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SAN DIEGO (KUSI) Authorities announced today that they have no grounds on which to seek criminal charges against a grocery shopper who said he donned a Ku Klux Klan-style hood at a Santee supermarket out of frustration over having to wear a facial covering in public during the coronavirus crisis.

The man, whose name has not been publicly released, concealed his head with the pointed white hood during a May 2 visit to a Vons store in the 9600 block of Mission Gorge Road.

Other patrons took photos of the masked man and posted them online, drawing outrage from local leaders and civil rights organizations that condemned the display of a key symbol of a racist hate group.

When questioned by detectives, the man expressed frustration with having people tell him what he can and cannot do during the pandemic, according to a statement from the San Diego County Sheriffs Department.

He said that wearing the hood was not intended to be a racial statement, the agencys statement says. In summary, he said, It was a mask, and it was stupid.'

After interviewing witnesses and reviewing video evidence, investigators determined that there was insufficient evidence to charge the man with any crime, according to the department.

That said, this incident should serve as a reminder for anyone contemplating wearing or displaying items so closely associated with hate and human suffering that our society does not hold in high regard those who do so, the agency stated. Santee is a city of families, and the community is rightfully disgusted at this mans despicable behavior.

Less than a week after the episode, a similar incident took place at another grocery outlet in the same eastern San Diego County city. Deputies responding to a reported disturbance at a Food 4 Less in the 9400 block of Cuyamaca Street in Santee on Thursday evening arrived to find a shopper wearing a mask decorated with a rectangular swastika sign.

When deputies asked for the symbol to be removed, the man complied, according to a sheriffs statement. Sheriffs investigators will continue to look into the matter. The Sheriffs Department does not condone hate or acts of intolerance. We are a county that is welcoming of people from all backgrounds.

The mans name was not released.

The episode prompted expressions of shock and dismay online, including one from county Supervisor Dianne Jacob, who represents Santee and other East County neighborhoods.

Sad, vile acts like this must not be tolerated here or anywhere else, she tweeted Friday afternoon. Its deeply offensive to the community and our entire region.

Legal Analyst Dan Eaton joined KUSI to talk about these grocery store incidents.

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Afew days ago two Michigan police officers visited a mother who had allowed her daughter to play with the child next door in their backyard. They demanded her name which she refused to give as she had done nothing wrong. For this she was cited as being uncooperative. The video of the incident showed them treating her with pure contempt (Tucker Carlson Tonight, May 1, 2020).

This should never happen in America. The Constitution gives government agents no such power.

Given the draconian measures used by Democrat governors denying civil liberties in their states, many Americans wonder why the Constitution isnt protecting them as before. However, today elected officials are largely constitutional illiterates as are their constituents. Virtually no one has read fully and recently the less than 10 page document. For years I had to tell students that Democrats overwhelmingly ignore the Constitution and Republicans carry it with them but seldom read itneither defending it against actions of their own political party.

Hence, some governors have turned into tyrants respecting the 1st Amendment. When Governor Phil Murphy of New Jersey was asked if his actions were not violating the Constitution, he answered, Thats above my pay grade. But it shouldnt be! It is Government 101 and all governors took an oath to preserve it. The Constitution required it.

The Senators and Representative before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath to support this Constitution (Article 6, Clause 3 ). All elected leaders and all military personnel swear an oath to preserve the Constitution from all enemies foreign and domestic.

The First Amendment that Democrat governors and some mayors are threatening reads,

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. The 14th Amendment made it applicable to all states offices as well.

Simply put, for those with tyrannical tendencies, no governor, legislature (including city and county), congress or president shall make or enforce any law or decree respecting religion, speech, press, or peaceable assembly. Nor may they deny citizens petitioning government for redress of grievances when civil liberties are offended.

We will walk on public places, including beaches, when and where we please. We will attend any church where, when, and in any size allowed by the pastor of the attended congregation as we please. You may not regulate the distance between walking or communicating people. We will wear face coverings at the request of the owner of buildings we visit, but not at your order, as you do not own us. You may not require us to stay in our homes or yards. You may not collectively shut down our work places without individual due process. You may not use drones above our heads taking photos and shouting instructions monitoring and enforcing a collective behavior. We are a free people. These rights are not negotiable and do not disappear in times of national emergencies. These rights come from Godnot from you. Yes, the Constitution also gives us due process on the parts of the above where contested.

The remainder of Tucker

Carlsons interview with Governor Phil Murphy follows:

Tucker: Fifteen congregants at a synagogue in New Jersey were arrested and charged for being in a synagogue together. Now the Bill of Rights, as you well know, protects Americans . right to practice their religion as they see fit and to congregate together to assemble peacefully. By what authority did you nullify the Bill of Rights in issuing this order? How do you have the power to do that?

Governor: Thats above my pay grade, Tucker. I wasnt thinking of the Bill of Rights when we did this.

Tucker: Since you are an elected official, a leader in the government, an executive, how do you have the authority to order something that so clearly contravenes the Bill of Rights of the United States, the Constitution? Where do you get the authority to do that?

Governor: Well heres the thing. We know we need to stay away from each other, number one. Number two, we do have broad authority within the state. Number three we would never do that without coordinating, discussing and hashing it out with the variety of the leaders of the faiths in New Jersey.

Tucker: You cant just, as the governor of a state, tell people who they can talk to, when and where, because the Constitution of the United States, upon which all this is based, prohibits you from doing this; so you clearly decided that you could do it.

Governor: We have to find a different way to worship.

Tucker: Government is not allowed to tell people how to worship (Tucker Carlson Tonight, April 15, 2020).

Unfortunately, the same conversation could have been with almost any of the other 1st Amendment violating governors, or worse, 3rd world dictators.

Dr. Harold Pease is a syndicated columnist and an expert on the United States Constitution. He has dedicated his career to studying the writings of the Founding Fathers and applying that knowledge to current events. He taught history and political science from this perspective for over 30 years at Taft College.

To read more of his weekly articles, please visit http://www.LibertyUnderFire.org

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To the Editor:

During this prolonged period of social distancing, I find myself spending far too much time mulling over questions of which I have yet to provide answers.Like a pesky mosquito, my pondering persists.

Perhaps someone much wiser might provide answers that could ease my angst:

Why do I read in our local paper frequent rants against a womans right to choose, but fail to see any outrage over the bombings of Yemen (or Syria, or Afghanistan, or) fueled by our tax dollars? Unborn, newborn, moms, dads, brothers being slaughtered every single day but not a word? Pleading for an answer!

Why is the Second Amendment the single go-to amendment for the assault weapon-toting people concerned that gun regulations take away their constitutional rights? Why not take a moment to read a bit from the Ninth Amendment advocating for my constitutional right provided by our government for obtaining happiness and safety? I am finding it difficult to feel any sense of safety knowing someone could be packing heat at my grocery store, movie theater or local bars. Any answer for me?

How often do those who frequently attack journalism with what has now become the pejorative mainstream media read the First Amendment advocating for free press? My only question here is, What is your go-to source for information? If not mainstream, then what? Would love to know.

Only three of some of my bothersome shelter-in-place queries that have been with me pre-pandemic, but Im quite certain they will be festering post-pandemic. Certain there are answers to my questions but not so certain there will be any change.

Joan Skiba

McHenry

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Availability of the first amendment to the 2020 Universal Registration Document

Societe Generale informs the public that the first amendment to the 2020 Universal Registration Document filed on 12th March 2020 under number D-20-0122, has been filed with the French Financial Markets Authority (AMF) on 7th May 2020 under number D-20-0122-A01.

This document is made available to the public, free of charge, in accordance with the conditions provided for by the regulations in force and may be consulted in the Regulated information section of the Companys website (http://www.societegenerale.com/en/measuring-our-performance/information-and-publications/regulated_information) and on the AMFs website.

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A federal district court judge hastaughtKansas Gov. Laura Kelly (a Democrat) a valuable lesson:The COVID-19 pandemicdoes not give her the right to suspend the First Amendment right of Kansans to practice their religious beliefs. Several other state and local officials should take heed, too.

Kelly signed a series of executive orders restricting public and private activities due to the COVID-19 crisis. On April 7, she issued Executive Order 20-18, prohibiting mass gatherings of more than 10 people in a confined or enclosed space. Violators were subject to up to a year in prison, a $2,500 fine, or both.

The executive orders exempted 26 types of secular activities and facilities, including bars and restaurants; libraries; shopping malls; retail stores; airports; hotels; child care facilities; manufacturing, processing, and distribution facilities; and office buildings. People could gather there in unlimited numbers as long as they practiced social distancing.

Yet Kelly expressly excluded religious institutions from any such accommodation. Churches, synagogues, and mosques were categorically barred from meeting inside their dwellings.

If 50 people sit in a room to talk about real estate deals, no problem. But if someone brings up John the Baptist, call the cops!

On behalf of two churches and their pastors, the Alliance Defending Freedom promptly sued the governor over this blatantly discriminatory policy.

Its court filing noted that an earlier executive orderdidhave an exemption for religious gatherings, as long as attendees followed the appropriate social distancing rules, because religious or faith-based services or activities were considered an essential function.

On April 18, federal Judge John Broomes issued a temporary restraining order against Kelly, finding that the churches were likely to prevail on their claim that her order violated the First Amendment rights of their parishioners to freely exercise their religion, including their right to attend worship services in their respective church facilities.

He brushed aside Kellys claim that her executive order treated religious institutions no differently than a large swath of both secular and non-secular behavior, noting that the order expressly targeted churches to restrict religious activity. Further, the judge observed, religious gatherings present no unique health risks that could justify such discriminatory treatment.

Kelly also tried to justify her actions by citing a 1905 U.S. Supreme Court decision,Jacobson v. Massachusetts, which involved a state law mandating smallpox vaccinations in the midst of a smallpox epidemic. But Broomes explained that even in such extreme cases as a public health crisis, the police power of the state is not without limits.

Broomes order allowed the churches to meet as long as they followed safety protocols they had voluntarily agreed to. These included making sure their facilities were deep-cleaned before and after any in-person services, social distancing, and having hand sanitizer available for use on-site.

While the two churches were out from under the governors order, Kelly initially vowed to continue to apply her restrictions to all other religious gatherings. However, she may have since gotten a little religion herself. There are nowreportsthat she will issue another executive order that will eliminate her discriminatory restrictions on religious institutions.

On April 27, U.S. Attorney General William Barr sent all U.S. attorneys amemorandumentitled Balancing Public Safety with the Preservation of Civil Rights.

It acknowledged that, in order to stop the spread of a deadly disease, it had been necessary to impose extraordinary restrictions on all of our daily lives. But, Barr added, that does not mean that states can impose unreasonable restrictions violating the constitutional rights and civil liberties of individual citizens.

He specifically noted that the First Amendment and federal statutory law prohibit discrimination against religious institutions and religious believers, and warned that the Justice Department would go after state and local governments that cross the line and go from an appropriate exercise of authority to stop the spread of COVID 19 into an overbearing infringement of constitutional and statutory protections.

Officials such as Kelly are on notice that the Justice Department is now paying attention to what they are doing and may take action. The same goes for other public officials, such as Louisville, Kentucky, Mayor Greg Fischer (another Democrat), whotriedto prohibit drive-in services on Easter Sunday.

Fischer was stopped by federal Judge Justin R. Walker, who said, On Holy Thursday, an American mayor criminalized the communal celebration of Easter. That sentence is one that this Court never expected to see outside the pages of a dystopian novel, or perhaps the pages of The Onion.

Some state and local officials are keen to impose unnecessary and unconstitutional restrictions on congregations who wish to gather together in a safe and responsible manner. Thats as dystopian as it gets. The U.S. Justice Department should do everything it can to preserve our First Amendment rights.

Originally published by the Washington Examiner

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