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Understanding the Constitution: How States May Respond to Illegal Immigration—Part III
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Understanding the Constitution: How States May Respond to Illegal Immigration—Part III

By Rob Natelson | SOURCE: INDEPENDENCE INSTITUTE This essay first appeared in the Jan. 10, 2024 Epoch Times. Part I and Part II in this series explained that: The Constitution grants the federal government the exclusive power to wage offensive war; but the states as well as the federal government may wage defensive war; the states may wage defensive war against insurrectionists and against actual or threatened invasions—including invasions by those international criminal gangs the Founders called “enemies of the human race;” and the historical record shows that the mass illegal immigration at the Southern border is an “Invasion” as the Constitution uses that word. A Not-So-Hypothetical Situation As part of our research into state war ...
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Chinese Scientists Develop Mutant Coronavirus Strain with Alarming Lethality in Mice, Raising Concerns of Potential Spillover to Humans
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Chinese Scientists Develop Mutant Coronavirus Strain with Alarming Lethality in Mice, Raising Concerns of Potential Spillover to Humans

SOURCE: THELOBBY-CO.COM Chinese scientists have been conducting experiments involving a mutant strain of the coronavirus that has proven to be 100 percent lethal in mice. This research, which has raised serious concerns about the possibility of another pandemic, was carried out by scientists in Beijing who have direct links to the Chinese military. The scientists cloned a Covid-like virus called GX_P2V, which was originally found in pangolins, and used it to infect mice. What makes this experiment particularly alarming is that the mice were "humanized," meaning they were genetically engineered to express a protein found in humans. The objective was to observe how the virus would react in a human-like environment. https://www.youtube.com/embed/AtPhOHCVwbY?feature=oembed&am...
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Majority of Americans Expect Donald Trump to Win Against Joe Biden, According to Poll
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Majority of Americans Expect Donald Trump to Win Against Joe Biden, According to Poll

SOURCE: THELOBBY-CO.COM Joe Biden should prepare to receive a big smackdown if a new poll can be believed. The poll conducted by The Economist/YouGov reveals that a significant majority of Americans believe former President Donald Trump would defeat President Biden if they were their parties' respective nominees for president. The poll asked respondents to predict the winner "regardless of who you prefer," and 44 percent chose Trump, while 35 percent chose Biden. The remaining 21 percent were undecided. Interestingly, the poll also found that Americans are evenly split in terms of candidate support, with 43 percent supporting Biden and an equal percentage supporting Trump. Six percent of respondents selected "other," 5 percent were unsure, and 3 percent stated that they wou...
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Nikki Haley wants to knock out Trump in New Hampshire, but Iowa hobbled her fight
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Nikki Haley wants to knock out Trump in New Hampshire, but Iowa hobbled her fight

By Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner | SOURCE: THE GAZETTE Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley's third-place finish in the Iowa caucuses on Monday dampened the momentum she had built and provided oxygen for her main rival, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), to continue his 2024 campaign. Haley headed into the Iowa caucuses polling in second place above DeSantis but far behind former President Donald Trump. But her less rabid fan base and “life-threatening” cold temperatures meant she didn't emerge from the Hawkeye State as the clear alternative to Trump. Trump won 51% of the vote, with 99% of the vote counted. He was followed by DeSantis at a distant 21.2% and Haley at 19.1%. The third-place finish likely means that Haley will still have to continue her bat...
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Trump attends NYC Carroll defamation trial and slams ‘attempted extortion’
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Trump attends NYC Carroll defamation trial and slams ‘attempted extortion’

By Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner | SOURCE: THE GAZETTE Former President Donald Trump arrived at a snow-covered Manhattan federal courthouse on Tuesday for the start of the penalty phase of his defamation lawsuit brought by former Elle columnist E. Jean Carroll.  Fresh off his big win in the Iowa caucuses the night before, Trump could be forced to pay Carroll more than $10 million in damages for allegedly dragging her name and reputation through the mud after she accused him of sexually assaulting her in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room in 1995.  Trump vehemently denied the allegations, claiming he had "never met this person in my life" and that she was "not my type," and accused Carroll of using his name to sell her book...
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Jan. 6 defense lawyer slams Justice ‘overreach’ trying misdemeanor cases
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Jan. 6 defense lawyer slams Justice ‘overreach’ trying misdemeanor cases

By Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner | SOURCE: THE GAZETTE A top defense lawyer involved in over 50 cases stemming from the January 6 Capitol riots said the Justice Department is overreaching in its prosecution of some 1,300 cases on Tuesday, many against bystanders. Kira Anne West, who volunteered to defend dozens of suspects, said in an interview that cases Justice would typically handle as misdemeanors are being turned into felonies and Washington juries are throwing the book at those convicted in the riots. In a C-SPAN Booknotes podcast just posted, West said, “There is quite a bit of government overreach as far as who they're prosecuting and what they're charging them with.” READ FULL ARTICLE ON GAZETTE.COM
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Nikki Haley to skip DeSantis debate unless Trump attends
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Nikki Haley to skip DeSantis debate unless Trump attends

By Julia Johnson, Washington Examiner | SOURCE: THE GAZETTE Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley will skip a New Hampshire Republican primary debate unless former President Donald Trump attends. Haley's campaign announced her decision on Tuesday morning following the Iowa caucuses, in which she finished third. Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) already confirmed his intention to attend a Thursday debate hosted by WMUR-TV and ABC News at Saint Anselm College. “We’ve had five great debates in this campaign,” Haley said in a statement. “Unfortunately, Donald Trump has ducked all of them. He has nowhere left to hide. READ FULL ARTICLE ON GAZETTE.COM
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Single vote blocks Trump from clean sweep of Iowa caucuses
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Single vote blocks Trump from clean sweep of Iowa caucuses

By Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner | SOURCE: THE GAZETTE Former President Donald Trump won all but one of Iowa's 99 counties during Monday night's caucuses, with a single vote in Johnson County blocking Trump from a clean sweep of the Hawkeye State. Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley won Johnson County by 1,271 votes, just one more than Trump's 1,270, according to results from the Republican Party of Iowa. It was the only county that Haley or any other GOP primary rival won during the caucuses as Trump walked away with a resounding win in the first contest of the 2024 nominating calendar. READ FULL ARTICLE ON GAZETTE.COM
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House to vote on two anti-abortion bills
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House to vote on two anti-abortion bills

By Gabrielle M. Etzel, Washington Examiner | SOURCE: Gazette House Republicans are bringing two anti-abortion bills to the floor this week, coinciding with the 51st annual March for Life on Friday. “Make no mistake, conservatives are here for unborn children and their mothers, and we want to ensure an expectant mother is empowered to raise her family,” said Rep. Michell Fischbach (R-MN), author of the Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act, HR 6918. HR 6918, to be voted on Friday, seeks to prevent the Department of Health and Human Services from discriminating against pregnancy resource centers in receiving federal funds under Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, or TANF. READ FULL ARTICLE ON GAZETTE.COM
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Understanding the Constitution: How States May Respond to Illegal Immigration—Part II
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Understanding the Constitution: How States May Respond to Illegal Immigration—Part II

By Rob Natelson | SOURCE: INDEPENDENCE INSTITUTE This essay first appeared in the Jan. 9, 2024 Epoch Times. Part I of this series showed that under the Constitution, an “invasion” triggers powers and obligations for both federal and state governments. It also showed that mass unauthorized immigration at the Southern border meets the constitutional definition of an “invasion.” This Part II explains federal and state responsibility in the face of invasion. Further, this Part introduces the topic of trans-national criminal gangs, and how states may respond to them. All the installments in this series are based on a research article I co-wrote with legal scholar Andrew T. Hyman (pdf). READ FULL ARTICLE ON INDEPENDENCEINSTITUTE.COM
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