Nov. 16, 2021, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today issued the following statement in response to ongoing jury deliberations in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial:

“Kyle Rittenhouse defended himself from three violent rioters in a mob that was chasing him last August. This has been one of the clearest cases of self defense ever caught on camera. Almost every assertion by the prosecution about Rittenhouse’s supposed aggression on video was belied by the video shown to the jury. The travesty of this case is that it was tried at all, putting the jurors and the city of Kenosha once again in the crosshairs of even more mob violence should the verdict go against the mob. Unfortunately, this is the natural conclusion of the Antifa and BLM mob violence that beset the country through most of 2020.

“In an ironic note, the local Kenosha prosecutor and the Biden Justice Department, declined to prosecute the officer who shot Jacob Blake, the catalyst of the Kenosha riots. There, they ruled it was reasonable self defense for the officer involved. Yet, Rittenhouse, who clearly was defending himself as well, has been prosecuted because he was a private citizen.”

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

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Nov. 10, 2021, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today issued the following statement in response to inflation rising to 6.2 percent annualized per the Bureau of Labor Statistics:

“The Labor Department’s measurement of price increases in the month of October showed an annual increase of 6.2 percent led by energy inflation which have jumped by 30 percent since November 1, 2020.  When Donald Trump left office in January of 2021, the annual inflation rate was  measured at 1.4 percent.

“Seniors and others on fixed incomes can expect a long, cold winter this year as natural gas and home heating oil prices have skyrocketed more than 40 percent higher due to the Biden anti-energy policies.  It was estimated by the federal government last month that the cost of home heating oil will jump to more than $1,700 this winter with owners of older homes in the Northeast most impacted.  In fact, the states that use the most home heating oil are New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Maine — all states which voted for Joe Biden with eight out of their ten U.S. Senators supporting Biden’s energy constricting green new deal policies.

“This winter when the media is reporting about a heating oil problem in the Northeast and advocates are urging subsidies, America needs to remember that the misery caused by having to choose between heating your home and feeding your family is a direct consequence of the policies of the politicians these states put into office.  Biden has made energy inflation a primary feature of his domestic policy and unfortunately this winter those on fixed and lower incomes will feel the brunt of it as they suffer while the left worships the false god of global warming.  Policy decisions have consequences, and the current President has chosen to appease the anti-carbon crazies rather than embracing affordable energy solutions put into effect during President Donald Trump’s administration.”

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

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Vote as if your country depends upon it, because it does.

Fairfax, Va. – Americans for Limited Government President Richard Manning issued the following statement in reaction to the Nov. 2 gubernatorial elections in Virginia and New Jersey:

“Election day is tomorrow, November 2, in the state of New Jersey and the Commonwealth of Virginia. Over the past year, Americans have learned that their local and state elected officials are one of their best safeguards against an avaricious federal government.  If you have a state and/or local election, please vote and do everything in your power to get your like-minded friends and neighbors to do the same.

“In the next 24 hours, seek to get information on your state and local candidates from trusted sources if you don’t know who to vote for, and if you do, share what you know.  It is meaningless to say “Let’s Go Brandon,” if you don’t vote and encourage others to do the same.  In fact, not voting on Tuesday is like saying “Go, Brandon ,Go!” and giving the green light to the left’s fundamental transformation of America.

“So, tomorrow, please vote as if your country depends upon it, because it does.”

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

Arizona state rep. requests legal opinion from state AG on failure of Biden administration to secure border

Fairfax, Va. – Arizona State Representative Jake Hoffman (R-Queen Creek, Gilbert) has filed a formal request for a legal opinion from the AZ Attorney General on whether or not the federal government has failed—intentionally or unintentionally—to uphold its obligations to protect our state from invasion under Article IV, Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution.

Americans for Limited Government President Richard Manning issued the following statement in support of Hoffman:

“Every border state legislator should emulate Arizona State Representative Jake Hoffman in urging their state attorney general to issue an opinion and begin legal action against the Biden administration and its unwillingness to defend the southern border.  Article IV, Section 4 clearly states that the federal government will protect states from invasion.  The Biden administration is not only failing to protect Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas from an invasion, but they are encouraging it.

“Hoffman’s letter outlines a bill of particulars related to the damage the invasion is causing American citizens residing in border states. He points to the more than a thousand percent increase in manslaughters and homicides in the past year along with other glaring crime statistics.  But crime is not a statistic, it is a son who will never see his father again, a daughter dealing with the fallout from being raped, and the parents who are burying their son due to his taking Chinese fentanyl-tainted drugs.

“We have an army of 60,000 people heading north to our border right now.  Their leader has threatened violence against our enforcement officials if they are not let in.  The time is now, and every border state needs to take whatever legal action is at their disposal to repel this violent invasion.  It is outrageous that the Biden administration chooses to not protect our southern border.  Now that border state leaders know this, it is up to them to take the actions needed to protect their state even as the President sits inert in the White House catching up on Golden Girl re-runs.”

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

Bannon was private citizen for three years prior to Jan. 6^th

Fairfax, Va. – A U.S. congressional committee probing the Jan. 6 Capitol incident voted unanimously on Tuesday in favor of contempt-of-Congress charges against Steve Bannon, a former aide to former President Donald Trump.

Americans for Limited Government President Richard Manning issued the following statement in reaction:

“The Star Chamber known as the House January 6^th commission is invoking criminal contempt charges against Steve Bannon for his refusal to participate in their charade.  Let’s be clear, Steve Bannon was a private citizen for about three years prior to January 6^th and the only reason this ‘commission’ could want to speak with him is because of his role as a media personality and highly successful livestream influencer.  After hundreds of FBI agents, federal prosecutors and complicit judges have made a travesty of justice through the harsh confinement of Americans who are guilty of no more than misdemeanor charges, this commission has zero to add to the discourse.

“However, if they were honest, they would focus on things that directly pertain to the House of Representatives in their inquiry.  For instance, they would ask why the Capitol Police and the Speaker’s office, which overseas them, lied about the death of Office Brian Sicknick, who, contrary to initial reports and the subsequent media narrative, died of natural causes unrelated to January 6^th.  They would ask why intelligence was ignored by the Speaker’s office, leaving the Capitol Police unprepared on January 6^th.  And they would pressure the FBI about their so-far failed investigation into the shadowy person who traversed Capitol Hill on the evening of January 5, placing what have been described as bombs at both the Republican National Committee headquarters and the Democrat Headquarters.

But instead, they are trying to throw Steve Bannon in jail. Perhaps the term Star Chamber is too nice of a description for this elected mob of partisan and never-Trump revenge seekers.”

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