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Promoted Content A district court judge in the State of Minnesota has rebuked the underlying argument of the ‘Defund the Police’ movement and has successfully issued an order for Minneapolis to hire more police officers.
The case Spann, et al. v. Minneapolis City Council and Mayor Jacob Frey, No. 27-cv-20-10558 in the Hennepin County District Court, is best to cite directly to conclusively show that Defund the Police advocates have put the public safety at risk. “The term ‘police force’ in City Charter 7.3(c) is defined as sworn police officers,” the order states.
This is important because Defund the Police advocates have argued that social workers may take on the traditional roles of police officers. Furthermore, it is relevant because police department staff such as bureaucrats do not count towards the calculation.
“[T]he City Council must fund a police force of at least 0.0017 employees per resident, and provide for those employees’ compensation, for which purpose it may tax the taxable property in the City up to 0.3 percent of its value annually.”
As if to make it a point that social workers and office bureaucrats do not count, the judge then cites the dictionary definition of a “police force.”
“The parties are in agreement that ‘police force’ is defined by Merriam-Webster as of April 19, 2021, as a ‘body of trained officers entrused by a government with a maintenance of public peace and order, enforcement of laws, and prevention and detection of crime.’ Despite this agreement, the parties disagree as it relates to who is an ’employee’ of the ‘police force’.” The order then narrows down the meanings so that the City cannot use the administrative staff and employees towards the calculation.
“Clearly, the legislative intent of the use of the term ‘police force’ as opposed to ‘police department’ was to narrow the meaning to sworn police offiecrs, exclusive of administrative staff and employees,” it states. “The Court’s interpretation of the phrase ‘police force’ to include only sworn officers is further bolstered by the Charter’s history and purpose.” Then, the judge points out that “the parties agree on the following data.” On “January 1, […]
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Will America-First News Outlets Make it to 2023?
Things are looking grim for conservative and populist news sites.
There’s something happening behind the scenes at several popular conservative news outlets. 2021 was bad, but 2022 is proving to be disastrous for news sites that aren’t “playing ball” with the corporate media narrative. It’s being said that advertisers are cracking down, forcing some of the biggest ad networks like Google and Yahoo to pull their inventory from conservative outlets. This has had two major effects. First, it has cooled most conservative outlets from discussing “taboo” topics like Pandemic Panic Theater, voter fraud, or The Great Reset. Second, it has isolated those ad networks that aren’t playing ball.
Certain topics are anathema for most ad networks. Speaking out against vaccines or vaccine mandates is a certain path to being demonetized. Highlighting voter fraud in the 2020 and future elections is another instant advertising death penalty. Throw in truthful stories about climate change hysteria, Critical Race Theory, and the border crisis and it’s easy to understand how difficult it is for America-First news outlets to spread the facts, share conservative opinions, and still pay the bills.
Without naming names, I have been told of several news outlets who have been forced to either consolidate with larger organizations or who have backed down on covering certain topics out of fear of being “canceled” by the ad networks. I get it. This is a business for many of us and it’s not very profitable. Those of us who do this for a living are often barely squeaking by, so loss of additional revenue can often mean being forced to make cuts. That means not being able to cover the topics properly. Its a Catch-22: Tell the truth and lose the money necessary to keep telling the truth, or avoid the truth and make enough money to survive. Those who have chosen survival simply aren’t able to spread the truth properly.
We will never avoid the truth. The Lord will provide if it is His will. Our job is simply to share the facts, spread the Gospel, and educate as many Americans as possible while exposing the forces of evil.
To those who have the means, we ask that you please donate. We have options available now, but there is no telling when those options will cancel us. We have our GivingFuel page. There have been many who have been canceled by PayPal, but for now it’s still an option. Your generosity is what keeps these sites running and allows us to get the truth to the masses. We’ve had great success in growing but we know we can do more with your assistance.
Thank you, and God Bless!
JD Rucker