FOUNDER’S MESSAGE:
Today is a day that has been established as Bill of Rights Day in the United States. It’s an important day to celebrate America’s Constitution and the framework of society that ascribes God-given rights and freedoms to the people. The real question is how many people remember, or even more honestly – how many people truly care? Bill of Rights Day commemorates the ratification of the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, but today true Americans need to worry about eradication of the freedoms that the document guarantees to the people. There are those in positions of political power today who would throw the document into a shredder because their actions indicate very little regard for, let alone respect for, the Bill of Rights.
Such efforts are insidious and persistent. They are aimed at diminishing or suppressing freedom of religion and the right to worship freely, aimed at obstructing or restricting freedom of assembly and free speech, and aimed at manipulation and control of the free flow of information. The daily revelations coming from the Twitter files is one source of the exposure of these efforts.
American citizens need to pay more and more attention to the multiple events that are adversely affecting our cultural, social, and spiritual health as a nation. The nation is undoubtedly in a state of decline on many levels in many realms of our society. Education rooted in wisdom, not a lack of awareness and ignorance, will favor light over darkness. The truth appears in the light of the noonday sun, and the truth is able to set people free. The darkness is doespersing. Awareness needs to proceed right action. Again, I offer wisdom from George Washington: "Truth will ultimately prevail where there are pains to bring it to light." And those who care about the truth will proclaim it, promote it and preserve it. Citizen sentinels should check out the Forbes piece featuring Donald Trump’s video of his plan to proclaim and protect and promote free speech. It is quite significant that it appears on Bill of Rights Day.
In alignment with such an announcement, Citizen Voice will take pains to help truth to prevail. However, as mentioned in previous editions, the re-alignment for our weekly newsletter offerings is proceeding and in December we are winding down our weekly offerings. Yet today, we are in determination to finish the month with a blast after last week’s intrusion into our freedom of expression. We are offering three messages!
Since it is Bill of Rights Day, I offer our first article to honor the self-evident truths proclaimed by our founding documents.
Today’s second article is from Michael Lewinski in his brief and pointed style. His article deals with Elon Musk and recent revelations from the Twitter Files. Lewinski shares his own respect for Musk and his efforts amidst a very toxic social media realm.
The third article (it will not become a habit), is written by Jim Bratten regarding the controversial prisoner exchange that we have revealed via a link to an article in a previous edition that Israel helped to broker the deal.
As we get closer to the Christmas holiday and the season’s festivities, we hope that amidst all of the distractions or diversions that seeking the truth would not become an afterthought. The fact that the Magi followed the “Christmas Star” is a practical implementation of faith proceeding the
We hope readers understand that the Citizen Sentinels Network agenda is to help educate as many citizens as possible through the Citizen Voice, and we hope to empower those who have been awakened to take action to retain our Republic for which it stands. If the perceptions of our writers are worthy of others’ attention, please share today’s Citizens Voice with those who may need enlightenment. And, in light of all our aggregates and entries today, it is also our hope that readers would please take to heart what they read through this edition.
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Review, Remember and Revitalize the Bill of Rights
12/15/2022
Today is the day normally set aside to remember and relegate respect for the Bill of Rights of the Constitution of the United States of America. Nonetheless, it is likely that this “normal” weekday will not give enough time, or provide enough motivation, or stimulate enough inspiration to remember or ignite much respect for the protections of our God-given rights. As Americans prepare for holiday festivities and gatherings, it is likely that the Bill of Rights will be an afterthought.
This day of remembrance arrives in the aftermath of the second election season in which evidence indicates irregularities and manipulation of our electoral process. The multiple cracks in the system are being repaired by coating over the cracks with the thin veneer of deniability or accusations of conspiracy theories. Pale-faced political pundits with no respect for the Bill of Rights attempt to hide what they know to be true – there are many enemies to the Bill of Rights because their is waning belief in a system of government based upon God-given rights – because their is waning belief in God and Heaven’s righteous judgment.
The first ten amendments to the Constitution, known as the Bill of Rights, are sadly not recognized by a number of Americans today. They were ratified on December 15, 1791, and were instituted as the foundation stoves to protect the most basic rights of American citizens. Yet, most Americans do not know these protections of such rights like freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, right to bear arms, the right to peaceful protest (redress of harm to citizens), and those protections against unreasonable searches and seizures. In the past few decades, Americans have been witnessing the slow erosion and eradication of those fundamental freedoms brought about by our government itself – in many cases, no matter which political party prevailed in the elections.
The government, for those paying attention with a proper sense of evaluation, is no longer one of the people, by the people, and for the people. It is a government of the political party elites, by political party leadership, and for the sake of perpetuating government control over the people. Those paying attention and who understand are in a unique situation to do more than just whine and bitch about the deliberate eradication of those fundamental freedoms. It is extremely easy to bitch, whine and whimper about the attacks upon our freedoms – like spectators at sporting events heckling or yelling at the players or those officiating the event. It is quite another effort that is required of those paying attention to actually take action, by awakening and arising and investing tears, sweat, and possibly even blood to generate actions that will bring about positive changes, and to right the wrongs,
The United States of America was born amongst the constellation of nations so that freedom would have the opportunity to grow, and not just for one kind, but for all kinds of people, from all races, all religions, and ways of life. Today, Americans have lost touch with their roots, and drift life tumbleweeds through the winds of turbulence and tribulation. The roots of the ideals and principles and values of the U.S.A. reside in the Judeo-Christian heritage our Founding Fathers bequeathed to their descendants. The moral underpinning for the government was evoked in the Declaration of Independence – a document that secular humanists and atheists ridicule and mock because it proclaims the God-given rights of all humanity.
Those rights, those freedoms, were delineated in the Constitution of the United States in the first ten amendments and were intended to ensure the God-given, inalienable freedoms for the American people, for future generations, and for humanity. It is only natural that people look back upon the words of incredible value within our founding documents in these turbulent times.
The idea of amendments that could provide the bedrock legal foundation of the nation is unique, but the fact that they ensured protection for the citizens from common abuses inflicted upon the people by most governments of the day was crucial to the survival of a free people and a free society. It still is – but it requires the people to hold onto such self-evident truths and to trul take ownership of those freedoms – but spectators are not true owners.
Americans who truly cherish the freedoms we have enjoyed through two centuries need to assume ownership of what we have inherited; true owners take action when destruction of the God-given rights are imminent. While pondering the significance of the recent threatening and destructive events, it is a good time to re-evaluate the fundamental values that are the bedrock of the United States. Especially at this time in history, it is important to consider what honestly differentiates Americans from other peoples around the world. Americans are those individuals who are called by God to promote, protect and preserve the rights He gave so that freedom would have the opportunity to grow and permeate the planet.
It is well past time for true Americans to show their true colors and re-embrace the self-evident truths of the Declaration of Independence and the principles and ideals of the Constitution. The Bill of Rights needs to be brought down from the shelves and dusted off. It is time to reconnect to these precious freedoms, not just as spectators but as true owners of the Republic. This will be a first step in holding on to the self-evident truths and in keeping the Republic.
The Bill of Rights: A Transcription | National Archives
Elon Musk is Earning a Gold Metal
By Michael James Lewinski
12/15/22
In a Twitter thread, the billionaire said the original “Lord of the Rings” author J.R.R. Tolkien is “turning in his grave” due to the adaptation from the company owned by Jeff Bezos. Musk noted recently, "recession would be a good thing because it'll hurt unproductive work-from-home crowd, and foolish business owners that deserve to go bankrupt. It would be good for a recession to be happy as it has been raining money on fools for too long. It would harm work-from-homers and foolish business owners," he said, "they deserved to go bankrupt."
"All the COVID stay-at-home stuff has tricked people into thinking that you don’t actually need to work hard. Rude awakening inbound!"
Musk is leaning toward voting for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for president, should he decide to
run in 2024. That is a good thing. He has already voted for a Conservative Latino woman who won the 34th district seat in Texas.
Musk fired Vijaya Gadde,who was a snake. Musk also fired Sean Edgett, Twitter’s general counsel. He was an ex-FBI lawyer who worked diligently to undermine President Trump, also and tried to have him impeached. Edgett delayed the files being released about the FBI, and probably destroyed incriminating FBI files.
Musk exposed the Biden campaign and the DNC were involved in silencing information about the Hunter Biden laptop just before the 2020 election. Democrats who were polled said 6% of them would not vote for the great pretender. We have learned that Michelle Obama told the employees at Twitter to ban President Trump permanently.
Twitter silenced Dan Bongino, Charlie Kirk, Rick Wyels and many other Conservatives. I fully expect to see many other Silicon Valley platforms that conspired to shut down Conservatives in future files Musk will release.
Elon Musk has made mighty enemies. I pray for him and his family every night. I ask God to bless him and his family with good health, safety, and travel mercies and for God to protect him from their enemies. He has displayed great courage, and I hope the next President will present him with the Congressional Medal of Honor.
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Another Win for Putin
And Another Disaster for Biden
By Jim Bratten – 12/12/22
Viktor Bout, a Russian arms dealer who is known as the “Merchant of Death” and “Lord
of War,” and deals in every type of weapon from AK-47s to anti-aircraft missiles, was released from a high security U.S. prison in an exchange for the WNBA’s Brittney Griner, who has been in a Russian prison since she was arrested earlier this year for possessing illegal substances shortly after arriving in Russia. Griner’s conviction gave her a 9-year sentence.
Originally from what was Soviet Tajikistan, Bout has been described as one of the most dangerous men on earth, responsible for weaponizing a civil war in Africa and arming drug cartels in Mexico, Central and South America, and the Far East. As described by a former U.S. Intelligence officer, “He’s a shadow facilitator, arming drug cartels and radically left bad guys around the world, trafficking weapons...”
According to American Defense News, Bout was serving a 25-year prison sentence after his capture in Thailand by a DEA sting operation covering three continents in 2008. He was eventually convicted of conspiracy to kill U.S. citizens and officials, anti-aircraft missile delivery, and giving aid to a terrorist group in 2011.
“The move to exchange Bout for Griner has been controversial, as many see the move as the United States folding to Russian demands. The critics of the move may have a point, as earlier this year, the same prisoner exchange was requested by Russia and was denied.” But a few months later, the United States folded, deciding to exchange Bout for Griner.
Russia gets back an arms dealer with a career so hellish it inspired multiple films, and the United States gets someone who would’ve only been convicted for a misdemeanor drug offense in the majority of other countries, if tried at all. Meanwhile, Paul Weyland, a former U.S. Marine and police officer, after four years of incarceration in a Russian prison on fake espionage charges, still sits there, waiting for the country he honorably served to come to his rescue. He’s been passed over for a women’s basketball player who has been in a Russian prison for nearly ten months.
An evil mass murderer was traded for a black lesbian basketball player; an anti-American activist of the Left who refused to show up on the basketball court during the playing of the U.S. National Anthem.
Another bad decision for Joe – trading the world’s most dangerous weapons merchant, responsible for the deaths of thousands of Africans killed by the weapons he provided, for an anti-American basketball player instead of a U.S. Marine. But if you question the exchange, you’re called a bigot and a racist.
Joe Biden, who had to ask Saudi Arabia and the UAE to negotiate the exchange, gave Putin exactly what he wanted and another diplomatic victory over the U.S.
Completely clueless as to the import of what has taken place, CNN’s Don Lemon gushed, “One can’t imagine what this means to the LGBT community...” And CNN’s Van Jones called Griner an “icon,” unaware, or doesn’t care, that people in the Third World will die because of this tragic exchange by Biden.
For Biden, this has nothing to do with diplomatic strategy; to him it’s all political, as it is with all Democrats. Griner coming home means votes for the Democrats: from blacks, women and the LGBT “community.” It’s all about race, sexual orientation, women’s rights, and “groups.” Brittney Griner checks all the “intersectionality” boxes: she’s a woman, black, and a “married” lesbian.
Paul Whelan and another American held by the Russians, Marc Fogel, a teacher, don’t check off Biden’s diversity boxes; they are both white males. To the Left, identity politics trumps human rights, upon which Viktor Bout will now resume destruction.
Griner, however, checks all of Biden’s diversity boxes, so she gets the nod to come home. Vladimir Putin grins broadly at his win.
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James Bratten holds a BA from the University of Minnesota in Studio Art, is a veteran of the Vietnam conflict, having served in the United States Navy with Fighter Squadron VF-101, and retired from Chrysler, LLC in 2008.
Since 1980, Jim has belonged to dozens of conservative organizations, joining Tea Party Patriots in 2009. He co-founded Vanderburgh County Tea Party Patriots in 2011 and served as Indiana State Coordinator for TPP from 2010-2015, assisting Tea Party groups and speaking at many events in the state.
He was awarded “National Grassroots Activist of the Year, 2010” and the “2010 Salvatori Prize for American Citizenship,” and was featured in the book, TEA PARTY – the Awakening. He accepted a position on the Board of Directors of Hoosier Patriots, Inc. that year. Jim has written weekly commentary since January 2011 as Editorial Director for the Hoosier Patriots Monday Morning Newswire and assumed the role of Director of Hoosier Patriots in March 2014. He continues research and writing weekly commentary in the Newswire, his work appearing in a variety of publications.
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Onward and Upward!
From Forbes Breaking News: JUST IN: Trump Responds To Twitter Files In New Video' - 12/15/2022
From Facts Matter with Roman Balmakov: Elon Musk Leaks Files EXPOSING 'Secret Meeting' Where a Reason to Ban Trump Was 'Invented' - 12/15/2022
From Bannon's War Room: True Bioweapon Origins Of COVID-19 Were Intentionally Hidden By Biden’s Intelligence Officials - 12/14/22
From Kanekoa News (w/ video): Joe Biden releases notorious Russian arms dealer known as "The Merchant of Death" after attending "victims of gun violence in America" memorial - 12/8/22
From NTD TV: China in Focus Full Broadcast (Dec. 14) - 12/14/22
ICYMI > From The Epoch TV (full video): The Final War - WATCH!
ICYMI > From Jordan B. Peterson: The Great Climate Con | Alex Epstein | #312 - 12/8/2021
From World Is Dangerous: A snow storm buried Lake Tahoe, California! Footage of today's heavy snowfall - 12/11/22
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From The American Minute with Bill Federer: American Minute for December 15 - 12/15/2021 - The Bill of Rights was ratified on this day in 1791.T
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Podcast - From The Dan Bongino Show: Tucker Drops A Bombshell About The Deep State (Ep. 1914) - 12/14/22
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Podcast – Podcast – From The Victor Davis Hanson Show: Prisoner Swaps and Shadow Banning - 12/14/22
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Podcast – From “Bold & Blunt” w/ Cheryl Chumley: Happy Warriors, Unite! The Fight Is Far From Over - Washington Times - 12/8/2021
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Podcast - From Liz Wheeler (formerly of OANN): The REAL Reason TikTok Should Be Banned | Ep. 238 - 12/14/22
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Recommended Reading…
From Red State: Leaked Details of January 6th Committee Report Fully Expose Liz Cheney and Her Cohorts - 12/12/2022
From Washington Times: Spotlight shines on 'Blockchain Eight' lawmakers after the collapse of crypto firm FTX - 12/14/2022
From Canada Free Press: Theater of the Oppressed - 12/10/22
From The Gateway Pundit: "Justice is Rigged" - Brazil Election Breakdown: Officials Shut Down Website and Remove Evidence After It Was Exposed - 12/12/2022
From One America News Network: Ukrainian Gift Explodes At Polish Police Headquarters - 12/15/2022
From Reuters: Peru declares state of emergency, seeks 18-months jail for Castillo - 12/14/2022
From Al-Monitor: Dream of World Cup final is over but Moroccans hail heroes - 12/14/2022 [Al-Monitor: Independent, trusted coverage of the Middle East]
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articles & videos -
From Defining Ideas: Freedom of Speech vs. Antidiscrimination Laws - 12/15/22
From Battlegrounds: Bahrain - A Central Perspective On Security And Development In The Gulf - 12/14/22
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What affects one, can affect all!
* News From The Growing Free Union -
From Canada Free Press: Election-fraud corruption is deeper than anyone can imagine - 12/13/22
From Breitbart: Poll: 66% of Likely Voters Support Investigation of Social Media Sites - 12/13/22
From BizPac Review (w/ video): Concerned parent, Indian immigrant targeted by ‘woke army’ gives a speech America needs to hear - 12/15/22
From NTD: Mike Lindell Officially Announces Bid for RNC Chair - 12/15/22
From Washington Examiner: Latino conservatives see path to future red wave in midterm autopsy - 12/13/22
From American Wire: Nine Republican ‘traitors’ vote with Dems to avoid government shutdown - 12/15/22
From BizPac Review: Deflecting the question’: GOP rep presses witness over whether parents should know about kids’ gender transitions - 12/14/22
Election Resources:
National Election Resource: VotifyNow
National Election Resource: My Voter Hub – From My Faith Votes
ICYMI > From The Heritage Foundation: It’s Time to Audit: Every State, Every Election | The Heritage Foundation – 10/20/22
National Election Resource: Election Integrity Scorecard – From The Heritage Foundation
National Election Resource: Voter Fraud Map: Election Fraud Database – From Heritage
* News From Our Canadian Neighbors -
From the Fraser Institute via Canada Free Press: Canadian generosity hits lowest point in 20 years - 12/14/22
From National Post: Terry Glavin: Trudeau and other environmental 'colonialists' set their sights on the Third World - 12/14/22
* News From Our Israeli Friends -
From the Times of Israel: Netanyahu: There will be electricity on Shabbat, religious status quo will continue - 12/14/22
From Al-Monitor: Israel blocks Gaza's Christians from celebrating Christmas in Bethlehem - 12/14/22 [Al-Monitor: Independent, trusted coverage of the Middle East]
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* News From the States –
News From Arizona -
From PJ Media: Huge Development in Kari Lake’s Election Lawsuit - 12/13/22
From The Gateway Pundit: "Maricopa County Doing What They Can To Obstruct Transparency" - Maricopa County Recount Raises Red Flags As Republicans Are Excluded From Hand Counting Boards - 12/12/2022
News From California -
From American Wire: Newsom masters ‘art of the self-own’ when he complains about migrant burden after incentivizing them to come - 12/15/22
From California on Your Mind: 2022 Winners and Losers - 12/14/22
News From Colorado -
From Washington Examiner: Rep. Lauren Boebert’s reelection bid confirmed after recount - 12/14/22
News From Louisiana -
From FOX News: New Orleans community members sound off on lack of police - 12/11/22
News From New York -
From PJ Media: Half-Naked Drag Queen Teaches Kid to Twerk in NYC as Parents Watch Calmly - 12/12/22
News From Washington D.C -
From John Solomon’s Just the News (w/ briefing video): House passes short-term spending bill to avoid government shutdown - 12/14/22
From NTD TV: Capitol Report: Concerns Over Another Massive Spending Bill Fueling Inflation; TikTok Ban Gaining Bipartisan Support - 12/14/22
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Excellent National Election Integrity Resource: Election Integrity Scorecard
Excellent Election Fraud Data Resource: Voter Fraud Map: Election Fraud Database
Excellent Non-Partisan Election Information Resource: Election Integrity Project California
Excellent National Voter Resource: My Voter Hub – From My Faith Votes
Additional NGO Election Education Resource: US 2020 Election Fraud at a Glance
Excellent Constitution Education Resource: LIBERTY TREE ONLINE UNIVERSITY
Excellent Citizen-Patriot News Resource: Steve Bannon's War Room
Excellent Citizen-Patriot News Resource: From Frank Speech - the Home of Free Speech
Excellent Citizen Comprehensive Political Resource: David Horowitz Freedom Center
Critical Expose’ of Political Prisoners within the US: American Gulag
Excellent Source of CRT information for parents: Moms for America
Excellent Christian Homeschool Resource: Ed-Exit
Excellent Citizen Activist Resource: Precinct Strategy: Home
Excellent Guide to Protecting Families: A Guide to Protecting Your Family From the Coming Insurrection and Violence 1 ARE YOU SAFE?
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We continue to urge citizens to take ownership of the responsibility to keep the Republic!
Remember, an educated and enlightened citizenry is vital for our future. As it has been written:
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"If ever a time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in Government, our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots to prevent its ruin." ~ Samuel Adams, 1776
Ownership of our Republic is now the fight of our time! Keeping our Republic depends upon the genuine sense of ownership of the Land of the Free. Either this is our country, or it will belong to those who are actively seeking to take it from us. It is the same mentality that inspired someone long ago to express the sentiment that “All it takes for evil to triumph is that good people do nothing.” Efforts to take responsibility for keeping this nation a free Republic are organically occurring right now all across the nation.
God bless your Citizen Voice, and we Canadians sure can learn from the courage of your founding fathers. While Trudeau, REMOVED our First Prime Minister, from our $10.00 bill there was no one brave person to oppose this traitor! Sir John A. Macdonald our Canadian founding Father, has suffered indiginities by the removal of his picture from our currency and statutes removed even from his home town! Cowards! Bless your voice!