A 3-judge panel of the #5thCircuit Court of Appeals, one of the most #conservative federal appeals courts in the country, agreed with #ImmigrantRights lawyers & lower court judges who argued the #AlienEnemiesAct of 1798 was not intended to be used against gangs like Tren de Aragua, the Venezuelan group #Trump targeted in his March invocation.

#law#ImmigrationLaw #immigration#ExecutiveOverreach#AbuseOfPower#Constitution#DueProcess #rendition#StateSponsoredAbduction

A protest in the US - but now very relevant in the UK

#uk #ukpol #ukpolitics #freespeech #politics #police #policestate #metpolice #london #demonetisation #protest #protesters #war #palestine #palestineaction #gaza #israel #middleeast #europe #labourparty #labour #starmer #keirstarmer #westminster #britain #british #parliament #tories #tory #conservative #conservatives #conservativeparty #us #usa #uspol #genocide #news #media

Here's my official #introduction

My name is Phil Williams. I am a #father, and now #grandfather, with 6 kids. Most of my kids are adults now.

I am a #Christian, and a #conservative. Frankly, I can't stand #politics.

I am a geek. My hobbies include #selfhosting #homelab #writing #armchairtheology and exploring the #outdoors.

I have a #Jeep, which I love. When it is running, I am in a much better mood than when it is in the garage for repairs. #jeeplife

My #Mastodon instance is self-hosted.

Just another prime example of #wilhoitslaw: The core value of conservatism is that there is an in-group of people who are protected by the rules, and another one who are bound by them but not protected.

Instead of having rule of law, you have rule by law and immunity from persecution. Instead of starting from what, they begin from who and make up the rest.

A protest in the US - but now very relevant in the UK

#uk #ukpol #ukpolitics #freespeech #politics #police #policestate #metpolice #london #demonetisation #protest #protesters #war #palestine #palestineaction #gaza #israel #middleeast #europe #labourparty #labour #starmer #keirstarmer #westminster #britain #british #parliament #tories #tory #conservative #conservatives #conservativeparty #us #usa #uspol #genocide #news #media

At #Trump’s request, Jeffress’s #church sent the White House Faith Office a 7-page letter outlining what it called “wrongful weaponization” of the #law & the “unlawful targeting of our church.” The letter, obtained by NYT, included recommended actions, & a mention of a Texas lawsuit, which offered a vehicle to declare that the law was wrong.

3 months later, #conservative#Christians scored a major victory.

#TaxLaw#Christianity#Evangelism#NewApostolicReformation#ChurchAndState#TaxExempt

In the Blue Room of the White House, once the cameras recording the Easter prayer service cut off, the conversation at #Trump’s dinner table turned to one of the biggest political goals for #conservative#Christian activists — eliminating a #law that banned #churches, & other #TaxExempt charitable groups, from endorsing #political candidates.

#TaxLaw#Christianity#Evangelism#NewApostolicReformation#NAR#ChurchAndState#TaxExempt

How #Conservative#Christians Cracked a 70-Year-Old #Law

The #IRS recently said that #churches could endorse #political candidates from the pulpit, a break from a longstanding interpretation of American #nonprofit law.

#law#TaxLaw#Trump#Christianity#Evangelism#NewApostolicReformation#NAR#ChurchAndState#TaxExempt
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