1/ After listening to the @RobertKennedyJr Twitter space today, I am no longer a guaranteed GOP vote in the general election.

I would vote for Kennedy over AT LEAST Haley, Pence, and Hutchinson. 2/ @RobertKennedyJr is principled and understands the Constitution and its guarantee to protect the rights of Americans. He’s for free speech, for open debate, against vax mandates, against the war in Ukraine, for 2A (solutions other than gun control), for securing the border,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

I respect President Trump, but I’m tired of his campaign hypocritically accusing Ron DeSantis of doing things THEY do.

Since they insist on lying about DeSantis, I have created a running list of Team Trump's ties to Jeb, The Swamp, and Woke corporations.

I have MANY receipts.🧵

https://twitter.com/alexbruesewitz/status/1653387465049161728

Trump’s 2024 campaign is led by former Bush and Swamp operatives with close ties to woke corporations.

Let’s start with Trump’s pollster, McLaughlin & Associates.

McLaughlin was Jeb Bush’s pollster and he has been paid $3.8 million by Trump since 2016.

Key moments from the @piersmorgan interview of @GovRonDeSantis:

“My view though is we should want the country to do well. I want other Republicans to do well. I want them to eclipse me. We’re setting a great standard in Florida, have everyone up their game.” DESANTIS: “When we won the American Revolution, Washington surrendered his sword. George III said he’s the greatest man in the world if he gives up power. I think the person is more about how you handle your public duties and the kind of character you bring to that endeavor.”

I am a big fan of Gov DeSantis, but remain unconvinced that 1A retaliation (which I’m convinced this is) for exercising constitutionally protected speech (however distasteful such speech is, like opposing the Parental Rights in Education Bill) is a legitimate legislative and… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… I don’t think it’s exactly a feather in my cap that Mike Pence agrees 😅 but adding this to evidence it is a legitimate constitutional and conservative question. There should be a better public discussion on this than just “end the woke!” I care about 1A.

https://twitter.com/endwokeness/status/1628502977328689156?s=42&t=bKe7ddB8WoWHef2roMlkwA

.@benshapiro posted this on FB and it’s a misinterpretation of the biblical command to pray.

THREAD: 🧵⬇️ Shapiro’s claim is that it doesn’t matter if anyone is actually listening to your prayers. What matters is if you reorient yourself toward God, whatever that means.

This is contrary to scripture (and also CS Lewis’s point).

The limiting principle is enumerated in 1A: FREE exercise of religion. This does not mean only orthodox Christianity. The most misunderstood principle of a Christian nation is that God Himself does not compel belief or worship; neither can the state (nor can it prohibit worship).

https://twitter.com/NeilShenvi/status/1618244570541871106

A nation founded on Christian principles is the only internally consistent structure that requires limited government for the purpose of protecting *God-given* RIGHTS (not state-given privileges). Without God, we cannot objectively define individual rights.

BREAKING: Source tells me the closed-room background why the 14 are now backing McCarthy.

THREAD 🧵 The motion to vacate is key.

It’s a privilege motion (supersedes all other business except adjournment) that takes only one movant. If invoked, McCarthy would need a majority of 218 to STAY as Speaker.

“What about divorce?”

Dissolution of marriages must also follow God’s process and qualify, as He created the institution. The Church is the rightful arbiter of marital disagreements and potential dissolutions.

State-determined no-fault divorce has been devastating for marriage. Just because some do not follow God’s process in divorce doesn’t mean others are free to not follow His process in same-sex “marriage.”

Any reinvention or redefinition apart from God’s design, process, and authority is morally wrong.

The Church needs to stand firm on this.

LET’S GOOOOOOOOO!

This is exactly the right kind of assertion of state sovereignty.

Good for @GovRonDeSantis
washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/… “Absent some evidence concerning the need for federal intrusion, or some federal statute that preempts Florida law, the presence of federal law enforcement inside polling places would be counterproductive and could potentially undermine confidence in the election.” — FL DOS

BREAKING: Project Veritas Announces Appeal as Democracy Partners Awarded $120K in Partial Damages in D.C. Civil Suit

From their press release: Project Veritas announced their intention to file an appeal of the verdict which favored Democracy Partners in a civil lawsuit brought against Veritas over five years ago.

SCOTUS Justice William Douglas said, “The Fifth Amendment is an old friend, a good friend. It is one of the great landmarks in men’s struggle to be free of tyranny, to be decent and civilized.”

It is a great safe haven of the INNOCENT to be free from corrupt coercion of tyrants. The Supreme Court has held more than once that “the innocent and guilty alike have a right of recourse to the Fifth Amendment.” Ullmann v. United States, 350 U.S. 422, 427 n.2 (1956)

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One of the biggest pieces conservative twitter is missing is that KBJ is a former public defender. There is an ideology that goes along with this. Extreme focus on rehabilitation vs punishment. Her answers are completely in line with this crim law view. The Supreme Court has never had a former public defender. While I do not support the confirmation of KBJ (for reasons forthcoming in my show today), I do think the Court would benefit from a PD perspective. Prosecutors have an ideology as well.

Thoughts on Christmas. Thread🧵

This is me in Jerusalem in 2014 at the Garden Tomb, the most likely spot where the resurrection of Jesus occurred.

It was an amazing place, but as our tour guide observed, "The point is not that it happened here, but that it HAPPENED." Amen. 1/ The same can be said for Christmas. The point is not whether Jesus was born on the day we observe and give thanks for His birth, but that HE CAME! 2/

🧵THREAD

The reason the RNC’s “Pride Coalition” is a watershed issue for conservatives is because objective moral truth matters on all issues. Not just as a moral imperative from a faith-based standpoint, but also for policy and governing.

“Good” must be objective and discreet. Both sides agree civil society must impose some definition of “good” vs “evil.” Examples: R’s are willing to judge abortion as evil; D’s judge intolerance.

So it’s not a question of IF we measure good, it’s BY WHOSE PLUMB LINE?

There is no objective moral case for LGBT agenda.

🧵THREAD: Donald Trump is right to sue and assert executive privilege.

A President must able to rely on candor with his advisors without concern that a future office holder could compel his advisors to testify against him or break privilege, similarly to attorney-client. /1 He has to be able to speak freely and candidly with advisors, like any client to their attorney, and know that the conversation and work product are privileged.

Executive privilege should enjoy the same protections as the attorney-client relationship. /2

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Those who say that Christianity is "one way" or "a way" are denying that Jesus is who He claimed:

"I am THE way, THE Truth, and THE Life. No man comes to the Father but by me." John 14:6 If Jesus is not LORD as He claimed, then He is a liar and the atonement at the cross insufficient.

If the crucifixion was insufficient, the resurrection becomes irrelevant.

If the resurrection is irrelevant, our hope in Christ is meaningless.

Conservatism is the Judeo-Christian ethic and worldview. Self-evident truth that all men are created equal and endowed by God with unalienable rights. The principles of genuine liberty recognize this truth & that govt must protect our rights. Without God, you aren’t conservative.

https://twitter.com/johncardillo/status/1417088813780848663

Many confuse this with a theocracy, which is false. The church and the state are separate institutions of authority (that’s what Jefferson meant). The state does not compel worship. But the state does compel civil morality — all laws are inherently an expression of morality.

Yes, but @Mike_Pence fails to address the constitutional option under Article II & 3 USC 15: because a final adjudication of claims had not occurred, he should have asked the state legislatures if the certifications presented were correct according to law. newsmax.com/newsfront/vice… This was a moment in American history that could have cemented state legislatures as the authority they are under Article II, Sec 1.2 for the manner of selecting electoral delegates. A lawless, runaway executive and a spineless state legislature is not what our founders intended.

The election was lawless, six states allowed their delegates to vote by false certifications, but the EC process happened.

The Constitution has only one process for removal of a sitting president: impeachment and conviction.

No, President Trump is not going to be “reinstated.” The best thing we can do as constitutionalists moving forward is to ensure this utter disregard for states’ election laws never happens again.

That’s why election integrity is the number one issue facing America today.

.@Acosta’s short-term memory should be checked because throughout this pandemic he has said stupid stuff like this:

thehill.com/homenews/media…

#AcostaIsAScienceDenier

https://twitter.com/acyn/status/1398725637813071874

And this:

https://twitter.com/acosta/status/1240665146063806464?s=21

Joyful, joyful, we adore You,
God of glory, Lord of love;
Hearts unfold like flow'rs before You,
Op'ning to the sun above.
Melt the clouds of sin and sadness;
Drive the dark of doubt away;
Giver of immortal gladness,
Fill us with the light of day! All Your works with joy surround You,
Earth and heav'n reflect Your rays,
Stars and angels sing around You,
Center of unbroken praise;
Field and forest, vale and mountain,
Flow'ry meadow, flashing sea,
Chanting bird and flowing fountain
Praising You eternally!