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The Valley Patriot

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Dear Friends and Fellow Republicans

Republican Advance Starts Tomorrow

For those of you in the know, the annual Donald Huffman Republican Advance (said because we never retreat) will be held at the Omni Homestead from December 3 to December 5. State Central will also be meeting on December 3 at the Homestead. For those of you who can attend, I hope to see you there - it will be full of celebration and also work to ensure that we can build on the great victory this past November.

We did a great job this past November 2, but the fact is that we had all the wind at our backs and only won by approximately 2%. We need to continue the concept of working hard so that we can expand on our gains and then expand our majority.

Possible Good News from SCOTUS

I know better than to assume what a group of elected officials will do, and what a 9 judge panel will do - especially regarding abortion. But from what it looks like, there is a significant chance that SCOTUS will vote to either gut Roe V Wade or get rid of it entirely.

A law from Mississippi which would outlaw any abortion after 16 weeks of pregnancy has been challenged, and from the questions put forth by Justices Kavanaugh and Coney Barrett, it looks like SCOTUS has at least 5 and possibly 6 votes to either gut or overturn Roe. It would be my hope that Roe be overturned and let this fall back on the States for them to determine.

Let's be frank, Roe V Wade was one of the worst (if not the worst) decision in Supreme Court History.

For more read here:

https://redstate.com/bonchie/2021/12/01/scotus-oral-arguments-signs-point-to-roe-v-wade-being-nuked-n484941

Worst Supreme Court Decisions in US History

Feel free to send me yours but here are my 10 worst decisions in SCOTUS history

1) Dred Scott - which legalized slavery in all US states, and did away with the Compromise of 1820.
2) Roe V Wade
3) Decision to not overturn the 2020 election
4) Buck V Bell - which alllowed for eugenics
5) Kelo V New London CT - which gutted the concept of eminent domain aka private property.
6) Plessy V Ferguson - which gave us the concept of "Separate but equal" and Jim Crow
7) The Civil Rights Cases of 1883 - allowing for the banning of African Americans in restaurants and other establishments
8) Korematsu V USA - upheld the idea that forced imprisonment of Japanese Americans was legal.
9) NFIB V Sebellius - legalized Obama Care and the Individual Mandate by declaring the mandate a "tax"
10) Helvering V Davis (1937) which was geared towards the legalization of Social Security but has been expanded to now mean that Congress can spend money on any "general welfare" program of their choice.

Please feel free to give me your list or critique this as you choose. We're all having fun here!

Thank you for allowing me to serve you as your Chair. Together we will take back Virginia

I remain

your servant

JM

S John Massoud
6th District Republican Party Chairman

Upcoming Events:

December 3-5 Republican Advance will be at the Bath County Omni Homestead. See you there!

There will be more information on different local Christmas parades coming. Including another Truck Freedom Rally. Details to follow!

December 11 - Christmas Party - Weyers Cave Community Center - 6 30 PM.

December 13 - Roanoke City GOP Christmas Party. 6 PM - Montano's International Restaurant