-Caveat Lector- WJPBR Email News List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Peace at any cost is a Prelude to War! * Veritas Vos Liberabit * THE FEDERALIST(r) DIGEST The Conservative e-Journal of Record Date: 01 December 2000 Federalist #00-48.dgst Retrieve today's Digest as HTML printer-friendly text or PDF -- it's much easier reading than e-mail text! Link to: http://www.Federalist.com/current00-10.asp Support and sponsor The Federalist! Link to: http://www.Federalist.com/support.asp CONTENTS: The Founders Federalist Perspective Insight Upright Editorial Exegesis Second Opinion Dezinformatsia Sociocrats Village Idiots Short Cuts ______--------********O********--------______ THE FOUNDERS "The Truth is that all men having power ought to be mistrusted." --James Madison ______--------********O********--------______ FEDERALIST PERSPECTIVE In the news this week, it's Day 24 of the Election 2000 hostage crisis -- the "Goron Coup D' Tort." Liberals have successfully used their judicial oligarchy to distort the original intent of the Constitution beyond recognition. They have used their judicial activists on the Supreme Court to overturn numerous voter initiatives in the states. The next logical step is to have judicial activists in the state courts overturn a national election. And that is their plan in Florida. Now that George Bush's Florida victory has been certified and the December 12th deadline for selecting Electors approaching fast, Albert Gore and company are desperately seeking a few hundred dimpled chads. Mr. Bush's lawyers have asked the Supreme Court to bring "legal finality" to the presidential election by ending any further recounts, arguing, "The Florida Supreme Court's decision, which conflicts with both federal statutes and the federal Constitution, will thus continue to affect, and has the theoretical potential to change, the outcome of the presidential election in Florida, and thus the nation." Gore's barristers countered that the matter "does not belong in federal court." But U.S. Code, Title 3, Section 37, says states must act in accordance with state laws enacted "prior to" elections, and that state law "shall be conclusive and shall govern the counting of electoral votes." The Florida Supreme Court ignored both U.S. and Florida statutes when deciding to allow additional subjective recounts -- and may do so again if the Supremes do not stop them. (Who would have thought that a premeditated lip-lock between Al and Tipper at that Amerika2000 Demo-lition -- planned to boost Gore's female support by 12% -- would test the integrity of our Republic's Constitution?) Let us make clear, once again, why the Florida Supreme Court's decision to aid and abet voter fraud by allowing subjective hand recounts from three overwhelmingly Democratic counties effectively violated not only Florida law, but the Constitution's 14th Amendment and U.S. law concerning the rights of all American voters -- not to mention some 1100 absentee military voters -- and why this case, in the proper federalist context, now belongs before the U.S. Supreme Court. This is, after all, not a state election but a national election, and, as we have noted before, the underlying assumption in national elections is that the aggregate vote tally across the nation -- or in any state -- is randomly, thus equally, flawed. It follows then that selecting a few heavily Democrat voter regions for a subjective "hand recount," skews the randomness of such flaws, adulterating the fairness of the entire election. That having been said, the Supremes will likely pass on overturning the Florida court. Subsequently, Gore will proceed with his myriad of Florida suits, particularly his effort to get 15,000 absentee ballots disqualified in Seminole County, and that may force the Florida legislature to ignore the whole mess and send up a slate of its own electors. >From the inception of Mr. Gore's Coup D' Tort, we have argued that Gore's ulterior motive remains to wage a public opinion campaign designed to undermine the legitimacy of Mr. Bush's presidency. If the Florida electoral votes are not conceded by December 18th, Congress may ultimately have to decide who gets them on or after January 6. Thus, if Gore can prolong his legal challenges and throw the matter into Congress, he may win a tripleheader -- discrediting Mr. Bush, the Republicans in Congress who seated him as president, and the Republicans in the Florida legislature who put those alternate electors before Congress. For Gore this is a high stakes game of political bloodlust. The key question is whether he, with the help of Clinton et al., can hold the allegiance of a sufficient number of his constituent Gorons for the duration. Gore's strategy is Goron dependent. He depended on the inability of Gorons in Florida, who could not discern how to use a punch stylus to get those chads out, and now he is depending on the inability of Gorons, nationally, to discern between his prolific lies and the truth. After eight years in office, Bill Clinton has softened the beaches for Gore by substantially lowering the bar separating right and wrong, if not obfuscating it entirely. Clinton-Gore and their media have devalued the cumulative American ethic and morality to the point that Gore may be able to enjoy public support for his charade for many more weeks. Odds are long that he will! So, now you know why their mascot is a jackass! Some public opinion polls now indicate bipartisan weakness in Gore's support, so, predictably, he played his faithful "race-ace" this week claiming: "One thing to remember is that the old and cheap, outdated machinery is usually found in areas with populations that are...minorities," proclaimed the Vice Divider. That play was in conjunction with the NAACP's call for Janet "Blockade" Reno to investigate "civil rights violations" in Florida. In the words of consummate race-baiter Jesse Jackson, "African-Americans were fundamentally targeted" for exclusion at Florida polling places. (We suppose that explains the record number of votes cast by blacks in Florida?) Memo to Al: Exit polls indicate that 90% of black Americans voted for Gore in numbers that gave him key victories in states with large minority populations. Race was -- by a wide margin -- the most politically divisive characteristic of this election. Gore got almost 100,000 votes from blacks in Florida. (One thing this master of division did not expect was that his strategy would do more to unite Republicans than any other event this decade.) A growing threat to the Goron strategy is the emergence of some liberal protagonists who are going public with their complaints. "I'm a liberal Democrat," notes longtime Demo pollster Pat Caddell. "I started in Florida politics. I worked for George McGovern. I worked for Jimmy Carter. I've worked for Ted Kennedy, Mario Cuomo. Nobody can question, I think, my credentials and my convictions. But I have to tell you, at this point it's hard to believe that my party, the party I've belonged to since my great, great grandfather of my family, has become no longer the party of principles, but has been hijacked by a confederacy of gangsters who need to take power by whatever means and whatever canards they can say." Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., the godfather of the '60s left, told the Washington Post, "I deplore the designation of Joe Lieberman. He's a selfish man.... If Gore wins, Lieberman should resign his vice presidency.... Lieberman is protected by his faith. If a Southern Baptist had acted like he's acted, as if he were appointed by God, the press would have been merciless." Memo to our readers: If you would like to register your complaint, send it to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> In the subject line put "CONCEDE NOW!" You might add in the body of your message: If you had won the 11 Electoral College votes from what you claim is your "home state," Tennessee, all of this would be irrelevant -- but Tennessee was short on Gorons! Meanwhile, President-elect Bush has set up a transition shop, though the White House has instructed the GSA not to release any transition funds. As The Federalist has mentioned repeatedly, we are concerned that Mr. Bush may be contemplating a "coalition government," filling some cabinet and high level appointee slots with Democrats. "Coalition government" is another way of saying, "I can't lead." If Mr. Bush is to honor and give voice to our great American heritage, he will have to drop the "compassionate conservative" cackle, forget the coalition crock, get a vision for what "conservative" really means -- and lead! Fortunately, Dick Cheney knows what it means -- and how to lead! As noted by Thomas Bray, "Mr. Bush stands on the brink of a victory that would, for the first time since Eisenhower, place the White House, the Senate and the House in Republican hands. At their backs would be a Supreme Court on which Republican nominees hold the upper hand. This would hardly seem the time to go all wobbly with gauzy visions of a bipartisan future." Coalition talk notwithstanding, Mr. Bush conferred with Retired Gen. Colin Powell regarding his willingness to serve as Secretary of State. General Powell agreed. In related news... Not to be left out of the fracas, Bill Clinton found a microphone and smugly remarked, "We trust our system. The courts will do what they're going to do and that's the way it ought to be. [I'm thankful we live] in a country with enough faith in its democracy that we'll all let it work out. In some countries, people would be in the streets over this." Memo to Bill: Better hope this does not end up in the streets.... Regardless of who has more dimpled chads, those pesky Republicans still have an overwhelming majority of those guns you and Al have persistently endeavored to take away! Quote of the week... "The founders understood that democracy would inevitably evolve into a system of legalized plunder unless the plundered were given numerous escape routes and constitutional protections such as the separation of powers, the Bill of Rights, election of senators by state legislators, the electoral college, no income taxation, most governmental functions performed at the state and local levels, and myriad other constitutional limitations on the powers of the central government." --Thomas J. DiLorenzo And another... "For the first time in the Republic's history, the party in power in the White House, having lost a presidential election, seeks to overturn that election in the courts. The...party in power is refusing to cooperate in the orderly transfer of power to the winner of the national election. ... In virtual lockstep, the leaders and elders of the [Democrats] stand behind their defeated candidate's unprecedented defiance of democracy's national edict. There is one thing you can say about the Clinton-Gore crowd: With them, there is always some fresh hell and there never is a bottom." --Michael Kelly On cross-examination... "The American people have said real clearly that they want the votes counted, they want it to be fair and accurate, and that is more important than a rush to judgment." --Albert Gore **When a Sociocrat starts speaking for "the American people," watch out! The BIG lie... "I believe our Constitution matters more than convenience." --Albert Gore >From the "Trickle-Down Ethics" Files... This month's Gorey Union Dues News: A federal grand jury indicted the former president of Laborers' International Union Local 5 for embezzling $473,106 in union funds. Another federal grand indicted the secretary-treasurer of LIUNA Local 1290 on 10 counts of embezzling union funds. Another federal grand jury indicted former Teamsters Local 390 president for drug smuggling, extortion, racketeering and conspiracy. The Kentucky Court of Appeals reinstated the indictment of Demo Gov. Paul Patton's top aide and Teamsters liaison on charges of circumventing campaign finance laws. Judicial Benchmarks... >From the Supremes, no word yet.... Court Jesters... Plenty of them around.... Regarding your IRS overpayment... It's been spent! >From the department of military readiness... "Republican lawyers are researching federal civil rights law to determine if they can require Attorney General Janet Reno to charge Florida Democrats for conspiring to block the counting of absentee voting ballots sent in by the military," writes Paul Bedard. "One in three enlisted persons are minorities." >From the enlisted ranks: "I can properly describe our attitudes toward the Democrats, specifically Gore, as being of an overtly contemptuous nature and to the point of being furious. I have contact with hundreds of soldiers each week. I cannot say that even one single soldier displays any level of respect for this man and the actions of the Democratic Party. I have a number of colleagues who have already prepared their resignations and retirement requests who state that they would 'refuse' to serve in a military commanded by Gore." >From the officers ranks: "Like it's a soldier's fault he can't find a U.S. Post Office in Kosovo or a sailor can't find one on a submarine? Our fault the things weren't postmarked? Have they no shame?" >From the retired ranks: "This battle will be won or lost by public opinion. As of today, I have not heard a peep out of your [Defense Secretary William Cohen's] office. Why? I would have expected you personally to be on the national networks using your 'bully pulpit' to get those votes counted. Your allegiance to the soldiers, sailors and airmen that you oversee should take precedence over politics. I urge you to make yourself visible to the nation in support of your troops." --Rear Adm. Riley Mixon, former director of naval air warfare. The American Legion added, "The men and women whose votes have been discarded are in fact the protectors of freedom and democracy. They have guaranteed the right of the citizens of the United States to vote throughout the history of this nation." Senior judge advocates for the Air Force and Army have issued blanket warnings to the troops that Article 88 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice forbids military officers from using "contemptuous words" against civilian leaders. In business news... "Gross domestic product rose at its slowest pace in nearly four years in the third quarter. Retail sales and corporate profits also slipped. Banks are reluctant to lend to businesses. All are signs the economy is cooling." --Investor's Business Daily. **Years of virtually unabated taxing and spending combined with a tightening money supply will hand the next president an economy that is, indeed, getting weaker. The Nasdaq slumped 4% and is now 49% off its March high. The Dow is on its way down. More than half of American families are stockholders. Somebody needs to read up on that old supply side stuff! And, about all those projected government revenue surpluses.... Around the world... "Bill Clinton ... [visited] Vietnam ..., following an Asia-Pacific economic forum. To the bitter end, the president pursues his legacy -- a more dangerous world shaped by a flower-child foreign policy. Clinton's worldview is founded on the illusions of the '60s anti-war movement, foremost among them that international conflict is due to misunderstandings, and as long as we're talking we're not fighting. (Doesn't anyone remember Munich?) Clinton will be the first president to call on the communist north. Rehabilitating Vietnam is his way of justifying his conduct during the war. First he lifted the trade embargo, then he normalized relations with Hanoi. Now he comes courting the same regime responsible for the deaths of 58,000 Americans in the conflict he avoided." --Don Feder Faith Matters... A bit of Anglo history! We came across this Prayer for the Feast of Saint Chad (672): "Almighty God, whose servant Chad, for the peace of the Church, relinquished cheerfully the honours that had been thrust upon him.... Keep us, we pray, from thinking of ourselves more highly than we ought to think, and ready at all times to step aside for others, in honor preferring one another, that the cause of Christ may be advanced." He must have been the patron saint of contested elections. So famous was he in the old country that Chadbrook, Chadbury, Chadshurst, Chadsmoor, Chadstone, Chadwell and Chad Valley all took their name from him. Should Albert Gore succeed in his current folly, perhaps his followers will rename Palm Beach -- Chad Beach! And last, after Republicans overtook the House in 1994 on the strength of Newt Gingrich's "Contract with America" (time for another one, by the way), who can forget Newsweek magazine's December cover story, "How the Gingrich Stole Christmas." 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