Tenther Tuesday Episode 38: Nullify no Matter who Sits on the Supreme Court

Today is day 537 that the GOP has failed to repeal Obamacare, or gun control, or end mass, warrantless surveillance… But states and individuals continue to take action to push back. Mike Maharrey (follow) and Michael Boldin (follow) discuss some recent wins for the nullification movement, and comment on the hype over the new Supreme Court…

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Judge Napolitano: Kavanaugh is the Establishment Pick

On Fox and Friends this morning, Napolitano said: “The Washington establishment, sometimes known as the swamp, wanted Judge Kavanaugh,” said Napolitano. “I am disappointed in the president because this is not the type of person he said he would pick. Justice [Neil] Gorsuch was. This person is at the heart and soul of the D.C.…

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After extracting $1 billion bribe from ZTE, Commerce Dept. partially lifts ban

"The Commerce Department’s order should allow ZTE to at least partially resume operations, though it appears to be narrowly targeted to really only allow for maintenance and the benefit of customers, and not deployment of new products. By and large, the trade ban is still in place."

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European link tax, compulsory copyright scanning sent back to the drawing board

"The law will now be sent for a full reconsideration and debate inside the parliament, during which activists will try and remove the controversial Article 11 and 13. Article 11 has been referred to by campaigners as instituting a 'link tax', by forcing tech companies like Google and Facebook to pay to use snippets of content on their own sites. Article 13 adds rules that make tech companies responsible for ensuring any copyrighted material is not spread over their platforms. Those rules could force technology companies to scan through everything their users post and check it doesn't include copyrighted material."

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Now in Effect: North Carolina Law Takes First Step to Legalize Raw Milk

RALEIGH, N.C. (July 5, 2018) – Last week, the North Carolina legislature overrode Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of a farm bill that includes provisions legalizing limited raw milk for human consumption in the state. This takes a first step towards nullifying a federal prohibition scheme in practice. I bipartisan coalition of three sponsors and three cosponsors introduced…

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