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A One Stop Place For Resources Heritage Action Launches Movement to… | Heritage Action For America Liberal progressives across the country are trying to indoctrinate kids with a racist and Marxist ideology––critical race theory (CRT). The Left tries to deny that CRT is being taught to our school children, but the evidence plainly shows CRT is in our schools. Case in point, Heritage Action uncovered, and The Federalist reported a case out of Gwinnett County, Georgia, where critical race theory was clearly part of the curriculum. We uncovered a syllabus where critical race theory was not only to be taught, but it was to be used to analyze other subject matters. Students would learn to view everything through the lens of critical race theory. Here’s the exact quote, from the class syllabus (page 3): Just a few days after the syllabus was discovered by Heritage Action’s research team, Gwinnett County Public Schools erased the PDF from their website. But not before we downloaded and saved a copy. They knew they slipped up, and we were here to expose them. >>>LISTEN to our podcast to learn more about CRT in Georgia’s largest public school district! Exposing critical race theory is just a part of the work we’re doing in 2022 to create a positive school environment where kids are free to think and free to learn. Heritage Action activists are backing state legislation to stop CRT indoctrination and create transparency around school curriculums. Greater transparency puts parents in the driver’s seat of their children’s education. In Georgia—where we uncovered this latest case of CRT in the classroom—we have backed bills like HB 888, HB 1084, and SB 377 which address this issue and make it illegal to force children to affirm and believe in the teachings of critical race theory. No child should be taught that they are inherently bad or guilty because of the color of their skin. And we’re fighting against racist CRT curriculums in states across America. For instance, Tuesday, our very own Nathan Duell gave testimony before the Arizona Senate Education committee. 3 ways to get involved and help fight back against CRT It’s time all Americans take a stand against the racist teachings of CRT. Here are 3 ways to help: Use the resources at SaveOurSchools.com – You can submit an open records (FOIA) request, download an activist ebook, and more. Advocate for State Legislation. We have a toolkit on the legislation in Georgia and there is more to come as more states introduce and debate legislation. Sign up here to be notified about future state work. Donate to support the fight. We’re working every month, all year long, to advance conservative policies and enact strategic WINS. We’re working on bills in over a dozen states, while still holding Washington, D.C. accountable. In 2022, our activists are doing even more than in 2021, and they need your resources and support. A one-time gift or even a $15 recurring donation will go a long way to support the fight. See the podcast Podcast | Heritage Action For America This is truly an “all hands on deck” moment in American history. So however you choose to serve, we thank you and appreciate your support. Best, Janae Stracke Director of Grassroots Heritage Action for America

Email - Gearing Up for a Post-Roe America - NC Family Gearing Up for a Post-Roe America By NC Family Staff February 19, 2022 The U.S. Supreme Court case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health has been making headlines for months, as people on both sides of the abortion issue anticipate how it may affect Roe v. Wade. The nation’s highest court heard oral arguments on this case last December, and a ruling is expected sometime in June of this year. If the Court overturns Roe, the power to determine abortion policy will likely return to the states. So, how can states prepare themselves to stand for life should Roe be overturned? To answer this question, we welcome Sue Liebel, State Policy Director at the Susan B. Anthony List, to this week’s episode of Family Policy Matters. Liebel shares how states have been taking action on abortion legislation long before Dobbs and a potential overturning of Roe. On the pro-abortion side, New York passed third-trimester abortion legislation in 2019. On the pro-life side, states have passed “heartbeat bills, 15-week bills, discrimination against babies with Down Syndrome and things like that … States are doubling down and pushing and pushing,” says Liebel. In preparation for the Dobbs ruling, Liebel and the SBA List have been working closely with state lawmakers to look at their existing abortion laws, and decide whether they need to pass more pro-life legislation right away. “We just have a few short months for states to get ready,” says Liebel, since most legislatures are in session now but will adjourn before June. “So, we’re talking with them about their laws already on the books, and whether they need to be updated and what new legislation they should consider immediately now.” In North Carolina, state law prohibits abortion after viability, which courts generally consider to be 24 weeks. “You’re going to have to be realistic and careful about what you can do,” continues Liebel, “given the fact that your governor is not pro-life, and any hesitation within your legislature. […] So elections matter!” Tune in to Family Policy Matters this week to hear Sue Liebel discuss how the Susan B. Anthony List is helping states and pro-life groups gear up for a post-Roe America. There are several ways you can listen to this week's radio show, or read the transcript! Click below to listen online; Subscribe to our podcast, so you can hear our interviews every week; Search on iTunes or your podcast app for: NC Family’s Family Policy Matters podcast; Tune in to one of the radio stations that carry Family Policy Matters (see the list below); Click here to read a transcript of the show. Listen to Family Policy Matters each week on one of our partner stations! Belmont/Charlotte-WCGC 1270 AM, Sun-11:45am Bennett/Asheboro-WYTR 88.1 FM, Sat- 2:00pm Charlotte/Gastonia-WCRU 960 AM/105.7 FM, Sat-6:00am Charlotte/Harrisburg-WOGR 1540 AM/88.3 FM, Sat-3:45pm Durham-WDRU 105.5 FM, Sat-6:00am Fayetteville- WCLN 105.7/107.3 FM, Sat-7:00am Gboro/Winston-Salem- WTRU 830 AM/97.7 FM, Sat-6:00am Raleigh-WDRU 1030 AM/105.7 FM, Sat-6:30am Raleigh-WETC 540AM, Sat-11:00am Rocky Mount-WLQC 103.1 FM, Sun-11:00pm Salisbury-WOGR 93.3 FM, Sat-3:45pm Sanford-WLHC 103.1 FM, Sun-11:00pm Taylorsville-WACB 860 AM; Wed-5:00pm Troy-WJRM 1390 AM; Sun-8:15am Wake Forest-EPIC 103.5FM; Sat-1:00pm Wilmington-WZDG 88.5 FM, Sun-5:30am & 6pm Winston-Salem/Piedmont Triad Area-WPIP 880 AM, Sun-4:15pm

February 19, 2022 Heritage Action hopes you’re enjoying the start to a hopefully great Presidents’ Day weekend. This past week was packed with both big and small victories, so let’s not waste time and get straight to what’s been happening in Washington and across the states. Senate Passes CR to Avoid Shutdown Congress is still at a crossroads when it comes to funding the government through the rest of fiscal year 2022 (which ends September 30, 2022), so Congress passed the continuing resolution on Thursday to keep our government's wheels turning until March 11. The CR moved through the Senate by a 65-27 vote (multiple senators were absent). Judging by past actions, an omnibus spending bill would be packed full of Leftist “policy” priorities, and that’s why a long-term CR is the better option to fund the federal government for the rest of 2022. On a good note, some of our conservative Senators locked horns and got a vote on an amendment to defund Biden’s vaccine mandates impacting our servicemembers and healthcare workers. Unfortunately, the amendment failed along party lines by a vote of 47-46, with a few members absent. Thank you to the Senators who led the charge on the amendment: Mike Lee (R-Utah) Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) Mike Braun (R-Ind.) Rand Paul (R-Ky.) Ted Cruz (R-Texas) Jessica Anderson Weighs in on VAWA Congress is considering a new version of the "Violence Against Women Act" or (VAWA). VAWA is intended to help women dealing with domestic violence, but the Left has worked in dangerous provisions that are instead focused on gender identity and equity, abortion, and more... not to mention the hefty price tag that's attached. READ MORE >>> Executive Director Jessica Anderson’s joint op-ed with Heritage Legal Fellow Sarah Perry LISTEN >>> The latest episode of “On Air” covers VAWA Gaining Ground in the States The fight for the White House is in 2024, but conservative grassroots activists are making giant strides everyday in 2022 by rallying to help move bills through state legislatures that protect the sanctity of life, demand free and fair elections for the people, and purge racial guilt-shaming out of classrooms. The American people are at a tipping point. We can feel the momentum and the energy and the Left has seen the polling—that’s why many blue states have begun to roll back oppressive mandates. When we take small steps everyday, it makes a mile's worth of difference. Every call, every email, every letter to an editor, every event attended—it all helps preserve America for future generations. Here are three critical victories JUST THIS PAST WEEK: Arizona HCR 2001 was passed by the Arizona House. This education bill would kick critical race theory out of the classroom and make sure no child is racially discriminated against. Florida HB 5 was passed by the Florida House. This pro-life bill would protect the unborn after 15 weeks gestation. Virginia H.B. 46 was passed by the Virginia House. This election integrity bill would require a photo ID to vote in elections in the Commonwealth and require absentee ballots to be returned on election day. You can read all of the statements on these different bills from Executive Director Jessica Anderson by clicking this link that will take you to Heritage Action’s newspage. We’ve added more action centers for state bills on Election Integrity and Education. Check out SaveOurElections.com and SaveOurSchools.com to see our state action centers. Grassroots State of the Union Biden is set to give his State of the Union speech on Tuesday, March 1 and we can expect it to be full of spin. Before he takes center-stage at the Capitol, we are going to set the record straight. Heritage Action Executive Director Jessica Anderson will be joining John Solomon of Just the News for a Special Report, “The Real State of the Union”. Watch this Tuesday, February 22 @ 6 PM ET How you can watch “The True State of the Union”– Tune in at 6 PM ET on Tuesday to Real America’s Voice on cable, or watch on any of Heritage Action’s social media channels where we will be streaming the special: Facebook, Twitter, or Gettr. Congress has Two "China" Bills The Senate previously passed the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (S. 1260) and the House recently passed the America Competes Act (H.R. 4521), but a better name is the "America Concedes Act" – because that's what it does. Via conference committee, the two chambers will try to work out a compromise between their two bills, after which, both the House and Senate would hold another vote. Here is a comparison that highlights differences between the bills, and how they compare to The Heritage Foundation policy. To download the graphic: click here Keep up the hard work and enjoy your Presidents’ Day weekend! Jessica Anderson and the Heritage Action team Join the fight to advance the conservative agenda. Become Sentinel: About Sentinel | Heritage Action For America Heritage Action for America | 214 Massachusetts Avenue NE, Suite 400 | Washington, D.C. 20002

Updated legislative electoral maps pass General Assembly - Carolina Journal - Carolina Journal February 17, 2022 The N.C. House and Senate gave final approval to redrawn or remedial legislative electoral maps Thursday, after last-minute adjustments delayed the Senate session several times. The House gave largely bipartisan approval to its own map, 115-5, Wednesday night, with five Democrats voting against it. The Senate approved the House’s maps, as well, with a 41-3 vote and no comment or change. Tension was higher over the Senate map, with Democrats opposing the plan and offering multiple amendments that were tabled in party-line votes. Ultimately, the Senate approved its own map with no Democrats voting in favor of it, 26-19. Democrats in the House followed suit, voting against the Senate map, with it passing the House with Republican votes, 67-52. In total, the number of competitive seats has grown from nine to 15 in the remedial House map and from six to seven in the Senate’s new map. “I think neither side will be happy with the maps,” said Andy Jackson of the Civitas Center for Public Integrity at the John Locke Foundation. “They diminish Republican power and lessen the odds of them getting a super-majority capable of overturning Gov. [Roy] Cooper’s vetoes in the next election. Democrats have an improved chance of winning a majority under the new maps, but those new maps do not help them fully overcome the geographic disadvantage of their supporters being relatively concentrated in a handful of urban areas.” House boosts competitive and ‘safe’ Democrat seats Using calculations from a relatively new program called davesredistricting.org, data and analysis of the new maps have been widely available faster. Jackson and Jim Stirling, also of the John Locke Foundation, estimate that the new House map has 16 competitive seats, twice as many as the previously enacted map, plus 54 “safe” Republican seats and 41 “safe” Democrat seats. Four seats in the new map lean Republican, while five lean Democrat, defined as being within a 5%-10% swing. This distribution gives Democrats more of an edge than the previous maps that featured 38 “safe” seats for Democrats, and 12 that leaned Republican. Proposed new N.C. House electoral maps were considered by the N.C. House on February 15, 2022. Source: ncleg.gov On Wednesday in the House Redistricting Committee, Democrats on the committee criticized the timeline to pass a new House map, objecting to the quick turnaround between releasing the maps and holding votes. That tight timeline was driven by the N.C. Supreme Court order and by Cooper’s veto rejecting legislative leaders’ efforts to push the 2022 primaries to June. That bill had been designed to give more time for the process. While most House Democrats ended up supporting the House plan, five voted no, they say, based on process. “I appreciate these improvements to the previously enacted map that was found to be partisan gerrymandering,” said Rep. Pricey Harrison, D-Guilford, during the committee meeting. “I think there is still a better way to do this.” “I, too, am frustrated with this process,” said Rep. Destin Hall, R- Caldwell, chair of the House Redistricting Committee. Ultimately, negotiations across the aisle led to the bipartisan support for the final map, which included six amendments proposed by Democrats. Senate ‘clusters’ spark dissent Meantime, in the N.C. Senate, Sen. Warren Daniel, R-Burke, and Sen. Paul Newton, R-Cabarrus, described in detail the criteria used to draw the legislative maps for “partisan fairness” and how they used mean-median and “efficiency gap” data to meet requirements set out by the high court. The “efficiency gap” refers to the number of votes that each party wastes in an election if either party has a set advantage in the district. A lower number indicates a district in which one party is not advantaged. Remedial N.C. Senate Map passed February 17., 2022. from ncleg.gov For the Senate map, Jackson and Stirling find that the old map was likely to produce a 32-18 Republican advantage. The new, or remedial, Senate map favors Republicans, 29-21, putting it in line with Supreme Court recommendations. Seven key regional clusters, which blend urban areas with their more suburban surroundings, including Wake, Mecklenburg, Cumberland, and New Hanover counties, drew fire from Democrats who objected that the areas did not all lean blue. In the previous map, only Guilford, Forsyth, and part of Mecklenburg’s clusters leaned Democrat. In the new remedial map, the clusters around Wake and Granville counties now tilt blue, as does the northeastern cluster of the state. Mecklenburg/Iredell, Cumberland/Moore, and New Hanover/Brunswick/Columbus tilt slightly Republican in the new map, but within the mean-median and efficiency gap criteria. The controversy was largely stirred by the Supreme Court opinion itself, which left the order vague and the door open to tense debate. Associate Justice Robin Hudson wrote in the majority opinion, “We do not believe it prudent or necessary to, at this time, identify an exhaustive set of metrics or precise mathematical thresholds which conclusively demonstrate or disprove the existence of an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander.” Still, Daniel, Newton, and legislative staff wanted clear metrics with historic election data to set the three criteria. The used election results from 12 races in 2020 and 2016 to determine the leaning of each area of the state. Those races included the presidential, gubernatorial, lieutenant governor, Senate, and attorney general races, saying that the election results of those races closely match the results of the N.C. Senate races. “Mean-median and efficiency gap analysis are the broadly used political science techniques that produce a quantifiable metric to analyze,” Daniel told fellow lawmakers. Senate leaders say the final remedial congressional map has a mean-median score of about -0.61%. The mean-median score is well within the court’s proposed standard of plus or minus 1.0%. The efficiency gap is about -5.3%, which lawmakers say is well within the court’s requirement of plus or minus 7.0% Democrats in the Senate led by Sen. Dan Blue, D-Wake, the Senate minority leader, repeatedly objected to the process and the criteria for drawing the maps. Democrats proposed multiple amendments to the Senate map attempting changes to the districts that were reviewed and voted on in committee Wednesday. Sen. Jay Chaudhuri, D-Wake, tried to amend the Senate map three times; twice to change or eliminate what he referred to as the “Wilmington Notch” and once to change the lines in Wake County that created a Senate district near the capital that leaned Republican. Blue proposed several amendments as well, arguing that clusters in the map did not meet the N.C. Supreme Court’s court’s intent. “Senator Newton said that every district was changed in favor of Democrats,” said Blue. “You studied the Wake districts, and if they changed by one-half a point I don’t think they meet the court’s order.” All amendments were tabled by votes along party lines. “During the remedial map-drawing process we set out to draw maps that scored well based on the requirements of the Supreme Court’s order and included as many competitive districts as possible,” Newton said. “We accomplished that. Our proposed remedial Senate map fully complies with the court’s order.” What’s next? The maps must be presented to a three-judge Wake County Superior Court panel by Friday. That same panel of two Republican judges and one Democrat approved the previous maps passed by the legislature in November. That panel must approve a set of maps by Wednesday, Feb. 23. Its decision can be appealed back to the state Supreme Court. “While Democrat-run states like New York and Illinois are further entrenching their political power, this remedial map reflects North Carolina’s voters and political landscape, not a predetermined partisan outcome,” Daniel said in a statement released Thursday. “In doing so, our state will have what we believe to be four of the most competitive districts in the nation. That’s a far cry from redistricting efforts we’ve seen in recent months in those blue states. The remedial congressional map fully complies with the court’s order and scores well on mandated tests.” The maps were redrawn at the direction of the 4-3 majority-Democrat state Supreme Court, which gave the legislature until Friday to pass new maps to replace the enacted ones, which the high court ruled were examples of unconstitutional partisan gerrymandering. The process is running a tight timeline. Candidate filing is scheduled to reopen Feb. 24, with primary elections scheduled May 17. categories: CJ Exclusives, North Carolina, Politics & Elections tags: redistricting maps, Sen. Paul Newton, Sen. Warren Daniel

Episode 1,647 – The Collateral Damage of Biden’s Inflation: The American People; Kari Lake’s Border Crackdown – Steve Bannon's War Room: Pandemic (w/ Todd Bensman, Steve Cortes, Kari Lake, Phillip Patrick, Erin Duffy, Mike Lindell) We discuss the border, economy, Arizona, and more. Our guests are: Todd Bensman, Steve Cortes, Kari Lake, Phillip Patrick, Erin Duffy, Mike Lindell Stay ahead of the censors – Join us warroom.org/join Aired On: 2/17/2022 Watch: On the Web: http://www.warroom.org On Podcast: http://warroom.ctcin.bio On TV: PlutoTV Channel 240, Dish Channel 219, Roku, Apple TV, FireTV or on https://AmericasVoice.news. #news #politics #realnews

Lawmakers vote to ditch masks as Cooper signals end to mask mandates - Carolina Journal - Carolina Journal Gov. Roy Cooper on Thursday, Feb.17, called for an end to local mask mandates for schools and local governments, though state lawmakers are seemingly forcing his hand. Cooper, a Democrat, cited declining COVID-19 cases, vaccines and boosters, expanded testing, available PPE, and treatments. Kody Kinsley, state health secretary, echoed Cooper’s comments in a news conference Thursday. If trends continue to improve, starting March 7 schools and other low-risks settings can consider moving to voluntary masking at the discretion of local authorities. “We have learned how to protect ourselves and each other from serious illness due to COVID,” Cooper said. “Now we take a positive step on mask requirements to help us move safely toward a more normal day-to-day life. I know we all want that.” Cooper’s and Kinsley’s actions came after the House Committee on Education announced a hearing on Senate Bill 173, Free the Smiles Act. The House ultimately passed the measure, 76-42. The Senate passed it, 28-17, on Thursday afternoon. The act gives parents the right to have their children opt out of wearing masks in school. “I am glad the governor is coming to our position on this,” House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, told lawmakers, referencing letters sent to Cooper. “These decisions should be based on science, but not political science.” Cooper said he had concerns about the legislation, and that it was unwise and irresponsible to give North Carolinians the right to decide. “Are we going to let people pick and choose which public health rules they are going to follow? Cooper asked. He said the never-ending state emergency will, however, stay in place. He said it provides flexibility to medical facilities and health providers. Cooper enacted the ongoing emergency almost two years ago. “We may talk with the legislature about putting some things into law permanently, so we can consider ending that, but that is where we are,” he said. The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services updated its COVID management guidelines for schools, called a toolkit, last week, to rein in contract tracing, but was criticized by Republican leadership for failing to include mask-optional policies in the guidance. DHHS sent a letter to Sen. Deanna Ballard, R-Watauga in January, saying the toolkit was not legally enforceable but rather a strong recommendation for schools on how to stop the spread of COVID-19. Pushback from parents, teachers, and other community members has caused legislators and governors to take a step back and revisit the guidance on mask mandates for children. Critics say wearing masks not only hurts children’s learning abilities but also affects them socially and mentally. “Our youngest students are suffering under these mask mandates,” Ballard said in a statement. “Put yourself in their shoes and imagine how difficult your first few years of school would be if you had to wear a mask.” Ballard serves as the chairwoman of the Senate Education Committee. “Giving parents the ability to choose whether their child wears a mask balances the specific needs of a family,” she said. “It’s past time to give our students a lifeline and let them get back to learning freely.” “The social and emotional damage of this will not be understood for years. Some of these children could be impacted for decades,” said Rep. David Willis, R-Union. Rep. Kristin Baker, R-Cabarrus, speaks during committee debate about a bill to end state school mask mandates. (Image from N.C. General Assembly YouTube channel) Rep. Kristin Baker, R-Cabarrus, is a medical doctor specializing in child and adolescent psychiatry. She said she is disturbed by the effects she sees in children due to the long-term wearing of masks. “What we do have data on is child and adolescent suicide, homicide, ER visits, substance use. That is what we have actual hard, peer-reviewed data on.” Speech therapists, too, have also seen an increase in children’s speech delays. Teachers have also been affected. Amy Marshall heads the Carolina Teachers Alliance and is a college adjunct professor with 13 years of experience as a classroom teacher, including in Wake County schools. She said they have told CTA they were planning to leave the profession if mandates continued. “To promote an ideology that makes teachers afraid of kids and make kids feel that they are something to be avoided and carrying sickness is terrible,” added Marshall. A rally was held earlier this week by CTA, the American Teachers Alliance, Open-NC.US, and Wake County’s Moms for Liberty to end the mask mandate in Wake County Schools. Momentum to end masking mandates has picked up speed in recent weeks. Chatham, Cumberland, Johnston, Moore, Henderson, Davidson, Union, Sampson, and Harnett counties already moved to masks-optional policies, with Edgecombe, Northampton, and Franklin counties scheduled to consider mask optional policies later this month. Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, a Republican, signed a bill Wednesday ending school mask mandates after it cleared the state legislature earlier this week. Connecticut, Delaware, Oregon, New Jersey, Nevada, and Massachusetts are all ending mask mandates for schools. with California and New York revisiting the issue by the beginning of March. categories: Business and Regulations, CJ Exclusives, Health Care & Human Services, North Carolina tags: COVID, Gov. Roy Coper, mask mandates, Rep. Tim Moffitt, Sen. Deana Ballard, Senate Bill 173

Attorney Thomas Renz says prosecutions are coming for the covid plandemic masterminds who committed crimes against humanity (newstarget.com) Will justice ever come for the plandemic tyrants who have committed crimes against humanity, including mass murder? Attorney Thomas Renz says so. In a recent interview on Brighteon Conversations with Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, attorney Thomas Renz explained how he and many other lawyers are gearing up to drop the hammer on those who have defiled our right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness with nearly two years of Wuhan coronavirus (Covid-19) fascism. Everything from the lockdowns to the mask mandates to now the “vaccine” mandates are criminal activities that require punishment. The perpetrators include names like Tony Fauci, Rochelle Walensky, Joe Biden and many others. “We the People always have the power,” Renz stated during the interview. “We have always had the power. We will always have the power. No government can govern without the consent of those whom it governs.” “As We the People stand, it doesn’t matter how corrupt they are because … if enough of us stand up and say, ‘I’m sorry, we’re not accepting this, we’re changing this,’ it will change.” Watch the video Attorney Thomas Renz says prosecutions are coming for the covid plandemic masterminds who committed crimes against humanity (newstarget.com) This video is from channel Health Ranger Report on Brighteon.com. This is not new information For months, Renz has been sounding the alarm about how the plandemic is a fraud in terms of the fear and manipulation surrounding it. Sure, people are getting sick. But is the government’s response warranted? Hardly. Time and time again, science has shown that the “remedies” the government has put forth to “flatten the curve” center around control, not health. And even if they did promote health, these unconstitutional measures simply cannot be forced on people against their will, especially when they come with deadly side effects such as in the case of the jabs. Right this moment, people everywhere who got injected are suffering from things like VAIDS (vaccine-induced AIDS). Some of them are also developing cancer due to the deadly spike proteins that have flooded their bodies. These are war crimes because in the fight to eradicate “covid,” the government forced people with no other option to get jabbed in order to keep their jobs, for instance. “So, this is a coverup, it’s a fraud, it’s a lie,” Renz says about how the government is now trying to conceal the true number of injuries and deaths that have occurred because of the injections. It is a highly unfortunate situation for those who fell prey to the programming, or who felt as though they had no other choice but to take these jabs. It is for these people that Renz and his supporters are fighting for justice, and to try to prevent this type of travesty from ever happening again. “I think that there are an awful lot of people – and I do think that there’s complicity – I think when you cover up, I think there’s liability,” Renz says about where we go from here. “I think the media, Big Tech, yeah, there’s liability and guess what: we’re coming for you. It may take a while to get there, but we’ve got millions of people who are going to be suffering from lifelong health issues and early deaths, and I’m guessing that them and their families are going to be very eager to see it happen, and we’ve just got to make sure that they’re aware.” Adams agrees. He envisions a time when every corporation that profited from this genocide has its assets seized, as well as every principal, every manager, and every CEO of every corporation that profited from this also having their assets seized. To learn more about how you can help Renz’s efforts, be sure to visit his website. More of the latest news about the plandemic can be found at Pandemic.news. Sources for this article include: Brighteon.com NaturalNews.com Renz-Law.com FacebookTwitterShare

February 18, 2022 The dark side of voter canvassing . . . - Voter Integrity Project by Jay Delancy, President Feb 18, 2022 (Wilmington, NC) We at Voter Integrity Project – NC have learned the hard way about media smear pieces against election integrity work, so we feel the pain of the two women canvassing the voter rolls in Brunswick County, who got smeared in a one-sided “news” story. We reached out to get the side of the two canvassers being attacked, Michelle and Carolyn, but nobody has responded. That said, we hear there’s a lot more to the story than was reported and recordings from the encounter may be a factor. Fun Fact: North Carolina is a one-party-consent state, so recording a conversation is legal as long as one of the people talking knows it’s being recorded. While other factors might help exonerate the two canvassers, one person they interviewed, Eliza Sloan, may have dealt a kill shot when she said the canvassers became “inquisitive about how we voted.” I hope the ladies have competent legal assistance. Canvassing guidelines As a general rule in canvassing, we never ask a resident who they voted for and it’s a waste of time to ask how people voted (i.e., absentee one-stop, absentee by-mail, or Election Day in-person), since it’s already public information. Instead, we consistently advised canvassers only to confirm who lives at an address and never ask questions about past voting behavior. Besides the civil rights implications, communication research suggests that people tell social lies about stuff like voting, dieting, and whether or not “this dress makes me look fat.”. Apparently, both Mr. and Mrs Sloan voted absentee by-mail. Since THAT’s how “the bulk of voter fraud” happens, according to NC Attorney General, Josh Stein, the canvassers could easily have been concerned that Mr. Sloan was deceased and had been the victim of voter identity theft. Curiously, instead of calling the Brunswick County Board of Elections, Mrs. Sloan called her local NAACP chapter. We wonder how the television “journalist” got the story tip. Intimidation: The latest dog whistle. Michelle and Carolyn also have problems because Mrs’ Sloane, told the reporter, “I hope that they will go home and tend to their business, and not intimidate older people. . . .” That I-word is the golden ticket for DOJ prosecutors who are looking to make an example out of anybody they can charge with violating 18 US Code 241. All it takes is for somebody to say the magic words, “she intimidated me.”One of the dirtiest tricks the Left constantly plays on the election integrity movement involves abusing the federal laws that were badly needed in fighting the KKK-Democrat Party oppression of black voters during our nation’s Jim Crow era. Such reforms were critical to North Carolina breaking the stranglehold the KKK-Democrat coalition enjoyed from 1898 to 1965’s Civil Rights Act passage. In fact, just seven years later, the state elected their first Republican Governor since the 1898 Wilmington riots. The savage irony is in how those anti-intimidation Civil Rights tools have now been weaponized to prevent collecting evidence of fraud that might buttress any common sense election law reforms. On another ironic level, the Garland Justice Department has turned the tables by intimidating any states who might want to investigate some of the more suspicious behavior election officials seem to have committed in 2020. But I digress. Now, a couple of innocent election integrity activists may soon be spending a great deal of time. . . and legal expenses. . . trying to convince a federal grand jury that they never meant to intimidate anybody. Not surprisingly, we’re hearing that the Republican Party is urging its members to cease any voter canvassing over fears of getting dragged into the upcoming lawfare. While disappointing, it’s also understandable. I’ll bet a lot of husbands are having similar discussions with their wives involved in this canvassing effort. Bottom Line: We believe canvassing is critical to proving our election laws have been abused and that’s why the Left is fighting it so hard. The legal threats being shot at the canvassers are just another sign that they’re over the target. This seems like a perfect time to open the bomb bay doors and show the world what they’ve already found. ###

When Arizona’s Senate President Karen Fann’s office received numerous reports of potential voting irregularities from Maricopa County voters after the 2020 election, she took a strong leadership role to investigate, identify and fix reported problems. No stranger to powerful leadership, Fann started her career as a female entrepreneur in the highway construction business, served in local office as councilman and mayor, went on to the AZ House, and is currently Arizona’s second woman Senate president. As the leader of the decision to audit Maricopa County’s 2020 election, Fann fought pushback from the majority Republican Board of Supervisors and constant attack by the national and state liberal media. But the results of the audit report she insisted must be conducted revealed thousands of errors, irregularities, illegal votes, maladministration, sloppiness, and votes cast and counted in violation of state law. The audit findings are shocking. In Arizona in 2020, Joe Biden bested Donald Trump by only 10,457 votes. The Senate audit found 23,444 ballots were from “bad” addresses. More than 9,000 ballots were returned to election offices than were received by voters, and 5,295 voters appear to have voted in multiple counties. (See page 5 of the Audit Report for details.). Among other problems, mistakes and failures to adhere to the Arizona election code. All totaled, Fann and her audit team found more than 49,500 cases of potential unlawful ballots or fraud — nearly four hundred percent of the vote differential between the two presidential candidates. Senator Fann discusses with Cleta the current status of the audit as the Arizona Attorney General’s office reviews the audit findings and evidence. Sen. Fann also discusses the legislation currently pending in the Arizona legislature to correct problems identified in the audit. WATCH THE PODCAST Podcast: Arizona State Senate President Karen Fann - YouTube Subscribe and listen on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify Register for Upcoming Election Integrity Summits! The Conservative Partnership Institute’s Election Integrity Network invites you to join us for one of our upcoming Election Integrity Summits in Florida, Georgia, Arizona and Pennsylvania. You can register by following the link below.UPCOMING EVENTS Please support the Election Integrity Network by making a tax-deductible donation today. Your gift will help us build a coalition of conservative activists, leaders, public officials, and organizations to advance election integrity reforms nationwide. DONATE

Follow the money: How lawsuits are trying to drive your 2022 elections - Carolina Journal - Carolina Journal As the Biden administration and Congress struggle with plummeting approval numbers, a battle is being waged in North Carolina and other states over who will control the drawing of congressional districts. The 2022 elections could turn the balance of power to Republicans in Congress. The latest Cygnal poll shows 51% of likely voters surveyed said they prefer a Republican candidate for Congress as a check against the Biden administration, while 40% would prefer a Democrat to support Biden’s agenda. Combine those numbers with a 2020 census that gave North Carolina an extra congressional seat and new maps, and the stakes get high. Consequently, on Feb. 2 the N.C. Supreme Court, with a 4-3 Democrat majority, was set to hear arguments over the state’s electoral maps approved by a Republican-led legislature. Lawsuits over the maps were filed before they were even passed by the state legislature, and the plaintiffs are familiar — Common Cause N.C. and the N.C. League of Conservation Voters, with financing from some of the highest levels in the Democrats’ political apparatus. The food chain At the top of the food chain sits the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, run by former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder. Upon leaving office in 2015, Holder committed to turning his focus to states’ congressional district maps in the next phase of his career. That organization spawned several others, including the National Redistricting Action Fund, the National Redistricting Foundation, and All on The Line, a series of state-level groups that use social media to train speakers and potential witnesses on how to oppose congressional maps in courtrooms and public hearings. Key plaintiffs in the election lawsuits w/ annual revenues Source: Internal Revenue Service form 990s Lawsuit bankrollers and direction of funds Sources: Mappingtheleft.org and Jim Stirling, Fellow, Civitas Center for Public Integrity In 2019, the National Redistricting Fund merged with a political project of former president Barack Obama called Organizing for America to launch “Redistricting U” and All On The Line. AOTL’s state director said in a training session that it was designed to put on the record speakers whose testimony would “be impactful during any future litigation.” An analysis of speakers at the legislature’s redistricting hearings held across the state found that of the 464 speakers, 324 were either from AOTL or partisan groups with a vested political interest. Plaintiffs used their testimony to argue that lawmakers had disregarded “public opinion.” In its first news conference, the NDRC openly shared its discussions with Democrat House members on how the group will work through shaping state maps to create more seats for their political party. The Holder-led organization has been a “max-out” donor, $5,400, to more than 50 Democrat candidates for N.C. offices from state Senate and House to the judiciary. That last category includes the Earls for Justice campaign to support Anita Earls, an associate justice on the N.C. Supreme Court. “Fixing this redistricting problem will involve not just focusing on the lines but focusing on the larger effort to win back governance,” Holder said in 2017. “This is the path to ensuring Democrats have their rightful seats at the table in 2021.” The NDRC has contributed significant resources to aid lawsuits by North Carolina’s current plaintiffs, but other groups have chipped in, as well. The Tide Foundation of California and the Proteus Fund of Massachusetts, who are big beneficiaries of George Soros’ the Open Society Institute, have given thousands to the primary plaintiffs. At the state level, the AJ Fletcher Foundation and the Winston-Salem-based Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation have ponied up money for the lawsuits. While this isn’t the first time Common Cause N.C. and other plaintiffs have sued over the state maps, this time well over $15 million has come from political players at the state and national level to affect the new district maps. “This is clearly a long-term game plan for the Democratic Party and their allies,” says Jim Stirling, research fellow at the John Locke Foundation’s Civitas Center for Public Integrity. “If we look back to the 2013 Blueprint N.C. brief, they lay out their plan to retake the legislature very clearly. They called for their members to ‘eviscerate, mitigate, litigate, cogitate, and agitate’ state legislative leadership,” The Blueprint N.C. strategy in 2013 was underwritten by left-leaning funders that include the Common Cause Education Fund and Z. Smith Reynolds, which also awarded a $50,000 grant to the National Redistricting Foundation, labeling it “Fighting for Fairer Maps in North Carolina Project.” “The most shocking part for me has been just how many of these lawsuits against the General Assembly are being handled by the same legal institutions and lawyers,” Stirling added. “The Southern Coalition for Social Justice, Arnold, and Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, and Patterson Harkavy show up throughout a large majority of these suits against the General Assembly.” In following the money trail, much of it seems to pass through Common Cause N.C. from its parent organization, Washington, D.C.-based Common Cause and its Common Cause Education Fund. All state and federal donors listed above contribute to the education fund, which in part passes it on to Common Cause N.C. A nationwide effort North Carolina is not alone. The National Redistricting Action Fund, a 501c4, and the National Redistricting Foundation, a 501c3, are supporting litigation this year against electoral maps in North Carolina, Minnesota, Ohio, Texas, Colorado, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Alabama. Except Colorado, all those states are run by a Republican legislative majority. In most of those cases, the plaintiffs are asking that the courts intervene and either draw new maps themselves or hire a “special master” to redraw the maps. Colorado already has a special redistricting commission drawing its maps because voters approved the commission’s formation through a ballot initiative in 2018. There, the NRAF is opposing the commission-approved maps, saying they undercut minority influence. Largely considered the mastermind of the Democrats’ “Lawsuit Industrial Complex,” attorney Marc Elias and his law firm are engaged in most of these cases. Hillary Clinton’s former campaign lawyer, Elias is best known for his role in acquiring the infamous Steele dossier in 2016 and for suing to get the 2008 Minnesota Senate recount that pushed now disgraced Al Franken into office and gave Democrats the votes they needed to pass the Affordable Care Act. Since then, Elias has focused his lawsuit lens on what he calls “grotesque gerrymandering” in states’ congressional maps … except in Maryland. In January, Elias drew criticism for filing a motion on behalf of defendants in a lawsuit over Maryland’s maps. The group Fair Maps Maryland is suing the Democrat-led legislature over the Democrat-drawn state congressional map. Critics say the map is designed to elect Democrats to all eight congressional districts. Republicans hold one Maryland seat in the U.S. House today. Doug Mayer of Fair Maps Maryland called Elias’ motion “an appalling display of hypocrisy.” He highlighted the lawsuit machine that is shaping politics, and ultimately policy, in the United States. “This is really indicative as the kind of games that are being played,” Mayer said in an interview with Carolina Journal. “Marc Elias likes to portray himself as a defender of democracy. Listen, I’m a Republican operative in my day job, and Marc Elias is a Democrat operative. That’s all this is about.” “We actually looked at the case that Marc Elias was bringing in North Carolina to build some of the legal arguments in our case [against Maryland’s maps],” Mayer added. “The idea that he is now going to be on the other side, defending gerrymandering in Maryland, was too rich of an opportunity to pass up.” Ad campaigns mix with legal action The Princeton Gerrymandering Project graded Maryland’s 8-0 Democrat maps an “F” for a “significant Democrat advantage.” The Princeton Project also gave North Carolina an “F” for “significant Republican advantage.” The Princeton group developed criteria for grading maps, with assistance from a group called “RepresentUs,” which bills itself as a nonpartisan peacemaker carrying the tag line “We’re Saving Democracy. Join us.” RepresentUs received a $25,000 grant from the National Redistricting Action Fund in 2018. It also helped develop the map-grading criteria and grade the state’s maps, which N.C. plaintiffs, the League of Conservation Voters, used to request that the N.C. Supreme Court intervene to strike down N.C. maps. Now, as the court and lawyers were preparing for the Feb. 2 oral arguments, RepresentUs is running a social media campaign on Facebook and local Raleigh news websites urging Supreme Court justices to overturn the maps. Plaintiffs call this an effort to protect voting rights. Some of the same groups have taken legal action intended to expand voting rights for felons, early voting, and same-day voter registration. “If allowed to stand, these extreme gerrymanders would cause profound and lasting harm to the people of our state, especially hurting Black communities, by depriving voters of a voice in choosing their representatives,” said Bob Phillips, executive director of Common Cause N.C.. “We look forward to taking our case to the state Supreme Court. We are confident that the people of North Carolina will ultimately prevail in our fight for fair maps.” These funders have also helped lawsuits in overturning voter ID. In 2018, 57% percent of North Carolinians voted to add a voter ID requirement to the state constitution. That amendment has not been enacted because it has been tied up in court by lawsuits initially filed by the N.C. NAACP and Clean Air Carolina. Using the legal system to overturn the policy of the opposing party is not new. Common Cause N.C. has been fighting state districts since 2011, when Republicans took control of the state legislature for the first time in a century. But the number of lawsuits has exploded in recent years, in some ways contributing to political polarization. “It’s very understandable for many voters to be frustrated right now with the overt partisan leanings of various groups,” said Stirling. “However, I don’t believe there has ever been an organization in modern history that hasn’t had some small partisan leaning to it. The best way to combat this is more information rather than ignoring it entirely. Researching who is funding these organizations, where their C-suite members have worked prior to their current positions will tell you what the beliefs of many of these groups are.” categories: CJ Exclusives, History, North Carolina, Politics & Elections tags: Common Cause N.C., eric holder, N.C. League of Conservation Voters, N.C. Supreme Court, Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation

The Facts About Election Integrity and the Need for States to Fix Their Election Systems | The Heritage Foundation The Heritage Foundation’s Election Fraud Database shows that election fraud does occur in American elections. Errors, omissions, and mistakes by election officials and careless, shoddy election practices and procedures or lack of training can cause and have caused problems for voters and candidates. While there is no accurate information on the extent of these problems, the number of instances in which such issues have occurred and are occurring demonstrates clearly the vulnerabilities in our current patchwork system across the states. The following recommendations of best practices have been developed by Heritage Foundation experts based on long experience in the area of election integrity. These recommendations are intended principally for state legislatures, which under our federal system have the primary responsibility for administering elections. KEY TAKEAWAYS The public must have trust in the outcome of our elections. That goal is elusive in large part because of the vulnerabilities that currently exist. Rules governing the conduct of elections, which are constitutionally entrusted to the various state legislatures, should not be changed shortly before an election. Private interest groups of whatever partisan affiliation should not be allowed to provide funds to local election authorities to defray the cost of elections. Read the rest here The Facts About Election Integrity and the Need for States to Fix Their Election Systems | The Heritage Foundation

VAFairElections.org Restoring Trust In Our Elections: Virginia For Fair Elections. Easy to Vote. Hard to Cheat The Virginia Fair Elections (VFE) Coalition consists of grassroots organizations and groups whose goal is to support free and fair elections in Virginia. As part of our efforts to restore trust in Virginia’s elections, we invite you to join us as a member of our coalition or by attending one of our election integrity workshops. The Virginia Fair Elections Coalition (VFE) consists of grassroots orgaizations, groups, and individuals whose goal is to support free and fair elections in Virginia Find out how Virginia was successful and how NC will follow suit. VaFairElections.org