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As leader of the society, Welch decided that the root cause of most of the troubles was a two-century-long conspiracy of the "[[Illuminati]]," a group supposedly founded in Bavaria in 1776. He declared it was responsible for the French and [[Russian Revolution]]s and the two world wars, as well as evils of Lincoln's income taxes, Wilson's Federal Reserve, and Roosevelt's New Deal. Most insidious of all was the United Nations.  It also controlled the Communist party and the [[Trilateral Commission]]. The only member of the Illuminati he could identify by name was [[Nelson Rockefeller]].  Reagan was suspect because he picked for vice president the choice of the Illuminati, [[George H.W. Bush]]. Welch argued that the Illuminati was subversive of good government, destructive of religion, and used professional agitators and massive terror to destroy the good people, while manufacturing smears to destroy the brave souls who tried to expose it.<ref>There's more; see Stewart (2002).</ref>

As leader of the society, Welch decided that the root cause of most of the troubles was a two-century-long conspiracy of the "[[Illuminati]]," a group supposedly founded in Bavaria in 1776. He declared it was responsible for the French and [[Russian Revolution]]s and the two world wars, as well as evils of Lincoln's income taxes, Wilson's Federal Reserve, and Roosevelt's New Deal. Most insidious of all was the United Nations.  It also controlled the Communist party and the [[Trilateral Commission]]. The only member of the Illuminati he could identify by name was [[Nelson Rockefeller]].  Reagan was suspect because he picked for vice president the choice of the Illuminati, [[George H.W. Bush]]. Welch argued that the Illuminati was subversive of good government, destructive of religion, and used professional agitators and massive terror to destroy the good people, while manufacturing smears to destroy the brave souls who tried to expose it.<ref>There's more; see Stewart (2002).</ref>

In October 2009. JBS criticized the Department of Homeland Security's TSA:

In October 2009, JBS criticized the Department of Homeland Security's TSA:

:''It’s not enough that the federal [[Transportation Security Administration]] (TSA) gropes us at checkpoints in airports, photographs passengers naked, steals from them, and even killed one. Now it’s recruiting the nation’s truck- and bus-drivers as snitches against us in a scheme it calls First Observer. The logic is diabolical, totalitarian, and simple...."<ref>Becky Akers, "Eyes on the Road" Oct. 15, 2009 [http://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php/opinion/948-becky-akers/1988-eyes-on-the-road on JBS official website]</ref>

:''It’s not enough that the federal [[Transportation Security Administration]] (TSA) gropes us at checkpoints in airports, photographs passengers naked, steals from them, and even killed one. Now it’s recruiting the nation’s truck- and bus-drivers as snitches against us in a scheme it calls First Observer. The logic is diabolical, totalitarian, and simple...."<ref>Becky Akers, "Eyes on the Road" Oct. 15, 2009 [http://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php/opinion/948-becky-akers/1988-eyes-on-the-road on JBS official website]</ref>