Stossel Interview with Real American Hero Whistleblower Edward Snowden
https://youtu.be/ZSu4rCizyUMWrites Stossel:I once was unsure if Edward Snowden — who leaked documents showing that the NSA spied on Americans — was a hero, or a traitor who made us all less safe. Now I’ve done my research, and I think he’s a hero. What do you think? Our full interview, above, will help you decide.
Yaron Brook: Analysis of U.S. Capitol Under Seige
Yaron Brook shares his thoughts on the storming of the U.S. Capitol by a group of Trump Supporters and the Trump phenomenon.https://youtu.be/djPIf1IVTkE
Jonathan Turley: Federal Commission on the 2020 Election
The “left-leaning but reasonable” Jonathan Turley who does not believe “this election was rigged and stolen” does believe there needs to be a real Federal Commission on the 2020 Election.Writes Turley, “Federal commissions are Washington’s way of managing scandals. They work like placebos for political fevers, convincing voters that answers and change are on the way. That is why it is so difficult for me to utter these words: We need a federal election commission. Not the one proposed by some Senate Republicans. And not like past placebo commissions. An honest-to-God, no-holds-barred federal commission to look into the 2020 presidential election.”He states three reasons for such a commission:Read the rest.
- First, and most important, this was an unprecedented election in the reliance of mail-in voting and the use of new voting systems and procedures. We need to review how that worked down to the smallest precincts and hamlets.
- Second, possibly tens of millions of voters believe that this election was rigged and stolen. I am not one of them. However, the integrity of our elections depends on the faith of the electorate.
- Roughly 40% of that electorate have lingering doubts about whether their votes actually matter. Most of the cases challenging the election were not decided on the merits. Indeed, it seems they haven’t even been allowed for discovery. Instead, they were largely dismissed on jurisdictional or standing groups or under the “laches” doctrine that they were brought too late. Those allegations need to be conclusively proven or disproven in the interests of the country.
- Third, there were problems. There was not proof of systemic fraud or irregularities, but there were problems of uncounted votes, loss of key custodial information and key differences in the rules governing voting and tabulations.
Nicholas Provenzo: My Thoughts on the 1/6/21 Riots that Shut Down Congress
https://youtu.be/bLbYgMKtYn0In the comments section, Investor Jim Woods adds these comments worth noting:I agree that the mob at the Capitol is wrong but disagree with who has instigated this criminal response. Several weeks ago I predicted that the public peace was in jeopardy as the evidence of electoral irregularities was denied a substantial review by procedural dismissal, which denied Americans due process.I expected today that the joint congressional session would act according to the Constitution to grant that substantial review. The mob prevented that from occurring and their collaborators were those who dismissed any substantive review of the evidence…the governors, judges, media, et al.I know that Nick dismisses claims of voting irregularities; however, claims that observers were denied access and that signatures were not verified are substantial claims to be assessed as they violate the integrity of the election as a whole. Opponents of Trump argue that there is no evidence; so it shouldn’t take long to review with the benefit of keeping the peace. I can accept Biden being president, but I object to denying a review of the evidence for claims that the fraud controls of the election had been corrupted.Months ago the Michigan Capitol had been overrun by citizens abused by arbitrary and capricious COVID lockdown regulations; today’s violence at the US Capital is akin response to a breakdown in due process.[…] I’ll add that also several weeks ago that I was calling for peace and to step back from political violence. My point being that today’s violence was likely to happen at some time in some fashion. Too many people have been blinded by the thought of “Orange-Man bad” while disrespecting those he represents and the consequences of denying them due process.”