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SCOTUS Strikes NY's Proper Cause Requirement for Concealed Carry (breitbart.com)

NC is the only state in a geographical swath stretching from Virgina to Texas which has been barred from requiring voters to validate their identification at the time and place they vote. That has been a form of anti-NC discrimination, by uniquely denying this state what is already available in nearly 40 other states.Supreme Court Rules in Berger v. NAACP Case - Trump Train News Supreme Court: North Carolina Republicans may intervene to defend voter ID, ballot law (msn.com) WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed two Republican state lawmakers to intervene in a challenge to a contentious 2018 election law that would require voters in North Carolina to show photo identification at the polls. North Carolina's election law at the heart of the case increased the number of partisan poll observers, required voter IDs and expanded grounds to challenge a voter's ballot. But the new requirements weren't at issue before the Supreme Court, only whether Republican state legislative leaders could take part in the suit to defend them. Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote the opinion for the 8-1 majority. Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote a solo dissent. "Through the General Assembly, the people of North Carolina have authorized the leaders of their legislature to defend duly enacted state statutes against constitutional challenge," Gorsuch wrote. "Ordinarily, a federal court must respect that kind of sovereign choice, not assemble presumptions against it." State Senate leader Philip Berger and Timothy Moore, the speaker of the North Carolina House, both Republicans, sought to intervene because the law is being defended in federal court by a Democratic attorney general. The decision may help guide similar conflicts in states where the legislative and executive branches are controlled by different parties. In her dissent, Sotomayor asserted that the law was already being adequately defended by the attorney general. "In short, the court’s conclusion that state respondents inadequately represented petitioners’ interests is a fiction that the record does not support," Sotomayor wrote, accusing the majority of "armchair hypothesizing" about the attorney general's effort. In March, an 8-1 majority of the Supreme Court allowed Kentucky’s Republican attorney general to step in to defend a state ban on a common abortion procedure. But in that case, Kentucky's Democratic governor declined to defend the law. In the North Carolina dispute, Democratic officials have continued to defend the new election requirements. Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed the bill, but the Republican-led Legislature overrode his veto. The North Carolina Conference of the NAACP sued the state to halt enforcement of the law. The NAACP argued the law discriminated against Black and Latino voters in violation of the Voting Rights Act and the Constitution. The law remains on hold as litigation continues. A divided U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit ruled that the attorney general is adequately defending the law.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seems poised to take on a new elections case being pressed by Republicans that could increase the power of state lawmakers over races for Congress and the presidency, as well as redistricting, and cut state courts out of the equation. The issue has arisen repeatedly in cases from North Carolina and Pennsylvania, where Democratic majorities on the states’ highest courts have invoked voting protections in their state constitutions to frustrate the plans of Republican-dominated legislatures. Read more: Justices seem poised to hear elections case pressed by GOP (msn.com)

True the Vote is Keeping Identities Close - NEWS HOUR FIRST If the vote can’t be trusted then elections are worthless. True the Vote and election investigator Gregg Phillips have been working on this and recently made a presentation before the Arizona state Senate. But identities need to be protected. The media favors election tampering. Patience and careful deliberation is important. When Americans rise up, Washington DC and the media get scared. True the Vote is tracking ballot activities Both Maricopa and Yuma counties are involved in this. Several nonprofit organizations were involved in the production of “2000 Mules”. The question was asked about the non profits involved in providing the fraudulent ballots but founder Catherine Engelbrecht said nope. The media needs to stay out of this. Engelbrecht told the Arizona legislature, “When you have the level of accuracy that we do, you can assess what address you’re talking about and what organization is at that address. We would love to put that list out and let the chips fall where they may. But, there’s a ‘but,’ we also need law enforcement to be able to do their jobs.” You might feel good about exposing them at the moment but it would do their cause no good. Engelbrecht continued, “We cannot get ahead of that, we just can’t. This is too important, and we have labored to the best of our ability to make every step as correctly as we can. While there would be a definite feel-good moment to put that out, we have a higher obligation – all of us do.” True the Vote going one step at a time Trump endorsed Kari Lake attended the event. She’s on board with keeping elections honest. Lake tweeted out recently “Thank you to True The Vote for EXPOSING these CRIMINALS.” In spite of the government and media, True the Vote is proceeding. Engelbrecht said, “We are moving forward. I want my children and my children’s children to be able to vote in a country where the vote matters.”

Governor Approves New Law Allowing Armed Teachers To Protect Students - NEWS HOUR FIRST Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) has signed a bill that would enable school teachers and personnel to carry guns while on duty with reduced training requirements. “House Bill 99, as you know, also addresses the option, and it is an option, of arming school staff,” DeWine said in a press conference. “Although this bill was in development well before the recent tragedy in Texas, that heartbreaking school shooting certainly increased the urgency to enact it since many learned of House Bill 99 in the wake of this Texas shooting.” Under state statutes pre-dating HB-99, anybody licensed by a school board to bring a gun on school premises would need to go through the minimum training hours of a policeman, which would be more than 700 hours or 20 years of police experience. Those hours are not simply related to gun training. They likewise consist of driving courses, stopping traffic, examining auto crashes, and running a radar gun– abilities that are not applicable to instructors or school security personnel. DeWine stated he believed that the majority of schools would find the previously necessary 700 hours of training impractical for teachers and personnel. He likewise added that Ohio requires legislation to guarantee the training isn’t merely substantial, but in fact appropriate to school security and active shooter risks. HB-99 enables the Ohio School Safety Center to need as much as 24 hours of training curriculum, however, DeWine is directing the center to need all 24 hours. The training consists of de-escalation, crisis intervention, emergency treatment, situation-based training, and psychology of crucial occurrences. The brand-new law likewise needs 8 extra hours of requalification training yearly, along with yearly criminal background checks. “Schools are not required to do this,” DeWine mentioned. “What the bill does is essentially reverts back to the prior practice of allowing local school districts to make a local decision on whether or not they’ll permit certain school staffmembers to be armed on school grounds. This is a local choice,” DeWine said. “It is not mandated by the legislature nor by the government. Each school board will determine what is best for their students, their staff, and their community.” The bill is currently drawing criticism from some. “I’ve had some of my members say, if they were to allow guns into our schools, they would leave the profession,” said Shari Obrenski, president of the Cleveland Teachers Union. “They would pack it up and call it a day. We are asked to do so much. Now to ask us to be the police professionals in all of this is a bridge too far.”

Senate to Undermine 2nd, 4th, 5th, and 14th Amendment | GOA (gunowners.org) A gun control “compromise” has reached 60 votes in the Senate, giving it a filibuster-proof majority. While the bill is still being drafted, here are some of the provisions the framework calls for: Federal dollars to bribe state legislators into enacting Red Flag Gun Confiscation Laws Delayed and expanded background checks for citizens under 21 years old FFL definition changes which could be a backdoor way to universal background registration checks Establish new federal offenses related to so-called “gun trafficking” that could inadvertently be applied to you, making you a felon Here are the 10 Republicans who have agreed to tear apart the Second Amendment: John Cornyn (TX) Thom Tillis (NC) Roy Blunt (MO) Richard Burr (NC) Bill Cassidy (LA) Susan Collins (ME) Lindsey Graham (SC) Rob Portman (OH) Mitt Romney (UT) Pat Toomey (PA) …and now Mitch McConnell (KY)! So long as we can pressure the Senate to walk away from this assault on our Second Amendment rights, the bill can be filibustered and ripped to pieces. That’s why GOA urgently needs YOU to take action. Your action could be what sways the Senate to stop this gun control nightmare from landing on Biden’s desk. Senate to Undermine 2nd, 4th, 5th, and 14th Amendment | GOA (gunowners.org) You need to call traitors Tillis and Burr. We have and never will support these two goons. Call their offices and give 'em hell. McConnell, Mitch – (R – KY)Class II317 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-2541Contact: www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=contact Senator Thom Tillis R-NC @SenThomTillis (202) 224 6342 Senator Richard Burr R-NC @SenatorBurr (202) 224 3154 Click here to sign the letter: ATP heartily supports Gun Rights of America, our DC gun lobby. They do good work! Senate to Undermine 2nd, 4th, 5th, and 14th Amendment | GOA (gunowners.org) -------------------------------------- Gun Bill “Framework” A group of bipartisan Senators this week released a “framework” for legislation that will potentially restrict Americans’ Second Amendment rights. >>Read the framework here from Sen. Murphy’s press office (D-Conn.) While the actual text of the bill hasn’t been released, there are already concerns for conservatives: no red-flag laws have ever been passed that uphold constitutional rights and preserve due process. The proposed “framework” uses federal funds to encourage state governments to adopt these red-flag laws. In essence, Congress wants to use our taxpayer dollars to pay state governments to erode our second amendment rights. A final agreement has not been reached and there is not yet bill text to read. However, the backlash from conservatives has already been swift and loud. Take Action >> You should call your Senators and let them know where you stand on the Second Amendment Thank you for your activism. Jessica and the Heritage Action team

Click on the link for the Action Alert to get all of the details. Call the NC House. They will be voting on this monstrosity Tuesday or Wednesday, June 7/8. Thanks. Action Alert! NC House Poised to Vote for Medicaid Expansion with Republican Blessing! (constantcontact.com)

Thanks to your calls of protest, the Flat Rock Playhouse has taken down their page demanding vax passports, masks, tests, and the rest of their Marxist demands! We celebrate our victories and then we move on to the next battle! Congrats to us. This is how we do it. One battle at a time. Thanks to your efforts, we all win! Health + Safety | Flat Rock Playhouse Please note parents whose child participates: Health & Safety | Flat Rock Playhouse | Studio 52 " All youth students ages 18 and under participating in education programs are required to wear masks when indoors. No proof of vaccination or negative tests are required to participate at this time. All adult students ages 19 and over participating in education programs are required to show proof of full vaccination and a photo ID on the first day of class." You need to demand this cease! On April 14, 2022, I attended the Flat Rock City Council Meeting and delivered this message and letter. They are in the process of determining their 2022 budget which will be finalized in June. April 14, 2022 To: Flat Rock City Council Members Mr. Weedman - Mayor: mayor@villageofflatrock.org Anne Coletta - Vice Mayor: annecoletta@villageofflatrock.org David Dethero - Council Member: daviddethero@villageofflatrock.org Barbara Jeter - Council Member: barbara.jeter@villageofflatrock.org Susan Gregory - Council Member: susangregory@villageofflatrock.org Matt Toner - Council Member: matt.toner@villageofflatrock.org From Jane Bilello Taxpayer: North Carolina, Henderson County, Flat Rock, NC Dear Flat Rock City Council Members: · The Flat Rock Playhouse has removed their vaccine passport mandates for adults from their health and safety policy and website page. While this is a step in the right direction, they continue to target children. (See below) They do not deserve our hard earned tax dollars. As the NC State Theater, they receive state funding. The Flat Rock City Council and the Henderson County Commissioners also contribute to them. This is wrong. Many of us have contacted our legislators in Raleigh to defund them. Taxpayers hope you do the right thing and cease contributing to their blatant disregard for our right to privacy and freedom. · I also ask you to consider changing your public comment period to the beginning of your meetings. Many of us work or have other time commitments and cannot remain for your entire meeting. Much appreciate your consideration in this matter. Thank you for your service, Jane Bilello: Education Health & Safety Policy flatrockplayhouse.org/studio52-health-safety. All youth students ages 18 and under participating in education programs are required to wear masks when indoors. No proof of vaccination or negative tests are required to participate at this time. All adult students ages 19 and over participating in education programs are required to show proof of full vaccination and a photo ID on the first day of class.

Create Those EIGHT SYSTEMS OF ELECTION INTEGRITY IN EACH NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY. ARE YOU WILLING TO COME TO A MEETING IN YOUR COUNTY TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT HOW EACH COMMITTEE IS SET UP AND TO CREATE THAT PERMANENT INFRASTRUCTURE? In order to create a permanent infrastructure of election integrity in every NC county as they did to achieve 2020 electoral success in Virginia, we need to create committees for the eight systems of election integrity as outlined in the Citizens Guide – Election Integrity Network – Who’s Counting with Cleta Mitchell (whoscounting.us)They are as follows: Citizens Guide to Creating an Election Integrity Infrastructure 71310c_f06a43795f68464c99002c03bbfda79d.pdf (nceit.org) ARE YOU WILLING TO COME TO A MEETING IN YOUR COUNTY TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT HOW EACH COMMITTEE ABOVE IS SET UP AND TO CREATE THAT PERMANENT INFRASTRUCTURE? Yes ____ No_____ First ______________________________ Last ________________________________ County __________________________________________________________________ My email _________________________________________________________________ My phone ________________________________________________________________ Jane’s contact: Jane@NCEIT.org 209 986 3845 PLEASE copy/paste above and email to Jane@NCEIT.org. I will be in touch with you to arrange this. THANK YOU!

HENDERSON COUNTY POLL OBSERVER SIGN-UP Click or copy the Sign –Up Genius link for Early Voting 2022 Primary for April 28 – May 14th, 2022: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e4fa8ae2ca7f9c07-may2022 or HCGOP: EARLY VOTING MAY 2022 POLL OBSERVERS (signupgenius.com) There are (3) four hour time slots per day beginning the first day of Early Voting on April 28th, 2022 and ending on Saturday, May 14th, 2022. You will receive a confirmation email with your sign-up dates and times. Sign up for as many shifts as you like. Click or copy the Sign-Up Genius link for Primary Election Day on May 17th, 2022: You will receive a confirmation email with your sign-up dates and times. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e4fa8ae2ca7f9c07-primary or HCGOP: PRIMARY ELECTION DAY POLL OBSERVERS (signupgenius.com)

This list will be periodically updated to include more information for Poll Observers to access. TOPIC PUBLICATION & LINK Assistance must be requested §163-166.8 Assisted voters need not to disabled & mandatory scriptNumbered Memo 2016-16 Assistants shall NOTNCAC 08 10B.0107 Interference Law §163-273 Duties of poll workers 08 NCAC 10B .0101 Set-up procedures 08 NCAC 10B .0102 Voting procedures (observers may hear voter names) 08 NCAC 10B.0103 Spoiled ballot procedures 08 NCAC 10B.0104 Observers can have vote totals at precinct 08 NCAC 10B.0105 Chain of custody for supplies 08 NCAC 10B.0106 Curbside affidavits 08 NCAC 10B.0108 Observers make observation "as the observer may desire "§ 163-45(c) Voting site duties inside polling location 08 NCAC 10B.0109 Observer - warning before ejection & "leaving" abuse 08 NCAC 20.0101 Obs can "ensure the [curbside] voter is not improperly assisted "Numbered Memo 2016-17 Obs allowed access to ensure "zero balance" procedure 08 NCAC 04 .0304 Abs ballot return policies Numbered Memo 2020-23 Click on the pdf link to open.

North Carolina Statewide Election Integrity Summit June 10-11, 2022 About this event North Carolina Statewide Election Integrity Summit, and Who's Counting with Cleta Mitchell, is a project of the Election Integrity Network. We are a coalition of conservative leaders, organizations, public officials and citizens dedicated to securing the legality of every American vote. If you are interested in free and fair elections, please join us for the North Carolina Statewide Election Integrity Summit to be held Friday through Saturday on June 10-11, 2022, at the Raleigh Marriott City Center located at 500 Fayetteville Street in Raleigh, North Carolina. Tickets here. Summit Details here. To make reservations at the Raleigh Marriott City Center in Raleigh, please click HERE for the special room rate (if you book by 05.31) or HERE for general reservations. For summit related questions or concerns, please email Kerri Toloczko at ktoloczko@cpi.org.