Biden’s DOJ denies Jan. 6 prisoners constitutional right to speedy trial

July 27, 2021

They are presumed innocent until proven guilty, and should be treated accordingly

Fairfax, Va. – A group of six Republican lawmakers held a press conference outside the Department of Justice  (DOJ) on Tuesday to demand answers about the treatment of those arrested over the Jan. 6 Capitol breach. Congress members Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), Louis Gohmert (R-Texas), Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), Bob Good (R-Va.) and Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) gave remarks from a podium outside the office of the DOJ. Rep. Gohmert said he has received reports about mistreatment in the jails and has sought unsuccessfully to discuss his concerns with the U.S. Attorney General.

Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning issued the following statement in reaction to the news:

“Today America witnessed true courage as six GOP members of Congress stood in front of the Department of Justice demanding due process for hundreds of U.S. citizens imprisoned, often times kept in solitary confinement for months, for actions on Jan. 6th which don’t even rise to the level of being a felony.  Whether these people are guilty or innocent matters much less than the obvious fact that the federal government under Joe Biden’s leadership has chosen to deny them even the most basic rights guaranteed under the Constitution.

“Meanwhile down the street in a Committee hearing far away from reality, two other erstwhile GOP members of Congress gave aid and comfort to Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s on-going witch hunt.  House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is right in calling out these ‘Pelosi Republicans’ for their efforts to help the Speaker in her five year quest to get Donald Trump.  By participating in the Democrat Show Trial,  Representatives Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger need to be removed from their committee assignments and replaced by other GOP House members.  If Pelosi wants to add them, she should be required to replace other Democrats to accommodate that wish.

“Let’s be clear.  Americans for Limited Government decried the decision by those who entered the Capitol complex on Jan. 6th in real time.  Let’s also be clear. Those who are alleged to have broken windows or doors, assaulted Capitol police, or even the hundreds who just wandered into the Capitol or onto the Capitol grounds taking selfies, should be afforded their day in court.  They are presumed innocent until proven guilty, and should be treated accordingly.  To do less is to fail the very constitutional framework which undergirds our entire legal system.  And that is what an honest Jan. 6th investigation would pursue: the obfuscation of the truth about events around Jan. 6 and the failure of our legal system to afford protections of even the most basic liberties our nation used to cherish and defend.”

For media availability contact Catherine Mortensen at cmortensen@getliberty.org or 703.478.4643.

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Senate GOP Must Stand and Fight

July 21, 2021

Senate Democrats Seek to Pass a Blank Check Bill Crushing Individual Liberty & Freedom

 

Fairfax, Va. – Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning issued the following statement today in reaction to an attempt by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer  to pass a massive  spending bill without providing any details of what is in the bill:

“Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is taking Nancy Pelosi’s “Congress “[has] to pass the bill so you can find out what’s in it” approach to lawmaking  to a new low today as he forces  a vote on an infrastructure bill before the details have been negotiated.

“Senate Republicans are promising to stop the blank bill by refusing to provide the votes to bring it to the floor.  The Schumer scheme itself is stunning in its own right. The term blank bill is accurate. It is a bill with no language detailing what the spending would be – a literal blank check with the numbers and details to be provided later.  Schumer is asking  Republicans to give up their ability to stop the bill using the filibuster, allowing him to then write the check, put anything he wants into the bill,  including the entire green new deal agenda. Schumer could them cram the bill  through with a straight partisan Democrat vote with the Vice President breaking  the tie.

“Any Republican Senator who votes for this bill would be waving a white flag in the battle for our nation.

“Can Republicans make any deal with the duplicitous Democrats?

“Schumer, Pelosi, and Biden have each already promised that they will disregard compromises made in the so-called bipartisan infrastructure bill by using the budget reconciliation process that by-passes the Senate filibuster to push through more than $3 trillion in additional spending for a left-wing wish list including green new deal spending and amnesty for illegal aliens. This all makes the bipartisan bill moot, and continued negotiations an exercise in vanity at best.

“It is time for Senate Republicans to open their eyes and see that this is not the 1990s or 2000s. Today’s Senate Democrats are not looking for collegial compromise but instead to achieve total victory for their  world view.  Senate Democrats know that in 2022, if they don’t rig the election laws, they will lose  control of the House of Representatives and perhaps even the Senate, losing a historic chance to put a knife through the heart of individual liberty in America.

“The GOP must understand  that while they view politics in DC through a rose-colored lens, the Democrats view them as their enemy.

“If Schumer proceeds with today’s ‘blank check’ vote, Senate Republicans should immediately and permanently end the meaningless negotiations they are undertaking, and finally realize that their good intentions are merely providing cover for the bad intentions of the left.”

For media inquiries contact Catherine Mortensen at 703.478.4643, or email cmortensen@getliberty.org.

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ALG urges corporations to stop funding BLM after support for Cuban oppression

July 16, 2021

July 16, 2021, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today issued the following statement urging American corporations to stop funding Black Lives Matter after its support of the communist regime in Cuba that is actively oppressing its people:

“Black Live Matters’ continued support for the oppressive Cuban regime, which is disappearing, massacring and jailing hundreds of peaceful protesters who had the audacity to march in the streets for freedom, is unacceptable. Last year, at least 22 corporations gave millions of dollars to Black Lives Matter, under the guise of supporting human rights. Each of these should discontinue all future payments to Black Lives Matter to send a message that they truly support basic human rights. Continuing to fund an organization live Black Lives Matter that not only condones but supports state sponsored violence of Cuba against peaceful protesters and political opponents is antithetical to American values. And if these corporations fail to stop funding Black Lives Matter, it will demonstrate that their donations were nothing more than political payoffs, rather than true concerns for social justice, or worse, a tacit endorsement of the Cuban regime and the oppression it continues wage upon the Cuban people.”

For media availability contact Catherine Mortensen at cmortensen@getliberty.org or 703.478.4643.

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Biden slams door on Cuban asylum seekers

July 14, 2021

New immigration priority is to allow only Democrat voters

Fairfax, Va. – Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said he will not allow Cuban political asylum seekers into the United States and will instead refer them to “third countries for resettlement.”

Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning issued the following statement in response:

“Refusing to give political asylum to those who are legitimately fleeing political violence and oppression in Cuba, after opening the borders to anyone who makes an asylum claim from Central America demonstrates that Biden’s border policy is not about human rights, it is about importing voters.  Those fleeing Cuba will never vote for the left’s Marxist nightmare, so they are denied even as they are living under one of the most repressive regimes in the world.”

For media availability contact Catherine Mortensen at cmortensen@getliberty.org or 703.478.4643.

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Inflation Continues to Surge Across All Items

July 13, 2021

Congressional Republicans need to say no to the partisan spending boondoggle

Fairfax, VA. – Consumer prices rose 0.9 percent in June, according to data released Tuesday by the Labor Department, heating up from the previous month.

The consumer price index (CPI), a closely watched gauge of inflation, increased to an annualized rate of 5.4 percent last month amid a summer rush of economic activity.

Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning issued the following statement in reaction to the news:

“Inflation continues to surge across all items at an annualized rate of 5.4%.  But prices are not really rising at that low of a level, in the five months since Joe Biden entered the White House, the rate has grown at .66% each month or a 7.9 percent annualized inflation rate.  Every consumer sees the price increases, and according to the BLS, the pain of higher prices was spread throughout the economy in June.  What is the answer to this hidden government tax which results from wanton spending?  Stop or slow the spending.  This means that Republicans in Congress need to just say no to the Biden/Pelosi/Schumer partisan spending boondoggle which they call an infrastructure plan.  America broke the bank to recover from the Chinese virus, it is time for the federal government to tighten its belt rather than accelerate price increases.

“Everyone loses under inflation, but those with the least disposable income and those on fixed incomes are hurt the worse.  There should be a bipartisan agreement to stop fueling the destruction of the value of the American dollar, but spending in DC is like heroin, it is hard for politicians to kick the habit.  The American people need to stage an intervention and tell Congress to stop the spending now.”

For media availability contact Catherine Mortensen at cmortensen@getliberty.org or 703.478.4643

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FBI Caught Lying About ‘Lego Man’ Charged in Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

July 12, 2021

Lie Reinforces how out of control FBI has become

Fairfax, Va. – The Department of Justice now says a DoJ court document claiming to have  recovered a “fully constructed U.S. Capitol Lego set” from the home of a man charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol breach was “a miscommunication,” and the Lego set was actually unconstructed and in a box. Robert Morss, 27, is accused of leading fellow rioters in what prosecutors say was “one of the most intense and prolonged clashes” with officers on Jan. 6. The new court filing said, “In original detention memoranda, the undersigned stated that law enforcement found a ‘fully constructed US Capitol Lego set.’ That statement appears to be inaccurate. The Lego set was in a box and not fully constructed at the time of the search.”

Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning issued the following statement in response to this FBI lie:

“Once again, the Justice Department has had to admit that they lied about events surrounding January 6th. While the Lego lie may seem silly, it is part of a pattern that federal law enforcement has demonstrated in this case, and indeed over the past five years. The most egregious example of this lying for public relations purposes was the death of Capitol Police Office Brian Sicknick. He was the officer who laid in state and was eulogized by Democrat and Republican members of Congress alike for his bravery in dying in defense of the Capitol. Only problem was, while Officer Sicknick did die on January 7, the coroner’s report shows that it had nothing to do with the events of January 6th. He was not hit in the head with a fire extinguisher and the Capitol Police knew it. Officer Sicknick checked in at the end of his shift with no signs of physical injury, so the Capitol Police knew that his death was unrelated and certainly that he was not injured as was reported. Yet, it was this lie that was used as justification to impeach President Trump and it was this lie that the Justice Department continues to use as the justification for holding hundreds of people in solitary confinement without any semblance of a speedy trial.

“The Lego lie just reinforces how out of control our nation’s FBI has become. The hundreds of people being held without bail in inhumane conditions demonstrates that the very essence of our judicial system, the presumption of innocence, has been run over by the political weaponization of federal law enforcement. The time is now for the Justice Department to either move forward with trials, or grant bail for people from all over the United States, some of whom never even entered the Capitol complex. Much more than a stolen podium is at stake, the very essence of our liberties are on the line. It’s time for the Biden Justice Department to either put up or shut up.”

For media availability contact Catherine Mortensen at cmortensen@getliberty.org or 703.478.4643

 

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Election Integrity Matters

July 8, 2021

States continue to fight for fair, honest elections

Fairfax, Va. – Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning issued the following statement in reaction to continuing efforts to protect election integrity at the state level:

“Yesterday the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania announced they were going to pursue a vote audit on the 2020 election similar to what the Arizona State Senate is doing in in Maricopa County, Arizona. These are both important steps toward restoring America’s faith in the electoral system. A newly-released poll shows nearly two-thirds of all voters reported that the issue of election integrity was either their top issue or in their top three when deciding how to vote.

“In the case of Pennsylvania and Arizona it is the state legislature’s responsibility to oversee the results of the election laws to ensure that the fundamental principle of one-person-one-vote is upheld.

“What is stunning, though predictable, is that Democratic operatives continue to oppose and impede an honest review of election results. Every voter needs to feel confident that their vote counted. Regardless of the outcome of these audits, the citizens of Arizona and Pennsylvania should be proud that their state legislatures are fighting to make certain that their vote counted.”

For media availability, call Catherine Mortensen at 703.478.4643 or email at cmortensen@getliberty.org.

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Trump is Right to Sue Facebook and Twitter

July 7, 2021

Big Tech profited from Trump’s investment of  time and money 

Fairfax, Va. – Americans for Limited Government President Richard Manning today issued the following statement in reaction to former President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against Facebook and Twitter:

“President Trump’s activities on Facebook and Twitter made those platforms millions upon millions of dollars as they became must-use vehicles for communications. The President invested time and money in promoting the Twitter and Facebook platforms and growing his audience. Their denial of service to President Trump is a breach of the implied contract between those who use the platforms and drive traffic to the sites and those who profit from it.

“The courts must hold these platforms liable for violating the obvious agreement between content providers and the platforms that monetize them.”

View lawsuit here:

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850,000 jobs return as economy continues reopening, but unemployment rate ticks up to 5.9 percent

July 2, 2021

July 2, 2021, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today issued the following statement on the latest jobs numbers:

“The jobs report is actually two distinct surveys, one of employers (the establishment survey) and one of people (the household survey).  It is not uncommon for these two surveys to significantly diverge in their findings.

“In June, the establishment survey found that payroll employment rose by 850,000 in June, a huge number normally, but not surprising as many large states effectively reopened their economies much more fully last month.  This increase reflects that belated decision.  The household survey however tells the story of what people are doing, with 18,000 fewer Americans saying they have jobs.  The unemployment rate did not go down as one would have anticipated, instead increasing to 5.9 percent. The percentage of people in the workforce actively employed or looking for a job remains disappointing, and while some try to explain this away due to the aging of America’s workforce, that factor can only explain a portion of the people who have not returned to the workforce post-Covid.

“The phenomenon of people voluntarily leaving their previous job to begin looking for new employment is accelerated by approximately 17 percent to 942,000 in June with the number of people on temporary layoff ‘essentially unchanged’ at 1.8 million since May.

“What does all this mean?

“First, the economic crisis from state and federal government reactions to the effects of the Chinese-manufactured and exported virus has been over for about six months, and it is time to end all the special programs designed to provide special assistance.  We know this because almost a million people who voluntarily left their employment to find better jobs tells us that a significant number of people are risking their livelihoods with the expectation that their next opportunity is right around the corner.  This practical optimism is the natural outgrowth of the positive policies implemented by Donald Trump which saved many small businesses, successfully created the environment for the vaccines to be brought to market months if not years earlier than what would be normally expected and discarded job killing regulations to encourage recovery.

“However, the massive spending that was put in place to negate the economically disastrous impacts of the virus in 2020, now threaten the recovery through creating a vicious wage/price inflationary cycle.  It is time for the federal government to declare victory and end the war on fiscal sanity now by allowing the labor markets to naturally finish the job of returning to the 2019 Trump economy, the greatest in our nation’s history, by simply getting out of the way.”

Interview availability: Contact Catherine Mortensen at 703.478.4643 or cmortensen@getliberty.org .

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Courts Shut Down Democrat’s Attempt to Expose and Punish Political Opponents

July 1, 2021

Fairfax, Va. – Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today released the following statement in reaction to the Supreme Court decision in the Americans for Prosperity (AFP) v. Bonta case:

“The Supreme Court today affirmed the fundamental constitutional precept of freedom of association in their AFP v. Bonta decision.  The case revolved around whether the state of California could require the disclosure of donors.  Citing the landmark 1958 Alabama v. NAACP decision, the Court held that donor identities can be withheld from the state on the basis that disclosing donor identification could subject donors to retaliation.  In the 1950s, Democrats in the state of Alabama attempted to require the NAACP to provide its donor list with the full expectation that the state would engage in retaliation against those people.  In the late 2010s, Democrats in the state of California attempted to impose the same requirements on non-profits for the same purposes.

“This decision should put an end to Congressional attempts through so-called “election law reform” to compel non-profit groups, which provide zero tax benefits to donors, to provide donor names to the highly politicized federal tax collection agency.

“This is great news for people on all sides of the political spectrum to be able to engage in political advocacy without risking their personal and professional safety.”

For media availability contact Catherine Mortensen at 703.478.4643 or cmortensen@getliberty.org.

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