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Follow-up on the February 6th meeting in Culbertson, regarding Censure Resolution against Senator Ben Sasse ...

We had a packed house - “standing room only” crowd in the ambulance barn’s community room. 70 people showed up, including myself.

They came from Arapahoe, Cambridge, Champion, Culbertson, Grant, Hendly, Hayes Center, Imperial, Indianola, Trenton, Wauneta, and from various non-town county road addresses.

All 70 were angry with the actions and comments of Senator Sasse.

All 70 signed the petition to approve the Resolution of Censure - and we are still getting signatures from many others (94 signers, so far).

Many asked how to force Sasse to resign, or whether it is possible to recall him - and there were some who wanted Sasse expelled from the Republican Party!

Meeting began promptly at 2 PM, CT, with a call to order, and the Pledge of Allegiance. Meeting ended at approximately 3:30 PM CT.

Topics covered in presentation, 6 sections:

PART I.
1.) President Ronald Reagan’s quote: “Freedom is a fragile thing, and is never more than one generation away from extinction ...”
2.) The Resolution of Censure against Senator Benjamin E. Sasse.
3.) Senator Sasse’s response to the Resolution of Censure (This greatly agitated the attendees).
4.) My letter of reply to Senator Sasse (I received a standing ovation).

PART II.
1.) What is censure?
2.) What is Impeachment? U.S. Constitution: Art. 1, Sec. 3, Clause 6 and 7; Art. 2, Sec. 4, Clause 1.
3.) What is a Bill of Attainder?
4.) Bill of Attainder - Prohibition of - U.S. Constitution: Art. 1,ec. 9, Clause 3.
5.) Elections - U.S. Constitution: Art. 1, Sec. 4, Clause 1.
6.) Electors - U.S. Constitution: Art. 2, Sec. 1, Clause 2; Electoral Count Act of 1887.

PART III.
1.) The evidence for disputing the 2020 election: violations of state election laws and state constitution amendment requirements in PA, MI, WI and GA.; violation of Equal Protection clause of U.S. Constitution.
2.) Singed affidavits of eye witnesses: acts of voter fraud and poll watcher intimidation; non-signature verification; loose or non-existent chain of custody practices for ballot security, etc.
3.) Insincerity / dishonesty of Senator Sasses’ statements about dismissal of court cases: not dismissed on merit, but for reasons of legal technicalities - “lack of standing,” “estoppel” and “latches.”
4.) President Donald J. Trump’s ‘Save America’ speech, as given at Ellipse Park, Washington, D.C., on 6 January 2021: key phrases, and timeline in relation to U.S. Capitol riot.
5.) Legal standard for judging whether speech is criminal incitement: Brandenburg v. Ohio, 395 U.S. 444 (1969).
6.) The unconstitutionality of “sedition” statutes.
7.) The Capitol riot, criminal incitement, and impeachment of President Trump: remarks by Attorney Robert Barnes, Attorney / Law Professor Alan Dershowitz, and by George Washington Univ. Law Professor Johnathan Turley.

PART IV.
1.) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s misuse of the 25th Amendment and the impeachment clause; that these two acts came very close to doing that which could be rightly defined as an attempted coup.
2.) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s attempt to instigate a military coup, by requesting that U.S. military commanders not obey any order given by President Trump for the two weeks prior to his leaving office.
3.) Recent history of liberals and leftists storming and occupying the U.S. Capitol - including the Senate Chamber and Nancy Pelosi’s office - during the Kavanaugh confirmation hearings in 2018 and 2019.
4.) Democrat double standard towards political violence; mainstream press’s normalization / justification of political violence; failure of candidates Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to condemn BLM / Antifa riots in Portland, Seattle, Atlanta, Minneapolis, Chicago, NYC Washington D.C., etc.

PART V.
1.) Patriot Act - first drafted in 1995 by then Senator Joe Biden, following Oklahoma City bombing.
2.) Censorship and Sect. 230 of Telecommunications Act - “Big tech” acting as quasi-government, using taxpayer funded government subsides to attack taxpayers who are politically conservative. (See: Marsh v. Alabama, U.S. (1946).
3.) Ways to fight - Close accounts with Facebook, Google, YouTube, Amazon. Seek alternatives, such as Duck-Duck-Go, Rumble, Walmart or direct purchase from vendors.
4.) Political apathy got us here! Politics effects every aspect of our daily lives. We ALL must get involved, starting at local level.

PART VI.
Open floor discussion.
Informal discussions with various attendees.