SHOCK AND AWE MEETS DEI
Shock and awe beat DEI every time, as proven by the first ten days of the second President Trump Administration. The new administration has flooded the zone so rapidly with:
- over 200 Executive Orders
- over 1500 J6 political prisoner pardons
- and hundreds of other actions
that the anti-freedom and anti-gun forces of the left are not able to mount any effective resistance as of yet.
DEI DIES, BUT THE ATF TRIES TO HIDE IT
None of us should be surprised that the ATF tried to hide the title of the Chief Diversity Officer by renaming the title of the person holding it to Senior Executive. Fortunately, the internet is forever. (And fortunately for me, I did most, but not all, of my stupid stuff before the internet!) The New Your Post cited this very example:
“ATF employee Lisa T. Boykin was listed on the agency’s website Thursday as a “Senior Executive,” whereas her job title on Monday appeared as “Chief Diversity Officer.”
Boykin is also referred to as ATF’s “Chief Diversity Officer” in her biography for the June 2023 webinar titled, “Emphasizing Diversity and Inclusion in Workforce Modernization”.”
Add to that the sudden turnabout by the Biden ATF reversing its “zero tolerance” policy on clerical errors that it used to put Federal Firearms Licensees out of business, possibly hundreds of small gun shops around the country, including many in Iowa. NRAHQ has a great article on the subject and IFC Past Chairman Michael Ware interviewed Michael Cargill, the plaintiff in the suit that forced the change in policy as the Biden Administration was headed out the door.
Hopefully, we will see the ATF lose its law enforcement powers as the first step in reining in this politically problematic agency.
J6 POLITICAL PARDONS AND WHY THEY ARE IMPORTANT
As I delve into this subject, I’ll point out that I’m still an active Reserve Police Officer here in the State of Iowa, on permanent lite duty after suffering a serious injury fighting a suspect in 2021. Interestingly enough, that suspect only served twenty-five days when a careful reading of the Iowa Code required a three to five-year minimum sentence for assaulting a police officer resulting in serious injury. Many of my fellow law enforcement officers are disappointed in these pardons, yet almost none of them know the full story behind these prosecutions.
There are several great articles on this subject here, here, and here. If you search, you will find hundreds of other articles about how those political prisoners were wrongly prosecuted, held without trial under inhumane conditions, and other violations of their Constitutional Rights.
The disparate treatment of the J6’ers compared to thousands of BLM and ANTIFA rioters in 2020 who went unpunished – those that actually burned down cities, and injured, and killed police officers and civilians in their wake. I think this tweet on X says it all:
You probably remember Virginia Senator Tim Kaine. He was Hillary Clinton’s running mate in 2016. If you’re a leftist, the double standard is clear; you can burn down America, but if you are a conservative, you cannot. Need I say more?
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2A LOBBY DAY AND THE IFC-PAC DINNER
2A Day on February 18th at the State Capitol is fast approaching and don’t forget to get your tickets for the IFC-PAC BBQ Dinner that evening with Iowa Hero, Major Jeff Streucker of Black Hawk Down Fame.
Please stay Ready at All Times, and help us defend all of Iowa’s rights by renewing or joining IFC today.
Shoot Straight, Speak The Truth, and Never Surrender Our Liberties.
Dave Funk
Member, Board of Directors
Iowa Firearms Coalition
#2A4IA
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