Nov. 11, 2020
Liz Writes Life
Veterans Day
Be sure to thank our veterans for their service to our
country – today and every day! May God bless America and those who serve and
have served this country!
D.A. and sheriff to speak
Siskiyou Co. District Attorney Kirk Andrus and the newly
appointed Siskiyou Co. Sheriff Jeremiah LaRue will be speaking during the
Siskiyou Conservative Republicans meeting tomorrow, Nov. 12, 2020. The meeting
will be held at 308 S. Broadway in Yreka. Time is 11:30 a.m. A luncheon of deli
sandwiches, soups, dessert and drink will be available for $9. To reserve your
lunch call Jackie at 530-340-9102 or Annie at 530-842-2350.
Siskiyou Patriots meet
Sorry, I thought there was a Siskiyou Patriots last week and
put a notice in my column. I was wrong. They did not meet last week, but will
be meeting tomorrow night, Nov. 12, 2020 at the Covenant Chapel Church at 200
Greenhorn Rd. in Yreka. Time is 6:30 p.m. Mark Baird will speak on the status
of the lack of representation lawsuit by the State of Jefferson movement.
The Patriots will also complete their raffle on two hand
guns, two rifles and a $3,000 gun safe. Each ticket is $125 and they are still
available for purchase before the drawing at the meeting. For more info,
contact Louise at 530-586-1430.
Support for Trump
Well, even though most media outlets have announced Joe Biden
won the U.S. Presidency last week, most states have not officially certified
their final results. Believe it or not, each county must certify its election
results, before each secretary of state can certify a state’s results. There
are also states whose legislature actually votes for the candidate that will
receive the Electoral College votes -- after the popular vote is certified. So,
current announcements are not official or final.
Yes, the race seems to be extremely close and, just as in
past elections, there are reports of fraud, illegal ballots and manipulation of
certain voting machines in many states. Biden may win, but I agree with
Republicans and the White House that we need to wait until each state has
finalized and certified the winner, including other election races, before
announcing the official winners. Then, it will be up to the Electoral College
to officially vote and announce the presidential winner.
Remember back in 2000, Al Gore was given 37 days for lawsuits
with his demands of recounting ballots before it was announced George W. Bush
was officially elected through the Electoral College. This is the election
process in the United States.
To show support of President Trump, rallies were held
throughout the nation -- and Californians also held rallies this past week.
Locally, organizers of the big 100-plus vehicle Freedom Tour on Nov. 1, 2020,
in Scott Valley, held a Trump Train last Saturday afternoon. It started in
Yreka with about 60 cars, trucks, pickups and trailers and drove over Forest
Mt. through Fort Jones into Etna waving Trump flags and signs.
Hope is still alive for a Donald Trump win.
Lawsuits have been brought by Trump and Republicans in the
states of Nevada, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Georgia with state Attorney Generals
in several other states also checking into alleged voter fraud. Unofficially,
Republicans overturned more than a dozen U.S. House seats with several Republican
women candidates coming out on top. These elections are still being counted or
recounted as well, so the results are not final. But, it looks like the alleged
“Blue Wave” of newly-elected Democrats did not happen.
This has been a very divisive and stressful election,
especially after the last four years of constant hatred towards President Trump
by a significant portion of our country. I wish we could tone down the rhetoric
and name calling. Both sides should want to see a recount and as fair of an
election as possible.
I do hope that rioting and destruction of businesses will not
follow the official results, whether it is Biden or Trump. I oppose the Antifa
and any group that is blatantly terrorizing our inner-cities. It is interesting
that Antifa demonstrators targeted the Democrat campaign office in Portland,
last Sunday, shattering windows and spray-painting graffiti against Joe Biden.
One scrawled statement claimed “no presidents.” Yes, these riots are not just
against Republicans and President Trump, but are truly trying to destroy the
United States and its Constitution. Democrats are also a target of those who
hate the United States.
I can’t imagine being a police officer dealing with these
thugs, who are organized and well-funded. Because President Trump spoke out
against the rioters and destruction, significant police unions endorsed Trump.
Biden is calling for “unity” of Americans. This means Democrats
and Republicans must agree violence and hatred is extremely harmful and will
destroy us.
Can we do this? Can we demonstrate peacefully? Can we all
voice our opinion in a civil manner? Respect is the key. For the sake of our
nation, I pray we will all choose peaceful actions and statements. May we look
past those who would destroy us with hate and find our common ground, which is
love of freedom, liberty and the guarantees that are in our Constitution.
Liz Bowen began writing ranch and farm news, published in
newspapers, in 1976. She is a native of Siskiyou County and lives near
Callahan. Columns from the past can be found at: lizwriteslife.blogspot.com.
Call her at 530-467-3515.
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