March 16th, 2024
Going to be another short one this week. Lots of good things going on, and some not so good. Be in touch soon!
Convention of States Presentation
A big thank you to Shelly Harrison, who presented information on the Convention of States movement and organization at last Thursday’s meeting. As promised, here is the slide show Shelly worked from, even though we were unable to see it that night.
For more information on Convention of States, feel free to visit the new page on the 4Cs Substack site of the same name:
https://4csnews.substack.com/p/convention-of-states
Thank you to everyone that was able to make it to the meeting!
4Cs Is Rebranding
Since I began participating in the 4Cs a little over a year ago, one thing that has been a consistent challenge is distinguishing our group from all the other groups in Cass county. Along with our group, Cass County Concerned Citizens (The 4Cs), you’ve also got the Cass County Republican Central Committee (CCRCC) and Cass County Voices (CCV), just to name a couple of the other groups with lots of C’s in the names. There are others, but I think you get my point. Cass County Concerned Citizens is also a mouthful, and I have had the hardest time keeping all the words in the right order. More than a few times, I’ll be in the middle ofa conversation, and call the group Concerned Citizens of Cass County, and not catch myself until after the conversation is over.
With that in mind, I will begin the process of rebranding this group as “We The People of Cass County” over the next couple of months. You will start to see that name begin to take over the website and newsletters, and I will be starting a Facebook group by that name shortly. The 4Cs Facebook page will still exist, and I will post notices and links to point people to the new group for the time being. I will try to make the transition as smooth as possible. If anyone has any questions or concerns, please reach out to me.
Cass County Republican Central Committee Celebration!
SPACE IS LIMITED!! Get your tickets NOW!
ALL PROCEEDS GOING TO FIGHT THE ABORTION INITIATIVES GOING ON OUR BALLOTS THIS FALL!
There will be Q&A. Your Questions. Candidates Answer.
Banning TikTok
If you haven’t heard, the US House of Representatives passed legislation this week to force the company that owns TikTok, a phone application that is heavily used by children and young adults, to strip its links to China, or be banned from the US. Here is an article that covers some of the legal aspects of what is going on:
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/lawyers-explain-controversy-over-anti-tiktok-bill-5608170
Not everyone is happy about this, particularly Tucker Carlson, and Sen. Rand Paul:
https://tuckercarlson.com/uncensored-the-tiktok-ban/
For those who may not know, I am a software developer by trade. In my opinion, Tucker and Sen. Paul are right, and the House of Representatives is wrong. Banning TikTok is a band-aid on a bullet hole, and the proposed legislation "feels good", but does nothing to solve any real problem whatsoever. Never mind that it is entirely anti-capitalistic, unconstitutional, and simply gives a politician the ability to say they did something.
Folks, the vast majority of the hardware and software on your smart phone is either directly or indirectly made by China, was developed by China, or was developed for China. China IS the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and there is no such thing as a free market there. All business in China exists for the benefit of the CCP.
Besides that, the software on your phone captures all your data, tracks your every step, everywhere you go, every word you say, everything you type, every website, email, chat, picture, video, etc. Anything you do with your phone, you are giving to Google, Meta (Facebook, Instagram), Microsoft, Apple, ALL the Alphabet Agencies (FBI, CIA, NSA, etc.), and many, many more.
If we are that worried about China, there are higher priority infiltrations that need to be investigated and resolved first. The CCP has infiltrated ALL aspects of American society, including Corporate America, Hollywood, Big Tech, Big Energy, Government, Agriculture, and Academia.
If you really want to remove CCP influence from your life, there will be no short cuts, no silver bullet solutions. You are going to have to start voting with your wallet, not just your ballot. You are going to have to start caring about where your stuff comes from, and insisting on America First across the board.
Oh, and TikTok sucks.
I don’t use it.
You shouldn’t either.
And don’t let your kids near it.
Godspeed!