Israel-Hamas War: Norman Finkelstein vs Rabbi Shmuley | Full Debate
https://youtu.be/dx_qCu7jF9U
Keeps reminding me of the Hegelian dialectic
Utah's New "Sovereignty Act" Will Overrule The Federal Government, Constitutional?
A bill recently signed into law in Utah sets up a process for the state to overrule or otherwise ignore federal rules and decisions. I post a musical tribute below. Can you guess it? And think about the constitutionality.
Utah Constitutional Sovereignty Act
Please consider the Utah Constitutional Sovereignty Act.
Establishes a framework for the Legislature, by concurrent resolution, to prohibit the enforcement of a federal directive within the state by government officers if the Legislature determines the federal directive violates the principles of state sovereignty;
Describes the ways in which a federal directive violates the principles of state sovereignty; Limits the authority for requesting a concurrent resolution under the bill;
Requires the Legislature to consult with the attorney general regarding the potential impact of a concurrent resolution on litigation and to provide notice to representatives of tribal governments;
How to Overrule the Federal Government
CNN reports Utah’s New ‘Sovereignty Act’ Sets Up a Process to Overrule the Federal Government.
The Utah bill, introduced as the “Utah Constitutional Sovereignty Act,” was signed into law by Gov. Spencer Cox on January 31.
For its supporters, the law is another method of standing up to the federal government.
“Balancing power between state and federal sovereignty is an essential part of our constitutional system,” Gov. Cox said in a statement. “This legislation gives us another way to push back on federal overreach and maintain that balance.”
Yet the push may stand in conflict with the US Constitution’s “Supremacy Clause,” which states federal laws take precedence over state ones. Robert Keiter, a law professor at the University of Utah’s SJ Quinney College of Law, said he was skeptical the Sovereignty Act was constitutional.
“This sends the message, and the Utah legislature is famous for sending messages of this sort, that it’s unhappy with the federal government. (And it’s) expressing that in a way that is constitutionally problematic,” he told CNN.
Utah Sen. Scott Sandall, who sponsored the Sovereignty Act, said he hoped the bill spreads to other states.
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/utahs-new-sovereignty-act-will-overrule-federal-government-constitutional
Wow they are going full retard
Biden DOJ: FBI Informant Arrested by Feds Claims ‘Russian Intelligence’ Involved in Passing Along Hunter Biden Burisma Story
Biden’s DOJ is now alleging the FBI informant arrested last week “is actively peddling new lies that could impact U.S. elections after meeting with Russian intelligence officials in November.”
The FBI’s confidential source, Alexander Smirnov, was indicted last week by Hunter Biden Special Counsel David Weiss on one count each of making a false statement to the FBI and “creating a false and fictitious record.”
Smirnov was the underlying source of the Biden-Burisma bribery allegations. According to Smirnov, Burisma Holdings founder and Ukrainian oligarch Mykola Zlochevsky told him he paid a total of $10 million in bribes to Hunter and Joe Biden. There are text messages and audio recordings to back up these claims.
Recall that Senator Chuck Grassley last July released the FBI document showing Joe Biden was involved in a $10 million bribery scheme with Burisma CEO Mykola Zlochevsky.
The FD-1023 form alleged then-Vice President Joe Biden FORCED Zlochevsky, a Ukrainian oligarch, to pay himself and his son Hunter Biden a total of $10 million.
According to the document, Biden’s bribery arrangement was described as “poluchili,” which is Russian crime slang for being “forced or coerced to pay.”
Per the FD-1023: According to the FBI’s confidential human source, executives for Burisma, a Ukrainian gas company, brought Hunter Biden on the board to “protect us through his dad, from all kinds of problems.” At the time, Burisma was seeking to do business in the United States, but was facing a corruption investigation in Ukraine, led by then-Ukraine Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin. Regarding that investigation’s impact on its ambitions in North America, Burisma CEO Mykola Zlochevsky reportedly said, “Don’t worry Hunter will take care of all of those issues through his dad.” Zlochevsky reportedly stated that he had to pay $5 million to Hunter Biden and $5 million to Joe Biden, an arrangement he described as ‘poluchili,’ which is Russian crime slang for being “forced or coerced to pay,” according to the document.
Smirnov appeared at a detention hearing on Tuesday.
NBC News reported:
The former FBI informant who allegedly fed the bureau false information about President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden during the 2020 presidential campaign is set to appear at a detention hearing in a federal courtroom in Las Vegas on Tuesday.
Alexander Smirnov, a 43-year-old who had been working as a confidential human source for the FBI since 2010, said that “officials associated with Russian intelligence” were involved in passing along a story about Hunter Biden, prosecutors said in a filing Tuesday, alleging that Smirnov “is actively peddling new lies that could impact U.S. elections after meeting with Russian intelligence officials in November.”
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/02/biden-doj-fbi-informant-arrested-feds-claims-russian/
Russia Places Lindsey Graham on Their “Terrorists and Extremists” List
A senator reportedly said that Graham “was supposed to be the guy” to get Ukraine war funding passed
Neocon Republican senator Lindsey Graham received a special recognition from the government of Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Graham is getting added to Russia’s “terrorists and extremists” list.
The Russian financial monitoring agency Rosfinmonitoring slapped Lindsey onto a list of “terrorists and extremists,” which would likely curtail some of his activities if Graham were to move to Russia. But Graham is unlikely to move to Russia, unfortunately, considering that Lindsey Graham put out an open call to find a “Brutus” (in his words) to assassinate Vladimir Putin.
Lindsey Graham is basically a lost confused man nowadays. The warhawk Zionist dandy made his bones in the Senate as John McCain’s sidekick. But Graham has to maneuver his way over to President Donald Trump’s side, at least for appearances, because Graham has terrible poll numbers in his own state.
An anonymous senator told The Hill that Lindsey Graham “was supposed to be the guy” to deliver ten Republican votes for the more than $90 billion World War 3 spending bill to fund Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. But then Graham changed course, presumably due to Trumpian pressure or at least pressure from Trump’s anti-interventionist base. Now, peacemakers are peacefully holding Graham politically hostage.
“He got sucked into the Trump orbit, and he is so zealously about his own self-preservation in South Carolina that he literally would push his mother in front of a train to get to where he needs to be. I hate to say it because I actually like him,” said the anonymously quoted senator, according to The Hill.
https://nationalfile.com/russia-places-lindsey-graham-on-their-terrorists-and-extremists-list/
New Zealand Greens MP Efeso Collins, 49, suddenly collapses and dies at charity event ChildFund Water Run in Auckland
Greens MP Efeso Collins has died at a charity fun run
The 49-year-old was a proud rep for Pasifika peoples
New Zealand Greens MP Efeso Collins has died after running in a charity event in Auckland.
The 49-year-old collapsed on Wednesday morning in Auckland after running in the ChildFund Water Run, a fundraiser for Pacific communities.
He received medical treatment on the scene at Auckland's Britomart, according to TVNZ, with screens erected to shield him from public view.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13106509/New-Zealand-Greens-MP-Efeso-Collins-49-suddenly-collapses-dies-charity-event-ChildFund-Water-Run-Auckland.html
Safe and effective
NY AG James will move to seize Trump's assets if he does not pay $355 million fraud fine
Trump Attorney Alina Habba, after the ruling, indicated that they would appeal the decision and warned that the verdict would trigger an exodus of businesses from the Big Apple.
New York Attorney General Letitia James on Tuesday indicated that she would ask the court to seize former President Donald Trump's assets, including his real estate properties, if he does not pay the roughly $355 million a judge fined him in her civil fraud case.
Judge Arthur Engoron ruled against Trump in James's case, determining that he was liable for fraud and barred him from serving as an officer or director in a New York firm for three years. James had alleged that Trump manipulated the value of his assets to secure favorable loan terms and lower insurance premiums. Trump's legal team has fumed over the order and vowed to appeal.
Speaking Tuesday on ABC News, James insisted that "[i]f he does not have funds to pay off the judgment, then we will seek judgment enforcement mechanisms in court, and we will ask the judge to seize his assets."
"We are prepared to make sure that the judgment is paid to New Yorkers, and yes, I look at 40 Wall Street each and every day," she added. 40 Wall Street is the address of the Trump Building, which the former president bought decades ago and spent at least $200 million restoring. The building was named a landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Committee in 1998.
https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/ny-ag-james-will-move-seize-trumps-assets-if-he-does-not-pay-355-million