Treason – The Law in the USA
HAPPY MARDI GRAS EVERYONE!!!
Or as us Brits would say – Happy Pancake day!
If you’d like to celebrate with pancakes – here is a British style recipe to try. – https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/pancakebatter_13556 You probably even have all the ingredients already!
Pledge of Allegiance: Brian Ling
Song: When the Saints come Marching Home – thanks to Joan for providing and to El Presidenté for some delightful percussion accompaniment.
Guests :
- Aldenee Suomala – Student of the Year and her family and teacher – Paul Jolly
- Past member Dennis Wilkinson
- Exchange Student Domingo in the house!
Rotary Moment:
John HEWKO
General Secretary and CEO of Rotary international and the Rotary Foundation is from Kiev, Ukraine and Charter member of the Kiev Rotary Club Part of a group that pre-pared the draft for the post-Soviet Constitution
PAUSE for PEACE!!
Rotarian of the Month is… well it’s me (Dev Sodagar) apparently! Many thanks to Pam for all the lovely things you had to say about me and my work to date and a huge, huge thanks to everyone in the club for making me feel so welcome.
Announcements:
- Bill announce for Kate going to Japan! and Rebecca going to Sweden!
- Domingo – HANDY MAN looking for work so I you have something that needs doing – reach out to him.
- Still accepting items on Silent Auction!
- Children’s Dictionaries for Brooks and Cali Calmecac – Delivered!
Gifts for El Presidenté get’s it’s own section this week:
- JB and Carol – back from Savannah! Candied Praline Pecans for El Presidente – AND a Polio-free pen for John Hackenberg!
- Hawaii trip with coffee honey syrup for El Presidente
- Diane – Mexico trip – Tshirt and hot sauce, mug and cup
- Domingo’s mother sends our President a book on the history of Rotary!
Student of the Month in Humanities: – Aldenee Somali
Introduced by Daniel Myers
Paul Jolly really gave us an understanding of how Aldenee is not just an excellent student but one who really embraces the elements of the four-way test.
Aldenee reminded us that Humanities is about the connections that we for. After the separation of Covid – it’s more important than ever. Collaboration, relationships and group activities are all a big part of Humanities. Humanities will be ending and that’s a huge loss to future students
Aldenee will be going to JC and taking those two years to really identify what she wants to do for her future.
Paul Harris Fellowship Awards:
John Hackenburg presented
Congratulations to Steve, JB, Carol for reaching Paul Harris +1
and Wally for reaching Paul Harris +5
Windsor Rotary will match (in $100 increments) your Paul Harris contributions in points for the first $500! So get those donations in!
LAW of Treason:
Carlton Larson spoke to us on his latest book:
A leading authority on the Law of Treason in the US and author of several books on the subject.
What constitutes Treason really came to the forefront of public conscious in 2016 as members of the Press started asking about the implications of many actions by the sitting president. With thought to this Carlton Larson set about writing On Treason – A Citizen’s Guide to the Law.
US Constitution Article 3, Section 3 is the section that speaks to Treason against the United States. This is a very limited definition of Treason with a high bar to meet.
January 6th may meet this on the basis of the Whisky Rebellion but later decisions take a narrower view that levying War cannot be against a single Law but the government overall. With the instigation being one branch against another, the need for two witnesses and the lack of consideration for other forms of evidence such as video. It means a charge could be interpreted either way.
Despite the narrowness of the definition of ‘Treason’ there are other charges, such as espionage, conspiracy and sedition, that may well be met.
Hipolito Salazar – During the Mexican – American war of the 1840s. Modern New Mexico was invaded by the United States. Residents of the occupied region were declared to be US Citizens (although this was later overturned). He was tried for Treason as a US Citizen and executed making him the only person to be executed for the federal charge of Treason.
Congratulations to Rotarian of the Month!!
- Set-up: Daniel
- Greeter: Mike
- Song/dance: Joan
- Scribe: Dev
- A/V set-up: Brian & Brian, JB & Mitch
- Zoom team: JB / Brian Ling
REMINDER March 8th
President for the day is LESLIE LEWIS
Quote:
“Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.”
COVID UPDATE FROM DIANE BRABETZ:
Current COVID update (3/1/22) from your Rotary nurse, Diane Brabetz. We have returned from our trip to Mexico and in this will share with you some of my observations there around COVID.
COVID UPDATE: MANDATES ON MASK WEARING HAVE EXPIRED AND THERE IS CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM THAT WE ARE ON THE DOWNWARD SIDE OF COVID HERE IN SONOMA COUNTY!
Total Cases: 82,449 (last reported 76,585)
Recovered: 78,200 (last reported 53,243)
Active Cases: 3775 (last reported week 22,897)
Deaths: 449 (last reported 445)
New Cases: 661 cases this past week (last reported 5187)
Hospitalized: 32 confirmed and 2 suspected (last reported 94 confirmed and 0 suspected)
Vaccination information…. As of February 27th, 2022 – 1,006,076 doses of vaccination have been given to residents in Sonoma County (last reported 981,683). 80% of our population 5 years and older are fully vaccinated and 7% have had at least one (1) dose.
MASKS: Dr. Sundari Mase, Sonoma County’s Public Health Officer rescinded the mask mandate on February 16th for all fully vaccinated individuals. Unvaccinated individuals over age 2 will continue to be required to wear masks in all indoor public settings. Businesses,venue operators and hosts may determine their own paths forward to protect staff and patrons and may choose to require all patrons to wear masks. Indoor masking is still required by the State for everyone, regardless of vaccination status in public transportation, health care settings, congregate settings (like correctional facilities and homeless shelters), long-term care facilities and in all K-12 schools and childcare settings.
Masks continue to be a deterrent to the spread of COVID-19 and are suggested where case rates are high or there are outbreaks occurring. They are also suggested still in crowded, poorly ventilated spaces and for protection around those who are vulnerable and for young children who are not yet eligible for vaccinations. When wearing a mask, ensure that it is tight fitting such as a N95, KN95, or use a cloth mask over a surgical mask. People can continue to choose to wear a mask whether it is mandated or not and we should respect other’s feelings.
We recently returned from a trip to Mexico and found that they are still fighting huge numbers of new cases, people dying and lack of supplies, PPE and treatment. Be aware of where you travel, what is going on there and keep others safe when you do. We were required to show proof a negative PCR test no more than 24 hours before our departure – we found it odd that there was no requirement for our flight there but coming back into the USA, we did have to have a negative COVID test. There we also found every establishment we went into was checking temps, only allowed one entrance and one exit and was giving out hand sanitizer and / or masks. Indoor dining was allowed but the restaurants spread us out as much as they could. All in all we were impressed with their attempts to keep people safe and education was rampant on billboards and throughout the areaGet your booster if you are eligible! It is highly recommended to give your immune system a boost. Also get your Flu vaccine as we do not want citizens coming down with the flu. This not only compromises their immune systems but can also weaken their lungs. As a health care professional, I am optimistically positive that we have turned the corner, but we could encounter another variant, another outbreak and be asked to mask once again for everyone’s safety. Enjoy our relaxation of mandates but keep others safe please.
Please know that I am always available to answer questions, help with scheduling appointment, providing a test or even FIT testing you for a N95 mask so that it fits properly. If you want to schedule either a booster or the vaccine, appointments can be found by visiting: https://socoemergency.org/events/category/pop-up-vaccine or call 707-565-4667. Do not hesitate to contact me OR my staff at my office (At Home Nursing) at 546-8773 if you need to be tested – we would be happy to test you. We are also available to FIT test you for an M95 mask and can sell those to you.