We’re joined by Mark Meckler, super-activist and co-founder of the Convention of States, for a deeply philosophical discussion on why conservatives never fight back. We are seeing people being arrested even in conservative parts of the country for not wearing a mask, yet nobody seems to fight back. Mark offers us some clues into the psyche of modern-day conservatives and how we have to push them out of their comfort zone to get results. 

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Ep 725 | Why Won’t Conservatives Ever Fight Back?

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Congress rarely meets on Saturday, but this week was different. Republican leaders joined with every Democrat to sell us out on foreign aid and everything else that is important. I take a sledgehammer to Mike Johnson (R-La.) for using the Bible and Israel to justify his betrayal when, in fact, even the Israel bill is full of provisions that negate Israel’s security and actually help harness anti-Semitism. Next, we’re joined by Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) for a very thorough debriefing on what occurred on Saturday. Massie explains how Johnson insidiously used a veterans’ bill to grease the skids for Schumer to pass the Ukraine agenda. He makes the full case against Johnson and calls upon his colleagues to sign the motion to vacate so that we can force Johnson out and avoid a floor vote. Also, Massie teases out a potential move to the Kentucky state Senate one day and why that is probably a step up from being in Congress. 
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The Saturday Massacre of the House GOP and the Need to Remove Speaker Johnson | Rep. Thomas Massie | 4/22/24

There is a reason why we have a comatose movement that refuses to focus on red-state primaries and legislative sessions or holding Republicans accountable. It is so consumed by Trump and his subversion. I explain why Trump will continue to move to the left in pursuit of monied interests and how the conservative base will continue to be ineffective until it comes to terms with his failures. Next, we’re joined by Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio), who gives us an update on Speaker Johnson’s legislative ground and pound. He explains how Johnson used procedures to maximize the success of Democrat foreign aid and how he has full support from the Biden administration. 
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You Can’t Rebuild a Movement Without Removing the Dead Grass | Guest: Rep. Warren Davidson | 4/19/24

There is more pervasive opinion on the Right that the GOP is a fake opposition than ever before. Yet these same commentators refuse to look in the mirror and recognize that they have enabled this for years and continue to do so to this day. They either sleep through the critical legislative fights and primaries or sometimes downright subvert them. I discuss the “code of silence” around pointing any finger at Trump for supporting Ukraine funding, even as everyone gets all red-faced over Speaker Johnson’s betrayal (with Trump’s support). Commentators are starting to acknowledge the red-state RINO problem but fail to see how Trump has re-elected nearly every one of them and continues to do so to this day. These same commentators refuse to get involved in down-ballot primaries, refuse to engage in red-state legislative fights, and refuse to pressure Trump to the right. 
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Conservative Commentators Like to Fight in the Abstract but Never What’s in Front of Them | 4/18/24

First, we make the case for why Speaker Johnson (R-La.) must be removed and why Trump must stop giving him cover. Johnson is about to screw us on Ukraine for no reason. I also explain how he made FISA 702 much worse than current law in a way that expands the NSA's power to almost any business or landowner with internet service onsite. Next, I delve into a monumental concurrence from Justices Gorsuch, Thomas, and Alito on how lower courts do not have the authority to issue universal injunctions. Unless state governors begin adopting this position, everything we seek to accomplish in the red states will be “vetoed” by the forum-shopped liberal judges. Also, I make the case for why I believe Trump is unlikely to win, but even if he does win, his presidency will be neutralized unless we end the practice of universal injunctions. 
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The Most Important Way to Stop Judicial Tyranny | 4/17/24

Now that Republicans surrendered domestic policy to Biden, he has a free lane to mess with Israel’s sovereignty. We’re joined today by Lee Smith of Tablet magazine, who explains how Biden has purposely allied with Iran to imperil Israel and then give the impression that Israel needs him to protect its territory from Iran. Lee makes the case that Israel needs to become independent of U.S. aid while we focus on the Islamization here at home. Israel needs to crush the jihadists in order to tamp down the inspiration for jihad among Americans living here. Unfortunately, Speaker Johnson (R-La.) is playing into the Biden administration’s effort to divide the Right by making Israel about foreign aid and tacking on Ukraine funding rather than countering Biden’s policies against Israel. What Republicans should be doing is using must-pass bills to defund the PLO, the Iran deal, and the Lebanese armed forces, abrogate Biden’s alliance with Qatar, designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terror group, and cut off immigration from Middle Eastern countries.
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Ep 725 | Why Won’t Conservatives Ever Fight Back?

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