1 00:00:01,960 --> 00:00:05,320 Speaker 1: Brittany Grinder's coming home. We have thoughts about that. We 2 00:00:05,400 --> 00:00:07,880 Speaker 1: have a couple of congressmen on. We have Mike Slater 3 00:00:08,039 --> 00:00:10,320 Speaker 1: on to talk about the attack on the American Church. 4 00:00:10,360 --> 00:00:21,040 Speaker 1: All that's coming up on. I'm right, Well, the news 5 00:00:21,040 --> 00:00:27,280 Speaker 1: of the day is Brittney Grinder, w NBA star. Are 6 00:00:27,320 --> 00:00:31,680 Speaker 1: there stars in the WNB? She plays women's basketball in 7 00:00:31,720 --> 00:00:35,400 Speaker 1: the w NBA. Well, she used to until she went 8 00:00:35,560 --> 00:00:38,440 Speaker 1: to Russia with drugs and then got thrown in a 9 00:00:38,479 --> 00:00:42,920 Speaker 1: penal colony, and she got swapped today for a man 10 00:00:43,040 --> 00:00:46,279 Speaker 1: named Victor Boot. I'm not going to go into all 11 00:00:46,320 --> 00:00:48,800 Speaker 1: the background on it. You should just know Victor Boot 12 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:52,920 Speaker 1: was a Russian intelligence officer or asset or to look 13 00:00:52,920 --> 00:00:56,320 Speaker 1: it's a little murky. Victor Boot could speak foreign language 14 00:00:56,360 --> 00:00:59,880 Speaker 1: as well and was connected in the Russian government. Soviet 15 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:05,399 Speaker 1: Union falls, Victor Boot finds himself a man of resources, 16 00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:10,240 Speaker 1: in a position to handout tanks, missiles, weapons all over 17 00:01:10,319 --> 00:01:15,040 Speaker 1: the planet Africa, Middle East, Taliban. Victor Boot is known 18 00:01:15,080 --> 00:01:18,119 Speaker 1: as the Merchant of death. Well, here's here's a little 19 00:01:18,240 --> 00:01:24,399 Speaker 1: here's a little CBS video of Victor Boot. Victor Boot, 20 00:01:24,440 --> 00:01:28,600 Speaker 1: in my eyes, is one of the most dangerous men 21 00:01:28,680 --> 00:01:30,520 Speaker 1: on the face of the earth, on the face of 22 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:33,479 Speaker 1: the earth, without a doubt. So he weaponizes civil war 23 00:01:33,520 --> 00:01:41,959 Speaker 1: in Africa. He transformed these young adolescent warriors into insidious, mindless, 24 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:46,920 Speaker 1: maniacally driven killing machines that operated with assembly line efficiencies. 25 00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:50,840 Speaker 1: He is a shadow facilitator. He's arming not only designated 26 00:01:50,960 --> 00:01:56,440 Speaker 1: terrorist groups insurgent groups, but he's also arming very powerful 27 00:01:56,640 --> 00:02:04,960 Speaker 1: drug trafficking cartels around the globe. We traded a w 28 00:02:05,400 --> 00:02:13,440 Speaker 1: NBA player for that human being. Well, the question is why, 29 00:02:14,320 --> 00:02:18,239 Speaker 1: I mean why Paul Whalen is currently an American citizen 30 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:21,919 Speaker 1: who's being called prisoner in Russia. Britney Grinder just got there. 31 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:25,360 Speaker 1: Paul Whalen's been there for four years. Former US Marines 32 00:02:25,760 --> 00:02:31,919 Speaker 1: total stud Why Brittney Grinder instead of Paul Whalen. Well 33 00:02:32,639 --> 00:02:36,800 Speaker 1: stud Britney Grinder's fault. It's not Joe Biden's fault. The 34 00:02:36,840 --> 00:02:40,240 Speaker 1: truth is, if Paul Whalen and the Whalen family are 35 00:02:40,360 --> 00:02:44,400 Speaker 1: upset that Paul Whalen didn't get released, Paul should know 36 00:02:44,600 --> 00:02:49,440 Speaker 1: he only has himself to blame. Paul. If you're not 37 00:02:49,560 --> 00:02:54,280 Speaker 1: gay enough, you're white, and you're straight, if you wouldn't 38 00:02:54,280 --> 00:02:57,240 Speaker 1: get sprung from a Russian prison. You better go grab 39 00:02:57,280 --> 00:03:01,560 Speaker 1: yourself a boyfriend. That's just the bottom on Jesse. You're 40 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:03,320 Speaker 1: just being over the top, and no I'm not. We 41 00:03:03,400 --> 00:03:07,480 Speaker 1: live now in the US of Gay. Look, don't take 42 00:03:07,520 --> 00:03:09,840 Speaker 1: it for me. Powerful people know what Randy Winegarden, head 43 00:03:09,840 --> 00:03:11,919 Speaker 1: of the Teachers Union, have been basically running this country 44 00:03:11,960 --> 00:03:15,560 Speaker 1: for two years. What a great relief, extraordinary news a 45 00:03:15,600 --> 00:03:19,679 Speaker 1: basketball star but also a gay black woman is released. 46 00:03:21,120 --> 00:03:26,200 Speaker 1: Don Lemon echoed those sentiments right here. I think I 47 00:03:26,200 --> 00:03:29,160 Speaker 1: would be remiss if we did not mention also the 48 00:03:29,200 --> 00:03:32,320 Speaker 1: importance place for the LGBTQ community. So as we've been 49 00:03:32,360 --> 00:03:34,160 Speaker 1: talking about black women, this is big. So this is 50 00:03:34,160 --> 00:03:39,680 Speaker 1: where the LGBTQ community. Of course, Now, Jesse, you shouldn't 51 00:03:39,680 --> 00:03:44,960 Speaker 1: call it the US of gay. That's disrespectful. Okay, what 52 00:03:45,160 --> 00:03:51,120 Speaker 1: flag flies on our embassies now across the globe? You 53 00:03:51,240 --> 00:03:55,160 Speaker 1: do know that rainbow flags fly at US embassies now 54 00:03:55,200 --> 00:03:58,920 Speaker 1: across the globe. You do know that Britney Grinder got 55 00:03:58,920 --> 00:04:03,800 Speaker 1: prioritized Paul Whylan because she's a black lesbian. You see, 56 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:05,800 Speaker 1: the truth of the matter is this, Well, there are 57 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:08,760 Speaker 1: a couple hard truths of the matter. Republicans when they 58 00:04:08,760 --> 00:04:12,440 Speaker 1: get elected women. Republicans take power, they spend every single 59 00:04:12,520 --> 00:04:15,840 Speaker 1: waking moment reaching out to their enemies and apologizing for 60 00:04:15,880 --> 00:04:21,120 Speaker 1: their friends. Sorry about those ICHYTP partiers. You Democrats would 61 00:04:21,160 --> 00:04:24,080 Speaker 1: never the Communists would never consider that. Communists, when they 62 00:04:24,120 --> 00:04:26,680 Speaker 1: take power, they do two things and two things always. 63 00:04:26,720 --> 00:04:28,400 Speaker 1: You know what they are by now. The Communists do 64 00:04:28,440 --> 00:04:32,200 Speaker 1: what They punish their enemies and they reboard their friends. 65 00:04:32,760 --> 00:04:37,360 Speaker 1: The Communists understand that the LGBTQ demon mob is a 66 00:04:37,440 --> 00:04:41,320 Speaker 1: critical part of their voter base now, and so Britney 67 00:04:41,360 --> 00:04:44,919 Speaker 1: Grinder was just gay enough to get released. And you 68 00:04:45,040 --> 00:04:48,520 Speaker 1: have to understand something else. And this may make you uncomfortable, 69 00:04:48,520 --> 00:04:54,520 Speaker 1: but I don't give a crap. They're coming for your church, 70 00:04:55,000 --> 00:04:58,039 Speaker 1: you know that, right. If you're an Orthodox Jew, they're 71 00:04:58,080 --> 00:05:02,000 Speaker 1: coming for your synagogue. If you're a Muslim, they're coming 72 00:05:02,040 --> 00:05:05,880 Speaker 1: for your mosque jah jesse. That'll never happen here. Please 73 00:05:06,160 --> 00:05:10,600 Speaker 1: wake up and grow up. It's happening right now. Communists 74 00:05:10,839 --> 00:05:13,559 Speaker 1: hate religions. Why do you think in the Soviet Union 75 00:05:13,600 --> 00:05:16,560 Speaker 1: they tore down the churches and killed the priests. Why 76 00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:19,120 Speaker 1: do you think in China they tore down the Buddhist 77 00:05:19,160 --> 00:05:21,840 Speaker 1: temples and killed the monks Why do you think they 78 00:05:21,920 --> 00:05:25,320 Speaker 1: do this? In country after country after country after country. 79 00:05:25,360 --> 00:05:29,160 Speaker 1: Whatever the religion happens to be, it is attacked relentlessly. 80 00:05:29,200 --> 00:05:32,400 Speaker 1: In Spain, they crucified the priests on the altar and 81 00:05:32,440 --> 00:05:35,120 Speaker 1: then assaulted the nuns in ways that I won't describe 82 00:05:35,160 --> 00:05:38,320 Speaker 1: for you here because there are children watching. They're coming 83 00:05:38,680 --> 00:05:44,240 Speaker 1: for your church. Oh, Joe Biden, Respect for Marriage Act? Okay, 84 00:05:44,279 --> 00:05:46,760 Speaker 1: so we're gonna have the Respect for Marriage Act. Now, 85 00:05:47,800 --> 00:05:50,000 Speaker 1: do keep in mind that the same people calling this 86 00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:53,839 Speaker 1: the Respect for Marriage Act passed a massive climate change 87 00:05:53,839 --> 00:05:56,520 Speaker 1: bill and called at the Inflation Reduction Act. It has 88 00:05:56,600 --> 00:05:59,920 Speaker 1: nothing to do whatsoever with respect for marriage. It has 89 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:03,640 Speaker 1: everything to do with the war that has been declared 90 00:06:03,760 --> 00:06:06,680 Speaker 1: on you and your faith. You see, you don't live 91 00:06:06,720 --> 00:06:09,160 Speaker 1: in the US of A. You live in the US 92 00:06:09,240 --> 00:06:12,280 Speaker 1: of Gay. And if you happen to have religious beliefs 93 00:06:12,279 --> 00:06:15,800 Speaker 1: that go counter to the US of Gay's state religion, 94 00:06:16,960 --> 00:06:22,520 Speaker 1: well you're just an enemy of the state. Why do 95 00:06:22,560 --> 00:06:24,640 Speaker 1: you think it is? Why do you think it is 96 00:06:24,680 --> 00:06:29,240 Speaker 1: that local libraries now, public libraries now will regularly bring 97 00:06:29,320 --> 00:06:32,960 Speaker 1: in some half naked drag queen with his twig and 98 00:06:33,040 --> 00:06:36,360 Speaker 1: berries hanging out to read story books to your children. 99 00:06:36,680 --> 00:06:39,839 Speaker 1: Yet Kirk Cameron Wonderful Human Being has a brand new 100 00:06:39,960 --> 00:06:43,680 Speaker 1: faith based book series, and he called around to fifty 101 00:06:44,120 --> 00:06:50,360 Speaker 1: five zero, called around to fifty libraries and was rejected outright. 102 00:06:50,680 --> 00:06:54,279 Speaker 1: Credit to the libraries for being honest about what they believe. 103 00:06:54,520 --> 00:06:57,120 Speaker 1: One of them flat out said, quote, we are a 104 00:06:57,200 --> 00:07:00,760 Speaker 1: very queer friendly library. Our messaging is not a line. 105 00:07:01,200 --> 00:07:04,360 Speaker 1: Another one rejected him, I'm not making this up because 106 00:07:04,400 --> 00:07:08,359 Speaker 1: he was white and they're focusing on racial equity, and 107 00:07:08,440 --> 00:07:10,760 Speaker 1: I just want to pause here for a brief moment 108 00:07:10,800 --> 00:07:13,760 Speaker 1: before I continue on with everything else, and I want 109 00:07:13,800 --> 00:07:18,720 Speaker 1: to address who's to blame here. Maybe you're sitting there 110 00:07:18,800 --> 00:07:20,640 Speaker 1: right now and you're getting worked up that you now 111 00:07:20,720 --> 00:07:22,960 Speaker 1: live in the US of gay and I get that 112 00:07:22,640 --> 00:07:26,040 Speaker 1: that's a bitter pill to swallow. To see it everywhere. 113 00:07:26,080 --> 00:07:28,120 Speaker 1: You can't buy a pack of Oreos or watch the 114 00:07:28,160 --> 00:07:31,040 Speaker 1: Hallmark channel. It's all over the Dagon place, the flag 115 00:07:31,120 --> 00:07:34,280 Speaker 1: flies at the emblems. It's ingrained in your US military, 116 00:07:34,320 --> 00:07:37,600 Speaker 1: it's in your public libraries, it's in your child school books. 117 00:07:38,480 --> 00:07:42,400 Speaker 1: But if you're upset about that, it's important to know 118 00:07:42,680 --> 00:07:51,320 Speaker 1: that this is the fault of America's Christian Church. Sorry, 119 00:07:51,440 --> 00:07:55,120 Speaker 1: it is every pastor I know. We have many that 120 00:07:55,280 --> 00:07:58,360 Speaker 1: watched the show. Every pastor who's ever gotten up in 121 00:07:58,440 --> 00:08:03,360 Speaker 1: front of his congregation and said, yeah, we're above politics. Guys. 122 00:08:03,960 --> 00:08:08,360 Speaker 1: We're not Democrat or Republican here. We're just focused on 123 00:08:08,680 --> 00:08:12,480 Speaker 1: Jesus and turning the other cheek. We don't get involved 124 00:08:12,480 --> 00:08:17,480 Speaker 1: in politics. Guys. Did you think you were really above politics, 125 00:08:18,560 --> 00:08:22,840 Speaker 1: mister pastor, You're about to find out otherwise. Your knee 126 00:08:22,840 --> 00:08:26,120 Speaker 1: deep involved in it, and the wolves are coming for you. 127 00:08:26,120 --> 00:08:28,800 Speaker 1: You see, while you were busy being above it all, 128 00:08:29,400 --> 00:08:32,720 Speaker 1: they were busy banging down your doors so they can 129 00:08:32,760 --> 00:08:36,520 Speaker 1: crucify you on your altar in their own way in 130 00:08:36,600 --> 00:08:40,280 Speaker 1: this country. And you have nobody but yourself to blame. 131 00:08:40,600 --> 00:08:44,800 Speaker 1: As you watched these demons sexualized children and chopped the 132 00:08:44,840 --> 00:08:48,120 Speaker 1: breasts off of fifteen year old girls, you should have 133 00:08:48,200 --> 00:08:51,760 Speaker 1: been leading your congregation like an army to the polls 134 00:08:51,880 --> 00:08:54,400 Speaker 1: and telling them who to vote for. But you were 135 00:08:54,440 --> 00:09:00,160 Speaker 1: busy being above it all. Guess who's not above it all? Them? 136 00:09:00,200 --> 00:09:03,160 Speaker 1: They're not above it all at all. They understand full 137 00:09:03,160 --> 00:09:07,240 Speaker 1: well that you are the foe they must defeat. They 138 00:09:07,320 --> 00:09:10,760 Speaker 1: operate as if you are a foe. They must defeat. 139 00:09:11,200 --> 00:09:15,280 Speaker 1: You operate as if we're just cheek turners here, guys, 140 00:09:15,840 --> 00:09:19,320 Speaker 1: it's your fault, mister pastor. You upset by what's happened 141 00:09:19,320 --> 00:09:21,440 Speaker 1: in the country. Are you upset that we now have 142 00:09:21,559 --> 00:09:26,640 Speaker 1: restaurants feeling totally comfortable banning any religious services. We had 143 00:09:26,640 --> 00:09:31,240 Speaker 1: a ninety person, ninety person dinner scheduled at a restaurant 144 00:09:31,240 --> 00:09:36,640 Speaker 1: in Virginia. Quote recently we refuse service or right not 145 00:09:36,720 --> 00:09:40,320 Speaker 1: not ninety person a big restaurant. Recently, we refuse service 146 00:09:40,320 --> 00:09:42,160 Speaker 1: to a group that had booked an event with us, 147 00:09:42,200 --> 00:09:44,840 Speaker 1: after the owners of Metzger found out it was a 148 00:09:44,880 --> 00:09:48,040 Speaker 1: group of donors to a political organization that seeks to 149 00:09:48,040 --> 00:09:52,160 Speaker 1: deprive women and LGBTQ plus persons of their basic human rights. 150 00:09:52,160 --> 00:09:55,600 Speaker 1: In Virginia, we've always refused service to anyone for making 151 00:09:55,600 --> 00:09:59,240 Speaker 1: our staff uncomfortable or unsafe, and this is a driving 152 00:09:59,360 --> 00:10:02,480 Speaker 1: force behind our decision. Many of our staff are women 153 00:10:02,559 --> 00:10:08,000 Speaker 1: and or members of the LGBTQ community. You see, while 154 00:10:08,480 --> 00:10:12,840 Speaker 1: you were busy being above it all, they're sexualizing your children, 155 00:10:12,920 --> 00:10:16,920 Speaker 1: murdering unborn babies. They are coming now for your churches, 156 00:10:16,960 --> 00:10:19,880 Speaker 1: and they're going to come for your churches with the 157 00:10:20,120 --> 00:10:23,440 Speaker 1: full approval of the law of the land, and they're 158 00:10:23,480 --> 00:10:26,439 Speaker 1: going to come for your churches and religious institutions, schools 159 00:10:26,440 --> 00:10:29,000 Speaker 1: and otherwise with the full approval of the law of 160 00:10:29,040 --> 00:10:32,240 Speaker 1: the land. Because the politicians you were too above it 161 00:10:32,280 --> 00:10:37,040 Speaker 1: all to vote for made it a law. It's your 162 00:10:37,080 --> 00:10:41,520 Speaker 1: fault all that may have made you uncomfortable, But I 163 00:10:41,559 --> 00:10:44,720 Speaker 1: am right. We have our buddy Mike Slater. He's so 164 00:10:44,760 --> 00:10:47,840 Speaker 1: good about breaking this stuff down, breaking down where we are, 165 00:10:48,040 --> 00:10:50,320 Speaker 1: where we're going in this country. He is going to 166 00:10:50,400 --> 00:10:53,360 Speaker 1: join us in just a moment. Now, maybe you're sitting 167 00:10:53,400 --> 00:10:56,880 Speaker 1: there saying to yourself that restaurant discuss me, Jesse. I 168 00:10:57,360 --> 00:11:00,079 Speaker 1: would never I would never eat there, Jesse, Jesse. I 169 00:11:00,160 --> 00:11:02,360 Speaker 1: only want to eat at restaurants that actually share my 170 00:11:02,440 --> 00:11:04,640 Speaker 1: values in my faith. Oh good, I'm glad you feel 171 00:11:04,640 --> 00:11:06,360 Speaker 1: that way. You should feel that way. We all should 172 00:11:06,360 --> 00:11:10,120 Speaker 1: feel that way. I have a resource for you. It's 173 00:11:10,120 --> 00:11:13,800 Speaker 1: called public sq. It's an app. Download it right on 174 00:11:13,840 --> 00:11:16,160 Speaker 1: your phone, doesn't matter what you have, I Phone, Google, whatever, 175 00:11:16,200 --> 00:11:21,440 Speaker 1: you have, public sq download it today. What is it? 176 00:11:21,440 --> 00:11:25,559 Speaker 1: It's a database, a growing database of businesses in your 177 00:11:25,679 --> 00:11:29,600 Speaker 1: area that share your values. You see, the communists are very, 178 00:11:29,720 --> 00:11:33,080 Speaker 1: very purposeful with where they go and where they don't go, 179 00:11:33,240 --> 00:11:36,319 Speaker 1: what they buy and what they don't buy. You must 180 00:11:36,320 --> 00:11:39,960 Speaker 1: be equally purposeful. Fight like you have an enemy, because 181 00:11:40,000 --> 00:11:48,760 Speaker 1: you do. Download public SQ today. Each morning, the President 182 00:11:48,800 --> 00:11:51,680 Speaker 1: of the United States receives a highly classified briefing on 183 00:11:51,720 --> 00:11:54,520 Speaker 1: the most important issues facing the country. It's called the 184 00:11:54,559 --> 00:11:58,679 Speaker 1: President's Daily Brief, or PDB. It's delivered by America's spies 185 00:11:58,679 --> 00:12:01,960 Speaker 1: and analysts. When you can hear your very own PDB 186 00:12:02,480 --> 00:12:05,200 Speaker 1: in the form of a podcast hosted by me Brian 187 00:12:05,240 --> 00:12:09,000 Speaker 1: Dean Wright, a former CIA operations officer. Each morning at 188 00:12:09,000 --> 00:12:11,720 Speaker 1: six am Eastern, I'll bring you fifteen to twenty minutes 189 00:12:11,720 --> 00:12:14,480 Speaker 1: of the most important issues facing the country, giving you 190 00:12:14,600 --> 00:12:18,600 Speaker 1: the critical intelligence and analysis you need to start your morning. 191 00:12:28,360 --> 00:12:31,640 Speaker 1: I like some perspective, don't you like? Sometimes look, we 192 00:12:31,720 --> 00:12:34,840 Speaker 1: get so wrapped up in the news we lose perspective 193 00:12:34,880 --> 00:12:38,239 Speaker 1: on things I do. I like Mike Slater's new podcasts 194 00:12:38,280 --> 00:12:42,000 Speaker 1: Politics by Faith because it offers some helpful perspective. Might 195 00:12:42,080 --> 00:12:46,920 Speaker 1: just find yourself feeling better about things or worse, depending 196 00:12:46,920 --> 00:12:48,840 Speaker 1: on the topic of the day. Joining me now, my 197 00:12:48,880 --> 00:12:52,720 Speaker 1: friend Mike Slater. All right, Mike, The Respect for Marriage 198 00:12:52,720 --> 00:12:57,400 Speaker 1: Act man, that sounds that sounds so nice. Respect for marriage, man, 199 00:12:57,440 --> 00:13:00,840 Speaker 1: This is nice, isn't it? Sure? Don't you respect it? 200 00:13:00,880 --> 00:13:04,280 Speaker 1: After all? It's a trick. There's three dates we gotta 201 00:13:04,360 --> 00:13:06,200 Speaker 1: know about this. This is a sneak peak of tomorrow's 202 00:13:06,200 --> 00:13:08,040 Speaker 1: episode of politics by Faith, by the way, so a 203 00:13:08,440 --> 00:13:10,920 Speaker 1: little preview. So it's three dates to know. First, nineteen 204 00:13:11,000 --> 00:13:14,760 Speaker 1: ninety six. That was the Defense of Marriage Act signed 205 00:13:14,760 --> 00:13:17,160 Speaker 1: by Bill Clinton. It passed the set at eighty five 206 00:13:17,280 --> 00:13:20,160 Speaker 1: to fourteen. So I'm like that said that marriage is 207 00:13:20,160 --> 00:13:22,280 Speaker 1: between a man and a woman, something that every human 208 00:13:22,320 --> 00:13:26,480 Speaker 1: being has believed to be true for all time, everywhere. Then, 209 00:13:26,600 --> 00:13:30,240 Speaker 1: second date, twenty fifteen, Oh Burgha fell. This was the 210 00:13:30,240 --> 00:13:32,720 Speaker 1: Supreme Court case five to four that said, based on 211 00:13:32,760 --> 00:13:36,200 Speaker 1: the fourteenth Amendment equal protection clause, every state has to 212 00:13:36,240 --> 00:13:38,959 Speaker 1: recognize a gay marriage that's performed in a state where 213 00:13:39,000 --> 00:13:42,560 Speaker 1: it's legal. So if Adam and Steve get married in Massachusetts, 214 00:13:43,280 --> 00:13:47,000 Speaker 1: Tennessee has to recognize their marriage. Even if Tennessee doesn't 215 00:13:47,000 --> 00:13:48,920 Speaker 1: have gay marriage, they have to recognize the marriage that 216 00:13:48,960 --> 00:13:50,800 Speaker 1: happened in Massachusetts. Right, So that was the big Game 217 00:13:50,840 --> 00:13:54,640 Speaker 1: marriage case back in twenty fifteen. Third date, a couple 218 00:13:54,720 --> 00:13:57,920 Speaker 1: months ago the reversal of Roe v. Wade. So they 219 00:13:57,960 --> 00:14:01,959 Speaker 1: reverse Roe v. Wade that was based on the Fourteenth Amendment. Now, 220 00:14:01,960 --> 00:14:05,120 Speaker 1: in that decision, Clarence Thomas said, hey, you know, maybe 221 00:14:05,600 --> 00:14:08,439 Speaker 1: we should take a look at these other Supreme Court 222 00:14:08,480 --> 00:14:11,280 Speaker 1: cases that were based on the Fourteenth Amendment in the past. 223 00:14:11,640 --> 00:14:14,720 Speaker 1: One of those cases was gay marriage Oburgh Fell. So 224 00:14:14,760 --> 00:14:18,280 Speaker 1: the gay lobby freaked out, thinking that the Supreme Court 225 00:14:18,400 --> 00:14:20,880 Speaker 1: is gonna rescind oburgh Fell and then we're going to 226 00:14:20,960 --> 00:14:23,960 Speaker 1: go back to the prehistoric days of marriage between a 227 00:14:23,960 --> 00:14:25,840 Speaker 1: man and a woman. So they freaked out and they said, 228 00:14:25,840 --> 00:14:29,120 Speaker 1: we have to codify o'burgh Fell into law. And that 229 00:14:29,280 --> 00:14:31,280 Speaker 1: is what this bill is. It is the Respect for 230 00:14:31,360 --> 00:14:35,080 Speaker 1: Marriage Act, which says every state, even if gay marriage 231 00:14:35,120 --> 00:14:38,240 Speaker 1: is not allowed there, must recognize gay marriage performed in 232 00:14:38,320 --> 00:14:40,240 Speaker 1: another state. Now here's what's not worthy about this jen 233 00:14:41,120 --> 00:14:44,280 Speaker 1: this Respect for Marriage Act. So the Pro game Marriage 234 00:14:44,280 --> 00:14:48,040 Speaker 1: Act passed the Senate sixty one to thirty six. Twelve 235 00:14:48,080 --> 00:14:51,640 Speaker 1: Republican senators voted for it, and thirty nine Republicans voted 236 00:14:51,680 --> 00:14:53,760 Speaker 1: for in the House. So you need to recognize, we 237 00:14:53,760 --> 00:14:57,360 Speaker 1: all need to reagnize how fast this happened. The Defensive 238 00:14:57,360 --> 00:14:59,720 Speaker 1: Marriage Act was only twenty six years ago, and it 239 00:14:59,760 --> 00:15:02,320 Speaker 1: was eighty five to fourteens, but a total flip only 240 00:15:02,360 --> 00:15:05,360 Speaker 1: twenty six years ago. Prop eight in California was passed 241 00:15:05,360 --> 00:15:07,720 Speaker 1: in two thousand and eight. Prop eight said is marriage 242 00:15:07,800 --> 00:15:10,200 Speaker 1: a man and a woman. Fifty two percent of Californians 243 00:15:10,200 --> 00:15:12,760 Speaker 1: in two thousand and eight, fourteen years ago said that 244 00:15:12,840 --> 00:15:15,520 Speaker 1: marriage is between a man and a woman in California, 245 00:15:15,600 --> 00:15:17,960 Speaker 1: And today, just fourteen years later, if you say otherwise, 246 00:15:17,960 --> 00:15:21,440 Speaker 1: you're the worst person on the planet. How quickly did 247 00:15:21,440 --> 00:15:24,120 Speaker 1: that happen? And the second big thing is he's never enough, 248 00:15:24,200 --> 00:15:28,240 Speaker 1: They're not done. We're gonna get to that in a second. 249 00:15:28,400 --> 00:15:30,600 Speaker 1: Why did it happen so fast? Mike? I know that 250 00:15:30,680 --> 00:15:32,720 Speaker 1: questions on everyone's mind as they hear you say, because 251 00:15:32,720 --> 00:15:34,840 Speaker 1: it is shocking and just it was on a dime 252 00:15:34,880 --> 00:15:40,480 Speaker 1: it happened. Why, I think, well, Romans thirteen, I think 253 00:15:40,480 --> 00:15:44,680 Speaker 1: God gave us over to ourselves. He's eventually said you 254 00:15:44,720 --> 00:15:50,560 Speaker 1: want this, here you go. Let's hasten the consequences of 255 00:15:50,560 --> 00:15:54,360 Speaker 1: this sin that you so badly want in your country. 256 00:15:54,400 --> 00:15:57,000 Speaker 1: And we're seeing the horrible fruit of it, and it's 257 00:15:57,040 --> 00:16:02,400 Speaker 1: coming for the church. The elge BTQ lobby is not 258 00:16:02,640 --> 00:16:06,120 Speaker 1: happy with this respect for marriage, and they say it's 259 00:16:06,120 --> 00:16:13,080 Speaker 1: not enough because it exempts religious organizations from the bill. 260 00:16:13,560 --> 00:16:17,480 Speaker 1: So in this bill, a church can still refuse to 261 00:16:17,520 --> 00:16:20,360 Speaker 1: host or officiate a same sex marriage. And the gay 262 00:16:20,400 --> 00:16:24,280 Speaker 1: lobby thinks, oh, that's outrageous. I assure you, Jesse, with 263 00:16:24,280 --> 00:16:26,680 Speaker 1: as much certainty as I am standing here right now, 264 00:16:27,080 --> 00:16:29,520 Speaker 1: that a gay couple, just like a gay couple went 265 00:16:29,560 --> 00:16:31,880 Speaker 1: to the Christian baker and demanded they bake a cake, 266 00:16:31,960 --> 00:16:33,760 Speaker 1: just like the gay couple went to the Christian website 267 00:16:33,760 --> 00:16:35,680 Speaker 1: designer and demanded that they make up a website. A 268 00:16:35,720 --> 00:16:37,440 Speaker 1: gay couple will go to a Christian church, and a 269 00:16:37,440 --> 00:16:39,480 Speaker 1: real Christian church, not like the Episcopals, or the United 270 00:16:39,560 --> 00:16:41,240 Speaker 1: Church or christ or the Mormons. The Mormons are now 271 00:16:41,240 --> 00:16:43,040 Speaker 1: in support a gay marriage. A gay couple will go 272 00:16:43,080 --> 00:16:45,960 Speaker 1: to a real Bible believing church and demand that the 273 00:16:46,000 --> 00:16:49,880 Speaker 1: pastor there officiate their wedding. And if that pastor refuses, 274 00:16:50,080 --> 00:16:53,920 Speaker 1: they will destroy that church and every other church until 275 00:16:54,000 --> 00:16:57,040 Speaker 1: they cave, and the churches will cave one by one. 276 00:16:57,320 --> 00:17:00,320 Speaker 1: Question is how many will? I don't know, why is 277 00:17:00,320 --> 00:17:02,960 Speaker 1: our church so pathetic and soft in this country? Might 278 00:17:03,240 --> 00:17:05,400 Speaker 1: I find it embarrassing. I see I used to look. 279 00:17:05,400 --> 00:17:07,440 Speaker 1: I ran out of my church when I had to 280 00:17:07,440 --> 00:17:09,520 Speaker 1: hear about my white privilege from the pastor out there. 281 00:17:09,640 --> 00:17:12,520 Speaker 1: But I see pastor after pastor after pastor in this couch. Well, 282 00:17:12,560 --> 00:17:16,120 Speaker 1: we're above it all. We're not to the left or right. 283 00:17:16,480 --> 00:17:22,120 Speaker 1: We don't do politics here. Why is our church so weak? Yeah, 284 00:17:22,119 --> 00:17:24,359 Speaker 1: it's an amazing coach. I love my church as well. 285 00:17:25,440 --> 00:17:28,320 Speaker 1: My theme for this year and hopefully the rest of 286 00:17:28,359 --> 00:17:31,199 Speaker 1: my life is a very simple question, who do you 287 00:17:31,400 --> 00:17:36,320 Speaker 1: fear more? God or Man? And the church for last 288 00:17:36,400 --> 00:17:38,440 Speaker 1: maybe thirty years has been in what they call a 289 00:17:38,560 --> 00:17:40,880 Speaker 1: seeker sensitive movements. The goal is to get as many 290 00:17:40,880 --> 00:17:43,040 Speaker 1: people as possible into the building, and we'll do it 291 00:17:43,119 --> 00:17:46,560 Speaker 1: by rock concerts and every way that we can be 292 00:17:46,560 --> 00:17:48,680 Speaker 1: as much like the world as possible to bring the 293 00:17:48,720 --> 00:17:51,480 Speaker 1: world in. Then we'll convert souls. And that is a 294 00:17:51,720 --> 00:17:55,719 Speaker 1: proven failed process. It doesn't work that way. What happens 295 00:17:55,800 --> 00:17:58,439 Speaker 1: is the church ultimately becomes more like the world. The 296 00:17:58,440 --> 00:18:00,720 Speaker 1: world doesn't become more like the church. The church becomes 297 00:18:00,760 --> 00:18:02,200 Speaker 1: more like the world, and we see it in churches 298 00:18:02,400 --> 00:18:05,919 Speaker 1: all across the country and the churches there. This is 299 00:18:05,920 --> 00:18:09,840 Speaker 1: what this is my plea to the Christians and pastors 300 00:18:09,880 --> 00:18:12,800 Speaker 1: people run churches, Rision. You need to know what you're 301 00:18:12,840 --> 00:18:17,119 Speaker 1: up against. These Marxists believe that everything is a battle 302 00:18:17,119 --> 00:18:20,520 Speaker 1: between the oppressors and the oppressed. Right, you know this, Jesse. 303 00:18:20,640 --> 00:18:24,479 Speaker 1: The oppressors are you meet, white straight men, but the 304 00:18:24,520 --> 00:18:27,080 Speaker 1: biggest oppressor of all And they don't explicitly say this 305 00:18:27,119 --> 00:18:28,520 Speaker 1: often because they don't want to get in trouble. They 306 00:18:28,520 --> 00:18:30,679 Speaker 1: don't want to show their cards too quickly. The biggest 307 00:18:30,680 --> 00:18:34,399 Speaker 1: oppressors of all are the Christians, because the Christians are 308 00:18:34,440 --> 00:18:37,680 Speaker 1: against everything that the progressives are doing. We've all heard 309 00:18:37,720 --> 00:18:41,880 Speaker 1: of white privilege, Get ready for Christian privilege. You've heard 310 00:18:41,920 --> 00:18:44,400 Speaker 1: of sixteen nineteen project. Of course, they say that slavery 311 00:18:44,480 --> 00:18:46,600 Speaker 1: was our original sin, but what they really mean to 312 00:18:46,640 --> 00:18:49,919 Speaker 1: say is that Christianity was our original sin. And if 313 00:18:50,000 --> 00:18:53,760 Speaker 1: Christianity is the oppressor and social justice is about alleviating 314 00:18:53,760 --> 00:18:59,240 Speaker 1: the oppression, then social justice must be opposed to Christianity. 315 00:18:59,400 --> 00:19:02,480 Speaker 1: So when you and I that into your church, what 316 00:19:02,560 --> 00:19:04,239 Speaker 1: do you think is going to happen to you? And 317 00:19:04,280 --> 00:19:06,520 Speaker 1: I implore everyone to leave that church and go find 318 00:19:06,520 --> 00:19:09,919 Speaker 1: a real Bible believing church while they still exist. By 319 00:19:09,920 --> 00:19:12,080 Speaker 1: the way, Jesse, I was thinking to you, because they 320 00:19:12,160 --> 00:19:14,639 Speaker 1: tested this in Houston. So the way they're gonna get 321 00:19:14,680 --> 00:19:16,480 Speaker 1: rid of the churches are attacked. The first way they're 322 00:19:16,480 --> 00:19:18,760 Speaker 1: going to attack the churches actually say, is of course 323 00:19:18,760 --> 00:19:21,239 Speaker 1: from the inside, but they're gonna get rid of their 324 00:19:21,280 --> 00:19:26,000 Speaker 1: taxics of status. And Houston tried this Jesse in twenty fifteen. 325 00:19:26,800 --> 00:19:28,919 Speaker 1: What was her name, Parker something Parker. She was the 326 00:19:28,960 --> 00:19:35,199 Speaker 1: first gay mayor of Houston, and she subpoenaed all the 327 00:19:35,359 --> 00:19:40,200 Speaker 1: sermons of all the churches dealing with homosexuality and gender 328 00:19:40,280 --> 00:19:42,920 Speaker 1: identity for the purpose of first of all, intimidating it, 329 00:19:43,520 --> 00:19:47,680 Speaker 1: but also proving, hey, look, you're political, right, So it's 330 00:19:47,680 --> 00:19:50,920 Speaker 1: in the Marxist everything's political, and sexuality is political. So 331 00:19:51,000 --> 00:19:54,280 Speaker 1: if you are a church and you're talking about sexuality, 332 00:19:54,560 --> 00:19:57,639 Speaker 1: that is by definition politics, you're engaging in politics. We're 333 00:19:57,680 --> 00:19:59,679 Speaker 1: going to take away your tax agame status. So that 334 00:19:59,720 --> 00:20:02,520 Speaker 1: was an for twenty fifteen. Luckily there was enough backlash, 335 00:20:02,520 --> 00:20:04,120 Speaker 1: but she was a couple years ahead of her time. 336 00:20:04,119 --> 00:20:06,800 Speaker 1: But I promise you it's coming, this persecution, and to that, 337 00:20:06,880 --> 00:20:12,520 Speaker 1: I say, good, bring it. Mike. Let's just take a 338 00:20:12,600 --> 00:20:16,159 Speaker 1: quick sidetrack here and talk about his mental health in 339 00:20:16,200 --> 00:20:18,320 Speaker 1: this country. I know this is something you talk about 340 00:20:18,359 --> 00:20:22,040 Speaker 1: a lot. You can't turn on the news anymore without 341 00:20:22,119 --> 00:20:25,920 Speaker 1: seeing some other nutball losing his mind or the worst 342 00:20:25,960 --> 00:20:30,840 Speaker 1: stuff in the world is child suicide, child suicidal thoughts. People. 343 00:20:31,119 --> 00:20:34,120 Speaker 1: The people were breaking mentally in this country and they're 344 00:20:34,119 --> 00:20:39,240 Speaker 1: breaking fast. It's awful to watch. Yeah, we talked about 345 00:20:39,240 --> 00:20:42,920 Speaker 1: this well. I'll tell you about two episodes ago Tuesday, 346 00:20:43,240 --> 00:20:49,520 Speaker 1: we talked about hardheartedness and callousness that we see in 347 00:20:49,520 --> 00:20:51,240 Speaker 1: our country. And I love talking to you, Jesse, because 348 00:20:52,000 --> 00:20:55,080 Speaker 1: you're a tough guy, but you're not a hardhearted person. 349 00:20:55,119 --> 00:20:57,840 Speaker 1: You're not a callous person. I mean we'll talk about 350 00:20:57,960 --> 00:21:01,600 Speaker 1: like well sensitive issue like abortion for instance, and like 351 00:21:01,680 --> 00:21:04,360 Speaker 1: it breaks your heart. Right, you're a real man in 352 00:21:04,359 --> 00:21:07,600 Speaker 1: that way. But there's a lot of hardheartedness in our culture. 353 00:21:07,640 --> 00:21:09,240 Speaker 1: And the Bible talks about that a lot, of course. 354 00:21:09,280 --> 00:21:11,760 Speaker 1: It talks about the callous of your soul, the callousness 355 00:21:11,800 --> 00:21:14,160 Speaker 1: of your soul and how that happens. Paul's talks about 356 00:21:14,160 --> 00:21:17,320 Speaker 1: how consciences have been seared with a hot iron. That 357 00:21:17,480 --> 00:21:19,800 Speaker 1: was two episodes ago, and the last episode we talked 358 00:21:19,800 --> 00:21:22,880 Speaker 1: about this mental health thing and my thesis is that 359 00:21:23,680 --> 00:21:26,680 Speaker 1: kids adults too, but kids in particular don't. Their mental 360 00:21:26,720 --> 00:21:28,280 Speaker 1: health is all screwed up. They're living in chaos and 361 00:21:28,320 --> 00:21:31,720 Speaker 1: anxiety because they don't have shalom. If we do a 362 00:21:31,720 --> 00:21:34,000 Speaker 1: whole study in the word shalom. This is South Jews 363 00:21:34,040 --> 00:21:36,240 Speaker 1: and in Israel they say hello and goodbye, but it 364 00:21:36,240 --> 00:21:40,360 Speaker 1: means more than that. It means peace. It means completeness, wholeness, rest. 365 00:21:40,800 --> 00:21:42,520 Speaker 1: We don't have it because we got rid of God. 366 00:21:42,720 --> 00:21:45,800 Speaker 1: God is called the Lord of our peace. True peace 367 00:21:45,880 --> 00:21:48,679 Speaker 1: is found when you connect with God. Remove God. And 368 00:21:48,720 --> 00:21:51,639 Speaker 1: we're shocked that people don't have peace. Remove God, and 369 00:21:51,680 --> 00:21:53,960 Speaker 1: people are shocked that we have chaos. So how do 370 00:21:54,000 --> 00:21:56,399 Speaker 1: we find shalom? And the Bible has one line they 371 00:21:56,400 --> 00:21:58,320 Speaker 1: call it perfect peace. Right, that's what we really want. 372 00:21:58,320 --> 00:22:00,240 Speaker 1: We want perfect peace. If we have so much anxiety, 373 00:22:00,400 --> 00:22:02,920 Speaker 1: then what's the opposite of that perfect piece, And that's 374 00:22:03,640 --> 00:22:06,239 Speaker 1: the Hebrew of that is shalom shalom. So we need 375 00:22:06,280 --> 00:22:09,280 Speaker 1: to find shalom shalom and get back to God. It's 376 00:22:09,320 --> 00:22:11,520 Speaker 1: the only way. And this whole article in the Washington Post, 377 00:22:11,520 --> 00:22:12,760 Speaker 1: I know we gotta go. This whole article in the 378 00:22:12,760 --> 00:22:15,360 Speaker 1: Washington Post about this problem. At least they're recognizing it 379 00:22:15,600 --> 00:22:19,119 Speaker 1: and they're saying it's exasperated by COVID lockdowns, of course, 380 00:22:19,440 --> 00:22:21,040 Speaker 1: but the whole article is about how to solve it, 381 00:22:21,040 --> 00:22:23,760 Speaker 1: and they say, well, we need more therapists in schools. 382 00:22:24,320 --> 00:22:26,680 Speaker 1: That's the solution. Any more money for more therapists schools. 383 00:22:26,680 --> 00:22:29,120 Speaker 1: So we're gonna have more secular therapists talking about transgender 384 00:22:29,200 --> 00:22:32,840 Speaker 1: surgeries to our twelve year olds, and nowhere near God 385 00:22:32,880 --> 00:22:35,000 Speaker 1: when he's the true answer. If you want shalom shalom, 386 00:22:35,280 --> 00:22:39,000 Speaker 1: you know where to find. Mike's later. You're the best brother. 387 00:22:39,040 --> 00:22:41,760 Speaker 1: It is the Politics by Faith podcast. I appreciate you, man, 388 00:22:42,800 --> 00:22:45,120 Speaker 1: Thanks man, thank you. You're not stuck in your time 389 00:22:45,160 --> 00:22:51,159 Speaker 1: share you hear me. I know you one out. I 390 00:22:51,240 --> 00:22:54,880 Speaker 1: get it. I get calls all the time, emails Jesse. 391 00:22:55,040 --> 00:22:57,600 Speaker 1: What's that time share company you talk about? Jesse. I'm 392 00:22:57,600 --> 00:22:59,560 Speaker 1: so sick of this, Jesse. I tried to get out. 393 00:22:59,640 --> 00:23:01,920 Speaker 1: One had to pass it down to her daughter when 394 00:23:01,960 --> 00:23:04,200 Speaker 1: she died. Her daughter had to pick up the payments. 395 00:23:05,400 --> 00:23:10,119 Speaker 1: Loan Star Transfer gets ninety nine percent of the people 396 00:23:10,160 --> 00:23:12,760 Speaker 1: who work with them out. I know you probably think 397 00:23:12,760 --> 00:23:14,880 Speaker 1: you're a special case. And I read the fine print 398 00:23:14,960 --> 00:23:18,439 Speaker 1: I No, you can get out. You are one phone 399 00:23:18,440 --> 00:23:22,360 Speaker 1: call away from freedom. Call Loan Star Transfer, They'll get 400 00:23:22,400 --> 00:23:26,760 Speaker 1: you out. Family business, sixteen thousand, over sixteen thousand people 401 00:23:26,880 --> 00:23:31,560 Speaker 1: legally and permanently out. They guarantee it in writing. Call 402 00:23:31,680 --> 00:23:35,280 Speaker 1: eight four four three one zero two six four six 403 00:23:35,800 --> 00:23:39,040 Speaker 1: eight four four three one zero two six four six 404 00:23:39,800 --> 00:23:49,280 Speaker 1: We'll be back. Big Tech, big government, big media, all 405 00:23:49,320 --> 00:23:52,320 Speaker 1: colluding to keep valuable information from we the people. And 406 00:23:52,359 --> 00:23:54,679 Speaker 1: of course John, we know the consequences of all this 407 00:23:54,800 --> 00:23:57,520 Speaker 1: are that Joe Biden was president, became president, and we 408 00:23:57,640 --> 00:24:00,200 Speaker 1: have forty one year high inflation, a board of that's 409 00:24:00,200 --> 00:24:02,480 Speaker 1: no longer a border, rampant crime, and all the other 410 00:24:02,520 --> 00:24:06,200 Speaker 1: problems we see with this administration, not least of which 411 00:24:06,280 --> 00:24:09,160 Speaker 1: is the FBI has been weaponized against we the people 412 00:24:09,200 --> 00:24:12,080 Speaker 1: and is no longer treating Americans equally under the law. 413 00:24:14,200 --> 00:24:16,680 Speaker 1: Kind of a big deal. No joining me now, Congressman 414 00:24:16,720 --> 00:24:20,840 Speaker 1: Tom mcclinta congressman from California, also more importantly for our 415 00:24:20,840 --> 00:24:24,960 Speaker 1: discussion today, since on the House Judiciary Committee, Congressman, I 416 00:24:25,119 --> 00:24:27,399 Speaker 1: say it all the time, there's nothing I realize. There 417 00:24:27,400 --> 00:24:30,560 Speaker 1: are big issues inflation, gas prices. I know these things 418 00:24:30,600 --> 00:24:33,520 Speaker 1: matter the border. There's nothing more dangerous going on in 419 00:24:33,520 --> 00:24:36,840 Speaker 1: this country than what's happening within the walls of the FBI. 420 00:24:37,400 --> 00:24:41,040 Speaker 1: What can we do about it, Well, turn over the 421 00:24:41,119 --> 00:24:44,399 Speaker 1: rock and see what's underneath. And that's what House Republicans 422 00:24:44,520 --> 00:24:48,320 Speaker 1: begin doing on January the third. I mean, there's now 423 00:24:48,359 --> 00:24:55,000 Speaker 1: overwhelming evidence that the most the Justice Department, the agency 424 00:24:55,040 --> 00:24:59,639 Speaker 1: that we give terrifying powers to, was using its power 425 00:25:00,080 --> 00:25:04,840 Speaker 1: and authority to Tampa with the twenty sixteen and twenty 426 00:25:04,840 --> 00:25:08,879 Speaker 1: twenty elections. They were up to their eyeballs in marketing 427 00:25:09,000 --> 00:25:16,520 Speaker 1: the Russia collusion host and now we learn they actively 428 00:25:16,760 --> 00:25:21,040 Speaker 1: worked to suppress the New York Post story, which paided 429 00:25:21,240 --> 00:25:27,840 Speaker 1: a devastating picture of long time Biden family influence peddling 430 00:25:27,920 --> 00:25:30,399 Speaker 1: from which Joe Biden was not only involved but was 431 00:25:30,440 --> 00:25:34,199 Speaker 1: benefiting from. This is shocking. This is the embryo of 432 00:25:34,200 --> 00:25:39,000 Speaker 1: a police state within the agencies that have the power 433 00:25:39,040 --> 00:25:42,600 Speaker 1: to destroy people's lives, intimidate to parents trying to go 434 00:25:42,640 --> 00:25:46,480 Speaker 1: to school board meetings. It's it's we've got to get 435 00:25:46,520 --> 00:25:49,080 Speaker 1: to the bottom of it, or we will lose our freedom. 436 00:25:49,080 --> 00:25:52,320 Speaker 1: There's no question of that, no question. But I'd love 437 00:25:52,359 --> 00:25:54,639 Speaker 1: here and you speak like that because it is so true. 438 00:25:54,680 --> 00:25:58,320 Speaker 1: All right, I'm not naive. I just want to throw firebombs. 439 00:25:58,359 --> 00:26:00,320 Speaker 1: I know we don't have the presidency. I know don't 440 00:26:00,320 --> 00:26:04,240 Speaker 1: have the Senate. We have a slim majority in the House. Realistically, 441 00:26:04,280 --> 00:26:07,480 Speaker 1: I don't want to boost people's expectations. What can we 442 00:26:07,560 --> 00:26:10,400 Speaker 1: do once these hearings start and the FBI starts doing 443 00:26:10,400 --> 00:26:14,120 Speaker 1: what they always do. I can't comment on an ongoing investigation. 444 00:26:14,280 --> 00:26:16,639 Speaker 1: What can we do after they do that? Because we 445 00:26:16,640 --> 00:26:21,040 Speaker 1: all know that's comming well. Louis Brandeis said that sunlight 446 00:26:21,160 --> 00:26:23,800 Speaker 1: is the best of disinfectants. I do think we're going 447 00:26:23,840 --> 00:26:28,560 Speaker 1: to be able to turn over a lot of rocks 448 00:26:28,600 --> 00:26:31,800 Speaker 1: and watch what crawls out from under them. But in 449 00:26:31,760 --> 00:26:34,840 Speaker 1: addition to that, we have the power of the purse. 450 00:26:35,760 --> 00:26:39,080 Speaker 1: All spending bills originate in the House of Representatives. Not 451 00:26:39,160 --> 00:26:42,000 Speaker 1: a single dollar can be spent by this government without 452 00:26:42,040 --> 00:26:45,400 Speaker 1: the House of Representatives saying it can be spent. That 453 00:26:45,480 --> 00:26:51,159 Speaker 1: gives us a significant amount of leverage in conducting the 454 00:26:51,200 --> 00:26:58,320 Speaker 1: oversight that is so desperately needed. Congressman, Okay, that's the FBI. DJ, 455 00:26:58,520 --> 00:27:02,000 Speaker 1: I'm glad you're all over that. What other investigations can 456 00:27:02,040 --> 00:27:04,600 Speaker 1: we expect every time you turn on the television someone 457 00:27:04,680 --> 00:27:07,520 Speaker 1: is demanding something else be investigated. Let's be honest. There's 458 00:27:07,560 --> 00:27:09,919 Speaker 1: a lot that should be investigated at this point, but 459 00:27:10,040 --> 00:27:12,680 Speaker 1: what's realistic. What are we going to see? Well, first 460 00:27:12,720 --> 00:27:15,680 Speaker 1: and foremost, my preference would be we spent about eighty 461 00:27:15,720 --> 00:27:20,120 Speaker 1: percent of our time and energy on policy to secure 462 00:27:20,160 --> 00:27:24,400 Speaker 1: the borders, to get our finances back under control. These 463 00:27:24,400 --> 00:27:26,560 Speaker 1: are mortal perils to our country that have been set 464 00:27:26,600 --> 00:27:29,560 Speaker 1: in motion by this administration. History is warning us that 465 00:27:29,640 --> 00:27:31,960 Speaker 1: a country that either cannot or will not secure it 466 00:27:32,119 --> 00:27:36,160 Speaker 1: borders simply isn't around very long. And a country that 467 00:27:36,760 --> 00:27:41,000 Speaker 1: bankrupts itself also is not around very long. Because before 468 00:27:41,040 --> 00:27:43,560 Speaker 1: you can provide for the common defense or promote the 469 00:27:43,600 --> 00:27:45,919 Speaker 1: general welfare, you have to be able to pay for them, 470 00:27:45,960 --> 00:27:48,000 Speaker 1: and the ability of our country to do so is 471 00:27:48,040 --> 00:27:51,840 Speaker 1: coming into grave question. So first and foremost, we've got 472 00:27:51,840 --> 00:27:55,680 Speaker 1: to attend the policy matters. But there are also crucial 473 00:27:55,760 --> 00:27:58,160 Speaker 1: questions involving the future of our country that have the answer. 474 00:27:58,240 --> 00:28:02,600 Speaker 1: We've talked about one the embryo a police state growing 475 00:28:02,640 --> 00:28:07,320 Speaker 1: within our justice department. I think also top priority has 476 00:28:07,320 --> 00:28:10,520 Speaker 1: to be given to the origins of COVID and the 477 00:28:10,600 --> 00:28:14,400 Speaker 1: effect of the lockdowns. We need to find out exactly 478 00:28:14,440 --> 00:28:18,159 Speaker 1: how this disease one was unleashed on the world that 479 00:28:18,320 --> 00:28:24,199 Speaker 1: claimed millions of lives and investigate the lockdowns of the 480 00:28:24,320 --> 00:28:29,120 Speaker 1: damage that they did to people's livelihoods and people's lives. 481 00:28:29,600 --> 00:28:33,520 Speaker 1: We've seen a huge uptick during the lockdowns of a 482 00:28:33,640 --> 00:28:37,840 Speaker 1: death due to suicide, alcohol and drug related deaths, a 483 00:28:37,920 --> 00:28:42,360 Speaker 1: death due to delayed health screenings and delayed to health treatments. 484 00:28:42,560 --> 00:28:45,040 Speaker 1: So I think that that is also a top priority. 485 00:28:45,080 --> 00:28:48,400 Speaker 1: And if finally we need to get to the bottom 486 00:28:48,440 --> 00:28:52,320 Speaker 1: of what the Biden family was doing influenced pedaling all 487 00:28:52,400 --> 00:28:57,000 Speaker 1: those years. Evidence that was clearly laid out not only 488 00:28:57,000 --> 00:28:59,800 Speaker 1: in the Hunter Biden laptop, but in so many corroborating 489 00:28:59,840 --> 00:29:04,440 Speaker 1: witnesses who have sent stepped forward. Congressman, you brought up 490 00:29:04,440 --> 00:29:06,120 Speaker 1: the power of the purse and how it lies with 491 00:29:06,200 --> 00:29:10,479 Speaker 1: the house. I saw. Earmarks are back in style. I 492 00:29:10,520 --> 00:29:12,600 Speaker 1: guess can you explain for the person who doesn't even 493 00:29:12,680 --> 00:29:16,840 Speaker 1: understand what they are? What are earmarks? Well, earmarks are 494 00:29:17,040 --> 00:29:21,040 Speaker 1: when a congressman, instead of going through the normal competitive, 495 00:29:21,240 --> 00:29:27,400 Speaker 1: merit driven based system, simply designates how money is going 496 00:29:27,440 --> 00:29:29,640 Speaker 1: to be spent and to whom it's going to be given. 497 00:29:30,200 --> 00:29:33,480 Speaker 1: This is how members of Congress so a fund of 498 00:29:33,520 --> 00:29:39,640 Speaker 1: their pet projects, lavish public funds on their key supporters. 499 00:29:40,240 --> 00:29:43,040 Speaker 1: It is highly corrupting. It was the source of most 500 00:29:43,040 --> 00:29:46,200 Speaker 1: of the political corruption in which Congress was embroiled in 501 00:29:46,320 --> 00:29:50,480 Speaker 1: nineteen nineties and two thousands. When Republicans last hole held 502 00:29:50,560 --> 00:29:53,000 Speaker 1: a majority of the House, we did away with them 503 00:29:53,120 --> 00:29:55,480 Speaker 1: and we got along just fine with the merit based 504 00:29:55,480 --> 00:29:59,200 Speaker 1: competitive system. Unfortunately, they have now been brought back, and 505 00:29:59,240 --> 00:30:02,480 Speaker 1: that's going to make much more difficult to control spending. 506 00:30:03,040 --> 00:30:05,600 Speaker 1: And it's something that I hope that the Republican Conference 507 00:30:05,640 --> 00:30:10,880 Speaker 1: will reconsider in the coming days. Why would we bring 508 00:30:10,960 --> 00:30:13,840 Speaker 1: it back. I'm not under the impression that the GOP 509 00:30:13,920 --> 00:30:16,840 Speaker 1: has been fiscally responsible for quite some time. They spend 510 00:30:16,880 --> 00:30:20,040 Speaker 1: way too much money too. Obviously Democrats spend more. But 511 00:30:20,360 --> 00:30:24,200 Speaker 1: why would the GOP, supposedly the fiscally more responsible party, 512 00:30:24,200 --> 00:30:25,800 Speaker 1: why would they bring it back? It makes no sense. 513 00:30:25,840 --> 00:30:29,400 Speaker 1: Who's calling for this? The argument is, well, this is 514 00:30:29,640 --> 00:30:34,120 Speaker 1: this is just Congress fulfilling its fiscal rule as the 515 00:30:34,160 --> 00:30:37,160 Speaker 1: controller of the purse. But it's been a settled principle 516 00:30:37,200 --> 00:30:39,400 Speaker 1: of good governance since Magna carta, and it's at the 517 00:30:39,440 --> 00:30:43,400 Speaker 1: core of our constitutional separation of print of powers that 518 00:30:43,440 --> 00:30:48,720 Speaker 1: the individual that spends money, that power to spend money 519 00:30:48,720 --> 00:30:52,240 Speaker 1: should be entirely separate from the power to appropriate. That's 520 00:30:52,240 --> 00:30:55,400 Speaker 1: why we have our constitution written as it is. Congress 521 00:30:55,400 --> 00:30:58,600 Speaker 1: approval creates money but can't spend it. The president spends 522 00:30:58,640 --> 00:31:01,720 Speaker 1: money but can't appropriate. It was most important anti corruption 523 00:31:01,800 --> 00:31:05,560 Speaker 1: measure we have in the Constitution, and yet Earmark's short 524 00:31:05,600 --> 00:31:08,760 Speaker 1: circuit that protection and combine those two powers in the 525 00:31:08,800 --> 00:31:11,880 Speaker 1: same hands. Why do they do it? Well, a lot 526 00:31:11,880 --> 00:31:14,240 Speaker 1: of them will say, well, I just don't trust the administration, 527 00:31:14,280 --> 00:31:18,840 Speaker 1: the unelected bureaucrats to spend the money instead of me. 528 00:31:19,560 --> 00:31:21,840 Speaker 1: And the answer to that, of course, is if you 529 00:31:21,880 --> 00:31:24,440 Speaker 1: don't trust them to spend the money, don't give them 530 00:31:24,440 --> 00:31:29,320 Speaker 1: the money. Hey man, Congressman, that was awesome. Thanks for 531 00:31:29,720 --> 00:31:32,880 Speaker 1: making it smarter today. Appreciate you my pleasure, Thanks for 532 00:31:32,880 --> 00:31:38,280 Speaker 1: having me. All right, we got light in the mood. Next, 533 00:31:42,200 --> 00:31:43,800 Speaker 1: you know what no one tells you when you become 534 00:31:43,840 --> 00:31:46,360 Speaker 1: a parent, especially when you have boys. I can't speak 535 00:31:46,360 --> 00:31:48,360 Speaker 1: for girls on the boys. 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