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The Win:
“Starting today [24 Jun 2018], women in Saudi Arabia are finally able to drive legally after a long-standing ban was lifted by a royal decree.” ~ Hana Al-Khamri
https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2018/6/24/why-did-saudi-arabia-lift-the-driving-ban-on-women-only-now/
“RIYADH: Saudi women will be allowed to start driving in the kingdom from June 24, the General Department of Traffic Director General Mohammed Al-Bassami said on Tuesday.” ~ AFP, Published May 9, 2018
https://www.arabnews.com/node/1298691/saudi-arabia
The Context:
“Despite the fact that restrictions on women have been easing, the timeline of these changes can seem shocking. It was only in 2006, for example, that women could get ID cards without permission from their guardians. Furthermore, women only gained the right to ride bicycles and motorbikes in 2013. In 2018, the government announced that women could enter sports stadiums for the first time, and, in a massive victory, they also received the right to drive in Saudi Arabia.” ~ Valentine Sergon
https://www.expatica.com/sa/living/gov-law-admin/womens-rights-in-saudi-arabia-70997/
“In mid-2018, women became eligible to drive in Saudi Arabia for the first time.” ~ Mark Lazell
https://www.expatica.com/sa/living/transportation/driving-in-saudi-arabia-70909/
“24 June 2018 – Today the Saudi government lifted the ban on women driving, a ban dating from the founding of the kingdom in 1932. Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) cautiously welcomes the lifting of the ban.” ~ ADHRB Admin
https://www.adhrb.org/2018/06/saudi-arabia-lifts-ban-on-womens-right-to-drive-guardianship-restrictions-remain/
Two Heroes:
“Hello, my name is Nouf [Abdulaziz], and I am not a provoker, inciter nor a wrecker, nor a terrorist, nor a criminal or a traitor.” ~ Nouf Abdulaziz
https://hanaalkhamri.blogspot.com/2018/06/read-letter-from-recently-arrested.html
“[Nouf] Abdulaziz’s arrest came in a broader wave of arrests aimed at activists who campaigned against the ban on women driving and pushed for gender equality in the kingdom.” ~ CPJ
https://cpj.org/data/people/nouf-abdulaziz/
“In early 2021, [Nouf Abdulaziz] was conditionally released after more than two and a half years in prison.” ~ ALQST
https://www.alqst.org/en/prisonersofconscience/nouf-abdulaziz-al-jeraiwi
“!Nouf Abdulaziz has been released” ~ The Saudi Reality
https://thesaudireality.com/Read/42065
“Saudi women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul has returned home after spending 1,001 days in prison.” ~ Nadda Osman
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/saudi-arabia-loujain-hathloul-activist-returns-home-prison
Grand Jury, Day 2: Historical Background
Alex Thomson, former officer of Britain’s Signal Intelligence Agency, GCHQ, the partner agency to NSA has just completed his statement.
Matthew Ehret, Senior Fellow of American University in Moscow, Editor-in-chief of Canadian Patriot dot org and BRI Expert of Tactical Talk dot net then makes his own short statement.
Pay attention to what Ehret says about traps patriots/freedom lovers may easily fall into, traps laid via propaganda.
No lockdowns.
Facemasks not required.
Vaccines not required.
2 metre space between people suggested.
Tragic deaths and patients ill with COVID-19 are in low numbers.
Here is the updated information from the Danish government:
https://www.sst.dk/en/English/Corona-eng
When did Denmark back down from draconian law enforcement?
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/danish-govt-backs-down-on-forced-covid-vaccination-law-after-citizens-protest-with-pots-and-pans
Why exactly did the Danes reject the proposed law?
https://www.thelocal.dk/20201113/explained-what-is-denmarks-proposed-epidemic-law-and-why-is-it-being-criticised/
Ended a debate between Senators Daniel Webster of Massachusetts and Robert Hayne of South Carolina.
Daniel Webster won the day, but with hindsight, modern citizens may side with Hayne.
Hayne re-enforced the idea of a confederation while Webster defended the idea of a federation.
In a confederacy the people may overcome tyrants quicker than in a federation, for in THAT condition, do the words of the Unites States constitution have TEETH. #AntiFederalistPaper9 http://resources.utulsa.edu/law/classes/rice/Constitutional/AntiFederalist/09.htm "We [the Aristocratic party of the United States,] do not much like that sturdy privilege of the people -- the right to demand the writ of habeas corpus. We have therefore reserved the power of refusing it in cases of rebellion, and you know we are the judges of what is rebellion...."
Images:
Robert Y. Hayne
Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Daniel Webster
Unknown photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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