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Government Dropping the Ball on Drugs and Terrorism Ep. 268 Aug 21, 2018

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Today, I'm joined by Derek Maltz, former head of the DEA’s Special Operations Division. He warns us that we are missing the most dangerous angle of the drug crisis. So much of the drug trade is funding terrorism, and this is done by criminal aliens allowed on our own soil.

We tie together China, Mexican cartels, Middle Eastern immigrants funding terror, drugs, crime, sanctuary cities, and weak-on-crime laws. A tall order for one show! Derek explains the need for more cross-agency cooperation and how Bruce Ohr and Robert Mueller dropped the ball on drug leads that could have exposed major terrorist plots and networks.

After listening to this show, you will see why now is the worst time to go soft on drug trafficking.

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Here’s why we have an under-incarceration problem

Ed Meese’s opposition to the current jailbreak bill

Grassley’s appalling flip on crime and drugs

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The Drug Crisis Is No Longer Just About Drugs Ep. 267 Aug 19, 2018

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In this episode, I discuss the nexus between crime, the drug crisis, immigration, and terror financing. It’s a perspective on the drug crisis, crime, and incarceration that nobody else will explain or even recognize. I dismiss the typical debate over “the war on drugs” by identifying the true nature of what we face with drugs today. This is not a cultural or health care debate; this is a national security and immigration issue. Once we understand the problem and the cause, it’s easy to understand why the jailbreak legislation is terrible.

I also give a broad perspective on why the soft-on-crime proposals are all built on lies across the board. Finally, I expose the duplicity of Sen. Chuck Grassley on crime and drugs – flipping from one end to another in a matter of a few months.

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The lies about the drug crisis

People are dying because of criminal justice "reform"

The K2 marijuana poisoning explained

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The Status Quo in Government Is Still Liberal, Yet Conservatives Are Caught Defending It Ep. 266 Aug 15, 2018

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We are facing a conundrum. Our base is sleeping and distracted because they perceive that we are in power and changing the status quo, but really the status quo is getting worse on many fronts. Thus the other side is energized as if conservatives are in power, but despite some positive changes, things are actually getting worse.

For our purposes today, I discuss two issues critical to civilization: religious liberty and immigration. The Left is winning its sexual licentiousness agenda more than ever before, and despite the court decision, leftists are forcing bakers to bake cakes against their consciences. Conservatives are so caught up in thinking we are winning back the courts that we refuse to get on the playing field and push for legislation protecting religious liberty.

Also, think we had a "travel ban"? Think again. Immigration from the Middle East is still at record highs, has increased from some areas, and has only slightly decreased from those countries on the list. Imagine if we had a sensible immigration policy.

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A Somali bigamist and Islamist who married brother as a congresswoman?

Juxtaposing our foreign policy to our immigration is scary

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A Great American History Lesson on Immigration Ep. 265 Aug 13, 2018

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The abstract immigrant is very popular. Recently, Laura Ingraham and Stephen Miller have been attacked for their views on immigration because the Left only understands a hypothetical abstract immigrant. Facts, details, and the broader context on immigration don’t matter.

In this episode, I give you a real history lesson on our laws, traditions, and policies concerning immigration. We never let in criminals or public charges, and we most certainly would never have granted citizenship to illegal aliens. Immigration must always be viewed in its proper historical context.

I also warn you about the upcoming budget betrayal in the Senate. Don’t think they are coming back early from recess to do good things.

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Putting immigration in context

Yes, recent immigration has changed this country

The facts on immigration nobody else will tell you

Ninth Circuit allows Mexican to sue border agent

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Why Republicans are Losing this Election and How They Can Change It Ep. 264 Aug 09, 2018

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Most suburban voters don’t want to embrace MS-13 and Hamas while banning straws. Yet they are fleeing the GOP for a party that is doing just that. Why?

In this episode, we break down the recent election results and show how and why Republicans are losing this election. They need policies, personnel, and a purpose but are lacking all three. They are incurring all the liabilities of Trump but are not benefiting from his appeal to other demographics because they lack a message that will bring them to the polls.

We also update you in a lightning round of news on immigration, the courts, and other happenings in politics.

Watch out for jailbreak legislation. This is a code red. Trump has been convinced to promote the most extreme early release agenda and sentencing reduction that, yes, includes violent offenders.

Finally, we show the extent of the personnel problems with liberals or RINOs still holding major positions in the administration. Also, why are so many critical executive positions still vacant so late into this presidency?

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Republicans giving no reason to vote for them

Department of Labor is essentially Obama’s third term

Welfare for illegals is against our laws, history, and traditions

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If You Think a Conservative SCOTUS Will Save Us from Lower Courts, Think Again Ep. 263 Aug 07, 2018

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Today I'm joined by Professor Brian Fitzpatrick, a former Scalia law clerk and current law professor at Vanderbilt University. Brian gives us an expert opinion on the current trends in the lower courts and their threat to democracy.

Following up on his congressional testimony, Fitzpatrick argues that unless we reform the jurisdiction of the lower federal courts, any anomalous and extreme judge among the 7,000 district judges can wield enormous power. He warns that if you’re counting on a conservative Supreme Court to catch every mistake of the lower courts, you will surely be disappointed. SCOTUS is continuously reducing its workload and is very cautious to weigh in. Given that the Left is shopping around its lawsuits to courts that will give it victories and nationwide injunctions, the cases are never even brought to the Supreme Court.

He sees the most immediate needs as dividing up the Ninth Circuit and having Congress ban universal injunctions as the best remedies. We also discuss the need to transfer more power to state courts, particularly from lower federal courts. Congress has enormous power over the courts, if it will only use it.

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Prof. Fitzpatrick’s congressional testimony on reforming the courts [written testimony]

Why Gorsuch’s Dimaya ruling on criminal aliens is so dangerous

Mexicans can now sue the Border Patrol for doing its job

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Jailbreak Jared and Ivankacare Are Hurting Conservatives Ep. 262 Aug 06, 2018

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There are two major policy betrayals emanating from this White House – both of which are being pushed by Javanaka. In this show we delve into the problems with the soft-on-crime “jailbreak” agenda and the stupid economics behind Ivankacare.

First, we go through the details of the jailbreak bills that nobody is willing to study, much less oppose. Don’t listen to the platitudes of “criminal justice reform.” Look at what is actually happening with crime and incarceration and compare against what the bills actually do.

Then, we discuss the insane social and economic values behind Marco Rubio’s “Ivankacare" bill. Europe’s experience shows that this is a dumb idea that only exacerbates family problems and creates a glass ceiling for women.

Are we going to allow Trump to drift on such fundamental issues?

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Bush judge demands that Trump be a king

Rubio’s Ivankacare is the worst idea imaginable

Jared and GOP senators getting Trump to violate his principles on crime

Why we need a very different type of criminal justice reform

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A Critical Time for Conservatives to Develop a Philosophy on Foreign Policy Ep.261 Aug 03, 2018

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It’s another ‘foreign policy Friday’ and we are joined by CR’s national security correspondent, Jordan Schachtel (@Jordan Schachtel).

We go around the map and update you on what’s going on in Iran, Israel, Turkey, and North Korea and asses everything from a standpoint of what is in our interest and what is not. We also asses where the administration is making progress and where they need to hear a vision from conservatives in order to right the ship. The foreign policy swamp is big and powerful and unless conservatives develop their own policies and get in the ears of Trump, even the best of cabinet picks will be overwhelmed by the forces of the status quo.

We also discuss the bombshell revelation of Dianne Feinstein employing a Chinese spy for 20 years.

Finally, we dissect the cancer of the Kochs and how they push left-wing policies. They are being empowered by Jared and Ivanka who are now both pushing jailbreak and socialist paid family leave programs. Now is a time for conservatives to be bold and brave and demand that Trump orient all his policies and personnel with his rhetoric.

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State of play in Iran

Iran’s threat in the Straits of Hormuz

Dave Brat’s bill to bar funding of religious institutions from terrorist nations

Is Jared pushing a new “peace” plan?

Kochs funding anti-Israel leftists

Rubio’s Ivankacare is a disaster on every level

Dianne Feinstein employed a Chinese spy for 20 years

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Putting Trump before the Trump Agenda Hurts Both Ep. 260 Aug 02, 2018

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Conservatives need to stay focused on actually implementing our agenda rather than being scared to prod the president into action. In many cases, he is very open to our position. This is evident with the budget fight. But if we fail to get involved, he will drift to the gravitational pull of the swamp. We do him nor his agenda any favors by not properly guiding him on the budget fight, crime bills, and how to fight the courts. We give a vision on how to navigate this budget fight over the next month.

We also give an update on the latest insane court decisions and how one recent court opinion on First Amendment rights demonstrates how easy it is for the executive branch to push back – if it so chooses. At some point, the unwillingness to push back is akin to a 250-pound boxer being held up by a 100-pound woman.

We also, touch on jailbreak – the insane Koch initiative that never dies. This bill violates everything Trump promised on crime, drugs, and immigration.

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It’s time to test the limits of judicial supremacy

Racist judge rules blacks too dumb for normal ballots

Hilarious CRTV video on racist arguments against photo id

Judge orders hurricane relief that doesn’t exist in statute

More updates on the terrible soft on crime bill Trump is supporting

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The most important fight of religious liberty Ep. 259 Jul 31, 2018

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Today, we are joined by Beth Williams,Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department's Office of Legal Policy, to discuss the new religious liberty task force established on Monday by Jeff Sessions.

Ms. Williams updates us on some of the growing concerns throughout the country that religious liberty has now been read out of the Constitution, even though it is the very first right in the Bill of Rights. We discuss the challenge of the lower courts codifying new rights against the inalienable rights of religious liberty, even after some important Supreme Court victories.

Later in the show, we give an update on immigration, other crazy court cases and the fight to even have a fight over the budget. We also discuss the latest data on the drug crisis and how all signs point to the border issue, not prescriptions as the culprit. Either way, the Left is zealous about their views with a degree of religious fervency that is absent from the Right.

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As Justice Story wrote in “Commentaries on the Constitution” (3: § 1870) “The rights of conscience are, indeed, beyond the just reach of any human power. They are given by God, and cannot be encroached upon by human authority.”

During the House floor debate over the First Amendment on August 20, 1789, James Madison explained the purpose of the Establishment Clause as follows: “Congress should not establish a religion, and enforce the legal observation of it by law, nor compel men to worship God in any manner contrary to their conscience.” [Emphasis added].

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What Maryland teaches us about the drug crisis

9 nutty court decisions from last week

DC metro can ban religious ads, according to DC Circuit

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