The Westminster Declaration starts out with good intentions but fails when it falls back on the United Nations as its authority.

Bill Martinez, nationally syndicated radio host of the Bill Martinez Show, joins Kimberly Miller and Mary Baker for this week's episode of Stand & Deliver. The Westminster Declaration, signed by more than 130 individuals from around the world, was recently released and emphatically asserts "open discourse is the central pillar of a free society." The three discuss the numerous reasons why bad ideas are best combatted with more speech not more censorship. 
To learn more about Bill Martinez and access his programs, visit BillMartinezShow.com. Read The Westminster Declaration at WestminsterDeclaration.org. 

Dropping out of society, ignoring the bad news, and simply getting on with our lives is a common daydream many of us seem to share. Unfortunately, that's not realistic given the perilous times in which we live. In this episode, Mary Baker and Kimberly Miller from Citizens for Free Speech discuss recent news articles that remind us the battle for our freedom must be fought civilly and proactively. Complacency and complicity is not an option. We are called to run toward the conflict by engaging in our local communities and showing up at the ballot box in the coming year.  
Articles and news stories discussed: 
Newsweek: Exclusive FBI Targets Trump Followers as 2023 Election Nears
Tucker Carlson on X Episode 27: Victor Davis Hansen Interview
Brownstone Institute Article: How to Cope in the Midst of Crisis
 
Join the CFFS learning community at Local Activist Accelerator. 
 

A distinct stereotype comes to mind when one thinks of the word activist. It is often associated with a coercive, retaliatory, or even violent persona. In this episode, CFFS director Kimberly Miller and national training director Mary Baker explore an alternative, more transformative view of the activist moniker that emerged over the course of a three-month collaborative discussion among members of Local Activist Accelerator. Three key characteristics, along with their distinguishing traits, became clear. Mary Baker has consolidated the results of the conversation into a newly-produced video called Portrait of a Local Activist that will inspire a new, more hopeful perspective of what it means to participate in the public process to effect change. 
To watch the Portrait of a Local Activist video visit: CitizensforFreeSpeech.org/Portrait. 

Leslie Manookian, founder and president of Health Freedom Defense Fund joins Kimberly Miller and Mary Baker for this week's episode of Stand & Deliver. 
The reemergence of masks in the public square prompted the need for a discussion centered on bodily autonomy. Leslie is known for many accomplishments, one of the most notable being her work on the legal case that challenged the Biden Federal Travel Mask Mandate that she and her team successfully won in April 2022. Listen in as she shares insights on how we got to this point in history and how we protect our individual sovereignty. 
Learn more about about Leslie and her work at HealthFreedomDefense.org
 

CFFS Executive Director Kimberly Miller and CFFS National Training Director Mary Baker unite to resume the Stand & Deliver Podcast. 
The recent observance of Constitution Day on Sept. 17 is the springboard for this week's conversation and centers around the idea that the document and the form of government was intended for an engaged citizenry. Kimberly and Mary explore what that means, especially in light of unalienable rights and the concepts of power versus authority. Highlighted within the discussion are three recent news stories that illustrate how citizens are most effective exercising their power and influence and power at the local level.

Patrick Wood is welcomed back as Stand & Deliver podcast resumes. Today, CFFS Executive Director Kimberly Miller and Pat talk about the young Christian teenager who was arrested in Watertown, Wisconsin. As he was reading from the Bible on a public sidewalk near a drag queen show, police abruptly grabbed his microphone and handcuffed him. Every First Amendment right was violated.
Kimberly and Pat discuss the event in light of Citizen Ninja training offered through the Local Activist Accelerator. New recruits are invited to join www.LocalActivist.org to get prepared for civic engagement at all levels. 
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On Episode 61 of Stand and Deliver....Patrick and Bob discuss a potentially dangerous bill that blurs the lines between who is fighting for free speech in the federal government and who is opposed. The bill to ban TikTok, the viral sensation owned and controlled by the Chinese Communist Party, sounds like a good one on the surface, but is there language in the bill that would allow the government to suppress other "threats to national security" as the government may define it? Could the "RESTRICT" act dangerously expand the national security state? Also up for discussion, the IRS appears to be targeting independent journalist Matt Taibbi for his deep dive reporting on the ties between social media companies and Democrat politicians, putting all journalists on notice that their freedom of the press might have more limitations than they realize. We also discuss the "political economy" of free speech, as well as speech that is NOT protected by the First Amendment when it is used to threaten the lives of those with whom you disagree. All of this is on the table on the latest Stand and Deliver...so be sure to share this episode with like-minded Free Speech Defenders! And don't forget to become a member of CFFS for free at www.citizensforfreespeech.org!