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John Hendrickson used most of his Atlantic magazine article on Tuesday criticizing No Labels. There was no big surprise in his critique of No Labels‚ "The Dangerous Confusion of No Labels‚" which portrays that sort of party as confused‚ impractical‚ and even downright goofy. Deep into the story‚ Hendrickson revealed something that should have been the main focus. The desperation of the Lincoln Project to keep a No Labels presidential ticket off 2024 ballots in the states to the extent of threatening to ruin the lives of individual members. Let us take a look at what was buried many paragraphs down in the story but should have been right at the top due to what it revealed about the shockingly heinous nature of the Lincoln Project. Although it’s stocked with former elected officials and veteran Washington power brokers‚ No Labels can seem naive about the ugly contours of contemporary American politics. On a Thursday morning last month‚ the organization held an event at the National Press Club. All the No Labels luminaries were there: former Senator Joe Lieberman‚ the civil-rights activist Benjamin Chavis‚ former North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory. I thought the group might finally announce its candidates‚ and I suspect that many of the roughly two dozen other reporters in attendance assumed the same. No such luck. We were handed a purple folder containing a letter sent to the Department of Justice alleging an “illegal conspiracy to use intimidation‚ harassment‚ and fear against representatives of No Labels‚ its donors‚ and its potential candidates.” The letter claims that Melissa Moss‚ a consultant associated with the Lincoln Project‚ told Page‚ “You have no idea of the forces aligned against you. You will never be able to work in Democratic politics again.” And: “You are going to get it with both barrels.” (Page told me that this happened last summer over lunch in a public setting; Moss declined to comment for this story.) In a video screened at the press conference‚ Rick Wilson can be heard saying on a podcast that “they”—No Labels—“need to be burned to the fucking ground.” Jonathan V. Last‚ the editor of The Bulwark who has contributed to The Atlantic and other outlets‚ is also heard saying‚ “Anybody who participates in this No Labels malarkey should have their lives ruined‚” and “The people who are affiliated with No Labels should be publicly shamed to society’s utmost ability to do so.” Here is the video of Lincoln Project grifter Rick Wilson who does not hold back in his shrill attacks and threats against No Labels. How much should we be worried about @NoLabelsOrg? A lot says @TheRickWilson. Listen as he explains why they're a pro-Trump SuperPAC posing a major threat to democracy leading into the 2024 election cycle. pic.twitter.com/UB4DeZo9uG — The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) April 7‚ 2023 The reaction of No Labels to Wilson's rant only reinforces its image as an organization that mainly complains but fails to take action. As the clip rolled on a flatscreen TV‚ the No Labels representatives looked out at the assembled reporters‚ solemn-faced. McCrory‚ the group’s national co-chair‚ raised his voice in disbelief when it was his turn to speak from the dais. “I mean‚ did you see that video? Did you listen to that video?” he asked. “Who do they think they are‚ Tony Soprano?” And as of this writing the inaction by No Labels in actually going through with a plan to run a presidential ticket in 2024 is a signal that they have already folded in reaction to the attack upon them by "Tony Soprano" Wilson. These people paint themselves as Guardians of Democracy. But they look more like haters of democracy.

Former U.S. Rep. Justin Amash of Michigan has announced a U.S. Senate bid‚ indicating that he will compete in the Republican primary. "After thoroughly evaluating all aspects of a potential campaign‚ I'm convinced that no candidate would be better positioned to win both the Republican primary and the general election. That's why‚ today‚ I'm making it official: I'm joining the race for United States Senate in Michigan‚" Amash declared in a post on X."As I wrote when I launched my exploratory committee: We need a principled‚ consistent constitutional conservative in the Senate—someone with a record of taking on the bipartisan oligarchy‚ defending sound money and free speech‚ fighting the surveillance state and military-industrial complex‚ and protecting all our rights‚" he noted. Amash had announced in January that he was considering a Senate bid."Follow the Constitution. Read the bills. Stop governing by emergency. End the forever war. Cut taxes &; spending. Stop borrowing trillions. No CBDC. Protect free speech. Repeal the Patriot Act &; FISA 702. No qualified immunity for government officials. End civil asset forfeiture‚" Amash wrote in another post.On his X account‚ Amash describes himself as a "libertarian" and "constitutional conservative."While serving as a House lawmaker from early 2011 until early 2021‚ Amash switched from Republican to independent in 2019. That same year‚ he voted to impeach then-President Donald Trump. In 2020‚ Amash switched to libertarian and openly considered a presidential bid. "I launched an exploratory committee to seek the [Libertarian Party's] nomination for president of the United States‚" Amash tweeted. But less than three weeks later he tweeted‚ "circumstances don’t lend themselves to my success as a candidate for president this year‚ and therefore I will not be a candidate."Amash is jumping into a Republican primary that includes figures such as former Rep. Peter Meijer and former Rep. Mike Rogers.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

The attorney general of Missouri filed a lawsuit against Planned Parenthood for allegedly failing to get parental consent before transporting minors across state lines for abortions. Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey called for a court to block the organization's branches in Great Plains from performing abortions to patients from out of state. “This is the beginning of the end for Planned Parenthood in the State of Missouri. What they conceal and conspire to do in the dark of night has now been uncovered. I am filing suit to ensure it never happens again‚” said Bailey. The lawsuit accuses the group of pulling kids from schools with doctors' notes and then subjecting them to abortions in Kansas before returning them back to Missouri. “As a father who held my daughter in my arms for the single hour of her life before she died‚ I know firsthand how important it is to protect life‚" he added. "Our children are the future. It is time to eradicate Planned Parenthood once and for all to end this pattern of abhorrent‚ unethical‚ and illegal behavior.” He cited evidence gathered in an undercover sting by Project Veritas. "Planned Parenthood’s most recent unlawful behavior was captured in an investigative video by @Project_Veritas‚ when Planned Parenthood staff admitted they traffic minors across state lines to perform abortions without parental consent‚" he said. In the video‚ a Planned Parenthood employee said they send minors to Kansas for abortions without parental consent "every day‚ every day." A spokesperson for the abortion provider claimed that the evidence cited by the attorney general was staged. “This is a press release dressed up as legal action from an unelected attorney general. It is based on ‘evidence’ from fraudulent‚ extreme anti-abortion actors‚ who claim to be ‘journalists.’ At this point‚ we’re relying on the attorney general’s social media posts to review any purported lawsuit‚ as we have not yet been served and the document does not yet appear to have been filed‚" read the statement. "We will continue following state and federal laws and proudly providing Missourians with the compassionate sexual and reproductive care that remains available to them in a state with a total abortion ban‚" he added. Bailey cited numerous other illegal actions taken by the abortion provider in recent years. Here's more about the accusations: Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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