military in the past week to raise awareness about protecting soldiers’ privacy and the nation’s secrets.

https://sputniknews.com/asia/202009241080564031-chinese-soldier-handed-early-retirement-for-sharing-army-secrets-on-unregistered-cellphone/

Lavrov: Iran, Russia reject US attempt to extend arms ban against Tehran

Russia’s foreign minister says his country and Iran roundly reject an underway effort by the US to “permanently” extend an arms embargo against the Islamic Republic that will legally expire next month.

"We discussed in detail the situation surrounding the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA),” Lavrov said at a joint press conference that followed a meeting with his visiting Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif, in Moscow on Thursday Russia's Sputnik news agency reported.

“We stressed that Moscow and Tehran, like the entire international community, categorically reject US ambitions to impose some kind of indefinite arms embargo," the Russian top diplomat added.

The ban on sales of conventional weapons to Iran is set to expire on October 18 under the JCPOA, a nuclear agreement that was signed between Iran and the P5+1 group of states the US, the UK, France, Russia, and China plus Germany in Vienna in 2015.

The US left the deal in 2018, thus losing all of its right to invoke its provisions, including a snapback mechanism that enables re-imposition of the United Nations sanctions against the Islamic Republic.

On Saturday, though, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo alleged that "virtually all UN sanctions have returned on Iran," including "a permanent extension of the arms embargo." “We will not hesitate to enforce our sanctions, and we expect all UN Member States to fully comply with their obligations under these re-imposed restrictions,” he added.

This is while, 13 of the UN Security Council’s 15-strong members, including Russia and China, have notified the US that they would not fall into line with the US’ snapback bid, reminding that Washington’s departure from the JCPOA has caused it to lose its contractual rights.

"We have heard the US statement that, despite the will of the entire international community, they will proceed from the premise that the United Nations Security Council's sanctions against Iran would be restored at Washington's whim. These attempts using illegal means have no prospect of succeeding," Lavrov added.

"We agreed to continue the implementation of major joint investment projects, first and foremost in the sphere of energy, including nuclear power, as well as transportation and industrial cooperation," the Russian foreign minister stressed concerning underway cooperation between Iran and Russia.

He also announced that the Russian-Iranian Joint Economic Commission would be meeting before the end of the year in line with the two countries’ common will to expand their relations.

https://www.presstv.com/Detail/2020/09/24/634944/Iran-Russia-United-States-weapons-embargo-nuclear-deal-Lavrov-Zarif

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doubt it they probably cut his hands off too

Louisville Police Department Refuses To Release Daily Caller Reporters Despite Confirming Press Credentials

Daily Caller reporters Shelby Talcott and Jorge Ventura were arrested in Louisville Wednesday night as part of a mass detention, and have since been in jail for 12 hours despite the police being informed numerous times that they are members of the media.

Talcott and Ventura were first arrested when police surrounded a large group and made everyone lie on the ground. The pair was put in zip-tie cuffs shortly after 11 PM and taken into custody with the rest of the group.

Daily Caller Editor-In-Chief Geoffrey Ingersoll notified the Louisville Metro Police Department around 11:30 PM that Talcott and Ventura were operating as members of the press, who are exempt from curfew.

Talcott and Ventura were also prevented from speaking with Neil Patel, an attorney and the founder of Daily Caller. No explanation was given as to why.

The Louisville Department of Corrections told Ingersoll that Talcott and Ventura will be processed and face charges just like everyone else in the group. They will each face 2 misdemeanor charges due to their alleged failure to go to a press “observation area” before the arrests began. It’s unclear if the observation area was announced, where that area was, or if Talcott and Ventura were ever told to go there.

“The Louisville police arrested two of our employees Wednesday night,” Daily Caller founder Neil Patel said in a statement. “We have informed the police that these are reporters who were peacefully doing their job, but they are still refusing to release them.”

“They will not even let us speak with them. Given the fact that our reporters have been repeatedly harassed, punched and even shot at during past protests, we fear for their safety in lockup with people who may want to do them harm,” Patel continued. “No other news outlet has been on the ground at more protests and riots and none have done a more balanced job of telling the public what is happening.”

https://dailycaller.com/2020/09/24/louisville-police-department-refuses-release-daily-caller-reporters-press-credentials/

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