Nadler Okay with Letting FISA Expire

by Daveda Gruber:

Jerrold Nadler D-N,Y., who is the Chairman of the  House Judiciary Committee, is willing to let the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) expire.

Nadler canceled Wednesday’s hearing on reforming a FISA bill because Democrats are divided on the issues at hand. The legislation was expected to pass the Judiciary Committee but lawmakers can’t agree on how to reauthorized the program. Essentially, it would expire in ten days, which would fall on March 15th.

Nadler favors a major overhaul to the surveillance program and is the product of talks between Nadler and Representative Adam Schiff D-CA.

The surveillance program gives the government authority to wiretap and electronically skim information between foreign entities and those inside the U.S. which would be in the interest of national security.

Inspector General (IG) Michael Horowitz reported errors and flaws which occurred in the application in the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) to eavesdrop or spy on former Trump campaign aide Carter Page. This was an integral part of the FBI’s Russia investigation.

Concerns about FISA is shared with Republicans and Democrats. Alleged abuses were uncovered in the Russia investigation and to make matters worse, the Trump administration is struggling to fill a vacancy for a new director of National Intelligence.

President Trump has gone out on a limb and criticized government intelligence agencies and  accused them of abusing their authority in an effort to spy on political opponents. He has demanded major reforms before he will pass a reauthorization.

Not reaching a conclusion on the issues would interrupt surveillance operations conducted by the FBI and the National Security Agency (NSA).

Democrats have been accused by Republicans who are advocating for changes, of tabling  discussions in an attempt to prevent changes from being made.

Republicans are divided on this, as well. There are some who want to renew FISA with minimal changes and then later on tackle significant reforms.

The Senator from Kentucky, Rand Paul R-Ky., is one who opposes FISA but he has opposition from Attorney General William Barr and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.

Personally, I don’t like the idea of Americans being under surveillance but I do like that foreigners can be surveyed.

This issue always takes me backed to September 11, 2001. What if we had surveyed the terrorists? Could that have stopped the attack on the Twin Towers? I’m not certain of the answer to my own question but I don’t want to give up my freedom. But if my own phone records and whereabouts could have stopped so many untimely deaths and the aftermath health issues, would it be worth it?

I’ll let my readers answer. Would you give up what you had in freedom rights to insure that foreigners could be spied upon?

 

 

Rand Paul Reads Question Blocked by Roberts in Senate

by Daveda Gruber:

Last week I wrote an article that showed that Senator Rand Paul R-Ky., tried to submit a question to Chief Justice John Roberts during the impeachment trial of Donald J. Trump in the Senate.

Roberts rejected the question and it was disallowed.

The question was tweeted by Paul after it was blocked by Roberts.

On Tuesday, after describing his question and the fact that it was blocked by Roberts, Paul announced that he would read his question on the Senate floor.

Paul said, “Now during the proceedings, I asked a question that was disallowed. And I’m going to ask that question again this morning, because the Constitution does protect debate and does protect the asking of questions. I think they made a big mistake not allowing my question. My question did not talk about anybody who is a whistleblower. My question did not accuse anybody of being a whistleblower.”

Paul is known as a leaning Libertarian type of Republican and he’s also known to be well versed in the Constitution.

He went on to say, “And you say, well we should protect the whistleblower, and the whistleblower deserves anonymity. The law does not preserve anonymity. His boss is not supposed to say anything about him, he’s not supposed to be fired. I’m for that.”

The reasoning behind Paul naming the two name was that of concern of a plot to take down President Trump.

Paul continued, “My point is, is by having such protection, such overzealous protection, we don’t get to the root of the matter of how this started. Cause this could happen again.”

Here is Rand Paul telling the Senate his question:

I can always be reached on Twitter to discuss your political views.

@DavedaGruber

Sen. Paul Blocked by Justice Roberts

by Daveda Gruber:

Holding the gavel in the Senate impeachment trial is Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts and he just made a move that blocked a question from Senator Rand Paul R-Ky., that would have revealed the whistleblower.

The impeachment proceedings against President Donald J. Trump started its journey with a whistleblower filing a complaint.

Roberts had allegedly initially sought to block even general questions of the intelligence community whistleblower but then Republicans threatened a vote rebuking Roberts on the record.

Roberts then allegedly backed down and decided to disallow mentioning the whistleblower’s name but not other information.

It is alleged that Paul’s voice raised and his displeasure was noted by reporters and Senators.

Paul said, “If I have to fight for recognition, I will.”

Paul may have not been satisfied with this. He did try to force the matter during the question and answer session that began on Thursday afternoon.

On Thursday afternoon, early into the proceedings, Roberts refused to read the first question presented in writing by Senator Paul.

Paul tweeted out this:

Under the Constitution Roberts presides over the impeachment trial. His authority is not defined. Democrats may even attempt a motion that would give Roberts the unprecedented power to approve or reject witnesses.

Whistleblowers are protected under federal law from retaliation in the workplace but does not ensure their anonymity.

Mark Zaid, the attorney for the whistleblower, in 2017 stated that a “coup” had started against the president from within the administration, and that CNN’s coverage would play a “key role” in the effort.

Years before the Ukraine call in question in this impeachment trial, Zaid has openly solicited intelligence to help him get rid of Trump.

Zaid has acknowledged that the whistleblower had contact with a prominent Democratic presidential contender. There have been reports that alleged that he had served closely with former Vice President Joe Biden when he was in office.

I’m still watching this circus and it’s getting more and more disturbing. How many clowns can there be in D.C.? Too many, I believe.

I can always be reached on Twitter. Please reach out to discuss your views with me but never tell me how or what to write. Thank you.

@DavedaGruber

DID THE MAYOR OF BALTIMORE JUST THANK ISIS?

An article this week was written about a poll that proclaimed George “Mission Accomplished” Bush was slightly more popular than Barack “if I had a son he’d look like Trayvon” Obama.

And?

This is like asking your preference between testicular or rectal cancer.

I think I’ll pass on both.

According to many news organizations the FBI has a fleet of airplanes and has been flying them all over the country “equipped with video and cell phone technology”.

In other words Big Brother is circling the skies listening and watching us.

I guess recording all our calls wasn’t enough.

Sounds like a scene out of the Hunger Games except this is actually true.

Where is Katniss and her bow when we need her?

The Obama Administration believes in this program so strongly it is being “managed behind fake companies to mask government involvement”. (Not a smidgen of corruption)

This gives the term “the friendly skies” a wildly different feel.

Of course what should we expect from the party that attacked law enforcement in Baltimore, had to call in the National Guard to restore order, and then thanked the Nation of Islam for their help.

Yes you read that correctly.

The “Mayor” of Baltimore thanked the Nation of Islam.

The same Nation of Islam that has called for the destruction of the blue eyed white devil.

The same Nation of Islam that is also known as the Black Panthers.

The same Nation of Islam that reportedly back in the 1970’s moved their belief system closer to an orthodoxy known as…wait for it….

Sunni Islam.

What’s that?

Don’t al qaeda and ISIS both practice Sunni Islam?

Why yes they do!

Ah Democracy (oppression) ain’t it great!

Especially when Barack (Nobel Peace Prize) Obama chooses to leave over a half a billion (yes that was a B) in military equipment including tanks and humvees for ISIS to use.

Please Obama supporters just stop talking.

Rand “we need to talk to people who don’t look like us or dress like us” Paul decided to put down his racism and love of fashion and tackle the Patriot Act.  Something finally came out of his mouth that actually made sense but with the Feds circling us Orville and Wilbur Wright style, he may be a bit late to the party.

Still any politician who gets verbally attacked by John “the issue of economics is not something I’ve understood as well as I should, I’ve got Greenspan’s book” McCain, might be headed in the right direction.

It’s too bad Rand doesn’t realize Israel is an ally.

Then again maybe I am being too hard on the junior senator from Kentucky who just wants to legalize blue”grass”.

That being said the aforementioned John, Paul, George, and Bingo  were all made to look like “les enfants” with the help of the Colonel, Bernie Sanders.

The self-proclaimed socialist Senator from Vermont wrote a position paper where he stated “a man goes home and masturbates his typical fantasy, a women on her knees, a woman tied up, a woman abused.”

Now that statement alone informs us all how liberal men think about women.

Sounds kind of like…Sharia.

But if that wasn’t horrendous enough (and it is) the Colonel doubled down and supplied us with how WOMEN think during sex.

“A woman enjoys intercourse with a man–while she fantasizes about being raped by 3 men simultaneously.”

Wow and WOW.

There are so many things wrong here.

How would Bernie know what WOMEN fantasize about?

Is he getting ready to have his own Bruce “Caitlyn” Jenner moment?

The sentence is beyond troubling.

It shows the depth of perversion of not only his mind but of all the voters in Vermont who continued to send this disgusting, twisted, Clintonian type of animal back, term after term, to represent them.

Apparently in Bernie’s mind (and Bill’s), the women “want it”.

That he actually gave a number (3) shows forethought, and a truly loathsome, monstrous individual.

When I was a kid this kind of human was called a criminal but in today’s world the Democratic Party calls this man a Presidential Candidate while Republican politicians refer to him as “my friend across the aisle”.

Just another example of “progressivism” in both parties carrying the torch for Sharia-like behavior and the very real war on women and girls happening all around the world under the guise of religious freedom.

It is men like this who make me abhor the Democratic Party and despise any human who votes anywhere, any place and anytime for any Democratic candidate.

But because the Republican Party cannot do anything that appears to be sane we are stuck with sexual predators, racists, and economic idiots dictating to us on a daily basis.

Yet here we are lining up with the same options.

Clinton, Sanders, and Martin “I escaped Baltimore before it could be blamed on me” O’Malley, to the left.

Bush, Paul, and Marco “I’m for amnesty…no I’m not, no I am…just give me a drink of water” Rubio.

Ladies and Gentlemen.  If any of these people are elected as the next President we have no one to blame but ourselves and the ramifications for America will be devastating.

Or…

We can try something else.

We find someone who will close the border and remove income tax, which frees the American worker, and after this is complete, implements an energy policy that will benefit all Americans, not a few politicians and billion dollar companies.

We select someone who can put an immigration policy together that will serve America.  Not the Democratic Party by creating new voters, or the large corporations who want the cheap labor.

We elect someone who will not take campaign contributions or a salary and will only serve one term.

I’ve heard of someone in America who fits this description perfectly.

With that said it doesn’t have to be me…it doesn’t have to be you…but it has to be one of us.

Regardless of who…it is time.

A new choice must be made.

America First.

American Only.

Jason Kraus

“Late Bird” by Jason Kraus available on Kindle, Ibooks, and Amazon.

Restoring a nation one voice at a time.

www.aleadernotapolitician.com