1. Allegations of Chinese Influence and Espionage
- The Chinese government is actively attempting to influence U.S. politics.
- A specific case is:
- An Arcadia, California city official allegedly pleaded guilty to acting as an agent of China.
- This reflects a broader pattern, citing:
- Prior cases involving political staffers or associates linked to Chinese intelligence.
- This is a systemic national security concern.
2. The Democratic Party Role:
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- They are more vulnerable or receptive to foreign influence.
- Democratic leaders and media are largely silent on the alleged espionage cases.
- Major institutions aligned with Democrats (business, tech, academia, entertainment) have ties to China.
3. U.S. National Security Concerns
- China is a major long-term geopolitical threat.
- Espionage penalties are too lenient and should be harsher.
- The U.S. government is not responding strongly enough to infiltration attempts.
4. Virginia Redistricting Dispute
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- The plan was highly partisan and favored Democrats.
- The court (even with Democratic-appointed judges) ruled it unconstitutional.
- Reaction described:
- Some Democrats are portrayed as proposing extreme responses (e.g., restructuring the court).
5. Broader Argument About Political Power
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- Political actors (especially Democrats) prioritize maintaining power.
- Redistricting, legal challenges, and institutional changes are framed as tools for that goal.
6. Discussion of Gerrymandering and Race
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- Court rulings against racial gerrymandering.
- Examples where representation outcomes shift based on district changes.
- Democrats apply inconsistent standards regarding race and representation.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Welcome in is verdic with Center, Ted Cruz, Ben Ferguson
with you, Senator, We've got a lot to discuss, everything
from New York to Virginia Supreme Court, and even some
other crazy stuff that's happening in the world in today's show.
Speaker 2 (00:14):
Look, today's episode is all about Blue States gone wild.
It starts with California and the fact that we have
a sitting Democrat mayor in California who was just indicted
and pleaded guilty to being a communist spy for China.
That's hard to believe, but that is reality. It's a
problem the Democrat Party has writ large. We're also going
(00:37):
to talk about Virginia. The Virginia Supreme Court decision striking
down their rabidly partisan redistricting. Democrats in Washington are freaking out.
They are willing, They are talking about blowing up the
entire government of Virginia because all they care about is power.
We're going to break down what that Virginia Spring Court
(00:57):
decision was about and what the reaction of the Democrat
is to it.
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All right, Sentter, Let's start by going back in history.
We have seen a lot of really significant infiltration into
our government going through elected officials. With China spends an
incredible amount of money spying in the United States of America,
(02:54):
but we've never heard about a elected official actually working
for this season into what we've seen in LA. But
I do think we need to set the stage so
people understand what we've witnessed in this mayor's This mayor
technically outside of LA and a very plush area of California,
is not only shocking, but it tells you just how
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much the CCP is willing and wanting to get involved
in our politics in this country. And there was even
bribery that came up in washingt d C. This past week,
offering ten grand to someone that's on a committee to
one of the staffers that actually supposed to be investigating
China trying to have influencing the United States of America.
Speaker 2 (03:37):
Look, there is a systematic effort by the Chinese communist
government to undermine the United States of America, to undermined
United States government, and in particular, they've targeted the Democrat
Party because the Democrat Party is apparently open for business. Now, now,
if you look at the latest facts I'm going to
read from the press release from the US Department of Justice,
(03:57):
Los Angeles, the mayor of our case has been charged
in federal court with acting as an illegal agent of
the People's Republic of China, the PRC. The Justice Department
announced today Eileen Wang, fifty eight, of Arcadia, is charged
via information with one count of acting in the United
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States as an illegal agent of a foreign government. Now,
you could hear the Democrat partisans, you could hear the
media say, oh, this is a partisan attack by the
Trump Department of Justice. They're just going after Democrats. There
is no chance this elected Democrat mayor is an agent
working for the Chinese Communist government. Well, let me read
(04:40):
you the next paragraph. In a related filing, Wang has
agreed to plead guilty to the felony coount. In other words,
she's admitting it, which comes with a statutory maximum sentence
of ten years in federal prison. Wang was elected in
November twenty twenty two to the art Katia City Council,
(05:01):
a five person governing body from which the mayor is
selected on a rotating basis. Quote individuals in our country
who covertly do the bidding of foreign governments undermine our democraci,
said first assists in the United States Attorney Bill Asili.
The Plea agreement is the latest success in our determination
to defend our homeland against China's effort to corrupt our government.
(05:25):
By her own admission, Eileen Wang secretly served the interests
of the Chinese government. Let this serve as a clear
warning individuals who act on behalf of foreign governments to
influence our democracy will be identified, investigated, and brought to justice.
According to the Plea Agreement, from late twenty twenty through
(05:48):
twenty twenty two, Wang and Yao Ning, Mike's son sixty
five at Chino Hills, worked at the direction and control
of the PRC government officials and coordinated with US based
individuals to promote the PRC's interests by, among other things,
promoting pro PRC propaganda in the United States. Sun is
(06:12):
already serving a four year federal prison sentence after he
pleaded guilty in October twenty twenty five to acting as
an illegal agent of a foreign government. Wang and Sun
worked together to operate US NewsCenter, a website that purported
to be a news source for the local Chinese American community.
Wang and Sun received and executed directives from the PRC
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government officials to post pro PRC content on the website.
For example, in June of twenty twenty one, a PARC
official contacted Wang and other individuals via the we chat
encrypted messaging application with pre written news articles. In other words,
the Chinese Communist Party wrote the news articles, including yet
(07:00):
PRC official written essay in the Los Angeles Times that
stated Chinese stance on the Jinyang issue, there is no
genocide in Jinyang. There is no such thing as forced
labor in any production activity, including cotton production. Spreading such
rumor to do defame China, destroy Jinyang's stability and stability,
(07:22):
weaken local economy, suppress China's development. Minutes later, Wang posted
the article on her own website and responded to the
PRC official with a link to the article on our website.
The others in the group chat did the same. The
PRC official responded, so fast, thank you everyone. Now this pattern,
(07:45):
and by the way, it goes on and on with
repeated instances of this, This is not a unique problem.
So let me say two things. Number one, Ben, have
you heard a single Democrat denounce the fact that an
elected Democrat mayor in California? Yeah, was a now admitted
(08:10):
and soon to be convicted agent of the Chinese Communist Party.
Have you heard a single Democrats saying iate a word
about that?
Speaker 1 (08:17):
No? And I think you even go a step further
than that, and you say, the reason why is because
it seems like the Chinese Communist Party and the Democratic
Party are almost one the same in so many of
these instances, they've gotten a free path for years.
Speaker 2 (08:31):
Yeah. Look, I don't want to go that far. I
think that's an overstatement. But let's take some of the facts.
So Senator Dianne Feinstein, long time.
Speaker 1 (08:40):
Say exhibit a of how I would fight back. So
make it for me.
Speaker 2 (08:44):
Look, longtime Democrat senator from California, she had a Chinese
spy working in her office as her driver, like taking
her Everywhere's a Chinese spy. Eric Swalwell, who just just
resigned from Congress and astrace, Yeah he did a Chinese spy.
Fang Fang, a top aide for New York Governor Kathy Hokeel,
(09:07):
was a secret Chinese agent. Now this is a pattern.
You've got California, You've got New York, You've got a
clear effort. Listen, all right. When I was elected fourteen
years ago, I arrived in DC and I began saying, then,
I think the law the single greatest long term geopolitical
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threat to the United States is communist China. Now, Ben,
when I started saying that that was a lonely view
in Washington, every single Democrat disagreed with me, and most
of the Republicans disagreed with me. Most of them they
looked at China, they saw nothing but dollar signs as
(09:50):
far as the eye could see. They just saw money
to be.
Speaker 1 (09:52):
Made, economic growth. It was all about the money. It
was all about the cash. It was all about cheap goods,
it was all about expansion.
Speaker 2 (10:00):
I will say, over these fourteen years, I think my
view has been vindicated powerfully. More and more people, most Republicans,
have opened their eyes to this. And you are seeing
some Democrats. But what does it say that the Chinese
government is able to infiltrate to put Chinese spies on
the staff of sitting Democrats senators, is able to send
(10:23):
Chinese spies to have sexual relations with prominent Democrats, and
here are.
Speaker 1 (10:31):
In the committees. That's one thing I think people don't understand.
They target people that have access to significant US information.
They're not wasting their time with some low level person.
Speaker 2 (10:41):
And to elect a Chinese spy as a mayor in
a US town. I'm not aware of any instance of
that happening in our history.
Speaker 1 (10:51):
And by the way, you know in interesting about this case.
And I don't know if you heard this, but I
was briefed about this earlier today. I was doing a
TV hit and they're like, they're like, we want to
get into just how good China is. They literally altered
and changed the way she looked for the campaign posters
and billboards and the stuff that was up about her,
(11:15):
Like China went all in apparently to make sure she
got elected, and they even changed how she looked to
make her look better than she was to hopefully give
her a better chance to win. Like this is not
some low level, you know, group of people in China.
They're all in to try to win elections in America
when they're involved in it.
Speaker 2 (11:34):
Wait, Ben, you're saying that's wrong. So my reelect campaign
that showed me a six' five and blonde and like
ripped like a star Of. Baywatch was there a problem with? That?
Speaker 1 (11:47):
Not in, fact that was my, idea IF i remember,
CORRECTLY i was to, say we got to make tech look.
Speaker 2 (11:52):
Better to be, clear you were the body model for. That,
yes of COURSE ai is really quite. INCREDIBLE ai Is.
Brillian it was made In, china really?
Speaker 1 (12:01):
Right all?
Speaker 2 (12:03):
Right so you might, ask all, right mayor Of, Arcadia chinese,
spy did they get anything for?
Speaker 1 (12:10):
That?
Speaker 2 (12:10):
Like what was the? Benefit? Okay posted Some chinese. Websites
let me read to you a story FROM Nbc Los.
Angeles last, year twenty one, children some birthed by surrogate,
mothers found An arcadia home in child abuse. INVESTIGATION a
couple was arrested in connection with a child abuse investigation
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that led authorities to Their, Arcadia california. Home that would
be the same town that This chinese spy was the mayor,
of where they found more than twenty young, children some
of whom were birthed by surrogate, mothers according to. Police
police say they're investigating whether the children found in the
home of The San Gabriel valley east Of Los angeles
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were part of a surrogacya. Scam the home's. Residence Sylvia
jiang thirty eight and Gujan juang sixty five were released
from custody pending further. Investigation it's not clear how many
children at the home were born to surrogate, mothers but
one of the mothers was found In texas by a
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bioethics watchdog. Group the woman said she was misled into
thinking the child was the only child who would be
taken in at The arcadia. Residence this is a serious
threat AND i think we ought to ask why is
The Democrat party so open to? This why are they
so susceptible what it is about about their? Policies AND
(13:38):
i think the reason is if you look at the
major interest groups that support The Democrat, party you have big,
business you have Big, tech you have Big, hollywood and
you have big. Universities, yeah all four of those are
in bed with Communist china in amazing and so when
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their supporters, say, hey This chinese communist is a great,
person it is there are far too many officials in
The Democrat party that are open to that.
Speaker 1 (14:11):
ARGUMENT i want to talk to something else about the
terrans the terms, here and that is something that it
was glaring to. ME i always look at cause and.
Effect and when you're reading that first, article there's two people.
Involved one gout apparently five, years the other gets. Ten,
now if you serve sixty five seventy, percent depending on
the sensing guidelines for federal, crimes then she'll get out
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in probably six and a half seven. Years he'll get
out in two and a half. Three and that's like
if you think about what they were, doing the risk they're,
taking and even if they get busted and get the
Maximum senate, senator they still have a life ahead of.
Them like this is not like you, know going to
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jail for thirty years or forty years or even twenty.
YEARS i mean five years down to two and a half,
three ten down to six and a half maybe house
arrassed good. Behavior LIKE i got to ask the, question
what the hell are we doing as a country with
our sensing. Guidelines if you're An american, citizen you're spying
for an adversary of The United States. AMERICA i don't
(15:17):
care if It's, IRAN i don't care if It's. RUSSIA
i don't care if It's, china and you are committing.
Espionage by the, way it used to be a big.
Deal how are we not bulking up these sensing guidelines
to where there might actually be a moment you think
maybe this isn't worth it to go work for The
Chinese Commuist party or The russians or The, iranians BECAUSE
i don't want to go jail for the rest of
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my life IF i get.
Speaker 2 (15:39):
Caught look fully agree the idea that you would have
an elected mayor in The United states serving as a
spy for our, enemy for The Chinese. Communists the maximum
she can face under current law is ten years in.
Jail she may well get substantial less than. That that
is not much of A i think we ought to
(16:01):
ratchet up that. Punishment and here's another example of how
widespread this. Is this is an article from The New York.
Times he offered a lawmaker's aid quick. Cash was he
spying For? China when a man identifying himself As Chris
chen reached out this winter to an aid on A
house committee focused on threats From, china he came armed
(16:21):
with a lucrative. Offer the staff, member Mister chen proposed
could earn ten thousand dollars or more by barely lifting a.
Finger all he would need to do is agree to
phone calls every other week to share information about the
committee's work AND us foreign policy About. China insights INTO
us trade or national security, issues including The trump administration's
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plans For venezuela in the aftermath of The january military
operation there would be especially, valuable Mister chen. Said to
sweeten the, pot Mister chen repeatedly promised to send THE
aid two thousand dollars up. Front the offer seemed too
good to be. True instead of quietly accepting the, deal the,
aid whose Identity The New York times agreed to withhold
(17:07):
because he works on sensitive policy issues related To, china
reported it to his bosses on The House Select committee
on The Chinese Communist. Party the panel quickly concluded that
Mister chen was not The singapore based business consultant he
claimed to, be but instead was likely A chinese intelligence
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officer or contractor seeking a new. Recruit rather than cut off,
contact the Committee's republican majority staff agreed to keep talking
to Mister. Chen they recorded a series of calls this
winter to learn more about Mister chen's tactics and. Interests
transcripts of those, calls which The committee shared with The. Times.
Alongside some of the recorded audio depict a, determined at
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times impatient, individual eager to earn the trust of his
mark and get down to. Business Mister chen mixes holiday
greetings with elaborate questions about manufacturing In, vietnam In, mexico
and the future Of venezuela's oil. Industry this is a,
pattern whether it is trying to recruit spies who are
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staffers On Capitol, hill or whether it is placing spies
as staffers To democrat, senators or whether it is sending
honeypots to sleep With democrat elected officials Like Eric, swalwell
or whether it is in this, instance and this is
the most brazen electing A Chinese communist spy as a,
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mayor A democrat. Mayor this is a concerted effort and
we need to be serious fighting.
Speaker 1 (18:41):
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party so quiet on? This why are they not condemning,
(20:10):
This why are they not openly talking about? It why
is the media not discovered talking about. This it's part
of the reason why we love doing this. SHOW i
want to move To.
Speaker 2 (20:18):
Virginia and by the, Way, BEN i do want to,
say you, know when you pitched to me last week
that we should say verdict is sponsored By china prison.
CAMPS i thought it was a persuasive. Argument and you
did say that someone offered you a bucket of. Cash
but BUT i for one.
Speaker 1 (20:37):
And it's more than two, grand my, friend more than two.
Speaker 2 (20:39):
Grand, now look if they if they offered to let
you go on the pro tennis, circuit, yes, YES i
love you, Man but you'd sell yourself out to Communists
china to go on the pro tennis.
Speaker 1 (20:50):
Circuit, no, no, never. Never i'm too proud if anyone
ever came to me and offered me money to be
a spy like they might be the dumbest person like
a spy of the.
Speaker 2 (21:00):
If you got to win Will. Wimbledon hell, no they're,
okay all.
Speaker 1 (21:03):
Right if you're not watching right, NOW i just gave
the number one salute LIKE i. AM i Bleed america
so much So i'm proud of, you, brother AND i
WOULD i would say it in a foreign language to.
You you know what? Yourself, okay good.
Speaker 2 (21:18):
GOOD i just said to ask you Because i'm, like you, know.
Speaker 1 (21:22):
You know when they say everybody has a, price like,
no like on like being prom like, NO i would
risk my life for this, country BUT i wouldn't like the.
IDEA i, remember it's so funny you talk about spies Movie.
Breach you ever watch a movie breach about that? That,
like we're the worst spies In american? History who was
who was giving out? Information he finally got caught to
(21:44):
phenomenal true story?
Speaker 2 (21:45):
Movies is this What Robert? Hassen is? That who it?
Speaker 1 (21:48):
Is, no it's the right. Name oh it. Was now
you're gonna make me google the spies, name but go.
Speaker 2 (21:54):
WATCH i don't know the, movie So i'm.
Speaker 1 (21:56):
Okay it's it's phenomenal. Movie and, see now you're gonna
make me go one, Here i'm. Gonna i'm just gonna
we're doing this Live breach. Movie it came out in.
Seven uh it was. Uh Ryan felippe And Chris cooper
were in the. Movie Chris cooper Plays Robert. Hansen, hey excuse?
Speaker 2 (22:15):
Me did DID i pull that? Name like out out
of the. ETHER i am.
Speaker 1 (22:19):
IMPRESSED i give. YOU i give you a golf clap for.
THAT i give you a golf. Clap but when that
the damn. Movie oh IT'S i can't believe you haven't
seen the. Movie Like i'm disappointed in you for not
seeing the. Movie that's almost like On American i'm a
little worried, Now but go watch the. Movie but when that,
happened uh my mentor who by the, way hey just
turn eighty, four so that's a big. Deal John ashcroft
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his first day on the job in two, thousand they, go,
oh and by the, way we're about to take down
like the worst spy in one of the worst bies
Of american. History and had to get read in on.
This and then when the movie came, out and of
COURSE i asked him a million questions about. It but
when you see a guy like that do, that it
still blows my. Mind you can be In, america you
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can work in THE, fbi you can be just selling
these secrets just because either you're disgruntled and you're a
little bit. Crazy it blows my mind that people sell
out their. Country it really doesn't. Stay but go watch a.
Movie AND i can't Believe i've actually watched a True
story center that you haven't watched. Yet IT'S i AM
i feel Like i've straight up one up to you
on this. ONE i feel good about it right. Now all,
right you got to tell me when you watch the.
(23:21):
Movie by the, way let's move on To virginia real.
Quick and this one is also a very interesting Story
democrats when they tell you they're crazy and they hate
this country and they hate our laws and our, rules
like believe. Them democrats now are threatening to boot the
Entire Virginia Supreme. Court and let's explain how we got
(23:43):
to this, point, center because it's this is a warning
of us coming in with OUR Us Supreme. Court they
want to get rid of. It they want to pack.
It every time they get a ruling they don't. Like
it doesn't. Matter there is no law in order. Anymore
in The Democratic, party they don't get their. Way we
just dismantled The Supreme, court dismantled the, institution get rid
of everybody in our.
Speaker 2 (24:01):
Way, well, look The Virginia State legislature sadly As. Democrat the,
Governor Abigail spamberger ran as a. Moderate she actually ran
Saying Jerry mannering is. Wrong we should Oppose Jerry. Manderin
she got. Elected and by the, Way Abigail spamberger is
a object lesson for elections across the. Country The democrats
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who run as moderates are lying to. You every word
she said on the campaign trail was a. Lie she
got in as this hard left. Zealot she immediately stopped
cooperating with federal law, enforcements started releasing illegal, immigrants violent
criminals Into. Virginia she began proposing new taxes on just
(24:45):
about everything you can. Imagine and when it came to
redistricting the current map In, virginia there are Eleven house
members In, virginia six of them Are, democrats five of
them Are. Republicans that's about. Right virginia is a purple.
State Glen, youngkin A, republican was the previous. Governor in
(25:06):
the twenty twenty four, Election Kamala harris Won, virginia but
by just a few, points so six' five was about
right in terms of where the state. Was divided But,
the democrats, for them power is the number, one objective
and so they rammed through an emergency redistricting plan that
took the map from six' five democrat To. Ten one
(25:29):
democrat and they told the roughly forty Five percent of Virginians,
who vote republican you no, Longer get representation we're going
to disenfranchise you because all we care. About is, power
and basically they drew these horrible maps Where, much of
virginia the rural parts, are bright red And You've, got
(25:50):
northern virginia WHICH are, basically dc suburbs which are a bunch,
of government employees many of whom. Are very liberal and
so they drew these maps where most of the Districts Reached,
into north virginia grabbed a bunch of government bureaucrats and
used them as left wing voters to turn the rest of. The,
district blue well the problem is they got, challenged in
court and initially a trial judge ruled that the redistricting
(26:16):
was Illegal Under The. Virginia state constitution that got Appealed
To The. Virginia supreme Court Now The, virginia supreme court The.
Justices are democrats they were put On. There by democrats
they Were confirmed. By Democrat Legislatures The virginia supreme, court,
last week shockingly most, observers were astonished Looked At The
virginia state, constitution, and said hey what the legislature did,
(26:40):
here was illegal and they. Struck it down, by the
Way The previous Attorney, General Of Virginia, republican jason miarez
had written, an opinion Saying Under, the virginia constitution you,
can't do this this is. Contrary, to law now, When
that Happened democrats in washington their heads exploded because this
(27:01):
was critical to. Their seizing, power since then they have called,
For number one they've called for putting a mandatory Retirement
age in Virginia On the supreme court. Of fifty four
their entire purpose is to throw every Justice On the
(27:21):
supreme court off so they could pack them with left
wing activists who were Uphold the redistrictim they have also
talked about just Fundamentally Overturning, so mark elias who is
the Hardcore left wing democrat lawyer who brings all of these.
(27:45):
Incredibly partisan Decisions anytime of republicans elected, In Close election
mark elias files a lawsuit seeking to overturn. The voter's
will he is one of the most rabid partisans. In
the country he tweeted out a Quote From the, virginia
constitution quote whenever any government shall be found inadequate or contrary,
to these purposes a majority, of The community, hath, an
(28:08):
indubitable inalienable and indefeasible, right, to reform alter or abolish
it in such a manner as shall be judged most
conducive to. The public wheel and, to be clear what he,
IS saying is i don't Like What The virginia, supreme
court concluded Even, Though they're democrats so abolish the government
(28:31):
of The. State of virginia that's how radical. These zealots
are and, by the way you combine that with the
recent DECISION. Of. The U s supreme court that concluded
that racial, gerrymandering is unconstitutional, that drawing lines drawing, congressional
lines discriminating saying we're going to put people of one
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race in the district take people of another race out,
of the district. That that's unconstitutional it had been an
open question whether Complying With The voting rights act was
essentially an exception to the constitutional prohibition, on racial Gerrymandery
And the supreme court. Included, six' three no it Is,
not That The, constitution The Fourteenth amendment the fifteenth amendment prohibit,
(29:15):
discrimination based on race prohibit voting. DISCRIMINATION based on race
i think that is the Right, reading of The constitution
and the democrats have lost, their ever, loving, mind because,
understand look All Right. All of new england you Take
The states in New, england and the northeast which vote
(29:36):
Anywhere from sixty forty democrat to sixty Five to thirty
five democrat. Depending on The state how many republicans do
you think are Elected In? All of new england i'm going,
to go with zero zero d right In state, After state,
Massachusetts zero, Maine Zero vermont, Zero New hampshire, Zero rhode.
(29:56):
Island zero, connecticut zero that is they just jerrymandered the,
heck out of it and they have one hundred Percent.
Of the Representation, Democrat in the south Democrats Have Used
the voting, rights act to insist if you can draw
a District That Elects, an african american democrat You. Must,
(30:19):
elect that democrat now the bizarre Thing is we've seen,
democrats who also insist and one of the more, absurd,
things they've said well In Light of the supring court
decision that discriminating based, on race Is unconstitutional You've Seen
democrats saying south carolina will Never Ever elect An. African,
AMERICAN to congress now i have to, ADMIT when that Happened,
(30:45):
i PULLED out, twitter and.
Speaker 1 (30:47):
I like when you get your little. SNARKY tweets out
there i KNEW as, SOON as i said i was
waiting for a countdown clock until you. DID what you
did i could have predicted that tweet and. Get a
moment's NOTICE as, SOON as i, SAW i was like
i can't wait, an you did.
Speaker 2 (31:00):
It, SO keep, going, yeah, i said Hey Grok?
Speaker 1 (31:03):
Who?
Speaker 2 (31:03):
Is tim scott Yeah and why did democrats? Believe He's Not? Black.
So Tim scott yeah tim scott is My. Colleague In The.
Senate he's african american He was elected To congress to
A House. District in south carolina Then. He became a
senator he's been re elected over and over And Over,
again in south carolina And, yet to the democrats he
(31:26):
does not count as black Because, if you're a. Republican
suddenly you're. White it doesn't matter and mind. You and
their view, And, by the way. Tennessee your, home state.
Speaker 1 (31:36):
Oh dude this. Is The, best one steve cohen who's
like the whitest. Guy you'll ever see, he doesn't like,
me by the way he was my. Congressman for many
years THEY were losing on TV other day and i
got to smack some of them around, because they were
saying you're, taking Away This seat that african, americans Are being,
disfringe and i'm like. Hold On a second steve cohen, is,
like the whitest old cranky white. Guy you've ever met But.
Speaker 2 (31:57):
He's a little democrat So.
Speaker 1 (31:58):
He's a black Democrat but, Here's What, jen sing charlotte
Bergman Who is an, african american single mother is probably gonna.
Win the seat now.
Speaker 2 (32:07):
And wait, a second you're saying as A Result of, the,
supreme court decision, yes A white guy a democrat is
gonna lose likely, to a black woman to.
Speaker 1 (32:17):
A black single mother who has who is who lost
a family member To. Violent crime In memphis.
Speaker 2 (32:23):
And, the, democrats position is Yes defeating a white democrat
guy To elect a black republican woman is, Racist against,
black people like like, how, do, you, say no no
no this white liberal is Blacker Than this. Actual african
american woman that, That is their view and understand all
(32:43):
of their hysterics. Come down to power, like if You're
Saying Abolish the VIRGINIA supreme court because i don't, like
what they rule, and by the, way we appointed them
but we still don't. Like how they rule so if
you don't rule in a way that, keeps us in
power we will burn down the. Foundations of, our government that.
Speaker 1 (33:05):
Is that's. Just sad it Is Welcome to the democratic party.
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Welcome in is verdic with Center, Ted Cruz, Ben Ferguson
with you, Senator, We've got a lot to discuss, everything
from New York to Virginia Supreme Court, and even some
other crazy stuff that's happening in the world in today's show.
Speaker 2 (00:14):
Look, today's episode is all about Blue States gone wild.
It starts with California and the fact that we have
a sitting Democrat mayor in California who was just indicted
and pleaded guilty to being a communist spy for China.
That's hard to believe, but that is reality. It's a
problem the Democrat Party has writ large. We're also going
(00:37):
to talk about Virginia. The Virginia Supreme Court decision striking
down their rabidly partisan redistricting. Democrats in Washington are freaking out.
They are willing, They are talking about blowing up the
entire government of Virginia because all they care about is power.
We're going to break down what that Virginia Spring Court
(00:57):
decision was about and what the reaction of the Democrat
is to it.
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All right, Sentter, Let's start by going back in history.
We have seen a lot of really significant infiltration into
our government going through elected officials. With China spends an
incredible amount of money spying in the United States of America,
(02:54):
but we've never heard about a elected official actually working
for this season into what we've seen in LA. But
I do think we need to set the stage so
people understand what we've witnessed in this mayor's This mayor
technically outside of LA and a very plush area of California,
is not only shocking, but it tells you just how
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much the CCP is willing and wanting to get involved
in our politics in this country. And there was even
bribery that came up in washingt d C. This past week,
offering ten grand to someone that's on a committee to
one of the staffers that actually supposed to be investigating
China trying to have influencing the United States of America.
Speaker 2 (03:37):
Look, there is a systematic effort by the Chinese communist
government to undermine the United States of America, to undermined
United States government, and in particular, they've targeted the Democrat
Party because the Democrat Party is apparently open for business. Now, now,
if you look at the latest facts I'm going to
read from the press release from the US Department of Justice,
(03:57):
Los Angeles, the mayor of our case has been charged
in federal court with acting as an illegal agent of
the People's Republic of China, the PRC. The Justice Department
announced today Eileen Wang, fifty eight, of Arcadia, is charged
via information with one count of acting in the United
(04:18):
States as an illegal agent of a foreign government. Now,
you could hear the Democrat partisans, you could hear the
media say, oh, this is a partisan attack by the
Trump Department of Justice. They're just going after Democrats. There
is no chance this elected Democrat mayor is an agent
working for the Chinese Communist government. Well, let me read
(04:40):
you the next paragraph. In a related filing, Wang has
agreed to plead guilty to the felony coount. In other words,
she's admitting it, which comes with a statutory maximum sentence
of ten years in federal prison. Wang was elected in
November twenty twenty two to the art Katia City Council,
(05:01):
a five person governing body from which the mayor is
selected on a rotating basis. Quote individuals in our country
who covertly do the bidding of foreign governments undermine our democraci,
said first assists in the United States Attorney Bill Asili.
The Plea agreement is the latest success in our determination
to defend our homeland against China's effort to corrupt our government.
(05:25):
By her own admission, Eileen Wang secretly served the interests
of the Chinese government. Let this serve as a clear
warning individuals who act on behalf of foreign governments to
influence our democracy will be identified, investigated, and brought to justice.
According to the Plea Agreement, from late twenty twenty through
(05:48):
twenty twenty two, Wang and Yao Ning, Mike's son sixty
five at Chino Hills, worked at the direction and control
of the PRC government officials and coordinated with US based
individuals to promote the PRC's interests by, among other things,
promoting pro PRC propaganda in the United States. Sun is
(06:12):
already serving a four year federal prison sentence after he
pleaded guilty in October twenty twenty five to acting as
an illegal agent of a foreign government. Wang and Sun
worked together to operate US NewsCenter, a website that purported
to be a news source for the local Chinese American community.
Wang and Sun received and executed directives from the PRC
(06:36):
government officials to post pro PRC content on the website.
For example, in June of twenty twenty one, a PARC
official contacted Wang and other individuals via the we chat
encrypted messaging application with pre written news articles. In other words,
the Chinese Communist Party wrote the news articles, including yet
(07:00):
PRC official written essay in the Los Angeles Times that
stated Chinese stance on the Jinyang issue, there is no
genocide in Jinyang. There is no such thing as forced
labor in any production activity, including cotton production. Spreading such
rumor to do defame China, destroy Jinyang's stability and stability,
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weaken local economy, suppress China's development. Minutes later, Wang posted
the article on her own website and responded to the
PRC official with a link to the article on our website.
The others in the group chat did the same. The
PRC official responded, so fast, thank you everyone. Now this pattern,
(07:45):
and by the way, it goes on and on with
repeated instances of this, This is not a unique problem.
So let me say two things. Number one, Ben, have
you heard a single Democrat denounce the fact that an
elected Democrat mayor in California? Yeah, was a now admitted
(08:10):
and soon to be convicted agent of the Chinese Communist Party.
Have you heard a single Democrats saying iate a word
about that?
Speaker 1 (08:17):
No? And I think you even go a step further
than that, and you say, the reason why is because
it seems like the Chinese Communist Party and the Democratic
Party are almost one the same in so many of
these instances, they've gotten a free path for years.
Speaker 2 (08:31):
Yeah. Look, I don't want to go that far. I
think that's an overstatement. But let's take some of the facts.
So Senator Dianne Feinstein, long time.
Speaker 1 (08:40):
Say exhibit a of how I would fight back. So
make it for me.
Speaker 2 (08:44):
Look, longtime Democrat senator from California, she had a Chinese
spy working in her office as her driver, like taking
her Everywhere's a Chinese spy. Eric Swalwell, who just just
resigned from Congress and astrace, Yeah he did a Chinese spy.
Fang Fang, a top aide for New York Governor Kathy Hokeel,
(09:07):
was a secret Chinese agent. Now this is a pattern.
You've got California, You've got New York, You've got a
clear effort. Listen, all right. When I was elected fourteen
years ago, I arrived in DC and I began saying, then,
I think the law the single greatest long term geopolitical
(09:30):
threat to the United States is communist China. Now, Ben,
when I started saying that that was a lonely view
in Washington, every single Democrat disagreed with me, and most
of the Republicans disagreed with me. Most of them they
looked at China, they saw nothing but dollar signs as
(09:50):
far as the eye could see. They just saw money
to be.
Speaker 1 (09:52):
Made, economic growth. It was all about the money. It
was all about the cash. It was all about cheap goods,
it was all about expansion.
Speaker 2 (10:00):
I will say, over these fourteen years, I think my
view has been vindicated powerfully. More and more people, most Republicans,
have opened their eyes to this. And you are seeing
some Democrats. But what does it say that the Chinese
government is able to infiltrate to put Chinese spies on
the staff of sitting Democrats senators, is able to send
(10:23):
Chinese spies to have sexual relations with prominent Democrats, and
here are.
Speaker 1 (10:31):
In the committees. That's one thing I think people don't understand.
They target people that have access to significant US information.
They're not wasting their time with some low level person.
Speaker 2 (10:41):
And to elect a Chinese spy as a mayor in
a US town. I'm not aware of any instance of
that happening in our history.
Speaker 1 (10:51):
And by the way, you know in interesting about this case.
And I don't know if you heard this, but I
was briefed about this earlier today. I was doing a
TV hit and they're like, they're like, we want to
get into just how good China is. They literally altered
and changed the way she looked for the campaign posters
and billboards and the stuff that was up about her,
(11:15):
Like China went all in apparently to make sure she
got elected, and they even changed how she looked to
make her look better than she was to hopefully give
her a better chance to win. Like this is not
some low level, you know, group of people in China.
They're all in to try to win elections in America
when they're involved in it.
Speaker 2 (11:34):
Wait, Ben, you're saying that's wrong. So my reelect campaign
that showed me a six' five and blonde and like
ripped like a star Of. Baywatch was there a problem with? That?
Speaker 1 (11:47):
Not in, fact that was my, idea IF i remember,
CORRECTLY i was to, say we got to make tech look.
Speaker 2 (11:52):
Better to be, clear you were the body model for. That,
yes of COURSE ai is really quite. INCREDIBLE ai Is.
Brillian it was made In, china really?
Speaker 1 (12:01):
Right all?
Speaker 2 (12:03):
Right so you might, ask all, right mayor Of, Arcadia chinese,
spy did they get anything for?
Speaker 1 (12:10):
That?
Speaker 2 (12:10):
Like what was the? Benefit? Okay posted Some chinese. Websites
let me read to you a story FROM Nbc Los.
Angeles last, year twenty one, children some birthed by surrogate,
mothers found An arcadia home in child abuse. INVESTIGATION a
couple was arrested in connection with a child abuse investigation
(12:33):
that led authorities to Their, Arcadia california. Home that would
be the same town that This chinese spy was the mayor,
of where they found more than twenty young, children some
of whom were birthed by surrogate, mothers according to. Police
police say they're investigating whether the children found in the
home of The San Gabriel valley east Of Los angeles
(12:54):
were part of a surrogacya. Scam the home's. Residence Sylvia
jiang thirty eight and Gujan juang sixty five were released
from custody pending further. Investigation it's not clear how many
children at the home were born to surrogate, mothers but
one of the mothers was found In texas by a
(13:15):
bioethics watchdog. Group the woman said she was misled into
thinking the child was the only child who would be
taken in at The arcadia. Residence this is a serious
threat AND i think we ought to ask why is
The Democrat party so open to? This why are they
so susceptible what it is about about their? Policies AND
(13:38):
i think the reason is if you look at the
major interest groups that support The Democrat, party you have big,
business you have Big, tech you have Big, hollywood and
you have big. Universities, yeah all four of those are
in bed with Communist china in amazing and so when
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their supporters, say, hey This chinese communist is a great,
person it is there are far too many officials in
The Democrat party that are open to that.
Speaker 1 (14:11):
ARGUMENT i want to talk to something else about the
terrans the terms, here and that is something that it
was glaring to. ME i always look at cause and.
Effect and when you're reading that first, article there's two people.
Involved one gout apparently five, years the other gets. Ten,
now if you serve sixty five seventy, percent depending on
the sensing guidelines for federal, crimes then she'll get out
(14:35):
in probably six and a half seven. Years he'll get
out in two and a half. Three and that's like
if you think about what they were, doing the risk they're,
taking and even if they get busted and get the
Maximum senate, senator they still have a life ahead of.
Them like this is not like you, know going to
(14:56):
jail for thirty years or forty years or even twenty.
YEARS i mean five years down to two and a half,
three ten down to six and a half maybe house
arrassed good. Behavior LIKE i got to ask the, question
what the hell are we doing as a country with
our sensing. Guidelines if you're An american, citizen you're spying
for an adversary of The United States. AMERICA i don't
(15:17):
care if It's, IRAN i don't care if It's. RUSSIA
i don't care if It's, china and you are committing.
Espionage by the, way it used to be a big.
Deal how are we not bulking up these sensing guidelines
to where there might actually be a moment you think
maybe this isn't worth it to go work for The
Chinese Commuist party or The russians or The, iranians BECAUSE
i don't want to go jail for the rest of
(15:38):
my life IF i get.
Speaker 2 (15:39):
Caught look fully agree the idea that you would have
an elected mayor in The United states serving as a
spy for our, enemy for The Chinese. Communists the maximum
she can face under current law is ten years in.
Jail she may well get substantial less than. That that
is not much of A i think we ought to
(16:01):
ratchet up that. Punishment and here's another example of how
widespread this. Is this is an article from The New York.
Times he offered a lawmaker's aid quick. Cash was he
spying For? China when a man identifying himself As Chris
chen reached out this winter to an aid on A
house committee focused on threats From, china he came armed
(16:21):
with a lucrative. Offer the staff, member Mister chen proposed
could earn ten thousand dollars or more by barely lifting a.
Finger all he would need to do is agree to
phone calls every other week to share information about the
committee's work AND us foreign policy About. China insights INTO
us trade or national security, issues including The trump administration's
(16:44):
plans For venezuela in the aftermath of The january military
operation there would be especially, valuable Mister chen. Said to
sweeten the, pot Mister chen repeatedly promised to send THE
aid two thousand dollars up. Front the offer seemed too
good to be. True instead of quietly accepting the, deal the,
aid whose Identity The New York times agreed to withhold
(17:07):
because he works on sensitive policy issues related To, china
reported it to his bosses on The House Select committee
on The Chinese Communist. Party the panel quickly concluded that
Mister chen was not The singapore based business consultant he
claimed to, be but instead was likely A chinese intelligence
(17:27):
officer or contractor seeking a new. Recruit rather than cut off,
contact the Committee's republican majority staff agreed to keep talking
to Mister. Chen they recorded a series of calls this
winter to learn more about Mister chen's tactics and. Interests
transcripts of those, calls which The committee shared with The. Times.
Alongside some of the recorded audio depict a, determined at
(17:52):
times impatient, individual eager to earn the trust of his
mark and get down to. Business Mister chen mixes holiday
greetings with elaborate questions about manufacturing In, vietnam In, mexico
and the future Of venezuela's oil. Industry this is a,
pattern whether it is trying to recruit spies who are
(18:14):
staffers On Capitol, hill or whether it is placing spies
as staffers To democrat, senators or whether it is sending
honeypots to sleep With democrat elected officials Like Eric, swalwell
or whether it is in this, instance and this is
the most brazen electing A Chinese communist spy as a,
(18:36):
mayor A democrat. Mayor this is a concerted effort and
we need to be serious fighting.
Speaker 1 (18:41):
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party so quiet on? This why are they not condemning,
(20:10):
This why are they not openly talking about? It why
is the media not discovered talking about. This it's part
of the reason why we love doing this. SHOW i
want to move To.
Speaker 2 (20:18):
Virginia and by the, Way, BEN i do want to,
say you, know when you pitched to me last week
that we should say verdict is sponsored By china prison.
CAMPS i thought it was a persuasive. Argument and you
did say that someone offered you a bucket of. Cash
but BUT i for one.
Speaker 1 (20:37):
And it's more than two, grand my, friend more than two.
Speaker 2 (20:39):
Grand, now look if they if they offered to let
you go on the pro tennis, circuit, yes, YES i
love you, Man but you'd sell yourself out to Communists
china to go on the pro tennis.
Speaker 1 (20:50):
Circuit, no, no, never. Never i'm too proud if anyone
ever came to me and offered me money to be
a spy like they might be the dumbest person like
a spy of the.
Speaker 2 (21:00):
If you got to win Will. Wimbledon hell, no they're,
okay all.
Speaker 1 (21:03):
Right if you're not watching right, NOW i just gave
the number one salute LIKE i. AM i Bleed america
so much So i'm proud of, you, brother AND i
WOULD i would say it in a foreign language to.
You you know what? Yourself, okay good.
Speaker 2 (21:18):
GOOD i just said to ask you Because i'm, like you, know.
Speaker 1 (21:22):
You know when they say everybody has a, price like,
no like on like being prom like, NO i would
risk my life for this, country BUT i wouldn't like the.
IDEA i, remember it's so funny you talk about spies Movie.
Breach you ever watch a movie breach about that? That,
like we're the worst spies In american? History who was
who was giving out? Information he finally got caught to
(21:44):
phenomenal true story?
Speaker 2 (21:45):
Movies is this What Robert? Hassen is? That who it?
Speaker 1 (21:48):
Is, no it's the right. Name oh it. Was now
you're gonna make me google the spies, name but go.
Speaker 2 (21:54):
WATCH i don't know the, movie So i'm.
Speaker 1 (21:56):
Okay it's it's phenomenal. Movie and, see now you're gonna
make me go one, Here i'm. Gonna i'm just gonna
we're doing this Live breach. Movie it came out in.
Seven uh it was. Uh Ryan felippe And Chris cooper
were in the. Movie Chris cooper Plays Robert. Hansen, hey excuse?
Speaker 2 (22:15):
Me did DID i pull that? Name like out out
of the. ETHER i am.
Speaker 1 (22:19):
IMPRESSED i give. YOU i give you a golf clap for.
THAT i give you a golf. Clap but when that
the damn. Movie oh IT'S i can't believe you haven't
seen the. Movie Like i'm disappointed in you for not
seeing the. Movie that's almost like On American i'm a
little worried, Now but go watch the. Movie but when that,
happened uh my mentor who by the, way hey just
turn eighty, four so that's a big. Deal John ashcroft
(22:40):
his first day on the job in two, thousand they, go,
oh and by the, way we're about to take down
like the worst spy in one of the worst bies
Of american. History and had to get read in on.
This and then when the movie came, out and of
COURSE i asked him a million questions about. It but
when you see a guy like that do, that it
still blows my. Mind you can be In, america you
(23:00):
can work in THE, fbi you can be just selling
these secrets just because either you're disgruntled and you're a
little bit. Crazy it blows my mind that people sell
out their. Country it really doesn't. Stay but go watch a.
Movie AND i can't Believe i've actually watched a True
story center that you haven't watched. Yet IT'S i AM
i feel Like i've straight up one up to you
on this. ONE i feel good about it right. Now all,
right you got to tell me when you watch the.
(23:21):
Movie by the, way let's move on To virginia real.
Quick and this one is also a very interesting Story
democrats when they tell you they're crazy and they hate
this country and they hate our laws and our, rules
like believe. Them democrats now are threatening to boot the
Entire Virginia Supreme. Court and let's explain how we got
(23:43):
to this, point, center because it's this is a warning
of us coming in with OUR Us Supreme. Court they
want to get rid of. It they want to pack.
It every time they get a ruling they don't. Like
it doesn't. Matter there is no law in order. Anymore
in The Democratic, party they don't get their. Way we
just dismantled The Supreme, court dismantled the, institution get rid
of everybody in our.
Speaker 2 (24:01):
Way, well, look The Virginia State legislature sadly As. Democrat the,
Governor Abigail spamberger ran as a. Moderate she actually ran
Saying Jerry mannering is. Wrong we should Oppose Jerry. Manderin
she got. Elected and by the, Way Abigail spamberger is
a object lesson for elections across the. Country The democrats
(24:25):
who run as moderates are lying to. You every word
she said on the campaign trail was a. Lie she
got in as this hard left. Zealot she immediately stopped
cooperating with federal law, enforcements started releasing illegal, immigrants violent
criminals Into. Virginia she began proposing new taxes on just
(24:45):
about everything you can. Imagine and when it came to
redistricting the current map In, virginia there are Eleven house
members In, virginia six of them Are, democrats five of
them Are. Republicans that's about. Right virginia is a purple.
State Glen, youngkin A, republican was the previous. Governor in
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the twenty twenty four, Election Kamala harris Won, virginia but
by just a few, points so six' five was about
right in terms of where the state. Was divided But,
the democrats, for them power is the number, one objective
and so they rammed through an emergency redistricting plan that
took the map from six' five democrat To. Ten one
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democrat and they told the roughly forty Five percent of Virginians,
who vote republican you no, Longer get representation we're going
to disenfranchise you because all we care. About is, power
and basically they drew these horrible maps Where, much of
virginia the rural parts, are bright red And You've, got
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northern virginia WHICH are, basically dc suburbs which are a bunch,
of government employees many of whom. Are very liberal and
so they drew these maps where most of the Districts Reached,
into north virginia grabbed a bunch of government bureaucrats and
used them as left wing voters to turn the rest of. The,
district blue well the problem is they got, challenged in
court and initially a trial judge ruled that the redistricting
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was Illegal Under The. Virginia state constitution that got Appealed
To The. Virginia supreme Court Now The, virginia supreme court The.
Justices are democrats they were put On. There by democrats
they Were confirmed. By Democrat Legislatures The virginia supreme, court,
last week shockingly most, observers were astonished Looked At The
virginia state, constitution, and said hey what the legislature did,
(26:40):
here was illegal and they. Struck it down, by the
Way The previous Attorney, General Of Virginia, republican jason miarez
had written, an opinion Saying Under, the virginia constitution you,
can't do this this is. Contrary, to law now, When
that Happened democrats in washington their heads exploded because this
(27:01):
was critical to. Their seizing, power since then they have called,
For number one they've called for putting a mandatory Retirement
age in Virginia On the supreme court. Of fifty four
their entire purpose is to throw every Justice On the
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supreme court off so they could pack them with left
wing activists who were Uphold the redistrictim they have also
talked about just Fundamentally Overturning, so mark elias who is
the Hardcore left wing democrat lawyer who brings all of these.
(27:45):
Incredibly partisan Decisions anytime of republicans elected, In Close election
mark elias files a lawsuit seeking to overturn. The voter's
will he is one of the most rabid partisans. In
the country he tweeted out a Quote From the, virginia
constitution quote whenever any government shall be found inadequate or contrary,
to these purposes a majority, of The community, hath, an
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indubitable inalienable and indefeasible, right, to reform alter or abolish
it in such a manner as shall be judged most
conducive to. The public wheel and, to be clear what he,
IS saying is i don't Like What The virginia, supreme
court concluded Even, Though they're democrats so abolish the government
(28:31):
of The. State of virginia that's how radical. These zealots
are and, by the way you combine that with the
recent DECISION. Of. The U s supreme court that concluded
that racial, gerrymandering is unconstitutional, that drawing lines drawing, congressional
lines discriminating saying we're going to put people of one
(28:52):
race in the district take people of another race out,
of the district. That that's unconstitutional it had been an
open question whether Complying With The voting rights act was
essentially an exception to the constitutional prohibition, on racial Gerrymandery
And the supreme court. Included, six' three no it Is,
not That The, constitution The Fourteenth amendment the fifteenth amendment prohibit,
(29:15):
discrimination based on race prohibit voting. DISCRIMINATION based on race
i think that is the Right, reading of The constitution
and the democrats have lost, their ever, loving, mind because,
understand look All Right. All of new england you Take
The states in New, england and the northeast which vote
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Anywhere from sixty forty democrat to sixty Five to thirty
five democrat. Depending on The state how many republicans do
you think are Elected In? All of new england i'm going,
to go with zero zero d right In state, After state,
Massachusetts zero, Maine Zero vermont, Zero New hampshire, Zero rhode.
(29:56):
Island zero, connecticut zero that is they just jerrymandered the,
heck out of it and they have one hundred Percent.
Of the Representation, Democrat in the south Democrats Have Used
the voting, rights act to insist if you can draw
a District That Elects, an african american democrat You. Must,
(30:19):
elect that democrat now the bizarre Thing is we've seen,
democrats who also insist and one of the more, absurd,
things they've said well In Light of the supring court
decision that discriminating based, on race Is unconstitutional You've Seen
democrats saying south carolina will Never Ever elect An. African,
AMERICAN to congress now i have to, ADMIT when that Happened,
(30:45):
i PULLED out, twitter and.
Speaker 1 (30:47):
I like when you get your little. SNARKY tweets out
there i KNEW as, SOON as i said i was
waiting for a countdown clock until you. DID what you
did i could have predicted that tweet and. Get a
moment's NOTICE as, SOON as i, SAW i was like
i can't wait, an you did.
Speaker 2 (31:00):
It, SO keep, going, yeah, i said Hey Grok?
Speaker 1 (31:03):
Who?
Speaker 2 (31:03):
Is tim scott Yeah and why did democrats? Believe He's Not? Black.
So Tim scott yeah tim scott is My. Colleague In The.
Senate he's african american He was elected To congress to
A House. District in south carolina Then. He became a
senator he's been re elected over and over And Over,
again in south carolina And, yet to the democrats he
(31:26):
does not count as black Because, if you're a. Republican
suddenly you're. White it doesn't matter and mind. You and
their view, And, by the way. Tennessee your, home state.
Speaker 1 (31:36):
Oh dude this. Is The, best one steve cohen who's
like the whitest. Guy you'll ever see, he doesn't like,
me by the way he was my. Congressman for many
years THEY were losing on TV other day and i
got to smack some of them around, because they were
saying you're, taking Away This seat that african, americans Are being,
disfringe and i'm like. Hold On a second steve cohen, is,
like the whitest old cranky white. Guy you've ever met But.
Speaker 2 (31:57):
He's a little democrat So.
Speaker 1 (31:58):
He's a black Democrat but, Here's What, jen sing charlotte
Bergman Who is an, african american single mother is probably gonna.
Win the seat now.
Speaker 2 (32:07):
And wait, a second you're saying as A Result of, the,
supreme court decision, yes A white guy a democrat is
gonna lose likely, to a black woman to.
Speaker 1 (32:17):
A black single mother who has who is who lost
a family member To. Violent crime In memphis.
Speaker 2 (32:23):
And, the, democrats position is Yes defeating a white democrat
guy To elect a black republican woman is, Racist against,
black people like like, how, do, you, say no no
no this white liberal is Blacker Than this. Actual african
american woman that, That is their view and understand all
(32:43):
of their hysterics. Come down to power, like if You're
Saying Abolish the VIRGINIA supreme court because i don't, like
what they rule, and by the, way we appointed them
but we still don't. Like how they rule so if
you don't rule in a way that, keeps us in
power we will burn down the. Foundations of, our government that.
Speaker 1 (33:05):
Is that's. Just sad it Is Welcome to the democratic party.
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