A trespassing charge against a conservative activist investor who was arrested at <a href="https://nlpc.org/featured-news/nlpc-chairman-peter-flaherty-is-arrested-during-berkshire-shareholder-proposal-presentation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Berkshire Hathaway&#8217;s recent shareholder meeting</a> after bringing up dead pedophile <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jeffrey-epstein" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jeffrey Epstein</a> has been dropped.
The Daily Wire has learned that a prosecutor in Omaha, Nebraska, informed Peter Flaherty, chairman of the National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC), last week that he reviewed the case and declined prosecution.
While the prosecutor could not immediately be reached for comment, Flaherty said in a phone call on Tuesday that it was &#8220;the weakest case imaginable&#8221; and is &#8220;glad&#8221; the charge is no more.
At the annual meeting in Omaha earlier this month, Flaherty had been recognized to speak in support of a proposal to require the roles of CEO and chairman be held by two different people. Both of those titles are held by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/warren-buffett-talks-with-biden-officials-about-possible-bank-investment-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Warren Buffett</a>, and Flaherty argued the Omaha-based company would be less identified with Buffett&#8217;s political activities if the chair was independent.
After getting into how Buffett <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/warren-buffett-resigns-gates-foundation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">donated</a> billions of dollars to Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates&#8217; foundation, as well as efforts supporting Critical Race Theory and gender ideology, Flaherty said a Berkshire official approached to tell him to stay on topic. Buffett gave him the go-ahead to continue, and that&#8217;s when Flaherty mentioned Gates&#8217; ties to Epstein.
&#8220;We know how much Bill Gates cares about children,&#8221; Flaherty said. &#8220;He met and traveled with Jeffrey Epstein many times after Epstein was convicted of sex crimes.&#8221; Video posted to social media shows the audience <a href="https://twitter.com/0xTykoo/status/1654989132416835584" target="_blank" rel="noopener">erupted in boos and some whistling</a> when Flaherty brought up Epstein.
Flaherty continued to speak about the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation when he says two security officials removed him from the venue and Omaha police arrested him. Arrest documents show Flaherty had been charged with refusing to comply with a request to leave. He was released on a $250 bond and was expected back in court on May 22 until the case was dropped.
The Daily Wire left a voicemail with Berkshire Hathaway seeking comment, but never got a reply.
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Flaherty said on Tuesday he was subjected to a &#8220;false arrest&#8221; that sets a &#8220;terrible precedent&#8221; when it comes to shareholder rights. Flaherty, who believes he &#8220;touched the third rail of billionaire relations: Jeffrey Epstein,” said the issue is even more prevalent now following a <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/jeffrey-epstein-bill-gates-affair-russian-bridge-player-8b2022ff" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report by The Wall Street Journal</a> over the weekend that said Epstein learned Gates <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jeffrey-epstein-threatened-bill-gates-with-sexual-blackmail-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">allegedly had an affair</a> with a young Russian woman and later appeared to threaten to expose the tryst if the billionaire refused to do business with him.
Gates has acknowledged only having engagements with Epstein for what he says were philanthropic reasons. &#8220;Having failed repeatedly to draw Mr. Gates beyond these matters, Epstein tried unsuccessfully to leverage a past relationship to threaten Mr. Gates,&#8221; a spokesperson for Gates told the publication. Melinda French Gates cited her now-ex-husband&#8217;s meetings with Epstein, <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/melinda-french-gates-says-jeffrey-epstein-helped-break-up-marriage-to-bill-gate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">whom she called &#8220;abhorrent,&#8221;</a> while telling CBS last year about the various factors that led to her divorce from Bill Gates.
In 2008, after Epstein was accused of sexually abusing female minors in Florida, he reached a deal with federal prosecutors. He pleaded guilty to state-level prostitution charges, registered as a sex offender, and served roughly 13 months in jail and in a work-release program. Epstein died at the age of 66 in his New York City jail cell in August 2019 after being arrested on sex trafficking charges involving young girls and pleading not guilty.
Although the proposal sponsored by NLPC was defeated, Flaherty says it garnered enough support to be raised again next year. Pressed on how he might now respond to Berkshire Hathaway following the arrest, Flaherty said his team is &#8220;evaluating legal options.&#8221;

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Ron DeSantis is expected to announce his candidacy for President of the United States on Twitter Wednesday. The Florida Governor is making the unconventional announcement as part of a conversation with Elon Musk. The conversation will take place on the social media app at 6 p.m. Eastern. 
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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-man-charged-with-threatening-president-after-ramming-u-haul-into-gate-near-white-house" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Man Drives U-Haul Into White House Fence, Charged With Crimes</a>
A man has been charged with several crimes, including threatening the president, after he allegedly drove a U-Haul truck into barriers around the White House late Monday.
The driver of the truck, who <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12114653/Cops-charge-man-crashed-rented-U-haul-box-truck-security-barriers-near-White-House.html">the Daily Mail identified</a> as Sai Varshith Kandula, 19, of Chesterfield, Missouri, smashed into a security gate at Lafayette Park, which is in front of the White House gates, just before 10:00 p.m. last night. He was charged with five crimes, including threatening to kill, kidnap, or harm the president, vice president, or family member. Police also allegedly found a Swastika flag in the vehicle.
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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dodgers-re-invite-queer-and-trans-nuns-troupe-with-an-apology" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dodgers Re-Invite Drag Queen &#8220;Nuns&#8221;</a>
The L.A. Dodgers have reversed course yet again on their decision to dis-invite the LGBT activist group The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to their June 16 pride night. The franchise initially received backlash from activists when they disinvited the group due to concerns about offending their Catholic fans. The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence are a drag performance group that caricatures Catholic nuns. 
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nebraska-becomes-18th-state-to-ban-transgender-surgeries-on-children" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nebraska Bans Sex-Rejection Surgeries For Minors</a>
Republican <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nebraska">Nebraska</a> Governor Jim Pillen signed a bill that bans <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/transgender-surgery">transgender surgeries</a> on those 18 and younger, and bans most abortions at 12 weeks. The signing makes Nebraska the 18th state to pass laws banning transgender procedures on children and follows a raucous week at the capitol building in Lincoln. Several <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-protester-takes-swing-at-police-officer-as-republicans-vote-to-ban-trans-procedures-on-minors-police-say">protesters were arrested</a> during the legislature’s Friday session.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/portuguese-police-resume-search-for-madeleine-mccann-who-disappeared-from-resort-in-2007" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Portuguese Police Renewing Search For Madeleine McCann</a>
Police in Portugal are renewing the search for Madeleine McCann. Then-three-year-old McCann disappeared in 2007 while on vacation with her parents, sparking a worldwide, multi-year search. On Tuesday, officers could be seen digging near a dam about 30 miles from where McCann went missing in the beach town of Praia de Luz.
<a href="https://thehill.com/business/economy/4015801-record-share-of-americans-say-they-are-worse-off-financially-than-one-year-earlier-survey/#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20%E2%80%9CEconomic%20Well,asked%20the%20question%20in%202014." target="_blank" rel="noopener">Record Number  Of Americans Financially Worse Than Last Year</a>
According to the Federal Reserve’s annual Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households survey, 35% of adults said they were financially worse off than the year before. That’s the highest percentage ever since the Fed began taking this survey in 2014.
<a href="https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4017502-ford-keeping-am-radios-in-vehicles-amid-lawmaker-pressure/#:~:text=CEO%20Jim%20Farley%20said%20in,2024%20Ford%20and%20Lincoln%20vehicles." target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ford Will Keep AM Radios</a>
Ford has reversed its decision to remove AM radio from new 2024 models. CEO Jim Farley posted to social media Tuesday that the company chose to reverse the decision after government leaders expressed concern about retaining the ability to transmit emergency alerts.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dad-killed-by-teen-driver-when-he-stopped-to-help-family-of-ducks-cross-street" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dad Killed While Helping Ducks Cross The Road</a>
The GoFundMe for the widow of the California father who was killed while assisting a family of ducklings across a busy road has <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/caseys-final-act-of-kindness?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&amp;utm_content=undefined&amp;utm_medium=copy_link_all&amp;utm_source=customer&amp;utm_term=undefined">surpassed $90,000</a>. Casey Rivara, a 41-year-old father-of-two, pulled over to assist a family of ducks at an intersection in Rocklin, California, on Thursday evening when he was struck and killed by a 17-year-old driver. 
Rivara’s children were also in the car at the time. His widow Angel Chow released a statement, saying, &#8220;We have been deeply touched by the overwhelming love and support we&#8217;ve received for Casey Rivara and our family in these past few days. … It&#8217;s truly humbling to hear how Casey has positively impacted your lives, and we&#8217;re extremely grateful for that.&#8221;
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/extraordinary-and-unprecedented-tiktok-sues-montana-over-statewide-ban" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TikTok Sues Montana</a>
TikTok sued Montana in federal court on Monday over a new law that <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Business/montana-tiktok-ban/story?id=99424163">bans</a> downloads of the app in the state. According to their statement, TikTok is &#8220;challenging Montana&#8217;s unconstitutional TikTok ban to protect our business and the hundreds of thousands of TikTok users in Montana.&#8221;
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Republican <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nebraska" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nebraska</a> Governor Jim Pillen signed a bill that bans <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/transgender-surgery" target="_blank" rel="noopener">transgender surgeries</a> on those 18 and younger in the Cornhusker State and bans most abortions at 12 weeks. 
The signing makes Nebraska the 18th state to pass laws banning transgender procedures on children and follows a raucous week at the capitol building in Lincoln after <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-protester-takes-swing-at-police-officer-as-republicans-vote-to-ban-trans-procedures-on-minors-police-say" target="_blank" rel="noopener">several protesters were arrested</a> during the legislature’s Friday session. 
&#8220;Today is a historic day in the State of Nebraska. It is a day where we are standing up and protecting our kids so that they can have a better and brighter future,&#8221; Pillen <a href="https://governor.nebraska.gov/press/governor-pillen-signs-lb574-law-abortion-ban-takes-effect-immediately" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. &#8220;LB574 is the most significant win for social conservatives in a generation, and is part of what has been a historic legislative session with senators voting for policies that protect our kids, cut taxes, grow agriculture, and defend our Nebraska values.&#8221;
The bill, known as the “Let Them Grow Act,” passed 33-15 in the state legislature and comes after <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/unacceptable-two-red-states-each-fail-to-pass-pro-life-protections-by-one-vote" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the failure by one vote of a bill</a> that would have banned abortion at six weeks. The 12-week ban, similar to one that North Carolina Republicans <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/north-carolina-republicans-override-democrat-governors-veto-on-abortion-ban" target="_blank" rel="noopener">enacted last week</a>, was the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/transgender-health-care-abortion-ban-nebraska-1a88067bf403559116df7c09e004e472" target="_blank" rel="noopener">first</a> abortion ban passed in the state in 13 years. 
Nebraska lawmakers joined other red states, including Arizona, Utah, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Indiana, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Arkansas, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida, in banning transgender surgeries for minors, such as mastectomies on girls who identify as boys. 
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Missouri and Texas have also advanced similar measures that are likely to be signed into law later this year, while North and South Carolina lawmakers are looking at similar proposals. 
&#8220;Every human being has a right to Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness,&#8221; said Nebraska Sen. Joni Albrecht. &#8220;I look forward to the day when every child is protected from conception from elective abortions in the State of Nebraska.&#8221;
The law, though not explicitly banning procedures such as giving children cross-sex hormones or puberty blockers, does give some power to the state’s chief medical officer, an appointee of the governor, to regulate them. 
Rush Chipman, the director of the ACLU of Nebraska, claimed that the law would harm “vulnerable communities.” 
“The governor&#8217;s decision to sign these sweeping restrictions into law betrays a total disregard for Nebraskans’ freedom, health and well-being,” he <a href="https://www.aclunebraska.org/en/press-releases/media-statement-governor-signing-lb-574" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. “Every option is on the table to undo these regressive measures, including seeking justice through the courts.”
Judges have blocked similar measures in Arkansas and Alabama, and President Biden’s Department of Justice has filed a suit against Tennessee for its law.
RELATED: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-protester-takes-swing-at-police-officer-as-republicans-vote-to-ban-trans-procedures-on-minors-police-say" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Protester Takes Swing At Police Officer As Republicans Vote To Ban Trans Procedures On Minors, Police Say</a>

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Nebraska state Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh (D) exploded during a session late this week after the state banned controversial <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/transgender" target="_blank" rel="noopener">transgender</a> medical procedures for minors, shouting, &#8220;We need trans people!&#8221;
The bill — which bans transgender procedures and limits the use of hormone therapy and puberty blockers for anyone under the age of 19 — was passed in the legislature 33-15 and was sent to Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen&#8217;s (R) desk to become law.
Cavanaugh shouted a chant repeatedly, which apparently annoyed some lawmakers enough that they can be seen walking out of the room.
&#8220;We nee trans people! We love trans people! Trans people belong here!&#8221; Cavanaugh shouted. &#8220;We need trans people! We love trans people! Trans people belong here! We need trans people! We love trans people! Trans people belong here! We need trans people! We love trans people! Trans people belong here! We need trans people! We love trans people! Trans people belong here!&#8221;
&#8220;You matter. You matter and I am fighting for you. I will not stop,&#8221; she ranted. &#8220;I will not stop today, I will not stop tomorrow. You are loved. You matter. You belong here.&#8221;
Cavanaugh attacked the Republican lawmakers for voting for the bill, which also included protections for unborn babies as it banned abortion after 12 weeks. The bill does include exceptions for abortions, including cases of rape, incest, or to save the life of the mother.
&#8220;Your children are posting things on social media, your children are calling you, colleagues,&#8221; Cavanaugh said. &#8220;You have to live with your vote. … You have to live with the role that you play in history in the making today. You have to live with the fact that you vote to take away people&#8217;s rights. You have to live with that. The rest of us have to live with the implications of that, but you have to live with that.&#8221;
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Crazy <a href="https://twitter.com/senatormachaela?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@senatormachaela</a> screaming, crying, singing that &#39;trans people belong here&#39;. Resorting to extreme displays is a typical leftist tactic. Opposing irreversible procedures like mutilation, sterilization, and castration on children doesn&#39;t signify hate towards trans people.… <a href="https://t.co/gghL0Z96Mz">pic.twitter.com/gghL0Z96Mz</a>
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Six protesters were arrested in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nebraska" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nebraska</a> on Friday as Republicans in the state voted to approve an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/abortion" target="_blank" rel="noopener">abortion</a> ban and ban on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/transgender-surgery" target="_blank" rel="noopener">transgender surgeries</a> for minors, according to police. 
In a video shared on social media by Nebraska State Patrol, a woman wearing a pink shirt and rainbow skirt can be seen walking up to a police officer in the capitol as another protester appears to be getting arrested. The individual appears to try to shove the officer out of the way before the officer responds and the woman appears to throw a punch at the officer before being wrestled to the ground. 
“Troopers arrested six people at the Nebraska State Capitol building today for various offenses, including this incident caught on a security camera in which a person punched a Trooper,” Nebraska State Patrol said. “No injuries to anyone involved.”
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Troopers arrested six people at the Nebraska State Capitol building today for various offenses, including this incident caught on a security camera in which a person punched a Trooper. 
No injuries to anyone involved. 
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The woman accused of punching the police officer was <a href="https://statepatrol.nebraska.gov/six-arrested-nebraska-state-capitol" target="_blank" rel="noopener">identified</a> as 33-year-old Sara Crawford of Lincoln. She was arrested for obstructing a police officer. 
The incident took place as Republican legislatures passed a bill that bans abortion at 12 weeks and prohibits transgender surgeries, such as mastectomies for girls who identify as boys, for those 18 and younger. An additional ban on giving children puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones was removed after Republicans were unclear if they would be able to get it past a filibuster. 
The law does <a href="https://www.ketv.com/article/nebraska-legislature-passes-bill-abortion-gender-affirming-care/43945729#" target="_blank" rel="noopener">give power</a> to the chief medical officer of Nebraska, an appointee of the governor, the discretion to regulate puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones, which have life-altering impacts on the children they are given to. 
&#8220;This is not about adults, this is about kids. This is the only reason we need to protect children from experimental, irreversible medications and surgical procedures &#8211; their brains have not yet fully developed. They don&#8217;t have the capacity to understand. They don&#8217;t have the life experience to realize that what they feel one day may not be the next,&#8221; said State Sen. Kathleen Kauth, the sponsor of the bill. 
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The bill, known as the “Let Them Grow Act,” passed 33-15 in the state legislature and now heads to the desk of Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen who has promised to sign the legislation. 
“All children deserve a chance to grow and live happy, fruitful lives. This includes pre-born boys and girls, and it includes children struggling with their gender identity. These kids deserve the opportunity to grow and explore who they are and want to be, and they can do so without making irreversible decisions that should be made when they are fully grown,” Pillen <a href="https://governor.nebraska.gov/press/governor-pillen-statement-passage-lb574" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a statement. 
Other arrests took place as Left-wing protesters showed up in force to the capitol. Two tampons which appeared to be bloody were thrown down into the legislative chamber <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/nebraska-police-arrest-least-person-state-capitol-lawmakers-approve-abortion-transgender-bill" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to Fox News. 
Police said two individuals, Lucia Salinas, 24, of Omaha, and Maghie Miller-Jenkins, 36, of Lincoln, were arrested for disturbing the peace and obstructing a government procedure in conjunction with the thrown objects. 
Another individual, identified as 25-year-old Mar Lee of Omaha, was arrested after “yelling repeatedly and refused law enforcement orders to leave the balcony,” police said. Two additional arrests were made, police said.

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Nebraska Democrats <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/abortion" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cried and shrieked</a> with joy after a bill that would have protected babies in the womb once a heartbeat is detected failed to secure the necessary number of votes needed to advance in the state legislature.
&#8220;ABORTION IS LEGAL IN NEBRASKA,&#8221; State Senator Megan Hunt tweeted Thursday.
&#8220;Speechless,&#8221; she added, showing a video of euphoric women. &#8220;Thank you. Abortion is legal in Nebraska.&#8221;
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The video went viral, in part because it helped highlight how fanatic the Democratic Party has become on this issue.
&#8220;I used to be very moderate on Abortion,&#8221; OldRowSwig, a popular conservative on Twitter, said. &#8220;But seeing people cheer on killing their own kids like their football team won the Super Bowl instead of it being a somber, serious issue that those in desperate circumstances could turn to disgusts me. These people are psychotic.&#8221;
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I used to be very moderate on Abortion. 
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&#8220;Celebrating abortion is glorification of violence,&#8221; Babylon Bee founder Seth Dillon tweeted. &#8220;Change my mind.&#8221;
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Celebrating abortion is glorification of violence. Change my mind. <a href="https://t.co/eepQQGpZCF">https://t.co/eepQQGpZCF</a>
&mdash; Seth Dillon (@SethDillon) <a href="https://twitter.com/SethDillon/status/1652375098379075584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 29, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;I don’t care what your position on abortion is, cheering for abortion is repugnant. And all I see are white women cheering for the death of black babies,&#8221; another tweeted. &#8220;Gross.&#8221;
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I don’t care what your position on abortion is, cheering for abortion is repugnant. And all I see are white women cheering for the death of black babies. Gross. <a href="https://t.co/D8lWz9LUhQ">https://t.co/D8lWz9LUhQ</a>
&mdash; Gabrielle Clark (@GabsClark5) <a href="https://twitter.com/GabsClark5/status/1652347302646804483?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 29, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Currently, abortion <a href="https://www.abortionfinder.org/abortion-guides-by-state/abortion-in-nebraska" target="_blank" rel="noopener">remains</a> legal in Nebraska up until 22 weeks.
Nebraska&#8217;s &#8220;Heartbeat Bill&#8221; failed thanks to one Republican. Republican Senator Merv Riepe abstained from voting, which blocked the bill from advancing. Republicans needed 33 out of 49 senators to vote to end debate in order to bring it to a floor vote, Catholic News Agency <a href="https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/254200/republicans-help-defeat-abortion-bans-in-sc-and-nebraska" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. They received only 32 votes, thus likely ending the bill&#8217;s chances this legislative session.
In reaction, GOP Governor Jim Pillen was furious.
“I am a staunch defender of life and supporter of the Nebraska Heartbeat Act,” Pillen <a href="https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/254200/republicans-help-defeat-abortion-bans-in-sc-and-nebraska" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> after the vote. “I am profoundly disappointed in the cloture vote today. It is unacceptable for senators to be present not voting on such a momentous vote. I call on Sen. Merv Riepe to make a motion to reconsider and stand by the commitments to life he has made in the past.”
Until that happens, the video of the Nebraska banshees weeping tears of happiness because women can kill their children until 22 weeks should serve as a reminder of just how insane the Left has gone.
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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Proposed <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/abortion" target="_blank" rel="noopener">abortion</a> bans in two solid red states each failed by one vote this week, after being torpedoed by several Republicans who refused to vote for the pro-life measures. 
In <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nebraska" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nebraska</a>, a six-week abortion ban could not reach the 33 votes it needed to get past a filibuster after a 32-15 vote in the state Senate and one Republican abstained from voting. In <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/south-carolina" target="_blank" rel="noopener">South Carolina</a>, three Republican women led a filibuster against a bill called the &#8220;Human Life Protection Act,&#8221; leading the vote to fail 22-21. 
In the Cornhusker State, Sen. Merv Riepe, who had attempted to change the bill to a 12-week ban, abstained from voting on the six-week ban, earning the condemnation of Republican Governor Jim Pillen.
“I am profoundly disappointed in the cloture vote today,” Pillen <a href="https://omaha.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/six-week-abortion-ban-dies-in-nebraska-legislature/article_1f041dfc-e502-11ed-93a6-43c18c71b0c9.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. “It is unacceptable for senators to be present not voting on such a momentous vote. I call on Senator Merv Riepe to make a motion to reconsider and stand by the commitments to life he has made in the past.”
“We must embrace the future of reproductive rights,” Reipe claimed, <a href="https://www.axios.com/2023/04/28/abortion-bans-south-carolina-nebraska-fail" target="_blank" rel="noopener">saying</a> that the six-week ban is too early because some women might not know that they are pregnant at that time. 
Planned Parenthood Advocates of Nebraska executive director Andi Curry Grubb celebrated the failure of the bill, saying that the vote was a “huge victory for abortion access in Nebraska, the Midwest, and for the country.”
A video shared on Twitter by Sen. Megan Hunt showed a group of women cheering, waving, hugging, and crying after the pro-life measure failed. 
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Speechless. Thank you. Abortion is legal in Nebraska. <a href="https://t.co/56UgThZoo5">pic.twitter.com/56UgThZoo5</a>
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In South Carolina, five women (three Republicans, a Democrat, and an Independent) <a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/04/28/1172741653/strict-abortion-bans-fail-in-deep-red-south-carolina-and-nebraska" target="_blank" rel="noopener">led the charge</a> against the abortion ban, which would ban abortion from conception, making it the third time the body has failed to increase protections for the unborn since Roe v. Wade was overturned. 
Republican Sen. Penry Gustafson <a href="https://apnews.com/article/south-carolina-abortion-ban-legislature-8a3d4c18db8aabfc869b9466aa4f76aa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that the proposed bill had “no room for empathy, reality or graciousness” but that she was still “pro-life.”
Another Republican, Sen. Sandy Senn, accused the Republican men of “metaphorically” slapping the women in the chamber because of the bill and compared it to &#8220;The Handmaid’s Tale.”
“The only thing that we can do when you all, you men in the chamber, metaphorically keep slapping women by raising abortion again and again and again, is for us to slap you back with our words,” she said. 
Senn has helped <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-white-males-have-lost-south-carolina-republicans-block-proposed-state-abortion-ban-threaten-filibuster" target="_blank" rel="noopener">blocked similar legislation in the past</a>, previously taking aim at the chamber’s “white males.” The other Republican who helped lead the charge against the bill was Sen. Katrina Shealy. The three other Republicans who joined the Democrats were Sen. Tom Davis, Sen. Greg Hembree, and Sen. Luke Rankin. 
After the failure of the bill, abortion is still legal in the state through 22 weeks, making it a popular destination for women who want abortions in nearby conservative states. 
Earlier this month, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed the Heartbeat Protection Act into law late Thursday night, which prohibits abortions in the state once an unborn child has a detectable heartbeat. North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum also just signed a six-week abortion ban into law, with exceptions for rape, incest, and medical emergency during that time.

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Perhaps a pair of Honduran illegal aliens were shocked and appalled at the <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=inflation+dailywire&amp;rlz=1C5GCEM_enUS998US998&amp;oq=inflation+dailywire&amp;aqs=chrome..69i57j69i64l3.2059j0j4&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">outrageous inflation in Biden&#8217;s America</a>, and that&#8217;s what caused them to allegedly kill the country&#8217;s national bird in an attempt to get a free meal, if authorities&#8217; allegations are to be believed.
On Monday, <a href="https://freebeacon.com/latest-news/two-suspected-illegal-immigrants-killed-a-bald-eagle-federal-authorities-dont-seem-to-care/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Washington Free Beacon</a> reported that the Stanton County Sheriff’s Office in Nebraska arrested two foreign nationals after local law enforcement received reports of a suspicious vehicle lingering outside the Wood Duck State Wildlife Management in late February.
When the police came a-knockin&#8217;, they found more than they bargained for. According to Stanton County, Ramiro Hernandez-Tziquin and Domingo Zetino-Hernandez, both age 20, were found not only to be driving without a license but carrying around a dead bald eagle in their car that the two intended to eat. They claim they shot the bird down as it flew over a protected area.
&#8220;I’m trying to be as politically correct as possible when I say this but I don’t know what kind of third-world life they’re coming from, but it must have been pretty bad,&#8221; Sheriff Mike Unger <a href="https://freebeacon.com/latest-news/feds-open-investigation-into-suspected-illegal-immigrants-accused-of-killing-bald-eagle/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told The Free Beacon</a>. He said the photos are &#8220;very graphic&#8221; and contain &#8220;lots of blood.&#8221;
Unger claimed he was &#8220;frustrated&#8221; because federal authorities had refused to arrest the two or pay any attention to the case at all. The two men were charged with misdemeanors, but Nebraska state law prevented them from being held until their trial on March 28.
After The Free Beacon&#8217;s initial report, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service told the outlet that its Office of Law Enforcement &#8220;has an open investigation into this incident, and has been working actively with the Stanton County Sheriff&#8217;s Office and Nebraska Game and Parks Commission since the day it occurred.&#8221;
&#8220;The Office of Law Enforcement is currently in possession of the air rifle and the eagle,&#8221; a spokesman added. &#8220;Due to the nature of ongoing investigations, we are unable to provide further comment at this time.&#8221;
As illegal aliens <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-admin-shatters-all-time-record-for-number-of-illegal-alien-encounters-on-southern-border" target="_blank" rel="noopener">come into the United States</a> by the millions under Biden,  perhaps there is no better metaphor for the state of the country than a pair of alleged illegal immigrants killing and attempting to eat a bald eagle as the federal government is accused of having a lackluster response to the situation.
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America is being eaten alive because of the president&#8217;s open border policies as hundreds of thousands come to the U.S., arguably for<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/this-is-a-free-for-all-nyc-hotel-worker-describes-chaos-as-migrants-have-trashed-rooms-brought-in-drugs" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> taxpayer benefits like those found in New York City</a>, while his administration commits dereliction of duty on the matter.
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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nebraska" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nebraska</a> Governor Jim Pillen appointed the state&#8217;s former Republican Governor Pete Ricketts as the Cornhusker State&#8217;s next senator on Thursday, replacing Ben Sasse, who officially resigned early this week.
Ricketts served two terms as the state&#8217;s top official from 2015 until last week when his successor moved into the governor&#8217;s mansion.
Governor Pillen personally chose Ricketts to fill the vacated Senate seat, saying he took the process to replace Sasse &#8220;incredibly seriously&#8221; because the appointee needs to &#8220;represent the people&#8221; of Nebraska, NBC <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/nebraska-gov-pillen-appoints-former-gov-pete-ricketts-ben-sasses-senat-rcna65482" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
Pillen said the next senator must reflect &#8220;values and ideology important to Nebraskans,” believe in &#8220;less government and fiscal accountability,&#8221; and be a &#8220;person of incredible faith, God-fearing like almost all Nebraskans.&#8221;
&#8220;It&#8217;s clear the person for the job was Sen.-designate Pete Ricketts,&#8221; he said.
According to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/12/us/politics/pete-ricketts-nebraska-senator.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The New York Times</a>, Ricketts said during a news conference after Pillen appointed him that the Senate has to &#8220;hold Washington, D.C., accountable for the waste and the fraud,&#8221; adding that government needs to run more like a business &#8220;just like we&#8217;ve done here in Nebraska.&#8221;
&#8220;For me, it came down to a single question: How can I best serve the people of Nebraska and advance our conservative values?&#8221; Ricketts said in a news release, NBC reported. &#8220;In Congress, we&#8217;re in a fight for the future of our nation, and it&#8217;s a fight we have to win.&#8221;
Ricketts comes from a family heavily invested in Nebraska politics. His father, Joe Ricketts, the founder and former chief executive of the financial services company TD Ameritrade, donated to Republican candidates nationwide.
Ricketts spent approximately $1.3 million in the Republican primary for governor last year, helping Pillen defeat a candidate backed by former President Donald Trump. His appointment comes days after former U.S. Sen. Sasse officially resigned from his seat, having accepting a position to become president of the University of Florida, where he will reportedly earn a salary of $1 million.
The Republican politician delivered his farewell address from the Senate floor last week, saying that he never planned on spending a lifetime in Washington after eight years of public service.
&#8220;That&#8217;s not what our founders envisioned for the people they would send to the federal city,&#8221; Sasse <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/republican-senator-ben-sasse-officially-leaves-u-s-senate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. &#8220;They envisioned, rather, congressmen, senators, and presidents who thought of D.C. as a temporary stay.&#8221;
&#8220;Washington is a place to do a good bit of neighbor-loving work, but then to go back home to the more permanent work of life and flesh and blood whole communities,&#8221; he added.
Ricketts will fill the seat until 2024, when a special election is held for the remainder of Sasse&#8217;s term, which would have ended in 2026.

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Former U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE) officially resigned from the Senate on Sunday after reports broke last year that the congressman would pursue higher education opportunities.
Sasse, who has served as senator for Nebraska since 2015, resigned after accepting a position to become president of the University of Florida, where he will <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/3804549-sasse-officially-leaves-senate/">reportedly</a> earn a salary of $1 million.
The Republican politician delivered his farewell address from the Senate floor last week, saying that he never planned on spending a lifetime in Washington after eight years of public service.
&#8220;That&#8217;s not what our founders envisioned for the people they would send to the federal city,&#8221; Sasse <a href="https://www.sasse.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=1CC36A1D-A7C7-4FB8-A33C-390DECF8A0A1">said</a>. &#8220;They envisioned, rather, congressmen, senators, and presidents who thought of D.C. as a temporary stay.&#8221;
&#8220;Washington is a place to do a good bit of neighbor-loving work, but then to go back home to the more permanent work of life and flesh and blood whole communities,&#8221; he added.
Sasse voted with six other Republican senators to convict former President Donald Trump after the U.S. Capitol riot on January 6, 2021.
Trump called the Nebraska senator &#8220;Little Ben Sasse&#8221; at a May rally in the congressman&#8217;s home state, adding Sasse became a &#8220;grandstanding, little-respected senator.&#8221;
During his farewell speech, Sasse acknowledged that his relationship with Nebraskans had some &#8220;marked ups and downs&#8221; over the last eight years, making him &#8220;the most censured public official in the history of Nebraska.&#8221;
&#8220;Many times, it felt like a noogie and a slap and a head butt and a hug all at once,&#8221; he said.
Shortly after news broke of Sasse&#8217;s forthcoming retirement, the senator revealed that he would become the next president at the University of Florida.
The university said in a statement that it had spent months carefully vetting hundreds of applicants for the role and that the school&#8217;s 15-member presidential search committee &#8220;unanimously recommended United States Senator Dr. Ben Sasse as the sole finalist.&#8221;
Former Nebraska Republican Governor Pete Ricketts announced last month he intends to seek his successor&#8217;s appointment to become the state&#8217;s next U.S. senator to replace Sasse.
&#8220;For me, it came down to a single question: How can I best serve the people of Nebraska and advance our conservative values?&#8221; Ricketts said in a statement via The Hill. &#8220;In Congress, we&#8217;re in a fight for the future of our nation, and it&#8217;s a fight we have to win. We must cut taxes, strengthen public safety and our national security, and protect our most sacred freedoms.&#8221;
&#8220;Over the last eight years, we&#8217;ve shown the world the real impact conservative leadership can have,&#8221; he added. &#8220;I want to continue delivering results for our state, fighting to reduce taxes, grow our economy, defend our liberties, and run government more like a business. I&#8217;ll never stop working to get the job done, and that&#8217;s why I&#8217;m asking for Governor-elect [Jim] Pillen&#8217;s consideration.&#8221;
Sasse, who won a second term in 2020, would have had to run for re-election again in 2026.

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Republican <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nebraska" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nebraska</a> Governor Pete Ricketts announced he is seeking to fill the seat left by outgoing Senator <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ben-sasse" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ben Sasse</a> (R-NE).
In an announcement Tuesday, Ricketts said he would seek the office after Sasse left to become the next president of the University of Florida. Ricketts was term-limited as governor and will be replaced by Governor-elect Jim Pillen. Pillen, who will be sworn in on January 5, previously stated he is accepting applications for individuals to fill the seat until a special election is held in 2024.
“For me, it came down to a single question: How can I best serve the people of Nebraska and advance our conservative values?&#8221; Ricketts said in a statement, via <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3763647-nebraska-governor-running-for-sasses-senate-seat/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Hill</a>. &#8220;In Congress, we’re in a fight for the future of our nation, and it’s a fight we have to win. We must cut taxes, strengthen public safety and our national security, and protect our most sacred freedoms.”
“Over the last eight years, we’ve shown the world the real impact conservative leadership can have,&#8221; he added. &#8220;I want to continue delivering results for our state, fighting to reduce taxes, grow our economy, defend our liberties, and run government more like a business. I’ll never stop working to get the job done, and that’s why I’m asking for Governor-elect Pillen’s consideration.&#8221;
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Pillen announced on Monday that he was accepting applications to fill Sasse&#8217;s seat. Applications must be submitted by December 23, <a href="https://www.wowt.com/2022/12/05/pillen-taking-applications-sen-sasse-seat/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">WOWT</a> reported. A special election to fill the remainder of Sasse&#8217;s term will be held in 2024.
In a letter to Ricketts on Monday, Sasse, who was just re-elected in 2020, confirmed that his resignation will take effect on January 8. &#8220;It has been a great honor to serve the people of Nebraska in the U.S. Senate these last eight years,&#8221; Sasse wrote. &#8220;I am confident that Governor-Elect Pillen will appoint someone who will serve Nebraskans well in Washington.&#8221;
Sasse originally announced his <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-gop-senator-ben-sasse-to-be-next-president-of-the-university-of-florida" target="_blank" rel="noopener">resignation</a> from the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nebraska" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Senate</a> in October, in order to become the next president of the University of Florida.
“The University of Florida is uniquely positioned to lead this country through an era of disruption,” Sasse said in a statement at the time. “The single biggest challenge our nation faces is the radical disruption of work. Technology is changing everything about where, when, why, what, and how Americans work and so it’s changing our homes, neighborhoods, and communities too.”
Sasse said that he has been courted by top universities over the last couple of years, but that he and his wife had resisted attempts to lure him out of the Senate.
Sasse said this time was different though because he views the University of Florida as “the most interesting university in America right now.”
“Melissa and I have been pursued by wonderful institutions the past two years, but we’ve resisted being named a finalist,” Sasse said. “This time is different because the University of Florida is very different: I think Florida is the most interesting university in America right now.”
The University of Florida said in a statement that they spent months carefully vetting hundreds of applicants for the role and that the school’s 15-member presidential search committee “unanimously recommended United States Senator Dr. Ben Sasse as the sole finalist to become the University of Florida’s 13th president.”
Ryan Saavedra contributed to this report.

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Four cities in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/texas">Texas</a> and five others in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nebraska">Nebraska</a> approved ballot measures on Election Day to outlaw nearly all abortions within their jurisdictions.
The results included wins in nine of the ten communities that included similar ballot measures, with one Nebraska town voting in opposition.
“The majority of cities in America are populated with citizens who don’t want abortion in their communities,” Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn Initiative founder Mark Lee Dickson <a href="https://thestarnewsnetwork.com/2022/11/15/nine-texas-and-nebraska-cities-became-sanctuary-cities-for-the-unborn-on-election-day/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> The Star News Network. “The nine victories in Texas and Nebraska are a great testimony to this reality.”
The four Texas cities included Abilene, Athens, Plainview, and San Angelo. Abilene is the largest of the Lone Star State&#8217;s cities to approve the measure, representing more than 124,000 residents.
Texas already prohibits many abortions in its state following the passage of its Heartbeat Act which bans most abortions after six weeks when a fetal heartbeat is detected.
The ballot initiatives sought to further limit abortion. Each community&#8217;s ballot text is unique, though they emphasize similar actions that declare abortion unlawful, with the exception of the health of the mother.
The text for the <a href="https://www.bigcountryhomepage.com/news/is-abilenes-potential-sanctuary-city-for-the-unborn-ordinance-enforceable-local-level-ballot-measure-raises-concerns-ahead-of-november-election/?ipid=promo-link-block1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Abilene ballot</a>, for example, reads in part: &#8220;It shall be unlawful for any employer in the city of Abilene, Texas, and for any person acting on that employer’s behalf, to offer, provide, or arrange for coverage of abortion in any health-insurance policy or plan, flexible spending account, health savings account, or any other benefit provided to its employees, except for abortions performed in response to a life-threatening physical condition aggravated by, caused by, or arising from a pregnancy that, as certified by a physician, places the woman in danger of death or a serious risk of substantial impairment of a major bodily function unless an abortion is performed.&#8221;
In Nebraska, the towns of Arnold, Brady, Hershey, Paxton, and Wallace voted in support of the ballot measure. Curtis, Nebraska, was the one town to oppose it.
The Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn movement <a href="https://sanctuarycitiesfortheunborn.org/sanctuaries" target="_blank" rel="noopener">notes</a> that the nine new wins now make 61 cities nationwide that have approved measures in favor of the unborn. Most of the current cities are within Texas and Nebraska.
Willey, Iowa, approved a measure in May. Pollock, Louisiana; Hobbs, New Mexico; Mason, Ohio (later recanted by a new mayor); and Lebanon, Ohio, officially joined the effort.
Abortion laws have become an important issue in many states following the Supreme Court&#8217;s ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade and returned decisions regarding abortion to individual states.
The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/north-dakota-abortion-ban-temporarily-blocked-as-trigger-law-case-continues" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that 13 states had trigger laws set to go into effect following the Supreme Court’s decision. Several additional states have since passed new restrictions. Up to <a href="https://www.guttmacher.org/article/2021/10/26-states-are-certain-or-likely-ban-abortion-without-roe-heres-which-ones-and-why" target="_blank" rel="noopener">26 states</a> are likely to strongly limit abortion.
Other states voted on measures to increase abortion access during the 2022 midterm elections. For example, Michigan voters passed Proposition 3, which legalizes abortion until birth. Voters in California amended the state constitution by approving a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/california-vermont-approve-limitless-abortion-measures" target="_blank" rel="noopener">referendum</a> to protect abortion until birth.

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