Election Integrity Project California
November 14, 2024 - Election Integrity Project California Takes Bold Action in Court to Defend Secure and Transparent Elections
Murrieta, CA – On Tuesday, the Superior Court ruled on an Ex Parte Application filed by the Election Integrity Project California (“EIPCa”), represented by our firm, Advocates for Faith and Freedom, requesting an expedited hearing on the merits of its petition for peremptory writ of mandate. EIPCa is seeking decisive judicial action to address critical issues in the administration of California's recent elections. The application calls on the court to issue a ruling before December 5, 2024, to ensure that election procedures align with EIPCa’s commitment to ensure fair elections as well as voter trust and integrity.
EIPCa’s petition names the California Secretary of State and election officials from several counties, including Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside, Kern, and Tulare. The petition challenges the adequacy of election oversight and highlights each county's role in maintaining voter rolls, processing ballots, and reporting results. EIPCa believes this oversight is essential to addressing procedural inconsistencies and maintaining Californians' faith in the election process.
“EIPCa remains committed to safeguarding Californian citizen’s constitutional right to free, fair, honest and transparent elections,” said Linda Paine, President of EIPCa. “By ensuring accurate voter rolls and integrity in the processing and counting of ballots, EIPCa continues to empower citizens through education and oversight of the election process with the goal of restoring integrity to the election process.
EIPCa has requested that the Court appoint a special master to oversee each respondent’s actions to ensure adherence to legal election processes. The Court is considering the request but has noted that it must first hear any opposition filed by the Respondents by Friday, November 15. Given the urgency of these issues, the Court has declined to set a hearing date on shortened notice but will consider the request based solely on the submitted briefs. This streamlined process ensures that the petition’s claims will be addressed promptly.
“For too long, systemic election concerns have gone unaddressed, but this petition is a positive step toward reform,” stated Advocates attorney, Robert Tyler. “Our legal team is prepared to continue advocating for election integrity across the state.”
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Teacher Settles With California School District
May 14, 2024
In May 2023, a lawsuit was filed by Advocates for Faith and Freedom challenging Jurupa Unified School District in Riverside, California after the wrongful termination of public school teacher, Jessica Tapia, for her religious beliefs. Her termination came after Jessica’s refusal to participate in harmful gender affirming school policies, such as allowing students to use a bathroom or locker room that does not match their biological sex.
On May 13, 2024 the Jurupa Unified School District Board approved a settlement agreement between Jessica Tapia and the Jurupa Unified School District to settle her lawsuit for $360,000. Last year, Advocates for Faith and Freedom filed a lawsuit challenging Jurupa Unified School District in the Central District of California after the wrongful termination of public school teacher Jessica Tapia for her religious beliefs. Her termination came after the school district refused to accommodate Jessica’s religious beliefs, which conflicted with the school district’s harmful policies, such as referring to students by their preferred pronouns and withholding information from parents regarding their child’s gender identity.
Advocates for Faith and Freedom and Jessica are joining forces to launch Teachers Don’t Lie, a campaign to support teachers of faith who are feeling the weight of the darkness that has infiltrated the education system. Teachers Don’t Lie aims to provide educators with a thorough understanding of their constitutional rights, as well as give options on how to respond to their school district when being asked to go against their sincerely held religious beliefs.
“Today’s settlement serves as a reminder that religious freedom is protected, no matter your career,” said Julianne Fleischer, legal counsel for Advocates for Faith and Freedom. “If the school district’s actions were legal, no teacher of faith would be qualified to serve as a public school teacher. Jessica’s story is one of faithful courage. She fought back to ensure her school district was held accountable and that no other teacher has to succumb to this type of discrimination.”
“What happened to me can happen to anybody, and I want the next teacher to know that it is worth it to take a stand for what is right,” said Jessica Tapia. “Across the country, we are seeing teachers' freedom of speech and religious liberty violated through policies that require them to forsake their morals. I want teachers to be confident in the fact that the best thing we can do for students is educate in truth, not deception. This is why I'm joining forces with Advocates for Faith and Freedom to launch Teachers Don’t Lie, a resource that will be committed to giving a voice of truth to teachers. I am confident that we are making progress to ensure that no teacher has their faith violated within schoolhouse gates again.”
Advocates for Faith & Freedom is a non-profit law firm dedicated to protecting constitutional and religious liberty in the courts. Our mission is to engage in cases that will uphold our religious liberty and America’s heritage and to educate Americans about our fundamental constitutional rights.
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COVID-19 PCR tests vs. Antibody tests
The Coronavirus, COVID-19 which stands for Coronavirus Disease 2019, is a particle with RNA (ribonucleic acid) as the infectious portion of the particle that replicates itself inside a human cell using the host’s DNA. In time the replication bursts open the host cell and the virus particles are released to infect more cells.
Since viruses are not live organisms, antibiotics do not kill the virus. The immune system has the mechanisms to destroy the particles. Even people of advanced age or other causes of a compromised immune system will still have white blood cells that can recognize the virus as foreign and mount an attack. It is the attack that actually kills people with pneumonia-like suffocation. It has been reported that the very young battle the virus with NK (Natural Killer) cells before antibody attack that causes the cascade of an immune response. Other studies have reported that children have a lower incidence of the receptor that binds the virus. These are reasons that children are not at high risk of death from the virus. It isn’t the replication of the virus that kills people. Healthy people win the war with an army of NK cells and the production of sufficient amounts of antibodies to clear the body of the virus and the body will eventually return to normal as the sneezing and coughing subside as the immune response produces less mucus.
Two test methods are on the market for testing the Coronavirus. PCR tests are for active infections. Antibody tests indicate whether the patient has been infected in the past.
PCR tests are available for nasal swab and saliva tests. The saliva-based tests are simple to administer compared to the nasal swab test. The patient spits into a straw that drains into a test tube. The sample is sent to a lab for PCR analysis that determines if the sample contains the coronavirus nucleic acid.
Antibody tests are available for testing a patient’s blood sample for detection of the presence of antibodies against the virus in a patient’s serum. Antibodies recognize the protein coat on the virus particle as foreign. Be aware that you may test negative if the sample was collected early in your infection. This is called a false negative result due to the diagnostic detection level of the test method being used. As of July 11, 2020, 68 companies have had their serological diagnostic test banned from use by the FDA.
It can take as long as eight to nine days for an individual to develop symptoms after infection. Asymptomatic individuals with early infections can still spread the virus. This is the reason why masks are important for everyone to wear. Masks do not prevent infection but can mitigate the spread from infected individuals. More on masks in the following article.
This article was written by Publisher Nancy Knight, a retired R&D chemist and inventor of a novel antibody test to increase the sensitivity of diagnostic serological tests that reduced the incidence of false negative test results.
Tips to stay healthy in the fight against virus infections
Use a paper towel to open and close public bathroom door handles and bathroom faucets. Use a tissue or a piece of your clothing to push buttons on elevators, office microwave ovens, copy machine, and vending machines. Protect yourself from handles on water coolers and drinking fountains, sink sponges, food/food container handled by others, another person's keyboard or phone. shared books, pens, staplers, etc. Wash your hands with hot water for 20 seconds with soap, several times a day, especially following contact with hot spots.
Avoid touching your face, eyes, or rubbing your nose. Relax - stress can decrease immunity. Drink more water. Decrease sugar intake and take 1000 mgs of Vitamin C when you first feel a cold coming on or you were exposed to someone with the flu. Get more sleep and take Vitamin D.
Mosquito Threats
Arizona and California are monitoring the risk of disease carried by mosquitoes. Riverside County, California has already experienced cases of West Nile virus infections. In Arizona's monsoon weather creates breeding grounds in the short-term while California's flood control detention basins are pose a long-term risk. The public is cautioned to watch for standing water that can breed mosquitoes and to protect your family and pets from mosquito bites.
If you have been recently bitten by a mosquito and experience any flu-like symptoms, it is recommended to consult with your doctor.
While the risk for West Nile, Zika, and malaria are currently low, it is advised to be proactive in protecting yourself, your family, and your pets from bites. Dead birds in the area are an indication of local disease carrying mosquito breeding grounds.
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