JUNEAU, Alaska (Jan. 20, 2017) – A bill prefiled in the Alaska Senate for the 2017 session would effectively legalize industrial hemp production in the state, setting the stage for people to nullify federal prohibition on the plant in practice. Sen. Shelly Hughes (R) filed Senate Bill 6 (SB6) on Jan. 9. The legislation would, in effect,…
ALBANY, N.Y. (Jan. 20, 2017) – A New York electronic data protection bill would end warrantless collection of cell phone data and ban the use “stingrays” to track the location of phones and sweep up electronic communications without a warrant in most situations. Passage of the bill would not only protect privacy in New York,…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Jan. 20, 2017) – A so-called “Constitutional Carry” bill filed in the Kentucky Senate would make it legal for most Kentuckians to carry a firearm without a license, and foster an environment hostile to federal gun control. A coalition of 10 senators filed Senate Bill 7 (SB7) on Jan. 3. The legislation would…
At the beginning of the American Revolution - in his appendix to Common Sense, Thomas Paine wrote about the "birthday of a new world."
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AUSTIN, Texas (Jan. 19, 2017) – A bill introduced in the Texas House would outlaw abortion in the state and prosecute physicians who illegally perform them, nullifying the Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade. Introduced by State Rep. Tony Tinderholt (R-Arling), House Bill 948 (HB948) would protect unborn children from fertilization up to birth.…
PHOENIX, Ariz. (Jan. 19, 2017) – An Arizona bill that would set the stage for the state to refuse cooperation with federal acts passed out of an important House committee on Tuesday. Introduced by Rep. Bob Thorpe, House Bill 2097 (HB2097) would set the stage to prohibit state participation or cooperation with any “action” of the United…
After correctly stating in 2012 that the Department of Energy should be abolished, political scam-artist Rick Perry did the expected today. Now that he’ll be running it, of course he thinks it’s “vital.” From the Washington Post: “My past statements made over five years ago about abolishing the Department of Energy do not reflect my…
There are literally thousands upon tens of thousands of unconstitutional federal acts, rules, orders and regulations that need to be eliminated.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Jan. 18, 2017) – A bill introduced in the Illinois House would reform the state’s asset forfeiture laws to prohibit the state from taking property without a criminal conviction. The legislation also takes on federal forfeiture programs by banning prosecutors from circumventing state laws by passing cases off to the feds. Rep. Al…