Garrett Fahy

business & elections Lawyer; husband; dad

[Michael Shellenberger @shellenberger]

The New York Times says “Musk Asserts Without Proof That Bureaucracy Is Rife With Fraud.” Seriously? The GAO — under Biden — estimated last year that we are losing $233-$521 billion *per year* to fraud. Guys, it’s right there. Why do you continue with this… fraud? SMH

[Senator John Cornyn @JohnCornyn]

Requiring federal employees to come to the office five days a week would result in a wave of voluntary terminations that we welcome: If federal employees don’t want to show up, American taxpayers shouldn’t pay them for the Covid-era privilege of staying home. @WSJ @DOGE

[Garrett Fahy @GarrettFahy]

@hughhewitt @SenJohnThune @JohnCornyn @SenRickScott @SenateGOP Thune is a good guy. Biola grad, but nobody is perfect ����

[Garrett Fahy @GarrettFahy]

Congrats to @johnthune on his election to lead @SenateGOP . I worked on his 2004 election which defeated the Democratic leader, Tom Daschle. He’s a principled and steady leader.
#SenateGOP #Senate_Majority_Leader

[Garrett Fahy @GarrettFahy]

@hughhewitt Yeah I was thinking that too

[Garrett Fahy @GarrettFahy]

About time

[Collin Rugg @CollinRugg]

JUST IN: The Department of Justice and Jack Smith immediately end their cases against Donald Trump.

The DOJ cited their policy that presidents can't be prosecuted however it was assumed they would work up until the "last day."

"What's interesting here is that the DOJ is moving to end them even before he takes office, citing the longstanding DOJ policy that sitting presidents can't be prosecuted."

"And there were some thought that maybe special counsel Jack Smith was going to sprint through the finish line, was going to work up until the last day, force Trump to fire him, wait till a new Attorney General was appointed."

"But that does not appear to be the thinking inside the department. The thinking is that these cases can't go forward."

[Garrett Fahy @GarrettFahy]

A couple early election reactions to the national news. CA is still counting so the congressional races are TBD.

First, congrats to @realDonaldTrump and his team, a truly historic win, on so many levels. He won/is winning all the swing states, won the Senate and may keep the House. And he’s poised to make a bigger impact than his first term. First GOP nominee to win the popular vote since W in 2004. Can’t argue with that.

Second, @KamalaHarris did as well as she probably could given what she had to work with (a short timeline, a terrible record and terrible polling on the top issues (economy, immigration)), but her team erred in the VP pick, and in not distancing her from @JoeBiden , and she couldn’t explain away her huge policy changes. She’s probably (and deservedly) done as a Democratic candidate outside CA. Also, she’s no @BarackObama (politically, rhetorically), and Obama was correct in NOT endorsing her initially and wanting a process whereby the Democrats could choose a nominee. Should have listened to him.

Third, the country and the parties are changing. Trump did amazing with Jewish voters, Hispanic voters, black men, and he shockingly won suburban white women, 51-47 (because abortion is not the only or main issue for women). If the GOP continues this trend, Dems are in big trouble.

Fourth, the country wanted a new direction and went clearly away from the woke agenda (DEI, “equity,” trans obsession, drag queens, unlimited immigration, abortion absolutism) and all the Left’s lies: that Biden was mentally fit, that women can be men and the reverse, that Trump is hitler/a fascist, that January 6 was worse than Pearl Harbor or 9/11, that Covid lockdowns, masking and vaccine requirements were necessary and effective (they weren’t), that government censorship of opposing political views is necessary and ok, etc. All lies, all now defeated.

Fifth, on some legal issues, this is a big win for the rule of law because Jack Smith’s unconstitutional crusade against Trump in Florida (records case) and DC (January 6 case) are done. And, Trump’s new DOJ will likely undo or scale back most of the January 6 indictments and trials and dismiss the nonviolent defendants there. Smith never should have been appointed and his ongoing war against Trump was a legal disgrace.

Sixth, for those who are upset today, I get it, and the tide may turn in the next election. No result is forever. But if you voted against Trump or for Harris bc you thought Trump was a racist, a fascist, or some other charge, you should be the most upset with major media and their allies because they have been lying to you since 2015. And the country just called them on it.

#Election2024 #Trump2024 #Vance2024 #Kamala2024

[Garrett Fahy @GarrettFahy]

@SoCalAMW Praying for you guys!

[Sarah Isgur @whignewtons]

With Alito and Thomas likely retiring in the next two years, Trump will be the first president since FDR to have nominated a majority of justices on the Court, joining Washington, Lincoln, Taft as the only presidents to do so.

[Garrett Fahy @GarrettFahy]

@KSoltisAnderson Wow

[Kevin Kiley @KevinKileyCA]

Gavin Newsom put out a Top 10 list: “Ten Ways California Leads the Nation.” Some are vague, like “belonging and unity.” Others are farcical, like "high-speed rail." And there are several key omissions from the list:

-homelessness (1 out of 50)
-poverty (1 out of 50)
-Retail crime (1 out of 50)
-Anti-business regulations (1 out of 50)
-frivolous lawsuits (1 out of 50)
-unemployment (1 out of 50)
-wage stagnation (1 out of 50)
-restrictions on workers (1 out of 50)
-gas prices (1 out of 50)
-housing costs (2 out of 50)
-water bills (2 out of 50)
-energy/electricity costs (3 out of 50)
-inequality (3 out of 50)
-income tax (1 out of 50)
-gas tax (1 out of 50)
-budget deficit (1 out of 50)
-road disrepair (3 out of 50)
-illiteracy (1 out of 50)
-educational inequity (2 out of 50)
-COVID school shutdowns (1 out out of 50)
-COVID business shutdowns (1 out of 50)
-COVID mandates (1 out of 50)
-illegal border crossings (1 out of 50)
-funding for illegal immigrants (1 out of 50)
-People leaving state (1 out of 50)

This is what Newsom and Kamala Harris call a "model for the nation."

[Erick Erickson @EWErickson]

Tim Walz refused to add state police resources to quell progressive rioters.
He closed churches during COVID and reopened bars but refused to reopen churches.
He taxes retiree social security income.
He attempted an income tax hike during COVID
He kept kids locked out of public schools.
Under Walz, the murder rate in Minnesota jumped over 50%.
But he's not Jewish.

[Garrett Fahy @GarrettFahy]

@VP @KamalaHarris Great work!

[Laura Ingraham @IngrahamAngle]

“We did it, Joe! In only 3 1/2 years, we let in 12 million illegals, pushed the economy into a freefall …and are close to war in the Middle East.”

[Ben Shapiro @benshapiro]

Guys, Kamala Harris was never border czar and also was not the most liberal senator in 2019.

[The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee]

Biden Voluntarily Steps Down From Presidential Race Days After Being Forcibly Removed From Presidential Race https://t.co/2MgoybxgeW

[Michael Shellenberger @shellenberger]

I’m afraid I have some terrible news. The governor of America’s largest and richest state has just signed a law that puts 10 million children and adolescents in grave danger of medical mistreatment.

The media headlines have it wrong. They claim that California Governor Gavin Newsom’s new law protects children by stopping public schools from outing their new gender to their parents.

It does just the opposite. It makes children vulnerable to irreversible and lifelong medical abuse and mistreatment. And it is all based on the pseudoscientific idea that some children are born into the wrong bodies and that we can change a person’s sex through drugs and surgery.

For any of this to make sense, you have to understand what’s happening in Britain. Several years ago, the government appointed a well-respected pediatrician named Hillary Cass to investigate whether it was ethical to block the puberty of children, give them opposite-sex hormones, and perform surgeries on their bodies to make them feel better about their gender. Dr. Cass came back a few weeks ago and said no, absolutely not.

Around the same time, the British government banned puberty blockers nationwide. And, just a few days ago, the new Labor Party government affirmed that it would maintain the former government’s ban.

In her report, Cass said that the so-called “social transition,” whereby a child adopts the identity of the opposite sex, is not a neutral act and has psychological consequences. This means it is the first step toward medical intervention.

What Gavin Newsom has done is actively prevented schools from informing parents that their children have been put on a medical pathway.

This is an outrageous attack on the rights of children and parents. Children have a right to go through puberty. No adult should be able to block their puberty. And parents have a right to know if their child thinks that they are the opposite sex or were born into the wrong body.

We have seen with leaked internal documents of the leading gender medicine group, WPATH, that these medical interventions, namely puberty blockers, hormones, and surgery, are not only irreversible but result in sterilization and loss of sexual function.

Children or adolescents are simply not mature enough to understand the effects of so-called “gender-affirming care.” They cannot, in other words, give their informed consent.

The new law creates the grave risk that activist teachers, students, and outside groups will convince their children that they were born into the wrong body, and hide their “social transition” from parents, which will lead to harmful medical mistreatment.

As such, the law that Newsom just signed is the opposite of what both children and their parents need. We need schools to immediately warn parents if their children think they are the opposite sex.

After all, this is a diagnosable psychiatric condition known as “gender dysphoria.” And if your child has a psychiatric disorder, whether anxiety, depression, an eating disorder, or gender dysphoria, you have a right to know.

And schools must stop teaching children, or allowing other people to teach children, the pseudoscientific and dehumanizing ideas that it’s possible to be born into the wrong body and possible to change one’s sex.

As such, either the legislature, the courts, or a ballot initiative will be required to nullify Newsom’s law. Until then, it is important to spread the word to parents that California public schools are fundamentally unsafe for the millions of children who attend them.

[Garrett Fahy @GarrettFahy]

@JunkScience Love it

[Shooter McGavin @ShooterMcGavin]

The U.S. Secret Service team on duty

[Garrett Fahy @GarrettFahy]

This. I know @pnjaban and admire her and her firm’s work on behalf of many worthy causes and clients. She’s a giant in the lawfare arena and we’re lucky to have her on our side. Our political tent is big enough for many faiths.

[Wokal Distance @wokal_distance]

This woman, who gave the Sikh Prayer at the RNC, is Harmeet Dhillon (@pnjaban), is one of the most important conservative activists and lawyers in America:

-She filed lawsuits to stop Stay-at-home order during COVID
-Defended James Damore when google fired him
-Sued Antifa on behalf of @MrAndyNgo when he was assaulted
-Sued on behalf of College Rebpublican when Berkley cancelled Ann Coulter's speech
-Sued to stop Hawaii's COVID quarantine orders
-Was a legal advisor on Trump's 2020 campaign
-Filed a lawsuit against Kaiser Permanente on behalf of Chloe Cole (@chloecole) for damage done by gender transition surgery and puberty blockers
-Served as Chair of the San Fransisco Republican Party
-She is the Co-Chair of "Women for Trump"
- She represented South Bay United Pentecostal Church other Churches when Gavin Newsome shut down churches during COVID. (She won injunctive relief from the Supreme Court in 2021)
-Her firm filed a lawsuit the City of San Jose, when they demanded people purchase insurance and pay fees to own firearms.
-Worked with Center for American Liberty, Thomas More Society attorneys, and Nebraska malpractice attorney Jeff Downing, to sue the University of Nebraska Medical Center on behalf of Luka Hein for the damage done by childhood gender transition
-The Dhillon Law Group was hired by the Republican National Committee to file a lawsuit against Google fir discrimination against the RNC
-Her firm won a $100,000against Spreckles School District for transitioning a girl behind her parents back

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The list of things that she's done on behalf of Republican and Conservative causes goes on and on.

The vitriol, hate, mockery, derision, and general malice directed toward her is utter nonsense. She has had a spine of steel in taking on causes that other law firms were afraid to touch including COVID restrictions, Schools Transitioning kids, and the Medical Transition of minors.

She has taken on a leftist machine of Universities, government, corporate entities, and pharmaceutical companies...and she's been getting wins. To attack her now for her faith, clothing, or her skin color is to stab her in the back after she risked her entire career taking on lawsuits on behalf of conservative causes that nobody else would touch.

I'm a Pentecostal Christian, but I don't need to agree with her faith to stand by the character of the woman.

I stand by Harmeet Dhillon 100%.

[Garrett Fahy @GarrettFahy]

@JoeBiden

[Chip Roy @chiproytx]

Democrats right now.