Use Sound Money and Help Nullify the Federal Reserve
The real barrier to using gold and silver in everyday transactions isn’t the need to cut up coins or carry around bags of gold. The real barrier is a mindset that only embraces the status quo.
Trump Readies Sweeping Tariffs and Investment Restrictions on China
"The breadth of the tariffs remains a contentious topic in the business sector and the White House, with some industries fretting about retaliation and increased costs to American companies and consumers."
Trump signs U.S.-Taiwan travel bill, angering China
"In a statement after Trump’s signing of the bill, the Chinese embassy said clauses of the legislation 'severely violate the one-China principle, the political foundation of the China-U.S. relationship'."
Georgia Bill Would Expand Healthcare Freedom
ATLANTA, Ga. (March 16, 2018) – A bill introduced in the Georgia House would help facilitate healthcare freedom outside of government insurance regulatory schemes. Rep. Sam Teasley (R-Marietta) introduced House Bill 1051 (HB1051) on March 12. The legislation specifies that direct primary care agreements (sometimes called medical retainer agreements) do not constitute insurance, thereby freeing doctors and patients…
Minnesota Bills Take on Asset Forfeiture, Would Close Federal Loophole
ST PAUL, Minn. (March 16, 2018) – Bills introduced in the Minnesota legislature 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 in most…
New Hampshire House Passes Bill to Ban Release of Medical Marijuana Registry Information without a Warrant
CONCORD, N.H. (March 16, 2018) – Yesterday, the New Hampshire House overwhelmingly passed a bill that would prohibit the release of any information from the state’s medical marijuana registry to the federal government without a warrant. Passage of the legislation would take another small step toward nullifying federal cannabis prohibition in effect. A coalition of…
Today in History: James Madison’s Birthday
On March 16 1751, James Madison was born. Born to a prestigious family, he built his political career upon his role in the inception of Virginia’s first republican constitution and his advocacy for the Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom. Butting heads with Patrick Henry in the 1780s, he opposed funding for religious establishments in Virginia…
New Hampshire House Passes Bill to Require Fully Informed Juries
CONCORD, N.H. (March 15, 2018) – Today, the New Hampshire House passed a bill that would require courts to fully inform juries of their right to vote “not guilty” when “a guilty verdict will yield an unjust result.” A coalition of eight Republican representatives introduced House Bill 1443 (HB1443) on Jan. 3. The legislation would amend…
Interview: Taking on Jeff Sessions on Nullification
Last week, I was a guest of Jeff Deist on the Mises Weekend podcast: Attorney General Jeff Sessions was at it again last week, insisting that the supremacy of federal law is “settled”—which is his way of saying nullification and secession are illegal. But Sessions is hardly alone in his thinking, which would be right…
Maryland House Passes Bill to Ban Warrantless Stingray Spying, Hinder Federal Surveillance Program
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (March 15, 2018) – Yesterday, the Maryland House passed a bill that would ban the use of “stingrays” to track the location of phones without a court order and prohibit police from sweeping up electronic communications. Passage of the bill would not only protect privacy in Maryland, it would also hinder one aspect of the federal surveillance…
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