I kid you not. This happened at the pre-election mass meeting of our county’s election officials. He was the first to speak. Judging on how quickly he left afterwards I expect he had better places to be. Okay so down to the nitty-gritty.

First off, he seemed like a decent enough guy. He would be a good choice to play “good cop”. He wasn’t threatening at all. There were a bunch of high-quality printouts on different security-related matters such as recognizing potential trouble, de-escalation procedures, awareness, and so forth. It wasn’t bad, really. Necessary? Not so much, at least not for our area… I think.

Look, I live in a very rural county. We don’t get much of that kind of trouble around here. Many of us have little tolerance for it. Besides that, we are so small we’re not worth the effort. Really. I mean, take the whole election fraud thing. If the globalists could somehow figure out to get away with stealing every vote in the county, it wouldn’t amount to a drop in the bucket. It might turn the tide in the Congressional race, but I doubt it.

So, he came, he spoke, he left. Meh. Okay. One thing he did touch upon I found quite interesting was a scenario where a voter walked in with a gun on his hip. Mind you, Virginia is an open carry state – no government permission required. That said there is a law (at least one) on our books prohibiting carrying firearms, open or concealed, in the polling place. I’ll leave the constitutionality debate for another time. As a practical matter, this HS fellow suggested we just move the person along, let him vote and move out. His perspective is the less s/he is agitated the better off we all are. I tend to agree.

The mostly type of person I see doing this is a strong 2A advocate who wants to challenge the law. Angry? Uhhhhh, well, yeah, I’d say angry – or at least perturbed. Not that I can blame them. Infringement ticks me off a bit too. Someone like this is either simply making a statement or spoiling for a fight – an argument, that is, not a gunfight. As such I think it is best to disappoint the hell out of him and just move him along. Done and done.

The real threat is the one nobody wants to talk about. I brought this one up during our last election officer training meeting when new posters were trotted out “laying out the law” concerning guns in the polling place. I only asked a simple question.

“So if someone comes in with guns blazing, are we supposed to point to the poster and tell them that is a no-no?”

Of course they blathered all around the obvious point. They tried to make light of it. What they could not, would not do is admit all the signs in the world ain’t gonna stop a determined evil doer. Remember the Democratic National Convention just held? They suddenly became very concerned about violent threats and requested additional security. Someone said we ought to send them a batch of “Gun Free Zone” signs and leave it at that.

Oh, one other thing about that Homeland Security guy. Like I said, most of what he was talking about doesn’t seem all that relevant to our county. However he did say other areas have seen some significant disruption in the past, including individuals who did their best to get a reaction out of poll worker (any poll worker but some are easier marks than others). He said when the agitator got a rise out of one, they’d send a bunch more that way to heat things up. He talked about other scenarios as well. He never said as much but at some points he seemed to be alluding to patriots doing this sort of thing. It would be interesting to hear what such folks would have to say in a decidedly blue district. Personally I would be abhorred if I found out someone posing as a patriot was involved in such shenanigans. We need to be above all that crap. That is not us – not who we are. If I am wrong about this than I stand alone because I will not be associated with such individuals, much less groups. What about you?

Here is the original post: https://thelibertycoalition.org/blog/2024/10/17/reply-to-a-fnbook-user/

So what has happened since?

I won’t hold you in suspense nor will I bore you with the gory details.

What I heard yesterday from a trusted source is two of the “offending members” were tossed from the party for refusing to sign the “Oath of Loyalty” or whatever they call it.

I also heard the Politburo, sorry, VA Republican Party leadership was to hold a meeting to dissolve the 5th District – that is MY district, home of soon to be ousted Congressman Bob Good. Also on the chopping block is the Lynchburg unit.

I suppose this last is due to the stink that arouse during the primary where some “hanky panky” was alleged concerning ballot collection and handling. I personally called for a real and transparent investigation, as well as severe treatment of any wrongdoing here. We cannot have ANY question about the integrity of our election officials.

Meanwhile, I’ve had an ongoing email exchange between myself and one “Dennis Free”.  He never divulged his part of any of this nor what his stance is within the party. I finally looked him up to discover he is the Chairman of the 2nd District. I also noted where he has served, I’ll assume honorably as I have not information to the contrary, both in the military and in law enforcement where he apparently rose to the rank of Captain. Personal note to Captain Free – thank you for your service.

Free’s service does not excuse him from what I feel is his stonewalling and insulting behavior per our emails. I will not go into specifics here, unless Dennis Free presses the issue himself. At that point I will publish our exchange in its entirety and allow you, the reader, to decide for yourself whether my assessment is accurate. Rather I’ll summarize the exchange. First, I’ll say I was no angel. I spoke my mind but I did my best to refrain from personal attacks. For the most part I was successful. At worst I did refer to part of his response as whining .  About that.

I kept asking if he would provide some specifics, as in, what part of the “party plan”, specifically, did these members violate? And what were the specific charges against them. He repeatedly insisted I read the “party plan”. I repeatedly maintained it would do no good unless I had some idea of what I was looking for.

To me it was a simple question. Now that I know of his career in law enforcement, the stark stonewalling is even more apparent. Any savvy member of LE knows one must actually state the charges against the person arrested. And yet rather than simply state: they did this and here is where it is wrong, he did not. Why?

In my opinion he didn’t state any specific wrongdoing because there was none. He knows it. I know it and now you know it. They did nothing wrong save for piss off certain members who have usurped authority they did not have.

In his last email to me, sent yesterday and read this morning, essentially dismissed me, while more or less saying it was too bad I was not capable of understanding the issues involved.

Upon further reflection, I wish I’d responded with a better answer.

As a writer (good, bad, or indifferent) I’ve come to realize that if a reader fails to understand what I’m saying the onus is on me, rather than the reader. This same principle applies to the Virginia Republican Party and their “party plan”.

Sorry guys, but I am still reasonably intelligent enough to comprehend simple concepts plainly stated. What if this was not so? What if I struggled to “get it” when it comes to the rules under which the party operates? Should the party require members to be endowed with a certain standard level of intelligence? What level might that be? 80? 100? (Average) or more? Should potential members be rejected if they cannot understand the rules? OR should the rules be stated plainly enough for a majority of members (at least) to easily comprehend?

I contend the latter is more reasonable. No one should have to exhibit a generous or even average IQ to participate in self-governance. Such is not necessary to vote, why should the average, or even the below average citizen struggle to understand h0w things work.

As it is, I actually do understand this document. Strangely enough, while discussing this with my source, he indicated this party plan provides leadership with a wide latitude to do whatever the  hell they want. I disagree.

In fact, the exact opposite is true.

Article One – basically says anyone can ask to join.

SECTION A. Qualifications
1. All legal and qualified voters under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, regardless of race, religion, national
origin or sex, who are in accord with the principles of the Republican Party, and who, if requested, express in open
meeting either orally or in writing as may be required their intent to support all of its nominees for public office in the
ensuing election may participate as members of the Republican Party of Virginia in its mass meetings, party canvasses,
conventions, or primaries encompassing their respective election districts.

This is a continuation of Article One – ostensibly granting the party “powers that be” the authority to demand fealty, er, loyalty. The highlighted portions is where I gleaned the pertinent language from.

2. A voter who, subsequent to making a statement of intent, publicly supports a candidate in opposition to a
Republican nominee shall not be qualified for participation in party actions as defined in Article I for a period of four (4)
years.
3. Paragraphs 4 and 5 shall cease having any effect at such time as the Election Laws of the Commonwealth of
Virginia shall provide for party registration, at which time only those registered as Republicans may be deemed to be in
accord with the principles of the Republican Party, unless otherwise stipulated by the appropriate Official Committee.
4. In addition to the foregoing, to be in accord with the principles of the Republican Party, unless otherwise stipulated
by the appropriate Official Committee, a person otherwise qualified hereunder shall not have participated in Virginia in
the nomination process of a party other than the Republican Party with in the last five years.
5. A single exception to Paragraph 4 shall be approved for a voter that renounces affiliation with any other party in
writing, and who expresses in writing that he/she is in accord with the principles of the Republican Party and intends, at
the time of the writing, to support the nominees of the Republican Party in the future. Any voter that utilizes the
foregoing exception, and thereafter participates in the nomination process of a party other than the Republican Party, shall
not have the benefit of the exception identified in this paragraph thereafter. Within 30 days of receipt, the Official
Committee shall provide a copy of this signed renunciation statement to the Republican Party of Virginia, to be
maintained for a period of 5 years.

Note in part 2 above “supports a candidate in opposition to a
Republican nominee“. As Bob Good was being challenged in a Republican Primary, there was no Republican nominee.

Also note the words in part 5 above “any other party”. Both Bob Good and John McGuire are Republicans as far as anyone knows.

SECTION I. Endorsement of Candidates
An Official committee shall not endorse, nor contribute to from its funds, any candidate who is running for a Republican
nomination for public office unless that candidate is unopposed for that nomination. Nothing in this Section shall be
construed to prevent an Official Committee from endorsing a candidate running for public office where there will be no
Republican nominee, nor to prevent a member or officer of an Official Committee, as an individual, from endorsing a
candidate in a contested nomination.

SECTION C. Removal
Any Chairman, except the State Chairman, or any other member of an Official Committee may be removed from office by
the vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the other members of the Committee, after being furnished with notice that such removal
will be sought, with the charges, in writing, signed by not less than one-third (1/3) of the members of the Committee; and
allowing him thirty (30) days within which to appear and defend himself. A copy of the original signatures or evidence of
the electronic signatures may be furnished in lieu of the original signatures. The State Chairman may be removed by a
two-thirds (2/3) vote of a State Convention or by the three-fourths (3/4) vote of the State Central Committee, the action of
said Convention or Committee being subject to the foregoing as to notice and opportunity for defense.
A member of an Official Committee is held to a higher standard of support for nominees of the Republican Party than an
individual who merely participates in a mass meeting, party canvass, convention or primary. Therefore, a member of an
Official Committee is deemed to have resigned his Committee position if he (a) makes a reportable contribution to and/or
(b) knowingly allows his name to be publicly used by and/or (c) makes a written or other public statement supporting the
election of a candidate in opposition to a Republican nominee in a Virginia General or Special Election, and/or (d)
becomes a member or an officer of or makes a reportable contribution to any other political party. A majority of the
elected officers of an official committee are charged with recognizing when this provision is in effect. For members of
multiple official committees, such recognition by a given official committee applies to all subordinate official committees.
Such member may be re-instated by a majority vote of the other members of the Committee.

Nothing in this section pertains to the question at hand, i.e. the members who signed a letter asking Donald Trump to revoke his endorsement of John McGuire and endorsing sitting Congressman Bob Good instead.

The irony of all this is, this entire episode would have gone unnoticed by 99.99% of most Virginians had it never been addressed.

In an earlier response to Dennis Free, I compared this party plan document to one of Kamala Harris’ “word salads” upon retrospect I retract that statement. While it is indeed rather unwieldy and could well use some simplification, Harris is still the unchallenged champion of the word salad world.

My own conclusion is the central committee acted without authority and entirely against the principles of the Republican party, and against the best interests of all of our members. They should resign immediately

SECTION J. Ethical Conduct
1. Voting members of official committees shall exercise their best efforts to conduct the business of the Party
in good faith, with reasonable care, skill, and diligence. They shall hold as confidential all party
information, documents, and communications clearly designated as confidential of for limited dissemination
or use by adopted policy of the committee. They shall refrain from participating in unethical activity,
diminishing the dignity and credibility of the the Party.

Their conduct here is anything but ethical. Under certain circumstances this party plan calls for offending party officials to resign :

SECTION C. Removal (second paragraph)

A member of an Official Committee is held to a higher standard of support for nominees of the Republican Party than an
individual who merely participates in a mass meeting, party canvass, convention or primary. Therefore, a member of an
Official Committee is deemed to have resigned his Committee position if he (a) makes a reportable contribution to and/or
(b) knowingly allows his name to be publicly used by and/or (c) makes a written or other public statement supporting the
election of a candidate in opposition to a Republican nominee in a Virginia General or Special Election, and/or (d)
becomes a member or an officer of or makes a reportable contribution to any other political party

The above is good enough for an official who commits a “public offence”, i.e. endorsing someone running against a Republican candidate. Why shouldn’t it be good enough for senior party officials who knowingly abuse the party rules for their own intents and purposes?

Again, I say… resign.

First, I’d like to address your comment about implications about violent actions even though it was not directed at me. Too many seem to get a gleam in their eye when talk turns to things like “revolution” or “the blood of patriots” and some such. I abhor the very thought. My stance on this was and always will be we have no need to do any such thing. In fact I feel simple protests should be beneath us as citizens. This does not mean we can or should never make our opinions known. In fact we must be outspoken whenever we feel the need, but “protests”? No. Later on when I discuss the 2A Sanctuary Movement, you’ll see what I mean more clearly. (I hope.)

There seems to be a disconnect on how our constitution lays down the foundation for citizens to govern ourselves. This foundation outlines the manner in which we self-governing citizens select from among ourselves those who represent us and how these representatives are divided according to population (House) and geography (Senate). House representation is further delineated geographically via districts to provide somewhat even representation among the populace.

Our government was intended to be limited in scope and authority. Among those limitations were certain protections of individual citizens’ rights as originally enumerated in collection of amendments known as the Bill of Rights, and later expanded. Our Virginia Constitution boasts a similar concept and construction with some specific differences not discussed here.

Nowhere in either constitution does the word “democracy” appear. The term democracy refers to rule by majority vote. While we do have certain democratic votes in our land, we are not a democracy as our constitution protects us from being ruled by a majority.

Nor does either constitution require 100% vote to pass legislation. This would be unworkable as we all know. Thus there will always be some legislation passed – most legislation in fact – that does not enjoy 100% agreement. In other words – nearly every law, resolution, or other proclamation passed by any authoritative body in this nation will have some dissent. Thus, simply because “I didn’t vote for it” doesn’t make any legislation unconstitutional. Such a concept is ludicrous at best.

Unfortunately we have laws passed that exceed constitutional limitations or attempt to overrule enumerated rights and are inherently unconstitutional. However such laws are not automatically deemed as such. I believe the Supreme Court has ruled legislation passed carries an “assumption of constitutionality” (my wording) or some such. On the face, this makes certain sense, otherwise simply rejecting any law on the basis that “it is unconstitutional” would again be unworkable. However we have no safeguards in place to challenge bad legislation or bad actions by those acting on bad legislation. The first test of the NFA is testimony to this. This law was deemed unconstitutional by a lower court. The ruling was challenged in the Supreme Court. However the defendants had no money to pay for legal representation. The defense lawyers could not or would not travel across more than half the country to D.C. to defend the case and thus only the government’s side was presented. They prevailed as there was no counterargument presented. Nor was any other constitutional issues surrounding this terrible, terrible legislation introduced in court For similar and other reasons, we are saddled with many SCOTUS rulings that are just plain wrong. One of these was recently famously overturned – Roe vs Wade – when our highest court finally ruled the federal government has no constitutional authority here.

Hence, we citizens are saddled with the prospect of living with bad laws, often unconstitutional to boot. As those poor saps who were wrongfully charged with such as well as others who simply do not have the financial means or the will to challenge them in court, or citizens like ourselves who may have a will but lack the means, we are somewhat stuck until somebody comes along who does have the means and the fortitude to endure the long process of challenging such actions.

What can we do? We can first take some time to educate ourselves make a commitment to work together to force some changes. Remember the Second Amendment Sanctuary moment? Here in Virginia the power of us citizens shone through. County after county was more or less forced to pass a resolution declaring that entity a Second Amendment Sanctuary. (It was more than just counties but close enough) This is was in direct response to the actions of the gun control freaks in Richmond who were rabid with their new power. Sure they laughed at our response but it was a very nervous laugh, much like someone whistling their way through a graveyard. Had Covid fever (not the virus but the panic) swept through our nation, we may have seen a far more significant groundswell.

What this movement demonstrated to me was how effective we citizens can be in influencing our elected representatives. While citizens filled legislative chambers during those days, the optics are deceiving as the actual percentage of citizens participating was actually quite small. My point here is, it wouldn’t take massive turnouts to affect change. (I think John McGuire ousted Bob Good by less than 50 primary votes.)

Most legislative sessions are nearly devoid of citizen participation. Only a small percentage of gun owners ever vote. The selection process of those who represent us is abysmal. Ask most anyone “in the know” how to run for a major seat in congress or a state election. They will tell you to run for local office first – school board, town board, etc. and then move up. In other words, the only real qualification to run for a major office is a proven record of getting elected to office.

Currently I am embroiled in issues with Virginia’s Republican Party. It is a ridiculous situation, one I should not have to be involved in. (I involved myself by choice per my sense conscience and duty.) I have been an official “member” of the Republican Party of Virginia for just a few short months. Note here, the local members are good and decent people, it is the upper leadership where I have issues. They, the upper echelons of leadership, have blatantly overstepped their authority while failing to address glaring issues within the party. Along with this, I’ve become aware of what I feel is some gross misdirection. Bluntly put: our local unit is more or less entirely focused on nominating and electing representatives. There is nothing inherently wrong with this but nobody here is holding any of our elected officials accountable to any extent. Even our state delegate who attends every meeting is rarely questioned on what is happening in Richmond.

We need to do better here, and I’m not talking about a “democrat vs republican” thing. I’m talking about citizens taking an interest in the workings of our government with an eye to holding them accountable for their actions and decisions. I’m talking about communication. We need to be aware of what is going on and also be on the lookout for strong citizens who might be willing to serve a term or two in an office rather than nurturing career politicians who inevitably become insulated from those they supposedly represent.

As a solution, for starters, we could begin to get together in small groups. It might be possible to form a subgroup among one or more larger groups already meeting – such as within a church body or a civic group such as a VFW club. Here’s an idea – local group meetings among VCDL members with an eye fomenting our interests. I know VCDL leadership is adamant about focusing on our 2A rights but, personally, I feel losing sight of the larger scope has hurt us in the 2A arena. Better, I’d say to expand to the concept of a simple divide – liberty vs tyranny. In other words EVERY law that limits liberty should be seen as a threat to our 2A rights.

Those things I feel we need to communicate about include budgets (always follow the money), agendas – those things brought before any body, actions of said bodies, how the representative of said group voted or plans to vote and why, upcoming seats and prospects for filling them.

Per this last item, I’ll note that our county will vote on some school board members next year at the very least. Our party has not so much as mentioned this, much less discussed what, if anything, we should be considering. I also know we had a report from a county board supervisor who informed us that most of the county budget is earmarked for the schools. And I know for a fact that MY representative is hell bent to increase the school budget by as much as possible. IMO, it would be better to focus on getting better results from what we are currently spending. I’ve never felt throwing money at a problem constituted an effective solution.

In conclusion I appreciate the opportunity to discuss these things with you. Please understand, I am a nobody. I am simply a common citizen with no greater authority than any other. I do not and can not pretend to be otherwise.

According to ZeroHedge – nearly 3 million Americans have voted already.

No, we don’t know who they are voting for. What we do know is who is voting early. Short and sweet – Over 50% of early voters are Democrats. Republicans and Independents split the rest nearly in half.

This indicates nothing. IF the Democrats vote along party lines as they seem to do a lot – then we can ascertain Harris/Walz have 1.5 million votes already. Why is this important?

According to my inside sources – traditionally non-election day votes tend to be overwhelmingly democrat. We need to change this if we are to have any hope of victory come November.

Please vote early. Let’s turn this tide.

Okay, first things first, a “literal” declaration of war would be for someone to say “I declare war”. Nobody has done that so literally? No. But… wait for it:

ANYBODY reading this post already knows about the illegal alien invasion. A case for war could be made from this alone. Not to mention the overt registering illegal non-citizens to vote, forbidding by law any requirement for proof of citizenship to vote (California), refusing to vet, remove, or even constrain known illegal alien criminals from rampaging within our borders, actively trafficking illegal aliens, funding illegal aliens, allowing for or being directly involved in child trafficking, while defending all these actions with an air of elitist superiority.

Yeah, you could call all that war crimes. But I’m not talking about that. What I am talking about is Hurricane Helena and the aftermath. So far I’ve seen lots of speculation about weather manipulation, etc. by our own government being a part of this. For the time being I’ll categorize this as “wild and crazy speculation” and yet, sad to say, I firmly believe they would do exactly that IF THEY WERE ABLE. Moving on:

I’ll begin with a X post I bookmarked a couple of days ago as I “didn’t have time” to watch it right then. It is six minutes long and now I wish I’d made the time to watch.

Something very sinister is going on…

This 6-minute video is a must watch.

America is waking up, and it’s not going to be pretty. pic.twitter.com/vQZ8jNbi8j

— Biden is not Lolas President (@TrumpLola) October 3, 2024

This morning my regular web travel to 90 Miles from Tyranny rewarded me several times over. Including a video in a story I’ll post below. Here are a couple of  memes from today:

So far it is hard to see any real evidence of war – declared or not. Bear with me. Now lets take a look at a disturbing article in todays Gateway Pundit:

DISTURBING: Helicopter With Pilots Wearing ‘Military Headgear’ Sabotages Hurricane Helene Recovery Supplies at NC Distribution Site – Cajun Navy Confirms (VIDEO)

Again, you’ll find the video itself on 90 miles but I think this offers a more complete aspect.

Some have identified the helicopter as one of our “Black Hawks”. It has no markings and thus cannot legally operate in U.S. territory and certainly not in a designated “no fly” zone. Note the cost of one of these helicopters ranges from a “low” $5.6 million to $10.2 million. No doubt there are options available to add to the base cost. The question is… who, exactly has that kind of money?

Stories about FEMA confiscating donations, blocking citizens’ efforts to provide relief, and otherwise doing everything in their power to increase the suffering of affected citizens abound. Again while these things cannot be called willful acts of war, these agents of our federal government are openly working against the American people and specifically against the very disaster victims they are charged with helping.

But WHY?

It’s no secret Kamala Harris and Joe Biden despise America and the American People. They all but openly proclaim their hatred for us. Some point to the overall politics of the affect reasons citing their goal is to further impede any votes against their regime. This view is hard to argue against, but others suggest there is more to all this than what is readily apparent.

If you watched the video above, you may have guessed what’s coming:

Is it cliché to say “follow the money”? Maybe but we all know Joe “10% for the Big Guy” Biden, as well as most of Congress, is all about the money. Many have suggested the billions in aid sent to Ukraine is little more than a massive money laundering scheme.  I’ll add to that the idea that every government program amounts to  a money laundering scheme – taxpayer funded, of course.

But don’t blame Joe Biden. Really, I mean that. I don’t like the man. I’m sure I’d be hard-pressed to refrain from sandblasting my hand and counting my fingers should we ever shake hands, but Joe is the cut-out. At this stage of the game he almost totally resembles an elementary school example of an actual cardboard cutout with rudimentary moving jaw hooked to a speaker designed to emulate a real person. Sad to say, the cardboard version might well outthink the flesh and blood man at this point. No, you can’t really blame Joe because he’s clueless. Give him a dollar for ice cream and he’d likely pocket the dollar then demand his ice cream.

The real blame goes to whoever is behind the curtain – the man or men calling the shots. (Sorry ladies, this glass ceiling is bulletproof.) Him (or they) operate in the shadows. As I’ve alluded before, I think there is one man who makes all the final decisions surrounded by a ring of cohorts who may or may not understand their true places as subordinates.

How does all this play out in real time? It is not good. Much of what we witness is orchestrated.

The Trump-Biden debate was historically early in the campaign season

Kamala Harris was going to be the candidate all along.

I happened across this from 2021

Kamala Harris absurdly says it’s “almost impossible” for rural Americans to photocopy their ID pic.twitter.com/J94IuGBFLv

— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) July 10, 2021

Everybody, and I do mean EVERYBODY, knew back then – Kamala Harris is, was, and will forever be a twit. Surely whoever installed her as the the Democratic nominee for POTUS knew it. He ain’t stoopid.

Tim “Tampon” Walz was hand-picked as her running mate. He is arguably the one person in this nation who cannot hold a candle to Kamala’s brilliance.  Again, whoever is the conductor of this mess ain’t stoopid.

The mass importation of illegal aliens is part of a plan.

Funding terrorists is part of a plan.

Promulgating the Ukraine/Russia conflict is either part of a plan or an opportunity seized.

Speaking of seizing opportunities – these days it is hard to sort out what events are planned out ahead of time in detail or are simply crises not gone unwasted.  It doesn’t matter to them. Anything fomenting chaos and confusion with an eye to the destruction of our nation is music to their ears.

The key here is the destruction of our nation. This is the end game, the ultimate goal. This is war.