Monthly Archives: February 2017

Trump comes out in support of Ex-Im Bank, reversing campaign rhetoric

"On Thursday, two Democratic senators said that Trump indicated he would support the bank following a lunch with lawmakers on Capitol Hill. In addition, they said Trump promised to fill two vacant seats on the bank's board, which in the meantime is barred from financing deals of more than $10 million. 'I specifically talked with the president about the need to get the Export-Import Bank up and running,' Sen. Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota said. 'It's great news he agreed.' Though the bank said that 90 percent of its authorizations are for small businesses, Boeing is one of its biggest beneficiaries." Continue reading →

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Patrick Henry on What Makes a Country “Great.”

How to make America “great” – Or any country for that matter? In a June 5, 1788 speech during the Virginia Ratifying Convention, Patrick Henry put it this way: That country is become a great, mighty, and splendid nation; not because their government is strong and energetic, but, sir, because liberty is its direct end…

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Iowa Bill Would Legalize Medical Marijuana; Set Stage to Nullify Federal Prohibition

DES MOINES, Iowa. (Feb. 10, 2017) – An Iowa bill would legalize medical marijuana for qualifying patients in the state, setting the foundation to effectively nullify the unconstitutional federal prohibition on the same. Introduced by Rep. Bob Kressig (D-Cedar Falls) and 30 bipartisan co-sponsors, House Bill 199 (HF199) would expand existing laws on the books…

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Maryland Bill Would Prohibit Warrantless Stingray Spying, Hinder Federal Surveillance Program

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Feb. 10, 2017) – A bill introduced in the Maryland House would ban the use of “stingrays” to track the location of phones and sweep up electronic communications without a court order. Passage of the bill would not only protect privacy in the Maryland, but would also hinder one aspect of the federal…

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Alabama Senate Committee Passes Bill to Expand Health Freedom

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Feb. 10, 2017) – A bill that would help facilitate healthcare freedom and set the stage to nullify Obamacare in practice in the state has passed an Alabama Senate committee. Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) introduced Senate Bill 94 (SB94) on Feb. 7. The legislation specifies that direct primary care agreements (sometimes called medical…

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New Hampshire Committee Passes Bill to End Support of Warrantless Federal Spying Programs

CONCORD, N.H. (Feb. 10, 2017) – Today, a New Hampshire House committee passed a bill that would end any state cooperation with warrantless federal spying. Passage of the legislation would not only help protect privacy in New Hampshire, it would help hinder unconstitutional federal surveillance. Rep. Neal Kurk and Rep. Carol McGuire, along with two cosponsors,…

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Some Presidential Actions are “Unreviewable?”

I haven’t gotten too involved in the so-called “travel ban” executive order – as TAC has been up to our ears in our work on other projects. However, I was just reading the Ninth Circuit’s order affirming the temporary restraining order and was struck – dead in my tracks – by this: The Government contends…

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Second New Mexico Committee Passes Bill to Decriminalize Industrial Hemp

SANTA FE, N.M. (Feb. 9, 2017) –  A bill that would decriminalize hemp cleared its second House committee hurdle Tuesday. Passage into law would set the stage to nullify federal prohibition on the plant in practice. Rep. Rick Little (R-Chaparral) introduced House Bill 166 (HB166) on Jan 18. The legislation would simply remove industrial hemp from the…

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