Amistad Project Files Federal Lawsuit Demanding State Legislatures in Contested States Be Allowed to Certify Electors Prior to Congressional Count

The Amistad Project filed a case in Washington DC on Tuesday demanding that legislatures in contested states be allowed to certify electors prior to the Congressional Count on January 6th.

The Amistad Project released a press release stating governors used current federal and state statutes to violate state legislatures’ constitutional right to post-election certification of Presidential electors:

Arlington, Virginia/December 22, 2020 – The Amistad Project of the non-partisan Thomas More Society has filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia demanding that legislatures in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin be allowed to certify electors prior to congressional certification.

“Kings and Queens dissolve parliaments and legislative bodies, not Governors. At least that was the case until this year. Governors in these contested states have declared themselves to be the law due to COVID and are now actively preventing the state legislatures from exercising their constitutional authority to review the election process,” said Phill Kline, Director of the Amistad Project.

“The governor of Pennsylvania is refusing to allow the legislature there to meet, while in Michigan the attorney general is threatening legislators who disagree with certification with criminal investigation, and Gov. Whitmer uses COVID – and later a non-existent threat – as an excuse to prevent Republicans in Michigan legislature from entering the Capitol Building while Democrats were allowed in the building to vote on certification,” Kline continued.

The lawsuit argues that current federal and local statutes interfere with state legislatures’ constitutional right to certify Presidential electors, in a direct violation of separation of powers. It also cites an Amistad Project white paper which illustrates how the Electoral College vote deadline of December 14 is arbitrary and does not apply to the contested states.

We’ll see what the courts do with this one. So far the courts have refused to look at the 2020 election and perform their constitutional duties. The cases to date have been assigned to Obama judges who have no intention of finding the truth and ruling from the bench accordingly.

Americans want justice. Joe Biden stole the election by manufacturing 20 million fraudulent ballots. Everyone knows it. This injustice must be stopped.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/12/amistad-project-files-federal-lawsuit-demanding-state-legislatures-contested-states-allowed-certify-electors-prior-congressional-count/

New York Closing 3 Upstate Prisons Due To Budget Constraints, 1,000 Jobs Affected

In this day and age of printing "infinite" cash, as Neel Kashkari so wonderfully put it on national television, it's a wonder any state is actually making cuts to save money instead of just lobbying the Federal Government for a bailout.

But that is the case in New York, where the state has decided it is going to close 3 upstate prisons in early 2021 due to budget constraints. The New York Department of Corrections and Community Supervision confirmed that "the Gowanda and Watertown correctional facilities, both medium-security prisons, and the Clinton Annex, which is part of the maximum-security Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora" will all close down in early 2021, according to Syracuse.com.

1,000 jobs are expected to be affected due to the shutdowns.

The move is expected to save the state about $89 million per year, but will reduce its statewide prison capacity by about 2,750 beds.

A spokesman for the New York Department of Corrections and Community Supervision said: “While conducting the review, DOCCS based the decision on a variety of factors, including but not limited to physical infrastructure, program offerings, facility security level, specialized medical and mental health services.”

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/new-york-closing-3-upstate-prisons-due-budget-constraints-1000-jobs-affected

Report: Israel Using Gen. Milley to Pass Messages to Biden

The Israelis told Milley they are opposed to Biden's plan to rejoin the JCPOA

According to a report from Axios, Israel used a recent visit from Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley to pass messages about Iran to the incoming Biden administration.

Israel opposes Joe Biden’s plan to work with Iran to return to the 2015 nuclear deal but has yet to open formal contacts with Biden’s team. Milley could stay in his position beyond the transition period, so the Israelis see him as a potential conduit.

An unnamed Israeli official told Axios that Israel expressed its opposition to Biden rejoining the nuclear deal to Milley while the general visited the country last week. “We stressed that the starting point of any talks with Iran is much better for the US today than it was in 2013. What is needed now is to be tough in order to get a better deal,” the Israeli official said.

Israel’s stance on the nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, is a non-starter for negotiations with Iran. Tehran has made it clear that they have no interest in talks before the US provides sanctions relief. Iranian officials have repeatedly said that Iran will quickly come into compliance with the JCPOA if the US lifts sanctions.

The Israelis also told Milley that Biden should be more open to relationships with Saudi Arabia and the UAE, despite human rights concerns. The Israelis hope Biden continues the normalization deals started by the Trump administration.

Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and other Gulf states are also opposed to Biden’s plan to revive the JCPOA. The Gulf states are hoping to be involved in future negotiations between Iran and the US. Iran is in favor of dialogue with its neighbors but believe the US should stay out of regional talks.

https://news.antiwar.com/2020/12/23/report-israel-using-gen-milley-to-pass-messages-to-biden/