#333: The Supreme Court Will Hear Case on Veterans' Cross Memorial Atheists Oppose

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🗓️ 4 November 2018

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The Supreme Court recently announced that it will hear an appeal for a case involving a memorial cross. This large cross stands in an open field in Bladensburg, Maryland, and commemorates the sacrifice of 49 local servicemen who gave their lives in World War I. We talk with Jeremy Dys of First Liberty, the organization which is defending the memorial against the American Humanist Association. We also cover these stories:--The midterm elections are today--and the Justice Department is not going to tolerate fraud. Officials will be monitoring voting in 19 states.--The U.S. government restored economic sanctions that the Obama administration lifted in 2015 as part of the Iran nuclear deal. The sanctions target Iran’s energy, shipping, and banking sectors, among others.--Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the United States will hold accountable the men who murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, while still maintaining the strategic U.S.-Saudi relationship.The Daily Signal podcast is available on Ricochet, iTunes, SoundCloud, Google Play, or Stitcher. All of our podcasts can be found at DailySignal.com/podcasts. If you like what you hear, please leave a review. You can also leave us a message at 202-608-6205 or write us at letters@dailysignal.com. Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Tuesday, November 6th. I'm Kate Trinko.
0:09.6	And I'm Daniel Davis. The Supreme Court recently announced that it will hear an appeal for a case
0:14.7	involving a memorial cross. The large cross stands in an open field in Bladensburg, Maryland
0:20.0	and commemorates the sacrifice of 49 local servicemen who gave their lives in World War I.
0:26.0	We'll talk with Jeremy Dice, whose organization is defending the memorial.
0:30.2	Plus we'll take a look at the trend of elderly Americans filling in for a missing cohort of young workers.
0:37.0	But first we'll cover a few of the top headlines. Well, the midterm elections are finally happening today and the Justice Department is not going to tolerate fraud.
0:54.0	Officials will be monitoring in 19 states.
0:56.0	And a statement, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said,
0:59.0	this year we are using every lawful tool that we have both civil and criminal to protect the
1:05.1	rights of millions of Americans to cast their vote unimpeded at one of more than 170,000
1:11.9	precincts across America.
1:13.6	Citizens of America control this country through their selection of their governmental
1:17.7	officials at the ballot box.
1:19.7	Likewise, fraud in the voting process will not be tolerated.
1:24.0	Fraud also corrupts the integrity of the ballot.
1:28.0	According to the Daily signals Fred Lucas's reporting,
1:30.8	this isn't unprecedented. The Obama administration took similar action. is
1:35.0	putting a serious the Obama administration took similar actions during past elections.
1:37.0	Well, the US is putting a serious pinch on Iran this week.
1:40.0	On Monday, the US government restored all economic sanctions the Obama administration
1:45.0	lifted in 2015 as part of the Iran nuclear deal.
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