As the final hours of 2023 draw to a close, and the nascent hours of 2024 begin to emerge, I sit down to write my final article of this year. I must say that 2023 has been a tremendous “awakening” for me. When I say “awakening,” I mean that in a practical more than a philosophical way. As awakenings go, this one was pretty darn rude.
The courtroom was packed, the hallway was packed, the atrium was packed, and there were some supporters who didn’t even get into the courthouse and instead watched the arguments on their phones outside on the courthouse steps. At the end of my oral argument presentation, these concerned and engaged New Yorkers gave me a thunderous standing ovation that went on for several minutes!
So to see that court dodge a ruling on the merits of such a tremendously important case to the people of New York was nothing short of stunning. It jars your faith in our legal framework. However, as the wisest man I know often says to me, “Consider the use of adversity.” And so, I am doing just that!
Here is how... As I am appealing the Appellate Division’s erroneous decision, we now have the opportunity to make statewide, binding case law. That is indeed a positive thing. There are other silver linings that are beginning to shimmer from that horrendous court ruling as well:
• The ancient Greek philosopher, Heraclitus, said, “The truth often evades being recognized due to its utter incredibility.” Put another way, when something is so horrendous, it is often cast aside as untrue. That truism has haunted my quarantine lawsuit since Day 1, and though it still dominates many people’s impression of this lawsuit, the number of people who cast it aside as untrue is now dropping significantly. For a long time, people would hear that I am entwined in a battle against the Governor of New York to stop her from being able to throw people into quarantine camps, and they would immediately shut down. I have had people I know for decades, friends, say to me, “Oh stop. You are totally exaggerating. The Governor would never do that.” My simple and most telling response, “Then why on earth is she fighting me tooth and nail for the past almost 2 years to try to keep that power?”
• Because the Appellate Division threw the case out for supposed lack of standing, it shows that we are rock solid on our legal argument! The trial court judge struck down the Governor and her “Ministry of Tyranny’s” dystopian quarantine reg for its brazen unconstitutionality, and no judge has disagreed with that ruling. The 5-judge panel in the Appellate Division said not one syllable in their decision about the merits of the case. They totally skirted the issue and tossed us on standing (a procedural excuse—not the merits of our lawsuit).
• Because the Governor “won” this round, the lawsuit is getting some marginal attention in the media. Of course I’m censored like crazy on any and all social media, and no mainstream media outlets dare interview me for fear of hearing the truth about the totalitarians running New York, but there have been a few news reports on our case now, and that will only grow in 2024 as I appeal to the State’s highest court.
• People are starting to realize that we cannot keep playing defense! If I have to keep bringing lawsuits against New York state to stop their unconstitutional insanity, then we are not going to get out of this mess. (FYI, I did file another case against the State in October for another violation of our Constitution. More on that another time). Lawsuits are powerful tools, but they won’t stop the tyranny. People are now understanding what I mean when I say that to truly make a change, we must change the “leadership” at the top. (Of course I use that word very, very loosely). Well, lucky for us, 2024 is an ELECTION YEAR, so we have the ability to wipe the slate clean and FIRE every single politician who is working against us.
To be clear, not only is 2024 a Presidential election year, it’s also a year we can replace members of Congress, some U.S. Senators, and here in New York State every single member of the NYS Senate and Assembly is up for election!!! This is a powerful year for We the People. We need to get like-minded people to register to vote, and then VOTE in November!
Please keep this truism in the forefront of your mind throughout this entire year...
For certain we need to change the politics of this State, and of our country. Let us do that now in 2024, before it is too late. These corrupt politicians are changing the soul of our country, and we cannot allow that to continue, for once it is changed too drastically, we may never get it back.
